Experimental Robotics: The 12th International Symposium on Experimental Robotics

Front Matter....Pages 1-22
An Optimization-Based Estimation and Adaptive Control Approach for Human-Robot Cooperation....Pages 1-15
Motion-Language Association Model for Human-Robot Communication....Pages 17-30
Grounding Verbs of Motion in Natural Language Commands to Robots....Pages 31-47
Mightability: A Multi-state Visuo-spatial Reasoning for Human-Robot Interaction....Pages 49-63
Learning from Demonstration: A Study of Visual and Auditory Communication and Influence Diagrams....Pages 65-79
Reducing Uncertainty in Human-Robot Interaction: A Cost Analysis Approach....Pages 81-95
Interface Design and Control Strategies for a Robot Assisted Ultrasonic Examination System....Pages 97-113
A Novel Discretely Actuated Steerable Probe for Percutaneous Procedures....Pages 115-123
Continuous Control of the DLR Light-Weight Robot III by a Human with Tetraplegia Using the BrainGate2 Neural Interface System....Pages 125-136
Automotive Safety Solutions through Technology and Human-Factors Innovation....Pages 137-147
Controlling Closed-Chain Robots with Compliant SMA Actuators: Algorithms and Experiments....Pages 149-163
Automatic Self-calibration of a Full Field-of-View 3D n-Laser Scanner....Pages 165-178
Unsupervised Calibration for Multi-beam Lasers....Pages 179-193
A General Framework for Temporal Calibration of Multiple Proprioceptive and Exteroceptive Sensors....Pages 195-209
Calibrating a Multi-arm Multi-sensor Robot: A Bundle Adjustment Approach....Pages 211-225
Soft Autonomous Materials—Using Active Elasticity and Embedded Distributed Computation....Pages 227-240
Towards Reliable Grasping and Manipulation in Household Environments....Pages 241-252
Using Near-Field Stereo Vision for Robotic Grasping in Cluttered Environments....Pages 253-267
Aerial Grasping from a Helicopter UAV Platform....Pages 269-283
Manipulation Capabilities with Simple Hands....Pages 285-299
Interactive Perception of Articulated Objects....Pages 301-315
MiniMag: A Hemispherical Electromagnetic System for 5-DOF Wireless Micromanipulation....Pages 317-329
Interaction Force, Impedance and Trajectory Adaptation: By Humans, for Robots....Pages 331-345
Experiments with Motor Primitives in Table Tennis....Pages 347-359
Trajectory Generation and Control for Precise Aggressive Maneuvers with Quadrotors....Pages 361-373
Improved Stability of Running over Unknown Rough Terrain via Prescribed Energy Removal....Pages 375-388
On the Comparative Analysis of Locomotory Systems with Vertical Travel....Pages 389-399
Planning and Control of a Humanoid Robot for Navigation on Uneven Multi-scale Terrain....Pages 401-415
On-Line Mobile Robot Model Identification Using Integrated Perturbative Dynamics....Pages 417-431
Effects of Sensory Precision on Mobile Robot Localization and Mapping....Pages 433-446
Motion-Aided Network SLAM....Pages 447-460
A Bayesian Approach to Learning 3D Representations of Dynamic Environments....Pages 461-475
RGB-D Mapping: Using Depth Cameras for Dense 3D Modeling of Indoor Environments....Pages 477-491
Vision-Based Reacquisition for Task-Level Control....Pages 493-507
Cost-Effective Mapping Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Ecology Monitoring Applications....Pages 509-523
Mapping Complex Marine Environments with Autonomous Surface Craft....Pages 525-539
Simultaneous Tracking and Sampling of Dynamic Oceanographic Features with Autonomous Underwater Vehicles and Lagrangian Drifters....Pages 541-555
An Experimental Validation of Robotic Tactile Mapping in Harsh Environments such as Deep Sea Oil Well Sites....Pages 557-570
Delay and Dropout Tolerant State Estimation for MAVs....Pages 571-584
A Pipeline for the Segmentation and Classification of 3D Point Clouds....Pages 585-600
Smooth Coordination and Navigation for Multiple Differential-Drive Robots....Pages 601-613
Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up Model-Based Methodologies for Distributed Control: A Comparative Experimental Study....Pages 615-629
An Experimental Study of Time Scales and Stability in Networked Multi-Robot Systems....Pages 631-643
Mechanics of Continuum Robots with External Loading and General Tendon Routing....Pages 645-654
Estimation of Thruster Configurations for Reconfigurable Modular Underwater Robots....Pages 655-666
Characterization of Dynamic Behaviors in a Hexapod Robot....Pages 667-684
HangBot: A Ceiling Mobile Robot with Robust Locomotion under a Large Payload....Pages 685-694
FLIRT: Interest Regions for 2D Range Data with Applications to Robot Navigation....Pages 695-710
Perception Quality Evaluation with Visual and Infrared Cameras in Challenging Environmental Conditions....Pages 711-725
Multi-task Learning of Visual Odometry Estimators....Pages 727-742
Any-Com Multi-robot Path-Planning with Dynamic Teams: Multi-robot Coordination under Communication Constraints....Pages 743-757
Compliant Leg Shape, Reduced-Order Models and Dynamic Running....Pages 759-773
Towards Fully Autonomous Bacterial Microrobots....Pages 775-784
Closed-Loop Actuated Surgical System Utilizing Real-Time In-Situ MRI Guidance....Pages 785-798
Fabrication of Highly Articulated Miniature Snake Robot Structures Using In-Mold Assembly of Compliant Joints....Pages 799-809
Control of an Omnidirectional Walking Simulator....Pages 811-822
Control of Robotic Manipulators with Input-Output Delays: An Experimental Verification....Pages 823-837
Model-Based Control and Estimation of Humanoid Robots via Orthogonal Decomposition....Pages 839-854
Enhancement of Multi-user Teleoperation Systems by Prediction of Dyadic Haptic Interaction....Pages 855-869
The Reconfigurable Omnidirectional Articulated Mobile Robot (ROAMeR)....Pages 871-882
Practical Motion Planning in Unknown and Unpredictable Environments....Pages 883-897
Experiments in Vision-Laser Fusion Using the Bayesian Occupancy Filter....Pages 899-907
Towards Experimental Analysis of Challenge Scenarios in Robotics....Pages 909-921
Sensitivity of Task Space Performance to Null Space Control in Presence of Model Uncertainties....Pages 923-934
Back Matter....Pages 935-937