Search Results - "2013 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems"

V-REP: A versatile and scalable robot simulation framework by Rohmer, Eric, Singh, Surya P. N., Freese, Marc

“…From exploring planets to cleaning homes, the reach and versatility of robotics is vast. The integration of actuation, sensing and control makes robotics…”
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Dense visual SLAM for RGB-D cameras by Kerl, Christian, Sturm, Jurgen, Cremers, Daniel

“…In this paper, we propose a dense visual SLAM method for RGB-D cameras that minimizes both the photometric and the depth error over all pixels. In contrast to…”
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A robust and modular multi-sensor fusion approach applied to MAV navigation by Lynen, Simon, Achtelik, Markus W., Weiss, Stephan, Chli, Margarita, Siegwart, Roland

“…It has been long known that fusing information from multiple sensors for robot navigation results in increased robustness and accuracy. However, accurate…”
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Unified temporal and spatial calibration for multi-sensor systems by Furgale, Paul, Rehder, Joern, Siegwart, Roland

“…In order to increase accuracy and robustness in state estimation for robotics, a growing number of applications rely on data from multiple complementary…”
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Towards a soft pneumatic glove for hand rehabilitation by Polygerinos, Panagiotis, Lyne, Stacey, Zheng Wang, Nicolini, Luis Fernando, Mosadegh, Bobak, Whitesides, George M., Walsh, Conor J.

“…This paper presents preliminary results for the design, development and evaluation of a hand rehabilitation glove fabricated using soft robotic technology…”
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Vehicle trajectory prediction based on motion model and maneuver recognition by Houenou, Adam, Bonnifait, Philippe, Cherfaoui, Veronique, Wen Yao

“…Predicting other traffic participants trajectories is a crucial task for an autonomous vehicle, in order to avoid collisions on its planned trajectory. It is…”
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Human-robot collaborative manipulation planning using early prediction of human motion by Mainprice, Jim, Berenson, Dmitry

“…In this paper we present a framework that allows a human and a robot to perform simultaneous manipulation tasks safely in close proximity. The proposed…”
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Aerial manipulation using a quadrotor with a two DOF robotic arm by Suseong Kim, Seungwon Choi, Kim, H. Jin

“…This paper presents aerial manipulation using a quadrotor with a two-DOF robot arm. By considering a quadrotor and robot arm as a combined system, the…”
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M-blocks: Momentum-driven, magnetic modular robots by Romanishin, John W., Gilpin, Kyle, Rus, Daniela

“…In this paper, we describe a novel self-assembling, self-reconfiguring cubic robot that uses pivoting motions to change its intended geometry. Each individual…”
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Characterization of silicone rubber based soft pneumatic actuators by Yi Sun, Yun Seong Song, Paik, Jamie

“…Conventional pneumatic actuators have been a popular choice due to their decent force/torque output. Nowadays, new generation of pneumatic actuator made out of…”
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Robot companion: A social-force based approach with human awareness-navigation in crowded environments by Ferrer, Gonzalo, Garrell, Anais, Sanfeliu, Alberto

“…Robots accompanying humans is one of the core capacities every service robot deployed in urban settings should have. We present a novel robot companion…”
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STIFF-FLOP surgical manipulator: Mechanical design and experimental characterization of the single module by Cianchetti, Matteo, Ranzani, Tommaso, Gerboni, Giada, De Falco, Iris, Laschi, Cecilia, Menciassi, Arianna

“…This paper presents the concept design, the fabrication and the experimental characterization of a unit of a modular manipulator for minimal access surgery…”
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Collaborative monocular SLAM with multiple Micro Aerial Vehicles by Forster, Christian, Lynen, Simon, Kneip, Laurent, Scaramuzza, Davide

“…This paper presents a framework for collaborative localization and mapping with multiple Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs) in unknown environments. Each MAV…”
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Decentralized multi-robot cooperative localization using covariance intersection by Carrillo-Arce, Luis C., Nerurkar, Esha D., Gordillo, Jose L., Roumeliotis, Stergios I.

“…In this paper, we present a Covariance Intersection (CI)-based algorithm for reducing the processing and communication complexity of multi-robot Cooperative…”
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Manipulation of deformable objects without modeling and simulating deformation by Berenson, Dmitry

“…We present a method to manipulate deformable objects that does not require modeling and simulating deformation. Our method is based on the concept of…”
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RGB-D object tracking: A particle filter approach on GPU by Changhyun Choi, Christensen, Henrik I.

“…This paper presents a particle filtering approach for 6-DOF object pose tracking using an RGB-D camera. Our particle filter is massively parallelized in a…”
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First analysis and experiments in aerial manipulation using fully actuated redundant robot arm by Huber, Felix, Kondak, Konstantin, Krieger, Kai, Sommer, Dominik, Schwarzbach, Marc, Laiacker, Maximilian, Kossyk, Ingo, Parusel, Sven, Haddadin, Sami, Albu-Schaffer, Alin

“…In this paper we describe a system for aerial manipulation composed of a helicopter platform and a fully actuated seven Degree of Freedom (DoF) redundant…”
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High-speed humanoid running through control with a 3D-SLIP model by Wensing, Patrick M., Orin, David E.

“…This paper presents new methods to control highspeed running in a simulated humanoid robot at speeds of up to 6.5 m/s. We present methods to generate compliant…”
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Highly deformable 3-D printed soft robot generating inching and crawling locomotions with variable friction legs by Umedachi, Takuya, Vikas, Vishesh, Trimmer, Barry A.

“…Soft and continuum robots have the useful capability of adopting intricate postures and conforming to complex shapes. Furthermore, structures built from soft…”
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Anticipating human activities for reactive robotic response by Koppula, Hema Swetha, Saxena, Ashutosh

“…An important aspect of human perception is anticipation, which we use extensively in our day-to-day activities when interacting with other humans as well as…”
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