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ICRA
2010
IEEE
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Relaxed optimization for mode estimation in skid steering
— Skid-steered vehicles, by design, must skid in order to maneuver. The skidding causes the vehicle to behave discontinuously as well as introduces complications to the observati...
Timothy M. Caldwell, Todd D. Murphey
ICRA
2010
IEEE
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A switching control law for a networked visual servo control system
— In this paper, a novel switching controller is proposed for a networked visual servo control system with varying feedback delay due to image processing and data transmission. T...
Haiyan Wu, Chih-Chung Chen, Jiayun Feng, Kolja K&u...
ICRA
2010
IEEE
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Spatiotemporal path planning in strong, dynamic, uncertain currents
Abstract— This work addresses mission planning for autonomous underwater gliders based on predictions of an uncertain, time-varying current eld. Glider submersibles are highly se...
David R. Thompson, Steve Chien, Yi Chao, Peggy Li,...
ICRA
2010
IEEE
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A simple learning strategy for high-speed quadrocopter multi-flips
— We describe a simple and intuitive policy gradient method for improving parametrized quadrocopter multi-flips by combining iterative experiments with information from a first...
Sergei Lupashin, Angela Schöllig, Michael She...
ICRA
2010
IEEE
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Psychophysical evaluation of control scheme designed for optimal kinesthetic perception in scaled teleoperation
— This paper focuses on psychophysical evaluation of the control scheme developed to optimize the kinesthetic perception during the scaled teleoperation. The control problem is f...
Hyoung Il Son, T. Bhattacharjee, Hoeryong Jung, Do...
ICRA
2010
IEEE
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Increasing robotic wheelchair safety with collaborative control: Evidence from secondary task experiments
— Powered wheelchairs play a vital role in bringing independence to the severely mobility–impaired. Our robotic wheelchair aims to assist users in driving safely, without under...
Tom Carlson, Yiannis Demiris
ICRA
2010
IEEE
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Reinforcement learning of motor skills in high dimensions: A path integral approach
— Reinforcement learning (RL) is one of the most general approaches to learning control. Its applicability to complex motor systems, however, has been largely impossible so far d...
Evangelos Theodorou, Jonas Buchli, Stefan Schaal
ICRA
2010
IEEE
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Control design and allocation of an over-actuated triangular floating platform
—— This paper presents the design and practical implementation of an autonomous dynamic positioning scheme, i.e., the stabilization of linear and angular velocities as well as t...
Kostas Vlachos, Evangelos Papadopoulos
ICRA
2010
IEEE
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A quadratic regulator-based heuristic for rapidly exploring state space
Abstract— Kinodynamic planning algorithms like RapidlyExploring Randomized Trees (RRTs) hold the promise of finding feasible trajectories for rich dynamical systems with complex...
Elena Leah Glassman, Russ Tedrake
ICRA
2010
IEEE
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Planes, trains and automobiles - autonomy for the modern robot
—We are concerned with enabling truly large scale autonomous navigation in typical human environments. To this end we describe the acquisition and modeling of large urban spaces ...
Gabe Sibley, Christopher Mei, Ian D. Reid, Paul M....