Field Robotics Center Seminar
Imitation Learning for Autonomous Navigation in Complex Natural Terrain
Event Location: NSH 1109Bio: David Silver is a PhD candidate at the Robotics Institute, researching robust mobile robot navigation systems. He has a B.S. in Computer Science and a M.S. in Robotics from CMU. Previously, he has worked with the TSLAM and Subterranean Robotics groups at CMU, and the UPI program at NREC. He is [...]
3-D Stereo Vision SLAM for Autonomous Mapping and Navigation (live demonstration)
Event Location: NSH 3305Bio: Pearse received the B.S. in electrical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1989 and the M.S. in electrical engineering from the University of California, San Diego in 1994. Pearse Ffrench is a project manager and senior technical staff member at Vision Robotics. He has been developing 3-D stereo vision SLAM [...]
Camera and LIDAR Fusion for Mapping in Dark Environments
Event Location: NSH1109Bio: Uland Wong is an RI PhD candidate in Field Robotics advised by Red Whittaker. His research interests are 3D perception, calibrated imaging in dark environments and exploration robotics. His work has resulted in the development and commercialization of miniature borehole LIDAR and actively-illuminated vision sensors for mapping subterranean voids. He received his [...]
Characterization and Control of a Hopping Robot with Omni-Orientational Mobility for Rough Terrain
Event Location: NSH 1109Bio: Bryan is a Masters student in the Robotics Institute. He is conducting his thesis research at the National Robotics Engineering Center under the guidance of Dr. Dimi Apostolopoulos and plans to graduate in December 2009. His interests include mobile robot system design, design of mechanisms for controllability, and control for unique [...]