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IROS
2007
IEEE
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Task evaluations of a compact laparoscopic surgical robot system
– Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has become an important technique in practical surgical procedures. Compared with manually operated MIS procedures, surgical robot systems prov...
Ji Ma, Peter J. Berkelman
IROS
2007
IEEE
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Underwater SLAM in a marina environment
— This paper describes a navigation system for autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) in partially structured environments, such as dams, harbors, marinas or marine platforms. A m...
David Ribas, Pere Ridao, Juan D. Tardós, Jo...
IROS
2007
IEEE
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Monopedal running control: SLIP embedding and virtual constraint controllers
— Two feedback controllers that induce stable running gaits on a three-degree-of-freedom asymmetric hopper, termed the Asymmetric Spring Loaded Inverted Pendulum (ASLIP), see Fig...
Ioannis Poulakakis, J. W. Grizzle
IROS
2007
IEEE
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Self-organization of environmentally-adaptive shapes on a modular robot
— Modular robots have the potential to achieve a wide range of applications by reconfiguring their shapes to perform different functions. This requires robust and scalable contr...
Chih-Han Yu, François-Xavier Willems, Donal...
IROS
2007
IEEE
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Improved likelihood models for probabilistic localization based on range scans
— Range sensors are popular for localization since they directly measure the geometry of the local environment. Another distinct benefit is their typically high accuracy and spa...
Patrick Pfaff, Christian Plagemann, Wolfram Burgar...
IROS
2007
IEEE
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A hybrid approach for complete motion planning
Abstract— We present an efficient algorithm for complete motion planning that combines approximate cell decomposition (ACD) with probabilistic roadmaps (PRM). Our approach uses ...
Liangjun Zhang, Young J. Kim, Dinesh Manocha
IROS
2007
IEEE
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Influence of sensor quantization on the control performance of robotics actuators
Renat Iskakov, Alin Albu-Schäffer, Manfred Sc...
IROS
2007
IEEE
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Reinforcement learning in multi-dimensional state-action space using random rectangular coarse coding and Gibbs sampling
: This paper presents a coarse coding technique and an action selection scheme for reinforcement learning (RL) in multi-dimensional and continuous state-action spaces following con...
Kimura Kimura
IROS
2007
IEEE
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Part based people detection using 2D range data and images
Abstract— This paper addresses the problem of people detection using 2D range data and omnidirectional vision. The range data is often used in robotics to detect person legs. Fir...
Zoran Zivkovic, Ben J. A. Kröse
IROS
2007
IEEE
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Seamless integration of robots and tiny embedded devices in a PEIS-Ecology
—The fields of autonomous robotics and ambient intelligence are converging toward the vision of smart robotic environments, in which tasks are performed via the cooperation of m...
Mirko Bordignon, Md. Jayedur Rashid, Mathias Broxv...