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ICRA
2005
IEEE
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A Markov Chain Monte Carlo Approach to Closing the Loop in SLAM
— The problem of simultaneous localization and mapping has received much attention over the last years. Especially large scale environments, where the robot trajectory loops back...
Michael Kaess, Frank Dellaert
ICRA
2005
IEEE
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Multi-Step Look-Ahead Trajectory Planning in SLAM: Possibility and Necessity
Abstract— In this paper, the possibility and necessity of multistep trajectory planning in Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) based SLAM is investigated. The objective of the trajector...
Shoudong Huang, Ngai Ming Kwok, Gamini Dissanayake...
ICRA
2005
IEEE
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The Role of Motion Information in Learning Human-Robot Joint Attention
— To realize natural human-robot interactions and investigate the developmental mechanism of human communication, an effective approach is to construct models by which a robot im...
Yukie Nagai
ICRA
2005
IEEE
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Energy-Saving 3-Step Velocity Control Algorithm for Battery-Powered Wheeled Mobile Robots
— Energy of Wheeled Mobile Robot (WMR) is usually supplied by batteries with finite energy. In order to extend run-time of battery-powered WMR, it is necessary to minimize the e...
Chong Hui Kim, Byung Kook Kim
ICRA
2005
IEEE
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Keeping Track of Humans: Have I Seen This Person Before?
— In this paper we describe a system that enables a mobile robot equipped with a color vision system to track humans in indoor environments. We developed a method for tracking hu...
Wojciech Zajdel, Zoran Zivkovic, Ben J. A. Krö...
ICRA
2005
IEEE
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CPG-Based Manipulation: Adaptive Switchings of Grasping Fingers by Joint Angle Feedback
Abstract— Human can efficiently grasp and dextrously manipulate various objects using their fingers cooperatively. When they attain proficiency in the rotating manipulation of...
Yuichi Kurita, Kazuyuki Nagata, Jun Ueda, Yoshio M...
ICRA
2005
IEEE
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Characterization of the Micromechanical Flying Insect by Optical Position Sensing
Abstract— In the following work, we develop a characterization method using miniature fiberoptic position sensors for the Micromechanical Flying Insect (MFI)1 , a centimeter siz...
Erik Steltz, Robert J. Wood, Srinath Avadhanula, R...
ICRA
2005
IEEE
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Bullwhip effect in Integrated Manufacturing and Service Networks
- An Integrated Manufacturing and Service Network (IMSN) is a grouping of companies, working together to offer a bundle of products and product-related services, that deliver value...
Nukala Viswanadham, Vijay Desai, Roshan S. Gaonkar
ICRA
2005
IEEE
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Detection of Sensor Faults in Autonomous Helicopters
- This paper presents a sensor fault detection and diagnosis system for autonomous helicopters. The system has been tested with the MARVIN autonomous helicopter. Fault detection is...
Guillermo Heredia, Aníbal Ollero, Rajesh Ma...
ICRA
2005
IEEE
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Information Driven Coordinated Air-Ground Proactive Sensing
— This paper concerns the problem of actively searching for and localizing ground features by a coordinated team of air and ground robotic sensor platforms. The approach taken bu...
Ben Grocholsky, Rahul Swaminathan, James F. Keller...