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IROS
2008
IEEE
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Determining the camera to robot-body transformation from planar mirror reflections
Joel A. Hesch, Anastasios I. Mourikis, Stergios I....
IROS
2008
IEEE
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Peltier-based freeze-thaw connector for waterborne self-assembly systems
Abstract— We present a novel type of inter-module connection mechanism for waterborne modular robotic systems. The proposed mechanism exploits the thermoelectric effect to cool d...
Shuhei Miyashita, Flurin Casanova, Max Lungarella,...
IROS
2008
IEEE
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Development of force control device with high power and high resolution
— A force control device with high power and high resolution is developed. It consists of a spring and a small force actuator which are connected in parallel between the base pla...
Hisashi Osumi, Takahiro Tomiyama
IROS
2008
IEEE
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Optimal distributed planning for self assembly of modular manipulators
— We describe algorithms to build self-assembling robot systems composed of active modular robots and passive bars. The distributed algorithms are based on locally optimal matchi...
Seung-kook Yun, Daniela Rus
IROS
2008
IEEE
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Task maps in humanoid robot manipulation
— This paper presents an integrative approach to solve the coupled problem of reaching and grasping an object in a cluttered environment with a humanoid robot. While finding an ...
Michael Gienger, Marc Toussaint, Christian Goerick
IROS
2008
IEEE
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Learning perceptual coupling for motor primitives
—Dynamic system-based motor primitives [1] have enabled robots to learn complex tasks ranging from Tennisswings to locomotion. However, to date there have been only few extension...
Jens Kober, Betty J. Mohler, Jan Peters
IROS
2008
IEEE
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Synchronous imitation control for biped robot based on wearable human motion analysis system
— To achieve accurate and efficient interaction with humans, robot training is indispensable to make robot cooperate with different host. We are focusing on development of a huma...
Tao Liu, H. Utsunomiya, Yoshio Inoue, Kyoko Shibat...
IROS
2008
IEEE
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Fast color/texture segmentation for outdoor robots
— We present a fast integrated approach for online segmentation of images for outdoor robots. A compact color and texture descriptor has been developed to describe local color an...
Morten Rufus Blas, Motilal Agrawal, Aravind Sundar...
IROS
2008
IEEE
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Biomimetic grasp planning for cortical control of a robotic hand
— In this paper we outline a grasp planning system designed to augment the cortical control of a prosthetic arm and hand. A key aspect of this task is the presence of on-line use...
Matei T. Ciocarlie, Samuel T. Clanton, M. Chance S...