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COMCOM
2011
13 years 6 months ago
Modeling gossip-based content dissemination and search in distributed networking
This paper presents a rigorous analytic study of gossip-based message dissemination schemes that can be employed for content/service dissemination or discovery in unstructured and...
Siyu Tang, Eva Jaho, Ioannis Stavrakakis, Ioannis ...
CORR
2010
Springer
143views Education» more  CORR 2010»
13 years 11 months ago
Opportunistic Routing in Ad Hoc Networks: How many relays should there be? What rate should nodes use?
Opportunistic routing is a multi-hop routing scheme which allows for selection of the best immediately available relay. In blind opportunistic routing protocols, where transmitters...
Joseph Blomer, Nihar Jindal
ASPLOS
2006
ACM
14 years 3 months ago
Efficiently exploring architectural design spaces via predictive modeling
Architects use cycle-by-cycle simulation to evaluate design choices and understand tradeoffs and interactions among design parameters. Efficiently exploring exponential-size desig...
Engin Ipek, Sally A. McKee, Rich Caruana, Bronis R...
ICRA
1998
IEEE
126views Robotics» more  ICRA 1998»
14 years 3 months ago
Matrix Normalization for Optimal Robot Design
Good robot performance often relies upon the selection of design parameters that lead to a well conditioned Jacobian or impedance "design" matrix. In this paper, a new d...
Leo J. Stocco, S. E. Salcudean, F. Sassani
ICRA
2002
IEEE
120views Robotics» more  ICRA 2002»
14 years 4 months ago
Workspace Optimization of 3-UPU Parallel Platforms with Joint Constraints
In this paper the workspace optimization of translational 3-UPU parallel platforms with prismatic and universal joint constraints is performed. The workspace is parameterized usin...
Mircea Badescu, Jeremy Morman, Constantinos Mavroi...
ATAL
2003
Springer
14 years 4 months ago
A Taxonomy of Autonomy in Multiagent Organisation
Abstract. Starting from a general definition of how to model the organisation of multiagent systems with the aid of holonic structures, we discuss design parameters for such struc...
Michael Schillo, Klaus Fischer
ICRA
2006
IEEE
134views Robotics» more  ICRA 2006»
14 years 5 months ago
Validation and Explanation of Waterhammer-based Locomotion
ACT Search and rescue robots often use tethers to provide power and communication, but tethers get caught on debris and small robots have difficulty with the added drag of the tet...
Ross L. Feller, Douglas P. Perrin, Robert D. Howe
ICRA
2007
IEEE
113views Robotics» more  ICRA 2007»
14 years 5 months ago
Passive Swing Assistive Exoskeletons for Motor-Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury Patients
—In this paper, we present a passive device for swing assistance of motor-incomplete spinal cord injury patients. This device is aimed at reducing the physical demands on the the...
Kalyan K. Mankala, Sai K. Banala, Sunil Kumar Agra...
PIMRC
2008
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
Designing PSAM schemes: How optimal are SISO pilot parameters for spatially correlated SIMO?
Abstract-We study the design parameters of pilot-symbolassisted modulation (PSAM) schemes for spatially correlated single-input multiple-output (SIMO) systems in time-varying Gauss...
Xiangyun Zhou, Tharaka A. Lamahewa, Parastoo Sadeg...
ICRA
2009
IEEE
121views Robotics» more  ICRA 2009»
14 years 6 months ago
Bouncing an Unconstrained Ball in Three Dimensions with a Blind Juggling Robot
— We describe the design of a juggling robot that is able to vertically bounce a completely unconstrained ball without any sensing. The robot consists of a linear motor actuating...
Philipp Reist, Raffaello D'Andrea