A review of log-polar imaging for visual perception in robotics

VJ Traver, A Bernardino - Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2010 - Elsevier
Log-polar imaging consists of a type of methods that represent visual information with a
space-variant resolution inspired by the visual system of mammals. It has been studied for …

Causal connectivity of evolved neural networks during behavior

AK Seth - Network: Computation in Neural Systems, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
To show how causal interactions in neural dynamics are modulated by behavior, it is
valuable to analyze these interactions without perturbing or lesioning the neural mechanism …

Eyeseecam: An eye movement–driven head camera for the examination of natural visual exploration

E Schneider, T Villgrattner, J Vockeroth… - Annals of the New …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The prototype of a gaze‐controlled, head‐mounted camera (EyeSeeCam) was developed
that provides the functionality for fundamental studies on human gaze behavior even under …

[HTML][HTML] Tutorial review of bio-inspired approaches to robotic manipulation for space debris salvage

A Ellery - Biomimetics, 2020 - mdpi.com
We present a comprehensive tutorial review that explores the application of bio-inspired
approaches to robot control systems for grappling and manipulating a wide range of space …

[PDF][PDF] Control, planning, learning, and imitation with dynamic movement primitives

S Schaal, J Peters, J Nakanishi… - Workshop on Bilateral …, 2003 - pure.mpg.de
In both human and humanoid movement science, the topic of movement primitives has
become central in understanding the generation of complex motion with high degree-of …

The new robotics—towards human‐centered machines

S Schaal - HFSP journal, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Research in robotics has moved away from its primary focus on industrial applications. The
New Robotics is a vision that has been developed in past years by our own university and …

The karlsruhe humanoid head

T Asfour, K Welke, P Azad, A Ude… - Humanoids 2008-8th …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The design and construction of truly humanoid robots that can perceive and interact with the
environment depends significantly on their perception capabilities. In this paper we present …

Foveated vision systems with two cameras per eye

A Ude, C Gaskett, G Cheng - Proceedings 2006 IEEE …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper we discuss active humanoid vision systems that realize foveation using two
rigidly connected cameras in each eye. We present an exhaustive analysis of the …

Integrating visual perception and manipulation for autonomous learning of object representations

D Schiebener, J Morimoto, T Asfour… - Adaptive Behavior, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Humans can effortlessly perceive an object they encounter for the first time in a possibly
cluttered scene and memorize its appearance for later recognition. Such performance is still …

Humanoids

P Fitzpatrick, K Harada, CC Kemp, Y Matsumoto… - Springer handbook of …, 2016 - Springer
Humanoid robots selectively immitate aspects of human form and behavior. Humanoids
come in a variety of shapes and sizes, from complete human-size legged robots to isolated …