IROS
2008
IEEE
14 years 6 months ago
2008
IEEE
— We present a modular robot design inspired by the creation of complex structures and functions in biology via deformation. Our design is based on the Tensegrity model of cellul...
IROS
2008
IEEE
14 years 6 months ago
2008
IEEE
— This paper presents a new redundancy resolution approach based on the gradient projection method, which allows to avoid man-machine and machine-machine collisions as well as si...
IROS
2008
IEEE
14 years 6 months ago
2008
IEEE
— In many computer vision related applications it is necessary to distinguish between the background of an image and the objects that are contained in it. This is a difficult pr...
IROS
2008
IEEE
14 years 6 months ago
2008
IEEE
— In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in developing systems that couple a robotic device with an ultrasound imager. Applications range from automatic probe pos...
IROS
2008
IEEE
2008
IEEE
HybridExploration: A distributed approach to terrain exploration using mobile and fixed sensor nodes
14 years 6 months ago
— When an emergency occurs within a building, it may be initially safer to send autonomous mobile nodes, instead of human responders, to explore the area and identify hazards and...
IROS
2008
IEEE
14 years 6 months ago
2008
IEEE
— We present a new behavior selection system for human-robot interaction that maps virtual buttons overlaid on the physical environment to the robot’s behaviors, thereby creati...
IROS
2008
IEEE
14 years 6 months ago
2008
IEEE
Abstract— Due to their rapidity and their high resolution, piezoelectric materials are very prized in microactuators and microrobotics. The classical example is the piezocantilev...
IROS
2008
IEEE
14 years 6 months ago
2008
IEEE
— This paper introduces a localization based on GPS and laser measurements for urban and non-urban outdoor environments. In this approach, the GPS pose is Kalman filtered using w...
IROS
2008
IEEE
14 years 6 months ago
2008
IEEE
— An omni-directional moving platform with four wheels is developed and its controller is designed for tracking desired trajectories. The four wheels of the platform are torque c...
IROS
2008
IEEE
14 years 6 months ago
2008
IEEE
Abstract— We have experimented with different neural network based architectures for bio-inspired self-organizing texture and hardness perception systems. To this end we have dev...