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ICRA
2006
IEEE
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Polygonal Approximation of Laser Range Data based on Perceptual Grouping and EM
— Our goal is polygonal approximation of laser range data points obtained by a mobile robot. The proposed approach provides a precise estimation of the number of model components...
Longin Jan Latecki, Rolf Lakämper
ICRA
2006
IEEE
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Optimal Information Propagation in Sensor Networks
Abstract— This paper studies the effect of communicationlink weighting schemes and long-range connections in speeding convergence to consensus on the average of the inputs to age...
Peng Yang, Randy A. Freeman, Kevin M. Lynch
ICRA
2006
IEEE
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Fast Iterative Alignment of Pose Graphs with Poor Initial Estimates
— A robot exploring an environment can estimate its own motion and the relative positions of features in the environment. Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) algorithms ...
Edwin Olson, John J. Leonard, Seth J. Teller
ICRA
2006
IEEE
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Fast C-obstacle Query Computation for Motion Planning
— The configuration space of a robot is partitioned into free space and C-obstacle space. Most of the prior work in collision detection and motion planning algorithms is targete...
Liangjun Zhang, Young J. Kim, Gokul Varadhan, Dine...
ICRA
2006
IEEE
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Mechanism of Micro Manipulation using Oscillation
— In this paper, we analyze the mechanism of the phenomenon between an endeffector, a micro object and a substrate during a micro manipulation. In a micro range, the attracting f...
Tetsuyoh Watanabe, Zhongwei Jiang
ICRA
2006
IEEE
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Hybrid Nanorobotic Approaches for Fabricating NEMS from 3D Helical Nanostructures
- Robotic manipulation at the nanometer scale is a promising technology for structuring, characterizing and assembling nano building blocks into nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS...
Lixin Dong, Li Zhang, Dominik J. Bell, Bradley J. ...
ICRA
2006
IEEE
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Torque Pattern Generation towards the Maximum Jump Height
— This paper discusses jumping pattern generation for a serial link robot in order to maximize its jump height under torque limitation. By applying a genetic algorithm (GA) for d...
Mitsuru Higashimori, Manabu Harada, Idaku Ishii, M...
ICRA
2006
IEEE
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Numerical Simulations and Lab Tests for Design of MR-compatible Robots
— A numerical simulation of the magnetic field in the imaging volume of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner and a method for quick searches for electromagnetic noise sour...
Kiyoyuki Chinzei, Kiyoshi Yoshinaka, Toshikatsu Wa...
ICRA
2006
IEEE
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Evaluation of a Large Scale Pervasive Embedded Network for Robot Path Planning
— We investigate a technique that uses an embedded network deployed pervasively throughout an environment to aid robots in navigation. First, we show that the path computed by th...
Keith J. O'Hara, Victor Bigio, Shaun Whitt, Daniel...