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ICRA
1999
IEEE
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Hybrid Control for Biped Robots Using Impedance Control and Computed-Torque Control
This paper proposes a hybrid control method of using the impedance control and the computed-torque control for biped robot locomotion. The computedtorque control is used for suppo...
Jong H. Park, Ho A. Chung
ICRA
1999
IEEE
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Subpixel Localization and Uncertainty Estimation Using Occupancy Grids
We describe techniques for performing mobile robot localization using occupancy grids that allow subpixel localization and uncertainty estimation in the pixelized pose space. The ...
Clark F. Olson
ICRA
1999
IEEE
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Haptic Exploration of Fine Surface Features
In this paper we consider the detection of small surface features, such as ridges and bumps, on the surface of an object during dextrous manipulation. First we review the represen...
Allison M. Okamura, Mark R. Cutkosky
ICRA
1999
IEEE
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Measurement Error Estimation for Feature Tracking
Kevin Nickels, Seth Hutchinson
ICRA
1999
IEEE
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Force-Responsive Robotic Assembly of Transmission Components
Wyatt S. Newman, Michael S. Branicky, Andy Podgurs...
ICRA
1999
IEEE
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Using Infrared Sensors and the Phong Illumination Model to Measure Distances
Currently, the viability of infrared IR as an accurate means of measuring distance depends on extensive prior knowledge of the surface. More speci cally, the manner in which a sur...
Paul M. Novotny, Nicola J. Ferrier
ICRA
1999
IEEE
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Brachiation on a Ladder with Irregular Intervals
We have previously developed a brachiation controller that allows a two degree of freedom robot to swing from handhold to handhold on a horizontal ladder with evenly space rungs a...
Jun Nakanishi, Toshio Fukuda, Daniel E. Koditschek
ICRA
1999
IEEE
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The Arc-Transversal Median Algorithm: An Approach to Increasing Ultrasonic Sensor Accuracy
This paper describes a new method for improving the accuracy of range information using low resolution ultrasonic sensors mounted on a mobile robot. These sensors emit ultra-sound...
Keiji Nagatani, Howie Choset, Nicole A. Lazar
ICRA
1999
IEEE
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Design of a 3R Cobot Using Continuously Variable Transmissions
Cobots are capable of producing virtual surfaces of high quality, using mechanical transmission elements as their basic element in place of conventional motors. Most cobots built ...
Carl A. Moore, Michael A. Peshkin, J. Edward Colga...
ICRA
1999
IEEE
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What Kind of Haptic Perception Can We Get with a One-Wire Interface?
Claudio Melchiorri, Gabriele Vassura, Paolo Arcara