Publications




A 3D Vision System: Generating and Matching Shape Description in Range Images
F. Tomita and Takeo Kanade
Conference Paper, Proceedings of 2nd International Symposium on Robotics Research (ISRR '84), pp. 35 - 42, August, 1984
An Optical Proximity Sensor for Measuring Surface Positions and Orientations
Takeo Kanade and T. Sommer
Conference Paper, Proceedings of 2nd International Symposium on Robotics Research (ISRR '84), pp. 547 - 564, August, 1984
Locomotion, Vision and Intelligence
Hans Moravec
Conference Paper, Proceedings of 2nd International Symposium on Robotics Research (ISRR '84), pp. 215 - 224, August, 1984
Adaptive Search Techniques for Machine Learning
Stephen Smith
Conference Paper, Proceedings International Symposium on Knowledge Acquisition and Machine Learning, August, 1984
Introduction to Beam Tracing
Pat Hanrahan and Paul Heckbert
Conference Paper, Proceedings of International Conference on Engineering and Computer Graphics, pp. 286 - 289, August, 1984
Navigation for an Intelligent Mobile Robot
James L. Crowley
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-84-18, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, August, 1984
The Mechanical Manipulation of Randomly Oriented Parts
B. K. P. Horn and Katsushi Ikeuchi
Magazine Article, Scientific American, Vol. 251, No. 2, pp. 100 - 109, August, 1984
Three Degrees for a Mobile Robot
Hans Moravec
Conference Paper, Proceedings of ASME International Computers-in-Engineering Conference and Exhibit, August, 1984
Beam Tracing Polygonal Objects
Paul Heckbert and Pat Hanrahan
Journal Article, ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics, Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 119 - 127, July, 1984
Generalized Image Matching by the Method of Differences
Bruce D. Lucas
Miscellaneous, PhD Thesis, Computer Science Department, Carnegie Mellon University, July, 1984
ISIS: A Knowledge-Based System for Factory Scheduling
Mark S. Fox and Stephen Smith
Journal Article, Expert Systems, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 25 - 49, July, 1984
State Dependent Priority Rules for Scheduling
Ari P. J. Vepsalainen
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-84-19, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, July, 1984
A Computational Paradigm for Three Dimensional Scene Analysis
James L. Crowley
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-84-11, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, June, 1984
Determining Object Orientation from a Single Image Using Multiple Information Sources
Nigel J. Foster and Arthur C. Sanderson
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-84-15, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, June, 1984
Experiments in Balance With a 3D One-Legged Hopping Machine
M. H. Raibert, M. A. Chepponis, and H. Benjamin Brown
Journal Article, International Journal of Robotics Research, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 75 - 92, June, 1984
Heuristics for Empirical Discovery
Pat Langley, Herbert A. Simon, and Gary L. Bradshaw
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-84-14, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, June, 1984
Precision Flexible Machining Cells Within a Manufacturing System (revised version)
Mark R. Cutkosky, Paul S. Fussell, and Robert Milligan Jr.
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-84-12, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, June, 1984
Pulse-Width Modulation Control of Brushless DC Motors for Robotic Applications
Patrick Muir and C. P. Neuman
Conference Paper, Proceedings of 27th Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS '84), June, 1984
A Machine Learning Approach to Student Modeling
Pat Langley, Stellan Ohlsson, and Stephanie Sage
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-84-07, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, May, 1984
A Modeless Convex Hull Algorithm for Simple Polygons
M. A. Peshkin and Arthur C. Sanderson
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-85-08, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, May, 1984
An Algorithm for Seam Tracking Applications
Pradeep Khosla, C. P. Neuman, and Fritz B. Prinz
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-84-06, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, May, 1984
RAPIDbus: Design of an Extensible Multiprocessor Structure
John C. Willis and Arthur C. Sanderson
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-84-13, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, May, 1984
Symbolic Knowledge Processing for he Acquisition of Expert Behavior: A Study in Medicine
Alain Rappaport and Jean-Marie C. Chauvet
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-84-08, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, May, 1984
The use of computer vision for inspection in a flexible manufacturing cell
P. K. Wright, M. Goldstein, and D. A. Bourne
Conference Paper, Proceedings of 12th North American Manufacturing Research Conference, pp. 408 - 413, May, 1984
A Functional Vehicle for Autonomous Mobile Robot Research
Gregg Podnar, Kevin Dowling, and Mike Blackwell
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-84-28, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, April, 1984
Design of an Optical Proximity Sensor Using Multiple Cones of Light for Measuring Surface Shape
Michael Fuhrman and Takeo Kanade
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-84-17, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, April, 1984
Digital Servo Controller Design for Brushless DC Motors
Patrick Muir
Miscellaneous, Master's Thesis, Department of Electrical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, April, 1984
Dynamic Visual Servo Control of Robots: An Adaptive Image-Based Approach
Lee Weiss
PhD Thesis, Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-84-16, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, April, 1984
Path Relaxation: Path Planning for a Mobile Robot
Chuck Thorpe
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-84-05, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, April, 1984
Robotic Seam Tracking
Fritz B. Prinz and K. T. Gunnarsson
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-84-10, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, April, 1984
Automatic Planning of Fine Motions: Correctness and Completeness
Matthew T. Mason
Conference Paper, Proceedings of (ICRA) International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 492 - 503, March, 1984
Automatic Synthesis of Fine-Motion Strategies for Robots
Tomas Lozano-Perez, Matthew T. Mason, and Russell H. Taylor
Journal Article, International Journal of Robotics Research, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 3 - 24, March, 1984
Experiments in Balance With a 2D One-Legged Hopping Machine
M. H. Raibert and H. Benjamin Brown
Journal Article, Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, Vol. 106, No. 1, pp. 75 - 81, March, 1984
Impacts of Robotic and Flexible Manufacturing Technologies on Manufacturing Costs and Employment
Steven M. Miller
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-84-23, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, March, 1984
Parts entropy methods for robotic assembly system design
Arthur C. Sanderson
Conference Paper, Proceedings of (ICRA) International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 600 - 608, March, 1984
Robotic Sensing Devices
David J. Hall
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-84-03, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, March, 1984
Tabular Control of Balance in a Dynamic Legged System
M. Raibert and Frank C. Wimberly
Journal Article, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 334 - 339, March, 1984
Testing and Control of a Compliant Wrist
Mark R. Cutkosky, John M. Jourdain, and Paul K. Wright
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-84-04, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, March, 1984
A High Speed Processor for Binary Images
Robert W. Berger
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-84-02, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, February, 1984
Investigating the Implementation of Robotics
Linda Argote and Paul S. Goodman
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-84-09, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, February, 1984
A design of a controller as a component of a robotic manufacturing system
Paul S. Fussell, P. K. Wright, and David Bourne
Journal Article, Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 1 - 11, January, 1984
Autonomous Scene Descriptions with Range Imagery
D. Smith and Takeo Kanade
Workshop Paper, DARPA Image Understanding Workshop (IUW '84), pp. 282 - 290, 1984
Machine Vision: Three Generations of Commercial Systems
James L. Crowley
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-84-01, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 1984
Shape from Regular Patterns
Katsushi Ikeuchi
Journal Article, Artificial Intelligence, No. 22, pp. 49 - 75, 1984
The 3D MOSAIC Scene Understanding System: Incremental Reconstruction of 3D Scenes from Complex Images
T. Herman and Takeo Kanade
Tech. Report, 1984
An Analysis of Interest Operators for FIDO
Chuck Thorpe
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-83-19, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, December, 1983
Automatic Planning of Fine Motions: Correctness and Completeness
Matthew T. Mason
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-83-18, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, December, 1983
Constraint-Directed Search: A Case Study of Job-Shop Scheduling
Mark S. Fox
Miscellaneous, PhD Thesis, CMU-RI-TR-83-22, Computer Science Department, Carnegie Mellon University, December, 1983
Dynamically Stable Legged Locomotion Progress Report: October 1982 - October 1983
Marc H. Raibert, H. Benjamin Brown, Michael Chepponis, Eugene Hastings, Jeff Koechling, Karl N. Murphy, Seshashayee S. Murthy, and Anthony (Tony) Stentz
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-83-20, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, December, 1983
Knowledge-Based Support Systems for Long Range Planning
Donald W. Kosy and Vasant Dhar
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-83-21, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, December, 1983