Robotics Research: The Tenth International Symposium

Front Matter....Pages 1-5
Towards Robust Data Association and Feature Modeling for Concurrent Mapping and Localization....Pages 7-20
A Real-time Algorithm for Acquiring Multi-Planar Volumetric Models with Mobile Robots....Pages 21-35
Implementation of Simultaneous Navigation and Mapping in Large Outdoor Environments....Pages 37-48
A Bayesian Algorithm for Simultaneous Localisation and Map Building....Pages 49-60
Front Matter....Pages 61-65
ETL-Humanoid: A Research Vehicle for Open-Ended Action Imitation....Pages 67-82
Low-level Autonomy of the Humanoid Robots H6 & H7....Pages 83-97
OpenHRP: Open Architecture Humanoid Robotics Platform....Pages 99-112
Building Spined Muscle-Tendon Humanoid....Pages 113-127
Front Matter....Pages 129-132
Stride Period Adaptation for a Biomimetic Running Hexapod....Pages 133-145
Adaptive Dynamic Walking of a Quadruped Robot on Irregular Terrain Using a Neural System Model....Pages 147-160
Design and Applications of Parallel Robots....Pages 161-173
Front Matter....Pages 175-177
Development of an Interactive Humanoid Robot “Robovie” — An interdisciplinary approach....Pages 179-191
The German Collaborative Research Centre on Humanoid Robots....Pages 193-206
A New Generation of Compliance Controlled Manipulators with Human Arm Like Properties....Pages 207-218
Front Matter....Pages 219-223
Uniting Haptic Exploration and Display....Pages 225-238
Human-Centered Robotics and Interactive Haptic Simulation....Pages 239-253
Collaboration, Dialogue, Human-Robot Interaction....Pages 255-266
Front Matter....Pages 267-270
Vertebrate-type Perception and Gaze Control for Road Vehicles....Pages 271-288
Towards a Realistic Medical Simulator using Virtual Environments and Haptic Interaction....Pages 289-306
Spoken Language Interface of the Jijo-2 Office Robot....Pages 307-317
Front Matter....Pages 267-270
Intelligent Home Appliances....Pages 319-327
Field Robots....Pages 329-340
Front Matter....Pages 341-345
Vision-based Navigation, Environmental Representations and Imaging Geometries....Pages 347-360
Mobile Robot Navigation As A Planar Visual Servoing Problem....Pages 361-372
Landing Strategies in Honeybees, and Applications to UAVs....Pages 373-384
Visual navigation in a plane using the conformal point....Pages 385-398
Front Matter....Pages 399-402
A Single-Query Bi-Directional Probabilistic Roadmap Planner with Lazy Collision Checking....Pages 403-417
Geometrical Interpretation of the CCT Stiffness Mapping for Serial Manipulators....Pages 419-431
A Dynamic Model of Contact Between a Robot and an Environment with Unknown Dynamics....Pages 433-446
Front Matter....Pages 447-452
AURORA — Minimalist Design for Tracked Locomotion....Pages 453-465
Analysis of Robotic Locomotion Devices for the Gastrointestinal Tract....Pages 467-483
Advanced Sonar Sensing....Pages 485-498
Mechano-Media that Transmit Kinesthetic Knowledge from a Human to Other Humans....Pages 499-512
Front Matter....Pages 513-516
The Evolution of a Robot Soccer Team....Pages 517-530
A New Class of Hybrid Motion Simulation Using a Very Fast Parallel Robot....Pages 531-544
General Solution for Linearized Error Propagation in Vehicle Odometry....Pages 545-558
Probabilistic Adaptive Agent Based System for Dynamic State Estimation using Multiple Visual Cues....Pages 559-572