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CACM
2002
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13 years 5 months ago
Self-reconfiguring robots
: We discuss the applications of modular self-reconfigurable robots to navigation. We show that greedy algorithms are complete for motion planning over a class of modular reconfigu...
Daniela Rus, Zack J. Butler, Keith Kotay, Marsette...
ISER
2004
Springer
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13 years 11 months ago
Dynamic Virtual Fences for Controlling Cows
A virtual fence is created by applying an aversive stimulus to an animal when it approaches a predefined boundary. It is implemented by a small animal-borne computer system with a...
Zack J. Butler, Peter I. Corke, Ronald A. Peterson...
ICRA
1999
IEEE
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13 years 10 months ago
An Integrated Interface Tool for the Architecture for Agile Assembly
Developing automated assembly systems normally happens in two distinct stages: rst an o -line" stage in which the system is designed and programmed in simulated and then an o...
Jay Gowdy, Zack J. Butler
ISER
2000
Springer
112views Robotics» more  ISER 2000»
13 years 9 months ago
Simulation and Experimental Evaluation of Complete Sensor-Based Coverage in Rectilinear Environments
: Although sensor-based coverage is a skill which is applicable to a variety of robot tasks, its implementation has so far been limited, mostly by the physical limitations of tradi...
Zack J. Butler, Alfred A. Rizzi, Ralph L. Hollis
IJRR
2006
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13 years 6 months ago
From Robots to Animals: Virtual Fences for Controlling Cattle
We consider the problem of monitoring and controlling the position of herd animals, and view animals as agents with natural mobility but not strictly controllable. By exploiting k...
Zack J. Butler, Peter I. Corke, Ronald A. Peterson...