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ICRA
2008
IEEE
158views Robotics» more  ICRA 2008»
14 years 1 days ago
Boundary following by robot formations without GPS
— We design sensing algorithms and a control law for a group of mobile robots to follow a boundary curve without utilizing a global positioning system (GPS). The sensing algorith...
Fumin Zhang, Salman Haq
IJRR
2008
186views more  IJRR 2008»
13 years 5 months ago
Automated Design of Adaptive Controllers for Modular Robots using Reinforcement Learning
Designing distributed controllers for self-reconfiguring modular robots has been consistently challenging. We have developed a reinforcement learning approach which can be used bo...
Paulina Varshavskaya, Leslie Pack Kaelbling, Danie...
SAB
2010
Springer
147views Optimization» more  SAB 2010»
13 years 4 months ago
Fractal Gene Regulatory Networks for Robust Locomotion Control of Modular Robots
Designing controllers for modular robots is difficult due to the distributed and dynamic nature of the robots. In this paper fractal gene regulatory networks are evolved to control...
Payam Zahadat, David Johan Christensen, Ulrik Pagh...
NCA
2010
IEEE
13 years 11 days ago
Anatomy-based organization of morphology and control in self-reconfigurable modular robots
In this paper we address the challenge of realizing full-body behaviors in scalable modular robots. We present an experimental study of a biologically inspired approach to organize...
David Johan Christensen, Jason Campbell, Kasper St...
ICRA
2006
IEEE
130views Robotics» more  ICRA 2006»
13 years 11 months ago
Static Analysis of Contact Forces with a Mobile Manipulator
— Most mobile robots in existence today have large, heavy, statically stable bases. To enable manipulation, actuated arms and effectors are attached to the base providing limited...
Bryan J. Thibodeau, Patrick Deegan, Roderic A. Gru...