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2006
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Time-optimal Trajectories for an Omni-directional Vehicle
A common mobile robot design consists of three `omniwheels' arranged at the vertices of an equilateral triangle, with wheel axles aligned with the rays from the center of the...
Devin J. Balkcom, Paritosh A. Kavathekar, Matthew ...
IJRR
2006
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Force Analysis of Connected Differential Mechanisms: Application to Grasping
In this paper, a methodology is proposed for the analysis of the force capabilities of connected differential mechanisms. These systems are the key elements used to extend the prin...
Lionel Birglen, Clément M. Gosselin
IJRR
2006
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Optimal Mass Distribution for Passivity-Based Bipedal Robots
This paper reports how and to what extent the mass distribution of a passive dynamic walker can be tuned to maximize walking speed and stability. An exploration of the complete pa...
Joachim Haß, J. Michael Herrmann, Theo Geise...
IJRR
2006
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Market-based Multirobot Coordination for Complex Tasks
Current technological developments and application-driven demands are bringing us closer to the realization of autonomous multirobot systems performing increasingly complex missio...
Robert Zlot, Anthony Stentz
IJRR
2006
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A Tele-operated Humanoid Operator
Kazuhito Yokoi, Katsumi Nakashima, Masami Kobayash...
IJRR
2006
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Knotting/Unknotting Manipulation of Deformable Linear Objects
Here, we propose a planning method for knotting/unknotting of deformable linear objects. First, we propose a topological description of the state of a linear object. Second, trans...
Hidefumi Wakamatsu, Eiji Arai, Shinichi Hirai
IJRR
2006
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Trajectory Planning for the Walking Biped "Lucy"
Jimmy Vermeulen, Björn Verrelst, Bram Vanderb...
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2006
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Unmanned Ground Vehicle Navigation Using Aerial Ladar Data
In this paper, we investigate the use of overhead high-resolution three-dimensional (3-D) data for enhancing the performances of an Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) in vegetated terra...
Nicolas Vandapel, Raghavendra Donamukkala, Martial...
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2006
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The Graph SLAM Algorithm with Applications to Large-Scale Mapping of Urban Structures
This article presents GraphSLAM, a unifying algorithm for the offline SLAM problem. GraphSLAM is closely related to a recent sequence of research papers on applying optimization t...
Sebastian Thrun, Michael Montemerlo