— Human walking emerges from synergy of whole body dynamics: not only legs, but also a torso, arms, and a head are compliantly connected with each other by antagonistic muscles. ...
— For humanoid robots to fully realize their biped potential in a three-dimensional world and step over, around or onto obstacles such as stairs, appropriate and efficient appro...
Philipp Michel, Joel E. Chestnutt, Satoshi Kagami,...
— In this paper we present algorithms that enable precise trajectory control of NIMS3D, an underconstrained, three-dimensional cabled robot intended for use in actuated sensing. ...
Per Henrik Borgstrom, Nils Peter Borgstrom, Michae...
— This paper presents a balance controller that allows a humanoid to recover from large disturbances and still maintain an upright posture. Balance is achieved by integral contro...
— This work aims at improving real-time motion control and dead-reckoning of wheeled skid-steer vehicles by considering the effects of slippage, but without introducing the compl...
— Lie group symmetry in a mechanical system can lead to a dimensional reduction in its dynamical equations. Typically, the symmetries that one exploits are intrinsic to the mecha...
— Endoscopic imaging is still dominated by the paradigm of pushing long sticks into small openings. This approach has a number of limitations for minimal access surgery, such as ...
Abstract— Temporal classification, such as activity recognition, is a key component for creating intelligent robot systems. In the case of robots, classification algorithms mus...
Douglas L. Vail, John D. Lafferty, Manuela M. Velo...
Abstract— In this paper, we develop an algorithm for determining the relative position and attitude of two robots moving in 3D, using only dead-reckoning and inter-robot distance...
Nikolas Trawny, Xun S. Zhou, Ke X. Zhou, Stergios ...
Abstract— We propose a fast approach for detecting collisionfree swing-foot trajectories for legged locomotion over extreme terrains. Instead of simulating the swing trajectories...
Finale Doshi, Emma Brunskill, Alexander C. Shkolni...