Robotics, sensors, & devices publications
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Teamwork in GPS-Denied Environments Fusion of Multi-Sensor Networks
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CESAR (Compact Echelle Spectrograph for Aeronomical Research) Opto-Mechanical Design
Our goal is to significantly expand the range of upper atmospheric science investigations (nightglow, aurora, and dayglow emissions) by providing to aeronomers a high-throughput, high-dispersion, large-passband spectrograph.
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Robotic Laser Tissue Welding of Sclera Using Chitosan Films
In this preliminary study chitosan film successfully closed scleral lacerations with and without the application of laser energy.
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Distributed Multi-Sensor Fusion for Improved Collaborative GPS-Denied Navigation
This paper addresses the problem of determining high accuracy absolute and relative 3-D positions of mobile sensor network nodes by fusing inertial and radio frequency (RF) ranging measurements to support…
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High-Resolution Chemical Sensor for Unattended Underwater Networks
We present a high-level overview of theSpectrophotometric Elemental Analysis System's design along with data from moored deployments and deep water casts.
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Robots in the Kitchen: Exploiting Ubiquitous Sensing and Actuation
Our goal is to develop intelligent service robots that operate in standard human environments, automating common tasks. In pursuit of this goal, we follow the ubiquitous robotics paradigm, in which intelligent perception…
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Vision-Based Perception for Autonomous Urban Navigation
We describe a low-cost vision-based sensing and positioning system that enables intelligent vehicles of the future to autonomously drive in an urban environment with traffic.
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Imaging Radar Observations of Farley Buneman Waves During the Joule Ii Experiment
Vector electric fields and associated E×B drifts measured by a sounding rocket in the auroral zone during the NASA JOULE II experiment in January 2007, are compared with coherent scatter spectra measured…
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Real-Time Global Localization with a Pre-Built Visual Landmark Database
In this paper, we study how to build a vision-based system for global localization with accuracies within 10 cm. for robots and humans operating both indoors and outdoors over wide…
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Matching Vehicles Under Large Pose Transformations Using Approximate 3D Models and Piecewise MRF Model
We propose a robust object recognition method based on approximate 3D models that can effectively match objects under large viewpoint changes and partial occlusion.
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Geo-Spatial Aerial Video Processing for Scene Understanding and Object Tracking
This paper presents an approach to extracting and using semantic layers from low altitude aerial videos for scene understanding and object tracking.
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Building Segmentation for Densely Built Urban Regions Using Aerial LIDAR Data
We present a novel building segmentation system for densely built areas, containing thousands of buildings per square kilometer.