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1 online resource (xviii, 435 pages) : color illustrations |
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Lecture notes in computer science, 1611-3349 ; 6856. Lecture notes in artificial intelligence |
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LNCS sublibrary. SL 7, Artificial intelligence |
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Lecture notes in computer science ; 6856. 0302-9743
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Lecture notes in computer science. Lecture notes in artificial intelligence
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LNCS sublibrary. SL 7, Artificial intelligence.
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| Contents |
Intro -- Title -- Preface -- Organization -- Table of Contents -- A Cricket-Controlled Robot Orienting towards a Sound Source -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Hardware -- Wetware -- Software -- Experimental Methods -- Experiments -- Discussion -- References -- A General Classifier of Whisker Data Using Stationary Naive Bayes: Application to BIOTACT Robots -- Introduction -- Classification with Stationary Naive Bayes -- Experiment 1: Surface Texture Classification -- Experiment 2: Speed and Radial Distance Classification -- Experiment 3: Shape and Position Classification -- Discussion -- References -- A Navigation System for a High-Speed Professional Cleaning Robot -- Introduction -- Related Work -- Problem Description and System Overview -- Motion Planning -- Steer Angle Selection -- Speed Calculation -- Experimental Results -- Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- A Recursive Least Squares Solution for Recovering Robust Planar Homographies -- Introduction -- Overview -- Feature Detection and Matching: A Derived Approach -- A Recursive Solution for Estimating Homography -- Summary -- References -- Airborne Ultrasonic Position and Velocity Measurement Using Two Cycles of Linear-Period-Modulated Signal -- Introduction -- Cross Correlation by Single-Bit Processing -- The Method of Position and Velocity Measurement -- Two-Dimensional Position Measurement -- Two-Dimensional Velocity Vector Measurement -- Experiment -- Experimental Setup -- Experimental Result -- Conclusion -- References -- An Eye Detection and Localization System for Natural Human and Robot Interaction without Face Detection -- Introduction: Biologicaly Inspired Robot Navigation -- Head Direction Cells -- Models of Head Direction Cells -- Methods: The Model -- Experimental Procedure and Results -- Training the Model -- Testing the Model -- Discussion |
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Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- Evaluating the Effect of Robot Group Size on Relative Localisation Precision -- Introduction -- The Relative Localisation Approach -- Description of the Experiments -- Design Decisions and Necessary Preconditions -- Collecting Data -- Evaluation of the Results -- Summary -- References -- Instance-Based Reinforcement Learning Technique with a Meta-learning Mechanism for Robust Multi-Robot Systems -- Introduction -- Learning Task -- Extended BRL -- BRL: RL in Continuous Learning Space -- BRL with a Meta-learning Mechanism -- Real Robot Experiments -- Experimental Settings -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Locomotion Selection and Mechanical Design for a Mobile Intra-abdominal Adhesion-Reliant Robot for Minimally Invasive Surgery -- Introduction -- Current Developments in Surgical Robotics -- Bio-inspiration for Adhesive Materials -- Intra-corporeal Devices -- Mechanical Requirements -- System Definition -- Locomotion -- Miniature Actuators -- Mechanical Design -- Motor Integration -- Conclusion -- Future Work -- References -- Mapping with Sparse Local Sensors and Strong Hierarchical Priors -- Introduction -- Methods -- Static Structures: Generative Models -- Inference -- Results -- Discussion -- References -- Multi-rate Visual Servoing Based on Dual-Rate High Order Holds -- Introduction -- Dual-Rate High Order Holds -- Multi-rate Visual Servoing -- Control System -- Vision System -- Analysis -- Simulation Results -- Experimental Results -- Conclusions -- References -- Optimal Path Planning for Nonholonomic Robotic Systems via Parametric Optimisation -- Introduction -- Nonholonomic Systems on the Euclidean Groups SE(n) -- Problem Statement -- Methodology -- General Hamiltonian Lift on SE(n) -- A Note on Integrability -- Examples -- Example 1-The Wheeled Robot |
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Example 2-A Conventional Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) -- Conclusion -- References -- Probabilistic Logic Reasoning about Traffic Scenes -- Introduction -- A Markov Logic Framework for a Lane Assistance System -- Vision System -- Probabilistic Logics -- Markov Logic and Alchemy -- Contextual Information -- Results -- Evaluation -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Real-World Reinforcement Learning for Autonomous Humanoid Robot Charging in a Home Environment -- Introduction -- Problem Overview -- Network Architecture and Learning -- Supervised Reinforcement Learning and Experimental Results -- Conclusions -- References -- Robot Routing Approaches for Convoy Merging Maneuvers -- Introduction -- Simplified Approach -- Extended Approach -- Conclusions -- References -- Sensing with Artificial Tactile Sensors: An Investigation of Spatio-temporal Inference -- Introduction -- Theoretical Background: Hierarchical Temporal Memory and Cortical Computation -- Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- References -- Short-Range Radar Perception in Outdoor Environments -- Introduction -- Ground Echo Modeling -- The Radar Ground Segmentation System -- Background Extraction -- Ground Segmentation -- Experimental Results -- Ground Segmentation and Range Accuracy -- Conclusions -- References -- Smooth Kinematic Controller vs. Pure-Pursuit for Non-holonomic Vehicles -- Introduction -- Double Continuous-Curvature Generation -- Multi-rate Kinematic Control Based on DCC-Paths -- Benchmark -- Conclusions -- References -- Supervised Traversability Learning for Robot Navigation -- Introduction -- Related Work -- Algorithm Description -- Stereo Vision and V-Disparity Image Computation -- Feature Extraction and SVM-Based Learning -- Experimental Validation -- Conclusion -- References |
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Task Space Integral Sliding Mode Controller Implementation for 4DOF of a Humanoid BERT II Arm with Posture Control -- Introduction -- Integral Sliding Mode Controller -- Posture Torque Controller -- Experimental Setup and Results Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Towards Autonomous Energy-Wise RObjects -- Introduction -- Energy Scavenging Technologies -- Heat -- Light -- Ambient Radio Frequencies -- Pressure and Temperature Variations -- Gas and Liquid Flows -- Mechanical -- RObjects Power Requirements -- Conclusion and Discussion -- References -- Towards Safe Human-Robot Interaction -- Introduction -- Related Work -- System and Human-Robot Interface -- Software Architecture -- How the System Works -- Trustworthiness -- Safety Properties -- Liveness Properties -- Experiments -- Experimental Setting -- Description of Experiments -- Expected Outcomes -- Results -- Conclusion and Follow-On Research Directions -- References -- Towards Temporal Verification of Emergent Behaviours in Swarm Robotic Systems -- Introduction -- Temporal Logic and Model Checking -- Analysing Swarm Algorithms -- The ̀Alpha' Algorithm -- Abstraction -- Verification Using Model Checking -- Results: Concurrency -- Results: Changing the Alpha Parameter and Wireless Ranges -- Discussion and Related Work -- Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- Walking Rover Trafficability -- Presenting a Comprehensive Analysis and Prediction Tool -- State of the Art -- The LPTPT Tool -- Introduction -- LPTPT Model -- Phase 1 -- LPTPT Model -- Phase 2 -- LPTPT Model Predictions -- Wheeled Rover Comparison -- Slip Dependency -- Trafficability Prediction on Unknown Soils -- Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- What Can a Personal Robot Do for You? -- Introduction -- Survey Design -- Results Analysis -- Results -- Discussion -- Attitude towards Robots -- Task Types -- Methodology |
| Summary |
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th Annual Conference Towards Autonomous Robotics Systems, TAROS 2011, held in Sheffield, UK, in August/September 2011. The 32 revised full papers presented together with 29 two-page abstracts were carefully reviewed and selected from 94 submissions. Among the topics addressed are robot navigation, robot learning, human-robot interaction, robot control, mobile robots, reinforcement learning, robot vehicles, swarm robotic systems, etc |
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Includes bibliographical references and author index |
| Notes |
English |
| In |
Springer eBooks |
| Subject |
Autonomous robots -- Congresses
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Informatique.
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Autonomous robots
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| Genre/Form |
proceedings (reports)
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Actes de congrès.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Gross, Roderich.
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| LC no. |
2011934359 |
| ISBN |
9783642232329 |
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3642232329 |
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9783642232312 |
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3642232310 |
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