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ICRA
2010
IEEE
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MagMites - Microrobots for wireless microhandling in dry and wet environments
Central to the challenge of building sub-mm robots, or microrobots, is the development of effective power storage and locomotion mechanisms. In 2007 we introduced the Wireless Reso...
Dominic R. Frutiger, Bradley Kratochvil, Bradley J...
ICRA
2010
IEEE
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Consistency of the monocular EKF-SLAM algorithm for three different landmark parametrizations
We benchmark in this article three different landmark parametrizations in monocular 6DOF EKF-SLAM. These parametrizations are homogeneous points (HP), inversedistance points (IDP, ...
Joan Solà
ICRA
2010
IEEE
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An RRT-based path planner for use in trajectory imitation
We propose a more robust robot programming by demonstration system planner that produces a reproduction path which satisfies statistical constraints derived from demonstration traj...
Jonathan Claassens
ICRA
2010
IEEE
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An integrated probabilistic model for scan-matching, moving object detection and motion estimation
Abstract-- This paper presents a novel framework for integrating fundamental tasks in robotic navigation through a statistical inference procedure. A probabilistic model that joint...
Joop van de Ven, Fabio Ramos, Gian Diego Tipaldi
ICRA
2010
IEEE
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Tremor attenuation using FES-based joint stiffness control
In this paper, a strategy to attenuate tremor based on co-contraction of antagonist muscles using Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) is fully presented. Both methods to track ...
Antônio Padilha Lanari Bo, Philippe Poignet
ICRA
2010
IEEE
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The Office Marathon: Robust navigation in an indoor office environment
Abstract-- This paper describes a navigation system that allowed a robot to complete 26.2 miles of autonomous navigation in a real office environment. We present the methods requir...
Eitan Marder-Eppstein, Eric Berger, Tully Foote, B...
ICRA
2010
IEEE
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Robust hand-eye calibration for computer aided medical endoscopy
Endoscopic camera for surgical navigation and 3D visualization requires precise and stable estimates of the calibration parameters. The estimation of the hand-eye transform between...
Abed Malti, João P. Barreto
ICRA
2010
IEEE
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Design and control of motion compensation cardiac catheters
Robotic cardiac catheters have the potential to revolutionize heart surgery by extending minimally invasive techniques to complex surgical repairs inside the heart. However, cathet...
Samuel B. Kesner, Robert D. Howe
ICRA
2010
IEEE
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The Bielefeld anthropomorphic robot head "Flobi"
A robot's head is important both for directional sensors and, in human-directed robotics, as the single most visible interaction interface. However, designing a robot's h...
Ingo Lütkebohle, Frank Hegel, Simon Schulz, M...
ICRA
2010
IEEE
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Efficient planning under uncertainty for a target-tracking micro-aerial vehicle
A helicopter agent has to plan trajectories to track multiple ground targets from the air. The agent has partial information of each target's pose, and must reason about its u...
Ruijie He, Abraham Bachrach, Nicholas Roy