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IROS
2009
IEEE
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A stereo vision based mapping algorithm for detecting inclines, drop-offs, and obstacles for safe local navigation
— Mobile robots have to detect and handle a variety of potential hazards to navigate autonomously. We present a real-time stereo vision based mapping algorithm for identifying an...
Aniket Murarka, Benjamin Kuipers
IROS
2009
IEEE
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A framework for planning comfortable and customizable motion of an assistive mobile robot
Abstract— Assistive mobile robots that can navigate autonomously can greatly benefit people with mobility impairments. Since an assistive mobile robot transports a human user fr...
Shilpa Gulati, Chetan Jhurani, Benjamin Kuipers, R...
IROS
2009
IEEE
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Segregation in swarms of mobile robots based on the Brazil nut effect
— We study a simple algorithm inspired by the Brazil nut effect for achieving segregation in a swarm of mobile robots. The algorithm lets each robot mimic a particle of a certain...
Roderich Groß, Stéphane Magnenat, Fra...
ICRA
2009
IEEE
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The adelopod tumbling robot
— The desire for a high mobility-to-size ratio in mobile robots has led to the exploration of many new methods of locomotion, one of which is tumbling. We believe that tumbling h...
Brett Hemes, Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos, Barry O'Br...