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SIGIR
2002
ACM
13 years 9 months ago
Two-stage language models for information retrieval
The optimal settings of retrieval parameters often depend on both the document collection and the query, and are usually found through empirical tuning. In this paper, we propose ...
ChengXiang Zhai, John D. Lafferty
SAB
2004
Springer
159views Optimization» more  SAB 2004»
14 years 3 months ago
Swarming Behavior Using Probabilistic Roadmap Techniques
While techniques exist for simulating swarming behaviors, these methods usually provide only simplistic navigation and planning capabilities. In this review, we explore the benefi...
O. Burçhan Bayazit, Jyh-Ming Lien, Nancy M....
IPSN
2005
Springer
14 years 3 months ago
Tracking on a graph
Abstract— This paper considers the problem of tracking objects with sparsely located binary sensors. Tracking with a sensor network is a challenging task due to the inaccuracy of...
Songhwai Oh, Shankar Sastry
ICRA
2010
IEEE
145views Robotics» more  ICRA 2010»
13 years 8 months ago
Multiple relative pose graphs for robust cooperative mapping
Abstract— This paper describes a new algorithm for cooperative and persistent simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) using multiple robots. Recent pose graph representation...
Been Kim, Michael Kaess, Luke Fletcher, John J. Le...
PG
2002
IEEE
14 years 3 months ago
Approximation with Active B-Spline Curves and Surfaces
An active contour model for parametric curve and surface approximation is presented. The active curve or surface adapts to the model shape to be approximated in an optimization al...
Helmut Pottmann, Stefan Leopoldseder, Michael Hofe...