Cooperative mobile robotics: Antecedents and directions
YU Cao, AB Kahng, AS Fukunaga - Robot colonies, 1997 - Springer
There has been increased research interest in systems composed of multiple autonomous
mobile robots exhibiting cooperative behavior. Groups of mobile robots are constructed, with …
mobile robots exhibiting cooperative behavior. Groups of mobile robots are constructed, with …
Fast and" soft-arm" tactics [robot arm design]
A Bicchi, G Tonietti - IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, 2004 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article considered the problem of designing joint-actuation mechanisms that can allow
fast and accurate operation of a robot arm, while guaranteeing a suitably limited level of …
fast and accurate operation of a robot arm, while guaranteeing a suitably limited level of …
Mobile manipulation: The robotic assistant
O Khatib - Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 1999 - Elsevier
Mobile manipulation capabilities are key to many new applications of robotics in space,
underwater, construction, and service environments. This paper discusses the development …
underwater, construction, and service environments. This paper discusses the development …
Robots in human environments: Basic autonomous capabilities
This article discusses the basic capabilities needed to enable robots to operate in human-
populated environments for accomplishing both autonomous tasks and human-guided …
populated environments for accomplishing both autonomous tasks and human-guided …
Coordination and decentralized cooperation of multiple mobile manipulators
Mobile manipulation capabilities are key to many new applications of robotics in space,
underwater, construction, and service environments. This article discusses the ongoing effort …
underwater, construction, and service environments. This article discusses the ongoing effort …
Vehicle/arm coordination and multiple mobile manipulator decentralized cooperation
Mobile manipulation capabilities are key to many new applications of robotics in space,
underwater construction, and service environments. This article discusses the ongoing effort …
underwater construction, and service environments. This article discusses the ongoing effort …
Compliant design for intrinsic safety: General issues and preliminary design
A Bicchi, SL Rizzini, G Tonietti - … the Societal Role of Robotics in …, 2001 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We describe some initial results of a project aiming at the development of a programmable
compliance, inherently safe robot arm for applications in anthropic environments. In order to …
compliance, inherently safe robot arm for applications in anthropic environments. In order to …
Force strategies for cooperative tasks in multiple mobile manipulation systems
Mobile manipulation capabilities are key to many new applications of robotics in space,
underwater, construction, and service environments. This article discusses the ongoing effort …
underwater, construction, and service environments. This article discusses the ongoing effort …
The augmented object model: Cooperative manipulation and parallel mechanism dynamics
KS Chang, R Holmberg, O Khatib - Proceedings 2000 ICRA …, 2000 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The augmented object model provided the basis for effective cooperation between multiple
robots. These robots were assumed to have a single serial-chain structure. In this paper we …
robots. These robots were assumed to have a single serial-chain structure. In this paper we …
Scaling the dynamic approach to path planning and control: Competition among behavioral constraints
EW Large, HI Christensen… - The International Journal …, 1999 - journals.sagepub.com
The dynamic-systems approach to robotpathplanningdefinesa dynamics ofrbotbehavior in
which task constraints contribute independently to a nonlinear vector field that governs robot …
which task constraints contribute independently to a nonlinear vector field that governs robot …