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Robotics Institute Seminar,
September 27
Time
and Place | Seminar Abstract | Speaker
Biography | Speaker Appointments
Intelligent Autonomy for Multiple, Coordinated
UAVs
Applied Research Laboratory
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Time and Place |
NSH 3305
Refreshments 10:45 am
Talk 11:00 am
This
presentation describes an autonomous Intelligent Controller (IC) architecture
directly applicable to the design of unmanned autonomous vehicles. These
vehicles may operate independently or cooperate to carry out complex missions
involving disparate sensors or payload packages. The IC technology has been demonstrated in
prototype designs of actual, autonomous, unmanned, intelligently controlled
vehicles. A collaborative control demonstration will be provided as part of the
presentation.
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technologies addressed by this autonomous Intelligent Controller architecture
include: Fully Autonomous Vehicle Control, Dynamic Planning and Replanning, Autonomous Response, and Multi-Vehicle
Cooperation. The term “autonomous” means fully autonomous operations
with human interactions as desired (versus remote piloting with human
operations being required). An important component of the IC design is that it
is robust with respect to reacting to unforeseen situations and to achieving
mission requirements when one or more of the autonomous units is partially or completely disabled, including the
supervisor unit.
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Speaker Biography |
Dr. Lora G. Weiss is a Senior Research Associate and Head
of the Autonomous Control and Intelligent Systems Division at The Pennsylvania
State University’s Applied Research Laboratory (ARL/PSU), where she
designs, developments, and implements advanced signal processing, intelligent
control, and tactical processing technologies. She has authored or co-authored
numerous scientific journal publications and has a patent application pending
for a fast wavelet transform. Dr. Weiss has chaired several sessions at IEEE
conferences, ASA conferences, and Navy Symposiums. Dr. Weiss has developed a
video for IEEE Educational Services, she is a member of the Graduate Faculty in
Acoustics, and she has received several publication awards from
For appointments, please contact Brett Browning.
The Robotics Institute is part of the School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University.