Publications




A Perturbation Approach to Robot Calibration
H. O. K. Kirchner, B. Gurumoorthy, and Fritz B. Prinz
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-85-09, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, April, 1985
Accurate Trajectory Control of Robotic Manipulators
J. C. Van Winssen and C. W. de Silva
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-85-15, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, April, 1985
Reachable Grasps on a Polygon: The Convex Rope Algorithm
M. A. Peshkin and Arthur C. Sanderson
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-85-06, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, April, 1985
Kinematics and open-loop control of an ilonator-based mobile platform
D. Daniel, Bruce Krogh, and M. Friedman
Conference Paper, Proceedings of (ICRA) International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 346 - 351, March, 1985
The Mechanics of Manipulation
Matthew T. Mason
Conference Paper, Proceedings of (ICRA) International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 544 - 548, March, 1985
Development of CMU Direct-Drive Arm II
Takeo Kanade and Donald Schmitz
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-85-05, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, March, 1985
Dynamic visual servo control of robots: An adaptive image-based approach
Lee Weiss, Arthur C. Sanderson, and C. P. Neuman
Conference Paper, Proceedings of (ICRA) International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 662 - 668, March, 1985
Experiments and Thoughts on Visual Navigation
Chuck Thorpe, L. Matthies, and Hans Moravec
Conference Paper, Proceedings of (ICRA) International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 830 - 835, March, 1985
High Resolution Maps from Wide Angle Sonar
Hans Moravec and A. E. Elfes
Conference Paper, Proceedings of (ICRA) International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 116 - 121, March, 1985
Identifying Solution Paths in Cognitive Diagnosis
Stellan Ohlsson and Pat Langley
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-85-02, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, March, 1985
Robotic Inspection by Database Matching
Henry Thorne, Fritz B. Prinz, and H. O. K. Kirchner
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-85-04, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, March, 1985
Stereo by Intra- and Inter-Scanline Search Using Dynamic Programming
Y. Ohta and Takeo Kanade
Journal Article, IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 139 - 154, March, 1985
Autonomous Mobile Robots, Annual Report
Hans Moravec, Alberto Elfes, Chuck Thorpe, L. Matthies, R. S. Wallace, Patrick Muir, Dong Hun Shin, and Gregg Podnar
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-86-04, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, February, 1985
The Role of Databases in Knowledge-Based Systems
Mark S. Fox and John McDermott
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-86-03, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, February, 1985
Fast Evaluation of Arithmetic Functions
Andreas Nowatzyk
Tech. Report, CMU-SCS-TR-85-169, Computer Science Department, Carnegie Mellon University, 1985
First Results on Outdoor Scene Analysis Using Range Data
Martial Hebert and Takeo Kanade
Workshop Paper, DARPA Image Understanding Workshop (IUW '85), pp. 224 - 231, 1985
Machines with Mobility
Hans Moravec
Book Section/Chapter, Robots, pp. 66 - 79, 1985
Physical System of a Mobile Robot: Pluto
Gregg Podnar
Miscellaneous, 1985
Sensor Fusion of Range and Reflectance Data for Outdoor Scene Analysis
In So Kweon, Martial Hebert, and Takeo Kanade
Miscellaneous, 1985
The NEPTUNE Mobile Robot
Gregg Podnar
Miscellaneous, Autonomous Mobile Robots, Annual Report, pp. 149 - 152, 1985
The Rovers
Hans Moravec
Book Section/Chapter, Robotics, pp. 123 - 145, 1985
The URANUS Mobile Robot
Gregg Podnar
Miscellaneous, Autonomous Mobile Robots, Annual Report, pp. 153 - 158, 1985
Three Dimensional Sensing and Interpretation
Gerald J. Agin, Martin J. Uram, and Peter T. Highnam
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-85-01, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 1985
Trinocular Vision Using Photometric and Edge Orientation Constraints
V. Milenkovic and Takeo Kanade
Workshop Paper, DARPA Image Understanding Workshop (IUW '85), pp. 163 - 175, 1985
Vision and Navigation for the Carnegie Mellon Navlab
Chuck Thorpe and Takeo Kanade
Workshop Paper, DARPA Image Understanding Workshop (IUW '85), pp. 143 - 152, 1985
Dynamic World Modeling for an Intelligent Mobile Robot Using a Rotating Ultra-Sonic Ranging Device
James L. Crowley
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-84-27, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, December, 1984
FIDO: Vision and Navigation for a Mobile Robot
Chuck Thorpe
Miscellaneous, PhD Thesis, Computer Science Department, Carnegie Mellon University, December, 1984
Multiple Resolution Representation and Probabilistic Matching of 2-D Gray-Scale Shape
James L. Crowley and Arthur C. Sanderson
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-84-29, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, December, 1984
PSRL: A SRL-Based Production Rule System
Michael D. Rychener
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-85-07, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, December, 1984
Real-Time Control of CMU Direct Drive Arm II Using Customized Inverse Dynamics
Takeo Kanade, Pradeep Khosla, and N. Tanaka
Conference Paper, Proceedings of 23rd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC '84), pp. 1345 - 1352, December, 1984
The Man-Machine Interface
Robert U. Ayres
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-84-26, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, December, 1984
A Computer Package for Temperature Distributions
M. G. Stevenson
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-85-03, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, November, 1984
The Role of Intelligent Reactive Processing in Production Management
Mark S. Fox and Stephen Smith
Conference Paper, Proceedings 13th Annual CAMI Technical Conference, November, 1984
The State of the Art in Printed Wiring Board Inspection
Robert H. Thibadeau
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-84-25, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, November, 1984
Adaptive Learning Systems
Stephen Smith
Book Section/Chapter, Expert Systems: Principles and Case Studies, October, 1984
Optical Proximity Sensor Using Multiple Cones of Light for Measuring Surface Shape
M. Fuhrman and Takeo Kanade
Journal Article, Optical Engineering, Vol. 23, No. 5, pp. 546 - 553, October, 1984
Techniques for Real-Time Frame Buffer Animation
Paul Heckbert
Conference Paper, Proceedings of Computer FX '84, pp. 57 - 67, October, 1984
Autonomous Manufacturing: Automating the Job-Shop
D. A. Bourne and M. S. Fox
Journal Article, IEEE Computer, Vol. 17, No. 9, pp. 76 - 86, September, 1984
Experience with Visual Robot Navigation
L. H. Matthies and Chuck Thorpe
Conference Paper, Proceedings of Oceans '84, pp. 594 - 597, September, 1984
Human Assembly Time Versus Levels of Visual and Tactile Sensory Input: Experimental Results for Five Devices
Steven M. Miller
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-84-22, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, September, 1984
Learning to Search: From Weak Methods to Domain-Specific Heuristics
Pat Langley
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-84-21, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, September, 1984
Mechanical Properties for the Grasp of a Robotic Hand
Mark R. Cutkosky
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-84-24, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, September, 1984
Path Relaxation: Path Planning for a Mobile Robot
L. H. Matthies and Chuck Thorpe
Conference Paper, Proceedings of Oceans '84, pp. 576 - 581, September, 1984
The Search for Regularity: Four Aspect of Scientific Discovery
Pat Langley, Jan Zutkow, Herbert A. Simon, and Gary L. Bradshaw
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-84-20, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, September, 1984
3D Balance Using 2D Algorithms?
M. H. Raibert, H. Benjamin Brown, and S. S. Murthy
Conference Paper, Proceedings of 2nd International Symposium on Robotics Research (ISRR '84), pp. 279 - 301, August, 1984
A 3D Vision System: Generating and Matching Shape Description in Range Images
F. Tomita and Takeo Kanade
Conference Paper, Proceedings of 2nd International Symposium on Robotics Research (ISRR '84), pp. 35 - 42, August, 1984
An Optical Proximity Sensor for Measuring Surface Positions and Orientations
Takeo Kanade and T. Sommer
Conference Paper, Proceedings of 2nd International Symposium on Robotics Research (ISRR '84), pp. 547 - 564, August, 1984
Locomotion, Vision and Intelligence
Hans Moravec
Conference Paper, Proceedings of 2nd International Symposium on Robotics Research (ISRR '84), pp. 215 - 224, August, 1984
Adaptive Search Techniques for Machine Learning
Stephen Smith
Conference Paper, Proceedings International Symposium on Knowledge Acquisition and Machine Learning, August, 1984
Introduction to Beam Tracing
Pat Hanrahan and Paul Heckbert
Conference Paper, Proceedings of International Conference on Engineering and Computer Graphics, pp. 286 - 289, August, 1984