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IROS
2009
IEEE
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Biologically inspired compliant control of a monopod designed for highly dynamic applications
— In this paper the compliant low level control of a biologically inspired control architecture suited for bipedal dynamic walking robots is presented. It consists of elastic mec...
Sebastian Blank, Thomas Wahl, Tobias Luksch, Karst...
IROS
2009
IEEE
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Slip ratio for lugged wheel of planetary rover in deformable soil: definition and estimation
—The wheel slip ratio is an important state variable in terramechanics research and the control of planetary rovers. Definitions of the slip ratio for a wheel with lugs and metho...
Liang Ding, Haibo Gao, Zongquan Deng, Kazuya Yoshi...
IROS
2009
IEEE
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Field trial of networked social robots in a shopping mall
—This paper reports the challenges of developing multiple social robots that operate in a shopping mall. We developed a networked robot system that coordinates multiple social ro...
Masahiro Shiomi, Takayuki Kanda, Dylan F. Glas, Sa...
IROS
2009
IEEE
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A Distributed boundary detection algorithm for multi-robot systems
— We describe a distributed boundary detection algorithm suitable for use on multi-robot systems with dynamic network topologies. We assume that each robot has access to its loca...
James McLurkin, Erik D. Demaine
IROS
2009
IEEE
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A Multi-Element generalized Polynomial Chaos approach to analysis of mobile robot dynamics under uncertainty
— The ability of mobile robots to quickly and accurately analyze their dynamics is critical to their safety and efficient operation. In field conditions, significant uncertainty ...
Gaurav Kewlani, Karl Iagnemma
IROS
2009
IEEE
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A learning approach to integration of layers of a hybrid control architecture
— Hybrid deliberative-reactive control architectures are a popular and effective approach to the control of robotic navigation applications. However, the design of said architect...
Matthew Powers, Tucker R. Balch
IROS
2009
IEEE
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Kinematic calibration of a parallel robot for small animal biopsies
— In biomedical research it is difficult to perceive tumors or cells and perform biopsies manually. Robotics technology can offer a reliable solution for accurate needle inserti...
Myun Joong Hwang, Ozkan Bebek, Fan Liang, Baowei F...
IROS
2009
IEEE
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Optical flow-based controller for reactive and relative navigation dedicated to a four rotor rotorcraft
— Autonomous navigation of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) can be achieved with a reactive system which allows the robot to overcome all the unexpected changes in its environmen...
Eduardo Rondon, Isabelle Fantoni-Coichot, Anand Sa...
IROS
2009
IEEE
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A comparison of SLAM algorithms based on a graph of relations
— In this paper, we address the problem of creating an objective benchmark for comparing SLAM approaches. We propose a framework for analyzing the results of SLAM approaches base...
Wolfram Burgard, Cyrill Stachniss, Giorgio Grisett...
IROS
2009
IEEE
187views Robotics» more  IROS 2009»
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Three-dimensional Limit Cycle Walking with joint actuation
— This paper describes 3D biped walking generation and control based on Limit Cycle Walking. In our study, we use the simplest possible 3D biped model with three DOFs, incorporat...
Kentaro Miyahara, Yuzuru Harada, Dragomir N. Nench...