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IROS
2009
IEEE
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Independent navigation of multiple mobile robots with hybrid reciprocal velocity obstacles
Abstract— We present an approach for smooth and collisionfree navigation of multiple mobile robots amongst each other. Each robot senses its surroundings and acts independently w...
Jamie Snape, Jur P. van den Berg, Stephen J. Guy, ...
IROS
2009
IEEE
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Generalized velocity obstacles
— We address the problem of real-time navigation in dynamic environments for car-like robots. Our approach generalizes the concept of velocity obstacles, which have been used for...
David Wilkie, Jur P. van den Berg, Dinesh Manocha
IROS
2009
IEEE
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System design of an Insertable Robotic Effector Platform for Single Port Access (SPA) Surgery
—This paper presents a novel design and preliminary kinematic analysis of an Insertable Robotic Effector Platform (IREP) for Single Port Access (SPA) Surgery. The IREP robot can ...
Kai Xu 0005, Roger E. Goldman, Jienan Ding, Peter ...
IROS
2009
IEEE
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Visual navigation with a time-independent varying reference
— In this paper, we present a controller for visual navigation, which utilizes a time-independent varying reference in the feedback law. The navigation framework relies on a mono...
Andrea Cherubini, François Chaumette
IROS
2009
IEEE
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Combining Cartesian and polar coordinates in IBVS
Abstract— Image-based visual servo (IBVS) is a simple, efficient and robust technique for vision-based control. Although technically a local method in practice it demonstrates a...
Peter I. Corke, Fabien Spindler, François C...
IROS
2009
IEEE
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Prioritized optimization for task-space control
— We introduce an optimization framework called prioritized optimization control, in which a nested sequence of objectives are optimized so as not to conflict with higher-priori...
Martin de Lasa, Aaron Hertzmann
IROS
2009
IEEE
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Improving unmanned aerial vehicle pilot training and operation for flying in cluttered environments
— Future applications will bring unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to new environments such as urban areas, causing a change in the way that UAVs are currently operated. However, U...
James T. Hing, Keith W. Sevcik, Paul Y. Oh
IROS
2009
IEEE
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Fast detection of arbitrary planar surfaces from unreliable 3D data
Abstract— Man-made real-world environments are dominated by planar surfaces many of which constitute behaviorrelevant entities. Thus, the ability to perceive planar surfaces is v...
Martin Heracles, Bram Bolder, Christian Goerick
IROS
2009
IEEE
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Stochastic static analysis of link driven by actuator bundles
— This paper describes a stochastic static analysis of link angle driven by actuator bundles. We first demonstrate a movement of a link driven by actuator bundles in terms of hi...
Takahiro Yoshimura, Mizuho Shibata, Shinichi Hirai
IROS
2009
IEEE
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Scalable and convergent multi-robot passive and active sensing
— A major barrier preventing the wide employment of mobile networks of robots in tasks such as exploration, mapping, surveillance, and environmental monitoring is the lack of ef...
Elias B. Kosmatopoulos, Lefteris Doitsidis, Konsta...