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Finding Perimeter of Query Regions in Heterogenous Wireless Sensor Networks
Some applications in wireless sensor networks (WSNs) only need to record the information of a target entering or leaving some specific regions of WSNs perimeter. One important issue in this context is to detect the perimeter of the deployed network to ensure that the sensor nodes cover the target area. In this paper we propose two distributed algorithms to elect the perimeter nodes of query regions in a WSN. We consider the most general case, where every sensor has a different sensing radius. We provide performance metrics to analyze the performance of our approach and show by simulation that the proposed algorithms give good performance
Fast Object Learning and Dual-arm Coordination for Cluttered Stowing, Picking, and Packing
Robotic picking from cluttered bins is a demanding task, for which Amazon
Robotics holds challenges. The 2017 Amazon Robotics Challenge (ARC) required
stowing items into a storage system, picking specific items, and packing them
into boxes. In this paper, we describe the entry of team NimbRo Picking. Our
deep object perception pipeline can be quickly and efficiently adapted to new
items using a custom turntable capture system and transfer learning. It
produces high-quality item segments, on which grasp poses are found. A planning
component coordinates manipulation actions between two robot arms, minimizing
execution time. The system has been demonstrated successfully at ARC, where our
team reached second places in both the picking task and the final stow-and-pick
task. We also evaluate individual components.Comment: In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Robotics and
Automation (ICRA) 201
Viking '75 spacecraft design and test summary. Volume 1: Lander design
The Viking Mars program is summarized. The design of the Viking lander spacecraft is described
Using the Nonlinear Duffing Effect of Piezoelectric Micro-Oscillators for Wide-Range Pressure Sensing
This paper investigates the resonant behaviour of silicon-based micro-oscillators with a
length of 3600 µm, a width of 1800 µm and a thickness of 10 µm over a wide range of ambient gas (N2
)
pressures, extending over six orders of magnitude from 10−3 mbar to 900 mbar. The oscillators are
actuated piezoelectrically by a thin-film aluminium-nitride (AlN) layer, with the cantilever coverage
area being varied from 33% up to 100%. The central focus is on nonlinear Duffing effects, occurring
at higher oscillation amplitudes. A theoretical background is provided. All relevant parameters
describing a Duffing oscillator, such as stiffness parameters for each coverage size as well as for
different bending modes and more complex modes, are extracted from the experimental data. The
so-called 2nd roof-tile-shaped mode showed the highest stiffness value of −97.3·107 m−2
s
−2
. Thus,
it was chosen as being optimal for extended range pressure measurements. Interestingly, both a
spring softening effect and a spring hardening effect were observed in this mode, depending on the
percentage of the AlN coverage area. The Duffing-effect-induced frequency shift was found to be
optimal for obtaining the highest pressure sensitivity, while the size of the hysteresis loop is also
a very useful parameter because of the possibility of eliminating the temperature influences and
long-term drift effects of the resonance frequency. An reasonable application-specific compromise
between the sensitivity and the measurement range can be selected by adjusting the excitation
voltage, offering much flexibility. This novel approach turns out to be very promising for compact,
cost-effective, wide-range pressure measurements in the vacuum range
AER Neuro-Inspired interface to Anthropomorphic Robotic Hand
Address-Event-Representation (AER) is a
communication protocol for transferring asynchronous events
between VLSI chips, originally developed for neuro-inspired
processing systems (for example, image processing). Such
systems may consist of a complicated hierarchical structure
with many chips that transmit data among them in real time,
while performing some processing (for example, convolutions).
The information transmitted is a sequence of spikes coded using
high speed digital buses. These multi-layer and multi-chip AER
systems perform actually not only image processing, but also
audio processing, filtering, learning, locomotion, etc. This paper
present an AER interface for controlling an anthropomorphic
robotic hand with a neuro-inspired system.Unión Europea IST-2001-34124 (CAVIAR)Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología TIC-2003-08164-C03-02Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología TIC2000-0406-P4- 0
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