Search Results - "2019 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM)"

Fully 3D Printed Monolithic Soft Gripper with High Conformal Grasping Capability by Tawk, Charbel, Gao, Yuan, Mutlu, Rahim, Alici, Gursel

“…The recent advances in material science and engineering disciplines have had a significant impact on the robotics field where numerous bioinspired soft robots…”
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A Fast Global Method Combined with Local Features for 6D Object Pose Estimation by Guo, Zheng, Chai, Ziqi, Liu, Chao, Xiong, Zhenhua

“…With the advancement of intelligent manufacturing, robots are increasingly involved in industrial production, for example, replacing human beings to identify…”
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Mask R-CNN Based Semantic RGB-D SLAM for Dynamic Scenes by Zhang, Zhongqun, Zhang, Jingtao, Tang, Qirong

“…Traditional visual SLAM algorithms run robustly under the assumption of a static environment, but always fail in dynamic scenarios, since moving objects will…”
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3D Vision for Object Grasp and Obstacle Avoidance of a Collaborative Robot by Song, Kai-Tai, Chang, Yu-Hsien, Chen, Jen-Hao

“…This paper presents a design and experimental study of 3D robotic vision for bin picking and obstacle avoidance. Through the 3D vision algorithm, the robotic…”
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The MERO Hand: A Mechanically Robust Anthropomorphic Prosthetic Hand using Novel Compliant Rolling Contact Joint by Liu, Huan, Xu, Kai, Siciliano, Bruno, Ficuciello, Fanny

“…Although substantial progresses have been made in building prosthetic hands, lack of mechanical robustness still restrains wide adoption of robotic hand…”
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3D Printable Vacuum-Powered Soft Linear Actuators by Tawk, Charbel, Spinks, Geoffrey M., in het Panhuis, Marc, Alici, Gursel

“…Soft robots which are made of highly deformable materials are ideal to operate in unstructured environments and to interact safely with humans. This work…”
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Actor-Critic based Deep Reinforcement Learning Framework for Energy Management of Extended Range Electric Delivery Vehicles by Wang, Pengyue, Li, Yan, Shekhar, Shashi, Northrop, William F.

“…In recent years, reinforcement learning (RL) algorithms have been successfully used in energy management strategies (EMS) for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs)…”
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Manipulation Skill Acquisition for Robotic Assembly using Deep Reinforcement Learning by Li, Fengming, Jiang, Qi, Quan, Wei, Song, Rui, Li, Yibin

“…Nowadays mobile manipulators are commonly used in assembly tasks, which can reach greater workspace but also cause more uncertainties. Uncertainty is one of…”
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The creation of DarumaTO: a social companion robot for Buddhist/Shinto elderlies by Trovato, Gabriele, Kishi, Tatsuhiro, Kawai, Mao, Zhong, Tingting, Lin, Jia-Yeu, Gu, Zixi, Oshiyama, Chiaki, Takanishi, Atsuo

“…A growing need of socially assistive devices is now present in several countries affected by ageing societies. Robotics offers a solution to this problem,…”
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Compressive-mode Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting in Translational and Rotational Systems by Wang, Y., Yang, Z., Cao, D., Huang, W.

“…Energy harvesting, as one of the best alternatives to batteries for powering wireless sensors, has been increasingly implemented in real-time condition…”
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A Task-Priority Coordinated Motion Planner Combined with Visual Servo for Mobile Manipulator by Zhang, Heng, Zhang, Yichi, Xiong, Zhenhua, Sheng, Xinjun, Zhu, Xiangyang

“…Mobile manipulators are increasingly used for material handling in industrial environment. In order to improve efficiency, coordinated motion of the mobile…”
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Design, Modeling, and Analysis of a Liquid Cooled Proprioceptive Actuator for Legged Robots by Zhu, Taoyuanmin, Hooks, Joshua, Hong, Dennis

“…Thermal management has always been an essential part of designing robots for extended run times in real world scenarios. Recently, legged robots that utilize…”
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Adaptive Incremental Nonlinear Dynamic Inversion Control Based on Neural Network for UAV Maneuver by Cao, Su, Shen, Lincheng, Zhang, Renshan, Yu, Huangchao, Wang, Xiangke

“…In this paper, a flight control strategy based on incremental nonlinear dynamic inversion (INDI) using properties of general flight control systems and…”
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A Point Cloud Distortion Removing and Mapping Algorithm based on Lidar and IMU UKF Fusion by Zhang, Biao, Zhang, Xiaoyuan, Wei, Baochen, Qi, Chenkun

“…When the lidar motion is rapid, point cloud distortion is an important factor affecting the accuracy of lidar odometry. In this paper, an effective lidar and…”
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Real-time Needle Tip Localization in 2D Ultrasound Images using Kalman Filter by Agarwal, Nisha, Yadav, Ankur Kumar, Gupta, Arjun, Orlando, M. Felix

“…In percutaneous interventions, there are various medical imaging modalities such as MRI, Fluoroscopy, CT scan and Ultrasound. Among them, Ultrasound imaging…”
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Real-time Active Control of a Lower Limb Exoskeleton Based on sEMG by Ma, Xunju, Long, Xingguo, Yan, Zefeng, Wang, Can, Guo, Ziming, Wu, Xinyu

“…With the development of robotics, lower limb exoskeleton robots have broad application prospects in helping patients with rehabilitation. However, the current…”
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Multi-Channel sEMG Based Human Lower Limb Motion Intention Recognition Method by Tao, Yunfei, Huang, Yuping, Zheng, Jigui, Chen, Jing, Zhang, Zhaojing, Guo, Yajing, Li, Pengfei

“…The paper presents a multi-channel sEMG based human lower limb motion intention recognition method, aiming at solving the problem of human lower limb motion…”
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An Improved Observation Model for Monte-Carlo Localization Integrated with Reliable Reflector Prediction by Li, Gen, Meng, Jie, Xie, Yuanlong, Zhang, Xiaolong, Jiang, Liquan, Huang, Yu

“…Robust and reliable localization is a fundamental prerequisite for many applications of mobile robots which can be achieved in many ways. Among them,…”
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Research on Gravity Compensation of Robot Arm Based on Model Learning by Yu, Chenglong, Li, Zhiqi, Liu, Hong

“…In this paper, an algorithm based on model learning to calibrate gravity compensation parameters is proposed. This method can be used to solve the gravity term…”
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Real-Time EMG Signal Processing with Implementation of PID Control for Upper-Limb Prosthesis by Sattar, Neelum Yousaf, Syed, Usama A., Muhammad, Shaheer, Kausar, Zareena

“…In this research feedback control of prosthetic arm has been presented. It aids people, those who are suffering from trans-humeral amputation based on…”
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