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2000
Springer
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Advancing Active Vision Systems by Improved Design and Control
Abstract: This paper presents the mechanical hardware and control software of a novel high-performance active vision system. It is the latest in an ongoing research effort to devel...
Orson Sutherland, Harley Truong, Sebastien Rougeau...
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2000
Springer
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Design and Implementation of a New Discretely-Actuated Manipulator
: This paper presents a new 3-D design of a discretely-actuated robot manipulator powered by binary actuators. Binary actuators have two stable states, which are, for example, clos...
Jackrit Suthakorn, Gregory S. Chirikjian
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2000
Springer
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Merging Gaussian Distributions for Object Localization in Multi-robot Systems
: We present a method for representing, communicating, and fusing distributed, noisy, and uncertain observations of an object by multiple robots. The approach relies on re-paramete...
Ashley W. Stroupe, Martin C. Martin, Tucker R. Bal...
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2000
Springer
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First Results in the Coordination of Heterogeneous Robots for Large-Scale Assembly
: While many multi-robot systems rely on fortuitous cooperation between agents, some tasks, such as the assembly of large structures, require tighter coordination. We present a gen...
Reid G. Simmons, Sanjiv Singh, David Hershberger, ...
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2000
Springer
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Six Degree of Freedom Sensing for Docking Using IR LED Emitters and Receivers
: Six DOF offset sensing between two plates is important for automatic docking mechanisms. This paper presents an easy and inexpensive implementation of such a system using four co...
Kimon Roufas, Ying Zhang, David Duff, Mark Yim
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2000
Springer
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Singularity Handling on Puma in Operational Space Formulation
: A solution to the singularity problem is presented from the approach of the operational space formulation which involves both motion and force control. A brief summary of the Ope...
Denny Oetomo, Marcelo H. Ang, Ser Yong Lim
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2000
Springer
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Map Building and Localization for Underwater Navigation
: A framework for underwater navigation by combining raw information from different sensors into a single scene description is presented. It is shown that features extracted from s...
Somajyoti Majumder, Julio Rosenblatt, Steve Schedi...
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2000
Springer
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Incorporation of Delayed Decision Making into Stochastic Mapping
Abstract: This paper presents a technique for incorporating delayed decision making into stochastic mapping algorithms for concurrent mapping and localization. The approach explici...
John J. Leonard, Richard J. Rikoski
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2000
Springer
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Autonomous Rover Navigation on Unknown Terrains Functions and Integration
: Autonomous long range navigation in partially known planetary-like terrain is an open challenge for robotics. Navigating several hundreds of meters without any human intervention...
Simon Lacroix, Anthony Mallet, David Bonnafous, G&...
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2000
Springer
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Micro Nafion Actuators for Cellular Motion Control and Underwater Manipulation
Michael Y. F. Kwok, Wenli Zhou, Wen J. Li, Yangshe...