My Research and MIRL Projects
Mars Rover
The Mars Rover is a small prototype science rover to explore extraterrestrial terrain.
Project SiteAutonomous Submarine
This project is meant to work in conjunction with the autonomous kayak. The sub is a tethered underwater search vehicle. It will be able to go with the kayak to search through flooded areas looking for hazards to rescue workers and survivors.
Project SiteAutonomous Quadcoptor
This project is currently focusing on getting cheap aerial photagraphy within the reach of farmers. With multispectral imaging farmers will be able to make better descisions on how to water and fertilize their crops, making the products cheaper for the end consumer.
Project SiteAutonomous Kayak
This project is meant as a communications and experiment base for the autonomous submarine. The kayak is designed to be easily transported, quickly set up, and left to run for days on end. When complete it will have space for several 2ft by 2ft experiments, such as determining water quality in disaster areas.
Project SiteAutonomous Universal Vehicle Operator
The autonomous universal vehicle operator is designed to be able to operate almost any type of vehicle. It is a small robot that is meant to be placed in the drivers seat and from there be able to operate the vehicle safely on city roads. It is our current attempt at one of the many Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) challenges.
Project SiteUniveral Robotics Command Center
The Univeral Robotics Command Center is a computer program and setup to allow end users to control any of our systems that are within communications range. It is a cross platform system so all rovers, arial vehicles, and aquatic vehicles corectly outfitted will be controlable from a central location.
Project SiteAutonomous Helmholtz Resonator
This project is focused on location detection with a single microphone. A helmholtz resonator takes in all sounds and resonates at a single frequency. Using this concept, we have been working to try and get a robot to "hear" like humans do.
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