2011

Journal Articles

On-line frequency adaptation and movement imitation for rhythmic robotic tasks

T. Petric; A. Gams; A. J. Ijspeert; L. Zlajpah 

International Journal Of Robotics Research. 2011. Vol. 30, p. 1775-1788. DOI : 10.1177/0278364911421511.

Towards a theoretical foundation for morphological computation with compliant bodies

H. Hauser; A. J. Ijspeert; R. M. Fuechslin; R. Pfeifer; W. Maass 

Biological Cybernetics. 2011. Vol. 105, p. 355-370. DOI : 10.1007/s00422-012-0471-0.

Sensing Pressure Distribution on a Lower-Limb Exoskeleton Physical Human-Machine Interface

D. Rossi; S. M. Maria; N. Vitiello; T. Lenzi; R. Ronsse et al. 

Sensors. 2011. Vol. 11, p. 207-227. DOI : 10.3390/s110100207.

Human-Robot Synchrony: Flexible Assistance Using Adaptive Oscillators

R. Ronsse; N. Vitiello; T. Lenzi; J. van den Kieboom; M. C. Carrozza et al. 

Ieee Transactions On Biomedical Engineering. 2011. Vol. 58, p. 1001-1012. DOI : 10.1109/TBME.2010.2089629.

Analogy between Juggling and Hopping: Active Object Manipulation Approach

A. Akbarimajd; M. N. Ahmadabadi; A. J. Ijspeert 

Advanced Robotics. 2011. Vol. 25, p. 1793-1816. DOI : 10.1163/016918611X584695.

Oscillator-based assistance of cyclical movements: model-based and model-free approaches

R. Ronsse; T. Lenzi; N. Vitiello; B. Koopman; E. van Asseldonk et al. 

Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing. 2011. Vol. 49, p. 1173-1185. DOI : 10.1007/s11517-011-0816-1.

Sensory feedback plays a significant role in generating walking gait and in gait transition in salamanders: a simulation study

N. Harischandra; J. Knüsel; A. Kozlov; A. Bicanski; J-M. Cabelguen et al. 

Frontiers in Neurorobotics. 2011. Vol. 5, num. 3, p. 1-13. DOI : 10.3389/fnbot.2011.00003.

Biologically inspired kinematic synergies enable linear balance control of a humanoid robot

H. Hauser; G. Neumann; A. J. Ijspeert; W. Maass 

Biological Cybernetics. 2011. Vol. 104, p. 235–249. DOI : 10.1007/s00422-011-0430-1.

Towards simple control for complex, autonomous robotic applications: Combining discrete and rhythmic motor primitives

S. Dégallier Rochat; L. Righetti; S. Gay; A. Ijspeert 

Autonomous Robots. 2011. Vol. 31, num. 2, p. 155-181. DOI : 10.1007/s10514-011-9235-2.

Conference Papers

Robot Head Stabilization During Periodic Locomotion Using Adaptive Dynamical Systems

S. Gay; A. Ijspeert; J. Santos-Victor 

2011. The 5th International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM2011), AwajiCity, Hyogo, Japan, October 11-14, 2011. p. 43-44.

Co-evolution of Morphology and Control of Virtual Legged Robots for the Steering Task

K. Larpin; S. Pouya; J. van den Kieboom; A. Ijspeert 

2011. IEEE International conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (IEEE ROBIO), Phuket, Thailand, 2011. DOI : 10.1109/ROBIO.2011.6181729.

Oncilla robot: a light-weight bio-inspired quadruped robot for fast locomotion in rough terrain

A. Spröwitz; L. Kuechler; A. Tuleu; M. Ajallooeian; M. D’Haene et al. 

2011. 5th International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines, Awaji, Japan, October 11-14, 2011.

Locomotion Gait Optimization For Modular Robots; Coevolving Morphology and Control

S. Pouya; E. Aydin; R. Moeckel; A. J. Ijspeert 

2011. 2nd European Future Technologies Conference and Exhibition (FET), Budapest, HUNGARY, May 04-06, 2011. p. 320-322. DOI : 10.1016/j.procs.2011.09.084.

Multi-physics model of an electric fish-like robot: numerical aspects and application to obstacle avoidance

M. Porez; V. Lebastard; A. J. Ijspeert; F. Boyer 

2011. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, San Francisco, CA, Sep 25-30, 2011. p. 1901-1906. DOI : 10.1109/IROS.2011.6094636.

Oscillator-based Walking Assistance: a Model-free Approach

R. Ronsse; B. Koopman; N. Vitiello; T. Lenzi; D. Rossi et al. 

2011. IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR)/International Neurorehabilitation Symposium (INRS)/International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation (ICVR), Zurich, SWITZERLAND, Jun 27-Jul 01, 2011. DOI : 10.1109/ICORR.2011.5975352.

Assistance using adaptive oscillators: Robustness to errors in the identification of the limb parameters

M. D. Rinderknecht; F. A. Delaloye; A. Crespi; R. Ronsse; A. J. Ijspeert 

2011. IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR)/International Neurorehabilitation Symposium (INRS)/International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation (ICVR), Zurich, SWITZERLAND, Jun 27-Jul 01, 2011. DOI : 10.1109/ICORR.2011.5975351.

Nonlinear Motion Control of CPG-based Movement with Applications to a Class of Swimming Robots

Y. Morel; M. Porez; A. Leonessa; A. J. Ijspeert 

2011. 50th IEEE Conference of Decision and Control (CDC)/European Control Conference (ECC), Orlando, FL, Dec 12-15, 2011. p. 6331-6336. DOI : 10.1109/CDC.2011.6160419.

Stability Augmentation of SLIP-like Legged Locomotion Exploiting Hip Actuation

S. Pouya; R. Möckel; F. Peuker; A. Seyfarth; A. Ijspeert 

2011. 14th International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots (CLAWAR) and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines, Paris, France, August 2011. p. 790-797. DOI : 10.1142/9789814374286_0092.

Co-evolution of Morphology and Control of a Wearable Robot for Human Locomotion Assistance Exploiting Variable Impedance Actuators

J. van den Kieboom 

2011. 2nd European Future Technologies Conference and Exhibition, Budapest, Hungary, May 4-6, 2011. p. 223-225. DOI : 10.1016/j.procs.2011.09.043.

Effects of muscle dynamics and proprioceptive feedback on the kinematics and CPG activity of salamander stepping

J. Knuesel; A. J. Ijspeert 

2011. Twentieth Annual Computational Neuroscience Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden, July 23-28, 2011. p. P158. DOI : 10.1186/1471-2202-12-S1-P158.

Modeling axial spinal segments of the salamander central pattern generator for locomotion

A. Bicanski; D. Ryczko; J-M. Cabelguen; A. J. Ijspeert 

2011. Twentieth Annual Computational Neuroscience Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden, July 23-28, 2011. p. P157. DOI : 10.1186/1471-2202-12-S1-P157.

Posters

Anchoring the SLIP template: The effect of leg mass on running stability

F. Peuker; S. Grimmer; S. Pouya; R. Möckel; A. Ijspeert et al. 

The 5th International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM), Hyogo, Japan, 2011.

Trot Gait Locomotion of A Cat Sized Quadruped Robot

A. Tuleu; M. Ajallooeian; A. Spröwitz; P. Loepelmann; A. Ijspeert 

International Workshop on Bio-inspired Robots, Nantes, France, April 6-8.