IJRR
2010
13 years 8 months ago
2010
This paper presents the minimum-time sequences of rotations and translations that connect two configurations of a rigid body in the plane. The configuration of the body is its pos...
IJRR
2010
13 years 8 months ago
2010
This paper describes the experimental implementation of an online algorithm for cooperative localization of submerged autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) supported by an autonom...
IJRR
2010
13 years 8 months ago
2010
The bounding gait for the Platform for Ambulating Wheels (PAW), a new and unique hybrid wheeled-leg system is presented here. Two hypotheses are tested and discussed: first, that ...
IJRR
2010
13 years 8 months ago
2010
We present an anytime algorithm for coordinating multiple autonomous searchers to find a potentially adversarial target on a graphical representation of a physical environment. Th...
IJRR
2010
13 years 8 months ago
2010
Scarab is a prototype rover for Lunar missions to survey resources in polar craters. It is designed as a prospector that would use a deep coring drill and apply soil analysis inst...
IJRR
2010
13 years 8 months ago
2010
The tip asymmetry of a bevel-tip needle results in the needle naturally bending when it is inserted into soft tissue. This enables robotic needle steering, which can be used in me...
IJRR
2010
13 years 8 months ago
2010
Advances in the direct computation of Lyapunov functions using convex optimization make it possible to efficiently evaluate regions of attraction for smooth nonlinear systems. Her...
IJRR
2010
13 years 8 months ago
2010
Over the last years, object detection has become a more and more active field of research in robotics. An important problem in object detection is the need for sufficient labeled ...
IJRR
2010
13 years 10 months ago
2010
In this paper, we examine non-stretchable 2D polygonal cloth, and place bounds on the number of fingers needed to immobilize it. For any non-stretchable cloth polygon, it is alwa...
IJRR
2010
13 years 10 months ago
2010
Continuum robotics has rapidly become a rich and diverse area of research, with many designs and applications demonstrated. Despite this diversity in form and purpose, there exist...