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JFR
2006
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Improving robot navigation through self-supervised online learning
In mobile robotics, there are often features that, while potentially powerful for improving navigation, prove difficult to profit from as they generalize poorly to novel situations...
Boris Sofman, Ellie Lin, J. Andrew Bagnell, John C...
JFR
2006
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Learning from examples in unstructured, outdoor environments
In this paper, we present a multi-pronged approach to the "Learning from Example" problem. In particular, we present a framework for integrating learning into a standard...
Jie Sun, Tejas R. Mehta, David Wooden, Matthew Pow...
JFR
2006
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The TerraMax autonomous vehicle
Deborah Braid, Alberto Broggi, Gary Schmiedel
JFR
2006
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MITRE Meteor: An off-road autonomous vehicle for DARPA's Grand Challenge
The MITRE Meteor team fielded an autonomous vehicle that competed in DARPA's 2005 Grand Challenge race. This paper describes the team's approach to building its robotic ...
Robert Grabowski, Richard M. Weatherly, Robert H. ...
JFR
2006
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Learning in a hierarchical control system: 4D/RCS in the DARPA LAGR program
The Defense Applied Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Learning Applied to Ground Vehicles (LAGR) program aims to develop algorithms for autonomous vehicle navigation that learn how...
James S. Albus, Roger Bostelman, Tommy Chang, Tsai...
JFR
2006
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Visual servoing of an autonomous helicopter in urban areas using feature tracking
We present the design and implementation of a vision-based feature tracking system for an autonomous helicopter. Visual sensing is used for estimating the position and velocity of...
Luis Mejías, Srikanth Saripalli, Pascual Ca...
JFR
2006
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Terrain characterization and classification with a mobile robot
Lauro Ojeda, Johann Borenstein, Gary Witus, Robert...
JFR
2006
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Alice: An information-rich autonomous vehicle for high-speed desert navigation
This paper describes the implementation and testing of Alice, the California Institute of Technology's entry in the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge. Alice utilizes a highly networ...
Lars B. Cremean, Tully B. Foote, Jeremy H. Gillula...
JFR
2006
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Hazard avoidance for high-speed mobile robots in rough terrain
Matthew Spenko, Yoji Kuroda, Steven Dubowsky, Karl...
JFR
2006
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A mobile robot system for automatic floor marking
This paper describes a patent awarded system for automatically marking the positions of stands for a trade fair or exhibition. The system has been in operation since August 2003 a...
Patric Jensfelt, Gunnar Gullstrand, Erik Före...