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University of Wollongong

2009

Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part B

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Steering A Humanoid Robot By Its Head, Manish Sreenivasa, Philippe Souères, Jean-Paul Laumond, Alain Berthoz Jan 2009

Steering A Humanoid Robot By Its Head, Manish Sreenivasa, Philippe Souères, Jean-Paul Laumond, Alain Berthoz

Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part B

We present a novel method of guiding a humanoid robot, including stepping, by allowing a user to move its head. The motivation behind this approach comes from research in the field of human neuroscience. In human locomotion it has been found that the head plays a very important role in guiding and planning motion. We use this idea to generate humanoid whole-body motion derived purely as a result of moving the head joint. The input to move the head joint is provided by a user via a 6D mouse. The algorithm presented in this study judges when further head movement …


Recent Developments With Ultrathin Cast Strip Products Produced By The Castrip® Process, Daniel G. Edelman, Peter C. Campbell, Chris R. Killmore, Kristin R. Carpenter, Harold R. Kaul, James G. Williams, Walter N. Blejde Jan 2009

Recent Developments With Ultrathin Cast Strip Products Produced By The Castrip® Process, Daniel G. Edelman, Peter C. Campbell, Chris R. Killmore, Kristin R. Carpenter, Harold R. Kaul, James G. Williams, Walter N. Blejde

Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part B

Recent product developments at the Castrip facility at Nucor's Crawfordsville, Ind., plant have focused on expanding its range of light-gauge hot rolled products. This paper presents an overview of these recent product development experiences.