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• Decentralized Mapping of Robot-Aided Sensor Networks
  J. Djugash, S. Singh, and B.P. Grocholsky
  IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, May, 2008. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [280 KB] copyrighted

• Flying Fast and Low Among Obstacles: Methodology and Experiments
  S. Scherer, S. Singh, L.J. Chamberlain, and M. Elgersma
  The International Journal of Robotics Research, Vol. 27, No. 5, May, 2008, pp. 549-574. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [1119 KB] copyrighted

• Planning with Uncertainty in Position Using High-Resolution Maps
  J.P. Gonzalez
  doctoral dissertation, tech. report CMU-RI-TR-08-02, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, May, 2008. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [4158 KB] copyrighted

• Replanning with Uncertainty in Position: Sensor Updates vs. Prior Map Updates
  J.P. Gonzalez and A. Stentz
  Proceedings of the IEEE Int. Conference on Robotics & Automation (ICRA), May, 2008. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [1588 KB] copyrighted

• Tracking a Moving Target in Cluttered Environments with Ranging Radios
  G. Hollinger, J. Djugash, and S. Singh
  IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, May, 2008. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [349 KB] copyrighted

• Robot Diaries: Broadening Participation in the Computer Science Pipeline through Social Technical Exploration
  E. Hamner, T. Lauwers, D. Bernstein, I. Nourbakhsh, and C.F. DiSalvo
  AAAI Spring Symposium on Using AI to Motivate Greater Participation in Computer Science, March, 2008. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [293 KB] copyrighted

• Autonomous Rover Reflectance Spectroscopy with Dozens of Targets
  F. Calderon, D.R. Thompson, and D. Wettergreen
  International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space (iSAIRAS), February, 2008. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [513 KB] copyrighted

• Human Supervision of Robotic Site Survey
  D. Schreckenghost, T.W. Fong, and T. Milam
  6th Conference on Human/Robotic Technology and the Vision for Space Exploration, February, 2008. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [502 KB] copyrighted

• Intelligent Maps for Autonomous Kilometer-Scale Science Survey
  D.R. Thompson and D. Wettergreen
  International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space (iSAIRAS), February, 2008. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [758 KB] copyrighted

• Robotic Site Survey at Haughton Crater
  T.W. Fong, M. Allan, X. Bouyssounouse, M.G. Bualat, M. Deans, L. Edwards, L. Flückiger, L. Keely, S.Y. Lee, D. Lees, V. To, and H. Utz
  9th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Automation in Space, February, 2008. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [1570 KB] copyrighted

• Tracking a Moving Target in Cluttered Environments with Ranging Radios: Extended Results
  G. Hollinger, J. Djugash, and S. Singh
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-08-07, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, February, 2008. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [632 KB] copyrighted

• Segmentation of Salient Regions in Outdoor Scenes Using Imagery and 3-D Data
  G. Kim, D. Huber, and M. Hebert
  IEEE Workshop on Applications of Computer VIsion (WACV08), IEEE Computer Society, January, 2008. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [3158 KB] copyrighted

• Cost-based Registration using A Priori Data for Mobile Robot Localization
  L. Xu and A. Stentz
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-08-05, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 2008. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [1895 KB] copyrighted

• Successful User Interfaces for RADAR
  A. Faulring, K. Mohnkern, A. Steinfeld, and B.A. Myers
  CHI 2008 Workshop on Usable Artificial Intelligence, 2008. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [149 KB] copyrighted

• Iterative Design of A Braille Writing Tutor to Combat Illiteracy
  N. Kalra, T. Lauwers, D. Dewey, T. Stepleton, and M.B. Dias
  Proceedings of the 2nd IEEE/ACM International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development, December, 2007. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [1875 KB] copyrighted

• Rover Configuration for Exploring Lunar Craters
  J. Ziglar
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-07-42, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, December, 2007. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [6427 KB] copyrighted

• Rhythmic synchrony for attractive human-robot interaction
  H. Kozima and M.P. Michalowski
  Proceedings of Entertainment Computing 2007, October, 2007. [Abstract]

• Denoising Manifold and Non-Manifold Point Clouds
  R. Unnikrishnan and M. Hebert
  18th British Machine Vision Conference (BMVC), September, 2007. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [624 KB] copyrighted

• Analysis of High-Efficiency Solar Cells in Mobile Robot Applications
  F. Calderon, R.A. Luders, D. Wettergreen, J. Teza, and A. Guesalaga
  Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Vol. 129, No. 3, August, 2007, pp. 343-346. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [297 KB] copyrighted

• Data Structures for Efficient Dynamic Processing in 3-D
  J. Lalonde, N. Vandapel, and M. Hebert
  The International Journal of Robotics Research, Vol. 26, No. 8, August, 2007, pp. 777-796. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [3253 KB] copyrighted

• Methodological issues in facilitating rhythmic play with robots
  M.P. Michalowski and H. Kozima
  Proceedings of the 16th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2007), IEEE, August, 2007, pp. 95-100. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [1515 KB] copyrighted

• Coordinated Search in Cluttered Environments Using Range from Multiple Robots
  G. Hollinger, J. Djugash, and S. Singh
  Sixth International Conference on Field and Service Robotics, July, 2007. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [402 KB] copyrighted

• Multi-scale Features for Detection and Segmentation of Rocks in Mars Images
  H. Dunlop, D.R. Thompson, and D. Wettergreen
  IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, June, 2007. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [1253 KB] copyrighted

• 2D Localization of Outdoor Mobile Robots Using 3D Laser Range Data
  T. Takahashi
  master's thesis, tech. report CMU-RI-07-11, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, May, 2007. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [3660 KB] copyrighted

• Autonomous Reflectance Spectroscopy by a Mobile Robot for Mineralogical Characterization
  F. Calderon
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-07-46, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, May, 2007. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [13058 KB] copyrighted

• Human-Robot Teams for Large-Scale Assembly
  R. Simmons, S. Singh, F. Heger, L.M. Hiatt, S.C. Koterba, N. Melchior, and B.P. Sellner
  Proceedings of the NASA Science Technology Conference 2007 (NSTC-07), May, 2007. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [411 KB] copyrighted

• Learning in image-guided reaching changes the representation-to-action mapping
  B. Wu, R. Klatzky, D.M. Shelton, and G.D. Stetten
  Vision Sciences Society Meeting, May, 2007. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [4078 KB] copyrighted

• Particle RRT for Path Planning in Very Rough Terrain
  N. Melchior, J. Kwak, and R. Simmons
  Proceedings of the NASA Science Technology Conference 2007 (NSTC-07), May, 2007. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [1019 KB], ps.gz [2299 KB] copyrighted

• Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters by Nurses using the Sonic Flashlight
  D.C. Wang, N.B. Amesur, R. Klatzky, A. Bayless, B. Mandella, C. Banks, G. Shukla, and G.D. Stetten
  Clinical and Translational Science Day,, May, 2007. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [272 KB] copyrighted

• Socially Distributed Perception: GRACE plays Social Tag at AAAI 2005
  M.P. Michalowski, S. Sabanovic, C.F. DiSalvo, D. Busquets Font, L.M. Hiatt, N. Melchior, and R. Simmons
  Autonomous Robots, Vol. 22, No. 4, May, 2007, pp. 385-397. [Abstract]

• Design and calibration of a virtual tomographic reflection system
  D.M. Shelton, B. Wu, R. Klatzky, and G.D. Stetten
  International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI), April, 2007. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [372 KB] copyrighted

• Flying Fast and Low Among Obstacles
  S. Scherer, S. Singh, L.J. Chamberlain, and S. Saripalli
  Proceedings International Conference on Robotics and Automation, April, 2007. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [685 KB] copyrighted

• Particle RRT for Path Planning with Uncertainty
  N. Melchior and R. Simmons
  2007 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, April, 2007, pp. 1617-1624. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [866 KB], ps.gz [2095 KB] copyrighted

• Planning with Uncertainty in Position Using High-Resolution Maps
  J.P. Gonzalez and A. Stentz
  In Proceedings of the IEEE Int. Conference on Robotics & Automation (ICRA) 2007, April, 2007. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [1400 KB] copyrighted

• Probabilistic Strategies for Pursuit in Cluttered Environments with Multiple Robots
  G. Hollinger, A. Kehagias, and S. Singh
  IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, April, 2007. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [264 KB] copyrighted

• Technologies Toward Lunar Crater Exploration
  J. Ziglar, D. Kohanbash, D. Wettergreen, and W.L. Whittaker
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-07-40, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, April, 2007. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [6719 KB] copyrighted

• Undergraduate Robotics Education in Technologically Underserved Communities
  M.B. Dias, B. Browning, G.A. Mills-Tettey, N. Amanquah, and N. El-Moughny
  2007 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, April, 2007, pp. 1387-1392. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [384 KB] copyrighted

• A dancing robot for rhythmic social interaction
  M.P. Michalowski, S. Sabanovic, and H. Kozima
  Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI 2007), ACM, March, 2007, pp. 89 - 96. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [2110 KB] copyrighted

• Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Navigation and Proximity Operations for Deep Phreatic Thermal Explorer (DEPTHX)
  W. Stone, N. Fairfield, and G.A. Kantor
  Masterclass in AUV Technology for Polar Science: Proceedings of an International Masterclass Held at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK, 28-39 March 2006, Society for Underwater Technology, London, March, 2007. [Abstract]

• Interactive Robot Task Training through Dialog and Demonstration
  P. Rybski, K. Yoon, J. Stolarz, and M. Veloso
  2nd ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, March, 2007. [Abstract]
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• Making Friends: Building Social Robots through Interdisciplinary Collaboration
  S. Sabanovic, M.P. Michalowski, and L.R. Caporael
  Multidisciplinary Collaboration for Socially Assistive Robotics: Papers from the 2007 AAAI Spring Symposium, Technical Report SS-07-07, AAAI, March, 2007, pp. 71-77. [Abstract]
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• Natural Person-Following Behavior for Social Robots
  R. Gockley, J. Forlizzi, and R. Simmons
  Proceedings of Human-Robot Interaction, March, 2007, pp. 17-24. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [378 KB] copyrighted

• Parrots: A Range Measuring Sensor Network
  W. Zhang, J. Djugash, and S. Singh
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-06-05, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, March, 2007. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [371 KB] copyrighted

• Spatial Point Process Models for the Clustering Behavior of Northern Plains Boulders
  D.R. Thompson and D. Wettergreen
  Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March, 2007. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [1042 KB] copyrighted

• TeRK: A Flexible Tool for Science and Technology Education
  I. Nourbakhsh, E. Hamner, T. Lauwers, C.F. DiSalvo, and D. Bernstein
  Proceedings of AAAI Spring Symposium on Robots and Robot Venues: Resources for AI Education, March, 2007. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [3417 KB] copyrighted

• Virtual Tomographic Reflection for Psychophysical Analysis of the Sonic Flashlight
  D.M. Shelton
  doctoral dissertation, tech. report CMU-RI-TR-07-14, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, March, 2007. [Abstract]

• A Braille Writing Tutor to Combat Illiteracy in Developing Communities
  N. Kalra, T. Lauwers, and M.B. Dias
  AI in ICT for Development Workshop, International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, January, 2007. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [1074 KB] copyrighted

• Creating Low-Cost Soil Maps for Tropical Agriculture using Gaussian Processes
  J.P. Gonzalez, S. Cook, T. Oberthur, A. Jarvis, J. Bagnell, and M.B. Dias
  Workshop on AI in ICT for Development (ICTD) at the Twentieth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI 2007), January, 2007. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [856 KB] copyrighted

• Teaching technical creativity through Robotics: A case study in Ghana
  G.A. Mills-Tettey, M.B. Dias, B. Browning, and N. Amanquah
  Workshop on AI in ICT for Development (ICTD) at the Twentieth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI 2007), January, 2007. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [392 KB] copyrighted

• Evaluation of an Integrated Multi-Task Machine Learning System with Humans in the Loop
  A. Steinfeld, S.R. Bennett, K. Cunningham, M. Lahut, P. Quinones, D. Wexler, D. Siewiorek, J. Hayes, P. Cohen, J. Fitzgerald, O. Hansson, M. Pool, and M. Drummond
  NIST Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems Workshop (PerMIS), 2007. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [1115 KB] copyrighted

• Experiments in Navigation and Mapping with a Hovering AUV
  G.A. Kantor, N. Fairfield, D. Jonak, and D. Wettergreen
  Intl. Conf. on Field and Service Robotics, 2007. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [1131 KB] copyrighted

• Field Results of the Control, Navigation, and Mapping Systems of a Hovering AUV
  N. Fairfield, D. Jonak, G.A. Kantor, and D. Wettergreen
  Intl. Symp. on Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology, 2007. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [1988 KB] copyrighted

• Real-Time SLAM with Octree Evidence Grids for Exploration in Underwater Tunnels
  N. Fairfield, G.A. Kantor, and D. Wettergreen
  Journal of Field Robotics, 2007. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [1867 KB] copyrighted

• Survey measures for evaluation of cognitive assistants
  A. Steinfeld, P. Quinones, J. Zimmerman, S.R. Bennett, and D. Siewiorek
  NIST Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems Workshop (PerMIS), 2007. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [457 KB] copyrighted

• Learning Obstacle Avoidance Parameters from Operator Behavior
  B. Hamner, S. Singh, and S. Scherer
  Special Issue on Machine Learning Based Robotics in Unstructured Environments, Journal of Field Robotics, Vol. 23, No. 11/12, December, 2006, pp. 1037-1058. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [1812 KB] copyrighted

• 3D Field D: Improved Path Planning and Replanning in Three Dimensions
  J. Carsten, D. Ferguson, and A. Stentz
  Proceedings of the 2006 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS '06), October, 2006, pp. 3381 - 3386. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [1139 KB] copyrighted

• A Preliminary Study of Peer-to-Peer Human-Robot Interaction
  T.W. Fong, J. Scholtz, J. Shah, L. Flueckiger, C. Kunz, D. Lees, J. Schreiner, M. Siegel, L. Hiatt, I. Nourbakhsh, R. Simmons, R. Ambrose, R. Burridge, B. Antonishek, M. Bugajska, A. Schultz, and J.G. Trafton
  International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, IEEE, October, 2006. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [737 KB] copyrighted

• Anytime RRTs
  D. Ferguson and A. Stentz
  Proceedings of the 2006 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS '06), October, 2006, pp. 5369 - 5375. [Abstract]
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• Carotid Artery and Jugular Vein Tracking and Differentiation Using Spatiotemporal Analysis
  D.C. Wang, R. Klatzky, N. Amesur, and G.D. Stetten
  Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI 2006), Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 4190, October, 2006, pp. 654 - 661. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [536 KB] copyrighted

• CMAssist: A RoboCup@Home Team
  P. Rybski, K. Yoon, J. Stolarz, and M. Veloso
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-06-47, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, October, 2006. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [2573 KB] copyrighted

• Learning to Drive Among Obstacles
  B. Hamner, S. Scherer, and S. Singh
  2006 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, October, 2006, pp. 2663 - 2669. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [318 KB] copyrighted

• Learning-enhanced Market-based Task Allocation for Disaster Response
  E. Jones, M.B. Dias, and A. Stentz
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-06-48, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, October, 2006. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [242 KB] copyrighted

• Planning with Uncertainty in Position Using High-Resolution Maps - Thesis Proposal
  J.P. Gonzalez
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-06-45, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, October, 2006. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [5971 KB] copyrighted

• Teaching technical creativity through Robotics: A case study in Ghana
  G.A. Mills-Tettey, M.B. Dias, B. Browning, and N. Amanquah
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-06-46, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, October, 2006. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [155 KB] copyrighted

• Towards Proactive Replanning for Multi-Robot Teams
  B.P. Sellner and R. Simmons
  Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Planning and Scheduling in Space 2006, October, 2006. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [450 KB], ps.gz [566 KB] copyrighted

• A Roadmap for Technology Literacy and a Vehicle for Getting There: Educational Robotics and the TeRK Project
  I. Nourbakhsh, E. Hamner, T. Lauwers, D. Bernstein, and C.F. DiSalvo
  Proceedings of IEEE RO-MAN 2006, September, 2006. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [171 KB] copyrighted

• Cognitive Evaluation of Human-Robot Systems: A Method for Analyzing Cognitive Change in Human-Robot Systems
  K. Stubbs, D. Bernstein, K. Crowley, and I. Nourbakhsh
  Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 06), IEEE, September, 2006, pp. 59-65. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [326 KB] copyrighted

• Cooperative air and ground surveillance
  B.P. Grocholsky, J. Keller, V. Kumar, and G. Pappas
  IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, Vol. 13, No. 3, September, 2006, pp. 16 - 25. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [2432 KB] copyrighted

• Modeling Affect in Socially Interactive Robots
  R. Gockley, R. Simmons, and J. Forlizzi
  Proceedings of the 15th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN06), September, 2006, pp. 558-563. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [289 KB] copyrighted

• Roillo: Creating a social robot for playrooms
  M.P. Michalowski, S. Sabanovic, and P. Michel
  Proceedings of the 15th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2006), IEEE, September, 2006, pp. 587 - 592. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [368 KB] copyrighted

• Toward Human-Robot Interface Standards II: An Examination of Common Elements in Human-Robot Interaction Across the Space Enterprise
  J. Ferketic, L. Goldblatt, E. Hodgson, S. Murray, R. Wichowski, A. Bradley, T.W. Fong, J. Evans, W. Chun, R. Stiles, M.A. Goodrich, A. Steinfeld, D. King, and C. Erkorkmaz
  AIAA Space 2006, September, 2006. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [824 KB] copyrighted

• Tracking of Moving Objects from a Moving Vehicle Using a Scanning Laser Rangefinder
  R. MacLachlan and C. Mertz
  Intelligent Transportation Systems 2006, IEEE, Vol. 2006, September, 2006, pp. 301-306. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [431 KB] copyrighted

• A Robust Approach to High-Speed Navigation for Unrehearsed Desert Terrain
  C. Urmson, J. Anhalt, D. Bartz, M. Clark, T. Galatali, A. Gutierrez, S. Harbaugh, J. Johnston, H. Kato, P.L. Koon, W. Messner, N. Miller, A. Mosher, K. Peterson, C. Ragusa, D. Ray, B.K. Smith, J.M. Snider, S. Spiker, J.C. Struble, J. Ziglar, and W.L. Whittaker
  Journal of Field Robotics, Vol. 23, No. 8, August, 2006, pp. 467-508. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [3058 KB] copyrighted

• Planning with Uncertainty in Position Using High-Resolution Maps
  J.P. Gonzalez and A. Stentz
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-06-33, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, August, 2006. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [1061 KB] copyrighted

• Sliding Autonomy for Complex Coordinated Multi-Robot Tasks: Analysis & Experiments
  F. Heger and S. Singh
  In Proceedings, Robotics: Systems and Science, August, 2006. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [1208 KB] copyrighted

• Automatic Three-Dimensional Point Cloud Processing for Forest Inventory
  J. Lalonde, N. Vandapel, and M. Hebert
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-06-21, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, July, 2006. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [3377 KB] copyrighted

• Challenges to Grounding in Human-Robot Collaboration: Errors and Miscommunications in Remote Exploration Robotics
  K. Stubbs, P. Hinds, and D. Wettergreen
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-06-32, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, July, 2006. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [3346 KB] copyrighted

• Coordinated Multi-Agent Teams and Sliding Autonomy for Large-Scale Assembly
  B.P. Sellner, F. Heger, L. Hiatt, R. Simmons, and S. Singh
  Proceedings of the IEEE - Special Issue on Multi-Robot Systems, Vol. 94, No. 7, July, 2006, pp. 1425 - 1444. [Abstract]
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• Long-term motion estimation from images
  D. Strelow and S. Singh
  In Proceedings, International Symposium on Experimental Robotics, July, 2006. [Abstract]
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• Market-based multirobot coordination: a survey and analysis
  M.B. Dias, R.M. Zlot, N. Kalra, and A. Stentz
  Proceedings of the IEEE, Vol. 94, No. 7, July, 2006, pp. 1257 - 1270. [Abstract]
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• Toward Human-Robot Interface Standards I: Use of Standardization and Intelligent Subsystems for Advancing Human-Robotic Competency in Space Exploration
  J. Ferketic, L. Goldblatt, E. Hodgson, S. Murray, R. Wichowski, A. Bradley, T.W. Fong, J. Evans, W. Chun, R. Stiles, M. Goodrich, and A. Steinfeld
  SAE 36th International Conference on Environmental Systems, No. 2006-01-2019, July, 2006. [Abstract]
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• A Latent Cause Model of Classical Conditioning
  A. Courville
  doctoral dissertation, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, June, 2006. [Abstract]
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• Preliminary Results in Tracking Mobile Targets Using Range Sensors from Multiple Robots
  E. Liao, G. Hollinger, J. Djugash, and S. Singh
  The 8th International Symposium on Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems, June, 2006, pp. 125-134. [Abstract]
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• Constrained Exploration for Studies in Multirobot Coordination
  N. Kalra, D. Ferguson, and A. Stentz
  Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May, 2006. [Abstract]
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• Data Structure for Efficient Dynamic Processing in 3-D
  J. Lalonde
  master's thesis, tech. report CMU-RI-TR-06-22, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, May, 2006. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [997 KB] copyrighted

• Interaction of Visual and Haptic Cues in the Image-based Perception of Depth
  B. Wu, R. Klatzky, D.M. Shelton, and G.D. Stetten
  Vision Sciences Society Meeting, May, 2006. [Abstract]

• Range-Only SLAM for Robots Operating Cooperatively with Sensor Networks
  J. Djugash, S. Singh, G.A. Kantor, and W. Zhang
  IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, May, 2006, pp. 2078 - 2084. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [272 KB] copyrighted

• Range-only SLAM with Interpolated Range Data
  A. Kehagias, J. Djugash, and S. Singh
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-06-26, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, May, 2006. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [496 KB] copyrighted

• Replanning with RRTs
  D. Ferguson, N. Kalra, and A. Stentz
  Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May, 2006, pp. 1243 - 1248. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [351 KB] copyrighted

• The RADAR Test Methodology: Evaluating a Multi-Task Machine Learning System with Humans in the Loop
  A. Steinfeld, R. Bennett, K. Cunningham, M. Lahut, P. Quinones, D. Wexler, D. Siewiorek, P. Cohen, J. Fitzgerald, O. Hansson, J. Hayes, M. Pool, and M. Drummond
  tech. report CMU-CS-06-125, Computer Science Department, Carnegie Mellon University, May, 2006. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [1530 KB] copyrighted

• Towards Particle Filter SLAM with Three Dimensional Evidence Grids in a Flooded Subterranean Environment
  N. Fairfield, G.A. Kantor, and D. Wettergreen
  Proceedings of ICRA 2006, May, 2006, pp. 3575 - 3580. [Abstract]
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• A spatial model of engagement for a social robot
  M.P. Michalowski, S. Sabanovic, and R. Simmons
  Proceedings of the 9th International Workshop on Advanced Motion Control (AMC 2006), IEEE, March, 2006, pp. 762 - 767. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [198 KB] copyrighted

• Attaining Situational Awareness for Sliding Autonomy
  B.P. Sellner, L.M. Hiatt, R. Simmons, and S. Singh
  Proceedings of HRI 2006, March, 2006. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [522 KB] copyrighted

• Autonomous Detection of Novel Biologic and Geologic Features in Atacama Desert Rover Imagery
  D.R. Thompson, T. Smith, and D. Wettergreen
  Proc. of the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March, 2006. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [57 KB] copyrighted

• Autonomous Rover Detection and Response Applied to the Search for Life Via Chlorophyll Fluorescence in the Atacama Desert
  T. Smith, D.R. Thompson, S. Weinstein, and D. Wettergreen
  Proc. of the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March, 2006. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [388 KB] copyrighted

• Common Metrics for Human-Robot Interaction
  A. Steinfeld, T.W. Fong, D. Kaber, M. Lewis, J. Scholtz, A. Schultz, and M. Goodrich
  2006 Human-Robot Interaction Conference, ACM, March, 2006. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [110 KB] copyrighted

• Design and Calibration of a Virtual Tomographic Reflection System
  D.M. Shelton, G.D. Stetten, B. Wu, and R. Klatzky
  IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces, March, 2006. [Abstract]

• Evaluation of Autonomous Ground Vehicle Skills
  P.L. Koon
  master's thesis, tech. report CMU-RI-TR-06-13, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, March, 2006. [Abstract]
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• Incremental Reconstruction of Generalized Voronoi Diagrams on Grids
  N. Kalra, D. Ferguson, and A. Stentz
  Proceedings of the International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS), March, 2006. [Abstract]
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• Interactions with a Moody Robot
  R. Gockley, J. Forlizzi, and R. Simmons
  Proceedings of Human-Robot Interaction, Salt Lake City, Utah, March, 2006, pp. 186-193. [Abstract]
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• Multi-resolution Field D*
  D. Ferguson and A. Stentz
  Proceedings of the International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS), March, 2006. [Abstract]
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• Multimodal person tracking and attention classification
  M.P. Michalowski and R. Simmons
  Proceedings of the 1st Annual Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI 2006), ACM, March, 2006, pp. 347-348. [Abstract]
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• Optical Merger of Direct Vision with Virtual Images for Scaled Teleoperation
  S. Clanton, D.C. Wang, V. Chib, Y. Matsuoka, and G.D. Stetten
  IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG), Vol. 12, No. 2, March, 2006, pp. 277 - 285. [Abstract]
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• Robots in the wild: observing human-robot social interaction outside the lab
  S. Sabanovic, M.P. Michalowski, and R. Simmons
  Proceedings of the 9th International Workshop on Advanced Motion Control (AMC 2006), IEEE, March, 2006, pp. 596 - 601. [Abstract]
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• Socially Distributed Perception
  M.P. Michalowski, C.F. DiSalvo, S. Sabanovic, D. Busquets Font, L.M. Hiatt, N. Melchior, and R. Simmons
  Proceedings of the 1st Annual Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI 2006), ACM, March, 2006, pp. 349-350. [Abstract]
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• A Formalism for Utilization of Sensor Systems and Integrated Project Models for Active Construction Quality Control
  B. Akinci, F. Boukamp, C. Gordon, D. Huber, C. Lyons, and K. Park
  Automation in Construction, Vol. 15, No. 2, February, 2006, pp. 124--138. [Abstract]
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• Mission-level path planning and re-planning for rover exploration
  P. Tompkins, A. Stentz, and D. Wettergreen
  Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Intelligent Autonomous Systems, Vol. 54, No. 2, February, 2006, pp. 174 - 183. [Abstract]
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• The Geometric Path Planner for Navigating Unmanned Vehicles in Dynamic Environments
  J.P. Gonzalez, B. Nagy, and A. Stentz
  Proceedings ANS 1st Joint Emergency Preparedness and Response and Robotic and Remote Systems, February, 2006. [Abstract]
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• Using Interpolation to Improve Path Planning: The Field D* Algorithm
  D. Ferguson and A. Stentz
  Journal of Field Robotics, Vol. 23, No. 2, February, 2006, pp. 79-101. [Abstract]
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• Market-based Multirobot Coordination for Complex Tasks
  R.M. Zlot and A. Stentz
  International Journal of Robotics Research, Special Issue on the 4th International Conference on Field and Service Robotics, Vol. 25, No. 1, January, 2006, pp. 73-101. [Abstract]
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• Recent Developments in Subterranean Robotics
  A.C. Morris, D. Ferguson, Z. Omohundro, D. Bradley, D. Silver, C. Baker, S. Thayer, W. Whittaker, and W.L. Whittaker
  Journal of Field Robotics, Vol. 23, No. 1, January, 2006, pp. 35-57. [Abstract]
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• Accessibility and intelligent transportation systems
  A. Steinfeld
  Wheeled Mobility and Accessible Transportation 2003 Conference Proceedings, U.S. Department of Education, Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR), Washington, DC, 2006, pp. 35-37.
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• Human-robot interaction
  A. Steinfeld
  International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors, 2nd Edition, W. Karwowski, ed., Taylor & Francis, London, 2006.

• Market-Based Multirobot Coordination: A Comprehensive Survey and Analysis
  N. Kalra, M.B. Dias, R.M. Zlot, and A. Stentz
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-05-16, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, December, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Preplanning for high performance autonomous traverse of desert terrain exploiting a priori knowledge to optimize speeds and to detail paths
  A. Gutierrez, T. Galatali, J.P. Gonzalez, C. Urmson, and W.L. Whittaker
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-05-54, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, December, 2005. [Abstract]
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• First Clinical Trial of the Sonic Flashlight - Guiding Placement of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters
  W. Chang, N. Amesur, D.C. Wang, A. Zajko, and G.D. Stetten
  2005 meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, November, 2005.

• Psychophysical Evaluation of In-Situ Ultrasound Visualization
  B. Wu, R. Klatzky, D.M. Shelton, and G.D. Stetten
  IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG), Special Issue on Haptics, Virtual and Augmented Reality, Vol. 11, No. 6, November, 2005, pp. 1 - 10. [Abstract]

• A Laser Needle Guide for the Sonic Flashlight
  D.C. Wang, B. Wu, and G.D. Stetten
  Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention Conference, October, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Field D*: An Interpolation-based Path Planner and Replanner
  D. Ferguson and A. Stentz
  Proceedings of the International Symposium on Robotics Research (ISRR), October, 2005. [Abstract]
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• The Sonic Penlight for Guidance of Superficial Subdermal Access
  G. Shukla, B. Wu, D. Schwartzman, and G.D. Stetten
  Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention Conference, October, 2005. [Abstract]
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• A Sun Tracker for Planetary Analog Rovers
  M.C. Deans, D. Wettergreen, and D. Villa
  8th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space, September, 2005. [Abstract]
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• An Analysis of the Human Odometer
  U. Wong, C. Lyons, and S. Thayer
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-05-47, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, September, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Data Mining During Rover Traverse: From Images to Geologic Signatures
  D.R. Thompson, T. Smith, and D. Wettergreen
  8th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space, September, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Design and Control of a Passively Steered, Dual Axle Vehicle
  M.D. Wagner, S. Heys, D. Wettergreen, J. Teza, D. Apostolopoulos, G.A. Kantor, and W.L. Whittaker
  8th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space, September, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Driver-Vehicle-Interface (DVI) Development of a Drowsy Driver Detection and Warning System for Commercial Vehicles
  E.M. Ayoob, R. Grace, and A. Steinfeld
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-05-46, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, September, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Experimental Characterization of a Robotic Inflatable Wheel
  D. Apostolopoulos, M.D. Wagner, C. Leger, and J. Jones
  8th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space, September, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Model Checking of Robotic Control Systems
  S. Scherer, F. Lerda, and E.M. Clarke
  Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space (iSAIRAS), September, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Results in Sliding Autonomy for Multi-robot Spatial Assembly
  F. Heger, L. Hiatt, B.P. Sellner, R. Simmons, and S. Singh
  Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space, September, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Rover Design for Polar Astrobiological Exploration
  L. Pedersen, D. Wettergreen, D. Apostolopoulos, C. McKay, M.E. DiGioia, D. Jonak, S. Heys, J. Teza, and M.D. Wagner
  8th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space, September, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Second Experiments in the Robotic Investigation of Life in the Atacama Desert of Chile
  D. Wettergreen, N. Cabrol, V. Baskaran, F. Calderon, S. Heys, D. Jonak, R.A. Luders, D. Pane, T. Smith, J. Teza, P. Tompkins, D. Villa, C. Williams, and M.D. Wagner
  8th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space, September, 2005. [Abstract]
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• The Peer-to-Peer Human-Robot Interaction Project
  T.W. Fong, I. Nourbakhsh, R. Ambrose, R. Simmons, A. Schultz, and J. Scholtz
  AIAA Space 2005, September, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Designing Robots for Long-Term Social Interaction
  R. Gockley, A. Bruce, J. Forlizzi, M.P. Michalowski, A. Mundell, S. Rosenthal, B.P. Sellner, R. Simmons, K. Snipes, A. Schultz, and J. Wang
  Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2005), IEEE, August, 2005, pp. 2199 - 2204. [Abstract]
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• Guiding Vascular Access with the Sonic Flashlight - Preclinical Development and Validation
  W. Chang
  doctoral dissertation, Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, August, 2005. [Abstract]

• Improving cost estimation in market-based coordination of a distributed sensing task
  M.B. Dias, B. Ghanem, and A. Stentz
  2005 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, August, 2005, pp. 3972 - 3977. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [359 KB] copyrighted

• Multiple-Object Detection in Natural Scenes with Multiple-View Expectation Maximization Clustering
  D.R. Thompson and D. Wettergreen
  International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS '05), August, 2005, pp. 448 - 453. [Abstract]
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• Planning with Uncertainty in Position: An Optimal and Efficient Planner
  J.P. Gonzalez and A. Stentz
  Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS '05), August, 2005, pp. 2435 - 2442. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [477 KB] copyrighted

• Three Dimensional Evidence Grids for SLAM in Complex Underwater Environments
  N. Fairfield, G.A. Kantor, and D. Wettergreen
  Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium of Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology (UUST), AUSI, Lee, New Hampshire, August, 2005. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [808 KB], ps.gz [1892 KB] copyrighted

• Assessment of visualization software for support of construction site inspection tasks using data collected from reality capture technologies
  C. Gordon, B. Akinci, F. Boukamp, and D. Huber
  Proceedings of the 2005 International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, July, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Further Results with Localization and Mapping using Range from Radio
  J. Djugash, S. Singh, and P.I. Corke
  International Conference on Field & Service Robotics (FSR '05), July, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Long-Term Human-Robot Interaction: The Personal Exploration Rover and Museum Docents
  K. Stubbs, D. Bernstein, K. Crowley, and I. Nourbakhsh
  Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED '05), July, 2005, pp. 621-628. [Abstract]
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• Results in Combined Route Traversal and Collision Avoidance
  unknown, B. Hamner, S. Singh, and M. Hwangbo
  International Conference on Field & Service Robotics (FSR '05), July, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Social Tag: Finding the Person with the Pink Hat
  C.F. DiSalvo, D. Busquets Font, L. Hiatt, N. Melchior, M.P. Michalowski, and R. Simmons
  Proceedings of the Twentieth National Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI 2005), AAAI, July, 2005, pp. 1726-1727.
  Download: pdf [109 KB] copyrighted

• A Guide to Heuristic-based Path Planning
  D. Ferguson, M. Likhachev, and A. Stentz
  Proceedings of the International Workshop on Planning under Uncertainty for Autonomous Systems, International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling (ICAPS), June, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Collision Warning and Sensor Data Processing in Urban Areas
  C. Mertz, D. Duggins, J. Gowdy, J. Kozar, R. MacLachlan, A. Steinfeld, A. Suppe, C. Thorpe, and C. Wang
  Proceedings of the 5th international conference on ITS telecommunications, June, 2005, pp. 73-78. [Abstract]
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• Data Structure for Efficient Processing in 3-D
  J. Lalonde, N. Vandapel, and M. Hebert
  Robotics: Science and Systems 1, MIT Press, June, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Scale Selection for Classification of Point-sampled 3-D Surfaces
  J. Lalonde, R. Unnikrishnan, N. Vandapel, and M. Hebert
  Fifth International Conference on 3-D Digital Imaging and Modeling (3DIM 2005), June, 2005, pp. 285 - 292. [Abstract]
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• The Field D* Algorithm for Improved Path Planning and Replanning in Uniform and Non-Uniform Cost Environments
  D. Ferguson and A. Stentz
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-05-19, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, June, 2005. [Abstract]
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• The hierarchical atlas
  B. Lisien, D. Morales, D. Silver, G.A. Kantor, I. Rekleitis, and H. Choset
  IEEE Transactions on Robotics, Vol. 21, No. 3, June, 2005, pp. 473 - 481. [Abstract]
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• The TechBridgeWorld Initiative: Broadening Perspectives in Computing Technology, Education and Research
  M.B. Dias, G.A. Mills-Tettey, and J. Mertz
  CWIT '05: Proceedings of the international symposium on Women and ICT: Creating Global Transformation, ACM Press, New York, NY, June, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Efficacy of Image-Guided Action is Controlled by Perception
  R. Klatzky, B. Wu, D.M. Shelton, and G.D. Stetten
  Vision Sciences Society conference, May, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Mission-Directed Path Planning for Planetary Rover Exploration
  P. Tompkins
  doctoral dissertation, tech. report CMU-RI-TR-05-20, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, May, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Navigation Regimes for Off-Road Autonomy
  C. Urmson
  doctoral dissertation, tech. report CMU-RI-TR-05-23, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, May, 2005. [Abstract]
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• The Sonic Flashlight Is Faster To Learn And Use Compared To Conventional Ultrasound Guidance: A Comparison Of Ultrasound Guided Vascular Access Devices In Phantoms
  W. Chang, N. Amesur, A. Zajko, and G.D. Stetten
  105th annual meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society, May, 2005.
  Download: pdf [31 KB] copyrighted

• Analysis and Removal of Artifacts in 3-D LADAR Data
  J. Tuley, N. Vandapel, and M. Hebert
  IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, April, 2005, pp. 2203 - 2210. [Abstract]
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• Complex Task Allocation For Multiple Robots
  R.M. Zlot and A. Stentz
  Proceedings of the International Conference on Robotics and Automation, IEEE, April, 2005, pp. 1515 - 1522. [Abstract]
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• First Experiments in the Robotic Investigation of Life in the Atacama Desert of Chile
  D. Wettergreen, N. Cabrol, J. Teza, P. Tompkins, C. Urmson, V. Verma, M.D. Wagner, and W.L. Whittaker
  International Conference on Robotics and Automation, IEEE, April, 2005. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [526 KB] copyrighted

• Hoplites: A Market-Based Framework for Planned Tight Coordination in Multirobot Teams
  N. Kalra, D. Ferguson, and A. Stentz
  Proceedings of the International Conference on Robotics and Automation, April, 2005, pp. 1170 - 1177. [Abstract]
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• Intuitive intra-operative ultrasound guidance using the Sonic Flashlight, a novel ultrasound display system
  W. Chang, M. Horowitz, and G.D. Stetten
  Neurosurgery, Operative Neurosurgery Supplement 2, Vol. 56, No. 4, April, 2005, pp. 434 - 437. [Abstract]

• Market-Based Multirobot Coordination: A Survey and Analysis
  M.B. Dias, R.M. Zlot, N. Kalra, and A. Stentz
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-05-13, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, April, 2005. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [71 KB] copyrighted

• Planning 3-D Path Networks in Unstructured Environments
  N. Vandapel, J. Kuffner, and O. Amidi
  Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), April, 2005, pp. 4624 - 4629. [Abstract]
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• Robotics, Education, and Sustainable Development
  M.B. Dias, G.A. Mills-Tettey, and T. Nanayakkara
  2005 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, April, 2005, pp. 4248 - 4253. [Abstract]
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• Automatic Detection and Classification of Geological Features of Interest
  D.R. Thompson, S. Niekum, T. Smith, and D. Wettergreen
  IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings, Big Sky Montana, 2005, March, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Concepts for Science Autonomy During Robotic Traverse and Survey
  T. Smith, S. Niekum, D.R. Thompson, and D. Wettergreen
  IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings, Big Sky Montana, March, 2005. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [521 KB] copyrighted

• Fluorescence Imager for Biological Imaging in Daylight
  S. Weinstein, D. Pane, L.A. Ernst, E. Minkley, F. Lanni, D. Wettergreen, M.D. Wagner, S. Heys, J. Teza, and A. Waggoner
  Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXVI, March, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Life in the Atacama — Year 2: Geologic Reconnaissance Through Long-Range Roving and Implications on the Search for Life
  J.M. Dohm, N.A. Cabrol, E.A. Grin, J. Moersch, G.C. Diaz, C. Cockell, P. Coppin, G. Fisher, A.N. Hock, L. Marinangeli, E. Minkley, G.G. Ori, J.L. Piatek, K. Warren-Rhodes, S. Weinstein, M. Wyatt, T. Smith, M.D. Wagner, K. Stubbs, G. Thomas, and J. Glasgow
  Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXVI, March, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Robotic Technologies for Surveying Habitats and Seeking Evidence of Life: Results from the 2004 Field Experiments of the “Life in the Atacama” Project
  D. Wettergreen, N. Cabrol, W.L. Whittaker, G.C. Diaz, F. Calderon, S. Heys, D. Jonak, R.A. Luders, J. Moersch, D. Pane, M. Smith, K. Stubbs, J. Teza, P. Tompkins, D. Villa, C. Williams, M.D. Wagner, A. Waggoner, S. Weinstein, and M. Wyatt
  Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXVI, March, 2005. [Abstract]

• Searching for Life with Rovers: Exploration Methods and Science Results from the 2004 Field Campaign of the "Life in the Atacama" Project and Applications to Future Mars Missions
  N.A. Cabrol, D. Wettergreen, W.L. Whittaker, E.A. Grin, J. Moersch, G.C. Diaz, C. Cockell, P. Coppin, J.M. Dohm, G. Fisher, A.N. Hock, L. Marinangeli, E. Minkley, G.G. Ori, J. Piatek, A. Waggoner, K. Warren-Rhodes, S. Weinstein, M. Wyatt, F. Calderon, S. Heys, D. Jonak, R.A. Luders, D. Pane, T. Smith, K. Stubbs, J. Teza, P. Tompkins, D. Villa, C. Williams, M.D. Wagner, G. Thomas, and J. Glasgow
  Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXVI, March, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Spectroscopic Results from the Life in the Atacama (LITA) Project 2004 Field Season
  J.L. Piatek, J.E. Moersch, M. Wyatt, M. Rampey, N.A. Cabrol, D. Wettergreen, W.L. Whittaker, E.A. Grin, G.C. Diaz, C. Cockell, P. Coppin, J.M. Dohm, G. Fisher, A.N. Hock, L. Marinangeli, E. Minkley, G.G. Ori, A. Waggoner, K. Warren-Rhodes, S. Weinstein, D. Apostolopoulos, T. Smith, M.D. Wagner, K. Stubbs, G. Thomas, and J. Glasgow
  Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXVI, March, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Use of a Novel Rover-mounted Fluorescence Imager and Fluorescent Probes to Detect Biological Material in the Atacama Desert in Daylight
  S. Weinstein, D. Pane, K. Warren-Rhodes, C. Cockell, L.A. Ernst, E. Minkley, G. Fisher, S. Emani, D. Wettergreen, M.D. Wagner, N. Cabrol, and A. Waggoner
  Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXVI, March, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Using Near Real-time Mission Data for Education and Public Outreach: Strategies from the Life in the Atacama E/PO Report
  E. Myers, P. Coppin, M.D. Wagner, K. Fischer, D.L. Lu, R. McCloskey, D. Seneker, N. Cabrol, D. Wettergreen, and A. Waggoner
  Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXVI, March, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Bearings based robot homing with robust landmark matching and limited horizon view
  I. Kirigin and S. Singh
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-05-02, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, January, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Sun-Synchronous Robotic Exploration: Technical Description and Field Experimentation
  D. Wettergreen, P. Tompkins, C. Urmson, M.D. Wagner, and W.L. Whittaker
  The International Journal of Robotics Research, Vol. 24, No. 1, January, 2005, pp. 3-30. [Abstract]
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• C-mode Virtual Image Display for a Matrix Array Ultrasound Sonic Flashlight
  G.D. Stetten, C.A. Cois, W. Chang, D.M. Shelton, R.J. Tamburo, J. Castellucci, and O. von Ramm
  Academic Radiology, 2005. [Abstract]

• Social Tag: Finding the Person with the Pink Hat
  M.P. Michalowski, D. Busquets Font, C.F. DiSalvo, L. Hiatt, N. Melchior, R. Simmons, and S. Sabanovic
  AAAI Mobile Robot Competition and Exhibition: Papers from the 2005 AAAI Workshop, Technical Report WS-05-11, AAAI, 2005, pp. 40-44. [Abstract]
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• User Modelling for Principled Sliding Autonomy in Human-Robot Teams
  B.P. Sellner, R. Simmons, and S. Singh
  Proceedings of the NRL Multirobot Workshop 2005, 2005. [Abstract]
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• A regional point descriptor for global localization in subterranean environments
  D. Bradley, D. Silver, and S. Thayer
  IEEE conference on Robotics Automation and Mechatronics (RAM 2005), Vol. 1, December, 2004, pp. 440 - 445. [Abstract]
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• Cadaveric central venous access using the Sonic Flashlight, a novel ultrasound display system
  W. Chang, N. Amesur, A. Zajko, and G.D. Stetten
  2004 meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, December, 2004.
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• Scan Matching for Flooded Subterranean Voids
  D. Silver, D. Bradley, and S. Thayer
  IEEE conference on Robotics Automation and Mechatronics (RAM), Vol. 1, December, 2004, pp. 422 - 427. [Abstract]
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• Finding Organized Structures in 3-D LADAR Data
  N. Vandapel and M. Hebert
  Army Science Conference, November, 2004. [Abstract]
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• Focussed processing of MDPs for path planning
  D. Ferguson and A. Stentz
  Proceedings of the 16th IEEE International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence (ICTAI '04), November, 2004, pp. 310 - 317. [Abstract]
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• Planning with Uncertainty in Position: an Optimal Planner
  J.P. Gonzalez and A. Stentz
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-04-63, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, November, 2004. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [944 KB], ps.gz [736 KB] copyrighted

• EventScope: Bringing Remote Experience of Mars to the Public through Telepresence
  E. Myers, P. Coppin, M.D. Wagner, K. Fischer, D.L. Lu, W.R. McCloskey, and D. Seneker
  2004 IEEE Symposium on Information Visualization, October, 2004, pp. 16 - 17. [Abstract]
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• Framework for robust mobile robot systems
  N. Melchior and W.D. Smart
  Proceedings of the SPIE: Mobile Robots XVII, Vol. 5609, October, 2004, pp. 145-154. [Abstract]
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• Path Planning with Hallucinated Worlds
  B. Nabbe, S. Kumar, and M. Hebert
  Proceedings: IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IEEE, Vol. 4, October, 2004, pp. 3123 - 3130. [Abstract]
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• Robot and Sensor Networks for First Responders
  V. Kumar, D. Rus, and S. Singh
  PERVASIVE computing, October, 2004, pp. 24 - 33. [Abstract]
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• An Analysis of the Intelligent Robotics Group's Experience with the Mars Exploration Rover Mission
  K. Stubbs and I. Nourbakhsh
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-04-45, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, September, 2004. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [492 KB] copyrighted

• Delayed D*: The Proofs
  D. Ferguson and A. Stentz
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-04-51, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, September, 2004. [Abstract]
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• Extending the Sonic Flashlight to Real Time Tomographic Holography
  A. Nowatzyk, D.M. Shelton, J. Galeotti, and G.D. Stetten
  AMI-ARCS 2004 Workshop for Augmented Environments for Medical Imaging including Augmented Reality in Computer-aided Surgery (AMI-ARCS), September, 2004. [Abstract]
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• Finding Organized Structures in 3-D Ladar Data
  N. Vandapel and M. Hebert
  IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Vol. 1, September, 2004, pp. 786 - 791. [Abstract]
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• Analysis and removal of artifacts in 3-D LADAR data
  J. Tuley, N. Vandapel, and M. Hebert
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-04-44, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, August, 2004. [Abstract]
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• Application of robust, high-accuracy positioning for autonomous ground vehicles
  unknown and S. Singh
  AUVSI Unmanned Systems North America 2004, August, 2004. [Abstract]
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• A Multi-Agent System for Automatically Resolving Network Interoperability Problems
  J.A. Giampapa, K. Sycara, A. Fath, A. Steinfeld, and D. Siewiorek
  Proceedings of the Third International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multi Agent Systems (AAMAS 2004), The Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. (ACM), 1515 Broadway, New York, New York 10036 (U.S.A.), Vol. 3, July, 2004, pp. 1462 -- 1463. [Abstract]
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• High Speed Navigation of Unrehearsed Terrain: Red Team Technology for Grand Challenge 2004
  C. Urmson, J. Anhalt, M. Clark, T. Galatali, J.P. Gonzalez, J. Gowdy, A. Gutierrez, S. Harbaugh, M. Johnson-Roberson, H. Kato, P.L. Koon, K. Peterson, B.K. Smith, S. Spiker, E. Tryzelaar, and W.L. Whittaker
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-04-37, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, June, 2004. [Abstract]
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• Enhancing Multi-Robot Coordinated Teams with Sliding Autonomy
  J. Brookshire
  master's thesis, tech. report CMU-RI-TR-04-40, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, May, 2004.
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• Tekkotsu: A Rapid Development Framework for Robotics
  E. Tira-Thompson
  master's thesis, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, May, 2004. [Abstract]
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• Classifier Fusion for Outdoor Obstacle Detection
  C. Dima, N. Vandapel, and M. Hebert
  International Conference on Robotics and Automation, IEEE, Vol. 1, April, 2004, pp. 665 - 671. [Abstract]
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• Enabling Learning From Large Datasets: Applying Active Learning to Mobile Robotics
  C. Dima,