JF Duhé, S Victor, P Melchior - Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis, 2021 - Springer
Obstacle avoidance is one of the main interests regarding path planning. In many situations (mostly those regarding applications in urban environments), the obstacles to be avoided …
At rest, beetles fold and tuck their hindwings under the elytra. For flight, the hindwings are deployed through a series of unfolding configurations that are passively driven by flapping …
Navigation is an essential capability for autonomous robots. In particular, visual navigation has been a major research topic in robotics because cameras are lightweight, power …
HY Lee, HW Ho, Y Zhou - Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, 2021 - Springer
Abstract In recent years, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are widely utilized in precision agriculture, such as tree plantations. Due to limited intelligence, these UAVs can only …
Animals have evolved mechanisms to travel safely and efficiently within different habitats. On a journey in dense terrains animals avoid collisions and cross narrow passages while …
Introduction to Ecological Psychology is a highly accessible book that offers an overview of the fundamental theoretical foundations of Ecological Psychology. The authors, Julia JC …
Flying insects employ elegant optical-flow-based strategies to solve complex tasks such as landing or obstacle avoidance. Roboticists have mimicked these strategies on flying robots …
Tiny “gnat robots,” weighing just a few milligrams, were first conjectured in the 1980s. How to stabilize one if it were to hover like a small insect has not been answered. Challenges …
Detecting a potential collision at night is a challenging task owing to the lack of discernible features that can be extracted from the available visual stimuli. To alert the driver or …