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Adding extra sensitivity to the SMART non‐linear actuator using sensor fusion
(Industrial Robot: The International Journal Of Robotics Research And Application, 03/01/2004)
The prospect of using humanoid robots in practical applications attracts an important research effort and the latest steps forward in robot technology show many remarkable achievements where design aspects, control systems ...
Reliable, Built-in, High-Accuracy Force Sensing for Legged Robots
(2006)
An approach for achieving reliable, built-in, high-accuracy force sensing for legged robots is presented, based on direct exploitation of the properties of a robot’s mechanical structure. The proposed methodology relies ...
Robust Cascade Controller for Nonlinearly Actuated Biped Robots: Experimental Evaluation
(2004)
In this paper we consider the postural stability problem for nonlinearly actuated quasi-static biped robots, both with respect to the joint angular positions and also with reference to the gripping effect between the ...
Robots Móviles para Tareas de Desminado Humanitario
(2013)
La eliminación de minas antipersona es un problema de dimensión internacional que requiere del empleo de nuevas tecnologías tales como el desarrollo de sensores avanzados y el empleo eficiente de robots móviles. ...
Methodology for Zero-moment Point Experimental Modeling in the Frequency Domain
(2006)
Frequency domain methodology is applied to obtain a nominal model for the Zero-Moment Point (ZMP) stability index of a biped robot in an attempt to establish a relationship between the robot trunk trajectories and the ...
ROBOCLIMBER: Control System Architecture
(07/01/2004)
The paper shows the complete system architecture of a walking and climbing robot developed to make slope consolidation, where heavy duty equipment is employed for drilling up to 20m holes. ROBOCLIMBER a quadruped robot ...
Evaluation of a Sensory Tracking System for Hand-held Detectors in Outdoor Conditions
(2013)
This paper presents the experimental results obtained throughout the outdoor testing of a sensory tracking system specifically designed as part of a training tool for improving the utilisation of hand-held detectors. The ...
A Perception System for Accurate Automatic Control of an Articulated Bus
(2010)
This paper describes the perception system for an automatic articulated bus where an accurate tracking trajectory is desired. Among the most promising transport infrastructures of the autonomous or semi-autonomous ...
On the Design and Development of Climbing and Walking Robots for the Maritime Industries
(2005)
Modern robotic systems are increasingly powerful in terms of sensor fusion and mobility. Present technological progress allows advanced robots to cope progressively much better also with complex environments such as those ...
Experimental Evaluation of Perception and Actuation Architectures for the Articulated Vehicle Automatic Control
(2010)
Bus Rapid Transit systems as well as Intelligent Transport Systems are being subject of research since many years. Nowadays with highly developed instrumentation, sensing and actuation technologies it is possible to foresee ...