Robotics, sensors, & devices publications
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Building Segmentation for Densely Built Urban Regions Using Aerial LIDAR Data
We present a novel building segmentation system for densely built areas, containing thousands of buildings per square kilometer.
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Collision Sensing by Stereo Vision and Radar Sensor Fusion
To take the advantages of both stereo cameras and radar, this paper proposes a fusion approach to accurately estimate the location, size, pose and motion information of a threat vehicle…
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Discovering Class Specific Composite Features Through Discriminative Sampling with Swendsen-Wang Cut
This paper proposes a novel approach to discover a set of class specific composite features as the feature pool for the detection and classification of complex objects using AdaBoost.
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A Low-Cost Laser Distance Sensor
We describe a compact, planar laser distance sensor (LDS) that has capabilities comparable to current laser scanners: 3 cm accuracy out to 6 m, 10 Hz acquisition, and 1 degree…
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Electroadhesive Robots – Wall Climbing Robots Enabled By a Novel, Robust, and Electrically Controllable Adhesion Technology
This paper describes a novel clamping technology called compliant electroadhesion, as well as the first application of this technology to wall climbing robots. As the name implies, electroadhesion is an…
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Distributed Multirobot Exploration, Mapping, and Task Allocation
We present a set of algorithms that have been both implemented and experimentally verified on teams—of what we refer to as Centibots—consisting of as many as 100 robots.
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Autonomous Biconnected Networks of Mobile Robots
We approach the subproblem of moving from a connected network of robots to achieving biconnectivity. Biconnectivity provides both robustness to change in links and better bandwidth for communication by providing…
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Study on Core Free Rolled Actuator Based on Soft Dielectric EAP
In this study a new rolled actuator design is presented based on the IPN post treated VHB material. Due to the stress free state of the wrapped film no spring…
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Innovative Power Generators for Energy Harvesting Using Electroactive Polymer Artificial Muscles
The use of significantly larger amounts of dielectric elastomer material to produce generator modules with outputs in the kilowatt range is being investigated for application to ocean wave power systems.
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Object Tracking and Classification in Aerial Videos
We combine the layer segmentation approach with background stabilization and post-tracking refinement to reliably detect small moving objects at the relatively low processing speed.
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VideoQuest: Managing Large-Scale Aerial Video Database Through Automated Content Extraction
In this paper, we introduce an aerial video management and exploitation system named VideoQuest that manages large-scale aerial video database through automated video processing and content extraction.
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Learning How to Combine Sensory-Motor Functions Into a Robust Behavior
This article describes a system, called Robel, for defining a robot controller that learns from experience very robust ways of performing a high-level task such as “navigate to”.