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1999
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Preliminary Results on the use of Stereo, Color Cameras and Laser Sensors in Antarctica
Abstract: In November of 1998, an expedition from Carnegie Mellon University travelled to the Patriot Hills, Antarctica. The purpose of the expedition was to demonstrate autonomous...
Nicolas Vandapel, Stewart J. Moorehead, William Wh...
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1999
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Continuous Probabilistic Mapping by Autonomous Robots
In this paper, we present a new approach for continuous probabilistic mapping. The objective is to build metric maps of unknown environments through cooperation between multiple au...
Jesús Salido Tercero, Christiaan J. J. Pare...
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1999
Springer
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Exploiting Redundancy for Autonomous Calibration of a Planar Robot
Arthur E. Quaid, Alfred A. Rizzi
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1999
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Combination of Several Vision Sensors for Interpretation of Human Actions
: In this paper we describe how the combination of several vision sensors can be used to track multiple human targets in a typical surveillance situation. The experimental system d...
Paulo Peixoto, Jorge Batista, Helder Araújo...
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1999
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ACME, A Telerobotic Active Measurement Facility
: We are developing a robotic measurement facility which makes it very easy to build “reality-based” models, i.e., computational models of existing, physical objects based on a...
Dinesh K. Pai, Jochen Lang, John E. Lloyd, Robert ...
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1999
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Experiments with Desktop Mobile Manipulators
: This paper describes our work on Desktop Robotics. The main focus is two robots that locomote and manipulate paper on a desktop. One robot uses wheels for both manipulation and l...
Matthew T. Mason, Dinesh K. Pai, Daniela Rus, Jon ...
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1999
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Experimental Validation of Physics-Based Planning and Control Algorithms for Planetary Robotic Rovers
: Robotic planetary exploration is a major component of the United States’ NASA space science program. The focus of our research is to develop rover planning and control algorith...
Karl Iagnemma, Robert Burn, Eric Wilhelm, Steven D...
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1999
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Models for Automated Earthmoving
Abstract: We present a composite forward model of the mechanics of an excavator backhoe digging in soil. This model is used to predict the trajectories developed by a closed-loop f...
Howard Cannon, Sanjiv Singh
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1999
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Can an Underactuated Leg with a Passive Spring at the Knee Achieve a Ballistic Step ?
Bernard Espiau, Isabelle Guigues, Roger Pissard-Gi...
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1999
Springer
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Experiments in Constrained Prehensile Manipulation: Distributed Manipulation with Ropes
This paper describes our experiments with a distributed manipulation system. We study a system in which multiple robots cooperate to move large objects such as furniture and boxes ...
Bruce Randall Donald, Larry Gariepy, Daniela Rus