The special structure of spoken language is often described as "ill-formed" but this paper shows that it is ideally suited to the simultaneous expression of (a) propositional content (i.e., linguistic inform...
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The use of voice quality features in addition to prosodic features is proposed for automatic extraction of paralinguistic information (like speech acts, attitudes and emotions) in dialog speech. Perceptual experiments...
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In this paper, we propose a mobile robot architecture for person tracking, consisting of an active stereo vision module (ASVM) and a navigation module (NM). The first uses a stereo head equipped with a pan-tilt mechan...
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In this paper, we propose a mobile robot architecture for person tracking, consisting of an active stereo vision module (ASVM) and a navigation module (NM). The first uses a stereo head equipped with a pan-tilt mechanism to track a moving target (selected by an operator) and keep it centered in the visual field. Its output, i.e. the 3D position of the person, is fed to the NM, which drives the robot towards the target while avoiding obstacles. For this, a hybrid navigation algorithm is adopted with a reactive part that efficiently reacts to the most recent sensor data, and a deliberative part that generates a globally optimal path to a target destination, such as the person's location. As a peculiarity of the system, there is no feedback from the NM or the robot motion controller (RMC) to the ASVM. While this imparts flexibility in combining the ASVM with a wide range of robot platforms, it puts considerable strain on the ASVM. Indeed, besides the changes in the target dynamics, it has to cope with the robot motion during obstacle avoidance. These disturbances are accommodated via a suitable stochastic dynamic model for the stereo head-target system. Robust tracking is achieved by combining a color-based particle filter with a method to update the color model of the target under changing illumination conditions. The main contributions of this paper lie in (1) devising a robust color-based 3D target tracking method, (2) proposing a hybrid deliberative/reactive navigation scheme, and (3) integrating them on a wheelchair platform for the final goal of person following. Experimental results are presented for ASVM separately and in combination with a wheelchair platform-based implementation of the NM.
A new set of challenging tasks are envisaged for future robotic planetary space missions. In contrast to conventional exploration rovers, industrial robotic roles are required for object manipulation and transportatio...
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(纸本)3540264132
A new set of challenging tasks are envisaged for future robotic planetary space missions. In contrast to conventional exploration rovers, industrial robotic roles are required for object manipulation and transportation in e.g. habitat construction. This prompts research into more robust failsafe robot designs, having greater mission redundancy for cost-effectiveness, with adjustable structures for multi-tasking. A Modular Reconfigurable design is investigated to meet these requirements using linear actuation over revolute since this alternative approach to modular robotics can form truss type structures providing inherently stable structures appropriate to the given task type. For ease of reconfiguration a connectivity solution is sought that may be simple enough to allow self-reconfiguration thus enabling extremely remote autonomous operation. In effort to meet this challenge the ORTHO-BOT developmental concept is introduced in this paper. Based on the core module developed thus far, a walking design has been successfully demonstrated in simulation to fulfil the key requirement of locomotion. Though the focus for this research is aimed at space-based roles conceptual solutions developed should also find useful application in terrestrial remote or hazardous environments.
This paper focus on developing a flexible biomimetic sensor, which is embedded in a soft earthworm-like crawling minirobot and mimics exteroceptive and proprioceptive functions of invertebrates, such as its biological...
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This paper describes the design and development of a prototype swimming and wall-climbing robot that gains access to internal tank wall and floor surfaces on Floating Production Storage Oil (FPSO) tanks for the purpos...
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(纸本)3540264132
This paper describes the design and development of a prototype swimming and wall-climbing robot that gains access to internal tank wall and floor surfaces on Floating Production Storage Oil (FPSO) tanks for the purposes of carrying out Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) of welds while the tank is in-service and full of oil. A brief description is given of the inspection environment and the three NDT techniques (ultrasonic phased arrays, eddy current arrays, and Alternating Current Field Measurement ACFM arrays) that will be used to detect weld cracks and floor corrosion and pitting.
Binocular method is always used in the object location of robot, but the matching problem of the control points in the images is not settled perfectly. This paper introduces a method of Real-time positioning with high...
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Binocular method is always used in the object location of robot, but the matching problem of the control points in the images is not settled perfectly. This paper introduces a method of Real-time positioning with high-precision by single camera based on P3P algorithm. When the camera and the control points were set on specific spatial location, we could get the position of the object. The experiment results show that the technique is fit for the robot operation.
Central patient monitoring has become the standard approach in modem medicine. In the fetal surveillance system the bedside monitor as an input device enables fetal heart rate, uterine contractions and fetal movement ...
Central patient monitoring has become the standard approach in modem medicine. In the fetal surveillance system the bedside monitor as an input device enables fetal heart rate, uterine contractions and fetal movement information to be accessed by a computer. However, connection of several fetal monitors (various types sometimes) to the system meets a few serious software and hardware problems. The efforts that have been taken to solve these problems during the development of the centralised fetal monitoring system are discussed in this paper.
The "ZIP" adaptive automated trading algorithm has been shown to outperform human traders in experimental studies of continuous double auction (CDA) markets populated by mixtures of human and "software ...
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The "ZIP" adaptive automated trading algorithm has been shown to outperform human traders in experimental studies of continuous double auction (CDA) markets populated by mixtures of human and "software robot" traders. This paper introduces a more sophisticated version of the ZIP algorithm, called ZIP60 because it requires the values of 60 parameters to be set correctly. ZIP60 is shown here to produce significantly improved results in comparison to the original ZIP algorithm (called "ZIP8" hereafter). A genetic algorithm is used to search the 60-dimensional parameter space, and it finds parameter values that yield ZIP60 traders with mean scores that are significantly better than those of ZIP8s. Principal component analysis of the best evolved ZIP60 parameter-sets establishes that no ZIP8 solutions are embedded in the 60-d space. Moreover, the results presented here cast doubt on earlier ZIP8 results concerning the evolution of new 'hybrid' auction mechanisms that appeared to be improvements on the CDA
Civil rescue and military reconnaissance are domains that involve a great amount of manpower; and it is quite dangerous and laborious in a hostile environment. This paper presents a novel field robot JL-I based on rec...
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Civil rescue and military reconnaissance are domains that involve a great amount of manpower; and it is quite dangerous and laborious in a hostile environment. This paper presents a novel field robot JL-I based on reconfiguration for these applications. The robotic system consists of 3 uniform modules; each module is an entire robotic system that can perform distributed activities. In order to meet the requirements of highly adaptive locomotion capabilities, the applied mechanical structure of the robot is employed to drive the serial and parallel mechanisms to form an active joint for changing shape in three dimensions. After summarizing the basic functions provided by this system, the mechanical structure, the control system and the locomotion capabilities of JL-I are introduced in detail. Finally the successful on-site tests confirm the principles described above and the robot's ability.
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