RoboCup 2004: Robot Soccer World Cup VIII

Front Matter....Pages -
RoboCup 2004 Overview....Pages 1-17
Map-Based Multiple Model Tracking of a Moving Object....Pages 18-33
UCHILSIM: A Dynamically and Visually Realistic Simulator for the RoboCup Four Legged League....Pages 34-45
CommLang: Communication for Coachable Agents....Pages 46-59
Turning Segways into Robust Human-Scale Dynamically Balanced Soccer Robots....Pages 60-71
A Constructive Feature Detection Approach for Robotic Vision....Pages 72-83
Illumination Insensitive Robot Self-Localization Using Panoramic Eigenspaces....Pages 84-96
A New Omnidirectional Vision Sensor for Monte-Carlo Localization....Pages 97-109
Fuzzy Self-Localization Using Natural Features in the Four-Legged League....Pages 110-121
A Behavior Architecture for Autonomous Mobile Robots Based on Potential Fields....Pages 122-133
An Egocentric Qualitative Spatial Knowledge Representation Based on Ordering Information for Physical Robot Navigation....Pages 134-149
Sensor-Actuator-Comparison as a Basis for Collision Detection for a Quadruped Robot....Pages 150-159
Learning to Drive and Simulate Autonomous Mobile Robots....Pages 160-171
RoboCupJunior — Four Years Later....Pages 172-183
Evolution of Computer Vision Subsystems in Robot Navigation and Image Classification Tasks....Pages 184-195
Towards Illumination Invariance in the Legged League....Pages 196-208
Using Layered Color Precision for a Self-Calibrating Vision System....Pages 209-220
Getting the Most from Your Color Camera in a Color-Coded World....Pages 221-235
Combining Exploration and Ad-Hoc Networking in RoboCup Rescue....Pages 236-246
Robust Multi-robot Object Localization Using Fuzzy Logic....Pages 247-261
Visual Robot Detection in RoboCup Using Neural Networks....Pages 262-273
Extensions to Object Recognition in the Four-Legged League....Pages 274-285
Predicting Opponent Actions by Observation....Pages 286-296
A Model-Based Approach to Robot Joint Control....Pages 297-309
Evolutionary Gait-Optimization Using a Fitness Function Based on Proprioception....Pages 310-322
Optic Flow Based Skill Learning for a Humanoid to Trap, Approach to, and Pass a Ball....Pages 323-334
Learning to Kick the Ball Using Back to Reality....Pages 335-346
Cerebellar Augmented Joint Control for a Humanoid Robot....Pages 347-357
Dynamically Stable Walking and Kicking Gait Planning for Humanoid Soccer Robots....Pages 358-369
An Algorithm That Recognizes and Reproduces Distinct Types of Humanoid Motion Based on Periodically-Constrained Nonlinear PCA....Pages 370-380
Three-Dimensional Smooth Trajectory Planning Using Realistic Simulation....Pages 381-393
Plug and Play: Fast Automatic Geometry and Color Calibration for Cameras Tracking Robots....Pages 394-401
Real-Time Adaptive Colour Segmentation for the RoboCup Middle Size League....Pages 402-409
Visual Tracking and Localization of a Small Domestic Robot....Pages 410-417
A Vision Based System for Goal-Directed Obstacle Avoidance....Pages 418-425
Object Tracking Using Multiple Neuromorphic Vision Sensors....Pages 426-433
Interpolation Methods for Global Vision Systems....Pages 434-442
A Method of Pseudo Stereo Vision from Images of Cameras Shutter Timing Adjusted....Pages 443-450
Automatic Distance Measurement and Material Characterization with Infrared Sensors....Pages 451-458
A Novel Search Strategy for Autonomous Search and Rescue Robots....Pages 459-466
World Modeling in Disaster Environments with Constructive Self-Organizing Maps for Autonomous Search and Rescue Robots....Pages 467-473
Approaching Urban Disaster Reality: The ResQ Firesimulator....Pages 474-482
Stochastic Map Merging in Rescue Environments....Pages 483-490
Orpheus – Universal Reconnaissance Teleoperated Robot....Pages 491-498
Navigation Controllability of a Mobile Robot Population....Pages 499-507
Sharing Belief in Teams of Heterogeneous Robots....Pages 508-515
Formulation and Implementation of Relational Behaviours for Multi-robot Cooperative Systems....Pages 516-523
Cooperative Planning and Plan Execution in Partially Observable Dynamic Domains....Pages 524-531
Exploring Auction Mechanisms for Role Assignment in Teams of Autonomous Robots....Pages 532-539
A Descriptive Language for Flexible and Robust Object Recognition....Pages 540-547
Modular Learning System and Scheduling for Behavior Acquisition in Multi-agent Environment....Pages 548-555
Realtime Object Recognition Using Decision Tree Learning....Pages 556-563
Optimizing Precision of Self-Localization in the Simulated Robotics Soccer....Pages 564-573
Path Optimisation Considering Dynamic Constraints....Pages 574-585
Analysis by Synthesis, a Novel Method in Mobile Robot Self-Localization....Pages 586-593
Robots from Nowhere....Pages 594-601
Design and Implementation of Live Commentary System in Soccer Simulation Environment....Pages 602-610
Towards a League-Independent Qualitative Soccer Theory for RoboCup....Pages 611-618
Motion Detection and Tracking for an AIBO Robot Using Camera Motion Compensation and Kalman Filtering....Pages 619-627
The Use of Gyroscope Feedback in the Control of the Walking Gaits for a Small Humanoid Robot....Pages 628-635
The UT Austin Villa 2003 Champion Simulator Coach: A Machine Learning Approach....Pages 636-644
ITAS and the Reverse RoboCup Challenge....Pages 645-652
SPQR-RDK: A Modular Framework for Programming Mobile Robots....Pages 653-660
Mobile Autonomous Robots Play Soccer – An Intercultural Comparison of Different Approaches Due to Different Prerequisites....Pages 661-668
From Games to Applications: Component Reuse in Rescue Robots....Pages 669-676
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