Browsing by Keywords "Mobile robots"
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An analytical solution to the stance dynamics of passive spring-loaded inverted pendulum with damping
(World Scientific, 2009-09)The Spring-Loaded Inverted Pendulum (SLIP) model has been established both as a very accurate descriptive tool as well as a good basis for the design and control of running robots. In particular, approximate analytic ... -
Autonomous navigation of robotic units in mobile sensor network
(2012)This work is motivated by the problem of detecting buried anti-tank and anti-personnel mines in roads or some border regions. The problem is tried to be solved by use of small mobile robotic sensors and their some abilities ... -
Chemical concentration map building through bacterial foraging optimization based search algorithm by mobile robots
(IEEE, 2010)In this article we present implementation of Bacterial Foraging Optimization algorithm inspired search by multiple robots in an unknown area in order to find the region with highest chemical gas concentration as well as ... -
A comparative study of five algorithms for processing ultrasonic arc maps
(Bilkent University, 2005)In this work, one newly proposed and four existing algorithms for processing ultrasonic arc maps are compared for map-building purposes. These algorithms are the directional maximum, Bayesian update, morphological ... -
A comparison of two methods for fusing information from a linear array of sonar sensors for obstacle localization
(IEEE, 1995)The performance of a commonly employed linear array of sonar sensors is assessed for point-obstacle localization intended for robotics applications. Two different methods of combining time-of-flight information from the ... -
Design, fabrication, and locomotion analysis of an untethered, miniature, legged, compressible, soft robot: CSQUAD
(Bilkent University, 2021-09)Conventional robotics has been effective for industrial applications such as fast, precise and accurate production or for sophisticatedly controlled systems for the last couple of centuries. However, as the robots become ... -
Differentiation and localization of target primitives using infrared sensors
(IEEE, 2002-09-10)This study investigates the use of low-cost infrared sensors in the differentiation and localization of commonly encountered target primitives in indoor environments, such as planes, corners, edges, and cylinders. The ... -
Evaluation of solid-state gyroscope for robotics applications
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1995-02)he evaluation of a low-cost solid-state gyroscope for robotics applications is described. An error model for the sensor is generated and included in a Kalman filter for estimating the orientation of a moving robot vehicle. ... -
Evidential logical sensing using multiple sonars for the identification of target primitives in a mobile robot's environment
(IEEE, 1996)Physical models are used to model reflections from target primitives commonly encountered in mobile robot applications. These targets are differentiated by employing a multi-transducer pulse/echo system which relies on ... -
A hybrid method for 6-DOF tracking of MRI-compatible robotic interventional devices
(2006-05)This paper reports a novel hybrid method of tracking the position and orientation of robotic medical instruments within the imaging volume of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system. The method utilizes two complementary ... -
Inertial navigation systems for mobile robots
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1995-06)A low-cost solid-state inertial navigation system (INS) for mobile robotics applications is described. Error models for the inertial sensors are generated and included in an Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) for estimating the ... -
Kinect based intelligent wheelchair navigation with potential fields
(IEEE, 2014)Increasing elderly people population and people with disabilities constitute a huge demand for wheelchairs. Wheelchairs have an important role on improving the lives and mobilization of people with disabilities. Moreover, ... -
Location and curvature estimation of "spherical" targets using a flexible sonar configuration
(IEEE, 1996)A novel, flexible, three-dimensional (3-D) multi-sensor sonar system is employed to localize the center of a spherical target and estimate its radius of curvature. The interesting limiting cases for the problem under study ... -
Location and curvature estimation of spherical targets using multiple sonar time-of-flight measurements
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1999-12)A novel, flexible, three-dimensional multisensor sonar system is described to localize the center of a generalized spherical target and estimate its radius of curvature. Point, line, and planar targets are included as ... -
A modular real-time fieldbus architecture for mobile robotic platforms
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2011-03)The design and construction of complex and reconfigurable embedded systems such as small autonomous mobile robots is a challenging task that involves the selection, interfacing, and programming of a large number of sensors ... -
Morphological surface profile extraction from multiple sonars
(IEEE, 1998)This paper presents a novel method for surface profile determination using multiple sensors. Our approach is based on morphological processing techniques to fuse the range data from multiple sensor returns in a manner that ... -
Orientation estimate for mobile robots using gyroscopic information
(IEEE, 1994)An error model for a solid-state gyroscope developed in previous work is included in a Kalman filter for improving the orientation estimate of a mobile robot. Orientation measurement with the error model is compared to the ... -
Planar motion controller design for a modular mechatronic device with heading compensation
(Elsevier, 2019)MechaCells are designed as closed, scalable and modular semi-autonomous devices that can be used alone or part of a pack. In this paper, we discuss a locomotion system that uses the reaction force produced by a ... -
Rule-based target differentiation and position estimation based on infrared intensity measurements
(SPIE, 2003)This study investigates the use of low-cost infrared sensors in the differentiation and localization of target primitives commonly encountered in indoor environments, such as planes, corners, edges, and cylinders. The ... -
Surface profile determination from multiple sonar data using morphological processing
(Sage Publications Ltd., 1999-08)This paper presents a novel method for surface profile determination using multiple sensors. Our approach is based on morphological processing techniques to fuse the range data from multiple sensor returns in a manner that ...
