—We study the problem of robot interaction with mechanisms that afford one degree of freedom motion, e.g. doors and drawers. We propose a methodology for simultaneous compliant i...
Yiannis Karayiannidis, Christian Smith, Francisco ...
Abstract—Energy harvesting using solar panels can significantly increase the operational life of mobile robots. If a map of expected solar gains is available, energy efficient ...
Patrick A. Plonski, Joshua Vander Hook, Volkan Isl...
Abstract—This paper presents an active search trajectory synthesis technique for autonomous mobile robots with nonlinear measurements and dynamics. The presented approach uses th...
Lauren M. Miller, Yonatan Silverman, Malcolm A. Ma...
—Concentric tube robots are needle-sized manipulators which have been investigated for use in minimally invasive surgeries. It was noted early in the development of these devices...
Hunter B. Gilbert, Richard J. Hendrick, Robert J. ...
—Robotic rehabilitation of the upper limb following neurological injury is most successful when subjects are engaged in the rehabilitation protocol. Developing assistive control ...
Ali Utku Pehlivan, Dylan P. Losey, Marcia K. O'Mal...
—We study the problem of quickest detection of anomalies in an environment under extreme uncertainties in sensor measurements. The robotic roadmap corresponding to the environmen...