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3D Segmentation Method for Natural Environments based on a Geometric-Featured Voxel Map
(2015-03-26)This work proposes a new segmentation algorithm for three-dimensional dense point clouds and has been specially designed for natural environments where the ground is unstructured and may include big slopes, non-flat areas ... -
A Configurable Smart E-Nose for Spatio-Temporal Olfactory Analysis
(2014-11-12)This paper describes a novel electronic nose (enose) aimed at applications that require knowing not only the gas composition and concentration, but also its temporal and spatial evolution. This is done by capturing ... -
A constant-time SLAM back-end in the continuum between global mapping and submapping: application to visual stereo SLAM
(Sage Publications, 2016-07-11)This work addresses the development and application of a novel approach, called sparser relative bundle adjustment (SRBA), which exploits the inherent flexibility of the relative bundle adjustment (RBA) framework to devise ... -
A directional vibrotactile feedback interface for ergonomic postural adjustment.
(IEEE, 2021-09-16)The objective of this paper is to develop and evaluate a directional vibrotactile feedback interface as a guidance tool for postural adjustments during work. In contrast to the existing active and wearable systems such as ... -
A Feasibility Study of a Leader-Follower Multi-Robot Formation for TDLAS Assisted Methane Detection in Open Spaces.
(2023)This work deals with the problem of detecting and localizing methane emission sources in open spaces with a mobile robot equipped with a remote gas detector (TDLAS). To reduce the long inspection time of traditional ... -
A Gesture Recognition Algorithm for Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery
(MDPI, 2019)Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) techniques are growing in quantity and complexity to cover a wider range of interventions. More specifically, hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) involves the use of one surgeon’s ... -
A Gesture Recognition Algorithm for Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery.
(MDPI, 2019-11-26)Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) techniques are growing in quantity and complexity to cover a wider range of interventions. More specifically, hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) involves the use of one surgeon’s ... -
A minimally invasive surgery robotic assistant for HALS-SILS techniques
(Elsevier, 2013)This paper is focused in the design and implementation of a robotic surgical motion controller. The proposed control scheme addresses the issues related to the application of a robot assistant in novel surgical scenario, ... -
A Multi-Behaviour Algorithm for Auto- Guided Movements in Surgeon Assistance
(Levrotto&Bella, 2011)This paper focuses on autonomous movements to aid the surgeon to perform certain tasks. Robotic assistants have solved the drawbacks of Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) and provide additional skills to the surgeons. However, ... -
A multi-hierarchical symbolic model of the environment for improving mobile robot operation
(Servicio de Publicaciones y Divulgación Científica, 2015)El trabajo desarrollado en esta tesis se centra en el estudio y aplicación de estructuras multijerárquicas, que representan el entorno de un robot móvil, con el objetivo de mejorar su capacidad de realizar tareas complejas ... -
A multidimensional Bayesian architecture for real-time anomaly detection and recovery in mobile robot sensory systems
(Elsevier, 2023)For mobile robots to operate in an autonomous and safe manner they must be able to adequately perceive their environment despite challenging or unpredictable conditions in their sensory apparatus. Usually, this is addressed ... -
A predictive model for the maintenance of industrial machinery in the context of industry 4.0
(Elsevier, 2020-01)The Industry 4.0 paradigm is being increasingly adopted in the production, distribution and commercialization chains worldwide. The integration of the cutting-edge techniques behind it entails a deep and complex revolution ... -
A Primal-Dual Framework for Real-Time Dense RGB-D Scene Flow
(IEEE, 2015-05)This paper presents the first method to compute dense scene flow in real-time for RGB-D cameras. It is based on a variational formulation where brightness constancy and geometric consistency are imposed. Accounting for ... -
A redundant configuration of four low-cost GNSS-RTK receivers for reliable estimation of vehicular position and posture
(MDPI, 2021)This paper proposes a low-cost sensor system composed of four GNSS-RTK receivers to obtain accurate position and posture estimations for a vehicle in real-time. The four antennas of the receivers are placed so that every ... -
A Robotic Experiment Toward Understanding Human Gas-Source Localization Strategies
(2017-06-15)This paper describes an experiment for gas-source localization with a human-teleoperated mobile robot devised to gather data on how humans search for odor-sources. To that end, more than 150 repetitions of the search ... -
A semantic-based gas source localization with a mobile robot combining vision and chemical sensing.
(MDPI, 2018-11-28)This paper addresses the localization of a gas emission source within a real-world human environment with a mobile robot. Our approach is based on an efficient and coherent system that fuses different sensor modalities ... -
A survey on learning approaches for Undirected Graphical Models. Application to scene object recognition
(Elsevier, 2017)Probabilistic Graphical Models (PGMs) in general, and Undirected Graphical Models (UGMs) in particular, become suitable frameworks to capture and conveniently model the uncertainty inherent in a variety of problems. When ... -
A Tighter Relaxation for the Relative Pose Problem Between Cameras
(Springer, 2022-04-06)This paper tackles the resolution of the Relative Pose problem with optimality guarantees by stating it as an optimization problem over the set of essential matrices that minimizes the squared epipolar error. We relax this ... -
A tool for the educational study of manufacturing systems
(Wiley, 2010)In this article, a new application for teaching manufacturing systems is presented. A manufacturing system can be considered as a discrete-event system constructed from devices that have a finite speed of operation. This ... -
Accurate Stereo Visual Odometry with Gamma Distributions
(IEEE, 2017)Point-based stereo visual odometry systems typically estimate the camera motion by minimizing a cost function of the projection residuals between consecutive frames. Under some mild assumptions, such minimization is ...