Acquisition of a Motion Capture System for DoD-Sponsored Research in Robotics, Communication and Sensing
Abstract
Our research vision is to lay the intellectual foundations for distributed robotic systems that areable to operate autonomously and interactively for long periods without requiring tedious manualintervention. In support of this vision, here we propose to acquire a state-of-the-art optical track-ing system suitable for a broad array of research in robotics, communication and sensing. Theproposing team at the University of Southern California (USC) has a long history of collaborationand leadership in these areas. The proposed instrument acquisition is a Vicon Vantage from ViconMotion Systems. The proposing team participates in six current DoD programs, four of which arefunded by ONR (including one MURI), one by ARL, and one by AFOSR. The research on all sixprojects stands to directly bene?t by the acquisition of the proposed system. In addition, the teamhas multiple federally funded grants from non-DoD sources that will also bene?t signi?cantly bythis acquisition. Based on current usage, we expect a large number of postdocs and PhD studentsto make use of the instrument (> 50 over the next 5 years), and an even larger number of under-graduates and MS students to bene?t from project spino -s for coursework and labwork (> 200 overthe next 5 years). The USC Viterbi School of Engineering has committed to create a purpose-builtlarge laboratory for research in robotics, communication and sensing that will house the proposedacquisition.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 2016
- Source ID
- N000141612907
Entities
People
- Gaurav Sukhatme
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of Southern California