Applying a "somatic alphabet" approach to inferring orientation, motion, and direction in clusters of force sensing resistors

2004 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)

Volumn 3, Issue , 2004, Pages 3015-3020

  Stiehl, Walter Dan ^a   Breazeal, Cynthia ^a  

^a Media Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

"Somatic alphabet"; Direction of motion; Force sensing resistor; Orientation; Tactile sensing

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; MOBILE ROBOTS; RESISTORS; ROBOTIC ARMS; SENSORS;

DIRECTION OF MOTION; FORCE SENSING RESISTORS; ORIENTATION; SOMATIC ALPHABET; TACTILE SENSING;

SENSORY PERCEPTION;

EID: 14044259554     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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