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IJCNN
2006
IEEE
14 years 1 months ago
Biologically Inspired KFLANN Place Fields for Robot Localization
– This paper presents a hippocampal inspired robot localization model that provides a means for a simple robotic platform with ultrasonic sensors to localize itself. There have b...
Alex Leng Phuan Tay
TOH
2010
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13 years 5 months ago
Finger-Shaped GelForce: Sensor for Measuring Surface Traction Fields for Robotic Hand
—It is believed that the use of haptic sensors to measure the magnitude, direction, and distribution of a force will enable a robotic hand to perform dexterous operations. Theref...
Katsunari Sato, Kazuto Kamiyama, Naoki Kawakami, S...
ICRA
2010
IEEE
125views Robotics» more  ICRA 2010»
13 years 5 months ago
Robot, feed thyself: Plugging in to unmodified electrical outlets by sensing emitted AC electric fields
We describe a robot that is able to autonomously plug itself in to standard, unmodified electrical outlets by sensing the 60Hz electric fields emitted from the outlet. The building...
Brian Mayton, Louis LeGrand, Joshua R. Smith
IJACTAICIT
2010
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13 years 4 months ago
Modified Vector Field Histogram with a Neural Network Learning Model for Mobile Robot Path Planning and Obstacle Avoidance
In this work, a Modified Vector Field Histogram (MVFH) has been developed to improve path planning and obstacle avoidance for a wheeled driven mobile robot. It permits the detecti...
Bahaa I. Kazem, Ali H. Hamad, Mustafa M. Mozael
ICRA
2009
IEEE
126views Robotics» more  ICRA 2009»
14 years 2 months ago
Toward model free atmospheric sensing by aerial robot networks in strong wind fields
Abstract—This paper presents a system for in situ atmospheric sensing using an aerial robot system in the presence of a strong wind field. The geostatistical concept of the vari...
Jack Elston, Maciej Stachura, Eric W. Frew, Ute C....