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ICRA
1994
IEEE
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A Survey and Experimental Evaluation of Proximity Sensors for Space Robotics
This paper provides an overview of our selection process for proximity sensors for manipulator collision avoidance. Five categories of sensors have been considered for this use in...
Richard Volpe, Robert Ivlev
ICRA
1994
IEEE
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Integrating Sensing, Task Planning, and Execution
Abstract-This paper deals with enhancing the level of autonomy in a robotic work cell. With that mission in mind, we present here an integrated framework for the sensing, the plann...
C. P. Tung, Avinash C. Kak
ICRA
1994
IEEE
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Inspection Allocation in Manufacturing Systems: A Genetic Algorithm Approach
In this paper, we are concerned with the problem of location of inspection centers in a multistage manufacturing system. A Genetic algorithm based approach is developed to determi...
Mukesh Taneja, Nukala Viswanadham
ICRA
1994
IEEE
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Pursuing Projections: Keeping a Robot on Path
For an autonomous robot navigating in an unstructured outdoor environment, staying close to a path is crucial to successfully reaching its goal. Although the degree of accuracy wi...
Karen T. Sutherland, William B. Thompson
ICRA
1994
IEEE
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A Coordinated Jacobian Transpose Control for Mobile Multi-Limbed Robotic Systems
Thisanalyticand experiment studyproposes a control algorithm based on Jacobian Controlfor coordinated position andforce controlfor autonomous multi-limbed mobile robotic systems. ...
Craig Sunada, Dalila Argaez, Steven Dubowsky, Cons...
ICRA
1994
IEEE
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A Tactile Sensor for Localizing Transient Events in Manipulation
Jae S. Son, Eduardo A. Monteverde, Robert D. Howe
ICRA
1994
IEEE
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Computation of Shape Through Controlled Active Exploration
Accurate knowledge of depth continues to be of critical importance in robotic systems. Without accurate depth knowledge, tasks such as inspection, tracking, grasping, and collisio...
Christopher E. Smith, Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos
ICRA
1994
IEEE
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Mobile Robot Obstacle Avoidance in a Computerized Travel Aid for the Blind
A blind traveler walking through an unfamiliar environment, and a mobile robot navigating through a cluttered environment have an important feature in common: both have the kinema...
Shraga Shoval, Johann Borenstein, Yoram Koren
ICRA
1994
IEEE
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A Comparison of Position Estimation Techniques Using Occupancy Grids
A mobile robot requires perception of its local environment for both sensor based locomotion and for position estimation. Occupancy grids, based on ultrasonic range data, provide ...
Bernt Schiele, James L. Crowley