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Publications

Optima Localization by Vehicle Formations Imitating the Nelder-Mead Simplex Algorithm
Shahab Kalantar & Uwe R. Zimmer
Autonomous Robots (intl. journal), accepted for publication, to appear 2009
Abstract | contact authors for a copy
 
Scale-Adaptive Polygonal Formations of Submersible Vehicles and Tracking Isocontours
Shahab Kalantar & Uwe R. Zimmer
Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent RObots and Systems (IROS), September, 22-26, 2008, Nice, France
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
 
Acoustical Methods for Azimuth, Range and Heading Estimation in Underwater Swarms
Navinda Kottege & Uwe R. Zimmer
Proceedings of Acoustics '08, Palais des Congrès, Paris, France, 29 June-4 July 2008
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
 
Simplex Formations of Autonomous Vehicles and Adaptive Sampling Strategies
Shahab Kalantar & Uwe R. Zimmer
Proceedings of TAROS (Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems) '07, Aberystwyth, September 2007
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
 
Adaptive Iso-Altitude Tracking and Terrain Reconstruction by Submarine Vehicle Formations
Shahab Kalantar & Uwe R. Zimmer
submitted to ACRA '07
Abstract
 
Scale-Adaptive Polygonal Formations of Submersible Vehicles and Tracking Terrain Isocontours
Shahab Kalantar & Uwe R. Zimmer
submitted to ICRA '07
Abstract
 
Tracking Environmental Isoclines using Polygonal Formations of Submersible Autonomous Vehicles
Shahab Kalantar & Uwe R. Zimmer
Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Field and Service Robotics (FSR) '07 Chamonix, France
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
 
Pruning Local Schedules for Efficient Swarm Communication
Felix Schill & Uwe R. Zimmer
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Underwater Technology, Tokyo, Japan, 2007
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
 
Relative Localization for AUV swarms
Navinda Kottege & Uwe R. Zimmer
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Underwater Technology, Tokyo, Japan, 2007
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
 
Motion Planning for Small Formations of Autonomous Vehicles Navigating on Gradient Fields
Shahab Kalantar & Uwe R. Zimmer
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Underwater Technology, Tokyo, Japan, 2007
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
 
Distributed Shape Control of Homogeneous Swarms of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
Shahab Kalantar & Uwe R. Zimmer
Autonomous Robots (intl. journal) 2006
Abstract | contact authors for a copy
 
Distributed Dynamical Omnicast Routing
Felix Schill & Uwe R. Zimmer
Complex Systems (intl. journal) Volume 16, Issue 4, 2006
Abstract | contact authors for a copy
 
MLS-based, Distributed Bearing, Range, and Posture Estimation for Schools of Submersibles
Navinda Kottege & Uwe R. Zimmer
10th International Symposium on Experimental Robotics (ISER) '06, Rio de Janeiro, July 6-10, 2006
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
 
Acoustical Localization in Schools of Submersibles
Navinda Kottege & Uwe R. Zimmer
OCEANS '06, Singapore, May 16-19, 2006
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
 
Effective Communication in Schools of Submersibles
Felix Schill & Uwe R. Zimmer
OCEANS '06, Singapore, May 16-19, 2006
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
 
A Formation Control Approach to Adaptation of Contour-Shaped Robotic Formations
Shahab Kalantar & Uwe R. Zimmer
Proceedings of the IROS '06 (IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems), Beijing, China, October 9-15, 2006
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
 
Uncertainty Principles for Signal Concentrations
Ram Somaraju & Leif Hanlen
submitted to 2006 Australian Communications Theory Workshop, Perth
 
Electromagnetic Wave Propagation and the Permittivity of Seawater
Ram Somaraju & Jochen Trumpf
submitted to IEEE Trans. Antennas Propagat.
 
Control of Contour-Shaped Robotic Formations with Constraints
Shahab Kalantar & Uwe R. Zimmer
submitted for publication
Abstract
   
Control of Open Contour Formations of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
Shahab Kalantar & Uwe R. Zimmer
International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, Dec. '05
Abstract | contact authors for a copy
 
Control of Contour Formations of Autonomous Vehicles by General Curve Evolution Theory
Shahab Kalantar & Uwe R. Zimmer
ACRA (Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation),
December 5-7, 2006, Sydney, Australia
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
 
Contour Shaped Robotic Formations for Isocline Adaptation
Shahab Kalantar & Uwe R. Zimmer
TAROS (Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems) intl. conference, September 12-14, 2005, London
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
 
Towards Optimal TDMA Scheduling for Robotic Swarm Communication
Felix Schill, Uwe R. Zimmer & Jochen Trumpf
TAROS (Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems) intl. conference, September 12-14, 2005, London
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
 
Real-time Modelling of Complex Dynamical Systems
Christfried Webers & Uwe R. Zimmer
TAROS (Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems) intl. conference, September 12-14, 2005, London
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
 
Visible Spectrum Optical Communication and Distance Sensing for Underwater Applications
Felix Schill, Uwe R. Zimmer & Jochen Trumpf
Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation, December 6-8, 2004, Canberra, Australia
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
 
Contour Shaped Formation Control for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Using Canonical Shape Descriptors and Deformable Models
Shahab Kalantar & Uwe R. Zimmer
OCEANS 2004 - Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Marine Technology and Ocean Science, Kobe, Japan
Abstract | Paper (pdf)
 
Robust asynchronous temporal event mapping
Felix Schill & Uwe R. Zimmer
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems 2002, Lausanne
Abstract | Paper (pdf) | Paper (ps.gz)
 
Motion Control of Mobile Robots - from static targets to fast drives in moving crowds
Christfried Webers & Uwe R. Zimmer
Autonomous Robots, Vol. 12, No. 3, 2002
Abstract |
contact authors for a copy
 
Preliminary Experiments in Visual Servo Control for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
Chanop Silpa-Anan, Thomas Brinsmead, Samer Abdallah, and Alex Zelinsky
IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Maui, Hawaii, October/November 2001
Paper (pdf) | Paper (ps.gz)
 
Development of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle towards Visual Servo Control
Chanop Silpa-Anan, Samer Abdallah, and David Wettergreen
Autralian Conference on Robotics and Automation (ACRA 2000), pages 105-110, Melbourne, Australia, August 2000
Paper (pdf) | Paper (ps.gz)
 
Q-Learning in Continuous State and Action Spaces
Chris Gaskett, Davd Wettergreen, and Alex Zelinsky
12th Australian Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence © Springer-Verlag, (Springer-Verlag, Sydney, Australia, December 1999)
Paper (pdf)
 
Autonomous Control and Guidance for an Underwater Robotic Vehicle
Davd Wettergreen, Chris Gaskett, and Alex Zelinsky
International Conference on Field and Service Robotics (FSR'99), (Pittsburgh, USA, September 1999)
Paper (pdf)
 
Reinforcement Learning for a Visually-Guided Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
Davd Wettergreen, Chris Gaskett, and Alex Zelinsky
International Symposium on Unmanned Untethered Submersibles Technology (UUST'99), (Durham, New Hampshire, USA, August 1999)
Paper (pdf)
 
Reinforcement Learning applied to the control of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
Chris Gaskett, Davd Wettergreen and Alex Zelinsky
Australian Conference on Robotics and Automation, (Brisbane, Australia, March 1999)
Paper (pdf)
 
Development of a Visually-Guided Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
Davd Wettergreen, Chris Gaskett, and Alex Zelinsky
OCEANS '98, (IEEE, Nice, France, September 1998)
Paper (pdf)

 


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