31,695 research outputs found
Neural competition for motion segmentation
No full textSteffen JF, Pardowitz M, Steil JJ, Ritter H. Neural competition for motion segmentation. In: 18th European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks, Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning (ESANN). Bruges (Belgium): d-side; 2010: 59-64
Elements of robot learning: from the skill to the task level
No full textPardowitz M. Elements of robot learning: from the skill to the task level. In: Workshop: Bridging the gap between high-level discrete representations and low-level continuous behaviours. 2009
Using Structured UKR Manifolds for Motion Classification and Segmentation
No full textSteffen JF, Pardowitz M, Ritter H. Using Structured UKR Manifolds for Motion Classification and Segmentation. In: Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). 2009: 4785-4790.Task learning from observations of non-expert human users will be a core feature of future cognitive robots. However, the problem of task segmentation has only received minor attention. In this paper, we present a new approach to classifying and segmenting series of observations into a set of candidate motions. As basis for these candidates, we use structured UKR manifolds, a modified version of unsupervised kernel regression which has been introduced in order to easily reproduce and synthesise represented dextrous manipulation tasks. Together with the presented mechanism, it then realises a system that is able both to reproduce and recognise the represented motions
Michael Rodriguez interviews fiction writer Michael Kimball
No full textAuthor Michael Kimball talks about moving away from Michigan to become a successful writer, his education, the fiction reading series he has started in Baltimore, the life-story-on-postcard project, and his book "Dear everybody." Kimball is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Michael Rodriguez for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series
Michael Rodriguez interviews author Paul Clemens
No full textAuthor Paul Clemens talks about his book "Made in Detroit," the genre of memoir, and writing about race. Clemens is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Michael Rodriguez for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held in the MSU Main Library
Self-emerging Action Gestalts for Task Segmentation
No full textPardowitz M, Steffen JF, Ritter H. Self-emerging Action Gestalts for Task Segmentation. In: 32nd German Conference on Artificial Intelligence (KI-2009). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer; 2009: 589-596
Michael Rodriguez interviews author Tom Springer
No full textAuthor Tom Springer is interviewed about his writing career and his newest book "Looking for hickories". Springer talks about his career following after earning an Environmental Journalism degree from Michigan State University. He calls his genre "creative non-fiction" and explains how he weaves his memories into his books about life in rural and wild Michigan. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Springer is interviewed by Librarian Michael Rodriguez
A Manifold Representation as Common Basis for Action Production and Recognition
No full textSteffen JF, Pardowitz M, Ritter H. A Manifold Representation as Common Basis for Action Production and Recognition. In: 32nd German Conference on Artificial Intelligence (KI-2009). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer; 2009: 607-614
Determination of Spatial Scale in Martian Landscape Images Acquired by the Curiosity Rover, and Viewing Image Scale and Target Chemistry Using the ASIC Website
No full textAbstractIn this paper we describe a method to compute spatial scales for images acquired by NASA's Mars Curiosity rover (Mars Science Laboratory, MSL). The method is based on the assumption that the rover stands on an infinite plane that may have any orientation with respect to the local gravity vector. While not new, it is the first time that this method is systematically applied to Martian images acquired by a lander. A continuously run software pipeline processes the images acquired by the rover within a 20 m radius, adds approximate scalebars to the raw images, and generates, whenever possible, rectified (warped) versions of those images. The products of this software pipeline and the chemical compositions of relevant rover science targets from NASA's Planetary Data System archive, are made available to the public via the Approximate Scale for Images and Chemistry website, which has been developed in collaboration with the Planetary Data System Analyst's Notebook for the MSL mission. Hyperlinks connect the two resources.Plain Language Summary: We developed a software pipeline that calculates the spatial scale of images acquired by NASA's Mars Curiosity rover. The software pipeline is linked to a new website: the Approximate Scale for Images and Chemistry, in which the scalebar products are paired with information about the shape, size, color, and chemical composition of the imaged site, obtained by the rover suite of instruments. The images mimic the vantage point of human eyes and are therefore well‐suited to inspire field geologists (including those mainly working on Earth) to interpret Martian geologic features.Key Points: A systematic method to generate approximate scalebars for obliquely acquired Martian landscape images was developed. A newly created Approximate Scale for Images and Chemistry (ASIC) website links images, color, spatial scale, and chemistry, as returned by NASA's Curiosity rover in Gale crater. The ASIC website is complementary and strongly linked to the Analyst's Notebook, the data resource for Martian/lunar landed missions.Deutsche ForschungsgemeinschaftProject DEALhttps://asic.mps.mpg.de/https://an.rsl.wustl.edu/msl/http://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/msl/msl-m-chemcam-libs-4_5-rdr-v1/mslccm_1xxx/data/moc/http://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/msl/msl-m-chemcam-libs-4_5-rdr-v1/mslccm_1xxx/extras/rmi_mosaics/http://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/msl/msl-m-chemcam-libs-4_5-rdr-v1/mslccm_1xxx/extras/rmi_contours_in_mcam_images/http://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/msl/msl-m-apxs-4_5-rdr-v1/mslapx_1xxx/extras
Michael Rodriguez interviews author Gary Gildner
No full textAuthor Gary Gildner explains why he left his tenured teaching position to move to Idaho to became a full-time writer of poetry. Gildner talks about donating his personal papers to Michigan State University Libraries' Special Collections, his writing style and how he approaches writing. Gildner is interviewed by MSU Librarian Michael Rodriguez for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writer Series. Held at the MSU Main Library
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