Automatic calibration of a range sensor and camera system

H Alismail, LD Baker, B Browning - 2012 Second International …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose an automated method to recover the full calibration parameters between a 3D
range sensor and a monocular camera system. Our method is not only accurate and fully …

Surface material recognition through haptic exploration using an intelligent contact sensing finger

H Liu, X Song, J Bimbo, L Seneviratne… - 2012 IEEE/RSJ …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Object surface properties are among the most important information which a robot requires
in order to effectively interact with an unknown environment. This paper presents a novel …

Glass confidence maps building based on neural networks using laser range-finders for mobile robots

J Jiang, R Miyagusuku, A Yamashita… - 2017 IEEE/SICE …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we propose a method to classify glass and non-glass objects and build glass
confidence maps for indoor mobile robots using laser range-finders (LRFs). The glass …

Human–robot–environment interaction interface for robotic grit-blasting of complex steel bridges

P Chotiprayanakul, DK Liu, G Dissanayake - Automation in Construction, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper presents a human-robot-environment interaction (HREI) interface using haptic
feedback for a grit-blasting robot operating in close proximity to a complex steel bridge …

Infrastructure robotics: Research challenges and opportunities

DK Liu, G Dissanayake, J Valls Miro… - … on Automation and …, 2014 - opus.lib.uts.edu.au
Infrastructure robotics is about research on and development of methodologies that enable
robotic systems to be used in civil infrastructure inspection, maintenance and rehabilitation …

Quantifying and improving laser range data when scanning industrial materials

CN MacLeod, R Summan, G Dobie… - IEEE Sensors …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents the procedure and results of a performance study of a miniature laser
range scanner, along with a novel error correction calibration. Critically, this paper …

A haptic exploration and surface classification of objects with four typical surface properties

P Qi, Y Wu, T Yao, B Lu, Y Sun… - … Conference on Advanced …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To effectively interact with the physical world, an intelligent robot is required to have the
ability to obtain the detailed features of an unknown object. Visual devices are commonly …

Two-dimensional direction recognition using uniaxial tactile arrays

H Wu, H Liu, D Liu - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To allow intuitive communication in human-robot cooperation through tactile information, this
paper presents a method to recognize human intended direction in 2-D using a handlebar …

Robust manipulability-centric object detection in time-of-flight camera point clouds

S Caraian, N Kirchner - … of the 2010 Australasian Conference on …, 2010 - opus.lib.uts.edu.au
This paper presents a method for robustly identifying the manipulability of objects in a scene
based on the capabilities of the manipulator. The method uses a directed histogram search …

Fusing laser reflectance and image data for terrain classification for small autonomous robots

K Sullivan, W Lawson, D Sofge - 2014 13th International …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Knowing the terrain is vital for small autonomous robots traversing unstructured outdoor
environments. We present a technique using 3D laser point clouds combined with RGB …