RoboCup 2009 Robot Soccer World Cup XIII

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Coordinated Action in a Heterogeneous Rescue Team....Pages 1-10
Concept Evaluation of a Reflex Inspired Ball Handling Device for Autonomous Soccer Robots....Pages 11-22
Development of a Realistic Simulator for Robotic Intelligent Wheelchairs in a Hospital Environment....Pages 23-34
Creating Photo Maps with an Aerial Vehicle in USARsim....Pages 35-45
Real-Time Hand Gesture Recognition for Human Robot Interaction....Pages 46-57
Combining Key Frame Based Motion Design with Controlled Movement Execution....Pages 58-68
Applying Dynamic Walking Control for Biped Robots....Pages 69-80
Modeling Human Decision Making Using Extended Behavior Networks....Pages 81-91
Motion Synthesis through Randomized Exploration on Submanifolds of Configuration Space....Pages 92-103
Robust and Computationally Efficient Navigation in Domestic Environments....Pages 104-115
Robust Collision Avoidance in Unknown Domestic Environments....Pages 116-127
Real-Time Ball Tracking in a Semi-automated Foosball Table....Pages 128-139
Three Humanoid Soccer Platforms: Comparison and Synthesis....Pages 140-152
Learning Complementary Multiagent Behaviors: A Case Study....Pages 153-165
Rollover as a Gait in Legged Autonomous Robots: A Systems Analysis....Pages 166-178
Pareto-Optimal Collaborative Defensive Player Positioning in Simulated Soccer....Pages 179-191
A Novel Camera Parameters Auto-adjusting Method Based on Image Entropy....Pages 192-203
Object Recognition with Statistically Independent Features: A Model Inspired by the Primate Visual Cortex....Pages 204-214
Using Genetic Algorithms for Real-Time Object Detection....Pages 215-227
An Approximate Computation of the Dominant Region Diagram for the Real-Time Analysis of Group Behaviors....Pages 228-239
A Lua-based Behavior Engine for Controlling the Humanoid Robot Nao....Pages 240-251
Stable Mapping Using a Hyper Particle Filter....Pages 252-263
A Characterization of 3D Sensors for Response Robots....Pages 264-275
Multiple Model Kalman Filters: A Localization Technique for RoboCup Soccer....Pages 276-287
Integrated Genetic Algorithmic and Fuzzy Logic Approach for Decision Making of Police Force Agents in Rescue Simulation Environment....Pages 288-295
IntellWheels MMI: A Flexible Interface for an Intelligent Wheelchair....Pages 296-307
Analyzing the Human-Robot Interaction Abilities of a General-Purpose Social Robot in Different Naturalistic Environments....Pages 308-319
Communicating among Robots in the RoboCup Middle-Size League....Pages 320-331
Multi-robot Cooperative Object Localization....Pages 332-343
Evolution of Biped Walking Using Truncated Fourier Series and Particle Swarm Optimization....Pages 344-354
Efficient Behavior Learning by Utilizing Estimated State Value of Self and Teammates....Pages 355-365
Sensor and Information Fusion Applied to a Robotic Soccer Team....Pages 366-377
Omnidirectional Walking Using ZMP and Preview Control for the NAO Humanoid Robot....Pages 378-389
RoboCup@Home: Results in Benchmarking Domestic Service Robots....Pages 390-401
Connecting the Real World with the Virtual World - Controlling AIBO through Second Life....Pages 402-413
A Hybrid Agent Simulation System of Rescue Simulation and USARSim Simulations from Going to Fire-Escape Doors to Evacuation to Shelters....Pages 414-424
SSL-Vision: The Shared Vision System for the RoboCup Small Size League....Pages 425-436
Heuristic Formation Control in Multi-robot Systems Using Local Communication and Limited Identification....Pages 437-448
Cooperative Multi-robot Map Merging Using Fast-SLAM....Pages 449-460
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