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ICRA
2009
IEEE
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13 years 2 months ago
Surface identification using simple contact dynamics for mobile robots
This paper describes an approach to surface identification in the context of mobile robotics, applicable to supervised and unsupervised learning. The identification is based on ana...
Philippe Giguère, Gregory Dudek
ICRA
2005
IEEE
131views Robotics» more  ICRA 2005»
13 years 10 months ago
Micro-Parts Feeding by a Saw-tooth Surface
Abstract— This paper examines the novel use of a sawtooth surface with simple planar and symmetric vibration for unidirectional micro-parts feeding. In micro-parts feeding, to dr...
Atsushi Mitani, Naoto Sugano, Shinichi Hirai
ICRA
1998
IEEE
177views Robotics» more  ICRA 1998»
13 years 9 months ago
The Coulomb Pump: a Novel Parts Feeding Method Using a Horizontally-Vibrating Surface
Part feeders, which singulate and orient parts prior to packing and insertion, are critical components of an assembly line. Existing feeders utilize o -plane vibrations of a rigid...
Dan Reznik, John F. Canny
IJRR
2008
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13 years 5 months ago
Legless Locomotion: A Novel Locomotion Technique for Legged Robots
We present a novel locomotion strategy called legless locomotion that allows a round-bodied legged robot to locomote approximately when it is high-centered. Typically, a high-cent...
Ravi Balasubramanian, Alfred A. Rizzi, Matthew T. ...
ICRA
2006
IEEE
154views Robotics» more  ICRA 2006»
13 years 11 months ago
Qualitative Vision-based Mobile Robot Navigation
— We present a novel, simple algorithm for mobile robot navigation. Using a teach-replay approach, the robot is manually led along a desired path in a teaching phase, then the ro...
Zhichao Chen, Stanley T. Birchfield