Departmental Papers (MEAM)
Papers from 2006
Improving Telerobotic Touch Via High-Frequency Acceleration Matching, Katherine J. Kuchenbecker and Günter Niemeyer
Modeling Induced Master Motion in Force-Reflecting Teleoperation, Katherine J. Kuchenbecker and Günter Niemeyer
Weak Input-to-State Stability Properties for Navigation Function Based Controllers, Savvas G. Loizou and R. Vijay Kumar
Predictions and Observations of Multiple Slip Modes in Atomic-Scale Friction, Sergey N. Medyanik, Wing Kam Liu, In-Ha Sung, and Robert W. Carpick
An Explicit Finite-Difference Scheme for Simulation of Moving Particles, A. Perrin and Howard H. Hu
Effect of supercoiling on formation of protein-mediated DNA loops, Prashant K. Purohit and Philip C. Nelson
Flow Patterns and Reaction Rate Estimation of RedOx Electrolyte in the Presence of Natural Convection, Shizhi Qian, Zongyuan Chen, Jing Wang, and Haim H. Bau
Direct Numerical Study of a Liquid Droplet Impulsively Accelerated by Gaseous Flow, Shaoping Quan and David P. Schmidt
Dynamic Rolling for a Modular Loop Robot, Jimmy Sastra, Sachin Chitta, and Mark Yim
Sedimentation of an ellipsoid inside an infinitely long tube at low and intermediate Reynolds numbers, T. N. Swaminathan, Karthik Mukundakrishnan, and Howard H. Hu
Evaluation of Some Thermal Power Cycles for Use in Space, Jason Tarlecki, Noam Lior, and Na Zhang
A disposable microfluidic cassette for DNA amplification and detection, Jing Wang, Zongyuan Chen, Paul L. A. M. Corstjens, Michael G. Mauk, and Haim H. Bau
Limitations of Linear Control of Thermal Convection in a Porous Medium, Hui Zhao and Haim H. Bau
Interfacial Thermal Resistance Between Carbon Nanotubes: Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Analytical Thermal Modeling, Hongliang Zhong and Jennifer R. Lukes
Papers from 2005
Mixing of Non-Newtonian Fluids in Steadily Forced Systems, Paulo E. Arratia, Troy Shinbrot, Mario M. Alvarez, and Fernando J. Muzzio
Stretching and mixing of non-Newtonian fluids in time-periodic flows, Paulo E. Arratia, Greg A. Voth, and J. P. Gollub
Computational Techniques for Analysis of Genetic Network Dynamics, Calin Belta, Joel M. Esposito, Jongwoo Kim, and R. Vijay Kumar
Cantilever tilt compensation for variable-load atomic force microscopy, Rachel J. Canara, Matthew J. Brukman, and Robert W. Carpick
Minimum superlattice thermal conductivity from molecular dynamics, Yunfei Chen, Deyu Li, Jennifer R. Lukes, Zhonghua Ni, and Minhua Chen
Thermally-actuated, phase change flow control for microfluidic systems, Zongyuan Chen, Jing Wang, Shizhi Qian, and Haim H. Bau
Event-Based Haptics and Acceleration Matching: Portraying and Assessing the Realism of Contact, Katherine J. Kuchenbecker, Jonathan P. Fiene, and Günter Niemeyer
Robot and Sensor Networks for First Responders, Vijay Kumar, Daniela Rus, and Sanjiv Singh
Point Detection of Pathogens in Oral Samples, Daniel Malamud, Haim H. Bau, S. Niedbala, and Paul L.A.M. Corstjens
Convergence of Time-Stepping Method For Initial and Boundary-Value Frictional Compliant Contact Problems, Jong-Shi Pang, Vijay Kumar, and Peng Song
Magnetohydrodynamic flow of RedOx electrolyte, Shizhi Qian and Haim H. Bau
Magneto-hydrodynamic Stirrer for Stationary and Moving Fluids, Shizhi Qian and Haim H. Bau
Theoretical Investigation of Electroosmotic Flows and Chaotic Stirring in Rectangular Cavities, Shizhi Qian and Haim H. Bau
Analysis of sedimentation biodetectors, Shizhi Qian, Raimund Bürger, and Haim H. Bau
Self-Actuated, Thermo-Responsive Hydrogel Valves for Lab on a Chip, Jing Wang, Zongyuan Chen, Michael Mauk, Kuang-sheng Hong, Mengyan Li, Shu Yang, and Haim H. Bau
Migration of a sphere in tube flow, B. H. Yang, J. Wang, D. D. Joseph, Howard H. Hu, T. -W. Pan, and R. Glowinski
Papers from 2004
Abstraction and Control for Groups of Robots, Calin Belta and R. Vijay Kumar
An embedded boundary integral solver for the stokes equations, George Biros, Lexing Ying, and Denis Zorin
Experiments in Multirobot Air-Ground Coordination, Luiz Chaimowicz, Ben Grocholsky, James F. Keller, R. Vijay Kumar, and Camillo J. Taylor
A Mechanism for Dynamic Coordination of Multiple Robots, Luiz Chaimowicz, R. Vijay Kumar, and Mario F. M. Campos
Molecular Dynamics Study of the Lattice Thermal Conductivity of Kr/Ar Superlattice Nanowires, Yunfei Chen, Deyu Li, Juekuan Yang, Yonghua Wu, Jennifer R. Lukes, and Arun Majumdar
Thermal expansion and impurity effects on lattice thermal conductivity of solid argon, Yunfei Chen, Jennifer R. Lukes, Deyu Li, Juekuan Yang, and Yonghua Wu
Design and Gait Control of a Rollerblading Robot, Sachin Chitta, Frederik W. Heger, and R. Vijay Kumar
Phase imaging and the lever-sample tilt angle in dynamic atomic force microscopy, Matthew J. D'Amato, Matthew S. Marcus, Mark A. Eriksson, and Robert W. Carpick
The role of contaminants in the variation of adhesion, friction, and electrical conduction properties of carbide-coated scanning probe tips and Pt(111) in ultrahigh vacuum, M. Enachescu, Robert W. Carpick, D. F. Ogletree, and Miguel Salmeron
Synergies in Feature Localization by Air-Ground Robot Teams, Ben Grocholsky, Selcuk Bayraktar, R. Vijay Kumar, Camillo J. Taylor, and George J. Pappas
Constructing Radio Signal Strength Maps with Multiple Robots, Mong-ying A. Hsieh, R. Vijay Kumar, and Camillo J. Taylor
The dielectrophoresis of cylindrical and spherical particles submerged in shells and in semi-infinite media, Hui Liu and Haim H. Bau
On the translation of a cylinder in a long tube, Hui Liu, Haim H. Bau, and Howard H. Hu
Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Thermal Conduction in Nanoporous Thin Films, Jennifer R. Lukes and C. L. Tien
Incorporating User Inputs in Motion Planning for a Smart Wheelchair, Sarangi P. Parikh, Valdir Grassi Jr., R. Vijay Kumar, and Jun Okamoto Jr.
Calibrating an Air-Ground Control System from Motion Correspondences, Rahul Rao, Camillo J. Taylor, and R. Vijay Kumar
A Semi-Implicit Time-Stepping Model For Frictional Compliant Contact Problems, Peng Song, Jong-Shi Pang, and R. Vijay Kumar
Design of Part Feeding and Assembly Processes with Dynamics, Peng Song, J. C. Trinkle, R. Vijay Kumar, and Jong-Shi Pang
Workspace delineation of cable-actuated parallel manipulators, Ethan Stump and R. Vijay Kumar
Leader-to-Formation Stability, Herbert G. Tanner, George J. Pappas, and R. Vijay Kumar
Leader-to-Formation Stability, Herbert G. Tanner, George J. Pappas, and Vijay Kumar
Formations of Localization of Robot Networks, Fan Zhang, Ben Grocholsky, and R. Vijay Kumar
Necessary and sufficient conditions for localization of multiple robot platforms, Fan Zhang, R. Vijay Kumar, and Guilherme A. S. Pereira
STAM: A System of Tracking and Mapping in Real Environments, Ying Zhang, Lee Ackerson, David Duff, Craig Eldershaw, and Mark Yim
Papers from 2003
High resolution forward and inverse earthquake modeling on terascale computers, Volkan Akcelik, Jacobo Bielak, George Biros, Ioannis Epanomeritakis, Antonio Fernandez, Omar Ghattas, Eui Joong Kim, Julio Lopez, David O'Hallaron, Tiankai Tu, and John Urbanic
A Variational Finite Element Method for Source Inversion for Convective-Diffusive Transport, Volkan Akçelik, George Biros, Omar Ghattas, Kevin R. Long, and Bart van Bloemen Waanders
Hierarchical Modeling and Analysis of Embedded Systems, Rajeev Alur, Thao Dang, Joel Esposito, Yerang Hur, Franjo Ivancic, R. Vijay Kumar, Insup Lee, Pradyumna Mishra, George J. Pappas, and Oleg Sokolsky
A magneto-hydrodynamically controlled fluidic network, Haim H. Bau, Jianzhong Zhu, Shizhi Qian, and Yu Zhiang
Abstraction and Control for Groups of Fully-Actuated Planar Robots, Calin Belta and R. Vijay Kumar
Incorporating Concepts of Nanotechnology into the Materials Science and Engineering Classroom and Laboratory, Anne K. Bentley, Wendy C. Crone, Arthur B. Ellis, Amy C. Payne, Kenneth W. Lux, Robert W. Carpick, Donald Stone, George C. Lisensky, and S. Michael Condren
A Course in Micro- and Nanoscale Mechanics, Robert W. Carpick
Dynamics and Generation of Gaits for a Planar Rollerblader, Sachin Chitta and R. Vijay Kumar
Distributed Search and Rescue with Robot and Sensor Teams, Aveek K. Das, George Kantor, R. Vijay Kumar, Guilherme A. S. Pereira, Ron Peterson, Daniela Rus, Sanjiv Singh, and John Spletzer
Direct Numerical Simulation of the Sedimentation of Solid Particles with Thermal Convection, Hui Gan, Jianzhong Chang, James J. Feng, and Howard H. Hu
Using policy gradient reinforcement learning on autonomous robot controllers, Gregory Z. Grudic, R. Vijay Kumar, and Lyle H. Ungar
Particle Motion in a Liquid Film Rimming the Inside of a Partially Filled Rotating Cylinder, Daniel D. Joseph, J. Wang, R. Bai, B. H. Yang, and Howard H. Hu
Design and Verification of Controllers for Airships, Jongwoo Kim, James Keller, and R. Vijay Kumar
Closed Loop Navigation for Mobile Agents in Dynamic Environments, Savvas G. Loizou, Herbert G. Tanner, R. Vijay Kumar, and Kostas J. Kyriakopoulos
Human Robot Interaction and Usability Studies for a Smart Wheelchair, Sarangi P. Parikh, Rahul Rao, Sang-Hack Jung, R. Vijay Kumar, James P. Ostrowski, and Camillo J. Taylor
Decentralized motion planning for multiple robots subject to sensing and communication constraints, Guilherme A. S. Pereira, Aveek K. Das, R. Vijay Kumar, and Mario F. M. Campos
Formation Control with Configuration Space Constraints, Guilherme A. S. Pereira, Aveek K. Das, R. Vijay Kumar, and Mario F. M. Campos
Localization and Tracking in Robot Networks, Guilherme A. S. Pereira, R. Vijay Kumar, and Mario F. M. Campos
Decentralized Algorithms for Multirobot Manipulation via Caging, Guilherme A.S. Pereira, R. Vijay Kumar, and Mario F.M. Campos
A mathematical model of lateral flow bioreactions applied to sandwich assays, Shizhi Qian and Haim H. Bau
Analysis of lateral flow biodetectors: competitive format, Shizhi Qian and Haim H. Bau
Visual Servoing of a UGV from a UAV using Differential Flatness, Rahul Rao, R. Vijay Kumar, and Camillo J. Taylor
Complex magnetohydrodynamic low-Reynolds-number flows, Yu Xiang and Haim H. Bau
The kinematics of bend-induced mixing in micro-conduits, Mingqiang Yi and Haim H. Bau
A kernel-independent adaptive fast multipole algorithm in two and three dimensions, Lexing Ying, George Biros, and Denis Zorin
A new parallel kernel-independent fast multipole method, Lexing Ying, George Biros, Denis Zorin, and Harper Langston
Cooperative Control for Localization of Mobile Sensor Networks, Fan Zhang, Ben Grocholsky, R. Vijay Kumar, and Max L. Mintz
Papers from 2002
Visual Programming for Modeling and Simulation of Biomolecular Regulatory Networks, Rajeev Alur, Calin Belta, Franjo Ivancic, R. Vijay Kumar, Harvey Rubin, Jonathan Schug, Oleg Sokolsky, and Jonathan Webb
Modeling and Analyzing Biomolecular Networks, Rajeev Alur, Calin Belta, R. Vijay Kumar, Max L. Mintz, George J. Pappas, Harvey Rubin, and Jonathan Schug
Modeling and Analyzing Biomolecular Networks, Rajeev Alur, Calin Belta, Vijay Kumar, Max Mintz, George J. Pappas, Harvey Rubin, and Jonathan Schug
A Framework and Architecture for Multirobot Coordination, Rajeev Alur, Aveek J. Das, Joel Esposito, Rafael Fierro, Gregory Grudic, Yerang Hur, R. Vijay Kumar, Insup Lee, James Ostrowski, George J. Pappas, B. Southall, John R. Spletzer, and Camillo J. Taylor
Euclidean metrics for motion generation on SE(3), Calin Andrei Belta and R. Vijay Kumar
Control of Multi-Affine Systems on Rectangles with Applications to Hybrid Biomolecular Networks, Calin Belta, Luc C.G.J.M. Habets, and R. Vijay Kumar
An SVD-Based Projection Method for Interpolation on SE(3), Calin Belta and R. Vijay Kumar
Motion generation for groups of robots: a centralized, geometric approach, Calin Belta and R. Vijay Kumar
Trajectory design for formations of robots by kinetic energy shaping, Calin Belta and R. Vijay Kumar
An SVD-Based Projection Method for Interpolation on SE(3), Calin Belta and Vijay Kumar
Who Wants to be an Engineer? - Or Better Teaching Through Game Shows, Robert W. Carpick
Dynamic Role Assignment for Cooperative Robots, Luiz Chaimowicz, Mario F. M. Campos, and R. Vijay Kumar
Mobile robot for uneven terrain, Kenneth Chin, Robert Breslawski, Terry Kientz, and R. Vijay Kumar
A Vision-Based Formation Control Framework, Aveek K. Das, Rafael Fierro, R. Vijay Kumar, James P. Ostrowski, John Spletzer, and Camillo J. Taylor
A Vision-Based Formation Control Framework, Aveek K. Das, Rafael Fierro, Vijay Kumar, James P. Ostrowski, John Spletzer, and Camillo J. Taylor
Ad Hoc Networks for Localization and Control, Aveek K. Das, John R. Spletzer, R. Vijay Kumar, and Camillo J. Taylor
A Method for Modifying Closed-Loop Motion Plans to Satisfy Unpredictable Dynamic Constraints at Runtime, Joel M. Esposito and R. Vijay Kumar
Material Anisotropy Revealed by Phase Contrast in Intermittent Contact Atomic Force Microscopy, Matthew S. Marcus, Robert W. Carpick, Darryl Y. Sasaki, and Mark A. Eriksson
A stirrer for magnetohydrodynamically controlled minute fluidic networks, Shizhi Qian, Jianzhong Zhu, and Haim H. Bau