Field and Service Robotics: Results of the 5th International Conference (Hardcover)

Keynotes.- Container Port Automation.- The Berkeley Lower Extremity Exoskeleton.- Outdoor Vision.- Autonomous Helicopter Tracking and Localization Using a Self-Surveying Camera Array.- Visual Motion Estimation for an Autonomous Underwater Reef Monitoring Robot.- Road Obstacle Detection Using Robust Model Fitting.- Real-Time Regular Polygonal Sign Detection.- Distinctness Analysis on Natural Landmark Descriptors.- Bimodal Active Stereo Vision.- Navigation.- A System for Automatic Marking of Floors in Very Large Spaces.- Development of an Angular Characterisation System for Cooperative UAV / UGV Applications.- Topological Global Localization for Subterranean Voids.- A Navigation System for Automated Loaders in Underground Mines.- Mapping and Localization.- Outdoor Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping Using RatSLAM.- Implementation Issues and Experimental Evaluation of D-SLAM.- Scan-SLAM: Combining EKF-SLAM and Scan Correlation.- A Non-rigid Approach to Scan Alignment and Change Detection Using Range Sensor Data.- An Efficient Extension of Elevation Maps for Outdoor Terrain Mapping.- Online Reconstruction of Vehicles in a Car Park.- Wavelet Occupancy Grids: A Method for Compact Map Building.- Further Results with Localization and Mapping Using Range from Radio.- Experiments with Robots and Sensor Networks for Mapping and Navigation.- Planning.- Applying a New Model for Machine Perception and Reasoning in Unstructured Environments.- Constrained Motion Planning in Discrete State Spaces.- Vision-Based Grasping Points Determination by Multifingered Hands.- Embodied Social Interaction for Service Robots in Hallway Environments.- Intentional Motion Online Learning and Prediction.- Design.- Design and Locomotion of a Semi-passive Mobile Platform.- Wheel Control Based on Body Configuration for Step-Climbing Vehicle.- Ball-Shaped Robots: An Historical Overview and Recent Developments at TKK.- Development of a Water-Hydraulic Self-Propelled Robotic Drill for Underground Mining.- A Wearable GUI for Field Robots.- Design and Implementation of Machine Control Systems with Modern Software Development Tools.- Long-Term Activities for Autonomous Mobile Robot.- Telepresence.- Synthesized Scene Recollection for Robot Teleoperation.- Development of a Networked Robotic System for Disaster Mitigation - Test Bed Experiments for Remote Operation over Rough Terrain and High Resolution 3D Geometry Acquisition.- Aerial Robots.- Towards Intelligent Miniature Flying Robots.- Design of an Ultra-lightweight Autonomous Solar Airplane for Continuous Flight.- Control and Guidance for a Tail-Sitter Unmanned Air Vehicle.- The Development of a Real-Time Modular Architecture for the Control of UAV Teams.- Off-Road.- Trajectory Generation on Rough Terrain Considering Actuator Dynamics.- Results in Combined Route Traversal and Collision Avoidance.- Adaptation to Rough Terrain by Using COF Estimation on a Quadruped Vehicle.- Multi-solution Problem for Track-Terrain Interaction Dynamics and Lumped Soil Parameter Identification.- 3D Position Tracking in Challenging Terrain.- Efficient Braking Model for Off-Road Mobile Robots.- Applications.- Autonomous Excavation Using a Rope Shovel.- Automated Inspection System for Large Underground Concrete Pipes Under Operating Conditions.- An Autonomous Weeding Robot for Organic Farming.- V Shape Path Generation for Loading Operation by Wheel Loader.- Development of an Autonomous Forest Machine for Path Tracking.