Abstract: This paper presents a novel assembly sequence planning (ASP) procedure utilizing a subassembly based search algorithm (SABLS) for micro-assembly applications involving geometric and other assembly constraints. The breakout ...

Abstract: This paper presents an investigation of collaborative localization for heterogeneous robots, resulting in a scheme for relative localization of a heterogeneous team of low-cost mobile robots. A novel complementary Kalman ...

Abstract: This paper presents the design of a light-weight, compliant end-effector and an image processing strategy that together enable the Interacting-BoomCopter (I-BC) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to perform an autonomous ...

Abstract: The design of robots at the small scale is a trial-and-error based process, which is costly and time-consuming. There are few dynamic simulation tools available to accurately predict the motion or performance of untethered ...

Abstract: This paper presents the design of the interacting-BoomCopter (I-BoomCopter) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for mounting a remote sensor package on a vertical surface. Critical to the design is the novel, custom, light-weight ...

Abstract: This paper illustrates two approaches for the mobile manipulation of factory robots using deep neural networks. The networks are trained using synthetic datasets unique to the factory environment. Approach I uses depth and ...

Abstract: In this paper, the design of compliant three-dimensional (3D) printed surgical end-effectors for robotic lumbar discectomy is presented. Discectomy is the surgery to remove the herniated disk material that is pressing on ...

Abstract: In this paper, the design of compliant three-dimensional (3D) printed surgical end-effectors for robotic lumbar discectomy is presented. Discectomy is the surgery to remove the herniated disk material that is pressing on ...