2016

Journal Articles

Bioinspired Motor Control for Articulated Robots [From the Guest Editors]

N. Vitiello; A. J. Ijspeert; S. Schaal 

IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine. 2016. Vol. 23, num. 1, p. 20-21. DOI : 10.1109/MRA.2015.2511680.

Requirements for building an ontology for autonomous robots

B. Bayat; J. Bermejo-Alonso; J. Carbonera; T. Facchinetti; S. Fiorini et al. 

Industrial Robot-An International Journal. 2016. Vol. 43, num. 5, p. 469-480. DOI : 10.1108/Ir-02-2016-0059.

On Designing an Active Tail for Legged Robots: Simplifying Control via Decoupling of Control Objectives

S. Heim; M. Ajalloeian; P. Eckert; M. Vespignani; A. Ijspeert 

Industrial Robot: An International Journal. 2016. Vol. 43, num. 3, p. 338-346. DOI : 10.1108/IR-10-2015-0190.

From cineradiography to biorobots: an approach for designing robots to emulate and study animal locomotion

K. Karakasiliotis; R. Thandiackal; K. Melo; T. Horvat; N. K. Mahabadi et al. 

Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 2016. Vol. 13, num. 119. DOI : 10.1098/rsif.2015.1089.

Adaptation and coaching of periodic motion primitives through physical and visual interaction

A. Gams; T. Petric; M. Do; B. Nemec; J. Morimoto et al. 

Robotics and Autonomous Systems. 2016. Vol. 75, p. 340-351. DOI : 10.1016/j.robot.2015.09.011.

Conference Papers

Muscle activation variability is inversely correlated with walking speed

F. Dzeladini; A. Grappe; C. Simpson; A. Ijspeert 

2016-10-18. 3rd International Conference on NeuroRehabilitation (ICNR2016), Segovia, Spain, October 18-21, 2016. p. 1025-1029. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-319-46669-9_166.

Mechanical Stability Margin for Scouting Poses in Modular Snake Robots

D. Roa; K. Melo 

2016. 14th IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR), Lausanne, SWITZERLAND, OCT 23-27, 2016. p. 182-188. DOI : 10.1109/SSRR.2016.7784296.

On Designing An Active Tail For Body-Pitch Control In Legged Robots Via Decoupling Of Control Objectives

S. W. Heim; M. Ajallooeian; P. Eckert; M. Vespignani; A. Ijspeert 

2016. 18th Climbing and Walking Robots Conference (CLAWAR), Hangzhou, PEOPLES R CHINA, SEP 06-09, 2015. p. 256-264. DOI : 10.1142/9789814725248_0033.

Friction and damping of a compliant foot based on granular jamming for legged robots

S. Hauser; P. Eckert; A. Tuleu; A. Ijspeert 

2016. 6th IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), SINGAPORE, JUN 26-29, 2016. p. 1160-1165. DOI : 10.1109/BIOROB.2016.7523788.

Bio-inspired balance controller for a humanoid robot

F. Heremans; N. Van Der Noot; A. Ijspeert; R. Ronsse 

2016. 6th IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), SINGAPORE, JUN 26-29, 2016. p. 441-448. DOI : 10.1109/BIOROB.2016.7523667.

Effects of a neuromuscular controller on a powered ankle exoskeleton during human walking

F. Dzeladini; A. R. Wu; D. Renjewski; A. Arami; E. Burdet et al. 

2016. IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), Singapore, June 26-29, 2016. p. 617-622. DOI : 10.1109/BIOROB.2016.7523694.

Optimal Search Strategies for Pollutant Source Localization

B. Bayat; N. Crasta; H. Li; A. Ijspeert 

2016. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Daejeon, Korea, October 9-14, 2016. p. 1801-1807. DOI : 10.1109/IROS.2016.7759287.

Envirobot: A Bio-Inspired Environmental Monitoring Platform

B. Bayat; A. Crespi; A. Ijspeert 

2016. IEEE/OES Conference on Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV), Tokyo, Japan, November 6-9, 2016. p. 381-386. DOI : 10.1109/AUV.2016.7778700.

Natural user interface for lighting control: Case study on desktop lighting using modular robots

M. Mutlu; S. Bonardi; M. Vespignani; S. Hauser; A. Bernardino et al. 

2016. IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, New York City, NY, USA, August 26-31, 2016. p. 288-293. DOI : 10.1109/ROMAN.2016.7745144.

Autonomous Learning of Internal Dynamic Models for Reaching Tasks

T. Petric; A. Ude; A. J. Ijspeert 

2016. 24th International Conference on Robotics in Alpe-Adria-Danube Region (RAAD), Bucharest, ROMANIA, MAY 27-29, 2015. p. 439-447. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-319-21290-6_44.

Interfacing a salamander brain with a salamander-like robot: Control of speed and direction with calcium signals from brainstem reticulospinal neurons

D. Ryczko; R. Thandiackal; A. Ijspeert 

2016. 2016 6th IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), Singapore, Singapore, 26-29 June 2016. p. 1140-1147. DOI : 10.1109/BIOROB.2016.7523785.

Designing a virtual whole body tactile sensor suit for a simulated humanoid robot using inverse dynamics

S. Faraji; A. Ijspeert 

2016. Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Daejon, South Korea, October 9-14. p. 5564-5571. DOI : 10.1109/IROS.2016.7759818.

Theses

Hardware, software and control design considerations towards low-cost compliant quadruped robots

A. Tuleu / A. Ijspeert; A. Bernardino (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Posters

A virtual tactile sensing suit for humanoids based on dynamic equations and internal sensors

S. Faraji; A. Ijspeert 

Dynamic Walking, Holly, Michigan, USA, June 4-7, 2016.

Time-Projection control on 3LP, a simple idea to deal with intermittent pushes online

S. Faraji; A. Ijspeert 

Dynamic Walking, Holly, Michigan, USA, June 4-7, 2016.

3LP: A linear model of locomotion including falling, swing and torso dynamics

S. Faraji; A. Ijspeert 

Dynamic Walking, Holly, Michigan, USA, June 4-7, 2016.

Talks

Adaptive foot design for small quadruped robots

P. Eckert; A. Ijspeert 

Dynamic Walking 2016, Holly, Michigan, USA, June 4-7, 2016.