RoboCup 2005: Robot Soccer World Cup IX

Award Winning Papers Scientific Award.- Using the Max-Plus Algorithm for Multiagent Decision Making in Coordination Graphs.- Real-Time Diagnosis and Repair of Faults of Robot Control Software.- Full Papers Humanoid.- Exploiting the Unexpected: Negative Evidence Modeling and Proprioceptive Motion Modeling for Improved Markov Localization.- Playing Soccer with RoboSapien.- Reliable and Precise Gait Modeling for a Quadruped Robot.- Toni: A Soccer Playing Humanoid Robot.- Using a Symmetric Rotor as a Tool for Balancing.- Discovering Relevant Sensor Data by Q-Analysis.- Keepaway Soccer: From Machine Learning Testbed to Benchmark.- Learning to Approach a Moving Ball with a Simulated Two-Wheeled Robot.- Sequential Pattern Mining for Situation and Behavior Prediction in Simulated Robotic Soccer.- A Composite System for Real-Time Robust Whistle Recognition.- Calculating the Perfect Match: An Efficient and Accurate Approach for Robot Self-localization.- Comparing Sensor Fusion Techniques for Ball Position Estimation.- RoboCup X: A Proposal for a New League Where RoboCup Goes Real World.- SimRobot A General Physical Robot Simulator and Its Application in RoboCup.- Agent Community Extraction for 2D-RoboSoccer.- An Online POMDP Algorithm Used by the PoliceForce Agents in the RoboCupRescue Simulation.- Cooperative Action Control Based on Evaluating Objective Achievements.- Dynamic Positioning Based on Voronoi Cells (DPVC).- Gaze Direction Determination of Opponents and Teammates in Robot Soccer.- Simultaneous Learning to Acquire Competitive Behaviors in Multi-agent System Based on Modular Learning System.- Rescue.- A HMI Supporting Adjustable Autonomy of Rescue Robots.- Communicative Exploration with Robot Packs.- Consistency Management Framework for Database Used in Integrated Simulations.- Design, Dynamic Analysis and Optimization of a Rover for Rescue Operations.- High Fidelity Tools for Rescue Robotics: Results and Perspectives.- Localizing Victims Through Sound and Probabilistic Grid Maps in an Urban Search and Rescue Scenario.- Successful Search and Rescue in Simulated Disaster Areas.- Vision.- 3D Mapping with Semantic Knowledge.- The Color and the Shape: Automatic On-Line Color Calibration for Autonomous Robots.- ChipVision2 A Stereo Vision System for Robots Based on Reconfigurable Hardware.- Enhancing the Reactivity of the Vision Subsystem in Autonomous Mobile Robots Using Real-Time Techniques.- Illumination Independent Object Recognition.- On-Line Color Calibration in Non-stationary Environments.- Robust and Accurate Detection of Object Orientation and ID Without Color Segmentation.- Posters.- A Fuzzy Touch to R-MCL Localization Algorithm.- A New Practice Course for Freshmen Using RoboCup Based Small Robots.- A New Video Rate Region Color Segmentation and Classification for Sony Legged RoboCup Application.- A Novel and Practical Approach Towards Color Constancy for Mobile Robots Using Overlapping Color Space Signatures.- A Region-Based Approach toStereo Matching for USAR.- An Application Interface for UCHILSIM and the Arrival of New Challenges.- Autonomous Parking Control Design for Car-Like Mobile Robot by Using Ultrasonic and Infrared Sensors.- Behavior-Based Vision on a 4 Legged Soccer Robot.- Coaching with Expert System Towards RoboCup Soccer Coach Simulation.- Conceptual Representation for a Soccer Commentary Generator.- Distributed Sensor Fusion for Object Tracking.- Emergent Cooperation in RoboCup: A Review.- Flexible Coordination of Multiagent Team Behavior Using HTN Planning.- General-Purpose Learning Machine Using K-Nearest Neighbors Algorithm.- Improvement of Color Recognition Using Colored Objects.- Improving Percept Reliability in the Sony Four-Legged Robot League.- Inferring 3D Body Pose from Uncalibrated Video.- Integrating Collaboration and Activity-Oriented Planning for Coalition Operations Support.- Laser-Based Localization with Sparse Landmarks.- Lightweight Management Taming the RoboCup Development P