A strategy for the fusion of information from a stereo image pair for model-based object recognition is discussed. Our scheme combines a new method for feature grouping with a region-based stereo matching and a hypoth...
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Programming by Demonstration (PbD) is a programming method that allows to add new functionalities to a system by simply showing the desired task or skill in form of few examples. In the domain of robotics this paradig...
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The distributed real-time community is mainly divided into two camps: hard real-time and soft real-time;hybrid systems have been considered but not to any great extent. In this paper we propose a hybrid communication ...
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Load balancing is one of the central problems that have to be solved in parallel computation. Here, the problem of distributed, dynamic load balancing for massive parallelism is addressed.A new local method, which rea...
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Load balancing is one of the central problems that have to be solved in parallel computation. Here, the problem of distributed, dynamic load balancing for massive parallelism is addressed.A new local method, which realizes a physical analogy to equilibrating liquids in multi-dimensional tori or hypercubes, is presented. It is especially suited for communication mechanisms with low set-up to transfer ratio occurring in tightly-coupled or SIMD systems. By successive shifting single load elements to the direct neighbors, the load is automatically transferred to lightly loaded *** to former methods, the proposed Liquid model has two main advantages. First, the task of load sharing is combined with the task of load balancing, where the former has priority. This property is valuable in many applications and important for highly dynamic load distribution. Second, the Liquid model has high efficiency, Asymptotically, it needsO(D K Ldiff) load transfers to reach the balanced state in aD-dimensional torus withKprocessors per dimension and a maximum initial load difference ofLdiff. The Liquid model clearly outperforms an earlier load balancing approach, the *** a survey of related research, analytical results within a formal framework are derived. These results are validated by worst-case simulations in one- and two-dimeasional tori with up to two thousand processors.
This paper presents a general approach to the acquisition of sensor-based robot skills from human demonstrations. Since human-generated examples cannot be assumed to be optimal with respect to the robot, adaptation of...
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This paper presents a general approach to the acquisition of sensor-based robot skills from human demonstrations. Since human-generated examples cannot be assumed to be optimal with respect to the robot, adaptation of the initially acquired skill is explicitly considered. Results for acquiring and refining manipulation skills for a Puma 260 manipulator are given.
One of the many features needed to support the activities of autonomous systems is the ability of motion planning. It enables robots to move in their environment securely and to accomplish given tasks. Unfortunately, ...
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One of the many features needed to support the activities of autonomous systems is the ability of motion planning. It enables robots to move in their environment securely and to accomplish given tasks. Unfortunately, the control loop comprising sensing, planning, and acting has not yet been closed for robots in dynamic environments. One reason involves the long execution times of the motion planning component. A solution for this problem is offered by the use of highly computational parallelism. Thus, an important task is the parallelization of existing motion planning algorithms for robots so that they are suitable for highly computational parallelism. In several cases, completely new algorithms have to be designed, so that a parallelization is feasible. We review approaches to motion planning using parallel computation.
Increasing the flexibility of robot systems has been one of the main objectives of robotics research in recent years. There are various approaches to achieve this: increasing fault-tolerance, the development of new ac...
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Increasing the flexibility of robot systems has been one of the main objectives of robotics research in recent years. There are various approaches to achieve this: increasing fault-tolerance, the development of new actuators and sensors and the use of learning techniques. But the field of operation of such smart systems is still limited to a rather small area. Mobile manipulation is another facet of increasing the flexibility of a robot system. By exploiting the mobility of a platform, the dextrous workspace of manipulators can be considerably increased. One main research topic on mobile manipulation is the decomposition of the motion of the tool-centre-point into manipulator motion and platform motion. In this paper a new online approach to this decomposition is presented which allows the consideration of complex obstacles and multiple manipulators mounted on the platform. A focus of this paper is the presentation of a fuzzy-controller that enables the robot to perform manipulation and locomotion in an integrated manner.
Performing fine manipulations with multifingered robot hands makes high demands on the control algorithms and the speed of the control computer. Mainly nonlinear friction problems and plant uncertainties require inten...
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Performing fine manipulations with multifingered robot hands makes high demands on the control algorithms and the speed of the control computer. Mainly nonlinear friction problems and plant uncertainties require intensive fine-tuning of a controller. This paper gives insight into the frictional behaviour of geared finger links. The behaviour has been approximated by a friction model. Considering the estimated system parameters two kinds of controllers are developed: a simple PD controller with switchable I-part and a PD-controller with a fuzzy friction compensation working in parallel. The results of both controllers are presented and compared in this paper.
One of the main problems of present-day microsystem technology (MST) is the assembly of a whole microsystem from different micro-components. This paper presents an automated micromanipulation desktop station the main ...
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One of the main problems of present-day microsystem technology (MST) is the assembly of a whole microsystem from different micro-components. This paper presents an automated micromanipulation desktop station the main feature of which are piezoelectrically driven microrobots placed on a highly precise x-y table of a microscope. The microrobots can perform high-precise manipulations (with an accuracy of up to 10 nm) and the transport of very small objects (at a speed of several mm/sec). To control the desktop station automatically, a sensor system is provided for fine and for gross positioning of the robots, respectively. Apart from assembly tasks this automated station can be used, for examples, for handling biological cells or testing silicon chips.
This paper describes the development of a system for simultaneous planning and execution of surgical operations in the cranio-maxillo facial area. Simultaneous planning and execution is the process of taking an implic...
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