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ICRA
2009
IEEE
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14 years 8 months ago
Mining GPS data for extracting significant places
This paper presents a fast and robust algorithm for extracting significant places from a set of raw GPS data points. Determining such places provides valuable context information ...
Gabriel Agamennoni, Juan Nieto, Eduardo Mario Nebo...
ICRA
2009
IEEE
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15 years 5 months ago
Randomized model predictive control for robot navigation
— We suggest a new navigation approach to mobile robots, within a nonlinear model predictive control framework where a navigation function is used as a control Lyapunov function....
Jorge L. Piovesan, Herbert G. Tanner
ICRA
2009
IEEE
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15 years 5 months ago
Theoretical analysis of three bio-inspired plume tracking algorithms
— We derive the theoretical performance of three bio-inspired odor source localization algorithms (casting, surgespiral and surge-cast) in laminar wind flow. Based on the geomet...
Thomas Lochmatter, Alcherio Martinoli
ICRA
2009
IEEE
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15 years 5 months ago
SINGO: A single-end-operative and genderless connector for self-reconfiguration, self-assembly and self-healing
Abstract—Flexible and reliable connection is critical for selfreconfiguration, self-assembly, or self-healing. However, most existing connection mechanisms suffer from a deficien...
Wei-Min Shen, Robert Kovac, Michael Rubenstein
ICRA
2009
IEEE
158views Robotics» more  ICRA 2009»
15 years 5 months ago
A guidance and control strategy for dynamic soaring with a gliding UAV
—Soaring is the process of gaining energy from the atmosphere in-flight using an aerodynamic free-flying platform. Dynamic soaring utilizes the energy available in vertical wind ...
Nicholas R. J. Lawrance, Salah Sukkarieh