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2008
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Learning Object Affordances: From Sensory-Motor Coordination to Imitation
Affordances encode relationships between actions, objects and effects. They play an important role on basic cognitive capabilities such as prediction and planning. We address the p...
Luis Montesano, Manuel Lopes, Alexandre Bernardino...
TROB
2008
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A Dynamic-Model-Based Wheel Slip Detector for Mobile Robots on Outdoor Terrain
Abstract--This paper introduces a model-based approach to estimating longitudinal wheel slip and detecting immobilized conditions of autonomous mobile robots operating on outdoor t...
Chris C. Ward, Karl Iagnemma
TROB
2008
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Templates and Anchors for Antenna-Based Wall Following in Cockroaches and Robots
The interplay between robotics and neuromechanics facilitates discoveries in both fields: nature provides roboticists with design ideas, while robotics research elucidates critical...
J. Lee, S. N. Sponberg, Owen Y. Loh, Andrew G. Lam...
TROB
2008
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On the Synthesis of Haptic Textures
Advanced, synthetic haptic virtual environments require textured virtual surfaces. We found that texturing smooth surfaces often reduces the system passivity margin of a haptic sim...
Gianni Campion, Vincent Hayward
TROB
2008
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A Complete and Scalable Strategy for Coordinating Multiple Robots Within Roadmaps
Abstract--This paper addresses the challenging problem of finding collision-free trajectories for many robots moving toward individual goals within a common environment. Most popul...
Mike Peasgood, Christopher M. Clark, John McPhee
TROB
2008
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An Investigation of the Intrinsic Force Sensing Capabilities of Continuum Robots
-- This paper presents the theoretical analysis and the experimental validation of the force sensing capabilities of continuum robots. These robots employ super-elastic NiTi backbo...
Kai Xu 0005, Nabil Simaan
TROB
2008
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Unscented FastSLAM: A Robust and Efficient Solution to the SLAM Problem
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Chanki Kim, R. Sakthivel, Wan Kyun Chung
TROB
2008
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Occam's Razor Applied to Network Topology Inference
We present a method for inferring the topology of a sensor network given nondiscriminating observations of activity in the monitored region. This is accomplished based on no prior ...
Dimitri Marinakis, Gregory Dudek