This paper presents an approach to robot-assisted navigation on a mobility assistance context, by learning from the user while helping him navigate efficiently and safely in complex environments. Assistive robots such...
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This paper presents an approach to robot-assisted navigation on a mobility assistance context, by learning from the user while helping him navigate efficiently and safely in complex environments. Assistive robots such as robotic walkers provide the ability to support a user's body weight on the upper limbs while walking. However, walkers can add an extra layer of distress due to their specific manipulation constraints. For the users of such devices, lack of dexterous upper limb control can be a considerable problem as it means they may be unable to operate these devices efficiently;users may also have visual impairments that reduce their navigational efficiency. The proposed approach uses a Reinforcement Learning (RL) model and a dynamic window-based local motion planning algorithm. It aims to learn needed corrections in the motion command based on the surrounding environment and the user's intent. The proposed solution handles corrections and guides the user through the environment without collisions while learning and aiding the user when he is unable to operate the device efficiently. The RL based approach was tested in indoor scenarios with a robotic walker platform showing preliminary promising results.
This paper represents research in progress in autonomous manipulation for underwater intervention missions within the context of the GRASPER project. This project focuses on developing manipulation skills for an Auton...
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In this paper we describe an active binocular tracking system integrating peripheral motion detection. The system is made up of a binocular active system used to track the objects and a fixed camera providing wide ang...
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In this paper we describe an active binocular tracking system integrating peripheral motion detection. The system is made up of a binocular active system used to track the objects and a fixed camera providing wide angle images of the environment. The system can cope with changes in lighting conditions by adjusting aperture and focus. Binocular flow enables tracking of nonrigid objects even when partial occlusion occurs.
In Fourier optics, the Fourier transformation is performed on the amplitude of the electromagnetic wave, whereas in the computational method the transformation is usually applied to the grayness of its image which is ...
In Fourier optics, the Fourier transformation is performed on the amplitude of the electromagnetic wave, whereas in the computational method the transformation is usually applied to the grayness of its image which is proportional to the intensity of the electromagnetic signal.
While fairness-aware machine learning algorithms have been receiving increasing attention, the focus has been on centralized machine learning, leaving decentralized methods underexplored. Federated Learning is a decen...
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This chapter presents an overview of algorithms deeply rooted in a sensor-based approach to the SLAM problem that provide global convergence guarantees and allow for the use of partially observable landmarks. The pres...
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In this interactive demonstration we show the basics of Stochastic Computing (SC) using a remote reconfigurable logic laboratory. A very simple web based approach is used to enable a remote access to a development boa...
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In this interactive demonstration we show the basics of Stochastic Computing (SC) using a remote reconfigurable logic laboratory. A very simple web based approach is used to enable a remote access to a development board hosting a FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array). The board switches and keys are virtualised with an online web form, and a webcam is used to provide feedback to the user. Recently, SC has been revisited and evaluated as a possible way of performing approximate probabilistic computations for artificial perception systems. Therefore, we provide the basic stochastic computing modules, so that any user can use them to build a stochastic computing circuit and go beyond software simulations, providing a remote hardware device to test real circuits at high clock speeds.
Vergence ability is an important visual behavior observed on living creatures when they use vision to interact with the environment. The notion of active observer is equally useful for robotic vision systems on tasks ...
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A system for exhaustively inspecting a workpiece, not merely certain features, is presented. The system is based on comparing a volumetric representation of a reference object to a volumetric representation of an actu...
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Biometric technologies are being considered lately for student identity management in Higher Education Institutions, as they provide several advantages over the traditional knowledge-based and token-based authenticati...
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