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ICRA
2007
IEEE
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An Inevitable Collision State-Checker for a Car-Like Vehicle
Rishikesh Parthasarathi, Thierry Fraichard
ICRA
2007
IEEE
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Model-Based Nonlinear Observers for Underwater Vehicle Navigation: Theory and Preliminary Experiments
— This paper reports the analytical development and preliminary experimental evaluation of a class of exact nonlinear full state model-based observers for underwater vehicle navi...
James C. Kinsey, Louis L. Whitcomb
ICRA
2007
IEEE
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A Multi-State Constraint Kalman Filter for Vision-aided Inertial Navigation
— In this paper, we present an Extended Kalman Filter (EKF)-based algorithm for real-time vision-aided inertial navigation. The primary contribution of this work is the derivatio...
Anastasios I. Mourikis, Stergios I. Roumeliotis
ICRA
2007
IEEE
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Enhancing Software Modularity and Extensibility: A Case for using Generic Data Representations
— Portable, modular and extensible software allows robotics researchers to pool their resources by sharing algorithms, thus advancing research in the field of robotics at a fast...
Gregory Broten
ICRA
2007
IEEE
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Recognising and Modelling Landmarks to Close Loops in Outdoor SLAM
Abstract— In this paper, simultaneous localisation and mapping (SLAM) is combined with landmark recognition to close large loops in unstructured, outdoor environments. Camera and...
Fabio T. Ramos, Juan Nieto, Hugh F. Durrant-Whyte
ICRA
2007
IEEE
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Morphing Bus: A rapid deployment computing architecture for high performance, resource-constrained robots
— For certain applications, field robotic systems require small size for cost, weight, access, stealth or other reasons. Small size results in constraints on critical resources s...
Colin D'Souza, Byung Hwa Kim, Richard M. Voyles
ICRA
2007
IEEE
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Model-Based Wheel Slip Detection for Outdoor Mobile Robots
— This paper introduces a model-based approach to estimating longitudinal wheel slip and detecting immobilized conditions of autonomous mobile robots operating on outdoor terrain...
Chris C. Ward, Karl Iagnemma
ICRA
2007
IEEE
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Accurate Motion Estimation and High-Precision 3D Reconstruction by Sensor Fusion
—The CCD camera and the 2D laser range finder are widely used for motion estimation and 3D reconstruction. With their own strengths and weaknesses, low-level fusion of these two ...
Yunsu Bok, Youngbae Hwang, In-So Kweon
ICRA
2007
IEEE
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Probabilistic Strategies for Pursuit in Cluttered Environments with Multiple Robots
Abstract— In this paper, we describe a method for coordinating multiple robots in a pursuit-evasion domain. We examine the problem of multiple robotic pursuers attempting to loca...
Geoffrey Hollinger, Athanasios Kehagias, Sanjiv Si...
ICRA
2007
IEEE
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Polychaete-like Pedundulatory Robotic Locomotion
— The polychaete annelid marine worms propel themselves in a variety of challenging locomotion environments by a unique form of tail-to-head body undulations, combined with the s...
Michael Sfakiotakis, Dimitris P. Tsakiris, Kostas ...