Search Results - "2012 IEEE Conference on Technologies for Practical Robot Applications"

A controllably adhesive climbing robot using magnetorheological fluid by Wiltsie, N., Lanzetta, M., Iagnemma, K.

“…The novel adhesive effects of magnetorheological fluid for use in climbing robotics were experimentally measured and compared to existing theoretical models…”
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Give me a hand - The potential of mobile assistive robots in automotive logistics and assembly applications by Angerer, S., Strassmair, C., Staehr, M., Roettenbacher, M., Robertson, N. M.

“…This paper gives an outlook on the potential use of mobile assistive robots in automotive logistics and assembly applications. Motivated by the rising mass…”
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UAV obstacle avoidance using image processing techniques by Ferrick, A., Fish, J., Venator, E., Lee, G. S.

“…Novel algorithms were developed for use on a low-price, consumer four-rotor helicopter with limited on-board computational capacity. Simplified occupancy grid…”
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RGBD object recognition and visual texture classification for indoor semantic mapping by Filliat, D., Battesti, E., Bazeille, S., Duceux, G., Gepperth, A., Harrath, L., Jebari, I., Pereira, R., Tapus, A., Meyer, C., Sio-Hoi Ieng, Benosman, R., Cizeron, E., Mamanna, J., Pothier, B.

“…We present a mobile robot whose goal is to autonomously explore an unknown indoor environment and to build a semantic map containing high-level information…”
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Depth camera SLAM on a low-cost WiFi mapping robot by Mirowski, P., Palaniappan, R., Tin Kam Ho

“…Radio-Frequency fingerprinting is an interesting solution for indoor localization. It exploits existing telecommunication infrastructure, such as WiFi routers,…”
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A new color contrast enhancement algorithm for robotic applications by Chen Gao, Panetta, K., Agaian, S.

“…In this paper, we introduce a new spatial domain color contrast enhancement algorithm based on the alpha weighted quadratic filter. The goal of this work is to…”
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Human visual system inspired object detection and recognition by Mandal, D., Panetta, K., Agaian, S.

“…This paper presents a new generic framework for human visual system inspired object detection and recognition and introduces the idea of feature extraction…”
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Series-elastic actuation prototype for rough terrain hopping by Byl, K., Byl, M., Rutschmann, M., Satzinger, B., van Blarigan, L., Piovan, G., Cortell, J.

“…In this paper, we describe development and modeling of a prototype hopping robot. The objective of our work is to create a test platform to verify control…”
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Next generation image guided citrus fruit picker by Aloisio, C., Mishra, R. K., Chu-Yin Chang, English, J.

“…Supply and availability of labor for fruit harvesting is a problem worldwide, and attempts to mechanize the fruit harvesting process have been carried out for…”
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A mobile robot controlled by an adaptive inertial interface for children with physical and cognitive disorders by Raya, R., Rocon, E., Ceres, R., Pajaro, M.

“…This paper presents novel strategies for the interaction and mobility of infants with cerebral palsy (CP) and similar disorders. Initially, the design of a…”
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Vibration anaysis in robotic ultrasonic welding for battery assembly by Sang Choi, Zhang, G., Fuhlbrigge, T. A., Nidamarthi, S.

“…We present an industrial robotic system that demonstrates the capability to perform the ultrasonic welding of metal tabs on battery cells on the electric…”
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Improving hand-eye calibration for robotic grasping and manipulation by Axelrod, B., Huang, W. H.

“…Hand-eye calibration is an important component of robotic systems that perform manipulation and grasping tasks. However, calibration is often an onerous…”
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Information driven sensor placement for robust active object recognition based on multiple views by Stampfer, D., Lutz, M., Schlegel, C.

“…Robust object recognition is a mandatory prerequisite for many applications in Service Robotics. A common approach is to capture a single image of the scene…”
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BOR3D: A use-case-oriented software framework for 3-D object recognition by Bertsche, M., Fromm, T., Ertel, W.

“…3-D object recognition has become a major research topic. New low-cost sensors hit the market making 3-D vision affordable for anyone. On the software side,…”
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Analyzing and modeling an IMU for use in a low-cost combined vision and inertial navigation system by Barrett, J. M., Gennert, M. A., Michalson, W. R., Center, J. L.

“…The automotive and videogame industries have driven the cost of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) accelerometers and gyroscopes down to the range of just…”
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Real-world implementation of an Auction Behavior-Based Robotic Architecture (ABBRA) by Towle, B. A., Nicolescu, M.

“…Robots for real world applications face multiple challenges due to the dynamic nature of the environment. These challenges require that robotic architectures…”
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Graphical microcontroller programming by Rogers, J. R., McVay, R. C.

“…Graphical programming techniques developed in an academic setting enable engineers to quickly iterate their robotic algorithms. In a constrained undergraduate…”
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Probabilistic fusion of multiple algorithms for object recognition at information level by Lutz, M., Stampfer, D., Hochdorfer, S., Schlegel, C.

“…Reliable object recognition is a mandatory prerequisite for service robots that operate in everyday environments. Typical approaches run a single classifier…”
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Robotic automated battery sorting system by Zhang, G. Q., Li, L. M., Sang Choi

“…This paper presents a robotic automated battery sorting system. Robotic battery sorting algorithm is developed, implemented and tested. A battery measurement…”
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Robot control system with integrated vision/force feedback for automated sorting system by Bdiwi, M., Suchy, J.

“…Sorting systems are required in many places with different types of applications such as in manufacturing industry, libraries, factories, warehouses,…”
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