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2008
IEEE
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Parametric excitation of a biped robot as an inverted pendulum
— For stable gait generation on the level floor, restoring mechanical energy lost by heel-strike collision at the ground is necessary. Parametric excitation principle is one of ...
Toyoyuki Honjo, Zhi Wei Luo, Akinori Nagano
IROS
2008
IEEE
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Motion planning in urban environments: Part I
— We present the motion planning framework for an autonomous vehicle navigating through urban environments. Such environments present a number of motion planning challenges, incl...
Dave Ferguson, Thomas M. Howard, Maxim Likhachev
IROS
2008
IEEE
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What do people expect from robots?
— The study presented in this paper explores people perception of robots, with a particular focus on domestic use. We addressed issues related to positive and negative attitudes ...
Céline Ray, Francesco Mondada, Roland Siegw...
IROS
2008
IEEE
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Design of a quasi-passive knee exoskeleton to assist running
— In this paper we describe the design and preliminary evaluation of an energetically-autonomous powered knee exoskeleton to facilitate running. The device consists of a knee bra...
Aaron M. Dollar, Hugh M. Herr
IROS
2008
IEEE
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Lumen detection for capsule endoscopy
— In this paper, two visual cues are proposed, to be exploited for the navigation of active endoscopic capsules within the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. These cues consist of the ...
Xenophon Zabulis, Antonis A. Argyros, Dimitris P. ...