9. RoboCup 2005: Osaka, Japan

Award Winning Papers

Scientific Award

• Jelle R. Kok, Nikos A. Vlassis:
  Using the Max-Plus Algorithm for Multiagent Decision Making in Coordination Graphs. 1-12
  

Engineering Award

• Gerald Steinbauer, Martin Mörth, Franz Wotawa:
  Real-Time Diagnosis and Repair of Faults of Robot Control Software. 13-23
  

Full Papers

Humanoid

• Jan Hoffmann, Michael Spranger, Daniel Göhring, Matthias Jüngel:
  Exploiting the Unexpected: Negative Evidence Modeling and Proprioceptive Motion Modeling for Improved Markov Localization. 24-35
  
• Sven Behnke, Jürgen Müller, Michael Schreiber:
  Playing Soccer with RoboSapien. 36-48
  
• Uwe Düffert, Jan Hoffmann:
  Reliable and Precise Gait Modeling for a Quadruped Robot. 49-58
  
• Sven Behnke, Jürgen Müller, Michael Schreiber:
  Toni: A Soccer Playing Humanoid Robot. 59-70
  
• Norbert Michael Mayer, Minoru Asada, Rodrigo da Silva Guerra:
  Using a Symmetric Rotor as a Tool for Balancing. 71-80
  

Learning, Analysis, Sensor-Control

• Pejman Iravani:
  Discovering Relevant Sensor Data by Q-Analysis. 81-92
  
• Peter Stone, Gregory Kuhlmann, Matthew E. Taylor, Yaxin Liu:
  Keepaway Soccer: From Machine Learning Testbed to Benchmark. 93-105
  
• Felix Flentge:
  Learning to Approach a Moving Ball with a Simulated Two-Wheeled Robot. 106-117
  
• Andreas D. Lattner, Andrea Miene, Ubbo Visser, Otthein Herzog:
  Sequential Pattern Mining for Situation and Behavior Prediction in Simulated Robotic Soccer. 118-129
  

Localization, Device, Tools, Other

• Andrea Bonarini, Daniele Lavatelli, Matteo Matteucci:
  A Composite System for Real-Time Robust Whistle Recognition. 130-141
  
• Martin Lauer, Sascha Lange, Martin Riedmiller:
  Calculating the Perfect Match: An Efficient and Accurate Approach for Robot Self-localization. 142-153
  
• Alexander Ferrein, Lutz Hermanns, Gerhard Lakemeyer:
  Comparing Sensor Fusion Techniques for Ball Position Estimation. 154-165
  
• Tijn van der Zant, Thomas Wisspeintner:
  RoboCup X: A Proposal for a New League Where RoboCup Goes Real World. 166-172
  
• Tim Laue, Kai Spiess, Thomas Röfer:
  SimRobot - A General Physical Robot Simulator and Its Application in RoboCup. 173-183
  

Multi Agents, Robots

• Ravi Sankar Penta, Kamalakar Karlapalem:
  Agent Community Extraction for 2D-RoboSoccer. 184-195
  
• Sébastien Paquet, Ludovic Tobin, Brahim Chaib-draa:
  An Online POMDP Algorithm Used by the PoliceForce Agents in the RoboCupRescue Simulation. 196-207
  
• Hikari Fujii, Masayuki Kato, Kazuo Yoshida:
  Cooperative Action Control Based on Evaluating Objective Achievements. 208-218
  
• HesamAddin Dashti, Nima Aghaeepour, Sahar Asadi, Meysam Bastani, Zahra Delafkar, Fatemeh Miri Disfani, Serveh Ghaderi, Shahin Kamali, Sepideh Pashami, Alireza Siahpirani:
  Dynamic Positioning Based on Voronoi Cells (DPVC). 219-229
  
• Patricio Loncomilla, Javier Ruiz-del-Solar:
  Gaze Direction Determination of Opponents and Teammates in Robot Soccer. 230-242
  
• Yasutake Takahashi, Kazuhiro Edazawa, Kentarou Noma, Minoru Asada:
  Simultaneous Learning to Acquire Competitive Behaviors in Multi-agent System Based on Modular Learning System. 243-254
  

Rescue

• Andreas Birk, Max Pfingsthorn:
  A HMI Supporting Adjustable Autonomy of Rescue Robots. 255-266
  
• Martijn N. Rooker, Andreas Birk:
  Communicative Exploration with Robot Packs. 267-278
  
• Itsuki Noda:
  Consistency Management Framework for Database Used in Integrated Simulations. 279-289
  
• Hadi Tavakoli Nia, Seyed Hamidreza Alemohammad, Saeed Bagheri, Reza Hajiaghaee Khiabani, Ali Meghdari:
  Design, Dynamic Analysis and Optimization of a Rover for Rescue Operations. 290-300
  
• Stefano Carpin, Jijun Wang, Michael Lewis, Andreas Birk, Adam Jacoff:
  High Fidelity Tools for Rescue Robotics: Results and Perspectives. 301-311
  
• Holger Kenn, Andreas Pfeil:
  Localizing Victims Through Sound and Probabilistic Grid Maps in an Urban Search and Rescue Scenario. 312-322
  
• Alexander Kleiner, Michael Brenner, Tobias Bräuer, Christian Dornhege, Moritz Göbelbecker, Mathias Luber, Johann Prediger, Jörg Stückler, Bernhard Nebel:
  Successful Search and Rescue in Simulated Disaster Areas. 323-334
  

Vision

• Andreas Nüchter, Oliver Wulf, Kai Lingemann, Joachim Hertzberg, Bernardo Wagner, Hartmut Surmann:
  3D Mapping with Semantic Knowledge. 335-346
  
• Ketill Gunnarsson, Fabian Wiesel, Raúl Rojas:
  The Color and the Shape: Automatic On-Line Color Calibration for Autonomous Robots. 347-358
  
• Lars Asplund, Henrik Bergkvist, Thomas Nordh:
  ChipVision2 - A Stereo Vision System for Robots Based on Reconfigurable Hardware. 359-370
  
• Paulo Pedreiras, Filipe Teixeira, Nelson Ferreira, Luís Almeida, Armando Pinho, Frederico Santos:
  Enhancing the Reactivity of the Vision Subsystem in Autonomous Mobile Robots Using Real-Time Techniques. 371-383
  
• Nathan Lovell:
  Illumination Independent Object Recognition. 384-395
  
• Federico Anzani, Daniele Bosisio, Matteo Matteucci, Domenico G. Sorrenti:
  On-Line Color Calibration in Non-stationary Environments. 396-407
  
• Shoichi Shimizu, Tomoyuki Nagahashi, Hironobu Fujiyoshi:
  Robust and Accurate Detection of Object Orientation and ID Without Color Segmentation. 408-419
  

Posters

• Hatice Köse, H. Levent Akin:
  A Fuzzy Touch to R-MCL Localization Algorithm. 420-427
  
• Yasunori Nagasaka, Morihiko Saeki, Shoichi Shibata, Hironobu Fujiyoshi, Takashi Fujii, Toshiyuki Sakata:
  A New Practice Course for Freshmen Using RoboCup Based Small Robots. 428-435
  
• Aymeric de Cabrol, Patrick Bonnin, Thomas Costis, Vincent Hugel, Pierre Blazevic, Kamel Bouchefra:
  A New Video Rate Region Color Segmentation and Classification for Sony Legged RoboCup Application. 436-443
  
• Christopher Stanton, Mary-Anne Williams:
  A Novel and Practical Approach Towards Color Constancy for Mobile Robots Using Overlapping Color Space Signatures. 444-451
  
• Brian McKinnon, Jacky Baltes, John Anderson:
  A Region-Based Approach to Stereo Matching for USAR. 452-463
  
• Juan Cristóbal Zagal, Iván Sarmiento, Javier Ruiz-del-Solar:
  An Application Interface for UCHILSIM and the Arrival of New Challenges. 464-471
  
• Tzuu-Hseng S. Li, Chi-Cheng Chang, Ying-Jie Ye, Gui-Rong Tasi:
  Autonomous Parking Control Design for Car-Like Mobile Robot by Using Ultrasonic and Infrared Sensors. 472-479
  
• Floris Mantz, Pieter P. Jonker, Wouter Caarls:
  Behavior-Based Vision on a 4 Legged Soccer Robot. 480-487
  
• Ramin Fathzadeh, Vahid Mokhtari, Morteza Mousakhani, Alireza Mohammad Shahri:
  Coaching with Expert System Towards RoboCup Soccer Coach Simulation. 488-495
  
• Damian Stolarski:
  Conceptual Representation for a Soccer Commentary Generator. 496-503
  
• Alankar Karol, Mary-Anne Williams:
  Distributed Sensor Fusion for Object Tracking. 504-511
  
• Geoff Nitschke:
  Emergent Cooperation in RoboCup: A Review. 512-520
  
• Oliver Obst, Joschka Boedecker:
  Flexible Coordination of Multiagent Team Behavior Using HTN Planning. 521-528
  
• Seyed Hamid Hamraz, Seyed Shams Feyzabadi:
  General-Purpose Learning Machine Using K-Nearest Neighbors Algorithm. 529-536
  
• Toshifumi Kikuchi, Kazunori Umeda, Ryuichi Ueda, Yoshiaki Jitsukawa, Hisashi Osumi, Tamio Arai:
  Improvement of Color Recognition Using Colored Objects. 537-544
  
• Walter Nisticò, Thomas Röfer:
  Improving Percept Reliability in the Sony Four-Legged Robot League. 545-552
  
• Xianjie Qiu, Zhaoqi Wang, Shihong Xia, Yong-Chao Sun:
  Inferring 3D Body Pose from Uncalibrated Video. 553-560
  
• Clauirton de Siebra, Austin Tate:
  Integrating Collaboration and Activity-Oriented Planning for Coalition Operations Support. 561-568
  
• Andreas Strack, Alexander Ferrein, Gerhard Lakemeyer:
  Laser-Based Localization with Sparse Landmarks. 569-576
  
• Tijn van der Zant, Paul-Gerhard Plöger:
  Lightweight Management - Taming the RoboCup Development Process. 577-584
  
• Andreas Birk, Cosmin Condea:
  Mobile Robot Communication Without the Drawbacks of Wireless Networking. 585-592
  
• Yuji Hayashi, Seiji Tohyama, Hironobu Fujiyoshi:
  Mosaic-Based Global Vision System for Small Size Robot League. 593-601
  
• Mohammad Azim Karami:
  Multi Power Multi Direction Kicking System. 602-607
  
• Thomas Röfer, Tim Laue, Dirk Thomas:
  Particle-Filter-Based Self-localization Using Landmarks and Directed Lines. 608-615
  
• Tomoharu Nakashima, Masahiro Takatani, Masayo Udo, Hisao Ishibuchi, Manabu Nii:
  Performance Evaluation of an Evolutionary Method for RoboCup Soccer Strategies. 616-623
  
• Kemal Kaplan, Buluç Çelik, Tekin Meriçli, Çetin Meriçli, H. Levent Akin:
  Practical Extensions to Vision-Based Monte Carlo Localization Methods for Robot Soccer Domain. 624-631
  
• Cameron Skinner, Mike Barley:
  Robocup Rescue Simulation Competition: Status Report. 632-639
  
• Yasutake Takahashi, Tomoki Nishi, Minoru Asada:
  Self Task Decomposition for Modular Learning System Through Interpretation of Instruction by Coach. 640-647
  
• Vincent Hugel, Guillaume Amouroux, Thomas Costis, Patrick Bonnin, Pierre Blazevic:
  Specifications and Design of Graphical Interface for Hierarchical Finite State Machines. 648-655
  
• Mohammad Nejad Sedaghat, Leila Pakravan Nejad, Sina Iravanian, Ehsan Rafiee:
  Task Allocation for the Police Force Agents in RoboCupRescue Simulation. 656-664
  
• Sanjay Chandrasekharan, Babak Esfandiari, Tarek Hassan:
  The Advantages of the Signaling Strategy in a Dynamic Environment: Cognitive Modeling Using RoboCup. 665-672
  
• Mohan Sridharan, Peter Stone:
  Towards Eliminating Manual Color Calibration at RoboCup. 673-681
  
• Mongkol Thianwiboon, Viboon Sangveraphunsiri:
  Traction Control for a Rocker-Bogie Robot with Wheel-Ground Contact Angle Estimation. 682-690
  
• Mohamed Oubbati, Michael Schanz, Thorsten Buchheim, Paul Levi:
  Velocity Control of an Omnidirectional RoboCup Player with Recurrent Neural Networks. 691-701
  
• David Jahshan:
  Very High Speed, Close Field, Object Positioning Using Tri-linear CCDs. 702-707
  
• Francisco Martín, Vicente Matellán, José María Cañas, Pablo Barrera:
  Visual Based Localization for a Legged Robot. 708-715
  
• Thomas Wisspeintner, Walter Nowak, Ansgar Bredenfeld:
  VolksBot - A Flexible Component-Based Mobile Robot System. 716-723