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ICRA
2002
IEEE
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Huey, Dewey, Louie, and GUI - Commanding Robot Formations
We present a graphical user interface (GUI) for easy, intuitive control of a group of mobile robots moving in formation, and we give a short description of the general, local, dis...
Jakob Fredslund, Maja J. Mataric
ICRA
2002
IEEE
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A Method for Co-Evolving Morphology and Walking Pattern of Biped Humanoid Robot
— In this paper, we present a method for co-evolving structures and controller of biped walking robots. Currently, biped walking humanoid robots are designed manually on trial-an...
Ken Endo, Fuminori Yamasaki, Takashi Maeno, Hiroak...
ICRA
2002
IEEE
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Protocols for Collaboration, Coordination and Dynamic Role Assignment in a Robot Team
—Creation of cooperative robot teams for complex tasks requires not only agents that can function well individually but also agents that can coordinate their actions. This paper ...
Rosemary Emery, Kevin Sikorski, Tucker R. Balch
ICRA
2002
IEEE
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Self-Generation by a Mobile Robot of Topological Maps of Corridors
In the present paper a system for generation of topological maps is going to be presented. This system is considered as one of the deliberative skills of the mobile robots architec...
Verónica Egido, Ramón Barber, Mar&ia...
ICRA
2002
IEEE
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Pseudoinverse Trajectory Control of Redundant Manipulators: A Fractional Calculus Perspective
Abstract— Redundant manipulators have some advantages when compared with classical arms because they allow the trajectory optimization, both on the free space and on the presence...
Fernando B. M. Duarte, José António ...
ICRA
2002
IEEE
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Mobility Enhancements to the Scout Robot Platform
When a distributed robotic system is assigned to perform reconnaissance or surveillance, restrictions inherent to the design of an individual robot limit the system’s performanc...
Andrew Drenner, Ian T. Burt, Tom Dahlin, Bradley K...
ICRA
2002
IEEE
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Fuzzy Logic Based Autonomous Skid Steering Vehicle Navigation
– A two-layer fuzzy logic controller has been designed for 2-D autonomous navigation of a skid steering vehicle in an obstacle filled environment. The first layer of the fuzzy co...
Lefteris Doitsidis, Kimon P. Valavanis, Nikos Tsou...
ICRA
2002
IEEE
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Admittance Enhancement in Force Feedback of Dynamic Systems
Mark E. Dohring, Wyatt S. Newman
ICRA
2002
IEEE
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Using Multiple Disparity Hypotheses for Improved Indoor Stereo
This paper describes the design and implementation of an algorithm for improving the performance of stereo vision in environments presenting repetitive patterns or regions with re...
Cristian Dima, Simon Lacroix
ICRA
2002
IEEE
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Needle Insertion Modelling and Simulation
Abstract—A methodology for estimating the force distribution that occurs along a needle shaft during insertion is described. To validate the approach, an experimental system for ...
Simon P. DiMaio, S. E. Salcudean