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ICRA
2005
IEEE
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Model-based Shape Analysis of Gas Concentration Gridmaps for Improved Gas Source Localisation
Abstract— This work addresses the capability to use concentration gridmaps to locate a static gas source. In previous works it was found that depending on the shape of the mapped...
Achim J. Lilienthal, Felix Streichert, Andreas Zel...
ICRA
2005
IEEE
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On the Use of UML for Modeling Physical Systems
— The aim of this paper is to provide a unified language for modeling both control software and physical plants in real time control systems. This is done by embedding the bond ...
Cristian Secchi, Cesare Fantuzzi, Marcello Bonf&ea...
ICRA
2005
IEEE
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Towards an Estimate of Confidence in a Road-Matched Location
- This paper describes a method that provides an estimated location of an outdoor vehicle relative to a digital road map using Belief Theory and Kalman filtering. Firstly, an Exten...
Maan E. El Najjar, Philippe Bonnifait
ICRA
2005
IEEE
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Detection and Localization of Curbs and Stairways Using Stereo Vision
— We present algorithms to detect and precisely localize curbs and stairways for autonomous navigation. These algorithms combine brightness information (in the form of edgels) wi...
Xiaoye Lu, Roberto Manduchi
ICRA
2005
IEEE
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Planning with Continuous Actions in Partially Observable Environments
Abstract— We present a simple randomized POMDP algorithm for planning with continuous actions in partially observable environments. Our algorithm operates on a set of reachable b...
Matthijs T. J. Spaan, Nikos A. Vlassis
ICRA
2005
IEEE
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Virtual Power Limiter System which Guarantees Stability of Control Systems
Abstract— In this paper, Virtual Power Limiter System is proposed. This makes it possible to guarantee the stability of almost all control systems which include unknown character...
Katsuya Kanaoka, Mitsunori Uemura
ICRA
2005
IEEE
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Wheel Torque Control in Rough Terrain - Modeling and Simulation
Abstract - This paper presents a method for wheel-ground contact angle measurement and a traction control strategy minimizing slip in rough terrain. The slip minimization algorithm...
Pierre Lamon, Roland Siegwart
ICRA
2005
IEEE
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Vision Guided Landing of an Autonomous Helicopter in Hazardous Terrain
– Future robotic space missions will employ a precision soft-landing capability that will enable exploration of previously inaccessible sites that have strong scientific signific...
Andrew Edie Johnson, James F. Montgomery, Larry Ma...
ICRA
2005
IEEE
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Flexure Design Rules for Carbon Fiber Microrobotic Mechanisms
— Mechanisms utilizing rigid links and relatively small flexural joints are very suitable for fabrication at the meso scale. The Micromechanical Flying Insect (MFI) project at U...
Srinath Avadhanula, Ronald S. Fearing
ICRA
2005
IEEE
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Temporal Logic Motion Planning for Mobile Robots
— In this paper, we consider the problem of robot motion planning in order to satisfy formulas expressible in temporal logics. Temporal logics naturally express traditional robot...
Georgios E. Fainekos, Hadas Kress-Gazit, George J....