4 accepted papers
Accurate yield estimation is very important for improving the vineyard management, the quality of the grapes and the health of the vines. The most common systems use RGB image processing for achieving a good estimation. In order to collect images, robots or farming vehicles can be equipped with a RG…
In multi-robot systems passive interconnections among agents are often exploited to achieve a desired and robustly stable cooperative behavior. Nevertheless, the passivity constraint limits the kinds of behaviors that can be achieved. In this paper, we exploit the concept of energy tank for building…
This letter introduces a novel methodology for letting a user interact with a robotic system in a natural manner. The main idea is that of defining an interaction system that does not require any specific infrastructure or device but relies on commonly utilized objects while leaving the user's hands
This paper presents TIREBOT, a novel tire-workshop robotic co-worker that can safely move in a tire workshop and assist the operator in lifting and transporting wheels among several working stations. A safe and cooperative navigation strategy based on the concept of danger field is illustrated. Fina…