International Journal of Robotic Research, Volume 27, 2008

Volume 27, Number 1, January 2008

• John M. Hollerbach: Editorial. 3-4
• Jason M. O'Kane, Steven M. LaValle:
  Comparing the Power of Robots. 5-23
  
• Mickaël Sauvée, Philippe Poignet, Etienne Dombre:
  Ultrasound Image-Based Visual Servoing of a Surgical Instrument Through Nonlinear Model Predictive Control. 25-40
  
• Gian Luca Mariottini, Domenico Prattichizzo:
  Image-based Visual Servoing with Central Catadioptric Cameras. 41-56
  
• Farid Mobasser, Keyvan Hashtrudi-Zaad:
  Transparent Rate Mode Bilateral Teleoperation Control. 57-72
  
• Jose-Luis Blanco, Juan-Antonio Fernandez-Madrigal, Javier González:
  A Novel Measure of Uncertainty for Mobile Robot SLAM with Rao - Blackwellized Particle Filters. 73-89
  
• Teck Chew Ng, Martin Adams, Javier Ibanez Guzman:
  Bayesian Estimation of Follower and Leader Vehicle Poses with a Virtual Trailer Link Model. 91-106
  
• Silvia Mastellone, Dusan M. Stipanovic, Christopher R. Graunke, Koji A. Intlekofer, Mark W. Spong:
  Formation Control and Collision Avoidance for Multi-agent Non-holonomic Systems: Theory and Experiments. 107-126
  
• Israel A. Wagner, Yaniv Altshuler, Vladimir Yanovski, Alfred M. Bruckstein:
  Cooperative Cleaners: A Study in Ant Robotics. 127-151
  

Volume 27, Number 2, February 2008

• J. Andrew Bagnell, Stefan Schaal: Editorial: Special Issue on Machine Learning in Robotics. 155-156
• Ashutosh Saxena, Justin Driemeyer, Andrew Y. Ng:
  Robotic Grasping of Novel Objects using Vision. 157-173
  
• Thomas Kollar, Nicholas Roy:
  Trajectory Optimization using Reinforcement Learning for Map Exploration. 175-196
  
• Jan Peters, Stefan Schaal:
  Learning to Control in Operational Space. 197-212
  
• Gen Endo, Jun Morimoto, Takamitsu Matsubara, Jun Nakanishi, Gordon Cheng:
  Learning CPG-based Biped Locomotion with a Policy Gradient Method: Application to a Humanoid Robot. 213-228
  
• Sunil Agrawal, Venkat Krovi, Marcia O'Malley: Editorial: Special Section on ASME IMECE ARDC 2006 Machines for Human Assistance and Augmentation. 231
• Abhishek Gupta, Marcia Kilchenman O'Malley, Volkan Patoglu, Charles G. Burgar:
  Design, Control and Performance of RiceWrist: A Force Feedback Wrist Exoskeleton for Rehabilitation and Training. 233-251
  
• Probal Mitra, Günter Niemeyer:
  Model-mediated Telemanipulation. 253-262
  
• Frank Sup, Amit Bohara, Michael Goldfarb:
  Design and Control of a Powered Transfemoral Prosthesis. 263-273
  

Volume 27, Numbers 3-4, March 2008

• Mark Moll, Daniela Rus: Editorial: Special Issue on Self-Reconfiguring Modular Robots. 277-278
• Nicolas Brener, Faïz Ben Amar, Philippe Bidaud:
  Designing Modular Lattice Systems with Chiral Space Groups. 279-297
  
• Jason Campbell, Padmanabhan Pillai:
  Collective Actuation. 299-314
  
• Michael DeRosa, Seth Copen Goldstein, Peter Lee, Jason Campbell, Padmanabhan Pillai:
  Distributed Watchpoints: Debugging Large Modular Robot Systems. 315-329
  
• Robert Fitch, Zack J. Butler:
  Million Module March: Scalable Locomotion for Large Self-Reconfiguring Robots. 331-343
  
• Kyle Gilpin, Keith Kotay, Daniela Rus, Iuliu Vasilescu:
  Miche: Modular Shape Formation by Self-Disassembly. 345-372
  
• Haruhisa Kurokawa, Kohji Tomita, Akiya Kamimura, Shigeru Kokaji, Takashi Hasuo, Satoshi Murata:
  Distributed Self-Reconfiguration of M-TRAN III Modular Robotic System. 373-386
  
• Kiju Lee, Matthew Moses, Gregory S. Chirikjian:
  Robotic Self-replication in Structured Environments: Physical Demonstrations and Complexity Measures. 387-401
  
• Michael Park, Sachin Chitta, Alex Teichman, Mark Yim:
  Automatic Configuration Recognition Methods in Modular Robots. 403-421
  
• Alexander Spröwitz, Rico Moeckel, Jérôme Maye, Auke Jan Ijspeert:
  Learning to Move in Modular Robots using Central Pattern Generators and Online Optimization. 423-443
  
• Yuzuru Terada, Satoshi Murata:
  Automatic Modular Assembly System and its Distributed Control. 445-462
  
• Justin Werfel, Radhika Nagpal:
  Three-Dimensional Construction with Mobile Robots and Modular Blocks. 463-479
  
• Alessio Turetta, Giuseppe Casalino, Andrea Sorbara:
  Distributed Control Architecture for Self-reconfigurable Manipulators. 481-504
  
• Paulina Varshavskaya, Leslie Pack Kaelbling, Daniela Rus:
  Automated Design of Adaptive Controllers for Modular Robots using Reinforcement Learning. 505-526
  

Volume 27, Number 5, May 2008

• James R. Solberg, Kevin M. Lynch, Malcolm A. MacIver:
  Active Electrolocation for Underwater Target Localization. 529-548
  
• Sebastian Scherer, Sanjiv Singh, Lyle Chamberlain, Mike Elgersma:
  Flying Fast and Low Among Obstacles: Methodology and Experiments. 549-574
  
• Ravi Balasubramanian, Alfred A. Rizzi, Matthew T. Mason:
  Legless Locomotion: A Novel Locomotion Technique for Legged Robots. 575-594
  
• Yee Harn Teh, Roy Featherstone:
  An Architecture for Fast and Accurate Control of Shape Memory Alloy Actuators. 595-611
  
• Devin J. Balkcom, Matthew T. Mason:
  Robotic origami folding. 613-627
  
• Matthieu Guilbert, Luc D. Joly, Pierre-Brice Wieber:
  Optimization of Complex Robot Applications under Real Physical Limitations. 629-644
  

Volume 27, Number 6, June 2008

• Mark Joseph Cummins, Paul M. Newman:
  FAB-MAP: Probabilistic Localization and Mapping in the Space of Appearance. 647-665
  
• Michael Bosse, Robert Zlot:
  Map Matching and Data Association for Large-Scale Two-dimensional Laser Scan-based SLAM. 667-691
  
• Todd D. Murphey, Kevin M. Lynch:
  Case Studies in Planar Part Feeding and Assembly Based on Design of Limit Sets. 693-708
  
• Daan G. E. Hobbelen, Martijn Wisse:
  Ankle Actuation for Limit Cycle Walkers. 709-735
  
• Jun Nakanishi, Rick Cory, Michael Mistry, Jan Peters, Stefan Schaal:
  Operational Space Control: A Theoretical and Empirical Comparison. 737-757
  

Volume 27, Number 7, July 2008

• Dana Kulic, Wataru Takano, Yoshihiko Nakamura:
  Incremental Learning, Clustering and Hierarchy Formation of Whole Body Motion Patterns using Adaptive Hidden Markov Chains. 761-784
  
• Wai Ho Li, Alan M. Zhang, Lindsay Kleeman:
  Bilateral Symmetry Detection for Real-time Robotics Applications. 785-814
  
• Eliyahu Osherovich, Vladimir Yanovski, Israel A. Wagner, Alfred M. Bruckstein:
  Robust and Efficient Covering of Unknown Continuous Domains with Simple, Ant-Like A(ge)nts. 815-831
  
• Peng Tang, Jing Xiao:
  Automatic Generation of High-level Contact State Space between 3D Curved Objects. 832-854
  
• Sébastien Briot, Vigen Arakelian, Ilian A. Bonev, Damien Chablat, Philippe Wenger:
  Self-Motions of General 3-RPR Planar Parallel Robots. 855-866
  

Volume 27, Number 8, August 2008

• Gideon Kowadlo, R. Andrew Russell:
  Robot Odor Localization: A Taxonomy and Survey. 869-894
  
• Shandong Wu, Y. F. Li:
  On Signature Invariants for Effective Motion Trajectory Recognition. 895-917
  
• Juergen Rummel, André Seyfarth:
  Stable Running with Segmented Legs. 919-934
  
• Yisheng Guan, Kazuhito Yokoi, Xianmin Zhang:
  Numerical Methods for Reachable Space Generation of Humanoid Robots. 935-950
  
• Marc Arsenault, Clément M. Gosselin:
  Kinematic and Static Analysis of a Three-degree-of-freedom Spatial Modular Tensegrity Mechanism. 951-966
  
• Sébastien Briot, Vigen Arakelian:
  Optimal Force Generation in Parallel Manipulators for Passing through the Singular Positions. 967-983
  

Volume 27, Number 9, September 2008

• Daan G. E. Hobbelen, Martijn Wisse:
  Controlling the Walking Speed in Limit Cycle Walking. 989-1005
  
• Yonatan Wischnitzer, Nir Shvalb, Moshe Shoham:
  Wire-driven Parallel Robot: Permitting Collisions Between Wires. 1007-1026
  
• Jochen Schmidt, Heinrich Niemann:
  Data Selection for Hand-eye Calibration: A Vector Quantization Approach. 1027-1053
  
• Subhash Suri, Elias Vicari, Peter Widmayer:
  Simple Robots with Minimal Sensing: From Local Visibility to Global Geometry. 1055-1067
  
• Michael D. M. Kutzer, Mehran Armand, David H. Scheid, Ellie Lin, Gregory S. Chirikjian:
  Toward Cooperative Team-diagnosis in Multi-robot Systems. 1069-1090
  

Volume 27, Number 10, October 2008

• Alessandro De Luca, Giuseppe Oriolo, Paolo Robuffo Giordano:
  Feature Depth Observation for Image-based Visual Servoing: Theory and Experiments. 1093-1116
  
• Jens-Steffen Gutmann, Masaki Fukuchi, Masahiro Fujita:
  3D Perception and Environment Map Generation for Humanoid Robot Navigation. 1117-1134
  
• Joaquin Estremera, Kenneth J. Waldron:
  Thrust Control, Stabilization and Energetics of a Quadruped Running Robot. 1135-1151
  
• C. C. Cheah:
  Task-space PD Control of Robot Manipulators: Unified Analysis and Duality Property. 1152-1170
  

Volume 27, Numbers 11-12

• Srinivas Akella, Nancy M. Amato, Wesley H. Huang, Bud Mishra: Special Issue on the Seventh International Workshop on Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics. 1173-1174
• Leonard Jaillet, Thierry Siméon:
  Path Deformation Roadmaps: Compact Graphs with Useful Cycles for Motion Planning. 1175-1188
  
• Li Han, Lee Rudolph, Jonathon Blumenthal, Ihar Valodzin:
  Convexly Stratified Deformation Spaces and Efficient Path Planning for Planar Closed Chains with Revolute Joints. 1189-1212
  
• Ron Wein, Jur P. van den Berg, Dan Halperin:
  Planning High-quality Paths and Corridors Amidst Obstacles. 1213-1231
  
• Peng Cheng, Vijay Kumar:
  Sampling-based Falsification and Verification of Controllers for Continuous Dynamic Systems. 1232-1245
  
• Liangjun Zhang, Young J. Kim, Dinesh Manocha:
  Efficient Cell Labelling and Path Non-existence Computation using C-obstacle Query. 1246-1257
  
• Yunfeng Wang, Gregory S. Chirikjian:
  Nonparametric Second-order Theory of Error Propagation on Motion Groups. 1258-1273
  
• Jur P. van den Berg, Mark H. Overmars:
  Planning Time-Minimal Safe Paths Amidst Unpredictably Moving Obstacles. 1274-1294
  
• Mike Stilman, James J. Kuffner:
  Planning Among Movable Obstacles with Artificial Constraints. 1295-1307
  
• Mostafa Vahedi, A. Frank van der Stappen:
  Caging Polygons with Two and Three Fingers. 1308-1324
  
• Kris Hauser, Timothy Bretl, Jean-Claude Latombe, Kensuke Harada, Brian Wilcox:
  Motion Planning for Legged Robots on Varied Terrain. 1325-1349
  
• Benjamín Tovar, Steven M. LaValle:
  Visibility-based Pursuit - Evasion with Bounded Speed. 1350-1360
  
• Ron Alterovitz, Michael S. Branicky, Kenneth Y. Goldberg:
  Motion Planning Under Uncertainty for Image-guided Medical Needle Steering. 1361-1374