We tested the hypothesis that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within genes of the NF-κB pathway are associated with altered clinical outcome of septic shock patients. We genotyped 59 SNPs in the NF-κB pathway in a discovery cohort of septic…
Papers in Robotics and Automation
Robotics and Automation papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, A
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The first image sensor with submicron pixel pitch is reported. Test structures comprising 16 x 16 pixel full-frame-transfer (FFT) CCDs with 0.5 μm pixels are fabricated in a single-poly 110 nm CMOS process. Characterization results demonstrate…
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The new design of a thin-film 100 kΩ/1000 V resistor on a thick AlN substrate with very high heat conductance results in a small resistor temperature of less than 4 K increase above ambient. As all the Joule heat is conducted through the substrate…
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We aim at developing ultralight autonomous microflyers capable of navigating within houses or small built environments. Our latest prototype is a fixed-wing aircraft weighing a mere 10 g, flying around 1.5 m/s and carrying the necessary electronics…
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A vision sensor for low-cost, fast, and robust vision systems is described. The sensor includes an on-chip analog computation of contrast magnitude and direction of image features. A temporal ordering of this information according to the contrast…
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A CMOS sensor array for monitoring neural signals of living cells with 128 /spl times/ 128 pixels in a 1 mm/sup 2/ area is described. A standard 0.5 /spl mu/m, 5 V CMOS process extended by top electrodes covered by a relatively thin bio-compatible…
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This paper presents a strategy for a 2D-map building process for indoor environments. The strategy is conformed by two main processes: a line extraction phase based on a modified version of the Incremental algorithm, followed by a merging phase that…
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A 2 degrees of freedom module for pipe inspection modular micro-robots based on servomotors is presented in this article. A mechanical and electrical description of the module is also given, including the kinematics and the close control loop design…
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This paper describes the results of real deployment of A S which consists of WSN(Wireless Sensor Network) to monitor and control the environments and a management sub-system to manage the WSN and provide various and convenient services to consumers…
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This paper presents a solution to the locomotion planning problem for digital actors. The solution is based both on probabilistic motion planning and on motion capture blending and warping. The paper describes the various components of our solution,…
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In this paper we introduce a 3-dimensional (3D) SIFT descriptor for video or 3D imagery such as MRI data. We also show how this new descriptor is able to better represent the 3D nature of video data in the application of action recognition. This…
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This paper presents a high quality, low cost 3D laser range finder designed for autonomous mobile systems. The 3D laser is built on the base of a 2D range finder by the extension with a standard servo. The servo is controlled by a computer running…
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Modular fixturing kits are sets of components used for flexible, rapid construction of fixtures. A modular vise is a parallel-jaw vise, with a regular grid of precisely positioned holes on each jaw. Parts are held by placing pins in the holes so…
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The design, construction and performance of a novel optical profilometer based on the laser reading head of a compact disc player is described. The instrument is capable of self-guided scanning along arbitrary contours by utilizing the focus and…
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This paper presents an indoor localization system for the visually impaired. The basis of our system is an Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) for six degree-of-freedom (d.o.f.) position and orientation (pose) estimation. The sensing platform consists of…
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The current studies on road edge detection are mainly focused on algorithms for finding and tracking road edges through optical images 1 2 3. In this study, the researchers developed a new road/trail edge detection system which is based on…
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A 3D scan matching is an important component for sensor based localization and mapping by a mobile robot in natural environment. In this paper, the present authors propose a way to extend 2D Normal Distributions Transform(NDT) scan matching method…
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A three-dimensional, self-reconfigurable structure is proposed. The structure is a fully distributed system composed of many identical 3-D units. Each unit has functions of changing local connection, information processing, and communication among…
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