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ICRA
2003
IEEE
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Control of biomimetic locomotion via averaging theory
Based on a recently developed ”generalized averaging theory,” we present a generic approach for the design of stabilizing feedback controllers for biomimetic locomotive systems...
Patricio A. Vela, Joel W. Burdick
ICRA
2003
IEEE
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Modular petri net based modeling, analysis and synthesis of dedicated production systems
−−−− Ordinary t-timed Petri Nets are used for modeling, analysis and synthesis of random topology production systems and networks. Each production system is first decompose...
George J. Tsinarakis, Kimon P. Valavanis, Nikos Ts...
ICRA
2003
IEEE
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A telemanipulation system for psychophysical investigation of haptic interaction
We report an experimental high- delity system for making psychophysical measurements on human operators performing real, virtual, and real-remote 3D haptic manipulation tasks. Ope...
B. J. Unger, Roberta L. Klatzky, Ralph L. Hollis
ICRA
2003
IEEE
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Improved analysis of D
Craig A. Tovey, Sam Greenberg, Sven Koenig
ICRA
2003
IEEE
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Optimal navigation and object finding without geometric maps or localization
In this paper we present a dynamic data structure, useful for robot navigation in an unknown, simplyconnected planar environment. The guiding philosophy in this work is to avoid t...
Benjamín Tovar, Steven M. LaValle, Rafael M...
ICRA
2003
IEEE
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The FeTouch project
: Ultrasound technologies have been widely used in gynecology and obstetrics. Modern ultrasound systems allow the reconstruction of a 3D model of the subject being scanned. Even th...
B. la Torre, Domenico Prattichizzo, Federico Barba...
ICRA
2003
IEEE
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Remote Book Browsing System Using a Mobile Manipulator
This paper describes a system which uses a mobile manipulator as a teleoperated tool for accessing and manipulating remote objects, in our challenge to extend mobile robot potenti...
Tetsuo Tomizawa, Akihisa Ohya, Shin'ichi Yuta
ICRA
2003
IEEE
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Designing a secure and robust mobile interacting robot for the long term
This paper presents the genesis of RoboX. This tour guide robot has been built from the scratch based on the experience of the Autonomous Systems Lab. The production of 11 of thos...
Nicola Tomatis, Gregoire Terrien, Ralph Piguet, Da...
ICRA
2003
IEEE
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Sky/ground modeling for autonomous MAV flight
Abstract— Recently, we have implemented a computervision based horizon-tracking algorithm for flight stability and autonomy in Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs) [1]. Occasionally, this ...
Sinisa Todorovic, Michael C. Nechyba, Peter G. Ifj...
ICRA
2003
IEEE
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Trajectory planning for smooth transition of a biped robot
- This paper presents a third-order spline interpolation based trajectory planning method which is aiming to achieve smooth biped swing leg trajectory by reducing the instant veloc...
Zhe Tang, Changjiu Zhou, Zengqi Sun