Autonomous tactile perception: A combined improved sensing and Bayesian nonparametric approach

Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 422-435

  Dallaire, Patrick ^a   Giguère, Philippe ^a   Émond, Daniel ^a   Chaib Draa, Brahim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Bayesian nonparametric methods; Machine learning; Surface and texture identification; Tactile sensing

Indexed keywords

DIRICHLET PROCESS; NONPARAMETRIC APPROACHES; NONPARAMETRIC METHODS; POWER LAW DISTRIBUTION; SENSING TECHNOLOGY; SURFACE IDENTIFICATION; TACTILE PERCEPTION; TACTILE SENSING;

ACCELEROMETERS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; TEXTURES;

PROBES;

EID: 84897619667     PISSN: 09218890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.robot.2013.11.011     Document Type: Article

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