Northeastern University CS - Fall 2013
Perception for Robotics Reading Group
Every Thursday from 11:00am to 12:00pm



Weekly Meetings:

• 1st meeting - 09/19/2013
  Paper: "Efficient Grasping from RGBD Images Learning using a new Rectangle Representation", Jiang, Moseson, Saxena, 2011.
  Paper: "Deep Learning for Detecting Robotic Grasps", Lenz, Lee, Saxena, 2013.
• 2nd meeting - 09/26/2013
  Paper: "SLAM++: Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping at the Level of Objects", Salas-Moreno, Newcombe, Strasdat, Kelly, Davison, 2013. [video]
  Paper: "Visual SLAM: Why Filter", Strasdata, Montielb, Davison, 2012
• 3rd meeting - 10/03/2013
  Cancelled
• 4th meeting - 10/10/2013
  Paper: "Deep Learning for Detecting Robotic Grasps", Lenz, Lee, Saxena, 2013.
• 5th meeting - 10/16/2013
  Paper: "Overview of ZMP-based Biped Walking", Kajita, 2008.
  Paper: "Biped Walking Pattern Generation by using Preview Control of Zero-Moment Point", Kajita et al, 2003.
• 6th meeting - 10/17/2013
  Paper: "Manipulation Planning on Constraint Manifolds", Berenson, Srinivasa, Ferguson, Kuffner, 2009.
  Paper: "Manipulation Planning with Soft Task Constraints", Kunz, Stilman, 2012.
• 7th meeting - 10/23/2013
  Paper: "Search-Based Footstep Planning", Hornung, Maier, Bennewitz, 2013.
  Paper: "Autonomous Biped Navigation Through Clutter", Maier, Lutz, Bennewitz, 2013.
  Paper: "Integrated Perception, Mapping, and Footstep Planning for Humanoid Navigation Among 3D Obstacles", Maier, Lutz, Bennewitz, 2013.
  Paper: "Real-Time Navigation in 3D Environments Based on Depth Camera Data", Maier Hornung Bennewitz, 2012.
• 8th meeting - 10/30/2013
  Paper: Yoon et al, "Real-time 3D simultaneous localization and map-building for a dynamic walking humanoid robot", Advanced Robotics 2013.
  Paper: Brossette et al, "Point-Cloud Multi-Contact Planning for Humanoids: Preliminary Results", CISRAM 2013.
• 9th meeting - 11/06/2013
  Paper: Nishiwaki, Chestnutt, Kagami, "Planning and Control of a Humanoid Robot for Navigation on Uneven Multi-scale Terrain", ISER 2010.
• 10th meeting - 11/07/2013
  Paper: Seo, Yim, Kumar, "Restraining Objects with Curved Effectors and Its Application to Whole-Arm Grasping Presentation", ISRR 2013
• 11th meeting - 11/13/2013
  Paper: Goswami, Yun, Nagarajan, Lee, Yin, Kalyanakrishnan, "Direction-Changing Fall Control of Humanoid Robots: Theory and Expriments", 2013.
• 12th meeting - 11/14/2013
  Paper: Katz, Kazemi, Bagnell, Stentz, "Clearing a Pile of Unknown Objects using Interactive Perception", 2013.
• 13th meeting - 11/20/2013
  Book: Sanders, Kandrot, "CUDA by examples", Ch 1-5, 2011.