One of the main problems in robotic research is planning. Different approaches have been considered, ranging from global to local planning. In the authors' approach, the key idea is that of planning movements of r...
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One of the main problems in robotic research is planning. Different approaches have been considered, ranging from global to local planning. In the authors' approach, the key idea is that of planning movements of redundant robots, which involves both robotic and AI aspects. Pushing is used as a case study and sensorial feedback is considered in order to provide the planner with updated information on the dynamic evolution of the scene and to be able to deal with a priori unknown objects.< >
The paper summarizes the current work of the DIST-University of Genoa in the field of mobile robotic control. In particular the authors describe the implementation of a multilevel architecture for navigation, based on...
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The paper summarizes the current work of the DIST-University of Genoa in the field of mobile robotic control. In particular the authors describe the implementation of a multilevel architecture for navigation, based on a stereo vision system, which allows obstacle avoidance, detection of free corridors and low level planning by means of few known landmarks such as color spots or vertical edges. Each level is, in principle, independent from the others. Appropriate motor actions are carried out combining the parallel behavior of the different levels.< >
In advanced robotic applications which involve unstructured and cluttered environments, highly redundant robots are considered very useful because they allow one to negotiate obstacles and various kinds of constraints...
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In advanced robotic applications which involve unstructured and cluttered environments, highly redundant robots are considered very useful because they allow one to negotiate obstacles and various kinds of constraints. The price, however, is the increased complexity of the planning and control tasks. In this paper the authors present a prototype of a robotic task planning system that integrates an analogical planner, based on relaxation networks (M-Nets), with a robot planning/programming language (NEM++). M-nets are a parallel and distributed architecture which operates via relaxation in a similar way to a Hopfield net for generating synergies of motor commands in polyarticulated robotic structures.< >
Present a perspective in relation to the use of vision for the control of robots and for the monitoring of robot actions. In order to explain the approach some experiments have been performed in the field of object ma...
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Present a perspective in relation to the use of vision for the control of robots and for the monitoring of robot actions. In order to explain the approach some experiments have been performed in the field of object manipulation and robot navigation. In particular the monitoring of pushing and tapping actions by means of dynamic measurements performed on image sequences are reported. The experiments show that, not only it seems possible to detect unexpected events, but it is possible to control the arm or vehicle trajectory in such a way to achieve a complex task like the pushing of an unknown object along a predetermined trajectory.< >
The authors describes an approach to the visuo-motor coordination of the grasping problem. A vision system is used to provide a spatial description of the scene. The volumetric information is reduced by merging the vo...
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The authors describes an approach to the visuo-motor coordination of the grasping problem. A vision system is used to provide a spatial description of the scene. The volumetric information is reduced by merging the voxels into an octree representation. At the end of the reconstruction process, this kind of 'essential' information can be used to choose the right pre-shaping and to coordinate the arm and the hand motion towards the pre-shaping position, in order to realize a stable grasp. Some preliminary results are shown.< >
A cooperative schema is proposed in which binocular disparity, computed on several stereo images over time, is combined with optical flow from the same sequence to obtain a relative-depth map of the scene. Both time-t...
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A cooperative schema is proposed in which binocular disparity, computed on several stereo images over time, is combined with optical flow from the same sequence to obtain a relative-depth map of the scene. Both time-to-impact and depth scaled by the distance of the camera from the fixation point in space are considered as good, relative measurements which are based on the viewer (but centered on the environment). Two experiments, performed on image sequences from real scenes, are presented.< >
A mathematical framework for reconditioning additive-type models is proposed, and a neuro-operator, based on the chaotic relaxation paradigm, whose resulting dynamics is neither concurrently synchronous nor sequential...
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A mathematical framework for reconditioning additive-type models is proposed, and a neuro-operator, based on the chaotic relaxation paradigm, whose resulting dynamics is neither concurrently synchronous nor sequentially asynchronous is derived. Necessary and sufficient conditions guaranteeing concurrent asynchronous convergence are established in terms of contracting operators. Lyapunov exponents are also computed to characterize the network dynamics and to ensure that throughput-limiting chaotic behavior in models reconditioned with concurrently asynchronous algorithms has been eliminated.< >
An an application of robotics in physical rehabilitation therapy, a robotic system consisting of two planar robot arms, each with two degrees of freedom, is considered. This robotic system, when coupled across a human...
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An an application of robotics in physical rehabilitation therapy, a robotic system consisting of two planar robot arms, each with two degrees of freedom, is considered. This robotic system, when coupled across a human joint, provides a vehicle for rehabilitation of the joint following surgery or trauma. A novel approach for estimation of body segment parameters is formulated that uses state and output information from the robot system to improve these estimates. In addition, redundant sensors are used to improve the accuracy of the estimates. The dynamic equations for a single robot arm are provided and the system is simulated. Therapeutic applications of the robotic system are discussed and the sensitivity of the measured forces with respect to the robot arm joint angles is studied in order to find an optimum orientation of the system for the best possible estimation. The application of this system to both rehabilitation and sports medicine is also discussed.< >
A graphical off-line robot programming system should not only be able to simulate various types of robot movement graphically, it should also be able to use graphics to interact with binary sensors, actuators and etc....
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A graphical off-line robot programming system should not only be able to simulate various types of robot movement graphically, it should also be able to use graphics to interact with binary sensors, actuators and etc., in order to simulate logic-related and other functions of robot languages, such as testing and branching, looping, communication and external event handling graphically. We present a graphical off-line robot programming system which has some of these additional features. In particular, it incorporates a geometrical representation of logical conditions into the geometrical representation of the robot and workspace and it allows conditional statements to be programmed in a geometric setting.
th This volume is an edition of the papers selected from the 12 FIRA RoboWorld C- gress, held in Incheon, Korea, August 16–18, 2009. The Federation of International Robosoccer Association (FIRA – www. fira. net) is ...
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th This volume is an edition of the papers selected from the 12 FIRA RoboWorld C- gress, held in Incheon, Korea, August 16–18, 2009. The Federation of International Robosoccer Association (FIRA – www. fira. net) is a non-profit organization, which organizes robotic competitions and meetings around the globe annually. The RoboSoccer competitions started in 1996 and FIRA was - tablished on June 5, 1997. The Robot Soccer competitions are aimed at promoting the spirit of science and technology to the younger generation. The congress is a forum in which to share ideas and future directions of technologies, and to enlarge the human networks in robotics area. The objectives of the FIRA Cup and Congress are to explore the technical dev- opment and achievement in the field of robotics, and provide participants with a robot festival including technical presentations, robot soccer competitions and exhibits - der the theme “Where Theory and Practice Meet. ” th Under the umbrella of the 12 FIRA RoboWorld Congress Incheon 2009, six int- national conferences were held for greater impact and scientific exchange: th • 6 International Conference on computational Intelligence, robotics and Autonomous Systems (CIRAS) th • 5 International Symposium on Autonomous Minirobots for Research and Edutainment (AMiRE) • International Conference on Social robotics (ICSR) • International Conference on Advanced Humanoid robotics Research (ICAHRR) • International Conference on Entertainment robotics (ICER) • International robotics Education Forum (IREF) This volume consists of selected quality papers from the six conferences.
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