A central problem in artificial intelligence is to choose actions to maximize reward in a partially observable, uncertain environment. To do so, we must learn an accurate model of our environment, and then plan to maximize reward. Unfortunately, learning algorithms often recover a model which is too inaccurate to support planning or too large and complex for planning to be feasible; or, they re...

INTRODUCTION The requirements of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) show a significant similarity to the conditions of teleoperation tasks in nuclear plants and other inaccessible working areas. The software package KISMET (Kinematic Simulation, Monitoring and Off-Line Programming Environment for Telerobotics) is under development at Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe (KfK), Germany, since 1986, for...

Sensors are widely used to construct a 3D model of parts by collecting data. The accuracy the collected data depends on sensor placement with respect part and operational range. range limitations need be applied as constraints while planning for robot motions that move around collect Overly conservative will lead high execution times. We present an approach where we develop motion algorithm tak...

New three-dimensional diagnostic and treatment planning technologies in implant dentistry have expanded on concepts of a team approach to the planning and placement of dental implants. The accurate and predictable placement of implants according to a computer-generated virtual treatment plan is now a reality, taking the virtual plan from the computer to the patient clinically. Recent advances i...

Glaive is a state-space planner based on Hoffmann and Nebel’s Fast-Forward (2011) which solves the narrative planning problem defined by Riedl and Young (2010)— to construct a plan which achieves the author’s goals out of steps which are clearly motivated and goaloriented toward individual character goals. Glaive reasons about how characters cooperate and conflict based on causal structures and...

Prostate cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death in males. Hence early detection is the key to early management and favorable outcome. Correct staging is required as it determines the treatment protocols especially radiotherapy planning and prognosis. Hence, this article aims to provide an imaging insight in to prostatic carcinoma for easy reference to accurate staging required for ...

Surgical training systems based on virtual reality (VR) and simulation techniques for tissue deformation may represent a more cost-e!ective and e$cient alternative to traditional training methods. Additionally, VR is a technology that can teach surgeons new procedures and can determine their level of competence before they operate on patients. At Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe (FZK), a virtual rea...