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RAS
2008
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Action evaluation for mobile robot global localization in cooperative environments
This work is about solving the global localization issue for mobile robots operating in large and cooperative environments. It tackles the problem of estimating the pose of a robo...
Andreu Corominas Murtra, Josep Maria Mirats i Tur,...
ICRA
2010
IEEE
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A measurement model for tracking hand-object state during dexterous manipulation
— It is frequently accepted in the manipulation literature that tactile sensing is needed to improve the precision of robot manipulation. However, there is no consensus on how th...
Craig Corcoran, Robert Platt
ICRA
2010
IEEE
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A dipole field for object delivery by pushing on a flat surface
—This paper introduces a simple algorithm for non-prehensile object transportation by a pushing robot on a flat surface. We assume that the global position and orientation of the...
Takeo Igarashi, Yoichi Kamiyama, Masahiko Inami
ICRA
2010
IEEE
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Computing push plans for disk-shaped robots
Suppose we want to move a passive object along a given path, among obstacles in the plane, by pushing it with an active robot. We present two algorithms to compute a push plan for...
Mark de Berg, Dirk H. P. Gerrits
ICRA
2010
IEEE
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Autonomous cruise control of circulating multi-robot for congestion
— This paper describes a methodology regarding an autonomous cruise control (ACC) of circulating multi-robot which is directly effective for solving the congestion regardless of ...
Satoshi Hoshino, Hiroya Seki, Yuji Naka, Jun Ota
ICRA
2010
IEEE
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Understanding and executing instructions for everyday manipulation tasks from the World Wide Web
Service robots will have to accomplish more and more complex, open-ended tasks and regularly acquire new skills. In this work, we propose a new approach to generating plans for su...
Moritz Tenorth, Daniel Nyga, Michael Beetz
ICRA
2010
IEEE
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Generalized direction changing fall control of humanoid robots among multiple objects
— Humanoid robots are expected to share human environments in the future and it is important to ensure safety of their operation. A serious threat to safety is the fall of a huma...
Umashankar Nagarajan, Ambarish Goswami
ICRA
2010
IEEE
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A general Gaussian-mixture approach for range-only mapping using multiple hypotheses
— Radio signal-based localization and mapping is becoming more interesting as applications involving the collaboration between robots and static wireless devices are more common....
Fernando Caballero, Luis Merino, Aníbal Oll...
ICRA
2010
IEEE
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Ground robot navigation using uncalibrated cameras
Abstract— Precise calibration of camera intrinsic and extrinsic parameters, while often useful, is difficult to obtain during field operation and presents scaling issues for mu...
Olivier Koch, Matthew R. Walter, Albert S. Huang, ...
ICRA
2010
IEEE
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Learning to navigate through crowded environments
— The goal of this research is to enable mobile robots to navigate through crowded environments such as indoor shopping malls, airports, or downtown side walks. The key research ...
Peter Henry, Christian Vollmer, Brian Ferris, Diet...