PUBLICATIONS
2008
Lyons, D.M., and Hsu, D.F., Combining Multiple Scoring Systems for
Target Tracking using Rank-Score Characteristics.
To appear in: Information Fusion.
Lyons, D.M. and
Hsu, D.F., Comparing CFA and Discrimination for Selecting Tracking Features. Multisensor, Multisource
Information Fusion: Architectures, Algorithms, and Applications at the SPIE Defense and Security Symposium,
18-20 March 2008, Orlando (Kissimmee),
Fl.
2007
Lyons, D., A Novel Approach to Efficient Legged Locomotion. 10th Int. Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots. 16-18 July 2007, Singapore.[doc]
Lyons, D.M., Isner,
G.R., Evaluation of a Parallel Algorithm
and Architecture for Mapping and Localization. 7th International Symposium on Computational Intelligence In Robotics and Automation, CIRA 2007, Jacksonville
FL June
20-23, 2007. [doc]
Lyons, D.M., Hsu, D.F., Ma, Q.,
and Wang, L., Combinatorial Fusion Criteria for Robot Mapping. 21st
International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA 2007), May 21-23 2007, Niagara Falls Canada. [doc]
Lyons, D.M., Hsu, D.F., Ma, Q.,
and Wang, L., Selection of fusion operations using
rank-score diversity for robot mapping and localization. Multisensor, Multisource Information Fusion:
Architectures, Algorithms, and Applications at the SPIE Defense and Security Symposium, 9-13 April 2007, Orlando
(Kissimmee), FL. [doc]
2006
Benjamin, D.P., Lonsdale, D., and Lyons,
D.M., Embodying a Cognitive Model in a Mobile Robot, Proceedings of the
SPIE Conference on Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision, Boston,
October, 2006.
Benjamin, D.P., Achtemichuk,
T.., and Lyons, D.M., Obstacle Avoidance using Predictive Vision based on a
Dynamic 3D World Model, Proceedings of
the SPIE Conference on Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision, Boston,
October, 2006.
Hsu, D.F., Lyons, D.M., and Ai,
J., Selecting and Evaluating
Combinatorial Fusion Criteria for to Improve Multitarget Tracking. Fusion
2006, July 10-13 2006, Florence, Italy. [pdf]
Benjamin, D.P., Lonsdale,
D., and Lyons, D.M., Developing a
Cognitive Architecture to be Embedded in the Physical World, Proceedings of BRIMS206 (Behavior
Representation in Modeling and Simulation), Baltimore, May,
2006.
Hsu, D.F., Lyons, D.M., and Ai,
J., Combining Multiple Scoring Systems
for Video Target Tracking based on Rank-Score Function Varitation. Interface
2006, May 24-27, Pasadena CA.
[pdf]
Hsu, D.F., Lyons,
D.M., and Ai, J., Feature selection for
real-time tracking. Proceedings
of “Multisensor, Multisource
Information Fusion: Architectures, Algorithms, and Applications 2006,” at
the SPIE Defense and Security Symposium
Symposium,17-21 April 2006, Orlando (Kissimmee),
FL [pdf]
Hsu, D.F., Lyons,
D.M., and Ai, J., Combinatorial Fusion
Criteria for Real-Time Tracking. Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Advanced
Information Networking and Applications (AINA 2006), 18-20 April 2006, Vienna, Austria. [pdf]
2005
Lyons, D., and Pamnany, K., Analysis of gaits for a rotating tripedal robot.
SPIE Conference on
Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XXIV, 23-26 Oct. 2005, Boston, MA. [pdf]
Lyons, D.M., Hsu, D.F., Rank Based Multisensory Fusion in Multitarget
Video Tracking. IEEE Int. Conf. on Advanced Video &
Signal-Based Surveillance (AVSS 2005) July 2005, Como
Italy.[pdf]
Lyons, D., and Pamnany, K., Rotational Legged Locomotion. IEEE
Int. Conf. on Advanced Robotics, July 2005, Seattle,
WA. [pdf]
Hsu, D.F., Lyons, D.M., A Dynamic Pruning Strategy for Real-Time
Tracking, IEEE International
Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications, March 2005,
Taipei Taiwan.[doc]
2004
Lyons, D.M., Arkin, R., Towards Performance Guarantees for Emergent
Behavior IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation New Orleans LA 2004. [pdf]
Drysdale, J., Lyons, D., Learning Image-based Landmarks for Wayfinding using a Neural Network Artificial Neural
Networks in Engineering 2004 St. Louis MO.[pdf]
Benjamin, D.P., Lonsdale, D., Lyons, D., Designing a Robot Cognitive
Architecture with Concurrency and Active Perception. AAAI Fall Symposium
on Cognitive Science and Robotics, Washington
DC, Oct. 2004.
Benjamin, D.P., Lonsdale, D., Lyons, D., Integrating Perception, Language
and Problem Solving in a Cognitive Agent for a Mobile Robot. Third
International Joint Conference on Intelligent Agents and Multiagent
Systems, NY July 2004.[doc]
Benjamin, D.P., Lyons, D.,Lonsdale,
D., ADAPT: A Cognitive Architecture for Robotics. 2004 International
Conference on Cognitive Modeling, Pittsburgh
PA July 2004.[pdf]
2003
Hsu, D.F., Lyons, D.M., Usandivaras, C., Montero,
F., RAF: A Dynamic and Efficient Approach to Fusion for Multitarget
Tracking in CCTV Surveillance, IEEE Int. Conf. on Multisensor Fusion and Integration for Intelligent Systems,
July 29-Aug.1, 2003, Tokyo, Japan. [doc]
Lyons, D.M., Discrete-Event
Modeling of Misrecognition in PTZ
Tracking. IEEE intr. Conf. on Advanced
Video & Signal-Based Surveillance, July 21-22, 2003, Miami Beach FL. [doc]
Lyons, D.M., Hsu, D.F., Usandivaras, C., Montero, F., Experimental Results
from Using a Rank and Fuse approach for Multi-Target Tracking in CCTV
Surveillance. IEEE intr. Conf. on Advanced
Video & Signal-Based Surveillance, July 21-22, 2003, Miami Beach FL. [doc]
2001
Brodsky, T.; Cohen, R.; Cohen-Solal,
E.; Gutta, S.; Lyons, D.; Philomin,
V.; Trajkovic, M. Visual surveillance in retail
stores and in the home. Invited
paper. 2nd European Workshop on Advanced Video Based Surveillance
Systems, 9/4/2001, Kingston
upon Thames, London, UK
[doc]
Gutchess, D., Trajkovic, Cohen-Solal, E., M., Lyons, D., Jain,
A., A Background Model Initialization Algorithm for Video Surveillance, Int.
Conf. on Comp. Vision, Hawaii, 2001. [ps]
Lee, M-S., Weinshall, D., Colmenarez,
A., Cohen-Solal, E., Lyons, D., A Computer
Vision System for On-Screen Item Selection by Finger Pointing (Identifying a
3-D pointing target with 2-D homography and line
intersection) Int. Conf. on Comp. Vision, Hawaii, 2001. [pdf]
2000
Lyons, D.M. & Pelletier, D., A Line-Scan Computer Vision Algorithmfor Identifying Human Body Features,
in: GW-99 (Eds. A. Braffartet al.) Lecture
Notes in AI #1739, Springer Verlag 2000. [doc] [zip]
Lyons, D.M.,A
Schema-Theory Approach to Specifying and Analysing
the Behavior of Robotic Systems in: Prerational
Intelligence, (Eds. Ritter, Cruse & Dean) Kluwer
Academic, Dordrecht/Boston/London 2000. [ps]
Lyons, D.M. et al., Video Content Analysis for Surveillance
Applications, Philips Digital Video Technologies Workshop 2000.
[doc] [zip]
Brodsky, T., Cohen, R., Gutta,
G., Lyons, D., Retail Applications of the VCA Module
Philips TN-2000-021 2000.
Lyons, D., Trajkovic,
M., Briarcliff Intruder Tracking Engine V2.41 User Manual
Philips TSR-2000-011 2000.
Lyons, D., Brodsky, T., Cohen R., and Gutta,
S., Retail VCA Requirements Document Philips TSR-2000-012 2000.
Lyons, D., Brodsky, T., Cohen-Solal, E., and Gutta, S., Residential VCA Requirements Document
Philips TSR-2000-010 2000.
1999
Lyons, D.M., A Field of View based Camera Control Interface. Philips Newsletter #185 1999.
Lyons, D.M. et al., Video Content Analysis for Surveillance Philips
DSP Conference Eindhoven
NL 1999.
Lyons, D.M., Calculation
of Floor plan Field of View regions for Pan-Tilt-Zoom Cameras
Philips TN-99-028 1999.
1998
Lyons, D.M., Pelletier, D.L.,
and Knapp, D.C.,
Multimodal Interactive Advertising Workshop on Perceptual User
Interfaces 1998. [doc]
A J Hendriks & D M LyonsIncremental
Adaptation as a Method to Improve Reactive Behavior In: ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE AND AUTOMATION edited
by Nikolas G Bourbakis
(Binghamton University) World Scientific,May 1998.
Lyons, D.M., Knapp,
D.C., and Pelletier, D.L. Vidiwall Applications of Video-Based
Gesture Interpretation, Philips Research Tech. Note TN-98-003 1998.
1997
Lyons, D.M. and Murphy, T.G., Gesture
Interpretation from Video Input. Philips Research Bulletin on
Systems and Software N21 July 1997.
Murphy, T., and Lyons, D. Combining Direct and
Model-Based Perceptual Information Through Schema Theory IEEE
International Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Robotics and
Automation (CIRA97) Monterey CA, July 1997.
Lyons, D.M., Murphy, T.F., and Pelletier, D.L. Interpretation of
Arm Pointing Philips Research Tech. Note TN-97-041 1997.
Lyons, D.M., Murphy, T.G. Gesture
Pipes: An Efficient Architecture for Vision-Based Gesture Interpretation
Philips Research Tech. Note TN-97-039 1997.
Lyons, D.M. A
Computer Vision System for Extracting Feature Information from Video Camera
Images of People Philips Research Tech. Report TR-97-008 1997.
1996
Lyons, D.M., A
Camera-Based User Interface. Philips Newsletter
#167 1996.
Lyons, D., Murphy, T., and Hendriks,
A., Deliberation and Reaction as Decoupled, Concurrent Activities.
ICRA'96 Workshop on Robotic Planning & Execution April 1996.
Lee, S., Lyons, D., Ramos, C., Troccaz, J. Guest Editorial: Special Issue on Assembly and Task
Planning IEEE Trans. Rob. & Aut. V.12 N.2 April 1996.
Lyons, D.M. A
Camera-Based User Interface for Multimedia and Virtual Reality Applications, Philips
Research Tech. Note TN-96-031 1996.
Lyons, D.M. The Control of
Graphical Images using Full Body Motions, Philips Research Tech.
Note TN-96-028 1996.
Lyons, D.M., Murphy, T.G. Infowall with Camera-Based Interface,
Philips Research Tech. Note TN-96-032 1996.
Lyons, D.M. Navigation
through Virtual Reality using Camera-Based Gesture Input Philips
Research Tech. Note TN-96-030 1996.
Lyons, D.M. A 3-D Football
Videogame using Camera-Based Gesture Input Philips Research Tech.
Note TN-96-029 1996.
1995
Lyons, D.M. and Hendriks, A., Planning as Incremental Adaptation of a
Reactive System. Journal of Robotics &
Autonomous Systems 14, 1995, pp.255-288. [ps]
Lyons, D.M. and Hendriks, A., Using Patterns of Interaction to Select
Reactions. Special Issue on Computational Theories of Interaction, Artificial
Intelligence 73 1995, pp.117-148. [ps]
Lyons, D.M. Book Review of David Chapman's Vision, Instruction, and
Action Special Issue on Computational Theories of Interaction
Artificial Intelligence Eds. P. Agre & S. Rosenschein, 73, 1995. [ps]
Hendriks, A., Lyons, D. Using Perceptions to
Plan Incremental Adaptation in: Intelligent Robots and Systems (ed.
V. Graefe) 1995.
1994
Gottschlich, S., Ramos, C., Lyons, D., Assembly
and Task Planning: A Taxonomy. IEEE
Robotics & Automation Magazine V1 N3 Sept. 1994. [ps]
Lyons, D.M. and Hendriks, A., Testing
Adaptive Planning (Testing Incremntal Adaptation)
2nd International Conference on AI Planning Systems Chicago IL, June 1994.
[ps]
Lyons, D.M. and Hendriks, A.J., Adaptive Planning: An Approach that
Views Errors as Assumption Failures AAAI Spring Symposium on
Detecting and Resolving Errors in Manufacturing Systems March 1994. [ps]
Lyons, D.M. and Hendriks, A., Planning by Adaptation: Experimental
Results IEEE Int. Conf. on Rob. & Aut. San Diego CA, May
1994. [ps] Extended version: [ps]
Lyons, D.M., and Ramadorai, R.A. A White Paper on Computer-Assisted
Surgery and Surgical Robotics Philips Research Tech. Report
TR-94-016 October 1994.
Lyons, D.M., Hendriks,
A.J., Satyanarayana, S. Representation &
Control of Intelligent Lighting for Commercial Buildings Philips
Research Tech. Report TR-94-029 September 1994.
1993
Lyons, D.M., Representing
and Analysing Action Plans as Networks of Concurrent
Processes IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation June
1993. [ps]
Lyons, D.M. and Hendriks, A., ADAPT: A Toolkit for Fast Prototyping
of Embedded Software Philips Bulletin on Software & Systems
July 1993.
Hendriks, A. and Lyons,
D.M., A Methodology for Creating and Adapting Reactive Systems
IEEE Journal on Tools for AI 1993.
Lyons, D.M., Building and Analysing the
Behavior of Autonomous Robot
Systems Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZiF)
Conf. on Prerational Intelligence Univ. of Bielefeld, Germany, November 1993. Extended version (2000): [ps]
Lyons, D.M., A Formal
Approach to Reactive Robotics ONR Workshop on Non-Linear Adaptive
Control Univ. of Maryland
MD, September 1993.
Lyons, D.M., When is
Reactivity Important in Automated Manufacturing? IEEE Workshop on
Assembly & Task Planning Atlanta Ga, May 1993.
Lyons, D.M. and Hendriks, A., Safely Adapting a Hierarchical Reactive
System SPIE Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XII September
1993. [ps]
Murphy, T., Lyons, D.M. and Hendriks, A., Stable Grasping with a Multi-Fingered
Robot Hand: A Behavior-Based Approach Intelligent Robots and Systems
(IROS) Japan 1993.
Lyons, D.M. and Kallis, A.D. Comparisons between Lyons'
RS and McDermott's RPL Philips Research Tech. Note TN-93-051 August
1993.
Lyons, D.M., Hendriks,
A.J., Shrivastava, S., Kallis,
A.D. ADAPT Simulation of Two FCMs with Buffer
Philips Research Tech. Note TN-93-050 August 1993.
Lyons, D.M., Hendriks, A.J., Shrivastava, S., Kallis, A.D.
The ADAPT User Manual Philips Research Tech. Report TR-93-013
May 1993.
1992
Lyons, D.M., and Hendriks, A., A Toolkit for Designing and Evaluating
Discrete-Event Control Strategies Philips Research Newsletter April
1992.
Lyons, D.M. and Hendriks, A., A Practical
Approach to Integrating Reaction and Deliberation First AI
Conference on Planning Systems Univ. of Maryland, College Park MD, 1992. [ps]
Lyons, D.M. and Hendriks, A., Planning for
Reactive Robot Behavior IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation
Nice, France 1992. [ps]
1991
Lyons, D.M. and Hendriks, A., Reactive Planning
Encyclopedia of Artificial Intelligence, 2nd Edition, Wiley & Sons,
December, 1991. [ps]
Lyons, D.M. and Hendriks, A., Implementing an Integrated Approach to
Planning and Reaction SPIE Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Computer
Vision: Algorithms and Techniques. Boston MA,
November 1991. [ps]
Lyons, D.M. and Hendriks, A. Planning and Acting in Real-Time 13th
IMACS World Congress on Comp. and Applied Math. Trinity
College, Dublin,
July 1991. [ps]
Lyons, D.M. and Hendriks, A. The Autogeneration of Reactive
Plans 13th IMACS World Congress on Comp. and Applied Math.
Trinity College,
Dublin, July 1991. [ps]
Lyons, D.M. and Hendriks, A.J., Achieving
Robustness by Casting Planning as Adaptation of a Reactive System.IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics
and Automation, Sacramento CA, April 1991. [ps] Extended version: [ps+ fig1+ fig2+ fig3]
1990
Venkataraman, S. and Lyons
D.M., A Task-Oriented Architecture for Dextrous
Manipulation in: Dextrous Robot Hands (Iberall T., Venkataraman, S.T.,
Eds.) Springer-Verlag 1990.
[ps]
Lyons, D.M. and Allton, J.H., Achieving a
Balance between Teleoperation and Autonomy in
Specifying Plans for a Planetary Rover SPIE Symposium on Advances in
Intelligent Systems; Cooperative Intelligent Robotics in Space Boston, MA,
Nov. 1990. [ps]
Gopinath, P., Lyons,
D.M. and Mehta, S., Representation and Execution Support for Reliable
Robot Applications 9th Symp. on Reliable Distributed Systems Huntsville,
Alabama, Oct. 1990.
Lyons, D.M., Mehta, S. and Gopinath, P., Robust Representation and Execution of
Robot Plans EuroMicro Real-Time Systems
Workshop Horsholm,
Denmark, May 28-30th, 1990.
Lyons, D.M., RS:
A Formal Model for Reactive Robot Plans 2nd RPI
Int. Conf. on Computer Integrated Manufacturing Troy,
NY, May 21--23, 1990.
Lyons, D.M., Pelavin, R., Hendriks,
A., Benjamin, P. Task Planning using a Formal Model for Reactive Robot
Plans AAAI Spring Symposium on Planning in Uncertain and Dynamic
Environments Stanford CA, Mar. 27-29th, 1990.
Lyons, D.M., A
Process-Based Approach to Task-Plan Representation IEEE
International Conference on Robotics and Automation Cincinnati,
Ohio, May 1990.
Lyons, D.M., Hendriks, A. J. and Mehta, S.
A Study of Adaptive Approaches to Control of the MCM-VIII
Philips Research Tech. Report TR-90-026 Sept. 1990.
1989
Lyons, D.M. and Arbib, M.A., A Formal Model of Computation for
Sensory-based Robotics IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation 5(3) Jun. 1989. [ps]
Lyons, D.M., Vijaykumar,
R. and Venkataraman, S., A Representation for
Error Detection and Recovery in Robot Task Plans SPIE Symposium on
Advances in Intelligent Robotic Systems; Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision
Philadelphia PA,
Nov. 7-8th, 1989. [ps]
Lyons, D.M. and Mehta, S., A Distributed Computing Environment for the
Multiple Robot Domain Fourth International Conference on CAD, CAM,
Robotics and Factories of the Future New Delhi, India, Dec. 19--22nd, 1989.
Lyons, D.M. and Hendriks, A.J., Where is Robot Task Planning Going?
Philips Research Tech. Note TN-89-149, Nov. 1989.
Lyons, D.M. and Mandhyan, I., Fundamentals of
RS -- Part II: Process Composition. Philips Research Tech. Report
TR-89-033, June 1989.
Lyons, D.M. Fundamentals
of RS-- Part I: The Basic Model. Philips Research Tech. Report
TR-89-031, June 1989.
1988
Lyons, D.M., On-Line
Allocation of Robot Resources to Task Plans SPIE Symposium on
Advances in Intelligent Robotics; Expert Robots for Industrial Use Nov.
1988. [ps] Expanded version (1990): [ps]
Lyons, D.M. and Pelavin, R.N.,An
Analysis of Robot Task Plans using a Logic with Temporal Intervals
Philips Research Tech. Note TN-88-160 October 1988.
1987
Arbib, M.A., Iberall, T.
and Lyons, D.M., Schemas that
Integrate Vision and Touch for Hand Control in: Vision, Brain and
Cooperative Computation (Arbib, M.A., Hanson, A.R., Eds.), MIT Press, 1987.
Vijaykumar, R., Venkataraman, S.T., Dakin, G., and Lyons, D., A
Task-Grammer Approach to the Structure and Analysis
of Robot Programs IEEE Workshop on Languages for Automation, Aug
24-27th, Vienna, Austria, 1987. [ps]
Lyons, D.M., A Novel
Approach to High-Level Robot Programming IEEE Workshop on Languages
for Automation, Vienna, Austria,
1987.
Lyons, D.M., A Novel
Approach to High-Level Robot Programming (Updated) Philips Research
Tech. Note TN-87-039, April 1987.
Guida, F.C., Harosia,
T.J. and Lyons, D.M., The Eindhoven
Multi-Functional Gripper Philips Research Tech. Note TN-87-145,
November 1987.
Lyons, D.M., The
Task Criterion in Grasping Philips Research Tech. Note TN-87-163, December
1987.
Lyons, D.M., Implementing
a Distributed Control Environment for Task-Oriented Robot Control Philips
Research Tech. Note TN-87-054, April 1987.
Lyons, D.M., Developing a
Formal Model of Distributed Computation for Sensory-Based Robot Control Philips
Tech. Note TN-87-002, February 1987.
1986
Lyons, D.M., Tagged
Potential Fields: An Approach to the Specification of Complex Manipulator
Configurations IEEE International Conference on Robotics and
Automation, San Francisco CA,
Apr. 7-11th, 1986. [ps]
Lyons, D.M., A Formal
Model of Distributed Computation for Sensory-Based Robot Control.
Dept. of Computer and Information Sciences Technical Report 86-43, University
of Massachusetts, Amherst
MA, 1986.
1985
Iberall, T., Lyons,
D.M. Perceptual Robotics: Towards a Language for the Integration of
Sensation and Perception in a Dextrous Robot Hand in:
Management and Information Systems, Volume II-Languages for Automation (S.K.
Chang, Ed.) Plenum Publishing Company, 1985.
Arbib, M.A., Iberall, T.
and Lyons, D.M., Co-ordinated Control Programs
for Movements of the Hand Exp. Brain Res. #10, Springer-Verlag, 1985.
Lyons, D.M. and Arbib, M.A., A Task-Level Model of Distributed
Computation for the Sensory-Based Control of Complex Manipulators IFAC
Symposium on Robot Control, Barcelona, Spain,
Nov. 6-8th, 1985.
Lyons, D.M., A Simple Set
of Grasps for a Dextrous Hand IEEE
International Conference on Robotics and Automation St.Louis,
Missouri, Mar. 25-28th, 1985.
Lyons, D.M., A
Generalization of A Simple Set of Grasps for a Dextrous
Hand COINS Technical Report 85-37, Department of Computer and Information
Science University
of Massachusetts, Amherst
MA, November 1985.
1984
Iberall, T. & Lyons, D.M. (1984, Oct.). Towards perceptual robotics. Proceedings of
the 1984 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Oct, 147-157.
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