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ICRA
2009
IEEE
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I-Bug: An intensity-based bug algorithm
— This paper introduces a sensor-based planning algorithm that uses less sensing information than any others within the family of bug algorithms. The robot is unable to access pr...
Kamilah Taylor, Steven M. LaValle
ICRA
2009
IEEE
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Thermally constrained motor operation for a climbing robot
Abstract— Climbing robots are especially susceptible to thermal overload during normal operation, due to the need to oppose gravity and to frequently apply internal forces for cl...
Salomon Trujillo, Mark R. Cutkosky
ICRA
2009
IEEE
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Real-time trajectory generation for car-like vehicles navigating dynamic environments
— This paper presents Tiji, a trajectory generation scheme, ie an algorithm that computes a feasible trajectory between a start and a goal state, for a given robotic system. Tiji...
Vivien Delsart, Thierry Fraichard, Luis Martinez
ICRA
2009
IEEE
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Tendon-based transmission systems for robotic devices: Models and control algorithms
— Tendon-based transmission systems present many positive aspects and greatly simplify the mechanical design of small robotic devices, such as robotic fingers. On the other hand...
Gianluca Palli, Gianni Borghesan, Claudio Melchior...
ICRA
2009
IEEE
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Safe motion planning computation for databasing balanced movement of humanoid robots
Sebastien Lengagne, Nacim Ramdani, Philippe Fraiss...
ICRA
2009
IEEE
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Learning sound location from a single microphone
Abstract— We consider the problem of estimating the incident angle of a sound, using only a single microphone. The ability to perform monaural (single-ear) localization is import...
Ashutosh Saxena, Andrew Y. Ng
ICRA
2009
IEEE
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Safe robot arm with safe joint mechanism using nonlinear spring system for collision safety
—Collision safety between humans and robots has drawn much attention since service robots are increasingly being used in human environments. A safe robot arm based on passive com...
Jung-Jun Park, Hwi-Su Kim, Jae-Bok Song
ICRA
2009
IEEE
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Global vector field computation for feedback motion planning
— We present a global vector field computation algorithm in configuration spaces for smooth feedback motion planning. Our algorithm performs approximate cell decomposition in t...
Liangjun Zhang, Steven M. LaValle, Dinesh Manocha
ICRA
2009
IEEE
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A nonlinear observer for 6 DOF pose estimation from inertial and bearing measurements
— This paper considers the problem of estimating pose from inertial and bearing-only vision measurements. We present a non-linear observer that evolves directly on the special Eu...
Grant Baldwin, Robert E. Mahony, Jochen Trumpf
ICRA
2009
IEEE
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Tracking of facial features to support human-robot interaction
— In this paper we present a novel methodology for detection and tracking of facial features like eyes, nose and mouth in image sequences. The proposed methodology is intended to...
Maria Pateraki, Haris Baltzakis, Polychronis Konda...