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ICRA
2009
IEEE
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Reactive grasping using optical proximity sensors
— We propose a system for improving grasping using fingertip optical proximity sensors that allows us to perform online grasp adjustments to an initial grasp point without requi...
Kaijen Hsiao, Paul Nangeroni, Manfred Huber, Ashut...
ICRA
2009
IEEE
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Expansion segmentation for visual collision detection and estimation
Abstract— Collision detection and estimation from a monocular visual sensor is an important enabling technology for safe navigation of small or micro air vehicles in near earth ...
Jeffrey Byrne, Camillo J. Taylor
ICRA
2009
IEEE
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The Autonomous City Explorer project
— This video presents the Autonomous City Explorer (ACE) project. Its goal was to create a robot capable of navigating unknown urban environments without the use of GPS data or p...
Andrea Maria Bauer, Klaas Klasing, Tingting Xu, St...
ICRA
2009
IEEE
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Design and simulation of a joint-coupled orthosis for regulating FES-aided gait
—A hybrid functional electrical stimulation (FES)/orthosis system is being developed which combines two channels of (surface-electrode-based) electrical stimulation with a comput...
Ryan J. Farris, Hugo A. Quintero, Thomas J. Withro...
ICRA
2009
IEEE
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Modeling and 3D local estimation for in-plane and out-of-plane motion guidance by 2D ultrasound-based visual servoing
Abstract— This paper presents a new model-free visual servoing that is able to servo a robotized 2D ultrasound probe that interacts with a soft tissue object. It makes direct use...
Rafik Mebarki, Alexandre Krupa, François Ch...
ICRA
2009
IEEE
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High-accuracy 3D sensing for mobile manipulation: Improving object detection and door opening
— High-resolution 3D scanning can improve the performance of object detection and door opening, two tasks critical to the operation of mobile manipulators in cluttered homes and ...
Morgan Quigley, Siddharth Batra, Stephen Gould, El...
ICRA
2009
IEEE
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Self-adapting modular robotics: A generalized distributed consensus framework
Abstract— Biological systems achieve amazing adaptive behavior with local agents performing simple sensing and actions. Modular robots with similar properties can potentially ach...
Chih-Han Yu, Radhika Nagpal
ICRA
2009
IEEE
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Skillful manipulation based on high-speed sensory-motor fusion
— This video introduces the demonstration of skillful manipulation using a high-speed robot system. The system consists of visual and tactile sensors at a rate of 1 kHz and a hig...
Taku Senoo, Yuji Yamakawa, Satoru Mizusawa, Akio N...
ICRA
2009
IEEE
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A new framework for force feedback teleoperation of robotic vehicles based on optical flow
— This paper proposes the use of optical flow from a moving robot to provide force feedback to an operator’s joystick to facilitate collision free teleoperation. Optic flow i...
Robert E. Mahony, Felix Schill, Peter I. Corke, Yo...
ICRA
2009
IEEE
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Which landmark is useful? Learning selection policies for navigation in unknown environments
Abstract— In general, a mobile robot that operates in unknown environments has to maintain a map and has to determine its own location given the map. This introduces significant...
Hauke Strasdat, Cyrill Stachniss, Wolfram Burgard