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ICDE
2005
IEEE
107views Database» more  ICDE 2005»
13 years 11 months ago
The Quality vs. Time Trade-off for Approximate Image Descriptor Search
In recent years, content-based image retrieval has become more and more important in many application areas. Similarity retrieval is inherently a very demanding process, in partic...
Rut Siguroardottir, Björn Þór J&...
COSIT
2001
Springer
142views GIS» more  COSIT 2001»
13 years 9 months ago
The Utility of Global Representations in a Cognitive Map
In this paper we propose the use of small global memory for a viewer’s immediate surroundings to assist in recognising places that have been visited previously. We call this glob...
Margaret E. Jefferies, Wai K. Yeap
TSMC
1998
78views more  TSMC 1998»
13 years 4 months ago
Automata learning and intelligent tertiary searching for stochastic point location
—Consider the problem of a robot (learning mechanism or algorithm) attempting to locate a point on a line. The mechanism interacts with a random environment which essentially inf...
B. John Oommen, Govindachari Raghunath
ICRA
2008
IEEE
117views Robotics» more  ICRA 2008»
13 years 11 months ago
Kinematics and calibration of active cannulas
Abstract— Active cannulas are remotely actuated thin continuum robots with the potential to traverse narrow and winding environments without relying on “guiding” environmenta...
Robert J. Webster III, Joseph M. Romano, Noah J. C...
TASE
2008
IEEE
13 years 5 months ago
On Clamping Planning in Workpiece-Fixture Systems
Deformation at contacts between the workpiece and locators/clamps resulting from large contact forces causes overall workpiece displacement, and affects the localization accuracy o...
Caihua Xiong, Michael Yu Wang, You-Lun Xiong