Publications




An Integrated Process-Planning/Production-Scheduling Shell for Agile Manufacturing
Norman Sadeh-Koniecpol, David W. Hildum, Thomas J. Laliberty, Stephen Smith, John McA'Nulty, and Dag Kjenstad
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-96-10, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, May, 1996
Characterizing Stereo Matching Problems using Local Spatial Frequency
Mark Maimone
Tech. Report, CMU-CS-96-125, Computer Science Department, Carnegie Mellon University, May, 1996
Configurable, Mixed-Initiative Systems for Planning and Scheduling
Stephen Smith, O. Lassila, and Marcel Becker
Book Section/Chapter, Advanced Planning Technology: Technological Achievements of the ARPA/Rome Laboratory Planning Initiative, pp. 235 - 241, May, 1996
Determination of Optimally Stable Position of a Sheet Metal Part for Automated Handling
Venkat Ayyadevara and R. H. Sturges
Journal Article, Proceedings of Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineering (CSME) Forum, pp. 286 - 290, May, 1996
Developing a New Medical Augmented Reality System
Frederick Morgan
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-96-19, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, May, 1996
Early Results in the Grading of Vegetative Cuttings Using Computer Vision
Qiang Ji and Sanjiv Singh
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-96-22, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, May, 1996
Earth-Moon Communication from a Moving Lunar Rover
Deepak Bapna, Martin C. Martin, and William (Red) L. Whittaker
Conference Paper, Proceedings of 42nd International Instrumentation Symposium, pp. 613 - 622, May, 1996
Indoor Environment Recognition for a Mobile Robot Using Ultrasonic Sensors - Measuring the Direction and Distance of Multiple Objects
Teruko Yata, A. Ohya, and S. Yuta
Conference Paper, Proceedings of World Automation Congress (WAC '96) International Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing, pp. 803 - 808, May, 1996
Intelligent Access to Digital Video: The Informedia Project
Howard Wactlar, Takeo Kanade, Michael Smith, and Scott Stevens
Journal Article, IEEE Computer, Vol. 29, No. 5, pp. 46 - 52, May, 1996
Missing the Memory Wall: The Case for Processor/Memory Integration
A. Saulsbury, F. Pong, and Andreas Nowatzyk
Conference Paper, Proceedings of 23rd Annual International Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA '96), pp. 90 - 101, May, 1996
Model for Characterizing and Creating Certificate Programs in Technology-Specific Areas
Carol L. Hoover
Tech. Report, CMU-CS-96-128, Computer Science Department, Carnegie Mellon University, May, 1996
Models and Techniques for Dynamic Demand-Responsive Transportation Planning: A State-of-the-Art Assessment Inspired by the Aeromedical Regulation and Evacuation Problem
Norman Sadeh-Koniecpol and Alexander Kott
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-96-09, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, May, 1996
Recognizing Objects by Matching Oriented Points
Andrew Johnson and Martial Hebert
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-96-04, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, May, 1996
Reflections on a Concurrent Design Methodology: A Case Study in Wearable Computer Design
Susan Finger, J. Stivoric, C. Amon, L. Gursoz, Fritz B. Prinz, Daniel Siewiorek, A. Smailagic, and Lee Weiss
Journal Article, Computer-Aided Design: Special Issue on Computer-aided Concurrent Design, Vol. 28, No. 5, pp. 393 - 404, May, 1996
Reinforcement Learning: A Survey
L. P. Kaelbling, M. L. Littman, and Andrew Moore
Journal Article, Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research, Vol. 4, pp. 237 - 285, May, 1996
Scalable Trigram Backoff Language Models
Kristie Seymore and Ronald Rosenfeld
Tech. Report, CMU-CS-96-139, Computer Science Department, Carnegie Mellon University, May, 1996
Using DITOPS as a Tool for Mixed-Initiative Schedule Improvement
Marcel Becker and Stephen Smith
Miscellaneous, May, 1996
Synthesizing Grasps from Generalized Prototypes
Nancy S. Pollard
Conference Paper, Proceedings of (ICRA) International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Vol. 3, pp. 2124 - 2130, April, 1996
A Sorting Image Sensor: An Example of Massively Parallel Intensity-to-Time Processing for Low-Latency Computational Sensors
Vladimir Brajovic and Takeo Kanade
Conference Paper, Proceedings of (ICRA) International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Vol. 2, pp. 1638 - 1643, April, 1996
Collision Detection Using a Flexible Manipulator: A Feasibility Study
Stewart Moorehead and D. Wang
Conference Paper, Proceedings of (ICRA) International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Vol. 1, pp. 804 - 809, April, 1996
Mobile Robot for Automatic Installation of Floor Tiles
Dimitrios (Dimi) Apostolopoulos, Hagen Schempf, and J. West
Conference Paper, Proceedings of (ICRA) International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Vol. 4, pp. 3652 - 3657, April, 1996
Online, Interactive Learning of Gestures for Human/Robot Interfaces
Christopher Lee and Yangsheng Xu
Conference Paper, Proceedings of (ICRA) International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Vol. 4, pp. 2982 - 2987, April, 1996
Optimal control sequence for underactuated manipulators
Marcel Bergerman and Yangsheng Xu
Conference Paper, Proceedings of (ICRA) International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Vol. 4, pp. 3714 - 3719, April, 1996
Pose from Pushing
Yan-Bin Jia and Michael Erdmann
Conference Paper, Proceedings of (ICRA) International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Vol. 1, pp. 165 - 171, April, 1996
Three-dimensional human running
Jessica K. Hodgins
Conference Paper, Proceedings of (ICRA) International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Vol. 4, pp. 3271 - 3276, April, 1996
Unsupervised Learning of Probabilistic Models for Robot Navigation
Sven Koenig and Reid Simmons
Conference Paper, Proceedings of (ICRA) International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Vol. 3, pp. 2301 - 2308, April, 1996
Building and Learning with Programmable Bricks
Randy Sargent, Mitchel Resnick, Fred Martin,, and Brian Silverman
Book Section/Chapter, In Constructionism In Practice: Designing, Thinking, and Learning in a Digital World, April, 1996
A Modular Neural Network Approach to Autonomous Navigation
Ian Davis
PhD Thesis, Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-96-35, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, April, 1996
A rapidly deployable manipulator system
Chris Paredis, H. Benjamin Brown, and Pradeep Khosla
Conference Paper, Proceedings of (ICRA) International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Vol. 2, pp. 1434 - 1439, April, 1996
A separable combination of wheeled rover and arm mechanism: (DM)2
Yangsheng Xu, Christopher Lee, and H. Benjamin Brown
Conference Paper, Proceedings of (ICRA) International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Vol. 3, pp. 2383 - 2388, April, 1996
A single wheel, gyroscopically stabilized robot
H. Benjamin Brown and Yangsheng Xu
Conference Paper, Proceedings of (ICRA) International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Vol. 4, pp. 3658 - 3663, April, 1996
A Taxonomy for Stereo Computer Vision Experiments
Mark Maimone and Steven Shafer
Workshop Paper, ECCV '96 Workshop on Performance Characteristics of Vision Algorithms, pp. 59 - 79, April, 1996
A Vision of Structured CAD for MEMS
Gary K. Fedder
Workshop Paper, 5th ACM/SIGDA Physical Design Workshop, pp. 76 - 80, April, 1996
BendCad: a design system for concurrent multiple representations of parts
Cheng-Hua Wang and R. H. Sturges
Journal Article, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 133 - 144, April, 1996
Cooperative 2-DOF Robots for Precision Assembly
Arthur Quaid and Ralph Hollis
Conference Paper, Proceedings of (ICRA) International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Vol. 3, pp. 2188 - 2193, April, 1996
Coordination of Multiple Agents in Distributed Manufacturing Scheduling
Jyi Shane Liu
PhD Thesis, Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-96-16, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, April, 1996
Dead reckoning for a lunar rover on uneven terrain
Y. Fuke and Eric Krotkov
Conference Paper, Proceedings of (ICRA) International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Vol. 1, pp. 411 - 416, April, 1996
Design of a Modular Tactile Sensor and Actuator Based on an Electrorheological Gel
Richard Voyles, Gary K. Fedder, and Pradeep Khosla
Conference Paper, Proceedings of (ICRA) International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Vol. 1, pp. 13 - 17, April, 1996
Developing Planning and Reactive Control for a Hexapod Robot
David Wettergreen and Chuck Thorpe
Conference Paper, Proceedings of (ICRA) International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Vol. 3, pp. 2718 - 2723, April, 1996
Driving Simulator Tests of Lane Departure Collision Avoidance Systems
Louis Tijerina, James J. Jackson, Dean Pomerleau, Richard A. Romano, and Andrew D. Pertersen
Conference Paper, Proceedings of ITS America 6th Annual Meeting: Intelligent Transportation: Realizing the Benefits, pp. 636 - 648, April, 1996
Dynamic Mission Planning for Multiple Mobile Robots
Barry Brummit and Anthony (Tony) Stentz
Conference Paper, Proceedings of (ICRA) International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Vol. 3, pp. 2396 - 2401, April, 1996
Explanation-Based Neural Network Learning - A Lifelong Learning Approach
Sebastian Thrun
Book, April, 1996
Finding All Stable Orientations of Assemblies with Friction
R. Mattikalli, David Baraff, and Pradeep Khosla
Journal Article, IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 290 - 301, April, 1996
First Results in Vision-Based Crop Line Tracking
Mark Ollis and Anthony (Tony) Stentz
Conference Paper, Proceedings of (ICRA) International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Vol. 1, pp. 951 - 956, April, 1996
Image Processor Drives Across America
Dean Pomerleau and Todd Jochem
Magazine Article, Photonics Spectra, pp. 80 - 85, April, 1996
Learning Maps for Indoor Mobile Robot Navigation
Sebastian Thrun and A. Buecken
Tech. Report, CMU-CS-96-121, Computer Science Department, Carnegie Mellon University, April, 1996
Mobile Robotics: Perspectives and Realities
Chuck Thorpe and Martial Hebert
Workshop Paper, International Workshop on Advanced Robotics and Intelligent Machines, April, 1996
Nonprehensile Two Palm Manipulation with Non-Equilibrium Transitions between Stable States
Nina Zumel and Michael Erdmann
Conference Paper, Proceedings of (ICRA) International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Vol. 4, pp. 3317 - 3323, April, 1996
On the Fidelity of Human Skill Models
Michael Nechyba and Yangsheng Xu
Conference Paper, Proceedings of (ICRA) International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Vol. 3, pp. 2688 - 2693, April, 1996
Perception, Planning, and Control for Autonomous Walking with the Ambler Planetary Rover
Eric Krotkov and Reid Simmons
Journal Article, International Journal of Robotics Research, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 155 - 180, April, 1996