5 accepted papers
In this study, a self-standing takeoff method was developed for a servo-driven flapping robot. This method does not use any additional mechanisms or external platforms to maintain the robot’s position before takeoff. In addition to its efficiency in terms of weight, this method is also relatively ea
Birds are agile in locomotion and able to move quickly and easily from one place to another. When a bird is on the ground, and a threat approaches, the bird will fly away and escape. An ornithopter robot provides advantages in energy saving, maneuverability, and crash safety. Most flapping robots re…
This paper presents the novel capabilities of a quadruped robot by performing horizontal-vertical-horizontal movement transition through vertical ladder without handrailing supporter. To overcome the proposed problem, we propose a multi-behavior generation model using independent stepping and pose c…
This paper presents a method with dynamic density topological structure generation for low-cost real-time vertical ladder detection from 3D point cloud data. Dynamic Density Growing Neural Gas (DD-GNG) is proposed to generate a dynamic density of the topological structure. The density of the structu…
In this paper, we propose a real-time spatial shape estimation method for an elastic rod. Our proposed method does not use any image sensor nor shape sensor, but does use a six-axis force/torque sensor placed near one end of the elastic rod. In the proposed shape estimation method, the occlusion pro…