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COCOS
2003
Springer
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Inter-block Backtracking: Exploiting the Structure in Continuous CSPs
This paper details a technique, called inter-block backtracking (IBB), which improves interval solving of decomposed systems with non-linear equations over the reals. This techniqu...
Bertrand Neveu, Christophe Jermann, Gilles Trombet...
COCOS
2003
Springer
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A Method for Global Optimization of Large Systems of Quadratic Constraints
In previous work, we have presented a novel global feasibility solver for the large system of quadratic constraints that arise as subproblems in the solving of hard hybrid problems...
Nitin Lamba, Mark Dietz, Daniel P. Johnson, Mark S...
COCOS
2003
Springer
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Convex Programming Methods for Global Optimization
We investigate some approaches to solving nonconvex global optimization problems by convex nonlinear programming methods. We assume that the problem becomes convex when selected va...
John N. Hooker
SAB
2004
Springer
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An Overview of Physicomimetics
This paper provides an overview of our framework, called physicomimetics, for the distributed control of swarms of robots. We focus on robotic behaviors that are similar to those s...
William M. Spears, Diana F. Spears, Rodney Heil, W...
SAB
2004
Springer
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A Review of Probabilistic Macroscopic Models for Swarm Robotic Systems
Abstract. In this paper, we review methods used for macroscopic modeling and analyzing collective behavior of swarm robotic systems. Although the behavior of an individual robot in...
Kristina Lerman, Alcherio Martinoli, Aram Galstyan
SAB
2004
Springer
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Swarming Behavior Using Probabilistic Roadmap Techniques
While techniques exist for simulating swarming behaviors, these methods usually provide only simplistic navigation and planning capabilities. In this review, we explore the benefi...
O. Burçhan Bayazit, Jyh-Ming Lien, Nancy M....
SAB
2004
Springer
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The SWARM-BOTS Project
This paper provides an overview of the SWARM-BOTS project, a robotic project sponsored by the Future and Emerging Technologies program of the European Commission. The paper illustr...
Marco Dorigo, Elio Tuci, Roderich Groß, Vito...
ACCV
2007
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
Multiperspective Distortion Correction Using Collineations
We present a new framework for correcting multiperspective distortions using collineations. A collineation describes the transformation between the images of a camera due to change...
Yuanyuan Ding and Jingyi Yu