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IROS
2008
IEEE
105views Robotics» more  IROS 2008»
14 years 1 months ago
Consensus-based task sequencing in decentralized multiple-robot systems using local communication
— Behavior-based controllers for complex missions often are more easily designed by decomposing the mission into a series of smaller subtasks. When applying this technique to a m...
Chris A. C. Parker, Hong Zhang
CSCW
2004
ACM
14 years 27 days ago
Avoiding interference: how people use spatial separation and partitioning in SDG workspaces
Single Display Groupware (SDG) lets multiple co-located people, each with their own input device, interact simultaneously over a single communal display. While SDG is beneficial, ...
Edward Tse, Jonathan Histon, Stacey D. Scott, Saul...
TAMODIA
2004
13 years 8 months ago
TaskArchitect: taking the work out of task analysis
This paper takes a pragmatic approach to the design of a task analysis support tool. Instead of proposing a new approach to analysis, it looks at the common requirements for provi...
Jon Stuart, Richard Penn
IUI
2009
ACM
14 years 4 months ago
From geek to sleek: integrating task learning tools to support end users in real-world applications
Numerous techniques exist to help users automate repetitive tasks; however, none of these methods fully support enduser creation, use, and modification of the learned tasks. We pr...
Aaron Spaulding, Jim Blythe, Will Haines, Melinda ...
ICCAD
2005
IEEE
132views Hardware» more  ICCAD 2005»
14 years 1 months ago
Battery optimization vs energy optimization: which to choose and when?
— Batteries are non-ideal energy sources – minimizing the energy consumption of a battery-powered system is not equivalent to maximizing its battery life. We propose an alterna...
Ravishankar Rao, Sarma B. K. Vrudhula