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ICRA
1994
IEEE
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Modeling of Deformable Thin Parts for Their Manipulation
A systematic approach to modeling of deformable soft parts for their manipulation is presented. Various deformable parts such as cords, leather products, and sheet metals are mani...
Shinichi Hirai, Hidefumi Wakamatsu, Kazuaki Iwata
ICRA
1994
IEEE
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An Analytical and Experimental Investigation of a Jet Pipe Controlled Electropneumatic Actuator
An analytical and experimental investigation of a jet pipe controlled electropneumatic servoactuator designed for use in the Utah/MIT dextrous hand (UMDH) has been performed. An ac...
Paul D. Henri, John M. Hollerbach
ICRA
1994
IEEE
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Robot-Assisted Shape Deposition Manufacturing
Solid Freeform Fabrication and Shape Deposition are rapid manufacturing processes which build parts by incremental material deposition and fusion of cross-sectional layers. In thi...
K. Hartmann, R. Krishnan, R. Merz, G. Neplotnik, F...
ICRA
1994
IEEE
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Estimation of Environment Forces and Rigid-Body Velocities Using Observers
This paper presents an observer-based approach to the determination of environment forces acting on a rigid body. Actuation forces, measured positions and orientations and identi ...
P. J. Hacksel, S. E. Salcudean
ICRA
1994
IEEE
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On the Algebraic Geometry of Contact Formation Cells for Systems of Polygons
The efficient planning ofcontact tasks for intelligent robotic systems requires a thorough understanding of the kinematic constraints im on the system by C l J -form analyticeolut...
A. O. Farahat, Peter F. Stiller, Jeffrey C. Trinkl...
ICRA
1994
IEEE
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A Reinforcement-Learning Approach to Reactive Control Policy Design for Autonomous Robots
Within the field of robotics, much recent attention has been given to control techniques that have been termed reactive or behavior-based. The design of such control systems for e...
Andrew H. Fagg, David Lotspeich, George A. Bekey
ICRA
1994
IEEE
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Jamming and Wedging in Constrained Rigid-Body Dynamics
Pierre Dupont, S. P. Yamajako
ICRA
1994
IEEE
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Nonholonomic Path Planning with Inequality Constraints
A. W. Divelbiss, John T. Wen