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IROS
2007
IEEE
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16 years 11 days ago
Bipedal walking on rough terrain using manifold control
— This paper presents an algorithm for adapting periodic behavior to gradual shifts in task parameters. Since learning optimal control in high dimensional domains is subject to t...
Tom Erez, William D. Smart
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POPL
2008
ACM
16 years 6 months ago
A theory of contracts for web services
Contracts are behavioural descriptions of Web services. We devise a theory of contracts that formalises the compatibility of a client to a service, and the safe replacement of a s...
Giuseppe Castagna, Nils Gesbert, Luca Padovani
ICRA
2008
IEEE
194views Robotics» more  ICRA 2008»
16 years 15 days ago
A new variable stiffness design: Matching requirements of the next robot generation
— Facing new tasks, the conventional rigid design of robotic joints has come to its limits. Operating in unknown environments current robots are prone to failure when hitting unf...
Sebastian Wolf, Gerd Hirzinger
GRAPHITE
2006
ACM
16 years 1 days ago
Methodologies for immersive robot programming in an augmented reality environment
—Advancements in robotics have gained much momentum in recent years. Industrial robotic systems are increasingly being used outside the factory floor, evident by the growing pres...
Soh-Khim Ong, J. W. S. Chong, Andrew Y. C. Nee
COMPSAC
2004
IEEE
15 years 9 months ago
Safety Tactics for Software Architecture Design
The influence of architecture in assurance of system safety is being increasingly recognised in mission-critical software applications. Nevertheless, most architectural strategies...
Weihang Wu, Tim Kelly