Interdisciplinary Robotics, Intelligent Sensing, and Control

A Sample of Past Research Projects

  1. Real-time control, monitoring, and simulation of electro-mechanical systems.
    (journal paper 8 | journal paper 14 | journal paper 22 | journal paper 32)
  2. Parallel architectures for the realization of uncertainty from sensed data.
  3. Inspection and reverse engineering of mechanical parts.
    (journal paper 2 | journal paper 6 | journal paper 7)
  4. Modeling and Verification of Distributed Control Schemes for Mobile Robots.
    (journal paper 13 | journal paper 15 | journal paper 20 | journal paper 30)
  5. Mobile manipulation.
  6. Algorithms for manipulator workspace generation and visualization in the presence of obstacles.
  7. Parallel architectures for robust motion and structure recovery from uncertainty in sensed data.
  8. Advanced sensing for manufacturing.
    (journal paper 12 | journal paper 19 | journal paper 24)
  9. Uncertainty visualization in CAD systems from sensed data.
    (journal paper 7 | journal paper 12 | journal paper 13 | journal paper 20)
  10. Kinematics and dynamic hardware for multi-degree of freedom manipulators.
  11. Hardware realizations for discrete-event-based hybrid systems.
    (journal paper 1 | journal paper 9)
  12. A framework for timed hybrid systems representation, synthesis, and analysis.
    (journal paper 21)
  13. Internet-based tele-control of robotic manipulators.
    (journal paper 25)
  14. Graphical user interfaces for event-based monitoring and control of hybrid systems.
    (journal paper 21)
  15. Coordinate measuring machine operating system realizations using hybrid systems.
  16. Concurrent optimal engineering design of manipulator prototypes.
    (journal paper 14 | journal paper 17 | journal paper 18 | journal paper 32)
  17. Uncertainty visualization for tolerance analysis in manufacturing.
    (journal paper 31)
  18. Catalogue-based optimization of manipulator parameters.
    (journal paper 14)
  19. Parallel realizations for computing 3-D workspaces of redundant manipulators
  20. Object-oriented prototyping environments for electro-mechanical systems and robotic manipulators.
    (journal paper 23)
  21. Robotic Manipulation for Genetics Research.
  22. Feature-based reverse engineering and inspection of machine parts.
    (journal paper 2 | journal paper 5 | journal paper 6 | journal paper 12 | journal paper 19)
  23. Recovering manufacturing tolerancing from uncertainty in sensed data.
    (journal paper 12 | journal paper 19 | journal paper 24 | journal paper 27 | journal paper 31)
  24. Discrete event modeling and control of autonomous agents under uncertainty.
    (journal paper 1 | journal paper 7 | journal paper 9 | journal paper 21)
  25. Discrete-event-based synchronization of multi-media.
  26. The dynamic recursive context of finite state machines.
    (journal paper 2 | journal paper 5 | journal paper 6)
  27. Reverse engineering applications in dentistry.
  28. Service robotics and tire-changing robots for car racing applications.
    (journal paper 16 | journal paper 17 | journal paper 18)
  29. Sensor-based control of mobile robots.
    (journal paper 13 | journal paper 15 | journal paper 20)
  30. Calibration and singularity determination for robotic manipulators.
  31. Optimality for compressed communication modes.
    (journal paper 3)
  32. Error detection and correction for intelligent observers.
    (journal paper 7 | journal paper 24 | journal paper 27)
  33. Sensory-based Distributed Control Schemes for Mobile Robots.
    (journal paper 13 | journal paper 15 | journal paper 20)
  34. A PC-Based Simulator/Controller/Monitor Software for Manipulators and Electromechanical Systems.
    (journal paper 8 | journal paper 14 | journal paper 22)
  35. Control, Monitor and Simulation of SIR-1 Robot.
  36. Discrete Event and Hybrid Systems in Robotics and Automation.
    (journal paper 1 | journal paper 9 | journal paper 21)
  37. Robotics toolbox for MATLAB and the Robix dancer robot.
  38. Unifying Tolerances Across Sensing, Design, and Manufacturing (Computation of manufacturing tolerances from sense data).
    (journal paper 12)
  39. Rug Warrior class project.
  40. Active calibration of manipulators.
  41. Singularity Determination and avoidance for robotic manipulators.
  42. Obstacle avoidance for manipulators.
    (journal paper 26)
  43. Puma 560 JAVA Simulator.
  44. Computer Aided Prototyping.
    (journal paper 22 | journal paper 23)
  45. Design Optimization For Manipulators.
    (journal paper 14 | journal paper 17 | journal paper 18)
  46. Software Library for the SIR-1 Serial Port Controlled Robot.
  47. The Utah Robot Kit (URK) and the Utah Prototyping Environment (UPE).
    (journal paper 23)
  48. Concurrent Design and Manufacturing. (journal paper 8 | journal paper 14 | journal paper 22)
  49. Sensing for Advanced Manufacturing and Reverse Engineering.
    (journal paper 2 | journal paper 5 | journal paper 6 | journal paper 12)
  50. Discrete Event Dynamic Systems Technical Committee (DEDS TC) of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
    (journal paper 1 | journal paper 9)
  51. Uncertainty modeling and visualization in CAD systems from sensed data.
    (journal paper 12 | journal paper 19 | journal paper 24)
  52. Recovery of 3-D Motion and Structure
  53. Autonomous Observation Under Uncertainty
    (journal paper 7 | journal paper 13 | journal paper 15)