Policy Transfer from Simulation to Real World for Autonomous Control of an Omni Wheel Robot

Author(s):  
Yuto Ushida ◽  
Hafiyanda Razan ◽  
Takuto Sakuma ◽  
Shohei Kato
Author(s):  
Yoshihiro Takita ◽  
Shinya Ohkawa ◽  
Hisashi Date

Our research object is to develop a wheel chair that is able to climb up and down stairs. Conventional wheel chairs use a parallel two-wheel type mobile base that is effective for moving on even surfaces but has limited clearance, posing difficulties in climbing over obstacles. In IROS2014, authors proposed and demonstrated an Octal Wheel unit that has 8 wheels with link-mechanisms and is able to climb up and down stairs. This robot is just a prototype to show the effectiveness of the mechanism. This research has begun to develop an AR chair that is able to carry a passenger, move autonomously, and climb up and down stairs. The first step of the AR chair project is to develop and construct a wheel chair with a center articulated body. The 8-wheel mechanism is applied to the AR chair model after the construction of an autonomous system. A control system with 3D LIDAR was installed on the prototype and it autonomously moved 1.4km in the Real World Robotics Challenge (RWRC) 2014 in Tsukuba on the official pedestrian road. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of this method.


2018 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michał Białek

AbstractIf we want psychological science to have a meaningful real-world impact, it has to be trusted by the public. Scientific progress is noisy; accordingly, replications sometimes fail even for true findings. We need to communicate the acceptability of uncertainty to the public and our peers, to prevent psychology from being perceived as having nothing to say about reality.


2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 100-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne K. Bothe

This article presents some streamlined and intentionally oversimplified ideas about educating future communication disorders professionals to use some of the most basic principles of evidence-based practice. Working from a popular five-step approach, modifications are suggested that may make the ideas more accessible, and therefore more useful, for university faculty, other supervisors, and future professionals in speech-language pathology, audiology, and related fields.


2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Tetnowski

Qualitative case study research can be a valuable tool for answering complex, real-world questions. This method is often misunderstood or neglected due to a lack of understanding by researchers and reviewers. This tutorial defines the characteristics of qualitative case study research and its application to a broader understanding of stuttering that cannot be defined through other methodologies. This article will describe ways that data can be collected and analyzed.


2006 ◽  
Vol 40 (7) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
LEE SAVIO BEERS
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