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ICRA
2009
IEEE
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Model adaptation with least-squares SVM for adaptive hand prosthetics
— The state-of-the-art in control of hand prosthetics is far from optimal. The main control interface is represented by surface electromyography (EMG): the activation potentials ...
Francesco Orabona, Claudio Castellini, Barbara Cap...
ICRA
2009
IEEE
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On connectivity maintenance in linear cyclic pursuit
— The paper studies the cyclic pursuit problem in presence of connectivity constraints among single-integrator agents. The robots, each one pursuing its leading neighbor along th...
Fabio Morbidi, Giulio Ripaccioli, Domenico Prattic...
ICRA
2009
IEEE
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Automatic weight learning for multiple data sources when learning from demonstration
— Traditional approaches to programming robots are generally inaccessible to non-robotics-experts. A promising exception is the Learning from Demonstration paradigm. Here a polic...
Brenna Argall, Brett Browning, Manuela M. Veloso
ICRA
2009
IEEE
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Guiding medical needles using single-point tissue manipulation
— This paper addresses the use of robotic tissue manipulation in medical needle insertion procedures to improve targeting accuracy and to help avoid damaging sensitive tissues. T...
Meysam Torabi, Kris K. Hauser, Ron Alterovitz, Vin...
ICRA
2009
IEEE
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Multi-robot routing with linear decreasing rewards over time
Abstract— We study multi-robot routing problems (MRLDR) where a team of robots has to visit a set of given targets with linear decreasing rewards over time, such as required for ...
Ali Ekici, Pinar Keskinocak, Sven Koenig
ICRA
2009
IEEE
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Simultaneous local and global state estimation for robotic navigation
— Recent applications of robotics often demand two types of spatial awareness: 1) A fine-grained description of the robot’s immediate surroundings for obstacle avoidance and p...
David C. Moore, Albert S. Huang, Matthew Walter, E...
ICRA
2009
IEEE
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Accurate 3D ground plane estimation from a single image
— Accurate localization of landmarks in the vicinity of a robot is a first step towards solving the SLAM problem. In this work, we propose algorithms to accurately estimate the ...
Anoop Cherian, Vassilios Morellas, Nikolaos Papani...
ICRA
2009
IEEE
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Robust edge extraction for SwissRanger SR-3000 range images
—This paper presents a new method for extracting object edges from range images obtained by a 3D range imaging sensor⎯the SwissRanger SR-3000. In range image preprocessing stag...
Cang Ye, Guruprasad M. Hegde
ICRA
2009
IEEE
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Combining planning and motion planning
Abstract— Robotic manipulation is important for real, physical world applications. General Purpose manipulation with a robot (eg. delivering dishes, opening doors with a key, etc...
Jaesik Choi, Eyal Amir