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Introduction to Autonomous Mobile Robots, second edition
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 473

Introduction to Autonomous Mobile Robots, second edition

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2011-02-18
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  • Publisher: MIT Press

The second edition of a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of mobile robotics, from algorithms to mechanisms. Mobile robots range from the Mars Pathfinder mission's teleoperated Sojourner to the cleaning robots in the Paris Metro. This text offers students and other interested readers an introduction to the fundamentals of mobile robotics, spanning the mechanical, motor, sensory, perceptual, and cognitive layers the field comprises. The text focuses on mobility itself, offering an overview of the mechanisms that allow a mobile robot to move through a real world environment to perform its tasks, including locomotion, sensing, localization, and motion planning. It synthesizes material f...

Robotics Research
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 754

Robotics Research

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2011-04-21
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  • Publisher: Springer

This volume presents a collection of papers presented at the 14th International Symposium of Robotic Research (ISRR). ISRR is the biennial meeting of the International Foundation of Robotic Research (IFRR) and its 14th edition took place in Lucerne, Switzerland, from August 31st to September 3rd, 2009. As for the previous symposia, ISRR 2009 followed up on the successful concept of a mixture of invited contributions and open submissions. Half of the 48 presentations were therefore invited contributions from outstanding researchers selected by the IFRR officers, and half were chosen among the 66 submissions after peer review. This selection process resulted in a truly excellent technical program which, we believe, featured some of the very best of robotic research. Out of the 48 presentations, the 42 papers which were finally submitted for publication are organized in 8 sections that encompass the major research orientations in robotics: Navigation, Control & Planning, Human-Robot Interaction, Manipulation and Humanoids, Learning, Mapping, Multi-Robot Systems, and Micro-Robotics. They represent an excellent snapshot of cutting-edge research in robotics and outline future directions.

Field and Service Robotics
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 715

Field and Service Robotics

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2017-11-01
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  • Publisher: Springer

This book contains the proceedings of the 11th FSR (Field and Service Robotics), which is the leading single-track conference on applications of robotics in challenging environments. This conference was held in Zurich, Switzerland from 12-15 September 2017. The book contains 45 full-length, peer-reviewed papers organized into a variety of topics: Control, Computer Vision, Inspection, Machine Learning, Mapping, Navigation and Planning, and Systems and Tools. The goal of the book and the conference is to report and encourage the development and experimental evaluation of field and service robots, and to generate a vibrant exchange and discussion in the community. Field robots are non-factory robots, typically mobile, that operate in complex and dynamic environments: on the ground (Earth or other planets), under the ground, underwater, in the air or in space. Service robots are those that work closely with humans to help them with their lives. The first FSR was held in Canberra, Australia, in 1997. Since that first meeting, FSR has been held roughly every two years, cycling through Asia, Americas, and Europe.

A Review of Point Cloud Registration Algorithms for Mobile Robotics
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 122

A Review of Point Cloud Registration Algorithms for Mobile Robotics

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2015-05-27
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Deals with the topic of geometric registration in robotics. It provides a historical perspective of the registration problem and shows that the various solutions available can be organized and differentiated in a framework according to a few elements. It also reviews a few applications of this framework in mobile robotics.

Field and Service Robotics
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 589

Field and Service Robotics

This books presents the results of the 6th edition of "Field and Service Robotics" FSR03, held in Chamonix, France, July 2007. The conference provided a forum for researchers, professionals and robot manufacturers to exchange up-to-date technical knowledge and experience. This book offers a collection of a broad range of topics including: Underwater Robots and Systems, Autonomous Navigation for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Simultaneous Localization and Mapping, and Climbing Robotics.

Probabilistic Reasoning and Decision Making in Sensory-Motor Systems
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 378

Probabilistic Reasoning and Decision Making in Sensory-Motor Systems

Probabilistic Reasoning and Decision Making in Sensory-Motor Systems by Pierre Bessiere, Christian Laugier and Roland Siegwart provides a unique collection of a sizable segment of the cognitive systems research community in Europe. It reports on contributions from leading academic institutions brought together within the European projects Bayesian Inspired Brain and Artifact (BIBA) and Bayesian Approach to Cognitive Systems (BACS). This fourteen-chapter volume covers important research along two main lines: new probabilistic models and algorithms for perception and action, new probabilistic methodology and techniques for artefact conception and development. The work addresses key issues concerned with Bayesian programming, navigation, filtering, modelling and mapping, with applications in a number of different contexts.

Introduction to Autonomous Mobile Robots
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 340

Introduction to Autonomous Mobile Robots

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2004
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  • Publisher: MIT Press

An overview of all aspects of mobility in robotics, including software and hardware design considerations, related technologies, and algorithmic techniques.

Beyond Webcams
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 362

Beyond Webcams

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2002
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  • Publisher: MIT Press

The design, function, and challenges of online telerobotic systems. Remote-controlled robots were first developed in the 1940s to handle radioactive materials. Trained experts now use them to explore deep in sea and space, to defuse bombs, and to clean up hazardous spills. Today robots can be controlled by anyone on the Internet. Such robots include cameras that not only allow us to look, but also go beyond Webcams: they enable us to control the telerobots' movements and actions. This book summarizes the state of the art in Internet telerobots. It includes robots that navigate undersea, drive on Mars, visit museums, float in blimps, handle protein crystals, paint pictures, and hold human hands. The book describes eighteen systems, showing how they were designed, how they function online, and the engineering challenges they meet.

Probabilistic Reasoning and Decision Making in Sensory-Motor Systems
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 378

Probabilistic Reasoning and Decision Making in Sensory-Motor Systems

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2009-08-29
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  • Publisher: Springer

Probabilistic Reasoning and Decision Making in Sensory-Motor Systems by Pierre Bessiere, Christian Laugier and Roland Siegwart provides a unique collection of a sizable segment of the cognitive systems research community in Europe. It reports on contributions from leading academic institutions brought together within the European projects Bayesian Inspired Brain and Artifact (BIBA) and Bayesian Approach to Cognitive Systems (BACS). This fourteen-chapter volume covers important research along two main lines: new probabilistic models and algorithms for perception and action, new probabilistic methodology and techniques for artefact conception and development. The work addresses key issues concerned with Bayesian programming, navigation, filtering, modelling and mapping, with applications in a number of different contexts.

Field and Service Robotics
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 600

Field and Service Robotics

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2009-08-29
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  • Publisher: Springer

This books presents the results of the 6th edition of "Field and Service Robotics" FSR03, held in Chamonix, France, July 2007. The conference provided a forum for researchers, professionals and robot manufacturers to exchange up-to-date technical knowledge and experience. This book offers a collection of a broad range of topics including: Underwater Robots and Systems, Autonomous Navigation for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Simultaneous Localization and Mapping, and Climbing Robotics.