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2002
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Sold!: auction methods for multirobot coordination
Abstract--The key to utilizing the potential of multirobot systems is cooperation. How can we achieve cooperation in systems composed of failure-prone autonomous robots operating i...
Brian P. Gerkey, Maja J. Mataric
TROB
2002
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LOST: localization-space trails for robot teams
Abstract-We describe Localization-Space Trails (LOST), a method that enables a team of robots to navigate between places of interest in an initially unknown environment using a tra...
Richard T. Vaughan, Kasper Støy, Gaurav S. ...
TROB
2002
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A unified geometric approach to modeling and control of constrained mechanical systems
Dynamic control of constrained mechanical systems, such as robotic manipulators under end-effector constraints, parallel manipulators, and multifingered robotic hands under closure...
Guanfeng Liu, Zexiang Li
TROB
2002
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Theoretical improvements in the stability analysis of a new class of model-free visual servoing methods
This paper concerns the stability analysis of a new class of model-free visual servoing methods. These methods are "model-free" since they are based on the estimation of ...
Ezio Malis, François Chaumette, Sylvie Boud...
TROB
2002
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Decentralized control of cooperative robotic vehicles: theory and application
This paper describes how decentralized control theory can be used to analyze the control of multiple cooperative robotic vehicles. Models of cooperation are discussed and related t...
John T. Feddema, Chris Lewis, David A. Schoenwald
TROB
2002
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Transparency in time-delayed systems and the effect of local force feedback for transparent teleoperation
This paper first investigates the issue of transparency in time-delayed teleoperation. It then studies the advantages of employing local force feedback for enhanced stability and p...
Keyvan Hashtrudi-Zaad, Septimiu E. Salcudean
TROB
2002
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Gripper point contacts for part alignment
-- The initial resting pose of many industrial parts differs from the orientation desired for assembly. We show that it is possible to align parts during grasping using a standard ...
Mike Tao Zhang, Ken Goldberg
TROB
2002
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Interference-free polyhedral configurations for stacking
This paper uses a configuration space ( -space) based method to compute interference-free configuration for stacking polyhedral sheet metal parts. This work forms the interference ...
Venkateswara R. Ayyadevara, David A. Bourne, Kenji...
TROB
2002
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Distributed surveillance and reconnaissance using multiple autonomous ATVs: CyberScout
The objective of the CyberScout project is to develop an autonomous surveillance and reconnaissance system using a network of all-terrain vehicles. In this paper, we focus on two f...
Mahesh Saptharishi, C. Spence Oliver, Christopher ...
TROB
2002
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Two solutions to the adaptive visual servoing problem
In this paper, we present two globally convergent vision-based position controllers for a planar two-links manipulator in the so-called fixed-camera configuration, where the camera...
Alessandro Astolfi, Liu Hsu, Mariana S. Netto, Rom...