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ICRA
2005
IEEE
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A Coverage Algorithm for Multi-robot Boundary Inspection
— This paper introduces the multi-robot boundary coverage problem, wherein a group of k robots must inspect every point on the boundary of a 2-dimensional test environment. Using...
Kjerstin Easton, Joel Burdick
ICRA
2005
IEEE
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Singularity Loci of Spherical Parallel Mechanisms
Abstract— This paper presents the computation and representation of the Type 2 singularity loci of symmetric spherical parallel mechanisms based on a not-well-known intuitive ori...
Ilian A. Bonev, Clément Gosselin
ICRA
2005
IEEE
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Locomoting with Less Computation but More Morphology
– Biped walking is one of the most graceful movements observed in humans. Today’s humanoid robots, despite their undeniably impressive performance, are still a long way from th...
Kojiro Matsushita, Max Lungarella, Chandana Paul, ...
ICRA
2005
IEEE
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Control of Scalable Wet SMA Actuator Arrays
- This paper presents a new control method to drive an array of wet Shape Memory Alloy actuators utilizing a Matrix Manifold and Valve system (MMV). The MMV architecture allows a v...
L. Flemming, Stephen A. Mascaro
ICRA
2005
IEEE
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Autonomous Helicopter Landing on a Moving Platform Using a Tether
—In this paper, we address the design of an autopilot for autonomous landing of a helicopter on a rocking ship, due to rough sea. The deck is modeled to have a sinusoidal motion....
So-Ryeok Oh, Kaustubh Pathak, Sunil Kumar Agrawal,...
ICRA
2005
IEEE
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Robotics, Education, and Sustainable Development
– The growing demand for technological innovation to enable empowerment of developing communities requires new and creative educational initiatives. Thus, well designed higher ed...
M. Bernardine Dias, G. Ayorkor Mills-Tettey, D. P....
ICRA
2005
IEEE
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Learning Sensor Network Topology through Monte Carlo Expectation Maximization
— We consider the problem of inferring sensor positions and a topological (i.e. qualitative) map of an environment given a set of cameras with non-overlapping fields of view. In...
Dimitri Marinakis, Gregory Dudek, David J. Fleet
ICRA
2005
IEEE
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Non-isotropic Omnidirectional Imaging System for an Autonomous Mobile Robot
Kazuaki Kondo, Yasushi Yagi, Masahiko Yachida
ICRA
2005
IEEE
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Object Manipulation under Hybrid Active/Passive Closure
— In this paper, we discuss the manipulation of an object under hybrid active/passive closure. We show the orthogonality between the directions of active and passive force closur...
Tetsuyoh Watanabe, Kensuke Harada, Zhongwei Jiang,...