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ICRA
2006
IEEE
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Numerical Simulations and Lab Tests for Design of MR-compatible Robots
— A numerical simulation of the magnetic field in the imaging volume of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner and a method for quick searches for electromagnetic noise sour...
Kiyoyuki Chinzei, Kiyoshi Yoshinaka, Toshikatsu Wa...
ICRA
2006
IEEE
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Evaluation of a Large Scale Pervasive Embedded Network for Robot Path Planning
— We investigate a technique that uses an embedded network deployed pervasively throughout an environment to aid robots in navigation. First, we show that the path computed by th...
Keith J. O'Hara, Victor Bigio, Shaun Whitt, Daniel...
ICRA
2006
IEEE
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Contact Consistent Control Framework for Humanoid Robots
Abstract— This paper presents a framework for the dynamical formulation and control of humanoid systems. In this framework unactuated virtual joints are used to describe the huma...
Jaeheung Park, Oussama Khatib
ICRA
2006
IEEE
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Application of Set Membership Identification for Fault Detection of MEMS
- In this article, a set membership (SM) identification technique is tailored to detect faults in microelectromechanical systems. The SM-identifier estimates an orthotope which con...
Vasso Reppa, Anthony Tzes
ICRA
2006
IEEE
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Constraint Optimization Coordination Architecture for Search and Rescue Robotics
— The dangerous and time sensitive nature of a disaster area makes it an ideal application for robotic exploration. Our long term goal is to enable humans, software agents, and a...
Mary Koes, Illah R. Nourbakhsh, Katia P. Sycara
ICRA
2006
IEEE
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A Grasp Planning for Picking up an Unknown Object for a Mobile Manipulator
— This paper describes a grasp planning for a mobile manipulator which works in real environment. Mobile robot studies up to now that manipulate an object in real world practical...
Kimitoshi Yamazaki, Masahiro Tomono, Takashi Tsubo...
ICRA
2006
IEEE
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Identification of Actuation Efforts using Limited Sensory Information for Space Robots
- Autonomous space robots are needed for future missions such as satellite capture and large space structure construction. Precise control of these space robots is important for sp...
Peggy Boning, Steven Dubowsky
ICRA
2006
IEEE
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Robot Navigation using 1D Panoramic Images
— This paper presents a new method for navigation and localization of a mobile robot equipped with an omnidirectional camera. We represent the environment using a collection of o...
Amy J. Briggs, Yunpeng Li, Daniel Scharstein, Matt...
ICRA
2006
IEEE
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Relative Localization and Communication Module for Small-scale Multi-robot Systems
— We characterize and improve an existing infrared relative localization/communication module used to find range and bearing between robots in small-scale multi-robot systems. M...
Jim Pugh, Alcherio Martinoli
ICRA
2006
IEEE
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Robot Skin based on Touch-area-sensitive Tactile Element
- In this paper, we propose a new tactile sensor skin (“Skin by Touch Area Receptor” or STAR). The skin consists of two components. One is a sensor element which detects a cont...
Takayuki Hoshi, Hiroyuki Shinoda