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IROS
2006
IEEE
83views Robotics» more  IROS 2006»
15 years 4 months ago
Using Orthogonal Surface Directions for Autonomous 3D-Exploration of Indoor Environments
— This paper proposes a new tracking algorithm within a 3D-SLAM framework that takes segmented range images as observations. The framework has two layers: the local layer tracks ...
Peter Kohlhepp, Georg Bretthauer, Marcus Walther, ...
ICRA
2005
IEEE
124views Robotics» more  ICRA 2005»
15 years 3 months ago
Swarm Coordination for Pursuit Evasion Games using Sensor Networks
— In this work we consider the problem of pursuit evasion games (PEGs) where a group of pursuers is required to detect, chase and capture a group of evaders with the aid of a sen...
Luca Schenato, Songhwai Oh, Shankar Sastry, Prasan...
GECCO
2005
Springer
127views Optimization» more  GECCO 2005»
15 years 3 months ago
Evolutionary form-finding of tensegrity structures
Tensegrity structures are stable 3-dimensional mechanical structures which maintain their form due to an intricate balance of forces between disjoint rigid elements and continuous...
Chandana Paul, Hod Lipson, Francisco J. Valero Cue...
GECCO
2005
Springer
118views Optimization» more  GECCO 2005»
15 years 3 months ago
Learning basic navigation for personal satellite assistant using neuroevolution
The Personal Satellite Assistant (PSA) is a small robot proposed by NASA to assist astronauts who are living and working aboard the space shuttle or space station. To help the ast...
Yiu-Fai Sit, Risto Miikkulainen
ICRA
1998
IEEE
111views Robotics» more  ICRA 1998»
15 years 2 months ago
Working Modes and Aspects in Fully Parallel Manipulators
The aim of this paper is to characterize the notion of aspect in the workspace and in the joint space for parallel manipulators. In opposite to the serial manipulators, the parall...
Damien Chablat, Philippe Wenger