Search Results - "Rajendran, Vidyasagar"

Optimization-Based Motion Generation for Buzzwire Tasks With the REEM-C Humanoid Robot by Lee, Peter Q., Rajendran, Vidyasagar, Mombaur, Katja

“…Buzzwire tasks are often used as benchmarks and as training environments for fine motor skills and high precision path following. These tasks require moving a…”
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Human-Aware RRT-Connect: Motion Planning for Safe Human-Robot Collaboration by Rajendran, Vidyasagar, Carreno-Medrano, Pamela, Fisher, Wesley, Kulic, Dana

“…This paper proposes a human-aware motion planner building on RRT-Connect, dubbed Human-Aware RRT-Connect. The planner considers a composite cost function that…”
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A Framework for Human-Robot Interaction User Studies by Rajendran, Vidyasagar, Carreno-Medrano, Pamela, Fisher, Wesley, Werner, Alexander, Kulic, Dana

“…Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) user studies are challenging to evaluate and compare due to a lack of standardization and the infrastructure required to…”
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Bimanual Manipulation Workspace Analysis of Humanoid Robots with Object Specific Coupling Constraints by Thibault, William, Rajendran, Vidyasagar, Mombaur, Katja

“…In this work, a bimanual manipulation workspace analysis for humanoid robots is developed. This analysis con-siders manipulability and whole-body stability for…”
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Learning Skateboarding for Humanoid Robots through Massively Parallel Reinforcement Learning by Thibault, William, Rajendran, Vidyasagar, Melek, William, Mombaur, Katja

“…Learning-based methods have proven useful at generating complex motions for robots, including humanoids. Reinforcement learning (RL) has been used to learn…”
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Towards Humanoids Using Personal Transporters: Learning to Ride a Segway from Humans by Rajendran, Vidyasagar, Lin, Jonathan Feng-Shun, Mombaur, Katja

“…Human bipedal locomotion is efficient, robust and versatile, but typically reserved to reach targets in the close vicinity. As soon as larger distances have to…”
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Whole-body Stabilization of the REEM-C Humanoid on Actuated Balance Boards in Sagittal and Frontal Directions by Rajendran, Vidyasagar, Chavez, Francisco Javier Andrade, Mombaur, Katja

“…This paper explores stabilizer design for humanoid balancing on actuated balance boards. We qualitatively study how humans balance on balance boards to…”
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A Bio-inspired Solution for Double Support Force Distribution in Humanoid Robot Locomotion by Andrade Chavez, Francisco Javier, Rajendran, Vidyasagar, Mombaur, Katja

“…In locomotion, the likelihood of slipping or maintaining contact is determined by the forces applied in the environment. Therefore, it is crucial to find…”
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