4. FSR 2003: Lake Yamanaka, Japan

Invited Papers

• Kazuhiro Kosuge:
  Service RT Systems. 3-12
  
• Yoshihiro Kuroki:
  A Small Biped Entertainment Robot Creating Attractive Applications. 13-20
  
• Roland Siegwart:
  Mobile Robots Facing the Real World. 21-30
  
• Bernd Reuse:
  Breakthroughs in Human Technology Interaction. 31-38
  

Indoor Navigation

• Tsuyoshi Suzuki, Taiki Uehara, Kuniaki Kawabata, Daisuke Kurabayashi, Igor E. Paromtchik, Hajime Asama:
  Indoor Navigation for Mobile Robot by Using Environment-Embedded Local Information Management Device and Optical Pointer. 41-49
  
• Elliot S. Duff, Jonathan M. Roberts:
  Wall Following with Constrained Active Contours. 51-60
  
• Kane Usher, Peter I. Corke, Peter R. Ridley:
  Landmark-Based Nonholonomic Visual Homing. 61-70
  
• Boris Kluge, Erwin Prassler:
  Recursive Probabilistic Velocity Obstacles for Reflective Navigation. 71-79
  

Rough Terrain Navigation

• Carl Wellington, Anthony Stentz:
  Learning Predictions of the Load-Bearing Surface for Autonomous Rough-Terrain Navigation in Vegetation. 83-92
  
• Stefan B. Williams, Ian Mahon:
  A Terrain-Aided Tracking Algorithm for Marine Systems. 93-102
  
• Nicolas Vandapel, Raghavendra Donamukkala, Martial Hebert:
  Experimental Results in Using Aerial LADAR Data for Mobile Robot Navigation. 103-112
  
• Kazuma Hashimoto, Shin'ichi Yuta:
  Autonomous Detection of Untraversability of the Path on Rough Terrain for the Remote Controlled Mobile Robots. 113-122
  

Localization

• Kazunori Ohno, Takashi Tsubouchi, Bunji Shigematsu, Shoichi Maeyama, Shin'ichi Yuta:
  Mobile Robot Navigation Based on DGPS and Odometry in Campus Environment. 125-134
  
• Libor Preucil, Roman Mázl:
  Vehicle Localization Using Inertial Sensors and GPS. 135-144
  
• Andrew Howard, Sajid Siddiqi, Gaurav S. Sukhatme:
  An Experimental Study of Localization Using Wireless Ethernet. 145-153
  
• Michael Fiegert, Charles-Marie De Graeve:
  MALOC - Medial Axis LOCalization in Unstructured and Dynamic Environments. 155-164
  

Mapping and Tracking

• Robert Zlot, Anthony Stentz:
  Market-Based Multirobot Coordination Using Task Abstraction. 167-177
  
• Eric Nettleton, Sebastian Thrun, Hugh F. Durrant-Whyte, Salah Sukkarieh:
  Decentralised SLAM with Low-Bandwidth Communication for Teams of Vehicles. 179-188
  
• Aaron Morris, Derek Kurth, Daniel Huber, Warren Whittaker, Scott Thayer:
  Case Studies of a Borehole Deployable Robot for Limestone Mine Profiling and Mapping. 189-198
  
• Christophe Coué, Cédric Pradalier, Christian Laugier:
  Bayesian Programming for Multi-target Tracking: An Automotive Application. 199-208
  
• Frédéric Bourgault, Tomonari Furukawa, Hugh F. Durrant-Whyte:
  Optimal Search for a Lost Target in a Bayesian World. 209-222
  

Rough Terrain Locomotion

• Kazuya Yoshida, Toshinobu Watanabe, Noriyuki Mizuno, Genya Ishigami:
  Terramechanics-Based Analysis and Traction Control of a Lunar/Planetary Rover. 225-234
  
• Michel Lauria, Steven B. Shooter, Roland Siegwart:
  Topological Analysis of Robotic N-Wheeled Ground Vehicles. 235-244
  
• Daisuke Chugo, Kuniaki Kawabata, Hayato Kaetsu, Hajime Asama, Taketoshi Mishima:
  Development of a Control System of an Omni-directional Vehicle with a Step Climbing Ability. 245-254
  
• Yasushi Mae, Tatsuhi Mure, Kenji Inoue, Tatsuo Arai, Noriho Koyachi:
  Sensor-Based Walking on Rough Terrain for Legged Robots. 255-264
  

Helicopters and Air Vehicles

• Gregg D. Buskey, Jonathan M. Roberts, Gordon Wyeth:
  Experiments in Learning Helicopter Control from a Pilot. 267-276
  
• Srikanth Saripalli, Gaurav S. Sukhatme:
  Landing on a Moving Target Using an Autonomous Helicopter. 277-286
  
• Sebastian Thrun, Mark Diel, Dirk Hähnel:
  Scan Alignment and 3-D Surface Modeling with a Helicopter Platform. 287-297
  
• Jong-Hyuk Kim, Salah Sukkarieh, Stuart Wishart:
  Real-Time Navigation, Guidance, and Control of a UAV Using Low-Cost Sensors. 299-309
  
• Ali Göktogan, Graham M. Brooker, Salah Sukkarieh:
  A Compact Millimeter Wave Radar Sensor for Unmanned Air Vehicles. 311-320
  

Mobility and Manipulation

• Shraga Shoval, Moshe Shoham:
  Motion Analysis of a Parallel Mobile Robot. 323-331
  
• Hiroki Takeda, Zhi Dong Wang, Kazuhiro Kosuge:
  Teleoperation System for Two Tracked Mobile Robots Transporting a Single Object in Coordination Based on Function Allocation Concept. 333-342
  
• Antonio Diaz-Calderon, Alonzo Kelly:
  Development of a Terrain Adaptive Stability Prediction System for Mass Articulating Mobile Robots. 343-354
  
• Sungchul Kang, Changhyun Cho, Changwoo Park, Jonghwa Lee, Dongseok Ryu, Munsang Kim:
  ROBHAZ-DT2: Passive Double-Tracked Mobile Manipulator for Explosive Ordnance Disposal. 355-364
  

Human-Robot Interaction

• Lars Petersson, Alexander Zelinsky:
  Towards Safer Roads by Integration of Road Scene Monitoring and Vehicle Control. 367-376
  
• Aarne Halme, Jouni Sievilä, Ilkka Kauppi, Sami Ylönen:
  Performing Skilled Work with an Interactively Operated Service Robot. 377-384
  
• Takashi K. Saito, Itsuro Saito, Nobuyuki Nemoto, Koki Takiura, Toshinaga Ozeki, Naoto Kakuta, Takahiro Tohyama, Takashi Isoyama, Tsuneo Chinzei:
  A Multi-purpose Eight-Legged Robot Developed for an Evaluation of a Neural Interface. 385-394
  
• Jussi Suomela, Jari Saarinen, Aarne Halme, Panu Harmo:
  Online Interactive Building of Presence. 395-404
  

Health Care and Service Tasks

• Carlos Balaguer, Antonio Giménez, Alberto Jardón, Raúl Correal, Ramiro Cabás, Pavel Staroverov:
  Light Weight Autonomous Climbing Robot for Elderly and Disabled Persons' Services. 407-416
  
• Nicholas Roy, Geoffrey J. Gordon, Sebastian Thrun:
  Planning under Uncertainty for Reliable Health Care Robotics. 417-426
  
• Jun Miura, Yoshiaki Shirai, Nobutaka Shimada, Yasushi Makihara, Masao Takizawa, Yoshio Yano:
  Development of a Personal Service Robot with User-Friendly Interfaces. 427-436
  
• Jackrit Suthakorn, Sangyoon Lee, Yu Zhou, G. Sayeed Choudhury, Gregory S. Chirikjian:
  An Enhanced Robotic Library System for an Off-Site Shelving Facility. 437-446
  
• Erwin Prassler, Martin Hägele, Roland Siegwart:
  International Contest for Cleaning Robots: Fun Event or a First Step towards Benchmarking Service Robots. 447-456
  

Mining

• Peter I. Corke, Graeme J. Winstanley, Matthew Dunbabin, Jonathan M. Roberts:
  Dragline Automation: Experimental Evaluation through Productivity Trial. 459-468
  
• David C. Reid, David W. Hainsworth, Jonathon C. Ralston, Ronald J. McPhee:
  Shearer Guidance: A Major Advance in Longwall Mining. 469-476
  
• Jonathon C. Ralston, Chad O. Hargrave, David W. Hainsworth:
  Development of an Autonomous Conveyor-Bolting Machine for the Underground Coal Mining Industry. 477-486
  
• Christopher R. Baker, Zachary Omohundro, Scott Thayer, William Whittaker, Michael Montemerlo, Sebastian Thrun:
  A Case Study in Robotic Mapping of Abandoned Mines. 487-495
  
• Daniel F. Huber, Nicolas Vandapel:
  Automatic 3D Underground Mine Mapping. 497-506
  

Rescue and Agricultural Applications

• Daisuke Mishima, Takeshi Aoki, Shigeo Hirose:
  Development of Pneumatically Controlled Expandable Arm for Search in the Environment with Tight Access. 509-518
  
• Akihiro Ikeuchi, Toshi Takamori, Shigeru Kobayashi, Masayuki Takashima, Shiro Takashima, Masatoshi Yamada:
  Development of Mobile Robots for Search and Rescue Operation Systems. 519-528
  
• George Kantor, Sanjiv Singh, Ronald A. Peterson, Daniela Rus, Aveek K. Das, Vijay Kumar, Guilherme A. S. Pereira, John R. Spletzer:
  Distributed Search and Rescue with Robot and Sensor Teams. 529-538
  
• Yuichi Ogawa, Naoshi Kondo, Mitsuji Monta, Sakae Shibusawa:
  Spraying Robot for Grape Production. 539-548
  
• Michel Taïx, Philippe Souères, Helene Frayssinet, Lionel Cordesses:
  Path Planning for Complete Coverage with Agricultural Machines. 549-558