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ICRA
2005
IEEE
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14 years 1 months ago
Shape, Motion, and Parameter Estimation of Large Flexible Space Structures using Range Images
– Future space missions are expected to use robotic systems to assemble, inspect, and maintain large space structures in orbit. To carry out these tasks, robots need to know the ...
Matthew D. Lichter, Steven Dubowsky
MICCAI
2008
Springer
14 years 1 months ago
Soft Tissue Tracking for Minimally Invasive Surgery: Learning Local Deformation Online
Accurate estimation and tracking of dynamic tissue deformation is important to motion compensation, intra-operative surgical guidance and navigation in minimally invasive surgery. ...
Peter Mountney and Guang-Zhong Yang
ICRA
2009
IEEE
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14 years 2 months ago
A framework for modeling steady turning of robotic fish
— In this paper we present a novel framework for computing the steady turning motion of a robotic fish undergoing periodic body and/or tail deformation. Taking the turning radiu...
Qingsong Hu, Dawn R. Hedgepeth, Lihong Xu, Xiaobo ...
ICRA
2005
IEEE
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14 years 1 months ago
Quasi-Static Manipulation with Hemispherical Soft Fingertip via Two Rotational Fingers
Abstract— We derive a local minimum of an elastic potential energy due to the deformation of a hemispherical soft fingertip, and propose a quasi-static manipulation algorithm us...
Takahiro Inoue, Shinichi Hirai
ICRA
2010
IEEE
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13 years 6 months ago
Toward automated tissue retraction in robot-assisted surgery
—Robotic surgical assistants are enhancing physician performance, enabling physicians to perform more delicate and precise minimally invasive surgery. However, these devices are ...
Sachin Patil, Ron Alterovitz