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Publications, CTA Robotics

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• Directional Associative Markov Network for 3-D Point Cloud Classification
  D. Munoz, N. Vandapel, and M. Hebert
  Fourth International Symposium on 3D Data Processing, Visualization and Transmission, June, 2008. [Abstract]
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• Multi-Scale Interest Regions from Unorganized Point Clouds
  R. Unnikrishnan and M. Hebert
  Workshop on Search in 3D (S3D), IEEE Conf. on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), June, 2008. [Abstract]
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• 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]
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• 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]
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• 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]
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• Potential Negative Obstacle Detection by Occlusion Labeling
  N. Heckman, N. Vandapel, and M. Hebert
  IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, October, 2007. [Abstract]
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• Denoising Manifold and Non-Manifold Point Clouds
  R. Unnikrishnan and M. Hebert
  18th British Machine Vision Conference (BMVC), September, 2007. [Abstract]
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• 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]
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• 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]
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• 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]
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• 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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• 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]
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• 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]
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• 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]
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• 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

• 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]
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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]
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• 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]
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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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]
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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Finding Organized Structures in 3-D LADAR Data
  N. Vandapel and M. Hebert
  Army Science Conference, November, 2004. [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]
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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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• 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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• 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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• 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, M. Hebert, and A. Stentz
  International Conference on Robotics and Automation, IEEE, Vol. 1, April, 2004, pp. 108 - 114. [Abstract]
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• Natural Terrain Classification using 3-D Ladar Data
  N. Vandapel, D. Huber, A. Kapuria, and M. Hebert
  IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Vol. 5, April, 2004, pp. 5117 - 5122. [Abstract]
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• Perception for collision avoidance and autonomous driving
  R. Aufrere, J. Gowdy, C. Mertz, C. Thorpe, C. Wang, and T. Yata
  Mechatronics, Vol. 13, No. 10, December, 2003, pp. 1149-1161. [Abstract]
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• Safe Robot Driving in Cluttered Environments
  C. Thorpe, J.D. Carlson, D. Duggins, J. Gowdy, R. MacLachlan, C. Mertz, A. Suppe, and C. Wang
  Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium of Robotics Research, October, 2003. [Abstract]
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• Sensor and Classifier Fusion for Outdoor Obstacle Detection: an Application of Data Fusion To Autonomous Off-Road Navigation
  C. Dima, N. Vandapel, and M. Hebert
  The 32nd Applied Imagery Recognition Workshop (AIPR2003), IEEE Computer Society, October, 2003, pp. 255 - 262. [Abstract]
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• Where and When to Look
  B. Nabbe and M. Hebert
  IROS 2003, IEEE, Vol. 1, October, 2003, pp. 920 - 927. [Abstract]
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• Multiple Sensor Fusion for Detecting Location of Curbs, Walls, and Barriers
  R. Aufrere, C. Mertz, and C. Thorpe
  Proceedings of the IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV2003), June, 2003. [Abstract]
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• terrain classification techniques from ladar data for autonomous navigation
  M. Hebert and N. Vandapel
  Collaborative Technology Alliances conference, May, 2003. [Abstract]
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• Evaluation and Comparison of Terrain Classification Techniques from LADAR Data for Autonomous Navigation
  M. Hebert, N. Vandapel, S. Keller, and R.R. Donamukkala
  23rd Army Science Conference, December, 2002. [Abstract]

• Safe Robot Driving
  C. Thorpe, R. Aufrere, J.D. Carlson, D. Duggins, T.W. Fong, J. Gowdy, J. Kozar, R. MacLachlan, C. McCabe, C. Mertz, A. Suppe, C. Wang, and T. Yata
  Proceedings of the International Conference on Machine Automation (ICMA 2002), September, 2002. [Abstract]
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• Toward Practical Cooperative Stereo for Robotic Colonies
  B. Nabbe and M. Hebert
  2002 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Omnipress, Vol. 4, No. 2002, May, 2002, pp. 3328-3335. [Abstract]
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• Driving in Traffic: Short-Range Sensing for Urban Collision Avoidance
  C. Thorpe, D. Duggins, J. Gowdy, R. MacLachlan, C. Mertz, M. Siegel, A. Suppe, C. Wang, and T. Yata
  Proceedings of SPIE: Unmanned Ground Vehicle Technology IV, Vol. 4715, April, 2002. [Abstract]
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• Eye-safe Laser Line Striper for Outside Use
  C. Mertz, J. Kozar, J.R. Miller, and C. Thorpe
  IV 2002, IEEE Intelligent Vehicle Symposium, June, 2002., December, 2001. [Abstract]
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