7 accepted papers
In flexible ureteroscopy (fURS) for kidney stones, the renal collecting system is inspected and stones are removed with a flexible ureteroscope (FU). One alternative to the fragmentation of stones and their removal with the help of graspers or extraction baskets is the dusting of stones with laser l
In this paper, we present a Radar-Inertial Odometry (RIO) method based on the nonlinear optimization of factor graphs in a sliding window fashion. Our method makes use of a light-weight, low-power, inexpensive and commonly available hardware enabling easy deployment on small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles…
In many applications of advanced robotic manipulation, six degrees of freedom (6DoF) object pose estimates are continuously required. In this work, we develop a multi-modality tracker that fuses information from visual appearance and geometry to estimate object poses. The algorithm extends our previ…
Urolithiasis is a common disease with increasing prevalence across all ages. A common treatment option for smaller kidney stones is flexible ureterorenoscopy (fURS), where a flexible ureteroscope (FU) is used for stone removal and to inspect the renal collecting system. The handling of the flexible
Teams of mobile robots will play a crucial role in future missions to explore the surfaces of extraterrestrial bodies. Setting up infrastructure and taking scientific samples are expensive tasks when operating in distant, challenging, and unknown environments. In contrast to current single-robot spa
For wheeled mobile systems, the wheel odometry is an important source of information about the current motion of the vehicle. It is used e.g. in the context of pose estimation and self-localization of planetary rovers, which is a crucial part of the success of planetary exploration missions. Dependi…
Minimally invasive robotic surgery systems are usually controlled by input devices, that are mechanically linked to the environment. These input devices often have a limited workspace, which makes intuitive operation difficult. This paper presents a tracking algorithm of a handheld input device, whi