Position-based visual servo control of autonomous robotic manipulators

G Dong, ZH Zhu - Acta Astronautica, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper concerns the position-based visual servo control of autonomous robotic
manipulators in space. It focuses on the development of a real-time vision-based pose and …

Autonomous robotic capture of non-cooperative target by adaptive extended Kalman filter based visual servo

G Dong, ZH Zhu - Acta Astronautica, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper presents a real-time, vision-based algorithm for the pose and motion estimation
of non-cooperative targets and its application in visual servo robotic manipulator to perform …

Randomized kinodynamic planning for robust visual servoing

M Kazemi, KK Gupta… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We incorporate a randomized kinodynamic path planning approach with image-based
control of a robotic arm equipped with an in-hand camera. The proposed approach yields …

Visual-RRT: Integrating IBVS as a steering method in an RRT planner

R Reyes, I Becerra, R Murrieta-Cid… - Robotics and Autonomous …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, we present a new approach to robot motion planning that anticipates the use of
vision-based feedback control during task execution. We accomplish this by incorporating …

Real time position and orientation tracker

MJ Pivac, C Santella - US Patent 11,441,899, 2022 - Google Patents
The present disclosure relates to a tracking system for tracking the position and/or
orientation of an object in an environment, the tracking system including: at least one …

Brick/block laying machine incorporated in a vehicle

M Pivac - US Patent 10,635,758, 2020 - Google Patents
A self-contained truck-mounted brick laying machine (2) is described. A truck (1) supports
the brick laying machine (2) which is mounted on a frame (3) on the truck chassis. The frame …

Bezier curve based path planning for a mobile manipulator in unknown environments

J Jiao, Z Cao, P Zhao, X Liu… - 2013 IEEE International …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a collision-free path planning approach based on Bezier curve for a
mobile manipulator with the endpoints restricted by the manipulator. Based on these …

Boom for material transport

M Pivac - US Patent 10,865,578, 2020 - Google Patents
A telescoping extendable boom and a foldable telescoping extendable boom for
transporting an item, are disclosed. The foldable telescoping extendable boom having …

[HTML][HTML] A neural network-based exploratory learning and motor planning system for co-robots

BV Galbraith, FH Guenther, M Versace - Frontiers in Neurorobotics, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Collaborative robots, or co-robots, are semi-autonomous robotic agents designed to work
alongside humans in shared workspaces. To be effective, co-robots require the ability to …

Boom for material transport

M Pivac - US Patent 10,876,308, 2020 - Google Patents
A foldable boom for conveying an item, said foldable boom being foldable about at least one
folding axis, said foldable boom being locatable in a folded stowed position, and moveable …