Optimization-based locomotion planning, estimation, and control design for the atlas humanoid robot

S Kuindersma, R Deits, M Fallon, A Valenzuela… - Autonomous …, 2016 - Springer
This paper describes a collection of optimization algorithms for achieving dynamic planning,
control, and state estimation for a bipedal robot designed to operate reliably in complex …

Coarse-to-fine q-attention: Efficient learning for visual robotic manipulation via discretisation

S James, K Wada, T Laidlow… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - openaccess.thecvf.com
We present a coarse-to-fine discretisation method that enables the use of discrete
reinforcement learning approaches in place of unstable and data-inefficient actor-critic …

An evaluation of the RGB-D SLAM system

F Endres, J Hess, N Engelhard, J Sturm… - … on robotics and …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present an approach to simultaneous localization and map** (SLAM) for RGB-D
cameras like the Microsoft Kinect. Our system concurrently estimates the trajectory of a hand …

OctoMap: An efficient probabilistic 3D map** framework based on octrees

A Hornung, KM Wurm, M Bennewitz, C Stachniss… - Autonomous …, 2013 - Springer
Three-dimensional models provide a volumetric representation of space which is important
for a variety of robotic applications including flying robots and robots that are equipped with …

Approaches and challenges in Internet of robotic things

A Sayeed, C Verma, N Kumar, N Koul, Z Illés - Future Internet, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Internet of robotic things (IoRT) is the combination of different technologies including
cloud computing, robots, Internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and machine …

On the gap between domestic robotic applications and computational intelligence

J Zhong, C Ling, A Cangelosi, A Lotfi, X Liu - Electronics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Aspired to build intelligent agents that can assist humans in daily life, researchers and
engineers, both from academia and industry, have kept advancing the state-of-the-art in …

INS/GPS/LiDAR integrated navigation system for urban and indoor environments using hybrid scan matching algorithm

Y Gao, S Liu, MM Atia, A Noureldin - Sensors, 2015 - mdpi.com
This paper takes advantage of the complementary characteristics of Global Positioning
System (GPS) and Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) to provide periodic corrections to …

Efficient filtering of XML documents with XPath expressions

CY Chan, P Felber, M Garofalakis, R Rastogi - The VLDB Journal, 2002 - Springer
The publish/subscribe paradigm is a popular model for allowing publishers (ie, data
generators) to selectively disseminate data to a large number of widely dispersed …

Path planning for active SLAM based on deep reinforcement learning under unknown environments

S Wen, Y Zhao, X Yuan, Z Wang, D Zhang… - Intelligent Service …, 2020 - Springer
Autonomous navigation in complex environment is an important requirement for the design
of a robot. Active SLAM (simultaneous localization and map**) combining, which combine …

Pronto: A multi-sensor state estimator for legged robots in real-world scenarios

M Camurri, M Ramezani, S Nobili… - Frontiers in Robotics and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
In this paper, we present a modular and flexible state estimation framework for legged robots
operating in real-world scenarios, where environmental conditions, such as occlusions, low …