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ICRA
2008
IEEE
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Unsupervised body scheme learning through self-perception
— In this paper, we present an approach allowing a robot to learn a generative model of its own physical body from scratch using self-perception with a single monocular camera. O...
Jürgen Sturm, Christian Plagemann, Wolfram Bu...
ICRA
2008
IEEE
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On the design of traps for feeding 3D parts on vibratory tracks
In the context of automated feeding (orienting) of industrial parts, we study the algorithmic design of traps in the bowl feeder track that filter out all but one orientation of ...
Onno C. Goemans, A. Frank van der Stappen
ICRA
2008
IEEE
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Human detection using multimodal and multidimensional features
— This paper presents a novel human detection method based on a Bayesian fusion approach using laser range data and camera images. Laser range data analysis groups data points wi...
Luciano Spinello, Roland Siegwart
ICRA
2008
IEEE
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Differential elastic actuator for robotic interaction tasks
For complex robotic tasks (manipulation, locomotion, haptics, ...), the lack of knowledge of precise interaction models, the difficulties to precisely measure the task associated ...
Michel Lauria, Marc-Antoine Legault, Marc-Andr&eac...
ICRA
2008
IEEE
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Injury evaluation of human-robot impacts
— Currently, large efforts are unertaken to bring robotic applications to domestic environments. Especially physical human-robot cooperation is a major concern and various design...
Sami Haddadin, Alin Albu-Schäffer, Michael St...
ICRA
2008
IEEE
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Dynamic time warping for binocular hand tracking and reconstruction
— We show how matching and reconstruction of contour points can be performed using Dynamic Time Warping (DTW) for the purpose of 3D hand contour tracking. We evaluate the perform...
Javier Romero, Danica Kragic, Ville Kyrki, Antonis...
ICRA
2008
IEEE
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Humanoid teleoperation for whole body manipulation
— We present results of successful telemanipulation of large, heavy objects by a humanoid robot. Using a single joystick the operator controls walking and whole body manipulation...
Mike Stilman, Koichi Nishiwaki, Satoshi Kagami
ICRA
2008
IEEE
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Speed and height control for a special class of running quadruped robots
— In this work a novel control method is presented for controlling the forward speed and apex height of a special class of running quadruped robot, with a dimensionless inertia o...
Nicholas Cherouvim, Evangelos Papadopoulos
ICRA
2008
IEEE
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Visual servoing set free from image processing
— This paper proposes a new way to achieve robotic tasks by visual servoing. Instead of using geometric features (points, straight lines, pose, homography, etc.) as it is usually...
Christophe Collewet, Éric Marchand, Fran&cc...
ICRA
2008
IEEE
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Impact of workspace decompositions on discrete search leading continuous exploration (DSLX) motion planning
Abstract— We have recently proposed DSLX, a motion planner that significantly reduces the computational time for solving challenging kinodynamic problems by interleaving continu...
Erion Plaku, Lydia E. Kavraki, Moshe Y. Vardi