Autobots
Goals
To design and instantiate autonomous mobile robots capable of performing non-trivial tasks in support of people, in life and in work.
Emphasis is on task-driven autonomy and underlying algorithms needed to realize it.
Issues Involved or Addressed
Autonomous navigation, control, and manipulation for robots; Coordinated control of interacting robots; Computer vision for reconstruction of worksite geometry; Computer vision for obstacle detection, object classification, and planning; Machine learning for process control; Data analytics to process activities.
Methods and Technologies
- Mobile Robotics
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Manipulators
- Machine Learning
- Path Planning and Trajectory Synthesis
- Robot Autonomy
- Visual and Image Processing
- Design and Fabrication of Robots
Majors Sought
Computing: Computational Media, Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction
Engineering: Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering
Preferred Interests and Preparation
EE, CmpE, CS – Embedded computing/systems, control theory, computer vision, automation, artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics.
CmpE, CS – Databases, wireless communication, data visualization, human-robot interaction.
CE – Robotics, automation, construction engineering, advanced sensing.
Advisor
Patricio Vela
Patricio Vela
pvela@gatech.edu
Day, Time & Location
Full Team Meeting:
2:00-2:50 Tuesday
TBD
Subteam meetings scheduled after classes begin.