Louis L. Whitcomb

Orcid: 0000-0003-2398-1000

According to our database1, Louis L. Whitcomb authored at least 116 papers between 1989 and 2024.

Collaborative distances:
  • Dijkstra number2 of four.
  • Erdős number3 of four.

Awards

IEEE Fellow

IEEE Fellow 2011, "For contributions to the theory and application of robotics for intervention in extreme environments".

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Bibliography

2024
Nullspace Adaptive Model-Based Trajectory-Tracking Control for a 6-DOF Underwater Vehicle with Unknown Plant and Actuator Parameters: Theory and Preliminary Simulation Evaluation.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2024

A Hybrid Dynamical Model for Robotic Underwater Vehicles when Submerged or Surfaced: Approach and Preliminary Evaluation.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2024

2023
Stable nullspace adaptive parameter identification of 6 degree-of-freedom plant and actuator models for underactuated vehicles: Theory and experimental evaluation.
Int. J. Robotics Res., October, 2023

The Roles of Autonomy and Assurance in the Future of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems in Low-Altitude Airspace Operations.
Computer, 2023

A Virtual Reality Planning Environment for High-Risk, High-Latency Teleoperation.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2023

2022
Online Three-Axis Magnetometer Hard-Iron and Soft-Iron Bias and Angular Velocity Sensor Bias Estimation Using Angular Velocity Sensors for Improved Dynamic Heading Accuracy.
Field Robotics, March, 2022

Online 3-Axis Magnetometer Hard-Iron and Soft-Iron Bias and Angular Velocity Sensor Bias Estimation Using Angular Velocity Sensors for Improved Dynamic Heading Accuracy.
CoRR, 2022

Development and Preliminary Evaluation of a RANSAC Algorithm for Dynamical Model Identification in the Presence of Unmodeled Dynamics.
Proceedings of the American Control Conference, 2022

2021
Cooperative acoustic navigation of underwater vehicles without a DVL utilizing a dynamic process model: Theory and field evaluation.
J. Field Robotics, 2021

Teleoperation and Visualization Interfaces for Remote Intervention in Space.
Frontiers Robotics AI, 2021

A Novel Quotient Space Approach to Model-Based Fault Detection and Isolation: Theory and Preliminary Simulation Evaluation.
Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2021

Uniform Complete Observability of Mass and Rotational Inertial Parameters in Adaptive Identification of Rigid-Body Plant Dynamics.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2021

2020
Scientific Challenges and Present Capabilities in Underwater Robotic Vehicle Design and Navigation for Oceanographic Exploration Under-Ice.
Remote. Sens., 2020

A Stable Adaptive Observer for Hard-Iron and Soft-Iron Bias Calibration and Compensation for Two-Axis Magnetometers: Theory and Experimental Evaluation.
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2020

Adaptive bias and attitude observer on the special orthogonal group for true-north gyrocompass systems: Theory and preliminary results.
Int. J. Robotics Res., 2020

Interactive Planning and Supervised Execution for High-Risk, High-Latency Teleoperation.
Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2020

Visual Monitoring and Servoing of a Cutting Blade during Telerobotic Satellite Servicing.
Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2020

2019
Experimental Evaluation of Teleoperation Interfaces for Cutting of Satellite Insulation.
Proceedings of the International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2019

2018
Nonlinear Model-Based Tracking Control of Underwater Vehicles With Three Degree-of-Freedom Fully Coupled Dynamical Plant Models: Theory and Experimental Evaluation.
IEEE Trans. Control. Syst. Technol., 2018

Scene Modeling and Augmented Virtuality Interface for Telerobotic Satellite Servicing.
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2018

Adaptive Sensor Bias Estimation in Nine Degree of Freedom Inertial Measurement Units: Theory and Preliminary Evaluation.
Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2018

Preliminary Evaluation of Null-Space Dynamic Process Model Identification with Application to Cooperative Navigation of Underwater Vehicles.
Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2018

Preliminary Evaluation of Cooperative Navigation of Underwater Vehicles without a DVL Utilizing a Dynamic Process Model.
Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2018

A Preliminary Study of Ice-Relative Underwater Vehicle Navigation Beneath Moving Sea Ice.
Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2018

2017
Adaptive estimation of measurement bias in six degree of freedom inertial measurement units: Theory and preliminary simulation evaluation.
Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2017

A preliminary study of an intent-recognition-based traded control architecture for high latency telemanipulation.
Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2017

A stable adaptive attitude estimator on SO(3) for true-North seeking gyrocompass systems: Theory and preliminary simulation evaluation.
Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2017

2016
Fully actuated model-based control with six-degree-of-freedom coupled dynamical plant models for underwater vehicles: Theory and experimental evaluation.
Int. J. Robotics Res., 2016

A preliminary survey of underwater robotic vehicle design and navigation for under-ice operations.
Proceedings of the 2016 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2016

Preliminary study of cooperative navigation of underwater vehicles without a DVL utilizing range and range-rate observations.
Proceedings of the 2016 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2016

Semi-Autonomous Telerobotic Assembly over High-Latency Networks.
Proceedings of the Eleventh ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human Robot Interation, 2016

2015
Advances in <i>In Situ</i> Alignment Calibration of Doppler and High/Low-end Attitude Sensors for Underwater Vehicle Navigation: Theory and Experimental Evaluation.
J. Field Robotics, 2015

Preliminary study of virtual nonholonomic constraints for time-delayed teleoperation.
Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2015

Experimental evaluation of force control for virtual-fixture-assisted teleoperation for on-orbit manipulation of satellite thermal blanket insulation.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2015

Toward ice-relative navigation of underwater robotic vehicles under moving sea ice: Experimental evaluation in the Arctic sea.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2015

2014
Task-dependent impedance and implications for upper-limb prosthesis control.
Int. J. Robotics Res., 2014

Experimental evaluation of adaptive model-based control for underwater vehicles in the presence of unmodeled actuator dynamics.
Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2014

2013
Decentralized Extended Information Filter for Single-Beacon Cooperative Acoustic Navigation: Theory and Experiments.
IEEE Trans. Robotics, 2013

Accuracy analysis in MRI-guided robotic prostate biopsy.
Int. J. Comput. Assist. Radiol. Surg., 2013

Adaptive Estimation of Measurement Bias in Three-Dimensional Field Sensors with Angular Rate Sensors: Theory and Comparative Experimental Evaluation.
Proceedings of the Robotics: Science and Systems IX, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany, June 24, 2013

Model-based telerobotic control with virtual fixtures for satellite servicing tasks.
Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2013

Preliminary experimental evaluation of a Doppler-aided attitude estimator for improved Doppler navigation of underwater vehicles.
Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2013

Comparative experimental evaluation of a new adaptive identifier for underwater vehicles.
Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2013

Preliminary experiments in fully actuated model based control with six degree-of-freedom coupled dynamical plant models for underwater vehicles.
Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2013

Preliminary experiments in comparative experimental identification of six degree-of-freedom coupled dynamic plant models for underwater robot vehicles.
Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2013

A pilot study in vision-based augmented telemanipulation for remote assembly over high-latency networks.
Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2013

2012
Biopsy Needle Artifact Localization in MRI-Guided Robotic Transrectal Prostate Intervention.
IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng., 2012

Advances in single-beacon one-way-travel-time acoustic navigation for underwater vehicles.
Int. J. Robotics Res., 2012

Augmented reality environment with virtual fixtures for robotic telemanipulation in space.
Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2012

Field performance evaluation of new methods for in-situ calibration of attitude and doppler sensors for underwater vehicle navigation.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2012

Design requirements and feasibility study for a 3-DOF MRI-compatible robotic device for MRI-guided prostate intervention.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2012

2011
An MRI-Compatible Robotic System With Hybrid Tracking for MRI-Guided Prostate Intervention.
IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng., 2011

Synchronous-clock, one-way-travel-time acoustic navigation for underwater vehicles.
J. Field Robotics, 2011

Experimental evaluation of new methods for in-situ calibration of attitude and doppler sensors for underwater vehicle navigation.
Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2011

Experimental evaluation of an inertial navigation system for underwater robotic vehicles.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2011

A study of needle image artifact localization in confirmation imaging of MRI-guided robotic prostate biopsy.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2011

Task-dependent impedance improves user performance with a virtual prosthetic arm.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2011

Toward practical semi-autonomous teleoperation: Do what i intend, not what i do.
Proceedings of the Advanced Robotics and its Social Impacts, 2011

2010
Preliminary Results in Decentralized Estimation for Single-Beacon Acoustic Underwater Navigation.
Proceedings of the Robotics: Science and Systems VI, 2010

Accuracy validation for MRI-guided robotic prostate biopsy.
Proceedings of the Medical Imaging 2010: Visualization, 2010

MRI-Guided Robotic Prostate Biopsy: A Clinical Accuracy Validation.
Proceedings of the Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, 2010

Navigation and control of the Nereus hybrid underwater vehicle for global ocean science to 10, 903 m depth: Preliminary results.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2010

Development and preliminary evaluation of an actuated MRI-compatible robotic device for MRI-guided prostate intervention.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2010

2009
Preliminary deep water results in single-beacon one-way-travel-time acoustic navigation for underwater vehicles.
Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2009

Tissue property estimation and graphical display for teleoperated robot-assisted surgery.
Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2009

2008
Surgical and Interventional Robotics - Core Concepts, Technology, and Design [Tutorial].
IEEE Robotics Autom. Mag., 2008

Surgical and interventional robotics: part III [Tutorial].
IEEE Robotics Autom. Mag., 2008

Surgical and interventional robotics: Part II.
IEEE Robotics Autom. Mag., 2008

MRI Compatibility of Robot Actuation Techniques - A Comparative Study.
Proceedings of the Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, 2008

2007
Adaptive Identification on the Group of Rigid-Body Rotations and its Application to Underwater Vehicle Navigation.
IEEE Trans. Robotics, 2007

Design and Preliminary Accuracy Studies of an MRI-Guided Transrectal Prostate Intervention System.
Proceedings of the Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention - MICCAI 2007, 10th International Conference, Brisbane, Australia, October 29, 2007

Model-Based Nonlinear Observers for Underwater Vehicle Navigation: Theory and Preliminary Experiments.
Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2007

Experimental Results in Synchronous-Clock One-Way-Travel-Time Acoustic Navigation for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles.
Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2007

2006
A Hybrid Method for 6-DOF Tracking of MRI-compatible Robotic Interventional Devices.
Proceedings of the 2006 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2006

2005
Design of a novel MRI compatible manipulator for image guided prostate interventions.
IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng., 2005

Session Overview Underwater Robotics.
Proceedings of the Robotics Research: Results of the 12th International Symposium, 2005

A System for Real-Time Spatio-Temporal 3-D Data Visualization in Underwater Robotic Exploration.
Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2005

Adaptive Identification on the Group of Rigid Body Rotations.
Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2005

2004
Design of a Novel MRI Compatible Manipulator for Image Guided Prostate Intervention.
Proceedings of the 2004 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2004

2003
A miniature microsurgical instrument tip force sensor for enhanced force feedback during robot-assisted manipulation.
IEEE Trans. Robotics Autom., 2003

Adaptive identification of dynamically positioned underwater robotic vehicles.
IEEE Trans. Control. Syst. Technol., 2003

2002
Adaptive force control of position/velocity controlled robots: theory and experiment.
IEEE Trans. Robotics Autom., 2002

Transrectal Prostate Biopsy Inside Closed MRI Scanner with Remote Actuation, under Real-Time Image Guidance.
Proceedings of the Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, 2002

Haptic feedback augmentation through position based adaptive force scaling: theory and experiment.
Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 30, 2002

The Effect of Model Accuracy and Thruster Saturation on Tracking Performance of Model Based Controllers for Underwater Robotic Vehicles: Experimental Results.
Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2002

Towards In-Situ Calibration of Gyro and Doppler Navigation Sensors for Precision Underwater Vehicle Navigation.
Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2002

2001
Performance Evaluation of a Cooperative Manipulation Microsurgical Assistant Robot Applied to Stapedotomy.
Proceedings of the Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, 2001

Preliminary experiments in the adaptive identification of dynamically positioned underwater robotic vehicles.
Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2001

An open loop nonlinear model based thrust controller for marine thrusters.
Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2001

2000
Microbathymetric Mapping from Underwater Vehicles in the Deep Ocean.
Comput. Vis. Image Underst., 2000

Motion-Based Robotic Instrument Targeting under C-Arm Fluoroscopy.
Proceedings of the Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, 2000

A Miniature Instrument Tip Force Sensor for Robot/Human Cooperative Microsurgical Manipulation with Enhanced Force Feedback.
Proceedings of the Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, 2000

Underwater Robotics: Out of the Research Laboratory and Into the Field.
Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2000

In-Situ Attitude Calibration for High Resolution Bathymetric Surveys with Underwater Robotic Vehicles.
Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2000

Structural Design and Analysis of a New Semi-Direct Drive Robot Arm: Theory and Experiment.
Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2000

Preliminary Experiments in Cooperative Human/Robert Force Control for Robot Assisted Microsurgical Manipulation.
Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2000

1999
A Steady-Hand Robotic System for Microsurgical Augmentation.
Int. J. Robotics Res., 1999

A Passive Positioning and Supporting Device for Surgical Robots and Instrumentation.
Proceedings of the Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, 1999

Performance of Robotic Augmentation in Microsurgery-Scale Motions.
Proceedings of the Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, 1999

Advances in Doppler-Based Navigation of Underwater Robotic Vehicles.
Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 1999

1998
A Modular Surgical Robotic System for Image Guided Percutaneous Procedures.
Proceedings of the Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, 1998

1997
Adaptive model-based hybrid control of geometrically constrained robot arms.
IEEE Trans. Robotics Autom., 1997

Structural design optimization and comparative analysis of a new high-performance robot arm via finite element analysis.
Proceedings of the 1997 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 1997

An efficient needle injection technique and radiological guidance method for percutaneous procedures.
Proceedings of the CVRMed-MRCAS'97, 1997

1996
Preliminary experiments in the model-based dynamic control of marine thrusters.
Proceedings of the 1996 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 1996

1995
A Class of Quasi-Natural Potentials for Robot Servo-Loops and its Role in Adaptive and Learning Controls.
Intell. Autom. Soft Comput., 1995

Experiments in Adaptive Model-Based Force Control.
Proceedings of the 1995 International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 1995

1994
Learning Control for Robot Tasks under Geometric Constraints.
Proceedings of the 1994 International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 1994

1993
Comparative experiments with a new adaptive controller for robot arms.
IEEE Trans. Robotics Autom., 1993

An Experimental Enviroment for Adaptive Robot Force Control.
Proceedings of the Experimental Robotics III, 1993

A new distributed real-time control system for the JASON underwater robot.
Proceedings of 1993 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 1993

1992
Distributed Real-Time Control of a Spatial Robot Juggler.
Computer, 1992

Toward the automatic control of robot assembly tasks via potential functions: the case of 2-D sphere assemblies.
Proceedings of the 1992 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 1992

1991
Automatic assembly planning and control via potential functions.
Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 1991

1990
Robot control in a message passing environment: theoretical questions and preliminary experiments.
Proceedings of the 1990 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 1990

1989
A new distributed real-time controller for robotics applications.
Proceedings of the Thirty-Fourth IEEE Computer Society International Conference: Intellectual Leverage, 1989


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