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- Saffiotti, Alessandro, et al.
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Steps toward an ecology of physically embedded intelligent systems
- 2006
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The concept of Ecology of Physically Embedded Intelligent Systems, or PEIS-Ecology, combines insights from the fields of ubiquitous robotics and ambient intelligence to provide a new solution to building intelligent robots in the service of people. While this concept provides great potential, it also presents a number of new scientific challenges. In this paper we introduce this concept, discuss its potential and its challenges, and present our current steps toward its realization. We also point to experimental results that show the viability of this concept. The discussion in this paper is also relevant to any type of ubiquitous robot or network robotic system
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- Saffiotti, Alessandro, 1960-, et al.
(författare)
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The PEIS-ecology project : vision and results
- 2008
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Ingår i: IEEE/RSJ international conference on intelligent robots and systems, IROS 2008. - New York : IEEE. - 9781424420575 ; , s. 2329-2335
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The vision of an Ecology of Physically Embedded Intelligent Systems, or PEIS-Ecology, combines insights from the fields of autonomous robotics and ambient intelligence to provide a new approach to building robotic systems in the service of people. In this paper, we present this vision, and we report the results of a four-year collaborative research project between Sweden and Korea aimed at the concrete realization of this vision. We focus in particular on three results: a robotic middleware able to cope with highly heterogeneous systems; a technique for autonomous self-configuration and re-configuration; and a study of the problem of sharing information of both physical and digital nature.
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- Seeman, Mattias, et al.
(författare)
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An autonomous spherical robot for security tasks
- 2006
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Ingår i: 2006 IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence for Homeland Security and Personal Safety. - 1424407443 ; , s. 51-55
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The use of remotely operated robotic systems in security related applications is becoming increasingly popular However, the direct teleoperation interfaces commonly used today put a large amount of cognitive burden on the operators, thus seriously reducing the efficiency and reliability of these systems. We present an approach to alleviate this problem by exploiting both software and hardware autonomy. At the software level, we propose a variable autonomy control architecture that dynamically adapts the degree of autonomy of the robot in terms of control, perception, and interaction. At the hardware level, we rely on the intrinsic autonomy and robustness provided by the spherical morphology of our Ground-Bot robot. We also present a prototype system for facilitating the interaction between human operators and robots using our control architecture. This work is specifically aimed at increasing the effectiveness of the GroundBot robot for remote inspection tasks
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- Seeman, Mattias
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Tele-Operated Remote Inspection with a Spherical Robot.
- 2009
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Licentiatavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Robotic remote inspection, such as security surveillance or disaster area examination, can be efficient and at the same time protect humans from danger. However, conventional tele-operation interfaces impose a cognitive burden on the operator, who is typically not a robotics expert, and high-level information interpretation and decision-making is neglected. This work investigates the use of a spherical robot for remote inspection. Ball-shaped robots are inherently stable and robust, encapsulating all sensors and moving parts. They are, however, oscillation-prone and this causes some control and perception challenges.
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- Seeman, Mattias, et al.
(författare)
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Virtual 360° panorama for remote inspection
- 2007
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Ingår i: IEEE international workshop on safety, security and rescue robotics, SSRR 2007. - New York : IEEE. - 9781424415694 ; , s. 1-5
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The use of remotely operated robotic systems in security related applications is becoming increasingly popular. However, the direct teleoperation interfaces commonly used today put a large amount of cognitive burden on the operators, thus seriously reducing the efficiency and reliability of these systems. In the context of an adjustable autonomy control architecture meant to relieve operators from unnecessary low-level tasks, we present an user interface technique for 360° virtual panorama video as a perception aid to increase the situation awareness in tele-operation tasks, and as a block in the overall adjustable autonomy control architecture. At the hardware level, we rely on the intrinsic autonomy and robustness provided by the spherical morphology of our GroundBot robot. The work presented here is a step towards the overall goal of increasing the effectiveness of the GroundBot robot for remote inspection tasks.
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- Seo, Beom-Su, et al.
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Using Javaspace for a PEIS ecology
- 2006
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Ingår i: Intelligent Autonomous Systems 9 - IAS-9. - 9781586035952 ; , s. 831-838
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The ecology of Physically Embedded Intelligent Systems (PEIS) is a new multirobotic framework conceived by integrating insights from the fields of autonomous robotics and ambient intelligence. A PEIS-Ecology is a network of intelligent robotic devices that can provide the user with assistance, information, communication, and entertainment services. In this paper we introduce the concept of PEIS Ecology, and we investigate about the use of JAVASPACE to build a middleware infrastructure that meets its special requirements. At the end, we illustrate a concrete realization of a PEIS-Ecology we implemented using JAVASPACE as a communication middleware.
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- Silva-Lopez, Lia Susana d.C. 1985-, et al.
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Empirical methods for evaluating properties of configuration planning algorithms
- 2013
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Ingår i: <em>Evolving Ambient Intelligence</em>. - Cham : Springer International Publishing. - 9783319044057 ; , s. 114-119
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- As the field of configuration planning grows, so does the need for objective comparisons of algorithms and results. As the community stands today, different approaches to formalise and solve the problem at hand exist, and little or no importance has been given to compare results of different research groups. In this paper we summarize the definitions used by a few different research groups, and we explain two empiric method for comparing planning algorithms, based on statistics. While the methods themselves do not solve all the problems of comparative studies, it is a first step towards numerically comparing performances of the different configuration planning methods proposed by the community.
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