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Inferring Intention Through State Representations in Cooperative Human-Robot Environments

June 7, 2013
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Craig I. Schlenoff, Anthony Pietromartire, Zeid Kootbally, Stephen B. Balakirsky, Thomas R. Kramer, Sebti Foufou
In this paper, we describe a novel approach for inferring intention during cooperative human-robot activities through the representation and ordering of state information. State relationships are represented by a combination of spatial relationships in a

Metrics and Test Methods for Industrial Kit Building

June 5, 2013
Author(s)
Stephen B. Balakirsky, Thomas R. Kramer, Zeid Kootbally, Anthony Pietromartire
The IEEE RAS Ontologies for Robotics and Automation Working Group is dedicated to developing a methodology for knowledge representation and reasoning in robotics and automation. As part of this working group, the Industrial Robots sub-group is tasked with

Ground Truth Systems for Object Recognition and Tracking

March 29, 2013
Author(s)
Afzal A. Godil, Roger D. Eastman, Tsai H. Hong
In this report we discuss different types of ground-truth systems used for evaluation of object recognition and tracking systems in industrial manufacturing environments. We discuss three main ways for acquiring ground truth for object recognition and

AGVs and Forklifts Gaining Sight for Safety

January 10, 2013
Author(s)
Roger V. Bostelman
Forklifts and automated guided vehicles are useful tools for the manufacturing industry. With regard to safety of workers (and equipment) near industrial vehicles, there are issues when using either manned or automated powered industrial vehicles in

Microelectromechanical systems based Stewart platform with sub-nano resolution

December 3, 2012
Author(s)
Seung Ho Yang, Yong Sik Kim, Jae M. Yoo, Nicholas G. Dagalakis
Currently difficulties exist in the fabrication of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) in the form of Stewart platforms. The macroscale positioning technology, such as universal joints, ball and roller bearings and commercial actuators, used for building

Toward Better Integration of Vehicle Assembly Production Systems

November 15, 2012
Author(s)
Jorge Arinez, John L. Michaloski, Frederick M. Proctor, William G. Rippey, C J. Yen
In today's manufacturing world, system integration often necessitates composing systems of technology that are not designed to interoperate with each other. This inherent incompatibility results in redundant, non-value added work that is required for

The 2012 IEEE-RAS Safety, Security and Rescue Robotics Summer School

November 8, 2012
Author(s)
Raymond Sheh, Haldun Komsuoglu, Adam S. Jacoff, Tetsuya Kimura, Daniele Nardi, Johannes Pellenz, Gerald Steinbauer
The 2012 IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Safety, Security and Rescue Robotics Summer School was held from the 9th to the 15th of September in Alanya, Turkey, and brought together a select group of students, researchers, responders, manufacturers and

A VIRTUAL MACHINE TOOL FOR THE EVALUATION OF STANDARDIZED 5-AXIS PERFORMANCE TESTS

October 26, 2012
Author(s)
Ronnie R. Fesperman Jr., Shawn P. Moylan, M A. Donmez
Standards committees are actively working to develop standard test methods for the performance evaluation of 5-axis machining centers through the direct and indirect measurement of simultaneous motions of all five axes [1-2]. However, the compound effect

An IEEE Standard Ontology for Robotics and Automation

October 12, 2012
Author(s)
Craig I. Schlenoff, Edson Prestes, Rajmohan Madhavan, Paulo Goncalvest, Howard Li, Stephen B. Balakirsky, Thomas R. Kramer, Emilio Miguelanez
In this article, we discuss a newly formed IEEE- RAS working group entitled Ontologies for Robotics and Automation (ORA). The goal of this working group is to develop a standard ontology and associated methodology for knowledge representation and reasoning
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