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IROS
2009
IEEE
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Planning-based prediction for pedestrians
— We present a novel approach for determining robot movements that efficiently accomplish the robot’s tasks while not hindering the movements of people within the environment....
Brian Ziebart, Nathan D. Ratliff, Garratt Gallaghe...
IROS
2009
IEEE
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Data-driven grasping with partial sensor data
— To grasp a novel object, we can index it into a database of known 3D models and use precomputed grasp data for those models to suggest a new grasp. We refer to this idea as dat...
Corey Goldfeder, Matei T. Ciocarlie, Jaime Peretzm...
IROS
2009
IEEE
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Utilizing prior information to enhance self-supervised aerial image analysis for extracting parking lot structures
Abstract— Road network information (RNI) simplifies autonomous driving by providing strong priors about driving environments. Its usefulness has been demonstrated in the DARPA U...
Young-Woo Seo, Chris Urmson
IROS
2009
IEEE
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Microparticle manipulation using multiple untethered magnetic micro-robots on an electrostatic surface
Abstract— This work presents the control of multiple untethered rectilinear magnetic micro-robots (Mag-µBots) with dimensions 250 × 130 × 100 µm3 actuated by pulsed external ...
Steven Floyd, Chytra Pawashe, Metin Sitti
IROS
2009
IEEE
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Detecting pedestrians at very small scales
— This paper presents a novel image based detection method for pedestrians at very small scales (between 16 x 20 and 32 x 40). We propose a set of new distinctive image features ...
Luciano Spinello, A. Macho, Rudolph Triebel, Rolan...
IROS
2009
IEEE
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Accurate shape-based 6-DoF pose estimation of single-colored objects
— The problem of accurate 6-DoF pose estimation of 3D objects based on their shape has so far been solved only for specific object geometries. Edge-based recognition and trackin...
Pedram Azad, Tamim Asfour, Rüdiger Dillmann
IROS
2009
IEEE
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Novel mechanical design of biped robot SHERPA using 2 DOF cable differential modular joints
— This paper discusses the mechanical kinematics solutions and design aspects of the biped robot SHERPA, a bipedal platform able to walk and carry load. Starting from the analysi...
Ionut Mihai Constantin Olaru, Sébastien Kru...
IROS
2009
IEEE
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A statistical approach to gas distribution modelling with mobile robots - The Kernel DM+V algorithm
— Gas distribution modelling constitutes an ideal application area for mobile robots, which – as intelligent mobile gas sensors – offer several advantages compared to station...
Achim J. Lilienthal, Matteo Reggente, Marco Trinca...
IROS
2009
IEEE
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Addressing pose uncertainty in manipulation planning using Task Space Regions
—We present an efficient approach to generating paths for a robotic manipulator that are collision-free and guaranteed to meet task specifications despite pose uncertainty. We ...
Dmitry Berenson, Siddhartha S. Srinivasa, James J....
IROS
2009
IEEE
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Calibrating an outdoor distributed camera network using Laser Range Finder data
Abstract— Outdoor camera networks are becoming ubiquitous in critical urban areas of large cities around the world. Although current applications of camera networks are mostly li...
Agustin Alberto Ortega Jimenez, Bruno Dias, Ernest...