Field and Service Robotics: Results of the 7th International Conference

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Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Terrain Modeling and Following Using a Compliant Manipulator for Humanitarian Demining Applications....Pages 3-12
Towards Autonomous Wheelchair Systems in Urban Environments....Pages 13-23
Tethered Detachable Hook for the Spiderman Locomotion (Design of the Hook and Its Launching Winch)....Pages 25-34
New Measurement Concept for Forest Harvester Head....Pages 35-44
Expliner – Toward a Practical Robot for Inspection of High-Voltage Lines....Pages 45-55
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Experimental Study of an Optimal-Control- Based Framework for Trajectory Planning, Threat Assessment, and Semi-Autonomous Control of Passenger Vehicles in Hazard Avoidance Scenarios....Pages 59-68
Receding Horizon Model-Predictive Control for Mobile Robot Navigation of Intricate Paths....Pages 69-78
Posterior Probability Estimation Techniques Embedded in a Bayes Filter for Vibration-Based Terrain Classification....Pages 79-89
Towards Visual Arctic Terrain Assessment....Pages 91-100
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Pedestrian Detection and Tracking Using Three-Dimensional LADAR Data....Pages 103-112
Passive, Long-Range Detection of Aircraft: Towards a Field Deployable Sense and Avoid System....Pages 113-123
Multiclass Multimodal Detection and Tracking in Urban Environments  ⋆  ....Pages 125-135
Vision-Based Vehicle Trajectory Following with Constant Time Delay....Pages 137-147
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Radar Scan Matching SLAM Using the Fourier-Mellin Transform....Pages 151-161
An Automated Asset Locating System (AALS) with Applications to Inventory Management....Pages 163-172
Active SLAM and Loop Prediction with the Segmented Map Using Simplified Models....Pages 173-182
Outdoor Downward-Facing Optical Flow Odometry with Commodity Sensors....Pages 183-193
Place Recognition Using Regional Point Descriptors for 3D Mapping....Pages 195-204
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Scan-Point Planning and 3-D Map Building for a 3-D Laser Range Scanner in an Outdoor Environment....Pages 207-217
Image and Sparse Laser Fusion for Dense Scene Reconstruction....Pages 219-228
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Relative Motion Threshold for Rejection in ICP Registration....Pages 229-238
Bandit-Based Online Candidate Selection for Adjustable Autonomy....Pages 239-248
Applied Imitation Learning for Autonomous Navigation in Complex Natural Terrain....Pages 249-259
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Trajectory Design for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Based on Ocean Model Predictions for Feature Tracking....Pages 263-273
AUV Benthic Habitat Mapping in South Eastern Tasmania....Pages 275-284
Sensor Network Based AUV Localisation....Pages 285-294
Experiments in Visual Localisation around Underwater Structures....Pages 295-304
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Leap-Frog Path Design for Multi-Robot Cooperative Localization....Pages 307-317
A Location-Based Algorithm for Multi-Hopping State Estimates within a Distributed Robot Team....Pages 319-329
Cooperative AUV Navigation Using a Single Surface Craft....Pages 331-340
Multi-Robot Fire Searching in Unknown Environment....Pages 341-351
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Using Virtual Articulations to Operate High-DoF Inspection and Manipulation Motions....Pages 355-364
Field Experiment on Multiple Mobile Robots Conducted in an Underground Mall....Pages 365-375
Learning to Identify Users and Predict Their Destination in a Robotic Guidance Application....Pages 377-387
Long Term Learning and Online Robot Behavior Adaptation for Individuals with Physical and Cognitive Impairments....Pages 389-398
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Swing Trajectory Control for Large Excavators....Pages 401-410
The Development of a Telerobotic Rock Breaker....Pages 411-420
Camera and LIDAR Fusion for Mapping of Actively Illuminated Subterranean Voids....Pages 421-430
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A Communication Framework for Cost-Effective Operation of AUVs in Coastal Regions....Pages 433-442
Multi-Robot Collaboration with Range-Limited Communication: Experiments with Two Underactuated ASVs....Pages 443-453
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A Simple Reactive Obstacle Avoidance Algorithm and Its Application in Singapore Harbor....Pages 455-465
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Model Predictive Control for Mobile Robots with Actively Reconfigurable Chassis....Pages 469-478
Turning Efficiency Prediction for Skid Steer Robots Using Single Wheel Testing....Pages 479-488
Field Experiments in Mobility and Navigation with a Lunar Rover Prototype....Pages 489-498
Rover-Based Surface and Subsurface Modeling for Planetary Exploration....Pages 499-508
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