Modular design and implementation for a sensory-driven mobile manipulation framework

Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications

Volumn 62, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 355-381

  Elkady, Ayssam Yehia ^a   Babariya, Vipul ^a   Joy, Jovin ^a   Sobh, Tarek ^a  

^a University of Bridgeport   (United States)

Author keywords

Face detection; Face recognition; Manipulability; Middleware; Mobile manipulation; Modular design; Teleoperation

Indexed keywords

3D RECONSTRUCTION; ACTUATION METHODS; CONTROL PROCESS; DESIGN PROCESS; FACE DETECTION AND RECOGNITION; MANIPULABILITY; MAP BUILDING; MOBILE MANIPULATION; MOBILE MANIPULATOR; MOBILE PLATFORM; MODULAR DESIGNS; OVERALL DESIGN; QUALITY OF INFORMATION; ROBOTIC PLATFORMS; SENSOR FUSION; SENSOR SUITE; TASK DESCRIPTION; TELE-OPERATIONS;

FACE RECOGNITION; MANIPULATORS; MIDDLEWARE; NAVIGATION; REMOTE CONTROL; SENSORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; USER INTERFACES;

MACHINE DESIGN;

EID: 80051788254     PISSN: 09210296     EISSN: 15730409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10846-010-9454-3     Document Type: Article

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