A Large Outdoor Motion-tracking Arena for Research on Heterogeneous Autonomous Multi-robot Systems
Abstract
This DURIP proposal requests funds to establish an outdoor 100ft L. x 50ft W. x 30ft H. robotics experimentation and testing arena instrumented with high-speed motion tracking cameras at the University of California, Riverside (UCR). The proposed research infrastructure will become indispensable to the research and relevant research-related education activities associated with four Department of Defense (DoD) projects (three current, one pending) at UCR. At its core, the requested infrastructure will offer millimeter-accurate position and orientation (pose) measurements outdoors. Availability of trustworthy, high-accuracy pose information outdoors is critical for testing and validating the performance of multi-robot planning, navigation and control algorithms in realistic settings. The proposed equipment will significantly enhance the research and research education offered to graduate and undergraduate students at UCR, one of AmericaÕs few accredited research intensive Hispanic Serving Institutions (OPEID-00131600). Faculty in the Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Mechanical Engineering will have access to the instrumentation for research purposes, and they will integrate their findings into classroom instruction. The equipment will be especially useful for courses in robotics, autonomy, machine intelligence, and control of multi-agent systems comprising heterogeneous (ground and aerial) vehicles, which span the expertise of the PIs involved in this effort.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Feb 14, 2019
- Source ID
- W911NF1810266
Entities
People
- Konstantinos Karydis
Organizations
- Army Contracting Command
- United States Army
- University of California, Riverside