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IROS 2006: Beijing, China
- 2006 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2006, October 9-15, 2006, Beijing, China. IEEE 2006, ISBN 1-4244-0258-1

Plenary Talks
- Harry Shum:

Human Intention Modeling and Interactive Computer Vision. - George A. Bekey:

Co-existing with Robots. - Chih-Ming Ho

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Nano/Micro Robotic Systems for Directing Cellular Functions. - Suguru Arimoto:

What is a Breakthrough toward Human Robotics?
Video Session 1: Human-Robot Interaction
- Tadashi Odashima, Masaki Onishi, Kenji Tahara, Kentaro Takagi, Fumihiko Asano, Yo Kato, Hiromichi Nakashima, Yuichi Kobayashi, Toshiharu Mukai, Zhi Wei Luo, Shigeyuki Hosoe:

A Soft Human-Interactive Robot RI-MAN. - Keun-Chang Kwak, Kyu-Dae Ban, Kyung-Suk Bae, Hye-Jin Kim, Soo-Young Chi, Young-Jo Cho:

Speech-based Human-Robot Interaction Components for URC Intelligent Service Robots. - Keun-Chang Kwak, Do-Hyung Kim, ByoungYoul Song, Daeha Lee, Soo-Young Chi, Young-Jo Cho:

Vision-based Human-Robot Interaction Components for URC Intelligent Service Robots. - Eric L. Sauser, Aude Billard:

Interferences in a Human-Robot Interaction Game. - Angelika Peer, Bartlomiej Stanczyk, Ulrich Unterhinninghofen, Martin Buss:

Tele-assembly in Wide Remote Environments. - Stefan Sosnowski, Kolja Kühnlenz, Martin Buss:

EDDIE - An Emotion Display with Dynamic Intuitive Expressions. - Takashi Yoshimi, Manabu Nishiyama, Takafumi Sonoura, Hideichi Nakamoto, Seiji Tokura, Hirokazu Sato, Fumio Ozaki, Nobuto Matsuhira, Hiroshi Mizoguchi

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Person Following Robot ApriAttenda. - Nikolaos Mavridis, Deb Roy:

Grounded Situation Models: Where Words and Percepts Meet. - Seungwoo Kim, Dongik Oh, Dongwook Kim, Yongrae Jung, Jacil Choe, Jungwook Choi:

A Study on the Development of Ubiquitous CellPhone Robot.
Video Session 2: Mobile Robots
- Ryosuke Tajima, Keisuke Suga:

One-legged Jumping Robot. - Kevin Nickels, Brett Kennedy, Hrand Aghazarian, Curtis Collins, Michael Garrett, Lee Magnone, Avi Okon, Julie A. Townsend:

Lemur IIa Capabilities. - Akiya Kamimura:

A Novel Mobile Robot Design for High Maneuverability. - Kenjiro Tadakuma, Masatsugu Matsumoto, Shigeo Hirose:

"Tri-Star3"; Horizontal Polyarticular Arm Equipped 3-Wheeled Expandable Rover. - Hitoshi Kimura:

Hermetically-Sealed Flexible Mobile Robot with Hydrostatic Skeleton Driving Mechanism. - Kevin Jones, Frank Boria, Richard J. Bachmann, Ravi Vaidyanathan, Peter G. Ifju, Roger D. Quinn:

MMALV - The Morphing Micro Air-Land Vehicle. - Jean-Christophe Zufferey, Adam Klaptocz, Antoine Beyeler, Jean-Daniel Nicoud, Dario Floreano:

A 10-gram Microflyer for Vision-based Indoor Navigation. - Stefan May, Hartmut Surmann, Maurice Müller, Kai Pervölz:

3D Cameras for Mobile Robotics. - William A. Lewinger, Michael S. Watson, Roger D. Quinn:

Obstacle Avoidance Behavior for a Biologically-inspired Robot Using Binaural Ultrasonic Sensors.
Video Session 3: Intelligent Systems
- Kai Huebner, Jianwei Zhang:

Stable Symmetric Feature Detection and Classification in Panoramic Robot Vision Systems. - Andrzej Pronobis, Barbara Caputo, Patric Jensfelt, Henrik I. Christensen

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A Discriminative Approach to Robust Visual Place Recognition. - Paul Y. Oh, Rares I. Stanciu:

Visual Servoing to Help Camera Operators Track Better. - Nikolaus Correll, Grégory Sempo, Yuri López de Meneses, José Halloy, Jean-Louis Deneubourg, Alcherio Martinoli:

SwisTrack: A Tracking Tool for Multi-Unit Robotic and Biological Systems. - Oliver Wulf, Daniel Lecking, Bernardo Wagner:

Robust Self-Localization in Industrial Environments Based on 3D Ceiling Structures. - Thomas Lemaire, Simon Lacroix:

Vision-based SLAM: Achievement of a Practical Algorithm. - Sascha Kolski, Kristijan Macek, Dave Ferguson, Roland Siegwart:

SMART Navigation in Structured and Unstructured Environments. - Simon Lacroix, Jeremi Gancet:

Real-time Coordination and Control of Multiple Heterogeneous UAVs: The COMETs Project. - Robin R. Murphy, Sam Stover, Kevin S. Pratt, Chandler Griffin:

Cooperative Damage Inspection with Unmanned Surface Vehicle and Micro Unmanned Aerial Vehicle at Hurricane Wilma.
Video Session 4: Manipulation
- B. Holbrook, Matthew A. Csencsits, William McMahan, Vilas K. Chitrakaran, Michael D. Grissom, Michael B. Pritts, Bryan A. Jones, Christopher D. Rahn, Ian D. Walker:

Field Experiments with the OctArm Continuum Manipulator. - Kevin Nickels, Brett Kennedy, Hrand Aghazarian, Curtis Collins, Michael Garrett, Lee Magnone, Avi Okon, Julie A. Townsend:

In-Space Robotic Assembly with Lemur IIa. - John Vannoy, Jing Xiao:

Real-time Adaptive Mobile Manipulator Motion Planning. - Mario Prats, Angel P. del Pobil, Pedro J. Sanz:

A Control Architecture for Compliant Execution of Manipulation Tasks.
Mobile Robot Control I
- Yugang Liu

, Yangmin Li
:
A New Method of Executing Multiple Auxiliary Tasks by Redundant Nonholonomic Mobile Manipulators. 1-6 - Kimitoshi Yamazaki, Masahiro Tomono, Takashi Tsubouchi, Shin'ichi Yuta:

Motion Planning for a Mobile Manipultor Based on Joint Motions for Error Recovery. 7-12 - Danwei Wang, Minhtuan Pham, Chang Boon Low, Chaisoon Tan:

Development and Implementation of a Fault-Tolerant Vehicle-Following Controller for a Four-Wheel-Steering Vehicle. 13-18 - Redwan Alqasemi, Kevin Edwards, Rajiv V. Dubey:

Design, Construction and Control of a 7 DoF Wheelchair-Mounted Robotic Arm. 19-24
Localization I
- Alen Alempijevic

, Sarath Kodagoda
, James Patrick Underwood, Suresh Kumar, Gamini Dissanayake
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Mutual Information based Sensor Registration and Calibration. 25-30 - Daniel Göhring

, Hans-Dieter Burkhard:
Multi Robot Object Tracking and Self Localization Using Visual Percept Relations. 31-36 - Heesung Chae, Wonpil Yu

, Jaeyeong Lee, Young-Jo Cho:
Robot Localization Sensor for Development of Wireless Location Sensing Network. 37-42 - Agostino Martinelli, Jan W. Weingarten, Roland Siegwart

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Theoretical Results on On-line Sensor Self-Calibration. 43-48
Vision Applications
- Geraldo F. Silveira, Ezio Malis, Patrick Rives:

Real-time Robust Detection of Planar Regions in a Pair of Images. 49-54 - Rinat Ibrayev, Yan-Bin Jia

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Surface Recognition by Registering Data Curves from Touch. 55-60 - Fangwu Shu, Werner Neddermeyer, Jianwei Zhang:

Online Approaches to Camera Pose Recalibration. 61-66 - Valerij Tchernykh, Martin Beck, Klaus Janschek

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An Embedded Optical Flow Processor for Visual Navigation using Optical Correlator Technology. 67-72
Wire Driven Manipulators
- Hisashi Osumi, Masayuki Saitoh:

Control of a Redundant Manipulator Mounted on a Base Plate Suspended by Six Wires. 73-78 - Hitoshi Kino

, Toshiaki Yahiro, Fumiaki Takemura, Tetsuya Morizono:
Adaptive Position Control for Fully Constrained Parallel Wire Driven Systems. 79-84 - Guilin Yang, Cong Bang Pham, Song Huat Yeo:

Workspace Performance Optimization of Fully Restrained Cable-Driven Parallel Manipulators. 85-90 - Roberto Lampariello

, Johann Heindl, Ralf Koeppe, Gerd Hirzinger:
Reactionless Control for two Manipulators Mounted on a Cable-Suspended Platform. 91-97
Perception and Navigation for Automated Vehicles I
- Rodrigo Benenson, Stéphane Petti, Thierry Fraichard

, Michel Parent:
Integrating Perception and Planning for Autonomous Navigation of Urban Vehicles. 98-104 - Manuel Yguel, Olivier Aycard, Christian Laugier:

Efficient GPU-based Construction of Occupancy Girds Using several Laser Range-finders. 105-110 - Alberto Broggi

, Stefano Cattani, Pier Paolo Porta, Paolo Zani:
A Laserscanner-Vision Fusion System Implemented on the TerraMax Autonomous Vehicle. 111-116 - Zhu Wennan, Chen Qiang, Wang Hong:

Lane Detectionin Some Complex Conditions. 117-122
Autonomous Aerial Vehicles
- Hiroshi Kawano:

Three Dimensional Obstacle Avoidance of Autonomous Blimp Flying in Unknown Disturbance. 123-130 - Seungyong Oh, Sungchul Kang, Kyung Joon Lee, Sang Chul Ahn, Euntai Kim:

Flying Display: Autonomous Blimp with Real-Time Visual Tracking and Image Projection. 131-136 - Salim Hima

, Yasmina Bestaoui
:
Trim Trajectories Characterization for an Unmanned Autonomous Airship. 137-142 - Xingang Zhao, Zhe Jiang, Jianda Han, Guangjun Liu:

Adaptive Robust Control Techniques Applied to the Yaw Control of a Small-scale Helicopter. 143-148
Diagnostic Tools
- Tatsushi Tokuyasu, Yusuke Fujii, Motoji Yamamoto, Kazutoshi Okamura, Kazunori Yoshiura:

A Training Simulator for Intraoral Radiography. 149-154 - Norihiro Koizumi, Takehiko Tsurumi, Shin'ichi Warisawa, Mamoru Mitsuishi, Hiroyuki Hashizume:

Probe Positioning Support Utilizing Shoulder Model for Ultrasound Diagnosis. 155-161 - Chao Hu, Max Q.-H. Meng, Mrinal Mandal:

The Calibration of 3-Axis Magnetic Sensor Array System for Tracking Wireless Capsule Endoscope. 162-167 - Gang Chen

, Minh Tu Pham
, Tanneguy Redarce:
Development and kinematic analysis of a silicone-rubber bending tip for colonoscopy. 168-173
Mobiligence
- Masahiro Shimizu, Takafumi Mori, Akio Ishiguro:

A Development of a Modular Robot That Enables Adaptive Reconfiguration. 174-179 - Shinya Aoi, Hitoshi Sasaki, Kazuo Tsuchiya:

Turning Maneuvers of a Multi-legged Modular Robot Using Its Inherent Dynamic Characteristics. 180-185 - Daisuke Kurabayashi, Kunio Okita, Tetsuro Funato, Ryota Sakaematsu:

Obstacle avoidance of a mobile robot group using a nonlinear oscillator network. 186-191 - Tomoaki Nagano, Toshiyuki Kondo

, Koji Ito:
A distributed motor control system based on spinal cord and musculoskeletal mechanisms. 192-197
Mobile Robots I
- Kanji Tanaka, Mitsuru Hirayama, Nobuhiro Okada, Eiji Kondo:

Location-driven Retrieval of Images Collected by a Mobile Robot. 198-204 - Christian Mandel, Udo Frese

, Thomas Röfer:
Robot Navigation based on the Mapping of Coarse Qualitative Route Descriptions to Route Graphs. 205-210 - Ludek Zalud

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ARGOS System for Heterogeneous Mobile Robot Teleoperation. 211-216 - Vadiraj Hombal, Arthur C. Sanderson, D. Richard Blidberg:

A Non-Parametric Iterative Algorithm For Adaptive Sampling And Robotic Vehicle Path Planning. 217-222
Vision Algorithms
- Ezio Malis, Éric Marchand

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Experiments with robust estimation techniques in real-time robot vision. 223-228 - Hui Xie, Weibin Rong, Lining Sun:

Wavelet-Based Focus Measure and 3-D Surface Reconstruction Method for Microscopy Images. 229-234 - Quan Shi, Ning Xi, Yifan Chen, Weihua Sheng

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Registration of Point Clouds for 3D Shape Inspection. 235-240 - Katherine Achim Fleming, Richard Alan Peters II, Robert E. Bodenheimer:

Image Mapping and Visual Attention on a Sensory Ego-Sphere. 241-246
Rehabilitation Robotics
- H. Peralta, Chadi Fouad Riman, Roland Thieffry, Éric Monacelli, Fathi Ben Ouezdou, Yasser Alayli, G. De Matteo, J. Bouteille, Isabelle Laffont, Imad Mougharbel, Ali El-Hajj:

A Reconfigurable Evaluation and Assistance Platform for Handicapped People. 247-252 - Gengqian Liu, Jinlian Gao, Hong Yue, Xiaojun Zhang, Guangda Lu:

Design and Kinematics Analysis of Parallel Robots for Ankle Rehabilitation. 253-258 - Samer Mohammed, Philippe Poignet, David Guiraud:

Closed Loop Nonlinear Model Predictive Control Applied On Paralyzed Muscles To Restore Lower Limbs Functions. 259-264 - Peter Culmer, Andrew E. Jackson, M. C. Levesley, Robert C. Richardson

, J. A. Cozens, Mark Mon-Williams
, B. B. Bhakta:
A Cooperative Control Scheme for Robotic Rehabilitation of Arm Impairment after Stroke. 265-269
Collision Avoidance
- Fumi Seto, Yasuhisa Hirata

, Kazuhiro Kosuge:
Motion Generation for Human-Robot Cooperation considering Range of Joint Movement. 270-275 - Lucian Balan, Gary M. Bone

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Real-time 3D Collision Avoidance Method for Safe Human and Robot Coexistence. 276-282 - Manel Frigola

, Alicia Casals
, Josep Amat
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Human-Robot Interaction Based on a Sensitive Bumper Skin. 283-287 - Sven Rönnbäck, Tomas Berglund, Håkan Fredriksson, Kalevi Hyyppä:

Signature Graphs for Effective Localization. 288-293
Micro Manipulation and Assembly I
- Thomas Wich, Torsten Sievers, Sergej Fatikow:

Assembly inside a Scanning Electron Microscope using Electron Beam induced Deposition. 294-299 - Qingsong Xu

, Yangmin Li
:
Stiffness Modeling of a Spatial 3-DOF Compliant Parallel Micromanipulator. 300-305 - Guangyi Sun, Xin Zhao, Guizhang Lu:

Voxel-Based Modeling and Rendering for Virtual MEMS Fabrication Process. 306-311 - Jindong Liu, Huosheng Hu

, Dongbing Gu
:
A Hybrid Control Architecture for Autonomous Robotic Fish. 312-317
Acoustic Sensing
- Xueying Zhang, Jing Bai:

The Speech Recognition Based on the Bark Wavelet and CZCPA Features. 318-321 - Michael Pardowitz, Raoul Zöllner, Steffen Knoop, Rüdiger Dillmann:

Using Physical Demonstrations, Background Knowledge and Vocal Comments for Task Learning. 322-327 - Amarjeet Singh, Diane Budzik, Willie Chen, Maxim A. Batalin, Michael J. Stealey

, Per Henrik Borgstrom, William J. Kaiser:
Multiscale Sensing: A new paradigm for actuated sensing of high frequency dynamic phenomena. 328-335 - Aliza Amsellem, Octavian Soldea, Ehud Rivlin:

Function-Based Classification from 3D Data and Audio. 336-341
Humanoid Robots 1: Walking Algorithms
- Chenglong Fu

, Mei Shuai, Yuanlin Huang, Jianmei Wang, Ken Chen:
Parametric Walking Patterns and Optimum Atlases for Underactuated Biped Robots. 342-347 - Olivier Stasse

, Andrew J. Davison, Ramzi Sellaouti, Kazuhito Yokoi
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Real-time 3D SLAM for Humanoid Robot considering Pattern Generator Information. 348-355 - Xinhe Xu, Hualong Xie, Binrui Wang, Jindong Tan:

Gait Perception and Coordinated Control of a Novel Biped Robot with Heterogeneous Legs. 356-361 - Lingyun Hu, Changjiu Zhou, Zengqi Sun:

Estimating Probability Distribution with Q-learning for Biped Gait Generation and Optimization. 362-367
Robot Audition I
- Martin Heckmann

, Tobias Rodemann, Frank Joublin, Christian Goerick, Björn Schölling:
Auditory Inspired Binaural Robust Sound Source Localization in Echoic and Noisy Environments. 368-373 - Carlos Toshinori Ishi, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Norihiro Hagita:

Evaluation of Prosodic and Voice Quality Features on Automatic Extraction of Paralinguistic Information. 374-379 - Yoko Sasaki, Satoshi Kagami, Hiroshi Mizoguchi

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Multiple Sound Source Mapping for a Mobile Robot by Self-motion Triangulation. 380-385 - Tomoko Shimoda, Toru Nakashima, Makoto Kumon, Ryuichi Kohzawa, Ikuro Mizumoto, Zenta Iwai:

Spectral Cues for Robust Sound Localization with Pinnae. 386-391
Distributed Robot Control
- Youngshik Kim

, Mark A. Minor
:
Decentralized Kinematic Motion Control for Multiple Axle Compliant Framed Modular Wheeled Mobile Robots. 392-397 - Chris A. C. Parker, Hong Zhang:

An Analysis of Random Peer-to-Peer Communication for System-Level Coordination in Decentralized Multiple-Robot Systems. 398-403 - Arturo Gil-Pinto, Philippe Fraisse, René Zapata:

A decentralized algorithm to adaptive trajectory planning for a group of nonholonomic mobile robots. 404-417 - Konstantinos Varsos, Jonathan E. Luntz:

Superposition of Quadratic Potential Force Fields for Distributed Manipulation. 410-416 - Hossein Aminaiee, Majid Nili Ahmadabadi:

Learning Distributed Object Pushing: Individual Learning and Distributed Cooperation Protocol. 418-423
Localization II
- Tae-Bum Kwon, Ju-Ho Yang, Jae-Bok Song, Woojin Chung:

Efficiency Improvement in Monte Carlo Localization through Topological Information. 424-429 - Javier Antich, Alberto Ortiz

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Bug-based T2: A New Globally Convergent Potential Field Approach to Obstacle Avoidance. 430-435 - Shu Yun Chung, Han-Pang Huang:

Relative-Absolute Map Filter for Simultaneous Localization and Mapping. 436-441 - Hyun Myung

, Hyoung-Ki Lee, Kiwan Choi, Seokwon Bang, Yongbeom Lee, Sang Ryoung Kim:
Constrained Kalman Filter for Mobile Robot Localization with Gyroscope. 442-447 - Joseph Wong, Goldie Nejat, Robert G. Fenton, Beno Benhabib:

Localization of Autonomous Robotic Vehicles Using A Neural-Network Approach. 448-453
Haptics and Haptic Devices I
- Rui Pedro Duarte Cortesão

, Walid Zarrad, Philippe Poignet
, Olivier Company
, Etienne Dombre:
Haptic Control Design for Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery. 454-459 - Sung-Uk Lee, Seungho Kim:

Analysis and Optimal Design of a New 6 DOF Parallel Type Haptic Device. 460-465 - Dongseok Ryu, Kyoungwon Moon, Sungchul Kang, Munsang Kim, Jae-Bok Song:

Development of Wearable Haptic System for Tangible Studio to Experience a Virtual Heritage Alive. 466-471 - Ali Israr, Seungmoon Choi

, Hong Z. Tan
:
Detection Threshold and Mechanical Impedance of the Hand in a Pen-Hold Posture. 472-477 - Ki-Uk Kyung, Seung-Chan Kim, Dong-Soo Kwon, Mandayam A. Srinivasan:

Texture Display Mouse KAT: Vibrotactile Pattern and Roughness Display. 478-483
Parallel Manipulators I
- Chunping Sui, Hongguang Wang, Lijin Fang, Mingyang Zhao:

Static Measuring Model and Deadweight Compensation of a Stewart Platform Based Force/Torque Sensor. 484-489 - Y. Y. Wang, Tian Huang, Xueman Zhao, Jiangping Mei, Derek G. Chetwynd, S. Jack Hu:

Finite Element Analysis and Comparison of Two Hybrid Robotsthe Tricept and the TriVariant. 490-495 - Vincent Nabat, Olivier Company

, François Pierrot, Philippe Poignet:
Dynamic Modeling and Identification of Par4, A Very High Speed Parallel Manipulator. 496-501 - Yuanqing Wu, Han Ding, Jian Meng, Zexiang Li

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Finite Motion Validation for Parallel Manipulators: A Differential Geometry Approach. 502-507 - Tian Huang, Z. Y. Hong, Jiangping Mei, Derek G. Chetwynd:

Kinematic Calibration of the 3-DOF Module of a 5-DOF Reconfigurable Hybrid Robot using a Double-Ball-Bar System. 508-512
Perception and Navigation for Automated Vehicles II
- Olivier Aycard, Anne Spalanzani, Julien Burlet, Chiara Fulgenzi, Trung-Dung Vu, David Raulo, Manuel Yguel:

Pedestrians Tracking Using Offboard Cameras. 513-518 - Nadir Karam, Frédéric Chausse, Romuald Aufrère, Roland Chapuis:

Localization of a Group of Communicating Vehicles by State Exchange. 519-524 - Julien Burlet, Olivier Aycard, Anne Spalanzani, Christian Laugier:

Adaptive Interacting Multiple Models applied on pedestrian tracking in car parks. 525-530 - Christophe Braillon, Kane Usher, Cédric Pradalier, James L. Crowley, Christian Laugier:

Real-time stereo and optical flow data fusion. 531-536 - Chris Urmson, Alexander Gutierrez, Nick Miller, Kevin M. Peterson, Spencer Spiker, Joshua Struble, William Whittaker:

A Complete System for High-Speed Navigation of Prescribed Routes. 537-542
Object Manipulation
- Hermann Georg Mayer, Faustino J. Gomez, Daan Wierstra, Istvan Nagy, Alois C. Knoll

, Jürgen Schmidhuber:
A System for Robotic Heart Surgery that Learns to Tie Knots Using Recurrent Neural Networks. 543-548 - Mikhail M. Svinin, Igor Goncharenko, Zhi Wei Luo, Shigeyuki Hosoe:

Modeling of Human-Like Reaching Movements in the Manipulation of Flexible Objects. 549-555 - Wusheng Chou, Jing Xiao:

Real-time and Accurate Multiple Contact Detection between General Curved Objects. 556-561 - Masahiro Sekimoto

, Suguru Arimoto:
Experimental Study on Reaching Movements of Robot Arms with Redundant DOFs Based upon Virtual Spring-Damper Hypothesis. 562-567 - Yantao Shen, Uchechukwu C. Wejinya, Ning Xi, Craig A. Pomeroy, Yonghui Xue, Zhun Fan

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Characterization of Living Drosophila Embryos using Micro Robotic Manipulation System. 568-573
Redundant and Underactuated Robots
- Xu-Zhi Lai, Jin-Hua She, Simon X. Yang

, Min Wu:
Unified Treatment of Motion Control of Underactuated two-link manipulators. 574-579 - Ioannis Iossifidis

, Gregor Schöner
:
Dynamical Systems Approach for the Autonomous Avoidance of Obstacles and Joint-limits for an Redundant Robot Arm. 580-585 - Keisuke Ichida, Keigo Watanabe, Kiyotaka Izumi

, Nobuhiro Uchida:
Fuzzy Switching Control of Underactuated Manipulators with Approximated Switching Regions. 586-591 - Keiji Ikeda, Hiroshi Tanaka, Tong-xiao Zhang, Mamoru Minami, Yasushi Mae:

On-line Optimization of Avoidance Ability for Redundant Manipulator. 592-597 - Kwang-Kyu Lee, Martin Buss:

Redundancy Resolution With Multiple Criteria. 598-603
Modular and Reconfigurable Robots
- Yuzuru Terada, Satoshi Murata:

Modular Structure Assembly using Gradient Field. 604-611 - Jacob Everist, Feili Hou, Wei-Min Shen:

Transformation of Control in Congruent Self-Reconfigurable Robot Topologies. 612-618 - Katsuyuki Ukegawa, M. C. Natori:

Deadlock Resolution in Self-Assembly of Modular Structure Systems. 619-624 - Satoshi Murata, Kiyoharu Kakomura, Haruhisa Kurokawa:

Docking Experiments of a Modular Robot by Visual Feedback. 625-630 - Akio Ishiguro, Tomoki Maegawa:

Self-Assembly Through the Interplay between Control and Mechanical Systems. 631-638
Navigation I
- Han Li, Yili Fu, He Xu, Yulin Ma:

Avoiding Static and Dynamic Objects in Navigation. 639-644 - Erick A. R. Swere, David J. Mulvaney, Ian P. W. Sillitoe:

A Fast Memory-Efficient Incremental Decision Tree Algorithm in its Application to Mobile Robot Navigation. 645-650 - Jason Held, Alexandre Lampe, Raja Chatila:

Linking Mobile Robot Performances With the Environment Using System Maps. 651-656 - Takashi Kubota, Shujiro Sawai, Tatsuaki Hashimoto, Junichiro Kawaguchi:

Collision Dynamics of Target Maker for Visual Navigation in Small Body Exploration. 657-662 - Lounis Douadi, Marie-José Aldon, André Crosnier:

Pair-wise Registration of 3D/Color Data Sets with ICP. 663-668
Visual Tracking
- Christopher Mei, Selim Benhimane, Ezio Malis, Patrick Rives:

Homography-based Tracking for Central Catadioptric Cameras. 669-674 - Yu-Shan Cheng, Cheng-Ming Huang, Li-Chen Fu

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Multiple People Visual Tracking in a Multi-Camera System for Cluttered Environments. 675-680 - Wei Ding, Zhenbang Gong, Shaorong Xie, Hairong Zou:

Real-time Vision-based Object Tracking from a Moving Platform in the Air. 681-685 - Yunting Pang, Qiang Huang, Weimin Zhang

, Zhangfeng Hu, Altaf Hussain Rajpar
, Kejie Li:
Real-time Object Tracking of a Robot Head Based on Multiple Visual Cues Integration. 686-691 - Manuel Mucientes

, Wolfram Burgard:
Multiple Hypothesis Tracking of Clusters of People. 692-697
Assistive Devices I
- Lidia Mudura, Matthew Bruer, Imad H. Elhajj

, Gary Moore, Patricia T. Ketcham:
A Virtual Nursing Simulator with Haptic Feedback for Nasotracheal Suctioning. 698-703 - Roland Thieffry, Éric Monacelli, Stephane Delaplace:

Experimentations with Handicapped Users on the Adaptation of the Wheelchair Control. 704-709 - Luis Montesano, Javier Minguez

, J. M. Alcubierre, Luis Montano:
Towards the Adaptation of a Robotic Wheelchair for Cognitive Disabled Children. 710-716 - Hiroshi Kobayashi, Kentaro Konishi:

Development of Feeding Support System and Its Quantitative Estimation. 717-722 - Lee Middleton, David Kenneth Wagg, Alex I. Bazin, John N. Carter, Mark S. Nixon

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Developing a non-intrusive biometric environment. 723-728
Trajectory Planning
- Taha Chettibi, Moussa Haddad, H. E. Lehtihet, Wisama Khalil:

Suboptimal Trajectory Generation for Industrial Robots using Trapezoidal Velocity Profiles. 729-735 - Torsten Kröger, Adam Tomiczek, Friedrich M. Wahl:

Towards On-Line Trajectory Computation. 736-741 - Matthieu Guilbert, Pierre-Brice Wieber, Luc D. Joly:

Optimal Trajectory Generation for Manipulator Robots under Thermal Constraints. 742-747 - Jianjun Zhang, Weimin Li, Xiaohui Wang, Feng Gao:

Study on Kinematics Decoupling for Parallel Manipulator with Perpendicular Structures. 748-753 - Yanjie Liu

, Chenqi Wang, Juan Li, Lining Sun:
Time-Optimal Trajectory Generation of a Fast-Motion Planar Parallel Manipulator. 754-759
Micro Manipulation and Assembly II
- Byoung Hun Kang, John T. Wen

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Design of Compliant MEMS Grippers for Micro-Assembly Tasks. 760-765 - Mourad Nourine, Michaël Gauthier

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Effect of the Capillary Force on Force Measurements in Submerged Micromanipulations. 766-771 - Felix Beyeler, Dominik J. Bell, Bradley J. Nelson

, Yu Sun
, Adrian Neild
, S. Oberti, Jurg Dual
:
Design of a Micro-Gripper and an Ultrasonic Manipulator for Handling Micron Sized Objects. 772-777 - Ahmed A. Ramadan, Kenji Inoue, Tatsuo Arai, Tomohito Takubo:

Design Optimization of a Compact 3-DOF Parallel Micro/Nano Finger Manipulator. 778-783 - Beatriz Lopez Walle, Michaël Gauthier

, Nicolas Chaillet:
Submerged Freeze Gripper to Manipulate Micro-objects. 784-789
Range Sensors and Applications
- Stefan May, Bjorn Werner, Hartmut Surmann, Kai Pervölz:

3D time-of-flight cameras for mobile robotics. 790-795 - Ruben Martinez-Cantin

, José A. Castellanos, Juan D. Tardós, J. M. M. Montiel
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Adaptive Scale Robust Segmentation for 2D Laser Scanner. 796-801 - Dilan Amarasinghe, George K. I. Mann

, Ray G. Gosine:
Moving Object Detection in Indoor Environments Using Laser Range Data. 802-807 - Manjari Chandran, Paul Newman:

Motion Estimation from Map Quality with Millimeter Wave Radar. 808-813 - Sooyong Lee, Wan Kyun Chung:

Rotating IR Sensor System for 2.5D Sensing. 814-819
Humanoid Robots II: Motion Planning
- Mike Stilman, Koichi Nishiwaki, Satoshi Kagami, James J. Kuffner:

Planning and Executing Navigation Among Movable Obstacles. 820-826 - Eiichi Yoshida

, Claudia Esteves, Takeshi Sakaguchi
, Jean-Paul Laumond, Kazuhito Yokoi
:
Smooth Collision Avoidance: Practical Issues in Dynamic Humanoid Motion. 827-832 - Kensuke Harada

, Kris K. Hauser, Timothy Bretl, Jean-Claude Latombe:
Natural Motion Generation for Humanoid Robots. 833-839 - Riadh Zaier, Fumio Nagashima:

Motion Pattern Generator and Reflex System for Humanoid Robots. 840-845 - Evan M. Drumwright, Victor Ng-Thow-Hing:

Toward Interactive Reaching in Static Environments for Humanoid Robots. 846-851
Robot Audition II
- Kazuhiro Nakadai, Hirofumi Nakajima, Masamitsu Murase, Hiroshi G. Okuno

, Yuji Hasegawa
, Hiroshi Tsujino:
Real-Time Tracking of Multiple Sound Sources by Integration of In-Room and Robot-Embedded Microphone Arrays. 852-859 - Tobias Rodemann, Martin Heckmann

, Frank Joublin, Christian Goerick, Björn Schölling:
Real-time Sound Localization With a Binaural Head-system Using a Biologically-inspired Cue-triple Mapping. 860-865 - Sylvain Argentieri

, Patrick Danès, Philippe Souères:
Modal Analysis Based Beamforming for Nearfield or Farfield Speaker Localization in Robotics. 866-871 - Iwaki Toshima, Shigeaki Aoki:

The effect of head movement on sound localization in an acoustical telepresence robot: TeleHead. 872-877 - Ryu Takeda

, Shun'ichi Yamamoto, Kazunori Komatani, Tetsuya Ogata
, Hiroshi G. Okuno
:
Missing-Feature based Speech Recognition for Two Simultaneous Speech Signals Separated by ICA with a pair of Humanoid Ears. 878-885
Motion Planning and Control
- Preethi Srinivas Bhat, James Kuffner, Seth Copen Goldstein, Siddhartha S. Srinivasa:

Hierarchical Motion Planning for Self-reconfigurable Modular Robots. 886-891 - David Brandt:

Comparison of A and RRT-Connect Motion Planning Techniques for Self-Reconfiguration Planning. 892-897 - Anthony S. David

, Olivier Bruneau:
Dynamic Stabilization of an Under-Actuated Robot using Dynamic Effects of the Legs and the Trunk. 898-903 - Hiroe Hashiguchi, Hiroe Arimoto, Toyohide Sakamoto, Shoji Namikawa:

Generation of Large Gymnastic Motions for a Family of Under-Actuated Robots by Zero-Moment-Manifold Control. 904-909 - Yu Zhao, Chien Chern Cheah

:
Vision-based Control of Multi-fingered Robot Hands using Neural Networks. 910-915 - Cristina P. Santos

, Manuel Ferreira
:
Ball Catching by a Puma Arm: a Nonlinear Dynamical Systems Approach. 916-921
Vision Based Localization
- Damith Chandana Herath

, Sarath Kodagoda
, Gamini Dissanayake
:
Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping: A Stereo Vision Based Approach. 922-927 - Wen Shang, Dong Sun

, Xudong Ma, Xianzhong Dai:
A Visual Based Extended Monte Carlo Localization for Autonomous Mobile Robots. 928-933 - Thorsten Spexard, Shuyin Li, Britta Wrede, Jannik Fritsch, Gerhard Sagerer, Olaf Booij, Zoran Zivkovic, Bas Terwijn, Ben J. A. Kröse:

BIRON, where are you? Enabling a robot to learn new places in a real home environment by integrating spoken dialog and visual localization. 934-940 - Norbert Schmitz, Jan Koch, Martin Proetzsch, Karsten Berns:

Fault-Tolerant 3D Localization for Outdoor Vehicles. 941-946 - Darius Burschka:

Robust Feature Correspondences for Vision-Based Navigation with Slow Frame-Rate Cameras. 947-952 - Marius Kloetzer

, Calin Belta
:
A Framework for Automatic Deployment of Robots in 2D and 3D Environments. 953-958
Haptics and Haptic Devices II
- Mehdi Boukallel, Maxime Girot, Stephane Régnier:

Haptic Rendering of Biological Elastic Properties based on Biomechanical Characterization. 959-964 - Ryuta Ozawa, T. Yoshinari, Hiroe Hashiguchi, Suguru Arimoto:

Supervisory Control Strategies in a Multi-Fingered Robotic Hand System. 965-970 - Stefano Galvan, Debora Botturi, Paolo Fiorini:

FPGA-based Controller for Haptic Devices. 971-976 - Ludovic Dovat, Olivier Lambercy, Y. Ruffieux, Dominique Chapuis, Roger Gassert

, Hannes Bleuler, Chee Leong Teo, Etienne Burdet
:
A Haptic Knob for Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients. 977-982 - Andreas Hein, Carsten Lenze, Melina Brell:

Preliminary Evaluation of a Force-Sensing Human-Machine Interface for an Interactive Robotic System. 983-988 - Imad H. Elhajj

, Hesiri Weerasinghe, Ali Dika, Ranald Hansen:
Human Perception of Haptic Force Direction. 989-993
Space Robotics I
- X. H. Gao, Ming-He Jin, Zongwu Xie, Li Jiang, Fenglei Ni, Shicai Shi, Ran Wei, Hegao Cai:

Development of the Chinese Intelligent Space Robotic System. 994-1001 - Zhiyu Shao, Hanxu Sun, Qingxuan Jia, Ping Ye, Yuesheng Tan:

Development of a General 2-DOF Space Module. 1002-1007 - Cheng Li, Bin Liang, Wenfu Xu:

Autonomous Trajectory Planning of Free-floating Robot for Capturing Space Target. 1008-1013 - Minzhou Luo, Wei Lu, Bing-Yu Sun, Tao Mei:

Autonomous Grasping of a Space Robot Multisensory Gripper. 1014-1019 - Satoko Abiko, Roberto Lampariello

, Gerd Hirzinger:
Impedance Control for a Free-Floating Robot in the Grasping of a Tumbling Target with Parameter Uncertainty. 1020-1025 - Jiegao Wang, Raja Mukherji, Mariano Ficocelli, Andrew Ogilvie, Li Michael Liu, Craig Rice:

Modeling and Simulation of Robotic System for Servicing Hubble Space Telescope. 1026-1031
Interaction and Intelligence
- Masaya Takasaki, Yousuke Fujii, Hiroyuki Kotani, Takeshi Mizuno, Takaaki Nara

:
Proposal of Tele-touch Using Active Type SAW Tactile Display. 1032-1037 - Naoyuki Kubota, Kenichiro Nishida, Hiroyuki Kojima:

Perceptual System of A Partner Robot for Natural Communication Restricted by Environments. 1038-1043 - Takeshi Sasaki, Hideki Hashimoto:

Human Observation Based Mobile Robot Navigation in Intelligent Space. 1044-1049 - Yasuhisa Hirata

, Asami Muraki, Kazuhiro Kosuge:
Motion Control of Intelligent Walker based on Renew of Estimation Parameters for User State. 1050-1055 - Hiroshi Kobayashi, Masaya Iba, Hidetoshi Suzuki:

Development of a Muscle Suit for the Upper Limb - Proposal of Posture Control Methods. 1056-1061 - Ken Sugawara, Hiroumi Tanigawa, Kazuhiro Kosuge, Yoshinori Hayakawa, Tsuyoshi Mizuguchi, Masaki Sano:

Collective Motion and Formation of Simple Interacting Robots. 1062-1067
Robot Kinematics and Dynamics I
- Jiaxin L. Fu, Nancy S. Pollard

:
On the Importance of Asymmetries in Grasp Quality Metrics for Tendon Driven Hands. 1068-1075 - Jingjun Yu, Shusheng Bi, Guanghua Zong, Jian S. Dai

, Xin-Jun Liu:
Mobility Characteristics of a Flexure-based Compliant Manipulator with Three Legs. 1076-1081 - Dan Zou, Tianmiao Wang, Jianhong Liang:

Reconfiguration Research on Modular Mobile Robot. 1082-1085 - Jon M. Selig

, Yuanqing Wu:
Interpolated Rigid-Body Motions and Robotics. 1086-1091 - Giuseppe Casalino, Alessio Turetta, Andrea Sorbara:

Dynamic Programming based Computationally Distributed Kynematic Inversion Technique. 1092-1098 - Andrzej Nycz, William R. Hamel:

Robot Task Space Analyzer System Calibration. 1099-1104
Bilateral Teleoperation I
- Kamran Razi, Reza Monfaredi, Saeed Shiri Ghydari, Seyed Mehdi Rezaei:

A New Indicator for Gain-Switching Control of Position Error-based Teleoperation System. 1105-1109 - Lei Zhang, Qiang Huang, Yuepin Lu, Tao Xiao, Jiapeng Yang, Muhammad Usman Keerio:

A Visual Tele-operation System for the Humanoid Robot BHR-02. 1110-1114 - Peter J. Berkelman, Ji Ma:

Effects of Friction Parameters on Completion Times for Sustained Planar Positioning Tasks with a Haptic Interface. 1115-1120 - Rachana Ashok Gupta, Ahmad A. Masoud

, Mo-Yuen Chow:
A Delay-tolerant, Potential field-based, Network Implementation of an Integrated Navigation System. 1121-1126 - Jordi Barrio, José Maria Azorín, Rafael Aracil, Manuel Ferre

, José María Sabater, Nicolás M. García:
Experimental bilateral control by state convergence. 1127-1132 - Masafumi Tominaga, Hirotaka Ohta, Shuji Hashimoto:

Image Sequence Prediction for Remote Robot Control. 1133-1138
Sound Localization and Intelligence
- Eric Martinson, Alan C. Schultz:

Auditory Evidence Grids. 1139-1144 - Haruhiko Niwa, Tetsuya Ogata

, Kazunori Komatani, Hiroshi G. Okuno
:
Multiple Acoustical Holography Method for Localization of Objects in Broad Range using Audible Sound. 1145-1150 - Jwu-Sheng Hu, Wei-Han Liu, Chieh-Cheng Cheng, Chia-Hsing Yang:

Location and Orientation Detection of Mobile Robots Using Sound Field Features under Complex Environments. 1151-1156 - Ren C. Luo, Chun C. Lai, Chung T. Liao:

Rapid Environment Identification for Intelligent Mobile Robot. 1158-1163 - Qinghao Meng, Fengjuan Yao, Yuehua Wu:

Review of Crosstalk Elimination Methods for Ultrasonic Range Systems in Mobile Robots. 1164-1169 - Jonas Hörnstein, Manuel Lopes

, José Santos-Victor
, Francisco Lacerda:
Sound Localization for Humanoid Robots - Building Audio-Motor Maps based on the HRTF. 1170-1176
Navigation II
- Weihua Sheng, Yantao Shen, Ning Xi:

Mobile Sensor Navigation with Miniature Active Camera for Structure Inspection. 1177-1182 - Huidi Zhang, Shirong Liu, Simon X. Yang

:
A Hybrid Robot Navigation Approach Based on Partial Planning and Emotion-Based Behavior Coordination. 1183-1188 - Chris Urmson:

Driving Beyond Stopping Distance Constraints. 1189-1194 - José-Luis Blanco

, Javier González, Juan-Antonio Fernández-Madrigal:
The Trajectory Parameter Space (TP-Space): A New Space Representation for Non-Holonomic Mobile Robot Reactive Navigation. 1195-1200 - Hongjun Chen, Xiaohua Zhang, Junyuan Li:

Ultra Low Frequency Electromagnetic Wave Localization and Application to Pipeline Robot. 1201-1205 - John C. Murray

, Stefan Wermter, Harry R. Erwin:
Bioinspired Auditory Sound Localisation for Improving the Signal to Noise Ratio of Socially Interactive Robots. 1206-1211
Visual Filtering
- Tomas Olsson, Rolf Johansson

, Anders Robertsson:
High-speed visual robot control using an optimal linearizing intensity-based filtering approach. 1212-1217 - Selim Benhimane, Ezio Malis:

Integration of Euclidean constraints in template based visual tracking of piecewise-planar scenes. 1218-1223 - Xin Jiang, Atsushi Konno, Masaru Uchiyama:

Visual Servoing Experiment using a 3D Flexible-Link Manipulator. 1224-1229 - Wael Abd-Almageed

, Mohamed E. Hussein
, Larry S. Davis:
Tracking Articulating Objects from Ground Vehicles using Mixtures of Mixtures. 1230-1236 - Satoshi Mukai, Noriaki Maru:

Redundant Arm Control by Linear Visual Servoing Using Pseudo Inverse Matrix. 1237-1242 - De Xu, Youfu Li

, Min Tan:
A Visual Positioning Method Based on Relative Orientation Detection for Mobile Robots. 1243-1248
Medical Robots
- YangYu Luo, Xiangdong Yang, Sen Qiang Zhu, Jing Xu, Ken Chen:

Destination Planning and Space Mapping in the Robot-aided Coagulation Therapy System. 1249-1254 - Andrew Evan Graham, Sheng Quan Xie

, Kean C. Aw
, W. L. Xu, Supratim Mukherjee:
Design of a Parallel Long Bone Fracture Reduction Robot with Planning Treatment Tool. 1255-1260 - Huaming Li, Mingjun Zhang, Jindong Tan:

Dynamics Modeling and Analysis of a Micro-particle Based Shooting and Harvesting System for Blood Vessel Cleaning and Enlargement. 1261-1266 - Xiaona Wang, Max Q.-H. Meng:

An Inchworm-like Locomotion Mechanism Based on Magnetic Actuator for Active Capsule Endoscope. 1267-1272 - Hideaki Takanobu

, Akihisa Okino, Atsuo Takanishi, Mutsumi Madokoro, Yoshikazu Miyazaki, Koutarou Maki:
Dental Patient Robot. 1273-1278 - Yongde Zhang, Tarun Kanti Podder, Wan Sing Ng, Jason Sherman, Vladimir Misic, Dave Fuller

, Edward Messing, Deborah J. Rubens, John G. Strang, Ralph Brasacchio, Yan Yu:
Semi-automated Needling and Seed Delivery Device for Prostate Brachytherapy. 1279-1284
Environmental Modelling for Mobile Robots
- Tahir Yaqub, Ray Eaton, Jayantha Katupitiya:

Development of a Parametric Model for the Environment of a Mobile Robot. 1285-1290 - Pengpeng Wang, Kamal Gupta:

A Configuration Space View of View Planning. 1291-1297 - Tai Chen, Yunhui Liu:

A Robust Estimator for Structure from Motion Based on Kernel Density Estimation. 1298-1303 - Gerold Kloos, José E. Guivant

, Eduardo Mario Nebot
, Favio R. Masson
:
Range Based Localisation Using RF and the Application to Mining Safety. 1304-1311 - Zhuohua Duan, Zixing Cai, Jinxia Yu:

Adaptive Particle Filter for Unknown Fault Detection of Wheeled Mobile Robots. 1312-1315 - Junichi Ido, Yoshio Matsumoto, Tsukasa Ogasawara

, Ryuichi Nisimura:
Humanoid with Interaction Ability Using Vision and Speech Information. 1316-1321
Micro Manipulation and Assembly III
- Erik Steltz, Michael D. Seeman, Srinath Avadhanula, Ronald S. Fearing

:
Power Electronics Design Choice for Piezoelectric Microrobots. 1322-1328 - Alberto Brunete

, Ernesto Gambao
, Jose Emilio Torres, Miguel Hernando
:
A 2 DoF Servomotor-based Module for Pipe Inspection Modular Micro-robots. 1329-1334 - Walder Andre, Sylvain Martel:

Design of Photovoltaic Cells to Power Control Electronics Embedded in Untethered Aqueous Microrobots Propelled by Bacteria. 1335-1340 - Yang Fang, Xiaobo Tan:

A Dynamic JKR Model with Application to Vibrational Release in Micromanipulation. 1341-1346 - Xiaodong Wang, Xiujun Wang, Yi Luo, Chong Liu, Liqun Ma:

Vision-Based Assembly of Capillary for Microfluidic Device. 1347-1352 - Qi Luo, Jing Xiao:

Haptic Simulation for Micro/Nano-Scale Optical Fiber Assembly. 1353-1358
Vision Sensors
- Mingxiang Li, Yunde Jia:

Stereo Vision System on Programmable Chip (SVSoC) for Small Robot Navigation. 1359-1365 - Kazuhiro Shimizu, Shinichi Hirai

:
Implementing Planar Motion Tracking Algorithms on CMOS+FPGA Vision System. 1366-1371 - Atsushi Konno, Ryo Uchikura, Toshiyuki Ishihara, Teppei Tsujita, Takeaki Sugimura, Jun Deguchi, Mitsumasa Koyanagi, Masaru Uchiyama:

Development of a High Speed Vision System for Mobile Robots. 1372-1377 - Xinyu Liu, Wenhui Wang, Bob M. Lansdorp, Yu Sun

:
Vision-Based Cellular Force Measurement Using an Elastic Microfabricated Device. 1378-1383 - Hyunki Lee, Hyungsuck Cho, Minyoung Kim

:
A New 3D Sensor System for Mobile Robots Based on Moire and Stereo Vision Technique. 1384-1389 - Julien Bert

, Sounkalo Dembélé, Nadine Lefort-Piat:
Virtual Camera Synthesis for Micromanipulation and Microassembly. 1390-1395
Humanoid Robots III: Exoskeleton
- Andre Schiele, Maurizio De Bartolomei, Frans C. T. van der Helm:

Towards Intuitive Control of Space Robots: A Ground Development Facility with Exoskeleton. 1396-1401 - Kenji Tahara

, Zhi Wei Luo, Suguru Arimoto:
On Control Mechanism of Human-Like Reaching Movements with Musculo-Skeletal Redundancy. 1402-1409 - Conor James Walsh, Kenneth Pasch, Hugh M. Herr:

An autonomous, underactuated exoskeleton for load-carrying augmentation. 1410-1415 - Md. Omar Faruque Sarker

, ChangHwan Kim, Seungheon Back, Bum-Jae You:
An IEEE-1394 Based Real-time Robot Control System for Efficient Controlling of Humanoids. 1416-1421 - Norbert Michael Mayer, Kazuhiro Masui, Matthew Browne

, Minoru Asada:
Gyro stabilized biped walking. 1422-1427 - Jun-Ho Oh, David Hanson, Won-Sup Kim, Young Han, Jung-Yup Kim, Ill-Woo Park:

Design of Android type Humanoid Robot Albert HUBO. 1428-1433
Sensor Network I
- Imad H. Elhajj

, Jason Gorski:
Sensor Network and Robot Interaction Using Coarse Localization. 1434-1439 - Weihua Sheng, Girma S. Tewolde, Song Ci:

Micro Mobile Robots in Active Sensor Networks: Closing the Loop. 1440-1445 - Muhammed R. Pac, Aydan M. Erkmen

, Ismet Erkmen:
Scalable Self-Deployment of Mobile Sensor Networks: A Fluid Dynamics Approach. 1446-1451 - Flavio Cabrera-Mora, Jizhong Xiao, Yi Sun:

Effects of Communication on Mobile Sensor Networks. 1452-1457 - Miu-Ling Lam

, Yun-Hui Liu:
ISOGRID: an Efficient Algorithm for Coverage Enhancement in Mobile Sensor Networks. 1458-1463 - Pyung Soo Jang, Seul Jung

:
Guidance and Control of a Mobile Robot Using Neural Network Correction Based on a Remotely Located Sensor. 1464-1469
Vision and Force Control
- Vincenzo Lippiello

, Bruno Siciliano
, Luigi Villani
:
Robot Interaction Control Using Force and Vision. 1470-1475 - Goo Bong Chung, Byung-Ju Yi, Whee Kuk Kim:

Modeling and Control of Interaction Forces in Dynamically-Coupled Robotic Systems. 1476-1483 - Yu Zhao, Chien Chern Cheah

, Jean-Jacques E. Slotine:
Adaptive Vision and Force Tracking Control for Constrained Robots. 1484-1489 - Shahab Kalantar, Uwe R. Zimmer:

A Formation Control Approach to Adaptation of Contour-Shaped Robotic Formations. 1490-1497 - Himanshu Chaudhary, Subir Kumar Saha

:
Constraint Force Formulation for Industrial Manipulators. 1498-1503 - Sadao Kawamura, Jinwoo Jun, Katsuya Kanaoka, Hiroaki Ichii:

A Cascaded Feedback Control Scheme for Trajectory Tracking of Robot Manipulator Systems with Actuator Dynamics. 1504-1509
Localization III
- Olaf Booij, Zoran Zivkovic, Ben J. A. Kröse:

Sparse appearance based modeling for robot localization. 1510-1515 - Takafumi Matsumaru

, Takashi Kusada, Kazuya Iwase:
Mobile Robot with Preliminary-Announcement Function of Forthcoming Motion using Light-ray. 1516-1523 - SangJoo Kwon, KwangWoong Yang, Sangdeok Park:

An Effective Kalman Filter Localization Method for Mobile Robots. 1524-1529 - Oliver Wulf, Daniel Lecking, Bernardo Wagner:

Robust Self-Localization in Industrial Environments based on 3D Ceiling Structures. 1530-1534 - Patrick Heinemann, Jürgen Haase, Andreas Zell:

A Combined Monte-Carlo Localization and Tracking Algorithm for RoboCup. 1535-1540 - Fang Fang, Xudong Ma, Xianzhong Dai:

Mobile Robot Localization Based on Improved Model Matching in Hough Space. 1541-1546
Haptics and Haptic Devices III
- Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten

, Yasuyoshi Yokokohji
:
Rendering a Rigid Virtual World through an Impulsive Haptic Interface. 1547-1552 - Dominique Chapuis, Roger Gassert

, Etienne Burdet
, Hannes Bleuler:
Hybrid Ultrasonic Motor and Electrorheological Clutch System for MR-Compatible Haptic Rendering. 1553-1557 - Nicola Sgambelluri, Enzo Pasquale Scilingo

, Antonio Bicchi, Rocco Rizzo
, Marco Raugi
:
Advanced modelling and preliminary psychophysical experiments for a free-hand haptic device. 1558-1563 - Phongsaen Pitakwatchara

, Shin'ichi Warisawa, Mamoru Mitsuishi:
Force Feedback Augmentation Method for the Minimally Invasive Surgical System. 1564-1569 - Thomas Hulin, Carsten Preusche, Gerd Hirzinger:

Stability Boundary for Haptic Rendering: Influence of Physical Damping. 1570-1575 - Tetsuya Mouri, Haruhisa Kawasaki, Kazushige Kigaku, Yoshio Ohtsuka:

Novel Control Methods for Multi-fingered Haptic Interface Robot. 1576-1581
Grasping Optimization
- Jijie Xu, Yunjiang Lou, Zexiang Li

:
Grasping Force Optimization for Whole Hand Grasp. 1582-1587 - Satoshi Ito

, Yuuki Mizukoshi, Koji Ishihara, Minoru Sasaki
:
Optimal Direction of Grasped Object Minimizing Contact Forces. 1588-1593 - Shuangxin Wang, Yan Jiang, Hui Yang:

Chaos Optimization Strategy on Fuzzy-immune-PID Control of the Turbine Governing System. 1594-1598 - Nattee Niparnan, Attawith Sudsang:

Computing All Force-Closure Grasps of 2D Objects from Contact Point Set. 1599-1604 - Ji-Hun Bae

, Suguru Arimoto, Yuuichi Yamamoto, Hiroe Hashiguchi, Masahiro Sekimoto:
Reaching to Grasp and Preshaping of Multi-DOFs Robotic Hand-Arm Systems Using Approximate Configuration of Objects. 1605-1610 - Marco Ceccarelli

, Cristina Tavolieri, Zhen Lu:
Design Considerations for Underactuated Grasp with a one D.O.F. Anthropomorphic Finger Mechanism. 1611-1616
Intelligent Systems
- Yili Fu, Fuxiang Zhang, Shuguo Wang, Qinggang Meng:

Development of an Embedded Control Platform of a Continuous Passive Motion Machine. 1617-1622 - Alessandro De Luca

, Alin Albu-Schäffer
, Sami Haddadin
, Gerd Hirzinger:
Collision Detection and Safe Reaction with the DLR-III Lightweight Manipulator Arm. 1623-1630 - Antonello Ceravola, Frank Joublin, Mark Dunn, Julian Eggert, Marcus Stein, Christian Goerick:

Integrated Research and Development Environment for Real-Time Distributed Embodied Intelligent Systems. 1631-1637 - Xueshan Gao, Koki Kikuchi, Xiaobing Wu, Katsuya Kanai, Keisuke Somiya:

Study on the Symmetry of Evolutionary Robotic System. 1638-1643 - Hua Xu, Peifa Jia:

RTOC: A Rt-Linux Based Open Robot Controller. 1644-1649
Novel Robot Systems
- Weihai Chen, Quanzhu Chen, Jianbin Zhang, Shouqian Yu:

Kinematics Control for a 7-DOF Cable-Driven Anthropomorphic Arm. 1650-1655 - Sébastien Krut, Olivier Company

, Vincent Nabat, François Pierrot
:
Heli4: A Parallel Robot for Scara Motions with a Very Compact Traveling Plate and a Symmetrical Design. 1656-1661 - Takuya Umedachi

, Akio Ishiguro:
A Development of a Fully Self-contained Real-time Tunable Spring. 1662-1667 - Xueyan Tang, I-Ming Chen

:
A Large-Displacement 3-DOF Flexure Parallel Mechanism with Decoupled Kinematics Structure. 1668-1673 - Takahiro Suzuki

, Yuji Ebihara, Yoshinobu Ando, Makoto Mizukawa:
Casting and Winding Manipulation with Hyper-Flexible Manipulator. 1674-1679
Bilateral Teleoperation II
- Stefano Galvan, Andrea Castellani, Debora Botturi, Paolo Fiorini:

Advanced Teleoperation Architecture. 1680-1685 - Reza Monfaredi, Kamran Razi, Saeed Shiri Ghydari, Seyed Mehdi Rezaei:

Achieving High Transparency in Bilateral Teleoperation Using Stiffness Observer for Passivity Control. 1686-1691 - Luis Govinda García-Valdovinos, Vicente Parra-Vega

, Marco A. Arteaga
:
Observer-based Higher-Order Sliding Mode Impedance Control of Bilateral Teleoperation under Constant Unknown Time Delay. 1692-1699 - Mattias Bratt, Christian Smith, Henrik I. Christensen

:
Design of a Control Strategy for Teleoperation of a Platform with Significant Dynamics. 1700-1705 - Masayuki Hara, Jian Huang, Young-Mi Jung, Tetsuro Yabuta

:
Basic Study on Sensory Aspects of a Master/Slave System for Force Telecommunication. 1706-1711 - Laura M. Hiatt, Reid G. Simmons

:
Coordinate Frames in Robotic Teleoperation. 1712-1719
Legged Robots
- Amir Ali Forough Nassiraei, Seiji Masakado, Takayuki Matsuo, Takashi Sonoda, Isao Takahira, Hajime Fukushima, Masayuki Murata, Kodai Ichikawa, Kazuo Ishii, Tsutomu Miki:

Development of an Artistic Robot "Jumping Joe". 1720-1725 - Ryosuke Tajima, Keisuke Suga:

Motion having a Flight Phase: Experiments Involving a One-legged Robot. 1726-1731 - Kenji Inoue, Taisuke Tsurutani, Tomohito Takubo, Tatsuo Arai:

Omni-directional Gait of Limb Mechanism Robot Hanging from Grid-like Structure. 1732-1737 - Surya P. N. Singh, Paul J. Csonka, Kenneth J. Waldron

:
Optical Flow Aided Motion Estimation for Legged Locomotion. 1738-1743 - Marco Chacin, Kazuya Yoshida

:
Stability and Adaptability Analysis for Legged Robots Intended for Asteroid Exploration. 1744-1749 - Chuangfeng Huai, Yuefa Fang:

Robust Control for Stable Dynamic Walking of Biped Robot. 1750-1754
Route Planning and Navigation
- Kenji Hashimoto, Yusuke Sugahara

, Masamiki Kawase, Akihiro Ohta, Chiaki Tanaka, Akihiro Hayashi, Nobutsuna Endo, Terumasa Sawato, Hun-ok Lim, Atsuo Takanishi:
Landing Pattern Modification Method with Predictive Attitude and Compliance Control to Deal with Uneven Terrain. 1755-1760 - Antonio Sgorbissa

, Renato Zaccaria:
µNav: Navigation without Localization. 1761-1766 - Theodoros Theodoridis, Huosheng Hu:

The Fuzzy Sars'a'(lambda) Learning Approach Applied to a Strategic Route Learning Robot Behaviour. 1767-1772 - Hongru Tang, Aiguo Song, Xiaobing Zhang:

Hybrid Behavior Coordination Mechanism for Navigation of Reconnaissance Robot. 1773-1778 - Ahmad A. Masoud

:
A Discrete Harmonic Potential Field for Optimum Point-to-point Routing on a Weighted Graph. 1779-1784 - Xun S. Zhou, Stergios I. Roumeliotis:

Multi-robot SLAM with Unknown Initial Correspondence: The Robot Rendezvous Case. 1785-1792
People Finding
- Toru Nakata

:
Recognizing Human Activities in Video by Multi-resolutional Optical Flows. 1793-1798 - Jinshi Cui, Hongbin Zha, Huijing Zhao, Ryosuke Shibasaki:

Laser-based Interacting People Tracking Using Multi-level Observations. 1799-1804 - Peng Bai, Hong Qiao, Anhua Wan, Yu Liu:

Person-Tracking with Occlusion Using Appearance Filters. 1805-1810 - Emrah Akin Sisbot, Luis Felipe Marin-Urias

, Rachid Alami
, Thierry Siméon:
A mobile robot that performs human acceptable motions. 1811-1816 - Britta Wrede, Marcus Kleinehagenbrock, Jannik Fritsch:

Towards an Integrated Robotic System for Interactive Learning in a Social Context. 1817-1823 - Albert J. N. van Breemen, Yan Xue:

Advanced Animation Engine for User-Interface Robots. 1824-1830
Tissue and Muscles Modelling
- Maxime Girot, Mehdi Boukallel, Stephane Régnier:

Modeling Soft Contact Mechanism of Biological Cells Using an Atomic Force Bio-Microscope. 1831-1836 - Daniel A. Kingsley, Roger D. Quinn, Roy E. Ritzmann:

A Cockroach Inspired Robot With Artificial Muscles. 1837-1842 - Takahiko Nakamura, Kazunari Saito, Zhi Dong Wang, Kazuhiro Kosuge, Masaya Tajika:

Human Cooperative Motion Adapted Wearable Anti-Gravity Muscle Support System. 1843-1848 - Dean Ho:

Engineering Intelligent Materials for the Interrogation of Bio-robotic Architectures and Regulatory Networks. 1849-1854 - Minoru Hashimoto, Chisaki Yokogawa, Tsugutake Sadoyama:

Development and Control of a Face Robot Imitating Human Muscular Structures. 1855-1860 - Kentaro Takagi

, Masanori Yamamura, Zhi Wei Luo, Masaki Onishi, Shinya Hirano, Kinji Asaka
, Yoshikazu Hayakawa:
Development of a Rajiform Swimming Robot using Ionic Polymer Artificial Muscles. 1861-1866
Mobile Robots II
- Danwei Wang, Chang Boon Low:

Modeling Skidding and Slipping in Wheeled Mobile Robots: Control Design Perspective. 1867-1872 - Yasuhiro Yazaki, Takeshi Ikeda, Mamoru Minami, Yasushi Mae:

Fastest Guidance Control with Acceleration Restriction of PWS Mobile Robot. 1873-1878 - Shirong Liu, Qijiang Yu, Weijie Lin, Simon X. Yang

:
Tracking Control of Mobile Robots Based on Improved RBF Neural Networks. 1879-1884 - Masahiro Tomono:

3-D Object Map Building Using Dense Object Models with SIFT-based Recognition Features. 1885-1890 - Motilal Agrawal:

A Lie Algebraic Approach for Consistent Pose Registration for General Euclidean Motion. 1891-1897
Nano Robot and Assembly
- Yung Ting, Chun-Chung Li, Ho-Chin Jar, Chang-Wei Chiang:

Design and Control of a Nano-precision Cartesian Platform. 1898-1903 - Pou Liu, Fumihito Arai, Toshio Fukuda:

Nanorobotic Manipulator Controlled Nanowire Growth. 1904-1909 - Xiaojun Tian, Yuechao Wang, Ning Xi, Zaili Dong, Wenjung Li

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Accurate Positioning of AFM Probe for AFM Based Robotic Nanomanipulation System. 1910-1914 - Masahiro Nakajima, Fumihito Arai, Toshio Fukuda:

In situ Fabrication and Electric Actuation of Telescoping Nanotube inside TEM through Hybrid Nanorobotic Manipulation System. 1915-1920 - Mustapha Hamdi, Antoine Ferreira:

DNA-based Bio-Nanorobotic Components using VR-Enhanced CAD Design. 1921-1926 - Lo Ming Fok, Yun-Hui Liu, Wen Jung Li

:
Fabrication and Characterization of nanowires by Atomic Force Microscope Lithography. 1927-1932
Sensor Hardware
- Masato Homma, Masashi Konyo

, Takashi Maeno, Seiji Motojima:
Analysis of Static and Dynamic Characteristics of a Tactile Sensor using Carbon Micro Coil inside an Elastic Material. 1933-1938 - Kouji Murakami, Tsutomu Hasegawa:

Tactile Measurement of Local Contact Geometry Using Soft Fingertip with Force/Torque Sensor. 1939-1945 - Kouhei Motoo, Toshio Fukuda, Fumihito Arai, Takayuki Matsuno:

Piezoelectric Vibration-Type Tactile Sensor with Wide Measurement Range Using Elasticity and Viscosity Change. 1946-1951 - Walter Dan Stiehl, Cynthia Breazeal:

A Sensitive Skin for Robotic Companions Featuring Temperature, Force, and Electric Field Sensors. 1952-1959 - Weiting Liu, Arianna Menciassi, Serio Scapellato, Paolo Dario, Yuquan Chen:

PVDF-based Biomimetic Sensor for Application in Crawling Soft-body Mini-Robots. 1960-1965 - Renqiang Liu, Zhuang Fu, Yanzheng Zhao, Qixin Cao, Shuguo Wang:

Operation Principle of a Bend Enhanced Curvature Optical Fiber Sensor. 1966-1971
Humanoid Robots IV: Modelling
- Wael Suleiman

, André Monin, Jean-Paul Laumond:
Synthesizing and Modeling Human Locomotion Using System Identification. 1972-1977 - Weiguo Wu, Yu Wang, Yunzhong Pan, Feng Liang:

Research on the Walking Modes Shifting Based on the Variable ZMP and 3-D.O.F Inverted Pendulum Model for a Humanoid and Gorilla Robot. 1978-1983 - Yisheng Guan, Kazuhito Yokoi

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Reachable Space Generation of A Humanoid Robot Using The Monte Carlo Method. 1984-1989 - Junghyun Kwon, Frank C. Park:

Using Hidden Markov Models to Generate Natural Humanoid Movement. 1990-1995 - Akinori Nishio, Kentaro Takahashi, Dragomir N. Nenchev:

Balance Control of a Humanoid Robot Based on the Reaction Null Space Method. 1996-2001 - T. I. James Tsay, C. H. Lai:

Design and Control of a Humanoid Robot. 2002-2007
Sensor Network II
- Hiroshi Noguchi, Taketoshi Mori

, Tomomasa Sato:
Automatic Generation and Connection of Program Components based on RDF Sensor Description in Network Middleware. 2008-2014 - Hongliang Ren

, Max Q.-H. Meng, Xijun Chen:
Investigating Network Optimization Approaches in Wireless Sensor Networks. 2015-2021 - Huirong Fu, Satoshi Kawamura, Chengzhi Li:

Blom-based Q-composite: A Generalized Framework of Random Key Pre-distribution Schemes for Wireless Sensor Networks. 2022-2028 - Jun-Zhao Sun, Jaakko J. Sauvola:

Cross-Layer Optimization Framework for Wireless Sensor Networks. 2029-2034 - Jun Xiao, Lirong Ren, Jindong Tan

:
Research of TDOA Based Self-localization Approach in Wireless Sensor Network. 2035-2040
Robot Control
- Qiao Liu, Ke-xue He, Liang-zhong Jiang:

Optimal LQG Control and Stability of Networked Robot System with Data Dropout. 2041-2046 - Yunjiang Lou, Ni Chen, Zexiang Li

:
Task Space Based Contouring Control of Parallel Machining Systems. 2047-2052 - Satoru Sakai, Koichi Osuka, Kenji Fujimoto:

Exact structured singular value of robotic manipulators andquantitative analysis of passivity based control. 2053-2058 - Pablo Sánchez-Sánchez, Fernando Reyes-Cortés

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Cartesian Controller's Evaluation in Joint Space. 2059-2064 - Gedson Faria, Edson Prestes e Silva Jr., Marco Aurélio Pires Idiart, Roseli A. Francelin Romero:

Multi Robot System based on Boundary Value Problems. 2065-2069
Visual SLAM I
- A. C. Murillo

, José Jesús Guerrero
, Carlos Sagüés
:
Robot and Landmark Localization using Scene Planes and the 1D Trifocal Tensor. 2070-2075 - Arturo Gil, Óscar Reinoso

, Óscar Martínez Mozos
, Cyrill Stachniss
, Wolfram Burgard:
Improving Data Association in Vision-based SLAM. 2076-2081 - Robert Sim, James J. Little:

Autonomous vision-based exploration and mapping using hybrid maps and Rao-Blackwellised particle filters. 2082-2089 - David Schleicher, Luis Miguel Bergasa

, Rafael Barea
, Elena López Guillén, Manuel Ocaña
:
Real-Time Simultaneous Localization and Mapping using a Wide-Angle Stereo Camera and Adaptive Patches. 2090-2095 - Jaime Valls Miró

, Weizhen Zhou, Gamini Dissanayake
:
Towards Vision Based Navigation in Large Indoor Environments. 2096-2102
Haptics and Haptic Devices IV
- Seung-Chan Kim, Dong-Soo Kwon, Ki-Uk Kyung:

An Evaluation of Human Tactile Sensibility and Its Analysis Based on Physiology and Biomechanics. 2103-2108 - Kyle B. Reed

, Michael A. Peshkin, Mitra J. Z. Hartmann
, James L. Patton, Peter M. Vishton
, Marcia Grabowecky:
Haptic cooperation between people, and between people and machines. 2109-2114 - Mehdi Ammi, Hamid Ladjal, Antoine Ferreira:

Evaluation of 3D Pseudo-Haptic Rendering using Vision for Cell Micromanipulation. 2115-2120 - Cristian Secchi

, Stefano Stramigioli
, Cesare Fantuzzi
:
Intrinsically Passive Force Scaling in Haptic Interfaces. 2121-2126 - Ryu Kato

, Hiroshi Yokoi, Tamio Arai:
Real-time Learning Method for Adaptable Motion-Discrimination using Surface EMG Signal. 2127-2132
Parallel Manipulators II
- Yan Jin

, I-Ming Chen
, Guilin Yang:
Finite-Partition of SE(3) and its Applications on Workspace Optimization of Parallel Manipulators. 2133-2138 - Si-Jun Zhu, Zhen Huang:

A Novel Method for Jacobian Analysis of Lower-Mobility Parallel Mechanism. 2139-2143 - Yunjiang Lou, Zexiang Li

:
A Novel 3-DoF Purely Translational Parallel Mechanism. 2144-2149 - Matthew Murray, Geir Hovland, Torgny Brogardh:

Collision-Free Workspace Design of the 5-Axis Gantry-Tau Parallel Kinematic Machine. 2150-2155 - Ouarda Ibrahim, Wisama Khalil:

Inverse Dynamic Modeling of Serial-Parallel Hybrid Robots. 2156-2161
Fuzzy Control
- Jinzhuang Xiao, Hongrui Wang:

Passive Fault Tolerant Robotic Control Based on Fuzzy Rules against Actuator Constraints. 2162-2166 - Xiadong Lv, Xinhan Huang:

Fuzzy Adaptive Kalman Filtering based Estimation of Image Jacobian for Uncalibrated Visual Servoing. 2167-2172 - Ata Allah Eftekharian, Hassan Sayyaadi:

Design of Mixed Fuzzy-GA Controller For SCARA Type Robot. 2173-2178 - Ranjit Kumar Barai, Kenzo Nonami:

Robust Adaptive Fuzzy Control Law for Locomotion Control of a Hexapod Robot Actuated by Hydraulic Actuators with Dead Zone. 2179-2184
Multi-robot Systems I
- Nikolaus Correll, Grégory Sempo

, Yuri López de Meneses
, José Halloy
, Jean-Louis Deneubourg, Alcherio Martinoli
:
SwisTrack: A Tracking Tool for Multi-Unit Robotic and Biological Systems. 2185-2191 - Trung Dung Ngo, Henrik Schiøler

:
An Approach to Sociable Robots through Self-distributed Energy. 2192-2199 - Yousuke Suzuki, Norio Inou, Hitoshi Kimura, Michihiko Koseki:

Reconfigurable group robots adaptively transforming a mechanical structure - Crawl motion and adaptive transformation with new algorithms. 2200-2205 - Stephen B. Stancliff, John M. Dolan, Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu

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Mission Reliability Estimation for Multirobot Team Design. 2206-2211 - Ashish Deshpande, Jonathan E. Luntz:

Behaviors for Physical Cooperation Between Robots for Mobility Improvement: Hardware Results and Use of Dynamics. 2212-2218
Scheduling
- Jan Peters

, Stefan Schaal:
Policy Gradient Methods for Robotics. 2219-2225 - Peijiang Yuan:

An Adaptive Feedback Scheduling Algorithm for Robot Assembly and Real-Time Control Systems. 2226-2231 - Natsuki Yamanobe, Tamio Arai, Ryuichi Ueda:

Robot Motion Planning by Reusing Multiple Knowledge under Uncertain Conditions. 2232-2237 - Xiaoming Zheng, Sven Koenig, Craig A. Tovey

:
Improving Sequential Single-Item Auctions. 2238-2244 - Mingang Cheng, Masao Sugi, Jun Ota

, Masashi Yamamoto, Hiroki Ito, Kazuyoshi Inoue:
Online Rescheduling in Semiconductor Manufacturing. 2245-2250
Mapping
- Ronen Lerner, Oleg Kupervasser

, Ehud Rivlin:
Pose and Motion from Omnidirectional Optical Flow and a Digital Terrain Map. 2251-2256 - Elin Anna Topp, Henrik I. Christensen

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Topological Modelling for Human Augmented Mapping. 2257-2263 - Roman Katz, N. Melkumyan, José E. Guivant

, Tim Bailey, Juan I. Nieto, Eduardo Mario Nebot
:
Integrated Sensing Framework for 3D Mapping in Outdoor Navigation. 2264-2269 - Tianyu Huang

, Fengxia Li, Shouyi Zhan:
A Three-level Motion Texture for Human Motion Modeling. 2270-2275 - Rudolph Triebel

, Patrick Pfaff, Wolfram Burgard:
Multi-Level Surface Maps for Outdoor Terrain Mapping and Loop Closing. 2276-2282
Navigation III
- James Ward, Jayantha Katupitiya:

Mobile Manipulator Motion Planning Towards Multiple Goal Configurations. 2283-2288 - Jose Francisco Bonora, Domingo Gallardo:

Visual Homing Navigation With Two Landmarks: The Balanced Proportional Triangulation Method. 2289-2295 - Evgeni Magid

, Daniel Keren, Ehud Rivlin, Irad Yavneh:
Spline-Based Robot Navigation. 2296-2301 - Hideo Morita, Michael Hild, Jun Miura

, Yoshiaki Shirai:
Panoramic View-Based Navigation in Outdoor Environments Based on Support Vector Learning. 2302-2307 - Joseph Nsasi Bakambu:

Integrated Autonomous System for Exploration and Navigation in Underground Mines. 2308-2313
Visual Servoing I
- Enric Cervera

:
A Cross-Platform Network-Ready Visual Servo Simulator. 2314-2319 - A. H. Abdul Hafez, C. V. Jawahar

:
Integration Framework for Improved Visual Servoing in Image and Cartesian Spaces. 2320-2325 - Vincent Brandou, Ezio Malis, Patrick Rives, Anne-Gaëlle Allais, Michel Perrier:

Active Stereovision Using Invariant Visual Servoing. 2326-2331 - Hicham Hadj-Abdelkader, Youcef Mezouar

, Nicolas Andreff, Philippe Martinet
:
Decoupled Homography-based Visual Servoing with Omnidirectional Cameras. 2332-2337 - Do Hyoung Kim, Myung Jin Chung:

A Hybrid Visual Servo System Considering the Workspace Boundary Singularity. 2338-2344
Robotic Surgery I
- Ji Ma, Peter J. Berkelman:

Control Software Design of A Compact Laparoscopic Surgical Robot System. 2345-2350 - Philipp J. Stolka, Dominik Henrich:

Improving Navigation Precision of Milling Operations in Surgical Robotics. 2351-2357 - Guanghua Zong, Yida Hu, Dazhai Li, Xuguang Sun:

Visually Servoed Suturing for Robotic Microsurgical Keratoplasty. 2358-2363 - Florent Nageotte, Philippe Zanne, Christophe Doignon, Michel de Mathelin:

Visual Servoing-Based Endoscopic Path Following for Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery. 2364-2369 - Osama Olaby

, Richard Moreau, Xavier Brun
, Tanneguy Redarce, Olivier Dupuis:
Automatic childbirth procedures implanted on the BirthSIM simulator. 2370-2375
Path Planning I
- Santiago Garrido

, Luis Moreno
, Mohamed Abderrahim
, Fernando Martín Monar:
Path Planning for Mobile Robot Navigation using Voronoi Diagram and Fast Marching. 2376-2381 - Deepak Verma, Rajesh P. N. Rao

:
Planning and Acting in Uncertain Environments using Probabilistic Inference. 2382-2387 - Bart C. Nabbe, Derek Hoiem, Alexei A. Efros, Martial Hebert:

Opportunistic Use of Vision to Push Back the Path-Planning Horizon. 2388-2393 - Girma S. Tewolde

, Weihua Sheng
:
Ant Colony Optimization for Tool Path Integration in Spray Forming Processes. 2394-2399 - Hui Zhang, Heping Chen, Ning Xi, George Zhang, Jianmin He:

On-Line Path Generation for Robotic Deburring of Cast Aluminum Wheels. 2400-2405
Biologically Inspired Robotic Fish
- Huosheng Hu, Jindong Liu, Ian Dukes, George Francis:

Design of 3D Swim Patterns for Autonomous Robotic Fish. 2406-2411 - Michael Epstein, J. Edward Colgate, Malcolm A. MacIver

:
Generating Thrust with a Biologically-Inspired Robotic Ribbon Fin. 2412-2417 - Wei Zhang, Shuxiang Guo

, Kinji Asaka
:
A Tripodic Biomimetic Underwater Microrobots Utilizing ICPF Actuators. 2418-2423 - K. H. Low:

Locomotion Consideration and Implementation of Robotic Fish with Modular Undulating Fins: Analysis and Experimental Study. 2424-2429 - Shuxiang Guo

, Xiufen Ye, Yuya Okuda, Kinji Asaka
:
The Development of a Hybrid Type of Underwater Micro Biped Robot. 2430-2435
Mobile Sensing
- Per Skoglar, Jonas Nygårds, Morgan Ulvklo:

Concurrent Path and Sensor Planning for a UAV - Towards an Information Based Approach Incorporating Models of Environment and Sensor. 2436-2442 - David Silver, Boris Sofman, Nicolas Vandapel, J. Andrew Bagnell, Anthony Stentz:

Experimental Analysis of Overhead Data Processing To Support Long Range Navigation. 2443-2450 - Dan O. Popa, Muhammad Faizan Mysorewala

, Frank L. Lewis:
EKF-based Adaptive Sampling with Mobile Robotic Sensor Nodes. 2451-2456 - Luigi Freda

, Francesco Loiudice, Giuseppe Oriolo
:
A Randomized Method for Integrated Exploration. 2457-2464 - Qinghao Meng, Qiong Liang, Juncai Li:

Frequency-Hopping Pseudo-Random Pulse Width Modulation to Eliminate Crosstalk of Sonar Sensors in Mobile Robots. 2465-2470
Humanoid Robots V: Hardware Design
- Fumio Kanehiro

, Yoichi Ishiwata, Hajime Saito, Kazuhiko Akachi, Gou Miyamori, Takakatsu Isozumi, Kenji Kaneko
, Hirohisa Hirukawa:
Distributed Control System of Humanoid Robots based on Real-time Ethernet. 2471-2477 - Kyung-ho Ahn, Yonghwan Oh:

Walking Control of a Humanoid Robot via Explicit and Stable CoM Manipulation with the Angular Momentum Resolution. 2478-2483 - Michael Gienger, Herbert Janssen, Christian Goerick:

Exploiting Task Intervals for Whole Body Robot Control. 2484-2490 - Lige Zhang, Qiang Huang, Shusheng Lv, You Shi, Zhijie Wang, Ali Raza Jafri:

Humanoid Motion Design Considering Rhythm Based on Human Motion Capture. 2491-2496 - Yusuke Sugahara

, Kenji Hashimoto, Masamiki Kawase, Terumasa Sawato, Akihiro Hayashi, Nobutsuna Endo, Akihiro Ohta, Chiaki Tanaka, Hun-ok Lim, Atsuo Takanishi:
Walking Pattern Generation of a Biped Walking Vehicle Using a Dynamic Human Model. 2497-2502
Formation Control I
- Jinyan Shao, Junzhi Yu, Long Wang

:
Formation Control of Multiple Biomimetic Robotic Fish. 2503-2508 - Anh Duy Nguyen, Ngai Ming Kwok, Van Thuyen Ngo, Quang Phuc Ha:

Collision-Free Formations with Reactively-Controlled Virtual Head Robot Tracking. 2509-2514 - Marianne Sisto, Dongbing Gu

:
A Fuzzy Leader-Follower Approach to Formation Control of Multiple Mobile Robots. 2515-2520 - Tove Gustavi, Xiaoming Hu

:
Robust Formation Adaptation for Mobile Robots. 2521-2526 - Johan Samuelsson, Tove Gustavi, Maja Karasalo, Xiaoming Hu

:
Robust Formation Adaptation for Mobile Platforms with Noisy Sensor Information. 2527-2532
Motion Control
- Jing Yuan, Yalou Huang:

Path Following Control for Tractor-Trailer Mobile Robots with Two Kinds of Connection Structures. 2533-2538 - Lu Ren, James K. Mills, Dong Sun

:
Performance Improvement of Tracking Control for a Planar Parallel Robot Using Synchronized Control. 2539-2544 - Chunquan Xu, Takeharu Nagaoka, Aiguo Ming, Makoto Shimojo:

Motion Control of Golf Swing Robot Based on Target Dynamics. 2545-2550 - Narcís Palomeras

, Marc Carreras
, Pere Ridao
, Emili Hernández:
Mission control system for dam inspection with an AUV. 2551-2556 - Ryuichi Ueda, Tamio Arai, Kojiro Matsushita:

Creation and Compression of Global Control Policy for Swinging up Control of the Acrobot. 2557-2562
Visual SLAM II
- Young-Ho Choi, Se-Young Oh:

Grid-based Visual SLAM in Complex Environment. 2563-2569 - Woo Yeon Jeong, Kyoung Mu Lee:

Visual SLAM with Line and Corner Features. 2570-2575 - Xiang Wang, Hong Zhang:

Good Image Features for Bearing-only SLAM. 2576-2581 - Simone Frintrop, Patric Jensfelt, Henrik I. Christensen

:
Attentional Landmark Selection for Visual SLAM. 2582-2587 - SungHwan Ahn, Minyong Choi, Jinwoo Choi, Wan Kyun Chung:

Data Association Using Visual Object Recognition for EKF-SLAM in Home Environment. 2588-2594
Human-Machine Interaction I
- Gunn-Yong Park, Seung-Ik Lee, Woo-Young Kwon, Joong-Bae Kim:

Neurocognitive Affective System for an Emotive Robot. 2595-2600 - Sukhan Lee, Hun-Sue Lee, Dong-Wook Shin:

Cognitive Robotic Engine for HRI. 2601-2607 - Shotaro Kamio, Hitoshi Iba:

Cooperative Object Transport with Humanoid Robots using RRT Path Planning and Re-Planning. 2608-2613 - Seiji Yamada, Takanori Komatsu

:
Designing simple and effective expression of robot's primitive minds to a human. 2614-2619 - Kazuko Itoh, Hiroyasu Miwa

, Yuko Nukariya, Massimiliano Zecca
, Hideaki Takanobu
, Stefano Roccella
, Maria Chiara Carrozza
, Paolo Dario, Atsuo Takanishi:
Development of a Bioinstrumentation System in the Interaction between a Human and a Robot. 2620-2625
Robot Manipulation
- Torsten Kröger, Daniel Kubus, Friedrich M. Wahl:

6D Force and Acceleration Sensor Fusion for Compliant Manipulation Control. 2626-2631 - Han-Young Jang, Hadi Moradi, Suyeon Hong, Sukhan Lee, JungHyun Han:

Spatial Reasoning for Real-time Robotic Manipulation. 2632-2637 - Takayuki Matsuno, Toshio Fukuda:

Manipulation of Flexible Rope Using Topological Model Based on Sensor Information. 2638-2643 - Kazuyuki Morioka

, Xuchu Mao, Hideki Hashimoto:
Global Color Model Based Object Matching in the Multi-Camera Environment. 2644-2649 - Gaoliang Peng, Wenjian Liu:

A Novel Modular Fixture Design and Assembly System Based on VR. 2650-2655
Learning I
- Jun Li, Achim J. Lilienthal

, Tomás Martínez-Marín, Tom Duckett:
Q-RAN: A Constructive Reinforcement Learning Approach for Robot Behavior Learning. 2656-2662 - Bradley Hamner, Sebastian A. Scherer

, Sanjiv Singh
:
Learning to Drive Among Obstacles. 2663-2669 - Manuel Lopes

, José Santos-Victor
:
Learning Sensory-Motor Maps for Redundant Robots. 2670-2676 - Darrin C. Bentivegna, Christopher G. Atkeson, Gordon Cheng

:
Learning Similar Tasks From Observation and Practice. 2677-2683 - Masoud Asadpour

, Majid Nili Ahmadabadi, Roland Siegwart
:
Heterogeneous and Hierarchical Cooperative Learning via Combining Decision Trees. 2684-2690
Multi-robot Systems II
- Yan Meng, Jeffrey V. Nickerson

, Jing Gan:
Multi-robot Aggregation Strategies with Limited Communication. 2691-2696 - Dalong Wang, Dikai Liu

, Gamini Dissanayake
:
A Variable Speed Force Field Method for Multi-Robot Collaboration. 2697-2702 - Lynne E. Parker

, Balajee Kannan:
Adaptive Causal Models for Fault Diagnosis and Recovery in Multi-Robot Teams. 2703-2710 - Pooya Karimian, Richard Vaughan, Sarah Brown:

Sounds Good: Simulation and Evaluation of Audio Communication for Multi-Robot Exploration. 2711-2716 - Dylan A. Shell, Maja J. Mataric:

On foraging strategies for large-scale multi-robot systems. 2717-2723
Industrial Applications
- T. W. Yang, William J. O'Connor:

Wave Based Robust Control of a Crane System. 2724-2729 - Matthieu Guilbert, Pierre-Brice Wieber, Luc D. Joly:

Optimization of Industrial Applications with Hardware in the Loop. 2730-2735 - Shunsuke Nara, Daisuke Miyamoto, Satoru Takahashi, Shun'ichi Kaneko:

Visual Feedback Tracking of Crane Hook. 2736-2742 - Anders Robertsson, Tomas Olsson, Rolf Johansson

, Anders Blomdell, Klas Nilsson, Mathias Haage, B. Lauwers, H. de Baerdemaeker:
Implementation of Industrial Robot Force Control Case Study: High Power Stub Grinding and Deburring. 2743-2748 - Zhuang Fu, Yanzheng Zhao, Zhi-yuan Qian, Qixin Cao:

Wall-climbing Robot Path Planning for Testing Cylindrical Oilcan Weld Based on Voronoi Diagram. 2749-2753
Topological Mapping and Learning
- Alan M. Zhang, Lindsay Kleeman

, R. Andrew Russell:
Topological Mapping Inspired by Techniques in DNA Sequence Alignment. 2754-2759 - Kyoungmin Lee, Namyoung Cho, Wan Kyun Chung, Nakju Lett Doh:

Topological Navigation of Mobile Robot in Corridor Environment using Sonar Sensor. 2760-2765 - David Rawlinson, Ray A. Jarvis:

Simple yet Effective Visuo-Spatial Topological Mapping. 2766-2771 - Óscar Martínez Mozos

, Wolfram Burgard:
Supervised Learning of Topological Maps using Semantic Information Extracted from Range Data. 2772-2777 - Masamichi Shimosaka, Taketoshi Mori

, Tomomasa Sato:
Efficient Margin-Based Query Learning on Action Classification. 2778-2784
Navigation IV
- Ronen Lerner, Ehud Rivlin, Ilan Shimshoni

:
Landmark Selection for Task-Oriented Navigation. 2785-2791 - Alexandru Cocora, Kristian Kersting, Christian Plagemann, Wolfram Burgard, Luc De Raedt

:
Learning Relational Navigation Policies. 2792-2797 - Wai Ho Li, Lindsay Kleeman

:
Real Time Object Tracking using Reflectional Symmetry and Motion. 2798-2803 - Michail G. Lagoudakis

:
Incremental Multi-Objective Motion Control of Nonholonomic Mobile Robots. 2804-2809 - Yufeng Chen, Zhi Zhong, Ka Keung Lee, Yangsheng Xu:

Multi-agent Based Surveillance. 2810-2815
Motion Tracking
- Stefano Panzieri

, Federica Pascucci
, Roberto Setola
:
Multirobot Localisation Using Interlaced Extended Kalman Filter. 2816-2821 - Jung Uk Cho, Seunghun Jin, Xuan Dai Pham, Jae Wook Jeon, Jong-Eun Byun, Hoon Kang:

A Real-Time Object Tracking System Using a Particle Filter. 2822-2827 - Xiaoqin Zhang, Hong Qiao, Zhiyong Liu:

Multi-Information Fusion for Scale Selection in Robot Tracking. 2828-2832 - Toshihiko Yasuda, Daisuke Furikado, Katsuyuki Tanaka:

One Hand Drive Wheelchair with New Manipulation Mechanism and Assist Functions. 2833-2838 - Yang Gu, Manuela M. Veloso:

Team-Driven Multi-Model Motion Tracking with Communication. 2839-2844
Robotic Surgery II
- Tianmiao Wang, Jun Wei

, Da Liu, Lei Hu, Wenyong Liu
:
An Internet Robot Assistant Tele-neurosurgery System Case. 2845-2849 - Patrick Sears, Pierre E. Dupont

:
A Steerable Needle Technology Using Curved Concentric Tubes. 2850-2856 - Robert J. Webster III, Allison M. Okamura

, Noah J. Cowan
:
Toward Active Cannulas: Miniature Snake-Like Surgical Robots. 2857-2863 - Shuxin Wang, Qunzhi Li, Jienan Ding, Zhijian Zhang:

Kinematic Design for Robot-assisted Laryngeal Surgery Systems. 2864-2869 - Da Liu, Tianmiao Wang:

A Workflow for Robot Assisted Neurosurgery. 2870-2875
Path Planning II
- Roland Philippsen, Björn Jensen, Roland Siegwart

:
Toward Online Probabilistic Path Replanning in Dynamic Environments. 2876-2881 - Santiago Garrido

, Luis Moreno
, Dolores Blanco, Fernando Martín Monar:
Log of the inverse of the Distance Transform and Fast Marching applied to Path Planning. 2882-2887 - Rong Zhu, Xiaoying Guan, Zhao-Ying Zhou, Dong Sun

:
Collision-free Path Planning and Trajectory Generation for MAVs Flying in Urban Terrain. 2888-2893 - Jun Miura

:
Support Vector Path Planning. 2894-2899 - Andrés S. Vázquez, Roberto Torres, Antonio Adán

, Carlos Cerrada
:
Path Planning for Manipulation Environments through Interpolated Walks. 2900-2905
Control of Mini Helicopter
- Wei Wang, Gang Song, Kenzo Nonami, Mitsuo Hirata

, Osamu Miyazawa:
Autonomous Control for Micro-Flying Robot and Small Wireless Helicopter X.R.B. 2906-2911 - Zhenyu Yu, Demian Celestino, Kenzo Nonami:

Development of 3D Vision Enabled Small-scale Autonomous Helicopter. 2912-2917 - Yu Xu, Ping Li, Bo Han, Qinyuan Ren:

Intelligent Rotor Speed Controller for a Mini Autonomous Helicopter. 2918-2923 - Sergio Salazar-Cruz, Farid Kendoul, Rogelio Lozano, Isabelle Fantoni:

Real-Time Control of a Small-Scale Helicopter Having Three Rotors. 2924-2929 - Samir Bouabdallah, Roland Siegwart

, Gilles Caprari:
Design and Control of an Indoor Coaxial Helicopter. 2930-2935
Sensor Fusion
- Jae Hoon Lee, Takashi Tsubouchi, Kenjiro Yamamoto, Saku Egawa:

People Tracking Using a Robot in Motion with Laser Range Finder. 2936-2942 - Svetlana Larionova, Lino Marques

, Aníbal T. de Almeida
:
Multi-Stage Sensor Fusion for Landmine Detection. 2943-2948 - Punarjay Chakravarty, Ray Jarvis:

Panoramic Vision and Laser Range Finder Fusion for Multiple Person Tracking. 2949-2954 - Olivier Stasse

, Sylvain Dupitier, Kazuhito Yokoi
:
3D object recognition using spin-images for a humanoid stereoscopic vision system. 2955-2960 - Tony Cano, Frederic Chapelle, Pascal Ray, Jean-Marc Lavest:

Measuring the Deformation of a Parallel Kinematics Machine under Dynamic Conditions, by Combining Video and Accelerometers. 2961-2966
Humanoid Robots VI: Sensing and Control
- Reimund Renner, Sven Behnke

:
Instability Detection and Fall Avoidance for a Humanoid using Attitude Sensors and Reflexes. 2967-2973 - Adrien Escande, Abderrahmane Kheddar

, Sylvain Miossec:
Planning support contact-points for humanoid robots and experiments on HRP-2. 2974-2979 - Fathi Ben Ouezdou, Samer Alfayad, Patrick Pirim, S. Barthelemy:

Humanoid Head Prototype with Uncoupled Eyes and Vestibular Sensors. 2980-2985 - Mitsuharu Morisawa

, Kenji Kaneko
, Fumio Kanehiro
, Shuuji Kajita
, Kiyoshi Fujiwara, Kensuke Harada
, Hirohisa Hirukawa:
Motion Planning of Emergency Stop for Humanoid Robot by State Space Approach. 2986-2992 - Shuuji Kajita

, Mitsuharu Morisawa
, Kensuke Harada
, Kenji Kaneko
, Fumio Kanehiro
, Kiyoshi Fujiwara, Hirohisa Hirukawa:
Biped Walking Pattern Generator allowing Auxiliary ZMP Control. 2993-2999
Underwater Robots
- Philippe Giguère

, Chris Prahacs, Gregory Dudek:
Characterization and Modeling of Rotational Responses for an Oscillating Foil Underwater Robot. 3000-3005 - Yong Gan, Yushan Sun, Lei Wan, Yong-Jie Pang:

Motion Control System of Underwater Robot without Rudder and Wing. 3006-3011 - Koji Shibuya, Yuichi Kado

, Suguru Honda, Taro Iwamoto, Kazuyoshi Tsutsumi:
Underwater Robot with a Buoyancy Control System Based on the Spermaceti Oil Hypothesis. 3012-3017 - Carlos Henrique dos Santos

, Guilherme Bittencourt, Raul Guenther, Edson R. de Pieri
:
Motion Coordination for Underwater Vehicle-Manipulator Systems using a Fuzzy Hybrid Strategy. 3018-3023 - Hiroshi Kawano:

Real-time Obstacle Avoidance for Underactuated Autonomous Underwater Vehicles in Unknown Vortex Sea Flow by the MDP Approach. 3024-3031
Robot Control with Uncertainties
- Dong Sun

, Xiaoyin Shao, Yuxin Su:
Global Stability of a Saturated Nonlinear PID Controller for Robotic Manipulators. 3032-3037 - Mohammad Danesh, Farid Sheikholeslam, Mehdi Keshmiri:

Robust Robot Controller Design Using Joint Position and Velocity Dependent Uncertainty Bound. 3038-3043 - Chao Liu, Chien-Chern Cheah

, Jean-Jacques E. Slotine:
Adaptive Jacobian PID Regulation for Robots with Uncertain Kinematics and Actuator Model. 3044-3049 - Ryo Kikuuwe

, Takahiro Yamamoto, Hideo Fujimoto:
Velocity-Bounding Stiff Position Controller. 3050-3055 - Po-Chih Chen, Han-Pang Huang:

3D Dynamical Analysis for a Caster Wheeled Mobile Robot Moving on the Frictional Surface. 3056-3061
SLAM Algorithms I
- Jan W. Weingarten, Roland Siegwart

:
3D SLAM using planar segments. 3062-3067 - Eijiro Takeuchi, Takashi Tsubouchi:

A 3-D Scan Matching using Improved 3-D Normal Distributions Transform for Mobile Robotic Mapping. 3068-3073 - Pedro Pinies, Juan D. Tardós, José Neira

:
Localization of avalanche victims using robocentric SLAM. 3074-3079 - Leopoldo Armesto

, Josep Tornero:
Robust and Efficient Mobile Robot Self-localization using Laser Scanner and Geometrical Maps. 3080-3085 - Peter Kohlhepp, Georg Bretthauer, Marcus Walther, Rüdiger Dillmann:

Using Orthogonal Surface Directions for Autonomous 3D-Exploration of Indoor Environments. 3086-3092
Social Interactive Robots I
- Geoffrey A. Hollinger, Yavor Georgiev, Anthony Manfredi, Bruce A. Maxwell, Zachary A. Pezzementi, Benjamin Mitchell:

Design of a Social Mobile Robot Using Emotion-Based Decision Mechanisms. 3093-3098 - Changchun Liu, Pramila Rani, Nilanjan Sarkar:

Affective State Recognition and Adaptation in Human-Robot Interaction: A Design Approach. 3099-3106 - Do Hyoung Kim, Sung-Uk Jung, Kwang Ho An, Hui Sung Lee

, Myung Jin Chung:
Development of a Facial Expression Imitation System. 3107-3112 - Stefan Sosnowski, Ansgar Bittermann, Kolja Kühnlenz, Martin Buss:

Design and Evaluation of Emotion-Display EDDIE. 3113-3118 - Karsten Berns, Jochen Hirth:

Control of facial expressions of the humanoid robot head ROMAN. 3119-3124
Free Flying Robots
- Rambod Rastegari, S. Ali A. Moosavian

:
Multiple Impedance Control of Space Free-Flying Robots Using Virtual Object Grasp. 3125-3130 - S. Ali A. Moosavian

, M. Reza Homaeinejad:
Control of Space Free-Flying Robots Using Regulated Sliding Mode Controller. 3131-3136 - Hiroki Nakanishi

, Kazuya Yoshida
:
Impedance Control for Free-flying Space Robots Basic Equations and Applications. 3137-3142 - Xiaoguang Zhao, Jing Liu, Min Tan:

A Remote Aerial Robot for Topographic Survey. 3143-3148 - Yuegang Tan, Ziqing Jiang, Zude Zhou:

A Nonholonomic Motion Planning and Control Based on Chained Form Transformation. 3149-3153
Learning II
- Chyon Hae Kim

, Shigeki Sugano, Tetsuya Ogata
:
Efficient Organization of Network Topology based on Reinforcement Signals. 3154-3159 - Rainer Bischoff, Volker Graefe:

Learning from Nature to Build Intelligent Autonomous Robots. 3160-3165 - Hideyuki Tanaka

, Takehisa Yairi, Kazuo Machida:
Utilization of Semantic Information for Robust Task Execution by Autonomous Robots. 3166-3171 - Laëtitia Matignon, Guillaume J. Laurent, Nadine Le Fort-Piat:

Improving Reinforcement Learning Speed for Robot Control. 3172-3177 - Andres El-Fakdi

, Marc Carreras
, Pere Ridao
:
Towards Direct Policy Search Reinforcement Learning for Robot Control. 3178-3183
Multi-agent Systems
- Zsolt Kira, Alan C. Schultz:

Continuous and Embedded Learning for Multi-Agent Systems. 3184-3190 - Minghui Wang, Shugen Ma, Bin Li, Yuechao Wang:

Configuration Analysis for Reconfigurable Modular Planetary Robots Based on MSV and CSM. 3191-3196 - Erfu Yang

, Dongbing Gu
:
A Multiagent Fuzzy Policy Reinforcement Learning Algorithm with Application to Leader-Follower Robotic Systems. 3197-3202 - Hong Shi, Long Wang

, Tianguang Chu, Feng Xiao
:
Self-Organization of General Multi-Agent Systems with Complex Interactions. 3203-3208 - Hong Shi, Long Wang

, Tianguang Chu:
Coordinated Control of Multiple Interactive Dynamical Agents with Asymmetric Coupling Pattern and Switching Topology. 3209-3214
Vibration Control
- Jingdong Zhao, Zongwu Xie, Li Jiang, Hegao Cai, Hong Liu, Gerd Hirzinger:

EMG Control for a Five-fingered Underactuated Prosthetic Hand Based on Wavelet Transform and Sample Entropy. 3215-3220 - Zhiyong Qu, Yu Yao:

Error Model and Vibration Analysis of Timoshenko Beam Subjected to a Moving Mass. 3221-3224 - Xiaoyun Wang, James K. Mills:

Modal Control Design of Configuration-Dependent Linkage Vibration in a Parallel Robot Through Experimental Identification. 3225-3230 - Yanfei Liu, Adam W. Hoover, Ian D. Walker:

Handling Uncertainty due to the Delay Between Complex Sensing and Manipulation in an Industrial Workcell. 3231-3236 - Toshimitsu Hishinuma, Dragomir N. Nenchev:

Singularity-Consistent Vibration Suppression Control With a Redundant Manipulator Mounted on a Flexible Base. 3237-3242
Unconventional UAVs
- Ming Liu, Gregory K. Egan, YunJian Ge:

Identification of Attitude Flight Dynamics for An Unconventional UAV. 3243-3248 - Nicolas Guenard, Tarek Hamel

, Laurent Eck:
Control Laws For The Tele Operation Of An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Known As An X4-flyer. 3249-3254 - Tarek Madani

, Abdelaziz Benallegue:
Backstepping Control for a Quadrotor Helicopter. 3255-3260 - Yoshiyuki Higashi

, Kazuo Tanaka, Takanori Emaru, Hua O. Wang:
Development of a Cyclogyro-based Flying Robot with Variable Attack Angle Mechanisms. 3261-3266 - Jean-Christophe Zufferey, Adam Klaptocz, Antoine Beyeler, Jean-Daniel Nicoud, Dario Floreano:

A 10-gram Microflyer for Vision-based Indoor Navigation. 3267-3272
Visual Navigation
- Ying Guo, Vadim Gerasimov, Geoff Poulton:

Vision-Based Drivable Surface Detection in Autonomous Ground Vehicles. 3273-3278 - Dezhen Song

, Hyun Nam Lee, Jingang Yi, Anthony Levandowski:
Vision-based Motion Planning for an Autonomous Motorcycle on Ill-Structured Road. 3279-3286 - Gianluca Antonelli

, Stefano Chiaverini
:
Linear Estimation of the Odometric Parameters for Differential-Drive Mobile Robots. 3287-3292 - Christophe Giovannangeli, Philippe Gaussier, Gael Désilles:

Robust Mapless Outdoor Vision-Based Navigation. 3293-3300 - Qining Wang

, Lianghuan Liu, Guangming Xie, Long Wang
:
Learning from Human Cognition: Collaborative Localization for Vision-based Autonomous Robots. 3301-3306
Visual Tracking Control
- Thomas Nierobisch, Wladimir Fischer, Frank Hoffmann:

Large View Visual Servoing of a Mobile Robot with a Pan-Tilt Camera. 3307-3312 - Xiusong Yang, Abdelhamid Tayebi

:
Vision based trajectory tracking controller for a B21R mobile robot. 3313-3318 - Chi-Yi Tsai

, Kai-Tai Song:
Face Tracking Interaction Control of a Nonholonomic Mobile Robot. 3319-3324 - Rong-ben Wang, Ronghui Zhang

, Li-sheng Jin, Xiu-hong Guo, Lie Guo
:
Research on System Design and Control Technology of Vision-Based CyberCar. 3325-3330 - Qixin Cao, Yanwen Huang, Jingliang Zhou:

An Evolutionary Artificial Potential Field Algorithm for Dynamic Path Planning of Mobile Robot. 3331-3336
Vision Based Recognition I
- Antonio Romeo, Luis Montano:

Environment Understanding: Robust Feature Extraction from Range Sensor Data. 3337-3343 - Yuzuko Utsumi

, Yoshio Iwai
, Masahiko Yachida:
Performance Evaluation of Face Recognition in the Wavelet Domain. 3344-3351 - Jens Kubacki, Winfried Baum:

Towards Open-Ended 3D Rotation and Shift Invariant Object Detection for Robot Companions. 3352-3357 - Xiangju Lu, Guoliang Fan, Yunkuan Wang:

A Robust Barcode Reading Method Based on Image Analysis of a Hierarchical Feature Classification. 3358-3362 - Si-Yao Fu, Weiming Li, Yun-Chu Zhang, Zi-ze Liang, Zeng-Guang Hou, Min Tan, Wenbo Ye, Lian Bo, Qi Zuo:

Structure-Constrained Obstacles Recognition for Power Transmission Line Inspection Robot. 3363-3368
Path Planning III
- Zhiyang Yao:

Finding Efficient Robot Path for the Complete Coverage of A Known Space. 3369-3374 - Ross A. Knepper, Alonzo Kelly:

High Performance State Lattice Planning Using Heuristic Look-Up Tables. 3375-3380 - Joseph Carsten, Dave Ferguson, Anthony Stentz:

3D Field D: Improved Path Planning and Replanning in Three Dimensions. 3381-3386 - Dimitar Dimitrov, Kazuya Yoshida

:
Utilization of Holonomic Distribution Control for Reactionless Path Planning. 3387-3392 - Haye Lau, Shoudong Huang

, Gamini Dissanayake
:
Probabilistic Search for a Moving Target in an Indoor Environment. 3393-3398
Wall-climbing Robots
- Narashiman Chakravarthy, Jizhong Xiao:

FPGA-based Control System for Miniature Robots. 3399-3404 - Jean-Christophe Fauroux, F. Chapelle, B. C. Bouzgarrou:

A New Principle for Climbing Wheeled Robots: Serpentine Climbing with the Open WHEEL Platform. 3405-3410 - Michael P. Murphy, William Tso, Michael Tanzini, Metin Sitti

:
Waalbot: An Agile Small-Scale Wall Climbing Robot Utilizing Pressure Sensitive Adhesives. 3411-3416 - Zhi-yuan Qian, Yanzheng Zhao, Zhuang Fu:

Development of Wall-climbing Robots with Sliding Suction Cups. 3417-3422 - Yong Jiang, Hongguang Wang, Lijin Fang, Mingyang Zhao:

A Novel Approach to Fault Detection and Identification in Suction Foot Control of a Climbing Robot. 3423-3428
Omnidirectional Vision
- Kai Huebner, Jianwei Zhang:

Stable Symmetry Feature Detection and Classification in Panoramic Robot Vision Systems. 3429-3434 - Suguru Ikeda, Jun Miura

:
3D Indoor Environment Modeling by a Mobile Robot with Omnidirectional Stereo and Laser Range Finder. 3435-3440 - Christoffer Valgren, Achim J. Lilienthal

, Tom Duckett:
Incremental Topological Mapping Using Omnidirectional Vision. 3441-3447 - Cédric Demonceaux, Pascal Vasseur, Claude Pégard:

Robust Attitude Estimation with Catadioptric Vision. 3448-3453 - Kazuaki Kondo, Yasuhiro Mukaigawa, Toshiya Suzuki, Yasushi Yagi:

Evaluation of HBP Mirror System for Remote Surveillance. 3454-3461
Humanoid Robots VIl: Intelligence
- Xue Gu, Dana H. Ballard:

Motor Synergies for Coordinated Movements in Humanoids. 3462-3467 - Takahiro Miyashita, Kazuhiko Shinozawa, Norihiro Hagita, Hiroshi Ishiguro:

Behavior Selection and Environment Recognition Methods for Humanoids based on Sensor History. 3468-3473 - Giulio Milighetti, Helge-Björn Kuntze:

On the Discrete-Continuous Control of Basic Skills for Humanoid Robots. 3474-3479 - Masaki Ogino, Masaaki Kikuchi, Minoru Asada:

How can humanoid acquire lexicon? active approach by attention and learning biases based on curiosity. 3480-3485 - Seungsu Kim, ChangHwan Kim, Jong Hyeon Park:

Human-like Arm Motion Generation for Humanoid Robots Using Motion Capture Database. 3486-3491
Safety, Security and Rescue Robotics I
- Mayuko Mori, Junichi Tanaka, Koichi Suzumori

, Takefumi Kanda:
Field test for verifying the capability of two high-powered hydraulic small robots for rescue operations. 3492-3497 - Robin G. Scott, Robert C. Richardson

:
A Novel USAR Digging Mechanism. 3498-3503 - Fumiaki Takemura, Kiyoshi Maeda, Satoshi Tadokoro:

Attitude Stability of a Cable Driven Balloon Robot. 3504-3509 - Yasushi Hada, Kuniaki Kawabata

, Harutoshi Koguchi, Hayato Kaetsu, Hajime Asama
:
Rescue Communicators for Global Victim Search and Local Rescue Planning. 3510-3513 - Jun-ichi Meguro, Kiitirou Ishikawa, Takumi Hashizume, Jun-ichi Takiguchi, Mitinori Hatayama

:
Disaster Information Collection into Geographic Information System using Rescue Robots. 3514-3520
UAV Control
- Vefa Narli, Paul Y. Oh:

Hardware-in-the-loop Test Rig to Capture Aerial Robot and Sensor Suite Performance Metrics. 3521-3526 - Luis Mejías

, Pascual Campoy Cervera
, Kane Usher, Jonathan M. Roberts, Peter I. Corke
:
Two Seconds to Touchdown Vision-Based Controlled Forced Landing. 3527-3532 - Immanuel A. R. Ashokaraj, Antonios Tsourdos

, Peter M. G. Silson, Brian A. White:
A Robust Approach to Multiple Sensor Based Navigation for an Aerial Robot. 3533-3538 - W. Y. Kong, Gregory K. Egan, T. Cornall:

Feature Based Navigation for UAVs. 3539-3543 - Jean Michel Pflimlin, Philippe Souères, Tarek Hamel

:
Waypoint Navigation Control of a VTOL UAV Amidst Obstacles. 3544-3549
SLAM Algorithms II
- José-Luis Blanco

, Juan-Antonio Fernández-Madrigal, Javier Gonzalez:
An Entropy-Based Measurement of Certainty in Rao-Blackwellized Particle Filter Mapping. 3550-3555 - Viet Nguyen, Agostino Martinelli, Roland Siegwart

:
Improving the Consistency of Relative Map. 3556-3561 - Tim Bailey, Juan I. Nieto, José E. Guivant

, Michael Stevens, Eduardo Mario Nebot
:
Consistency of the EKF-SLAM Algorithm. 3562-3568 - Kwang Wee Lee, W. Sardha Wijesoma, Javier Ibañez-Guzmán:

On the Observability and Observability Analysis of SLAM. 3569-3574 - Alessandro Corrêa Victorino, Patrick Rives:

SLAM with consistent mapping in an hybrid model. 3575-3580
Tactile Sensing
- Shogo Okamoto, Masashi Konyo

, Yuka Mukaibo, Takashi Maeno, Satoshi Tadokoro:
Real-time Estimation of Touch Feeling Factors Using Human Finger Mimetic Tactile Sensors. 3581-3586 - Ioannis Sarakoglou, Milan Bezdicek, Nikolaos G. Tsagarakis, Darwin G. Caldwell

:
Free to Touch: A Portable Tactile Display For 3D Surface Texture Exploration. 3587-3592 - Seung-kook Yun, Sungchul Kang, Dong-Soo Kwon, Hyoukryeol Choi:

Tactile Sensing to Display for Tangible Interface. 3593-3598 - Andre Schiele, Pierre Letier

, Richard Quint van der Linde, Frans C. T. van der Helm:
Bowden Cable Actuator for Force-Feedback Exoskeletons. 3599-3604 - Heng Wang, Huat Kin Low, Michael Yu Wang:

Combined Impedance/Direct Control of Robot Manipulators. 3605-3610
Robot Design
- Alan P. Bowling, John E. Renaud, Jeremy T. Newkirk, Neal M. Patel, Harish Agarwal:

Reliability-Based Design Optimization of Robotic System Dynamic Performance. 3611-3617 - Toshio Fukuda, Yasuhisa Hasegawa

, Kazuhiro Kosuge, Kiyoshi Komoriya, Fumihisa Kitagawa, Tomohiro Ikegami:
Environment-Adaptive Antipersonnel Mine Detection System - Advanced Mine Sweeper. 3618-3623 - Huawei Liang, Tao Mei, Max Q.-H. Meng:

Design and Implementation of a Fencing Training Robot. 3624-3627 - Per Henrik Borgstrom, Michael J. Stealey

, Maxim A. Batalin, William J. Kaiser:
NIMS3D: A Novel Rapidly Deployable Robot for 3-Dimensional Applications. 3628-3635 - Behnam Salemi, Mark Moll

, Wei-Min Shen:
SUPERBOT: A Deployable, Multi-Functional, and Modular Self-Reconfigurable Robotic System. 3636-3641
Learning and Cognition I
- Gerald Fritz, Lucas Paletta

, Ralph Breithaupt
, Erich Rome, Georg Dorffner
:
Learning Predictive Features in Affordance based Robotic Perception Systems. 3642-3647 - Antonio Chella

, Haris Dindo, Ignazio Infantino
:
Learning high-level tasks through imitation. 3648-3654 - So Taoka, Tatsuya Harada, Tomomasa Sato, Taketoshi Mori

:
Imitation Learning System to Assist Human Task Interactively. 3655-3662 - Yuki Suga, Chihiro Endo, Daizo Kobayashi, Takeshi Matsumoto, Shigeki Sugano

, Tetsuya Ogata
:
Adaptive Human-Robot Interaction System using Interactive EC. 3663-3668 - Ryunosuke Yokoya, Tetsuya Ogata

, Jun Tani, Kazunori Komatani, Hiroshi G. Okuno
:
Experience Based Imitation Using RNNPB. 3669-3674
Multi-robot Cooperation
- Zhi Dong Wang, Yasuhisa Hirata

, Kazuhiro Kosuge:
Dynamic Object Closure by Multiple Mobile Robots and Random Caging Formation Testing. 3675-3681 - S. Murat Yesiloglu

, Hakan Temeltas
:
Dynamical modeling of kinematically deficient cooperating manipulators. 3682-3687 - Motoyasu Tanaka

, Fumitoshi Matsuno:
Cooperative Control of Three Snake Robots. 3688-3693 - Ying Wang, Clarence W. de Silva:

Multi-robot Box-pushing: Single-Agent Q-Learning vs. Team Q-Learning. 3694-3699 - Majid Nili Ahmadabadi, Ahmad Imanipour, Babak Nadjar Araabi

, Masoud Asadpour
, Roland Siegwart
:
Knowledge-based Extraction of Area of Expertise for Cooperation in Learning. 3700-3705
Manufacturing
- Guidong Liu, Wensheng Yu, Yu Liu:

Resource Management with RFID Technology in Automatic Warehouse System. 3706-3711 - Dan O. Popa, Rakesh Murthy, Manoj Mitta, Jeongsik Sin, Harry E. Stephanou:

M3-Modular Multi-Scale Assembly System for MEMS Packaging. 3712-3717 - Kaisheng Zhang, Yanming Sun, Shixiong Zheng, Wei Chen:

Information System Unit Model of Distributed Manufacturing Enterprises. 3718-3722 - Peng He, QingLin Wang, JiaCheng Yu:

A Multi-Agent Model for Reconfigurable Manufacturing System Based on Complex Adaptive System. 3723-3727 - Jonathan Kelly, Hong Zhang:

Combinatorial Optimization of Sensing for Rule-Based Planar Distributed Assembly. 3728-3734
Robot Software
- Geoffrey Biggs, Bruce A. MacDonald:

Specifying Robot Reactivity in Procedural Languages. 3735-3740 - Gerd Hirzinger, Berthold Bäuml

:
Agile Robot Development (aRD): A Pragmatic Approach to Robotic Software. 3741-3748 - Josh Faust, Cheryl Simon, William D. Smart:

A Video Game-Based Mobile Robot Simulation Environment. 3749-3754 - Stefan Jörg, Mathias Nickl, Gerd Hirzinger:

Flexible Signal-Oriented Hardware Abstraction for Rapid Prototyping of Robotic Systems. 3755-3760 - Abdellah El Jalaoui, David Andreu

, Bruno Jouvencel:
Contextual Management of Tasks and Instrumentation within an AUV control software architecture. 3761-3766
Contact and Touch
- Masahiro Kondo, Jun Ueda, Yoshio Matsumoto, Tsukasa Ogasawara

:
Manipulative Familiarization and Fatigue Evaluation Using Contact State Transition. 3767-3772 - Yantao Shen, Craig A. Pomeroy, Ning Xi, Yifan Chen:

Quantification and Verification of Automobile Interior Textures by a High Performance Tactile-Haptic Interface. 3773-3778 - Byungjune Choi, Sanghun Lee, Hyouk Ryeol Choi, Sungchul Kang:

Development of Anthropomorphic Robot Hand with Tactile Sensor : SKKU Hand II. 3779-3784 - Rochdi Merzouki, Belkacem Ould Bouamama, Mohand Arab Djeziri, Mohamed Bouteldja:

Modelling and Estimation for Tire-Road System using Bond Graph Approch. 3785-3790 - Hai Huang, Li Jiang, Dawei Zhao, Jingdong Zhao

, Hegao Cai, Hong Liu, Peter Meusel, Bertram Willberg, Gerd Hirzinger:
The Development on a New Biomechatronic Prosthetic Hand Based on Under-actuated Mechanism. 3791-3796
Visual Servoing II
- Hesheng Wang

, Yunhui Liu:
Dynamic Visual Servoing of Robots Using Uncalibrated Eye-in-hand Visual Feedback. 3797-3802 - Zhendong Gao, Jianbo Su

:
Switch Images Based on Fusion in Uncalibrated Visual Servoing. 3803-3808 - Emmanuel C. Dean-Leon

, Vicente Parra-Vega
, Arturo Espinosa-Romero
:
Global Uncalibrated Visual Servoing for Constrained Robots Working on an Uncalibrated Environments. 3809-3816 - Qingjie Zhao, Fasheng Wang, Zengqi Sun:

Using Neural Network Technique in Vision-based Robot Curve Tracking. 3817-3822 - Nicholas R. Gans

, Seth Hutchinson
:
Visual Servo Velocity and Pose Control of a Wheeled Inverted Pendulum through Partial-Feedback Linearization. 3823-3828
Vision Based Recognition II
- Andrzej Pronobis, Barbara Caputo

, Patric Jensfelt, Henrik I. Christensen
:
A Discriminative Approach to Robust Visual Place Recognition. 3829-3836 - Atsushi Yamashita, Takahiro Hara, Toru Kaneko:

Inspection of Visible and Invisible Features of Objects with Image and Sound Signal Processing. 3837-3842 - Ganhua Li, Xuanping Cai, Xianshuai Li, Yunhui Liu:

An Efficient Face Normalization Algorithm Based on Eyes Detection. 3843-3848 - Anand Santhanam, M. Masudur Rahman:

Moving Vehicle Classification Using Eigenspace. 3849-3854 - Dong Wang, Bo Zhang, Jianwei Zhang:

Visual Object Recognition in Diverse Scenes with Multiple Instance Learning. 3855-3860
Path Planning IV
- Liang Chang, Hong Qiao, Anhua Wan, John A. Keane:

An Improved Gilbert Algorithm with Rapid Convergence. 3861-3866 - Michel Waringo, Dominik Henrich:

Efficient Smoothing of Piecewise Linear Paths with Minimal Deviation. 3867-3872 - Hidefumi Wakamatsu, Akira Tsumaya, Eiji Arai, Shinichi Hirai

:
Unraveling of Deformable Linear Objects Based on 2D Information about Their Crossing States. 3873-3878 - Stefan Klanke, Dmitry V. Lebedev, Robert Haschke

, Jochen J. Steil, Helge J. Ritter:
Dynamic Path Planning for a 7-DOF Robot Arm. 3879-3884 - Jing Zhao, Yanbin Yao:

On the Sudden Change in Joint Velocity during Fault Tolerant Operations for Spatial Coordinating Redundant Manipulators. 3885-3890
Biomimetic Robots
- Wei Zhao, Junzhi Yu, Yimin Fang, Long Wang

:
Development of Multi-mode Biomimetic Robotic Fish Based on Central Pattern Generator. 3891-3896 - Zhenli Lu

, Shugen Ma, Bin Li, Yuechao Wang:
3D Locomotion of a Snake-like Robot Controlled by Cyclic Inhibitory CPG Model. 3897-3902 - Jonas Buchli, Fumiya Iida

, Auke Jan Ijspeert
:
Finding Resonance: Adaptive Frequency Oscillators for Dynamic Legged Locomotion. 3903-3909 - Xiao Liang, Ye Li, Lei Wan:

Motion Control of Underwater Vehicles Based on Robust Neural Network. 3910-3915 - Lizhong Liu, Junzhi Yu, Long Wang

:
Dynamic Modeling of Three-Dimensional Swimming for Biomimetic Robotic Fish. 3916-3921
Sensors and Sensor Control
- Stefan Hrabar, Gaurav S. Sukhatme:

Optimum Camera Angle for Optic Flow-Based Centering Response. 3922-3927 - Jiangbo Zhang, Ning Xi, Guangyong Li

, Chanmin Su:
Atomic Force Microscopy Sensing Using Multiple Modes. 3928-3933 - Jose Berengueres

, Kunio Takahashi, Shigeki Saito
, Kenjiro Tadakuma:
Magnetic Hair for Wall Mobility. 3934-3939 - Giorgio Cannata

, Marco Maggiali:
Implementation of Listing's Law for a Tendon Driven Robot Eye. 3940-3945 - Kazuya Isaki, Akira Niitsuma, Masashi Konyo

, Fumiaki Takemura, Satoshi Tadokoro:
Development of an Active Flexible Cable by Ciliary Vibration Drive for Scope Camera. 3946-3951
Humanoid Robots VIII: Strategy
- Kei Okada, Masayuki Inaba:

A Hybrid Approach to Practical Self Collision Detection System of Humanoid Robot. 3952-3957 - Yuji Tsusaka, Yasuhiro Ota:

Wire-Driven Bipedal Robot. 3958-3963 - Johane Takeuchi, Kushida Kazutaka, Yoshitaka Nishimura, Hiroshi Dohi, Mitsuru Ishizuka, Mikio Nakano

, Hiroshi Tsujino:
Comparison of a Humanoid Robot and an On-Screen Agent as Presenters to Audiences. 3964-3969 - Takeshi Tanaka, Tomohito Takubo, Kenji Inoue, Tatsuo Arai:

Emergent stop for Humanoid Robots. 3970-3975 - Yu Ogura, Kazushi Shimomura, Hideki Kondo, Akitoshi Morishima, Tatsu Okubo, Shimpei Momoki, Hun-ok Lim, Atsuo Takanishi:

Human-like Walking with Knee Stretched, Heel-contact and Toe-off Motion by a Humanoid Robot. 3976-3981
Safety, Security and Rescue Robotics II
- S. Ali A. Moosavian

, Hesam Semsarilar, Arash Kalantari:
Design and Manufacturing of a Mobile Rescue Robot. 3982-3987 - Carlos F. Marques, João Cristóvão, Pedro U. Lima

, João Frazão, M. Isabel Ribeiro
, Rodrigo M. M. Ventura
:
RAPOSA: Semi-Autonomous Robot for Rescue Operations. 3988-3993 - Changlong Ye, Shugen Ma, Bin Li:

Design and Basic Experiments of a Shape-shifting Mobile Robot for Urban Search and Rescue. 3994-3999 - Naoji Shiroma, Yu-Huan Chiu, Zi Min, Ichiro Kawabuchi, Fumitoshi Matsuno:

Development and Control of a High Maneuverability Wheeled Robot with Variable-Structure Functionality. 4000-4005 - Hitoshi Kimura, Fumihiro Kajimura, Daisuke Maruyama, Michihiko Koseki, Norio Inou:

Flexible Hermetically-Sealed Mobile Robot for Narrow Spaces Using Hydrostatic Skeleton Driving Mechanism. 4006-4011
Dexterous Hands and Grasping Control
- Paolo Tiezzi, Imin Kao, Gabriele Vassura:

Effect of Layer Compliance on Frictional Behavior of Soft Robotic Fingers. 4012-4017 - Ping Yong Chua, Milan Bezdicek, Steve Davis, Darwin G. Caldwell

, John O. Gray:
Tele-Operated High Speed Anthropomorphic Dextrous Hands with Object Shape and Texture Identification. 4018-4023 - Shinya Kajikawa:

Development of a Robot Finger Module with Multi-directional Passive Compliance. 4024-4029 - Evrim Onur Ari, Ismet Erkmen, Aydan M. Erkmen

:
FACL Based 3D Grasping Controller for a Snake Robot During Locomotion. 4030-4035 - Pawin Vongmasa, Attawith Sudsang:

Coverage Diameters of Polygons. 4036-4041
Multi-sensor SLAM
- Federico Bertolli, Patric Jensfelt, Henrik I. Christensen

:
SLAM using Visual Scan-Matching with Distinguishable 3D Points. 4042-4047 - Jinwoo Choi, SungHwan Ahn, Minyong Choi, Wan Kyun Chung:

Metric SLAM in Home Environment with Visual Objects and Sonar Features. 4048-4053 - Alexander Kleiner, Johann Prediger, Bernhard Nebel

:
RFID Technology-based Exploration and SLAM for Search And Rescue. 4054-4059 - Michael Milford

, Gordon F. Wyeth
, David Prasser:
RatSLAM on the Edge: Revealing a Coherent Representation from an Overloaded Rat Brain. 4060-4065 - Momotaz Begum

, George K. I. Mann
, Ray G. Gosine:
An Evolutionary SLAM Algorithm for Mobile Robots. 4066-4071
Task Planning
- Mark Moors, Dirk Schulz

:
Improved Markov Models for Indoor Surveillance. 4072-4077 - Hong Liu, Xuezhi Deng, Hongbin Zha, Ding Ding:

A Path Planner in Changing Environments by Using W-C Nodes Mapping Coupled with Lazy Edges Evaluation. 4078-4083 - John Z. Zhang, Tsunehiko Kameda:

Where to Build a Door. 4084-4090 - Ya-Chun Chang, Yoshio Yamamoto:

Dynamic Decision Making of Mobile Robot under Obstructed Environment. 4091-4096 - Shotaro Kamio, Hitoshi Iba:

Search Algorithm of the Order of Object Transportation by Multiple Robots. 4097-4102
Space Robotics II
- Xiumin Diao, Ou Ma:

Workspace Analysis of a 6-DOF Cable Robot for Hardware-in-the-Loop Dynamic Simulation. 4103-4108 - Zhanhua Ma, Ou Ma, Banavara N. Shashikanth:

Optimal Control for Spacecraft to Rendezvous with a Tumbling Satellite in a Close Range. 4109-4114 - Ou Ma, George Yang:

Validation of A Satellite Docking Simulator using the SOSS Experimental Testbed. 4115-4120 - Joseph Nsasi Bakambu, Sebastien Gemme, Erick Dupuis:

Rover Localization through 3D Terrain Registration in Natural Environments. 4121-4126 - Kazuya Yoshida

, Dimitar Dimitrov, Hiroki Nakanishi
:
On the Capture of Tumbling Satellite by a Space Robot. 4127-4132
Behavior Based Robots
- Genci Capi

:
A New Method for Simultaneous Evolution of Robot Behaviors based on Multiobjective Evolution. 4133-4137 - Sanghoon Lee, Il Hong Suh:

A Programming Framework Supporting An Ethology-based Behavior Control Architecture. 4138-4144 - Rajibul Huq, George K. I. Mann

, Raymond G. Gosine:
A Behavior-based Control of an Object-pulling Robot Using Fuzzy Discrete Event System. 4145-4150 - Gioel Asuni, Giancarlo Teti, Cecilia Laschi

, Eugenio Guglielmelli
, Paolo Dario:
Extension to End-effector Position and Orientation Control of a Learning-based Neurocontroller for a Humanoid Arm. 4151-4156 - Aurélien Hazan, Frédéric Davesne

, Vincent Vigneron
, Hichem Maaref
:
Topological characterization of mobile robot behavior. 4157-4162
Robot Kinematics and Dynamics II
- Georges Le Vey:

Continuous Newton-Euler Algorithms for Geometrically Exact Flexible Beams. 4163-4168 - Yong Chang, Dalong Tan, Hongguang Wang, Shugen Ma:

Kinematics Analysis of a Six-Wheeled Mobile Robot. 4169-4174 - Chao-Chieh Lan

, Kok-Meng Lee:
Forward/Inverse Models using Global Coordinates for Analytical Design of Compliant Mechanisms. 4175-4180 - Anne Loomis, Devin J. Balkcom:

Computation reuse for rigid-body dynamics. 4181-4186 - Martijn Visser, Stefano Stramigioli

, Cock Heemskerk:
Cayley-Hamilton for roboticists. 4187-4192
Telerobotic Systems I
- Oscar Martinez-Palafox, Dongjun Lee, Mark W. Spong, Ivan Lopez, Chaouki T. Abdallah

:
Bilateral Teleoperation of Mobile Robot over Delayed Communication Network: Implementation. 4193-4198 - Eric Rohmer

, Kazuya Yoshida
, Eiji Nakano:
A Novel Distributed Telerobotic System for Construction Machines Based on Modules Synchronization. 4199-4204 - Jordi Artigas, Jordi Vilanova, Carsten Preusche, Gerd Hirzinger:

Time Domain Passivity Control-based Telepresence with Time Delay. 4205-4210 - Cristian Secchi

, Stefano Stramigioli
, Cesare Fantuzzi
:
Position Drift Compensation in Port-Hamiltonian Based Telemanipulation. 4211-4216 - Moussa Boukhnifer

, Antoine Ferreira:
Stability and Transparency for Scaled Teleoperation System. 4217-4222
Classification and Inspection
- D. Chen, Xianbin Cao, Yanwu Xu

, Hong Qiao:
An Evolutionary Support Vector Machines Classifier for Pedestrian Detection. 4223-4227 - Chaomin Luo

, Simon X. Yang
, Max Q.-H. Meng:
Neurodynamics based Complete Coverage Navigation with Real-time Map Building in Unknown Environments. 4228-4233 - Norbert Elkmann, Sven Kutzner, José F. Saenz

, Bert Reimann, Falko Schultke, Heiko Althoff:
Fully Automatic Inspection Systems for Large Underground Concrete Pipes Partially Filled with Wastewater. 4234-4238 - ZhongCheng Wu, Fei Shen, Yong Yu:

The Design of Digital Handwriting Forces Vector Ink and its Application in Online Signature Verification. 4239-4244 - Zhancheng Wang, Weimin Li, Hang Tong, Yangsheng Xu:

A Novel On-board Temperature Monitoring Approach in the Reflow Soldering Process. 4245-4251
Mobile Robots in All-Terrain
- Kenjiro Tadakuma, Masatsugu Matsumoto, Shigeo Hirose:

Mechanical Design of Joint Braking and Underactuated Mechanism of "Tri-Star3"; Horizontal Polyarticular Arm Equipped 3-Wheeled Expandable Mobile Robot. 4252-4259 - Thomas Thueer, Ambroise Krebs, Roland Siegwart

:
Comprehensive Locomotion Performance Evaluation of All-Terrain Robots. 4260-4265 - Ambroise Krebs, Thomas Thueer, Stephane Michaud, Roland Siegwart

:
Performance Optimization of All-Terrain Robots: A 2D Quasi-Static Tool. 4266-4271 - Kojiro Iizuka, Yoshinori Sato, Yoji Kuroda, Takashi Kubota:

Study on Wheel of Exploration Robot on Sandy Terrain. 4272-4277 - Yasuharu Kunii, Takashi Kubota:

Human Machine Cooperative Tele-Drive by Path Compensation for Long Range Traversability. 4278-4283
Visual Servoing III
- Nicolas Mansard, Manuel Lopes

, José Santos-Victor
, François Chaumette
:
Jacobian Learning Methods for Tasks Sequencing in Visual Servoing. 4284-4290 - Tej Dallej, Nicolas Andreff, Youcef Mezouar

, Philippe Martinet
:
3D Pose Visual Servoing Relieves Parallel Robot Control from Joint Sensing. 4291-4296 - Anthony Remazeilles

, Nicolas Mansard, François Chaumette
:
A Qualitative Visual Servoing to ensure the Visibility Constraint. 4297-4303 - Odile Bourquardez, Robert E. Mahony

, Tarek Hamel
, François Chaumette
:
Stability and performance of image based visual servo control using first order spherical image moments. 4304-4309 - Wolfgang Sepp, Stefan Fuchs, Gerd Hirzinger:

Hierarchical Featureless Tracking for Position-Based 6-DoF Visual Servoing. 4310-4315
Assistive Devices II
- Mitsunori Uemura, Katsuya Kanaoka, Sadao Kawamura:

Power Assist Systems based on Resonance of Passive Elements. 4316-4321 - Osamu Matsumoto, Kiyoshi Komoriya, Tsutomu Hatase, Hideki Nishimura:

Autonomous Traveling Control of the "TAO Aicle" Intelligent Wheelchair. 4322-4327 - Yunfeng Wu, Hitoshi Nakamura, Yukio Takeda

, Masaru Higuchi, Koichi Sugimoto:
Development of a Power Assist System of a Walking Chair Based on Human Arm Characteristics. 4328-4335 - Alejandro Hernández Arieta, Ryu Kato

, Hiroshi Yokoi, Tamio Arai, Takashi Ohnishi:
An fMRI Study on the Effects of Electrical Stimulation as Biofeedback. 4336-4342 - Oscar Chuy, Yasuhisa Hirata

, Zhi Dong Wang, Kazuhiro Kosuge:
Approach in Assisting a Sit-to-Stand Movement Using Robotic Walking Support System. 4343-4348
Motion Planning I
- Guangyu Lian, Zengqi Sun, Chundi Mu:

Optimal Motion Planning Passing Through Kinematic Singularities for Robot Arms. 4349-4354 - Roland Geraerts

, Mark H. Overmars:
Creating High-quality Roadmaps for Motion Planning in Virtual Environments. 4355-4361 - Yi Li, Kamal Gupta:

A Hybrid Two-layered Approach to Real-Time Motion Planning of Multiple Agents in Virtual Environments. 4362-4367 - Eduardo Owen, Luis Montano:

A Robocentric Motion Planner for Dynamic Environments Using the Velocity Space. 4368-4374 - Kristijan Macek, Marcelo Becker

, Roland Siegwart
:
Motion Planning forCar-LikeVehicles in Dynamic Urban Scenarios. 4375-4380
Optimization in Robotics and Automatics
- Rainer Konietschke, Tobias Ortmaier, Ulrich Hagn, Gerd Hirzinger, Silvia Frumento:

Kinematic Design Optimization of an Actuated Carrier for the DLR Multi-Arm Surgical System. 4381-4387 - Hua Ying, Hongmei Xu, Zhen Luo:

Topology Optimization of Compliant Mechanisms Using Sequential Convex Programming. 4388-4392 - Junji Takahashi, Toshio Fukuda, Kouhei Motoo, Fumihito Arai, Kouichi Itoigawa, Kenji Tanaka:

Mechanical Design and Optimization of Ubiquitous Power Generator Suited for Mechanical Input. 4393-4398 - Teddy Virin, Jonas Koko, Emmanuel Piron, Philippe Martinet

, Michel Berducat:
Application of Optimization Techniques for an Optimal Fertilization by Centrifugal Spreading. 4399-4404
Force and Motion Sensing
- Guangyi Shi, Cheung-Shing Chan, Yilun Luo, Guanglie Zhang, Wen Jung Li

, Philip Heng Wai Leong
, Kwok-Sui Leung:
Development of a Human Airbag System for Fall Protection Using MEMS Motion Sensing Technology. 4405-4410 - Chengyou Wang, Qiugen Xiao, Hua Liang, Xin Chen, Xuanping Cai, Yunhui Liu:

On-Line Vibration Source Detection of Running Trains Based on Acceleration Measurement. 4411-4416 - Yong Yu, Takashi Chaen, Showzow Tsujio:

High-Stiffness and High-Sensitivity 3-Axis Force Sensor Using Strain-Deformation Expansion Mechanism. 4417-4422 - Aiguo Song, Juan Wu, Jianqing Li, Qingjun Zeng, Weiyi Huang:

A Novel Four Degree-of-Freedom Wrist Force/Torque Sensor with Low Coupled Interference. 4423-4428 - Christian Weiss, Holger Fröhlich

, Andreas Zell:
Vibration-based Terrain Classification Using Support Vector Machines. 4429-4434
Humanoid Robots IX: Dynamics
- Lin Yang, Chee-Meng Chew

, Aun Neow Poo, Teresa Zielinska
:
Adjustable Bipedal Gait Generation using Genetic Algorithm Optimized Fourier Series Formulation. 4435-4440 - Jie Yang, Qiang Huang, Jianxi Li, Chenchen Li, Kejie Li:

Walking Pattern Generation for Humanoid Robot Considering Upper Body Motion. 4441-4446 - Shun Ushida, Kousuke Yoshimi, Takayuki Okatani, Koichiro Deguchi:

The Importance of Gaze Control Mechanism on Vision-based Motion Control of a Biped Robot. 4447-4452 - Olivier Bruneau, Anthony S. David

:
Analytical Approach for the Generation of Highly Dynamic Gaits for Walking Robots. 4453-4458 - Tomohito Takubo, Kenji Inoue, Tatsuo Arai, Kazutoshi Nishii:

Wholebody Teleoperation for Humanoid Robot by Marionette System. 4459-4465
Service Robots I
- Daniel Labonte, François Michaud, Patrick Boissy

, Helene Corriveau, Richard Cloutier, Marc-André Roux:
A Pilot Study on Teleoperated Mobile Robots in Home Environments. 4466-4471 - Mario Prats, Angel P. del Pobil

, Pedro J. Sanz:
A Control Architecture for Compliant Execution of Manipulation Tasks. 4472-4477 - Songmin Jia, Yoshiro Hada, Harunori Gakuhari, Kunikatsu Takase, Takayuki Ohnishi, Hiroyuki Nakamoto:

Intelligent Home Service Robotic System Based on Robot Technology Middleware. 4478-4483 - C. H. Kuo, C. C. Chen, W. C. Wang, Y. C. Hung, E. C. Lin, K. M. Lee, Y. M. Lin:

Remote Control Based Hybrid-Structure Robot Design for Home Security Applications. 4484-4489 - Franziska Zacharias, Christoph Borst, Gerd Hirzinger:

Bridging the Gap between Task Planning and Path Planning. 4490-4495
Force Control
- Dongjun Zhang, Yunjiang Lou, Zexiang Li

:
Geometric Contouring Control on the Smooth Surface. 4496-4501 - Christian Ott

, Alin Albu-Schäffer
, Gerd Hirzinger:
A Cartesian Compliance Controller for a Manipulator Mounted on a Flexible Structure. 4502-4508 - Vishnu Mallapragada, Duygun Erol

, Nilanjan Sarkar:
A New Method of Force Control for Unknown Environments. 4509-4514 - Sumito Nakada, Tomohide Naniwa:

A Hybrid Controller of Adaptive and Learning Control for Geometrically Constrained Robot Manipulators. 4515-4520 - Zongying Shi, Yisheng Zhong, Wenli Xu, Mingguo Zhao:

Decentralized Robust Control of Uncertain Robots with Backlash and Flexibility at Joints. 4521-4526
Localization IV
- Wisnu Jatmiko

, Kosuke Sekiyama
, Toshio Fukuda:
A Mobile Robots PSO-based for Odor Source Localization in Dynamic Advection-Diffusion Environment. 4527-4532 - Yi Feng, Zhigang Zhu

, Jizhong Xiao:
Heterogeneous Multi-Robot Localization in Unknown 3D Space. 4533-4538 - Lee-Ling S. Ong

, Ben Upcroft, Tim Bailey, Matthew Ridley, Salah Sukkarieh, Hugh F. Durrant-Whyte:
A decentralised particle filtering algorithm for multi-target tracking across multiple flight vehicles. 4539-4544 - Jwu-Sheng Hu, Tzung-Min Su, Shr-Chi Jeng:

Robust Background Subtraction with Shadow and Highlight Removal for Indoor Surveillance. 4545-4550 - Hadi Moradi, Jongmoo Choi, Eunyoung Kim, Sukhan Lee:

A Real-Time Wall Detection Method for Indoor Environments. 4551-4557
Social Interactive Robots II
- Ho-Sub Yoon, Do-Hyung Kim, Suyoung Chi, Young-Jo Cho:

A robust human head detection method for human tracking. 4558-4563 - Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Kazuhiko Shinozawa, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Norihiro Hagita, Takanori Miyamoto:

The effects of responsive eye movement and blinking behavior in a communication robot. 4564-4569 - Stephen P. Buerger, Neville Hogan:

Relaxing Passivity for Human-Robot Interaction. 4570-4575 - James F. Kramer, Matthias Scheutz

:
ADE: A Framework for Robust Complex Robotic Architectures. 4576-4581 - Zhen Gao, Quanjun Song, Yuman Nie, Jianhe Lei, Yong Yu, YunJian Ge:

Conceptual Design and Implementation of Arm Wrestling Robot. 4582-4586
Space Robotics III
- Klaus Landzettel, Carsten Preusche, Alin Albu-Schäffer

, Detlef Reintsema, Bernhard Rebele, Gerd Hirzinger:
Robotic On-Orbit Servicing - DLR's Experience and Perspective. 4587-4594 - Carsten Preusche, Detlef Reintsema, Klaus Landzettel, Gerd Hirzinger:

Robotics Component Verification on ISS ROKVISS Preliminary Results for Telepresence. 4595-4601 - Bin Liang, Cheng Li, Lijun Xue, Wenyi Qiang:

A Chinese Small Intelligent Space Robotic System for On-Orbit Servicing. 4602-4607 - Farhad Aghili

, Kourosh Parsa:
Design of a Reconfigurable Space Robot with Lockable Telescopic Joints. 4608-4614
Learning and Cognition II
- Andreas Wege, Konstantin Kondak, Günter Hommel:

Force Control Strategy for a Hand Exoskeleton Based on Sliding Mode Position Control. 4615-4620 - Thomas Wimböck, Christian Ott

, Gerd Hirzinger:
Passivity-based Object-Level Impedance Control for a Multifingered Hand. 4621-4627 - Jijie Xu, Yunjiang Lou, Zexiang Li

:
Hybrid Automaton: A Better Model of Finger Gaits. 4628-4633 - M. Rougeron, Jérémie Le Garrec, Alain Micaelli, Fathi Ben Ouezdou:

A Control Approach For Real Time Human Grasp Simulation with Deformable Fingertips. 4634-4640 - Yuta Koda, Takashi Maeno:

Grasping Force Control in Master-Slave System with Partial Slip Sensor. 4641-4646
Vision Based Robot Calibration
- Klaus H. Strobl, Gerd Hirzinger:

Optimal Hand-Eye Calibration. 4647-4653 - Yanhe Zhu, Jihong Yan, Jie Zhao, Hegao Cai:

Autonomous Kinematic Self-Calibration of a Novel Haptic Device. 4654-4659 - Daihong Chao, Guanghua Zong, Rong Liu, Jingjun Yu:

A Novel Kinematic Calibration Method for a 3DOF Flexure-based Parallel Mechanism. 4660-4665 - Tej Dallej, Hicham Hadj-Abdelkader, Nicolas Andreff, Philippe Martinet

:
Kinematic Calibration of a Gough-Stewart Platform Using an Omnidirectional Camera. 4666-4671 - Jingyan Song, Danya Yao, Jianming Hu, Jingran Ma, Jingchun Wang:

A Novel Calibration System for a Space Manipulator. 4672-4677
Speech Interface
- Anders Green

, Kerstin Severinson Eklundh, Britta Wrede, Shuyin Li:
Integrating Miscommunication Analysis in Natural Language Interface Design for a Service Robot. 4678-4683 - Mitsuhiro Nakamura, Hideyuki Sawada:

Talking Robot and the Analysis of Autonomous Voice Acquisition. 4684-4689 - Nikolaos Mavridis, Deb Roy:

Grounded Situation Models for Robots: Where words and percepts meet. 4690-4697 - Sabrina Wilske, Geert-Jan M. Kruijff:

Service Robots Dealing with Indirect Speech Acts. 4698-4703 - JongSuk Choi, Munsang Kim, Hyun-Don Kim:

Probabilistic Speaker Localization in Noisy Environments by Audio-Visual Integration. 4704-4709
Modular Robotic Systems
- Mark Moll

, Peter M. Will, Maks Krivokon, Wei-Min Shen:
Distributed Control of the Center of Mass of a Modular Robot. 4710-4715 - Sang Chul Ahn, Jung-Woo Lee, Kiwoong Lim, Heedong Ko, Yong-Moo Kwon, Hyoung-Gon Kim:

Requirements to UPnP for Robot Middleware. 4716-4721 - Casey Carlson, Andrew Drenner, Ian T. Burt, Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos:

Modular Mobile Docking Station Design. 4722-4727 - Padmanabhan Pillai, Jason Campbell, Gautam Kedia, Shishir Moudgal, Kaushik Sheth:

A 3D Fax Machine based on Claytronics. 4728-4735
Mapping and Representation
- Yongchun Fang, Mark E. Campbell

, Bojun Ma:
Probability Map Building Algorithms Design for an Unknown Dynamic Environment. 4736-4741 - Qinggang Meng, Mark H. Lee:

Biologically inspired automatic construction of cross-modal mapping in robotic eye/hand systems. 4742-4749 - Alejandra Barrera Ramirez, Alfredo Weitzenfeld Ridel:

Bio-inspired Model of Robot Adaptive Learning and Mapping. 4750-4755 - Ken-ichi Kitahama, Akihiro Tsukada, Franck Galpin, Toshiyuki Matsubara, Yutaka Hirano:

Vision-based scene representation for 3D interaction of service robots. 4756-4761 - Domenico Campolo

, Flavio Keller
, Eugenio Guglielmelli
:
Inertial/Magnetic Sensors Based Orientation Tracking on the Group of Rigid Body Rotations with Application to Wearable Devices. 4762-4767
Stereo Vision I
- Nicolas Simond, Claude Laurgeau:

Vehicle Trajectory from an Uncalibrated Stereo-Rig with Super-Homography. 4768-4773 - Christopher Mei, Ezio Malis:

Fast central catadioptric line extraction, estimation, tracking and structure from motion. 4774-4779 - Klaus-Dieter Kuhnert, Martin Stommel:

Fusion of Stereo-Camera and PMD-Camera Data for Real-Time Suited Precise 3D Environment Reconstruction. 4780-4785 - Shigang Li:

Trinocular Spherical Stereo. 4786-4791 - Koji Yoshida, Hajime Nagahara, Masahiko Yachida:

An Omnidirectional Vision Sensor with Single Viewpoint and Constant Resolution. 4792-4797
Network Robotics
- Dong To Nguyen, Bum-Jae You, Sang-Rok Oh

, Doik Kim:
Intelligent environment and Network-based humanoids. 4798-4803 - Hongliang Ren

, Max Q.-H. Meng, Xijun Chen:
Wireless Assistive Sensor Networks for the Deaf. 4804-4808 - Bong Keun Kim

, Nobuyasu Tomokuni, Kenichi Ohara, Tamio Tanikawa, Kohtaro Ohba
, Shigeoki Hirai:
Ubiquitous Localization and Mapping for Robots with Ambient Intelligence. 4809-4814 - Amit Goradia, Clayton Haffner, Michael Huntwork, Ning Xi, Matt W. Mutka

:
Modeling and Control of Mobile Surveillance Networks Using Mutational Hybrid Systems. 4815-4820 - Andres E. Mora Vargas, Kenzuke Mizuuchi, Daisuke Endo, Eric Rohmer

, Keiji Nagatani, Kazuya Yoshida
:
Development of a Networked Robotic System for Disaster Mitigation, -Navigation System based on 3D Geometry Acquisition. 4821-4826
Motion Planning II
- Thomas M. Howard, Alonzo Kelly:

Trajectory and Spline Generation for All-Wheel Steering Mobile Robots. 4827-4832 - Thorsten Rennekamp, Kai Homeier, Torsten Kroeger:

Distributed Sensing and Prediction of Obstacle Motions for Mobile Robot Motion Planning. 4833-4838 - Ahmad A. Masoud

:
Kino-Dynamic, Harmonic, Potential-based Motion Planning. 4839-4844 - Shu-Wei Hsu, Tsai-Yen Li:

Third-Person Interactive Control of Humanoid with Real-Time Motion Planning Algorithm. 4845-4850 - Stefan Atev, Osama Masoud, Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos:

Learning Traffic Patterns at Intersections by Spectral Clustering of Motion Trajectories. 4851-4856
Object Detection and Segmentation
- Dizan Vasquez, Thierry Fraichard

:
A Novel Self Organizing Network to Perform Fast Moving Object Extraction from Video Streams. 4857-4862 - Jun Zhang, Jiulun Fan

:
Glomerulus Extraction Based on Genetic Algorithm and Watershed Transform. 4863-4866 - Wai Ho Li, Alan M. Zhang, Lindsay Kleeman

:
Real Time Detection and Segmentation of Reflectionally Symmetric Objects in Digital Images. 4867-4873 - Chiho Kim, Bum-Jae You, Hagbae Kim:

Color Segmentation Robust to Brightness Variations by Using B-spline Curve Modeling. 4874-4879 - Patrick Heinemann, Frank Sehnke, Felix Streichert, Andreas Zell:

An Automatic Approach to Online Color Training in RoboCup Environments. 4880-4885
Actuator Control
- Shuai Yan, Dianguo Xu, Gaolin Wang, Ming Yang, Yong Yu, Xianguo Gui:

Low Speed Control of PMAC Servo System Based on Reduced-order Observer. 4886-4889 - PingHua Zhang, GuiJie Yang, TieCai Li:

Study on the Vector Control Method of IM for Variable Speed Drive Based on DSP. 4890-4895 - Tae-Yong Choi, Joon-Yong Lee, Ju-Jang Lee:

Control of Artificial Pneumatic Muscle for Robot Application. 4896-4901 - Takanori Miyoshi, Hideto Kojima, Kazuhiko Terashima:

Development of Vertical Power-Assisted Crane System Considering Absolute Stability. 4902-4908
Humanoid Robots X: Passive Walking
- Ramzi Sellaouti, Olivier Stasse

, Shuuji Kajita
, Kazuhito Yokoi
, Abderrahmane Kheddar
:
Faster and Smoother Walking of Humanoid HRP-2 with Passive Toe Joints. 4909-4914 - Sang-Ho Hyon, Gordon Cheng

:
Passivity-Based Full-Body Force Control for Humanoids and Application to Dynamic Balancing and Locomotion. 4915-4922 - Dai Owaki, Akio Ishiguro:

Enhancing Stability of a Passive Dynamic Running Biped by Exploiting a Nonlinear Spring. 4923-4928 - Katsuyoshi Tsujita, Tatsuya Masuda:

Simulation of Acquisition of Locomotion of an Infant Robot. 4929-4934 - Ken Endo, Daniel Paluska, Hugh M. Herr:

A quasi-passive model of human leg function in level-ground walking. 4935-4939
Service Robots II
- Kazuyoshi Wada, Takanori Shibata:

Living with Seal Robots in a Care House - Evaluations of Social and Physiological Influences. 4940-4945 - Elin Anna Topp, Helge Hüttenrauch, Henrik I. Christensen

, Kerstin Severinson Eklundh:
Bringing Together Human and Robotic Environment Representations A Pilot Study. 4946-4952 - Tetsuo Tomizawa, Akihisa Ohya

, Shin'ichi Yuta:
Remote Shopping Robot System, -Development of a hand mechanism for grasping fresh foods in a supermarket. 4953-4958 - Svetlana Larionova, Lino Marques

, Aníbal T. de Almeida
:
Detection of Natural Landmarks for Mapping by a Demining Robot. 4959-4964 - Elena Pacchierotti, Henrik I. Christensen

, Patric Jensfelt:
Design of an Office-Guide Robot for Social Interaction Studies. 4965-4970
Robot Design and Control
- Jing Yuan, Yalou Huang, Fengchi Sun, Yewei Kang:

Optimization Design for Connection Relation of Tractor-Trailer Mobile Robot with Variable Structure. 4971-4976 - Dianwei Qian

, Jianqiang Yi, Dongbin Zhao
, Yinxing Hao:
Hierarchical Sliding Mode Control for Series Double Inverted Pendulums System. 4977-4982 - Stephen Webb, Tomonari Furukawa:

Belief Driven Manipulator Control for Integrated Searching and Tracking. 4983-4988 - Quanyu Wang, Siyin Liu, Zhe Wang:

A New Internet Architecture for Robot Remote Control. 4989-4993 - Dongheui Lee, Yoshihiko Nakamura

:
Stochastic Model of Imitating a New Observed Motion Based on the Acquired Motion Primitives. 4994-5000 - Tao Zhang, Yuanchun Li:

Delay-dependent robust stabilization of uncertain systems with interval time-varying state and input delays. 5001-5006
SLAM Algorithms III
- Viet Nguyen, Ahad Harati

, Agostino Martinelli, Roland Siegwart
, Nicola Tomatis:
Orthogonal SLAM: a Step toward Lightweight Indoor Autonomous Navigation. 5007-5012 - Leopoldo Armesto

, Gianluca Ippoliti
, Sauro Longhi
, Josep Tornero:
FastSLAM 2.0: Least-Squares Approach. 5013-5018 - Lina María Paz, José Neira

:
Optimal local map size for EKF-based SLAM. 5019-5025 - Cindy Leung, Shoudong Huang

, Gamini Dissanayake
:
Active SLAM using Model Predictive Control and Attractor based Exploration. 5026-5031 - Udo Frese

, Lutz Schröder
:
Closing a Million-Landmarks Loop. 5032-5039 - David Ribas

, Pere Ridao
, José Neira
, Juan D. Tardós:
SLAM using an Imaging Sonar for Partially Structured Underwater Environments. 5040-5045
Human-Machine Interaction II
- Myung-Jin Jung, Takayuki Matsuno, Sang-Ho Kim, Fumihito Arai:

Effect of Tactile Display in Visually Guiding Input Device. 5046-5051 - Helge Hüttenrauch, Kerstin Severinson Eklundh, Anders Green

, Elin Anna Topp:
Investigating Spatial Relationships in Human-Robot Interaction. 5052-5059 - Michael Pardowitz, Raoul Zöllner, Rüdiger Dillmann:

Unsupervised and Incremental Acquisition of and Reasoning on Holistic Task Knowledge forHousehold Robot Companions. 5060-5065 - Noriaki Mitsunaga, Takahiro Miyashita, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Kiyoshi Kogure, Norihiro Hagita:

Robovie-IV: A Communication Robot Interacting with People Daily in an Office. 5066-5072 - Weihua Sheng

, Qingyan Yang, Yi Guo
:
Cooperative Driving based on Inter-vehicle Communications: Experimental Platform and Algorithm. 5073-5078 - Yuji Hosoda, Saku Egawa, Junichi Tamamoto, Kenjiro Yamamoto, Ryousuke Nakamura, Masahito Togami:

Basic Design of Human-Symbiotic Robot EMIEW. 5079-5084
Space Robotics IV
- Lijun Xue, Wenyi Qiang, Bin Liang, Cheng Li:

A Robotic Testbed for Positioning and Attitude Accuracy Test of Space Manipulator. 5085-5090 - Yishen Guo, Li Chen:

Robust Control of Dual-Arm Space Robot System with Two Objects in Joint Space. 5091-5095 - Li Chen, Yishen Guo:

Adaptive Control of Dual-Arm Space Robot System in Joint Space. 5096-5099 - Harshit Suri, Peter M. Will, Wei-Min Shen:

System Design of Robots for Application to In-Space Assembly. 5100-5105 - Ran Wei, M. H. Jin, J. J. Xia, Zongwu Xie, J. X. Shi, Hong Liu:

High Fidelity Distributed Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation For Space Robot on CAN-based Network. 5106-5111 - Navid Serrano:

A Bayesian Framework for Landing Site Selection during Autonomous Spacecraft Descent. 5112-5117
Neural Network and Learning
- Éric Monacelli, Chadi Fouad Riman, Roland Thieffry, Imad Mougharbel, Stephane Delaplace:

A Reactive Assistive Role Switching For Interaction Management in Cooperative Tasks. 5118-5123 - Martin Lötzsch, Max Risler, Matthias Jüngel:

XABSL - A Pragmatic Approach to Behavior Engineering. 5124-5129 - Daniel Aarno, Danica Kragic:

Layered HMM for Motion Intention Recognition. 5130-5135 - Asad Babakhani, Zhijiang Du, Li-ning Sun, Mianji Abdollah Fereidoon, Kardan Mohammad Reza:

An Interpolation Method Based on Generalized Regression Neural Network for Ultrasonic 3D Reconstruction. 5136-5140 - Ryosuke Mori, Fumiaki Takagi, Fumio Miyazaki:

Skill Acquisition of a Ball Lifting Task Using a Mobile Robot with a Monocular Vision System. 5141-5146 - Tetsunari Inamura, Naoki Kojo, Masayuki Inaba:

Situation Recognition and Behavior Induction based on Geometric Symbol Representation ofMultimodal Sensorimotor Patterns. 5147-5152
Robot Applications
- Wei Min Tao, Ming-Jun Zhang, Michael Liu, Xiao Ping Yun:

Residual Vibration Analysis and Suppression for SCARA Robot Arm in Semiconductor Manufacturing. 5153-5158 - Kiyoshi Tsukahara, Yorihiko Tanaka, Kazuhide Sawa, Yingxin He, Hiroki Tatematsu, Yoshihiro Kaji, Kyouichi Tatsuno:

Computer Graphics Simulator for a Power Distribution Line Maintenance Robot. 5159-5164 - Lars-Peter Ellekilde, Henrik Gordon Petersen:

Design and Test of Object Aligning Grippers for Industrial Applications. 5165-5170 - Masao Sugi, Makoto Nikaido, Yusuke Tamura

, Jun Ota
, Tamio Arai:
Development of Gesture-Based Interface for Deskwork Support System. 5171-5176 - Bufu Huang, Zhancheng Wang, Yangsheng Xu:

Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm for Hybrid Electric Vehicle Parameter Optimization. 5177-5182 - Ka Wah Lo, Ka-Wai Kwok

, Sheung Man Wong, Yeung Yam:
Brush Footprint Acquisition and Preliminary Analysis for Chinese Calligraphy using a Robot Drawing Platform. 5183-5188
Telerobotic Systems II
- Patrick Rößler, Uwe D. Hanebeck

:
Simultaneous Motion Compression for Multi-User Extended Range Telepresence. 5189-5194 - Sewoong Kim, Prem S. Chidambaram, Hariharan Ananthanarayanan, William R. Hamel:

Error Analysis and Calibration of Camera/LRF Sensor Head for Telerobotic Systems. 5195-5200 - Nassima Ouramdane-Djerrah, Frédéric Davesne

, Samir Otmane
, Malik Mallem
:
3D interaction technique to enhance telemanipulation tasks using virtual environment. 5201-5207 - Zhen Xiu, Ato Kitagawa, Hideyuki Tsukagoshi, Canghai Liu, Monda Ido:

Internet-based Tele-rehabilitatioon System --Bilateral Tele-control with Variable Time Delay. 5208-5213 - Xingbo Huang, Jingtai Liu, Lei Sun, Weiwei Sun, Tao Chen:

A Criterion for Evaluating Competitive Teleoperation System. 5214-5219 - Jihong Yan, Yanhe Zhu, Jie Zhao, Hegao Cai:

Task Planner Design Based on Petri Net for Multi-robot Teleoperation over Internet. 5220-5225
Multi-legged Robots I
- Tsuyoshi Ueno, Yutaka Nakamura, Takashi Takuma, Tomohiro Shibata, Koh Hosoda

, Shin Ishii
:
Fast and Stable Learning of Quasi-Passive Dynamic Walking by an Unstable Biped Robot based on Off-Policy Natural Actor-Critic. 5226-5231 - Qingjiu Huang, Yasuyuki Fukuhara:

Posture and Vibration Control Based on Virtual Suspension Model Using Sliding Mode Control for Six-Legged Walking Robot. 5232-5237 - Pengfei Wang, Lining Sun:

The Stability Analysis for Quadruped Bionic Robot. 5238-5242 - Heeseon Hwang, Kevin M. Lynch, Youngil Youm:

Locomotion via Impact Switching between Decoupling Vector Fields. 5243-5248 - Lei Zhang, Shugen Ma, Kousuke Inoue:

Several Insights into Omnidirectional Static Walking of a Quadruped Robot on a slope. 5249-5254 - Haibo Gao, Zongquan Deng, Haitao Fang:

Vibration dynamic deflection analysis for suspension system of planetary-wheel lunar rover. 5255-5258
Mobile Robots III
- Manuel Ocaña

, Luis Miguel Bergasa
, Miguel Ángel Sotelo
, Ramón Flores, Elena López Guillén, Rafael Barea
:
Training Method Improvements of a WiFi Navigation System Based on POMDP. 5259-5264 - Jinwook Huh, Kyungmin Lee, Wan Kyun Chung, Woong Shik Jeong, Kyung Keun Kim:

Mobile Robot Exploration in Indoor Environment Using Topological Structure with Invisible Barcode. 5265-5272 - Xinglong Zhu, Hongguang Wang, Lijin Fang, Mingyang Zhao, Jiping Zhou:

Dual Arms Running Control Method of Inspection Robot Based on Obliquitous Sensor. 5273-5278 - Kazunori Ohno, Takafumi Nomura, Satoshi Tadokoro:

Real-Time Robot Trajectory Estimation and 3D Map Construction using 3D Camera. 5279-5285 - Takashi Yoshimi, Manabu Nishiyama, Takafumi Sonoura, Hideichi Nakamoto, Seiji Tokura, Hirokazu Sato, Fumio Ozaki, Nobuto Matsuhira, Hiroshi Mizoguchi

:
Development of a Person Following Robot with Vision Based Target Detection. 5286-5291 - Jianguo Tao, Zongquan Deng, Zhenfa Bi, Rongqiang Liu, Jicheng Liu:

Characteristic Analysis of A Two-Wheeled Robotic Rover with Anti-Overturn Ability and Combinability. 5292-5296
Stereo Vision II
- Ofir Avni, Francesco Borrelli

, Gadi Katzir, Ehud Rivlin, Héctor Rotstein:
Scanning the Environment with Two Independent Cameras - Biologically Motivated Approach. 5297-5302 - Kolja Kühnlenz, Martin Buss:

A Multi-Camera View Stabilization Strategy. 5303-5308 - Jun Zhao, Jayantha Katupitiya:

A Fast Stereo Vision Algorithm With Improved Performance at Object Borders. 5309-5314 - Jun Zhao, Jayantha Katupitiya:

A Dynamic Programming Approach Based Stereo Vision Algorithm Improving Object Border Performance. 5315-5320 - Andrzej Sluzek

, Md. Saiful Islam
, Annamalai Palaniappan:
Using Interest Points for Robust Visual Detection and Identification of Objects in Complex Scenes. 5321-5326 - Zhidong Deng, Jianjun Niu, Jingdan Zhang:

A Realistic 3-D Reverse Modeling System Based on Real-World Sampling Dataset. 5327-5332
Vision Based Recognition III
- Shun'ichi Yamamoto, Kazuhiro Nakadai, Mikio Nakano

, Hiroshi Tsujino, Jean-Marc Valin, Kazunori Komatani, Tetsuya Ogata
, Hiroshi G. Okuno
:
Real-Time Robot Audition System That Recognizes Simultaneous Speech in The Real World. 5333-5338 - Pedram Azad, Tamim Asfour

, Rüdiger Dillmann:
Combining Appearance-based and Model-based Methods for Real-Time Object Recognition and 6D Localization. 5339-5344 - B. W. He, Y. F. Li:

A Next-Best-View Method With self-termination in Active Modeling of 3D Objects. 5345-5350 - Andrew Hogue, Michael R. M. Jenkin

:
Development of an Underwater Vision Sensor for 3D Reef Mapping. 5351-5356 - Shengyong Chen, Youfu Li

, Jianwei Zhang:
A Focal Cue for Metric Measurement of 3D Surfaces. 5357-5362 - Paulo Menezes

, Frédéric Lerasle, Jorge Dias
:
Visual Tracking Modalities for a Companion Robot. 5363-5368
Path Planning V
- Dave Ferguson, Anthony Stentz:

Anytime RRTs. 5369-5375 - Romain Pepy, Alain Lambert:

Safe Path Planning in an Uncertain-Configuration Space using RRT. 5376-5381 - Dugan Um:

Sensor Based Randomized Diffusion Planner for Higher Order Manipulators in Unknown Environments. 5382-5387 - Scott W. H. Robertson, Hugh F. Durrant-Whyte:

Turn on a Dime. 5388-5393 - Mohamed S. Marzouqi, Ray A. Jarvis:

Distance Transform Based Gaussian Distribution for Probabilistic Target Tracking. 5394-5399
Swimming Robots
- Junzhi Yu, Lizhong Liu, Long Wang

:
Dynamics and Control of Turning Maneuver for Biomimetic Robotic Fish. 5400-5405 - Chao Zhou, Zhiqiang Cao, Shuo Wang, Min Tan:

The Posture Control and 3-D Locomotion Implementation of Biomimetic Robot Fish. 5406-5411 - Parasar Kodati, Xinyan Deng:

Towards the Body Shape Design of a Hydrodynamically Stable Robotic Boxfish. 5412-5417 - Parasar Kodati, Xinyan Deng:

Experimental Studies on the Hydrodynamics of a Robotic Ostraciiform Tail Fin. 5418-5423 - Xiaobo Tan, Drew Kim, Nathan Usher, Dan Laboy, Joel Jackson, Azra Kapetanovic, Jason Rapai, Benjamin Sabadus, Xin Zhou:

An Autonomous Robotic Fish for Mobile Sensing. 5424-5429 - Steven Floyd, Terence Keegan, John Palmisano, Metin Sitti

:
A Novel Water Running Robot Inspired by Basilisk Lizards. 5430-5436
Actuator Design and Analysis
- Adha Imam Cahyadi

, Yoshio Yamamoto:
Hysteretic Modelling of Piezoelectric Actuator Attached on Flexure Hinge Mechanism. 5437-5440 - Mart Anton, Maarja Kruusmaa

, Alvo Aabloo
, Andres Punning:
Validating Usability of Ionomeric Polymer-Metal Composite Actuators for Real World Applications. 5441-5446 - Liang Yan, I-Ming Chen

, Chee Kian Lim, Guilin Yang, Wei Lin, Kok-Meng Lee:
Torque Modeling of Spherical Actuators with Double-layer Poles. 5447-5452 - Qiang Li, Kok-Meng Lee:

An Adaptive Meshless Computation Method for Design of Electromechanical Actuators. 5453-5458 - Woosoon Yim, Mohamed B. Trabia

, Jamil M. Renno
, Joon Soo Lee, Kwang J. Kim
:
Dynamic Modeling of Segmented Ionic Polymer Metal Composite (IPMC) Actuator. 5459-5464 - Nam N. Huynh, Gürsel Alici

, Geoffrey M. Spinks
:
Force Analysis and Characterization of Polymer Actuators. 5465-5470
Humanoid Robots XI: Pattern Generation
- Zhaoqin Peng, Yongling Fu, Zhiyong Tang, Qiang Huang, Tao Xiao:

Online Walking Pattern Generation and System Software of Humanoid BHR-2. 5471-5476 - Sophie Sakka, Ee Sian Neo

, Kazuhito Yokoi
:
Motion Pattern for the Landing Phase of a Vertical Jump for Humanoid Robots. 5477-5483 - Kentaro Takahashi, M. Noda, Dragomir N. Nenchev, Yuichi Tsumaki, Akinori Sekiguchi:

Static Walk of a Humanoid Robot Based on the Singularity-Consistent Method. 5484-5489 - Yasar Ayaz, Khalid Munawar

, Mohammad Bilal Malik
, Atsushi Konno, Masaru Uchiyama:
Human-Like Approach to Footstep Planning Among Obstacles for Humanoid Robots. 5490-5495 - Kenji Kaneko

, Fumio Kanehiro
, Shuuji Kajita
, Mitsuharu Morisawa
, Kiyoshi Fujiwara, Kensuke Harada
, Hirohisa Hirukawa:
Motion Suspension System for Humanoids in case of Emergency; Real-time Motion Generation and Judgment to suspend Humanoid. 5496-5503 - Abdelaziz Khiat, Masataka Toyota, Yoshio Matsumoto, Tsukasa Ogasawara

:
Brain Activity in the Evaluation of the Impression of Robot Bodily Expressions. 5504-5508
General Sensor or Networks
- Yu Zhang, Jiaping Tian, Donghai Su, Shijie Wang:

Research on the Hierarchical Supervisory Control of Underwater Glider. 5509-5513 - Donald P. Eickstedt, Michael R. Benjamin, Henrik Schmidt, John J. Leonard:

Adaptive Control of Heterogeneous Marine Sensor Platforms in an Autonomous Sensor Network. 5514-5521 - Sébastien Bosch

, Simon Lacroix, Fernando Caballero
:
Autonomous Detection of Safe Landing Areas for an UAV from Monocular Images. 5522-5527 - A. Boletis, Walter Driesen, Jean-Marc Breguet, Alberto Brunete

:
Solar Cell Powering with Integrated Global Positioning System for mm3 Size Robots. 5528-5533 - Wei Li, Carl Bloomquist, Mohamoud M. Elgassier, Karan Srivasta:

Multisensor Integration for Declaring the Odor Source of a Plume in Turbulent Fluid-Advected Environments. 5534-5539 - Xiaoning Shan, Jindong Tan

:
Multi-robot Coordination for Elusive Target Interception Aided by Sensor Networks. 5540-5545
Mobile Robot Control II
- S. Ali A. Moosavian

, Khalil Alipour
:
Moment-Height Tip-Over Measure for Stability Analysis of Mobile Robotic Systems. 5546-5551 - Genya Ishigami

, Keiji Nagatani, Kazuya Yoshida
:
Path Following Control with Slip Compensation on Loose Soil for Exploration Rover. 5552-5557 - Daisuke Chugo, Hajime Asama

, Kuniaki Kawabata
, Hayato Kaetsu, Taketoshi Mishima:
Plural Wheels Control based on Slip Estimation. 5558-5563 - Chris McCarthy, Nick Barnes:

A Robust Docking Strategy for a Mobile Robot using Flow Field Divergence. 5564-5569 - Fei Zhang, Weidong Chen, Yugeng Xi:

Motion Synchronization in Mobile Robot Networks: Robustness. 5570-5575 - Sungbok Kim, Byoungkwon Moon, Ilhwa Jung:

Optimal Isotropic Characteristics of Caster Wheeled Omnidirectional Mobile Robot. 5576-5581
Locomotion and Control
- Xingguang Duan, Qiang Huang, Nasir Rahman, Jingtao Li, Qinjun Du:

Kinematic Modeling of a Small Mobile Robot with Multi-Locomotion Modes. 5582-5587 - Houxiang Zhang, Zhicheng Deng, Wei Wang, Jianwei Zhang, Guanghua Zong:

Locomotion Capabilities of a Novel Reconfigurable Robot with 3 DOF Active Joints for Rugged Terrain. 5588-5593 - Ravi Balasubramanian, Alfred A. Rizzi, Matthew T. Mason

:
Toward Legless Locomotion Control. 5594-5599 - Jing-Sin Liu

, Ju-I Kao, Yau-Zen Chang
:
Collision Detection of Deformable Polyhedral Objects via Inner-outer Ellipsoids. 5600-5605 - Masaki Yamakita, Atsuo Utano, Kazuma Sekiguchi

:
Experimental Study of Automatic Control of Bicycle with Balancer. 5606-5611 - Mauro Maya-Méndez

, Pascal Morin, Claude Samson:
Control of a Nonholonomic Mobile Robot Via Sensor-based Target Tracking and Pose Estimation. 5612-5618
Human-Machine Interaction III
- Eric L. Sauser, Aude Billard

:
Biologically Inspired Multimodal Integration: Interferences in a Human-Robot Interaction Game. 5619-5624 - Alireza Derakhshan, Frodi Hammer, Henrik Hautop Lund:

Adapting Playgrounds for Children's Play using Ambient Playware. 5625-5630 - Takahiro Takeda, Yasuhisa Hirata

, Zhi Dong Wang, Kazuhiro Kosuge:
HMM-based Error Detection of Dance Step Selection for Dance Partner Robot -MS DanceR-. 5631-5636 - Hyunsang Ahn, Do-Hyung Kim, Jaeyeon Lee, Suyoung Chi, Kye Kyung Kim, Jinsul Kim, Minsoo Hahn, Hyunseok Kim:

A Robot Photographer with User Interactivity. 5637-5643 - Dangxiao Wang

, Yuru Zhang, Chong Yao:
Machine-mediated Motor Skill Training Method in Haptic-enabled Chinese Handwriting Simulation System. 5644-5649 - Woosung Yang, Nak Young Chong

, ChangHwan Kim, Bum-Jae You:
Locomotion Imitation of Humanoid Using Goal-directed Self-adjusting Adaptor. 5650-5656
Grasp Planning
- Kaijen Hsiao, Tomás Lozano-Pérez:

Imitation Learning of Whole-Body Grasps. 5657-5662 - Antonio Morales

, Tamim Asfour
, Pedram Azad, Steffen Knoop, Rüdiger Dillmann:
Integrated Grasp Planning and Visual Object Localization For a Humanoid Robot with Five-Fingered Hands. 5663-5668 - Pham Thuc Anh Nguyen, Ryuta Ozawa, Suguru Arimoto:

Manipulation of a Circular Object by a Pair of Multi-DOF Robotic Fingers. 5669-5674 - Morio Yoshida, Suguru Arimoto, Ji-Hun Bae

, Yashutoshi Kishi:
Modeling and Computer simulation of 3D object Grasping and Manipulation by dual fingers under nonholonomic constraints. 5675-5681 - Tetsuyou Watanabe

, Kensuke Harada
, Tsuneo Yoshikawa, Zhongwei Jiang:
Towards Whole Arm Manipulation by Contact State Transition. 5682-5687 - Jordi Cornellà, Raúl Suárez:

A New Framework for Planning Three-Finger Grasps of 2D Irregular Objects. 5688-5694
Camera Calibration
- Davide Scaramuzza

, Agostino Martinelli, Roland Siegwart
:
A Toolbox for Easily Calibrating Omnidirectional Cameras. 5695-5701 - Y. F. Li, B. Zhang:

Automatic Recalibration of the Relative Pose in a Structured Light System. 5702-5707 - Xiaoping Zong, Yan Xu, Lei Hao, Xiaoli Huai:

Camera Calibration Based on the RBF Neural Network with Tunable Nodes forVisual Servoing in Robotics. 5708-5712 - Jianhua Wang, Fanhuai Shi, Jing Zhang, Yuncai Liu:

A New Calibration Model and Method of Camera Lens Distortion. 5713-5718 - Yihong Wu, Youfu Li

, Zhanyi Hu:
Easy Calibration for Para-catadioptric-like Camera. 5719-5724 - Se-gon Roh, Young Hoon Lee, Hyouk Ryeol Choi:

Object Recognition Using 3D tag-based RFID System. 5725-5730
Multi-legged Robots II
- Hidenori Ishihara, Kiyoshi Kuroi:

A Four-Leg Locomotion Robot for Heavy Load Transportation. 5731-5736 - Wenchuan Jia, Xuedong Chen, Tianhong Yan, Yi Sun

, MingHao Zhou:
Biological Modeling Control of a Multilegged Walking Robot. 5737-5742 - Luther R. Palmer, David E. Orin:

Attitude Control of a Quadruped Trot While Turning. 5743-5749 - James Andrew Smith, Inna Sharf

, Michael Trentini:
Bounding Gait in a Hybrid Wheeled-Leg Robot. 5750-5755 - Hao Dong, Mingguo Zhao, Ji Zhang, Zongying Shi, Naiyao Zhang:

Gait Planning Of Quadruped Robot Based On Third-Order Spline Interpolation. 5756-5761 - Chi Zhu, Atsuo Kawamura

:
What Is the Real Frictional Constraint in Biped Walking? - Discussion on Frictional Slip with Rotation. 5762-5768
Mobile Robots IV
- William A. Lewinger, Michael S. Watson, Roger D. Quinn:

Obstacle Avoidance Behavior for a Biologically-inspired Mobile Robot Using Binaural Ultrasonic Sensors. 5769-5774 - Eric Demeester

, Alexander Hüntemann, Dirk Vanhooydonck, Gerolf Vanacker, Alexandra Degeest, Hendrik Van Brussel, Marnix Nuttin:
Bayesian Estimation of Wheelchair Driver Intents: Modeling Intents as Geometric Paths Tracked by the Driver. 5775-5780 - Nandagopal S. Methil, Ranjan Mukherjee:

Pushing and Steering Wheelchairs using a Holonomic Mobile Robot with a Single Arm. 5781-5785 - Naemeh Nejatbakhsh, Kazuhiro Kosuge:

Optimal Guidance by Omnidirectional Passive Mobility Aid System. 5786-5791 - Staffan Ekvall, Patric Jensfelt, Danica Kragic:

Integrating Active Mobile Robot Object Recognition and SLAM in Natural Environments. 5792-5797 - Alan Ettlin, Hannes Bleuler:

Randomised Rough-Terrain Robot Motion Planning. 5798-5803
Machine Vision
- Adam Easton, Stephen Cameron:

The Resection Filter: An Alternative Approach to Filtering Gaussian Pose Estimates with Bearing Observations. 5804-5809 - Yasunori Tada, Koh Hosoda

:
Acquisition of Multi-Modal Expression of Slip through Pick-Up Experiences. 5810-5815 - Da Yuan:

An Efficient and Reliable Segmentation Method Based on Active Contour Model. 5816-5818 - B. Deniz Ilhan, Özgür Erkent, H. Isil Bozma:

Saccades and Fixating Using Artificial Potential Functions. 5819-5824 - Leonardo S. Mattos

, Edward Grant, Randy Thresher:
Speeding Up Video Processing for Blastocyst Microinjection. 5825-5830 - Randeep Singh, Bhartendu Seth, Uday B. Desai:

A Real-Time Framework for Vision based Human Robot Interaction. 5831-5836
Intelligent Space
- Tobias Kaupp

, Bertrand Douillard, Ben Upcroft, Alexei Makarenko:
Hierarchical Environment Model for Fusing Information from Human Operators and Robots. 5837-5842 - Osamu Sugiyama, Takayuki Kanda

, Michita Imai, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Norihiro Hagita:
Three-Layer Model for Generation and Recognition of Attention-Drawing Behavior. 5843-5850 - Masamichi Shimosaka, Takayuki Nishimura, Yu Nejigane, Taketoshi Mori

, Tomomasa Sato:
Fast Online Action Recognition with Boosted Combinational Motion Features. 5851-5858 - Yushi Segawa, Taketoshi Mori

, Masamichi Shimosaka, Tomomasa Sato:
Human Like Segmentation of Daily Actions based on Switching Model of Linear Dynamical Systems and Human Body Hierarchy. 5859-5865 - Fabio T. Ramos, Ben Upcroft, Suresh Kumar, Hugh F. Durrant-Whyte:

Recognising and Segmenting Objects in Natural Environments. 5866-5871
Actuator Design and Modelling
- Bryan A. Jones, Ian D. Walker:

Three-Dimensional Modeling and Display of Continuum Robots. 5872-5877 - Yijian Huang, Xiaomei Liu, Bingsan Chen:

Autoregressive Trispectral Characteristics of Magnetorheological Damping Device. 5878-5882 - Quan Zhou

, Bo Chang:
Microhandling using Robotic Manipulation and Capillary Self-alignment. 5883-5888 - Keizo Miyahara, Gregory S. Chirikjian:

General Kinematic Synthesis Method for a Discretely Actuated Robotic Manipulator (D-ARM). 5889-5894
Biped Robots
- Yingjie Yin, Shigeyuki Hosoe:

Mixed Logic Dynamical Modeling and On Line Optimal Control of Biped Robot. 5895-5900 - Fumihiko Asano, Zhi Wei Luo:

On Energy-Efficient and High-Speed Dynamic Biped Locomotion with Semicircular Feet. 5901-5906 - Satoshi Satoh, Kenji Fujimoto, Sang-Ho Hyon:

Gait Generation for Passive Running via Iterative Learning Control. 5907-5912 - Takamasa Hase, Qingjiu Huang:

Energy-Efficient Trajectory Planning using Inequality State Constraint for Biped Walking Robot with Upper Body Mass. 5913-5918 - Takaaki Matsumoto, Atsushi Konno, Linlin Gou, Masaru Uchiyama:

A Humanoid Robot that Breaks Wooden Boards Applying Impulsive Force. 5919-5924 - Yifa Jiang, Hidenori Kimura:

A PID Model of Balance Keeping Control and Its Application to Stability Assessment. 5925-5930
Formation Control II
- Gautier Hattenberger, Rachid Alami

, Simon Lacroix:
Planning and control for Unmanned Air Vehicle formation flight. 5931-5936 - Fei Lu, Mumin Song, Guohui Tian, Xiaolei Li:

The Application of Robot Formation Approach in the Control of Subway Train. 5937-5941 - Filippo Arrichiello

, Stefano Chiaverini
, Thor I. Fossen
:
Formation Control of Underactuated Surface Vessels using the Null-Space-Based Behavioral Control. 5942-5947 - Bo Liu, Tianguang Chu, Long Wang

:
Flocking of Multi-Vehicle Systems With A Leader. 5948-5953 - Ralf Regele, Paul Levi:

Cooperative Multi-Robot Path Planning by Heuristic Priority Adjustment. 5954-5959 - Mitul Saha, Pekka Isto:

Multi-Robot Motion Planning by Incremental Coordination. 5960-5963

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