Search Results - "2013 IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE)"

Coordination of robot paths for cycle time minimization by Spensieri, Domenico, Bohlin, Robert, Carlson, Johan S.

“…In this work we study the problem of coordinating robot paths sharing a common environment in order to minimize cycle time, by avoiding their mutual…”
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An interdisciplinary SysML based modeling approach for analyzing change influences in production plants to support the engineering by Kernschmidt, Konstantin, Vogel-Heuser, Birgit

“…Modern mechatronic production plants contain a multitude of mechanical, electrical/electronic and software components. During its lifecycle such a system…”
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Autonomous robotic system for high-efficiency non-destructive bridge deck inspection and evaluation by La, Hung M., Lim, Ronny S., Basily, Basily, Gucunski, Nenad, Jingang Yi, Maher, Ali, Romero, Francisco A., Parvardeh, Hooman

“…Bridges are one of the critical civil infrastructure for safety of traveling public. The conditions of bridges deteriorate with time as a result of material…”
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Easy robot programming concepts: An industrial perspective by Rossano, Gregory F., Martinez, Carlos, Hedelind, Mikael, Murphy, Steve, Fuhlbrigge, Thomas A.

“…One of the key challenges for industrial robotics is the high level of expertise and effort required to program a robust, production-quality robot system. In…”
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A scenario-based predictive control approach to building HVAC management systems by Parisio, Alessandra, Molinari, Marco, Varagnolo, Damiano, Johansson, Karl Henrik

“…We present a Stochastic Model Predictive Control (SMPC) algorithm that maintains predefined comfort levels in building Heating, Ventilation and Air…”
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Low-cost coarse airborne particulate matter sensing for indoor occupancy detection by Weekly, Kevin, Donghyun Rim, Lin Zhang, Bayen, Alexandre M., Nazaroff, William W., Spanos, Costas J.

“…In the energy-efficient smart building, occupancy detection and localization is an area of increasing interest, as services, such as lighting and ventilation,…”
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Collaborative virtual environments for orthopedic surgery by Cecil, J., Ramanathan, Parmesh, Rahneshin, Vahid, Prakash, Aditya, Pirela-Cruz, Miguel

“…Virtual reality simulators can be beneficial in increasing the quality of training while decreasing the time needed for training a specific skill. These…”
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Model predictive control for HVAC systems - A review by Kwadzogah, Roger, Mengchu Zhou, Sisi Li

“…The world faces an energy problem. Oil supply is gradually running out. Its use is polluting the planet with greenhouse gas. Most alternative energy sources…”
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Flexible 3D localization of planar objects for industrial bin-picking with monocamera vision system by Pretto, Alberto, Tonello, Stefano, Menegatti, Emanuele

“…In this paper, we present a robust and flexible vision system for 3D localization of planar parts for industrial robots. Our system is able to work with nearly…”
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Assembly planning for planar structures of a brick wall pattern with rectangular modular robots by Jungwon Seo, Yim, Mark, Kumar, Vijay

“…We present an assembly planning algorithm for constructing planar structures out of rectangular modular robots which can dock to each other to form a brick…”
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Automated workpiece localization for robotic welding by Rajaraman, Mabaran, Dawson-Haggerty, Michael, Shimada, Kenji, Bourne, David

“…Precise knowledge of a workpiece's position is essential to robotic manufacturing. This often requires design and use of special purpose fixtures and…”
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A modified social force model considering relative velocity of pedestrians by Yuan Gao, Luh, Peter B., Hui Zhang, Tao Chen

“…Social force model is a widely-used crowd model that simulates pedestrian dynamics based on Newtonian mechanics. It combines physical forces (caused by body…”
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Energy efficient and collision free motion of industrial robots using optimal control by Bjorkenstam, Staffan, Gleeson, Daniel, Bohlin, Robert, Carlson, Johan S., Lennartson, Bengt

“…In a production plant for complex assembled products there could be up to several hundred of robots used for handling and joining operations. Thus, improvement…”
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Product of tracking experts for visual tracking of surgical tools by Kumar, Suren, Narayanan, Madusudanan Sathia, Singhal, Pankaj, Corso, Jason J., Krovi, Venkat

“…This paper proposes a novel tool detection and tracking approach using uncalibrated monocular surgical videos for computer-aided surgical interventions. We…”
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Fast image drift compensation in scanning electron microscope using image registration by Marturi, Naresh, Dembele, Sounkalo, Piat, Nadine

“…Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) image acquisition is mostly affected by the time varying motion of pixel positions in the consecutive images, a phenomenon…”
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Trajectory tracking and anti-sway control of three-dimensional offshore boom cranes using second-order sliding modes by Ismail, R. M. T. Raja, Ha, Q. P.

“…The growing usage of ocean facilities and land constraints have necessitated transfers of equipment and cargos to and from support vessels, complex lifts and…”
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Causal analysis for non-stationary time series in sensor-rich smart buildings by Yuxun Zhou, Zhaoyi Kang, Lin Zhang, Spanos, Costas

“…Advances in low cost sensor and networking technologies in smart buildings have given researchers access to a multitude of time series data, including…”
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An algorithm for computing customized 3D printed implants with curvature constrained channels for enhancing intracavitary brachytherapy radiation delivery by Garg, Animesh, Patil, Sachin, Siauw, Timmy, Cunha, J. Adam M., I-Chow Hsu, Abbeel, Pieter, Pouliot, Jean, Goldberg, Ken

“…Brachytherapy is a widely-used treatment modality for cancer in many sites in the body. In brachytherapy, small radioactive sources are positioned proximal to…”
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NCC-RANSAC: A fast plane extraction method for navigating a smart cane for the visually impaired by Qian, X., Ye, C.

“…This paper presents a new RANSAC based method for extracting planes from 3D range data. The generic RANSAC Plane Extranction (PE) method may over-extract a…”
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Energy-efficient management of eco-communities by Bing Yan, Luh, Peter B., Biao Sun, Chen Song, Chenhui Dong, Zhongxue Gan, Michel, Laurent D.

“…With human environmental footprint exceeding the world's regeneration capacity by about 30%, conserving energy and reducing emissions and waste are critical…”
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