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A High-Performance Infrared Imaging System with Adaptive Contrast Enhancement 11

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A High-Performance Infrared Imaging System with Adaptive Con...

11th International Conference on Electronics, Communications and Networks, CECNet 2021

作者： Deng, Feng Su, Zhong Wang, Rui Liu, Jun Wang, Yanzhi Beijing Key Laboratory of High Dynamic Navigation Technology Beijing Information Science and Technology University Beijing China State Key Laboratory of Nickel and Cobalt Resources Comprehensive Utilization Jinchang China Robotics Institute School of Computer Science Carnegie Mellon University PittsburghPA United States Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering College of Engineering Northeastern University BostonMA United States

ISBN: (纸本)9781643682402

Most of the existing infrared imaging systems employ the scheme of FPGA/FPGA+DSP with numerous peripheral circuits, which leads to complex hardware architecture, limited system versatility, and low computing performance. It has become an intriguing technical problem worldwide to simplify the system structure while improving the imaging performance. In this paper, we present a novel real-time infrared imaging system based on the Rockchip's RV1108 visual processing SoC (system on chip). Moreover, to address the problem of low contrast and dim details in infrared images with a high dynamic range, an adaptive contrast enhancement method based on bilateral filter is proposed and implemented on the system. First, the infrared image is divided into a base layer and a detail layer through bilateral filter, then the base layer is compressed by an adaptive bi-plateau histogram equalization algorithm, and finally a linear-weighted method is used to integrate the detail layer to obtain the image with enhanced details. The experimental results indicate that compared with traditional algorithms, our method can effectively improve the overall contrast of the image, while effectively retaining the image details without noise magnification. For an image of 320*240 pixels, the real-time processing rate of the system is 68 frames/s. The system has the characteristics of simplified structure, perceptive image details, and high computing performance. © 2022 The authors and IOS Press.

关键词： System-on-chip

Towards Energy Efficient Autonomous Exploration of Mars Lava Tube with a Martian Coaxial Quadrotor

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arXiv 2022年

作者： Patel, Akash Karlsson, Samuel Lindqvist, Björn Kanellakis, Christoforos Agha-Mohammadi, Ali-Akbar Nikolakopoulos, George Robotics & AI Team Department of Computer Electrical and Space Engineering Luleå University of Technology LuleåSE-97187 Sweden Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology PasadenaCA91109 United States

Mapping and exploration of a Martian terrain with an aerial vehicle has become an emerging research direction, since the successful flight demonstration of the Mars helicopter Ingenuity. Although the autonomy and navigation capability of the state of the art Mars helicopter has proven to be efficient in an open environment, the next area of interest for exploration on Mars are caves or ancient lava tube like environments, especially towards the never-ending search of life on other planets. This article presents an autonomous exploration mission based on a modified frontier approach along with a risk aware planning and integrated collision avoidance scheme with a special focus on energy aspects of a custom designed Mars Coaxial Quadrotor (MCQ) in a Martian simulated lava tube. One of the biggest novelties of the article stems from addressing the exploration capability, while rapidly exploring in local areas and intelligently global re-positioning of the MCQ when reaching dead ends in order to to efficiently use the battery based consumed energy, while increasing the volume of the exploration. The proposed novel algorithm for the Martian exploration is able to select the next way point of interest, such that the MCQ keeps its heading towards the local exploration direction where it will find maximum information about the surroundings. The proposed three layer cost based global re-position point selection assists in rapidly redirecting the MCQ to previously partially seen areas that could lead to more unexplored part of the lava tube. The Martian fully simulated mission presented in this article takes into consideration the fidelity of physics of Mars condition in terms of thin atmosphere, low surface pressure and low gravity of the planet, while proves the efficiency of the proposed scheme in exploring an area that is particularly challenging due to the subterranean-like environment. The proposed exploration-planning framework is also validated in simulation by compar

关键词： Energy efficiency

Enhancing UAV Autonomous Navigation in Indoor Environments Using Reinforcement Learning and Convolutional Neural Networks

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Enhancing UAV Autonomous Navigation in Indoor Environments U...

International Symposium on Intelligent Systems and Informatics (SISY)

作者： Homayoun Safarpour Motealegh Mahalegi Amirfarhad Farhadi György Molnár Eniko Nagy Obuda University Institute of Mechatronics and Vehicle Engineering Budapest Hungary Department of Computer Engineering Science and Research Branch Islamic Azad University Tehran Iran Apaczai Csere Janos Faculty of Humanities Education and Social Sciences Kando Kalman Faculty of Electrical Engineering Budapest Obuda University Hungary Szechenyi University Gyor Hungary Antal Bejczy Center for Intelligent Robotics John von Neumann Faculty of Informatics Obuda University Budapest Hungary

ISBN: (数字)9798350385601

ISBN: (纸本)9798350385618

In recent years, the number of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) applications has increased. However, navigating them indoors is still tricky because no GPS signals are available, and the obstacles constantly change. This study exploits the collaboration between convolutional neural networks (CNNs) and reinforcement learning (RL) to overcome these challenges, improving the level of independence of UAVs in indoor settings. We present a new technique known as potential-based reward shaping, which directly incorporates expert knowledge into the reinforcement learning framework. This technique efficiently addresses the problem of sparse rewards that often hinder learning in conventional RL configurations. In addition, we have created a reflective reinforcement learning agent that systematically assesses its actions to prioritize those that result in the most substantial enhancements. We have extensively evaluated the performance of our method with the High-Definition Indoor Navigation (HDIN) dataset to show that our method continuously outperformed current non-introspective RL techniques in terms of decision-making speed and navigation accuracy in this evaluation. The results show that this new CNN-RL combination is feasible and suggests a scalable method for complex indoor navigation problems.

关键词： Indoor navigation Refining Reinforcement learning Autonomous aerial vehicles Indoor environment Convolutional neural networks Intelligent systems Informatics Autonomous robots Global Positioning System

Observability Analysis and Reduced-Order Observer Design for a Super-Coiled Polymer-Driven Robotic Eye

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Observability Analysis and Reduced-Order Observer Design for...

IEEE Conference on Decision and Control

作者： Sunil Kumar Rajendran Qi Wei Ningshi Yao Feitian Zhang Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering George Mason University Fairfax VA USA Department of Bioengineering George Mason University Fairfax VA USA Department of Advanced Manufacturing and Robotics and the State Key Laboratory of Turbulence and Complex Systems College of Engineering Peking University Beijing China

ISBN: (数字)9781665467612

ISBN: (纸本)9781665467629

With the aid of a robotic eye platform, several ocular motor disorders such as strabismus can be studied by ophthalmologists and biomedical researchers to better under-stand the biomechanisms of the human eye. Our previous work modeled a 2-DOF robotic eye driven by Super-Coiled Polymer (SCP) artificial muscles and presented a Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient (DDPG) learning-based controller. The control policy requires access to the full system states that include the orientation of the robotic eye and temperature changes of the SCPs. While the angular orientations of the robotic eye can be determined using embedded sensors or image-processing of the visual feed, it is quite laborious and expensive to measure the temperatures of the slender SCP muscles without affecting robot dynamics. To address this problem, this paper designs a linear reduced-order state observer based on the linearization of the nonlinear dynamics of the robotic eye. The linearized model is analytically shown to be fully observable along any trajectory within the operation range. To quantify the local observability of the dynamical system, local unobservability indices and local estimation condition numbers are determined along trajectories of the system states. The performance of the designed observer is tested through simulation in both open-loop and closed-loop foveation control of the robotic eye.

关键词： Temperature sensors Temperature measurement Visualization Observers Robot sensing systems Trajectory Nonlinear dynamical systems

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Kombucha electronics

arXiv 2023年

作者： Adamatzky, Andrew Tarabella, Giuseppe Phillips, Neil Chiolerio, Alessandro D’Angelo, Passquale Nicolaidou, Anna Sirakoulis, Georgios Ch. Unconventional Computing Laboratory University of the West of England Bristol United Kingdom Parma Italy Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia Center for Converging Technologies Soft Bioinspired Robotics Via Morego 30 Genova16165 Italy Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Democritus University of Thrace Xanthi Greece

A kombucha is a tea and sugar fermented by over sixty kinds of yeasts and bacteria. This symbiotic community produces kombucha mats, which are cellulose-based hydrogels. The kombucha mats can be used as an alternative to animal leather in industry and fashion once they have been dried and cured. Prior to this study, we demonstrated that living kombucha mats display dynamic electrical activity and distinct stimulating responses. For use in organic textiles, cured mats of kombucha are inert. To make kombucha wearables functional, it is necessary to incorporate electrical circuits. We demonstrate that creating electrical conductors on kombucha mats is possible. After repeated bending and stretching, the circuits maintain their functionality. In addition, the abilities and electronic properties of the proposed kombucha, such as being lighter, less expensive, and more flexible than conventional electronic systems, pave the way for their use in a diverse range of applications. Copyright © 2023, The Authors. All rights reserved.

关键词： Timing circuits

REF: A Rapid Exploration Framework for Deploying Autonomous MAVs in Unknown Environments

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arXiv 2022年

作者： Patel, Akash Lindqvist, Björn Kanellakis, Christoforos Agha-Mohammadi, Ali-Akbar Nikolakopoulos, George Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Team Department of Computer Electrical and Space Engineering Luleå University of Technology LuleåSE-97187 Sweden Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology PasadenaCA91109 United States

Exploration and mapping of unknown environments is a fundamental task in applications for autonomous robots. In this article, we present a complete framework for deploying Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs) in autonomous exploration missions in unknown subterranean areas. The main motive of exploration algorithms is to depict the next best frontier for the robot such that new ground can be covered in a fast, safe yet efficient manner. The proposed framework uses a novel frontier selection method that also contributes to the safe navigation of autonomous robots in obstructed areas such as subterranean caves, mines, and urban areas. The framework presented in this work bifurcates the exploration problem in local and global exploration. The proposed exploration framework is also adaptable according to computational resources available onboard the robot which means the trade-off between the speed of exploration and the quality of the map can be made. Such capability allows the proposed framework to be deployed in a subterranean exploration, mapping as well as in fast search and rescue scenarios. The performance of the proposed framework is evaluated in detailed simulation studies with comparisons made against a high-level exploration-planning framework developed for the DARPA Sub-T challenge as it will be presented in this article. © 2022, CC0.

关键词： Robots

A Letter on Progress Made on Husky Carbon: A Legged-Aerial, Multi-modal Platform

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arXiv 2022年

作者： Salagame, Adarsh Manjikian, Shoghair Wang, Chenghao Krishnamurthy, Kaushik Venkatesh Pitroda, Shreyansh Gupta, Bibek Jacob, Tobias Mottis, Benjamin Sihite, Eric Ramezani, Milad Ramezani, Alireza The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Northeastern University SiliconSynapse Laboratory BostonMA United States The Department of Aerospace Engineering California Institute of Technology PasadenaCA United States The Robotics and Autonomous Systems Group Data61 CSIRO BrisbaneQLD Australia

Animals, such as birds, widely use multi-modal locomotion by combining legged and aerial mobility with dominant inertial effects. The robotic biomimicry of this multi-modal locomotion feat can yield ultra-flexible systems in terms of their ability to negotiate their task spaces. The main objective of this paper is to discuss the challenges in achieving multi-modal locomotion, and to report our progress in developing our quadrupedal robot capable of multi-modal locomotion (legged and aerial locomotion), the Husky Carbon. We report the mechanical and electrical components utilized in our robot, in addition to the simulation and experimentation done to achieve our goal in developing a versatile multi-modal robotic platform. Copyright © 2022, The Authors. All rights reserved.

关键词： Antennas

Bioinspired Musculoskeletal Model-based Soft Wrist Exoskeleton for Stroke Rehabilitation

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Journal of Bionic engineering 2020年第6期17卷 1163-1174页

作者： Ning Li Tie Yang Yang Yang Peng Yu Xiujuan Xue Xingang Zhao Guoli Song Imad HElhajj Wenxue Wang Ning Xi Lianqing Liu State Key Laboratory of Robotics Shenyang Institute of AutomationChinese Academy of SciencesShenyang 110016China Institutes for Robotics and Itelligent Manufacturing Chinese Academy of SciencesShenyang 110169China University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Bejing 100049China Rehabilitation Center for the Disabled Shenyang 110015China Vision and Robotics Lab Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringAmerican University of BeirutBeirut 11072020Lebanon Emerging Technologies Instinute Department of Industrial&Manufacturing Systems EngineeringUniversity of Hong KongPokfulamHong Kong 999077China

Exoskeleton robots have demonstrated the potential to rehabilitate stroke ***,poor human-machine physiological coupling causes unexpected damage to human of muscles and ***,inferior humanoid kinematics control would restrict human natural *** to deal with these problems results in bottlenecks and hinders its *** this paper,the simplified muscle model and muscle-liked kinematics model were proposed,based on which a soft wrist exoskeleton was established to realize natural human ***,we simplified the redundant muscular system related to the wrist joint from ten muscles to four,so as to realize the human-robot physiological ***,according to the above human-like musculoskeletal model,the humanoid distributed kinematics control was established to achieve the two DOFs coupling kinematics of the *** results show that the wearer of an exoskeleton could reduce muscle activation and joint force by 43.3%and 35.6%,***,the humanoid motion trajectories similarity of the robot reached 91.5%.Stroke patients could recover 90.3%of natural motion ability to satisfy for most daily *** work provides a fundamental understanding on human-machine physiological coupling and humanoid kinematics control of the exoskeleton robots for reducing the post-stroke complications.

关键词： stroke rehabilitation simplified muscle model soft wrist exoskeleton robot bionic kinematics model

Ensemble diverse hypotheses and knowledge distillation for unsupervised cross-subject adaptation

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arXiv 2022年

作者： Zhang, Kuangen Chen, Jiahong Wang, Jing Chen, Xinxing Leng, Yuquan de Silva, Clarence W. Fu, Chenglong Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Biomimetic Robotics and Intelligent Systems Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen518055 China Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Human-Augmentation and Rehabilitation Robotics in Universities Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen518055 China Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of British Columbia VancouverBC Canada Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering The University of British Columbia VancouverBC Canada

Recognizing human locomotion intent and activities is important for controlling the wearable robots while walking in complex environments. However, human-robot interface signals are usually user-dependent, which causes that the classifier trained on source subjects performs poorly on new subjects. To address this issue, this paper designs the ensemble diverse hypotheses and knowledge distillation (EDHKD) method to realize unsupervised cross-subject adaptation. EDH mitigates the divergence between labeled data of source subjects and unlabeled data of target subjects to accurately classify the locomotion modes of target subjects without labeling data. Compared to previous domain adaptation methods based on the single learner, which may only learn a subset of features from input signals, EDH can learn di- Copyright © 2022, The Authors. All rights reserved.

关键词： Robots