Haptic search and retrieval of objects buried within granular media

Abstract

The University of California will develop haptics-enabled capabilities for field deployable mobile manipulation robots that support human-in-the-loop missions. The university will combine multimodal sensing and machine learning, informed by human strategies and granular media research, to develop new capabilities for remote human operators of field deployable mobile manipulation robots. The university will identify strategies used by humans in haptic search and retrieval tasks within granular media; identify key features in visual, tactile, and proprioceptive feedback that distinguish finger-object contact with granular media and objects, and develop a computer-based interface that can support high-level decision-making by remote human operators of bimanual robot grippers, wrists, and arms for haptic search and retrieval tasks within granular media.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Aug 12, 2016
Source ID
N000141612468

Entities

People

  • Veronica J. Santos

Organizations

  • Office of Naval Research
  • United States Navy
  • University of California, Los Angeles

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • Autonomy