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ICRA
2008
IEEE
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A comparison of casting and spiraling algorithms for odor source localization in laminar flow
Abstract— We compare two well-known algorithms for locating odor sources in environments with a main wind flow. Their plume tracking performance is tested through systematic exp...
Thomas Lochmatter, Xavier Raemy, Loïc Matthey...
ICRA
2008
IEEE
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3D structure identification from image moments
Paolo Robuffo Giordano, Alessandro De Luca, Giusep...
ICRA
2008
IEEE
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Kinematics of the wire-driven parallel robot MARIONET using linear actuators
— Wire-driven parallel robots are special types of Gough-Stewart platform in which the rigid extensible legs are substituted by extensible wires. Usually wire length change is ob...
Jean-Pierre Merlet
ICRA
2008
IEEE
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Learning of moving cast shadows for dynamic environments
Abstract— We propose a novel online framework for detecting moving shadows in video sequences using statistical learning techniques. In this framework, Support Vector Machines ar...
Ajay J. Joshi, Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos
ICRA
2008
IEEE
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On the implementation of model predictive control for on-line walking pattern generation
Dimitar Dimitrov, Pierre-Brice Wieber, Hans Joachi...
ICRA
2008
IEEE
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Self assembly of modular manipulators with active and passive modules
— We describe self-assembling robot arm systems composed of active modular robots and passive bars. We present a case study where the robotic module is the Shady3D robot and the ...
Seung-kook Yun, Daniela Rus
ICRA
2008
IEEE
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Detecting structural ambiguities and transitions during a guided tour
— Service robots designed for domestic settings need to navigate in an environment that they have to share with their users. Thus, they have to be able to report their current st...
Elin Anna Topp, Henrik I. Christensen
ICRA
2008
IEEE
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Deployment algorithms for a power-constrained mobile sensor network
Abstract— This paper presents coverage algorithms for mobile sensor networks in which agents have limited power to move. Rather than making use of a constrained optimization tech...
Andrew Kwok, Sonia Martínez
ICRA
2008
IEEE
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Cooperative manipulation on the water using a swarm of autonomous tugboats
— In this paper we present a strategy that allows a swarm of autonomous tugboats to cooperatively move a large object on the water. The two main challenges are: (1) the actuators...
Joel M. Esposito, Matthew Feemster, Erik Smith
ICRA
2008
IEEE
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A constrained optimization approach to virtual fixtures for multi-handed tasks
— In this work, we have extended the concept of constrained motion control of robots to surgical tasks that require multiple robots. We present virtual fixtures to guide the mot...
Ankur Kapoor, Russell H. Taylor