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Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics VIII

Selected Contributions of the Eighth International Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics

  • Consists of selected contributions to the highly competitive meeting on the algorithmic foundations of robotics WAFR

Part of the book series: Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics (STAR, volume 57)

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Table of contents (41 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

  2. Networks

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Probabilistic Network Formation through Coverage and Freeze-Tag

      • Eric Meisner, Wei Yang, Volkan Isler
      Pages 3-17
    3. Planning Aims for a Network of Horizontal and Overhead Sensors

      • Erik Halvorson, Ronald Parr
      Pages 19-34
  3. Distributed Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 51-51
    2. On Endogenous Reconfiguration in Mobile Robotic Networks

      • Ketan Savla, Emilio Frazzoli
      Pages 53-67
    3. Simultaneous Control of Multiple MEMS Microrobots

      • Bruce R. Donald, Christopher G. Levey, Igor Paprotny, Daniela Rus
      Pages 69-84
    4. Simultaneous Coverage and Tracking (SCAT) of Moving Targets with Robot Networks

      • Luciano C. A. Pimenta, Mac Schwager, Quentin Lindsey, Vijay Kumar, Daniela Rus, Renato C. Mesquita et al.
      Pages 85-99
    5. Cooperative Towing with Multiple Robots

      • Peng Cheng, Jonathan Fink, Soonkyum Kim, Vijay Kumar
      Pages 101-116
  4. Manipulation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 117-117
    2. Two Finger Caging: Squeezing and Stretching

      • Alberto Rodriguez, Matthew T. Mason
      Pages 119-133
    3. A Variational Approach to Strand-Based Modeling of the Human Hand

      • Elliot R. Johnson, Karen Morris, Todd D. Murphey
      Pages 151-166
    4. A Stopping Algorithm for Mechanical Systems

      • Jason Nightingale, Richard Hind, Bill Goodwine
      Pages 167-180
  5. Robust Planning

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 181-181
    2. Bounded Uncertainty Roadmaps for Path Planning

      • Leonidas J. Guibas, David Hsu, Hanna Kurniawati, Ehsan Rehman
      Pages 199-215
    3. A Sampling Hyperbelief Optimization Technique for Stochastic Systems

      • James C. Davidson, Seth A. Hutchinson
      Pages 217-231
  6. Computational Minimalism

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 233-233

About this book

This volume is the outcome of the eighth edition of the biennial Workshop on Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (WAFR). Edited by G.S. Chirikjian, H. Choset, M. Morales and T. Murphey, the book offers a collection of a wide range of topics in advanced robotics, including networked robots, distributed systems, manipulation, planning under uncertainty, minimalism, geometric sensing, geometric computation, stochastic planning methods, and medical applications.

The contents of the forty-two contributions represent a cross-section of the current state of research from one particular aspect: algorithms, and how they are inspired by classical disciplines, such as discrete and computational geometry, differential geometry, mechanics, optimization, operations research, computer science, probability and statistics, and information theory. Validation of algorithms, design concepts, or techniques is the common thread running through this focused collection. Rich by topics and authoritative contributors, WAFR culminates with this unique reference on the current developments and new directions in the field of algorithmic foundations.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA

    Gregory S. Chirikjian

  • Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA

    Howie Choset

  • Sistemas Digitales, Instituto Tecnológico, Autónomo de México, México, México

    Marco Morales

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA

    Todd Murphey

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