Publications

202 / 3,733 publications found.


  •  Haruna, M., Ogino, M., Koike-Akino, T., "Comparison of Three Feedback Modalities for Haptics Sensation in Remote Machine Manipulation", IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, DOI: 10.1109/​LRA.2021.3070301, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 5040-5047, March 2021.
    BibTeX TR2021-031 PDF Video
    • @article{Haruna2021mar,
    • author = {Haruna, Masaki and Ogino, Masaki and Koike-Akino, Toshiaki},
    • title = {Comparison of Three Feedback Modalities for Haptics Sensation in Remote Machine Manipulation},
    • journal = {IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters},
    • year = 2021,
    • volume = 6,
    • number = 3,
    • pages = {5040--5047},
    • month = mar,
    • doi = {10.1109/LRA.2021.3070301},
    • issn = {2377-3766},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2021-031}
    • }
  •  Poveda, J., Benosman, M., Teel, A.R., Sanfelice, R.G., "Robust Coordinated Hybrid Source Seeking with Obstacle Avoidance in Multi-Vehicle Autonomous Systems", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, DOI: 10.1109/​TAC.2021.3056365, March 2021.
    BibTeX TR2021-022 PDF
    • @article{Poveda2021mar,
    • author = {Poveda, Jorge and Benosman, Mouhacine and Teel, Andrew R. and Sanfelice, Ricardo G.},
    • title = {Robust Coordinated Hybrid Source Seeking with Obstacle Avoidance in Multi-Vehicle Autonomous Systems},
    • journal = {IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control},
    • year = 2021,
    • month = mar,
    • doi = {10.1109/TAC.2021.3056365},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2021-022}
    • }
  •  Ota, K., Jha, D.K., Romeres, D., van Baar, J., Smith, K., Semistsu, T., Oiki, T., Sullivan, A., Nikovski, D.N., Tenenbaum, J.B., "Data-Efficient Learning for Complex and Real-Time Physical Problem Solving using Augmented Simulation", IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, DOI: 10.1109/​LRA.2021.3068887, Vol. 6, No. 2, March 2021.
    BibTeX TR2021-032 PDF Video Software
    • @article{Ota2021mar,
    • author = {Ota, Kei and Jha, Devesh K. and Romeres, Diego and van Baar, Jeroen and Smith, Kevin and Semistsu, Takayuki and Oiki, Tomoaki and Sullivan, Alan and Nikovski, Daniel N. and Tenenbaum, Joshua B.},
    • title = {Data-Efficient Learning for Complex and Real-Time Physical Problem Solving using Augmented Simulation},
    • journal = {IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters},
    • year = 2021,
    • volume = 6,
    • number = 2,
    • month = mar,
    • doi = {10.1109/LRA.2021.3068887},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2021-032}
    • }
  •  Demir, A., Koike-Akino, T., Wang, Y., Erdogmus, D., "AutoBayes: Automated Bayesian Graph Exploration for Nuisance-Robust Inference", IEEE Access, DOI: 10.1109/​ACCESS.2021.3064530, Vol. 9, pp. 39955-39972, March 2021.
    BibTeX TR2021-016 PDF Presentation
    • @article{Demir2021mar,
    • author = {Demir, Andac and Koike-Akino, Toshiaki and Wang, Ye and Erdogmus, Deniz},
    • title = {AutoBayes: Automated Bayesian Graph Exploration for Nuisance-Robust Inference},
    • journal = {IEEE Access},
    • year = 2021,
    • volume = 9,
    • pages = {39955--39972},
    • month = mar,
    • doi = {10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3064530},
    • issn = {2169-3536},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2021-016}
    • }
  •  Romeres, D., Amadio, F., Dalla Libera, A., Nikovski, D.N., Carli, R., "Model-based Policy Search for Partially Measurable Systems", Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS), December 2020.
    BibTeX TR2020-174 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Romeres2020dec2,
    • author = {Romeres, Diego and Amadio, Fabio and Dalla Libera, Alberto and Nikovski, Daniel N. and Carli, Ruggero},
    • title = {Model-based Policy Search for Partially Measurable Systems},
    • booktitle = {Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS)},
    • year = 2020,
    • month = dec,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2020-174}
    • }
  •  Romeres, D., Dalla Libera, A., Amadio, F., Carli, R., "Feedback Linearization Robot Control based on Gaussian Process Inverse Dynamics Model", Conferenza Italiana di Robotica e Macchine Intelligenti, December 2020.
    BibTeX TR2020-173 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Romeres2020dec,
    • author = {Romeres, Diego and Dalla Libera, Alberto and Amadio, Fabio and Carli, Ruggero},
    • title = {Feedback Linearization Robot Control based on Gaussian Process Inverse Dynamics Model},
    • booktitle = {Conferenza Italiana di Robotica e Macchine Intelligenti},
    • year = 2020,
    • month = dec,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2020-173}
    • }
  •  Bortoff, S.A., Okasha, A., "Modelica-Based Control of A Delta Robot", ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, DOI: 10.1115/​DSCC2020-3158, December 2020.
    BibTeX TR2020-154 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Bortoff2020dec,
    • author = {Bortoff, Scott A. and Okasha, Ahmed},
    • title = {Modelica-Based Control of A Delta Robot},
    • booktitle = {ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference},
    • year = 2020,
    • month = dec,
    • doi = {10.1115/DSCC2020-3158},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2020-154}
    • }
  •  Ahn, H., Berntorp, K., Di Cairano, S., "Cooperating Modular Goal Selection and Motion Planning for Autonomous Driving", IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), DOI: 10.1109/​CDC42340.2020.9304101, December 2020.
    BibTeX TR2020-168 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Ahn2020dec2,
    • author = {Ahn, Heejin and Berntorp, Karl and Di Cairano, Stefano},
    • title = {Cooperating Modular Goal Selection and Motion Planning for Autonomous Driving},
    • booktitle = {IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC)},
    • year = 2020,
    • month = dec,
    • doi = {10.1109/CDC42340.2020.9304101},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2020-168}
    • }
  •  Ahn, H., Berntorp, K., Inani, P., Ram, A.J., Di Cairano, S., "Reachability-based Decision Making for Autonomous Driving: Theory and Experiment", IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, DOI: 10.1109/​TCST.2020.3022721, December 2020.
    BibTeX TR2020-165 PDF
    • @article{Ahn2020dec,
    • author = {Ahn, Heejin and Berntorp, Karl and Inani, Pranav and Ram, Arjun Jagdish and Di Cairano, Stefano},
    • title = {Reachability-based Decision Making for Autonomous Driving: Theory and Experiment},
    • journal = {IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology},
    • year = 2020,
    • month = dec,
    • doi = {10.1109/TCST.2020.3022721},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2020-165}
    • }
  •  Corcodel, R., Jain, S., van Baar, J., "Interactive Tactile Perception for Classification of Novel Object Instances", IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), DOI: 10.1109/​IROS45743.2020.9341795, November 2020, pp. 9861-9868.
    BibTeX TR2020-143 PDF Video
    • @inproceedings{Corcodel2020nov,
    • author = {Corcodel, Radu and Jain, Siddarth and van Baar, Jeroen},
    • title = {Interactive Tactile Perception for Classification of Novel Object Instances},
    • booktitle = {IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)},
    • year = 2020,
    • pages = {9861--9868},
    • month = nov,
    • publisher = {IEEE},
    • doi = {10.1109/IROS45743.2020.9341795},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2020-143}
    • }
  •  Ota, K., Jha, D.K., Onishi, T., Kanezaki, A., Yoshiyasu, Y., Mariyama, T., Nikovski, D.N., "Deep Reactive Planning in Dynamic Environments", Conference on Robot Learning (CoRL), Kober, Jens and Ramos, Fabio and Tomlin, Calire, Eds., November 2020, pp. 1943-1957.
    BibTeX TR2020-144 PDF Video
    • @inproceedings{Ota2020nov2,
    • author = {Ota, Kei and Jha, Devesh K. and Onishi, Tadashi and Kanezaki, Asako and Yoshiyasu, Yusuke and Mariyama, Toshisada and Nikovski, Daniel N.},
    • title = {Deep Reactive Planning in Dynamic Environments},
    • booktitle = {Conference on Robot Learning (CoRL)},
    • year = 2020,
    • editor = {Kober, Jens and Ramos, Fabio and Tomlin, Calire},
    • pages = {1943--1957},
    • month = nov,
    • publisher = {Proceedings of Machine Learning Research},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2020-144}
    • }
  •  Zhang, W., Seto, S., Jha, D.K., "CAZSL: Zero-Shot Regression for Pushing Models by Generalizing Through Context", IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), November 2020.
    BibTeX TR2020-140 PDF Software
    • @inproceedings{Zhang2020nov,
    • author = {Zhang, Wenyu and Seto, Skyler and Jha, Devesh K.},
    • title = {CAZSL: Zero-Shot Regression for Pushing Models by Generalizing Through Context},
    • booktitle = {IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)},
    • year = 2020,
    • month = nov,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2020-140}
    • }
  •  Romeres, D., Liu, Y., Jha, D.K., Nikovski, D.N., "Understanding Multi-Modal Perception Using Behavioral Cloning for Peg-In-a-Hole Insertion Tasks", Robotics: Science and Systems, July 2020.
    BibTeX TR2020-110 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Romeres2020jul,
    • author = {Romeres, Diego and Liu, Yifang and Jha, Devesh K. and Nikovski, Daniel N.},
    • title = {Understanding Multi-Modal Perception Using Behavioral Cloning for Peg-In-a-Hole Insertion Tasks},
    • booktitle = {Robotics: Science and Systems},
    • year = 2020,
    • month = jul,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2020-110}
    • }
  •  Ota, K., Oiki, T., Jha, D.K., Mariyama, T., Nikovski, D.N., "Can Increasing Input Dimensionality Improve Deep Reinforcement Learning?", International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), Daumé III , Hal and Singh, Aarti, Eds., June 2020, pp. 7424-7433.
    BibTeX TR2020-083 PDF Software
    • @inproceedings{Ota2020jun,
    • author = {Ota, Kei and Oiki, Tomoaki and Jha, Devesh K. and Mariyama, Toshisada and Nikovski, Daniel N.},
    • title = {Can Increasing Input Dimensionality Improve Deep Reinforcement Learning?},
    • booktitle = {International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML)},
    • year = 2020,
    • editor = {Daumé III , Hal and Singh, Aarti},
    • pages = {7424--7433},
    • month = jun,
    • publisher = {PMLR},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2020-083}
    • }
  •  Jha, D.K., Kolaric, P., Raghunathan, A., Lewis, F., Benosman, M., Romeres, D., Nikovski, D.N., "Local Policy Optimization for Trajectory-Centric Reinforcement Learning", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Ayanna Howard, Eds., May 2020, pp. 5094-5100.
    BibTeX TR2020-062 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Jha2020may,
    • author = {Jha, Devesh K. and Kolaric, Patrik and Raghunathan, Arvind and Lewis, Frank and Benosman, Mouhacine and Romeres, Diego and Nikovski, Daniel N.},
    • title = {Local Policy Optimization for Trajectory-Centric Reinforcement Learning},
    • booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)},
    • year = 2020,
    • editor = {Ayanna Howard},
    • pages = {5094--5100},
    • month = may,
    • publisher = {IEEE},
    • isbn = {978-1-7281-7395-5},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2020-062}
    • }
  •  Onol, A.O., Corcodel, R., Long, P., Padir, T., "Tuning-Free Contact-Implicit Trajectory Optimization", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), DOI: 10.1109/​ICRA40945.2020.9196805, May 2020, pp. 1183-1189.
    BibTeX TR2020-065 PDF Video
    • @inproceedings{Onol2020may,
    • author = {Onol, Aykut O. and Corcodel, Radu and Long, Philip and Padir, Taskin},
    • title = {Tuning-Free Contact-Implicit Trajectory Optimization},
    • booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)},
    • year = 2020,
    • pages = {1183--1189},
    • month = may,
    • publisher = {IEEE},
    • doi = {10.1109/ICRA40945.2020.9196805},
    • issn = {2577-087X},
    • isbn = {978-1-7281-7395-5},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2020-065}
    • }
  •  Romeres, D., Dalla Libera, A., Jha, D.K., Yerazunis, W.S., Nikovski, D.N., "Model-Based Reinforcement Learning for Physical Systems Without Velocity and Acceleration Measurements", Robotics and Automation Letters, DOI: 10.1109/​LRA.2020.2977255, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 3548-3555, May 2020.
    BibTeX TR2020-063 PDF
    • @article{Romeres2020may,
    • author = {Romeres, Diego and Dalla Libera, Alberto and Jha, Devesh K. and Yerazunis, William S. and Nikovski, Daniel N.},
    • title = {Model-Based Reinforcement Learning for Physical Systems Without Velocity and Acceleration Measurements},
    • journal = {Robotics and Automation Letters},
    • year = 2020,
    • volume = 5,
    • number = 2,
    • pages = {3548--3555},
    • month = may,
    • doi = {10.1109/LRA.2020.2977255},
    • issn = {2377-3766},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2020-063}
    • }
  •  Bortoff, S.A., "Modeling Contact and Collisions for Robotic Assembly Control", American Modelica Conference 2020, DOI: 10.3384/​ECP2016954, March 2020, pp. 54-63.
    BibTeX TR2020-032 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Bortoff2020mar,
    • author = {Bortoff, Scott A.},
    • title = {Modeling Contact and Collisions for Robotic Assembly Control},
    • booktitle = {American Modelica Conference 2020},
    • year = 2020,
    • pages = {54--63},
    • month = mar,
    • doi = {10.3384/ECP2016954},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2020-032}
    • }
  •  Caverly, R., Di Cairano, S., Weiss, A., "Control Allocation and Quantization of a GEO Satellite with 4DOF Gimbaled Thruster Booms", AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, DOI: 10.2514/​6.2020-1687, January 2020.
    BibTeX TR2020-008 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Caverly2020jan,
    • author = {Caverly, Ryan and Di Cairano, Stefano and Weiss, Avishai},
    • title = {Control Allocation and Quantization of a GEO Satellite with 4DOF Gimbaled Thruster Booms},
    • booktitle = {AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting},
    • year = 2020,
    • month = jan,
    • doi = {10.2514/6.2020-1687},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2020-008}
    • }
  •  Muralidharan, V., Weiss, A., Kalabic, U., "Control Strategy for Long-Term Station-Keeping on Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbits", AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, DOI: 10.2514/​6.2020-1459, January 2020.
    BibTeX TR2020-006 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Muralidharan2020jan,
    • author = {Muralidharan, Vivek and Weiss, Avishai and Kalabic, Uros},
    • title = {Control Strategy for Long-Term Station-Keeping on Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbits},
    • booktitle = {AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting},
    • year = 2020,
    • month = jan,
    • doi = {10.2514/6.2020-1459},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2020-006}
    • }
  •  Jha, D.K., Kolaric, P., Romeres, D., Raghunathan, A., Benosman, M., Nikovski, D.N., "Robust Optimization for Trajectory-Centric Model-based Reinforcement Learning", NeurIPS Workshop on Safety and Robustness in Decision Making, December 2019.
    BibTeX TR2019-156 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Jha2019dec2,
    • author = {Jha, Devesh K. and Kolaric, Patrik and Romeres, Diego and Raghunathan, Arvind and Benosman, Mouhacine and Nikovski, Daniel N.},
    • title = {Robust Optimization for Trajectory-Centric Model-based Reinforcement Learning},
    • booktitle = {NeurIPS Workshop on Safety and Robustness in Decision Making},
    • year = 2019,
    • month = dec,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2019-156}
    • }
  •  Jha, D.K., Raghunathan, A., Romeres, D., "QNTRPO: Including Curvature in TRPO", Optimization Foundations for Reinforcement Learning Workshop at NeurIPS, December 2019.
    BibTeX TR2019-154 PDF Software
    • @inproceedings{Jha2019dec,
    • author = {Jha, Devesh K. and Raghunathan, Arvind and Romeres, Diego},
    • title = {QNTRPO: Including Curvature in TRPO},
    • booktitle = {Optimization Foundations for Reinforcement Learning Workshop at NeurIPS},
    • year = 2019,
    • month = dec,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2019-154}
    • }
  •  Ota, K., Jha, D.K., Oiki, T., Miura, M., Nammoto, T., Nikovski, D., Mariyama, T., "Trajectory Optimization for Unknown Constrained Systems using Reinforcement Learning", IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), DOI: 10.1109/​IROS40897.2019.8968010, November 2019, pp. 3487-3494.
    BibTeX TR2019-129 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Ota2019nov,
    • author = {Ota, Kei and Jha, Devesh K. and Oiki, Tomohiro and Miura, Mamoru and Nammoto, Takashi and Nikovski, Daniel and Mariyama, Toshisada},
    • title = {Trajectory Optimization for Unknown Constrained Systems using Reinforcement Learning},
    • booktitle = {IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)},
    • year = 2019,
    • pages = {3487--3494},
    • month = nov,
    • publisher = {IEEE},
    • doi = {10.1109/IROS40897.2019.8968010},
    • issn = {2153-0866},
    • isbn = {978-1-7281-4004-9},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2019-129}
    • }
  •  Jha, D.K., Raghunathan, A., Romeres, D., "Quasi-Newton Trust Region Policy Optimization", Conference on Robot Learning (CoRL), Leslie Pack Kaelbling and Danica Kragic and Komei Sugiura, Eds., October 2019, pp. 945-954.
    BibTeX TR2019-120 PDF Software
    • @inproceedings{Jha2019oct,
    • author = {Jha, Devesh K. and Raghunathan, Arvind and Romeres, Diego},
    • title = {Quasi-Newton Trust Region Policy Optimization},
    • booktitle = {Conference on Robot Learning (CoRL)},
    • year = 2019,
    • editor = {Leslie Pack Kaelbling and Danica Kragic and Komei Sugiura},
    • pages = {945--954},
    • month = oct,
    • publisher = {Proceedings of Machine Learning Research},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2019-120}
    • }
  •  Almeida, D., Ataer-Cansizoglu, E., Corcodel, R., "Detection, Tracking and 3D Modeling of Objects with Sparse RGB-D SLAM and Interactive Perception", IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, DOI: 10.1109/​Humanoids43949.2019.9035001, October 2019, pp. 1-8.
    BibTeX TR2019-119 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Almeida2019oct,
    • author = {Almeida, Diogo and Ataer-Cansizoglu, Esra and Corcodel, Radu},
    • title = {Detection, Tracking and 3D Modeling of Objects with Sparse RGB-D SLAM and Interactive Perception},
    • booktitle = {IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots},
    • year = 2019,
    • pages = {1--8},
    • month = oct,
    • doi = {10.1109/Humanoids43949.2019.9035001},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2019-119}
    • }