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Project Topics 2014-15Prof. Mike Gennert, AK 130Computer ScienceRobotics Engineering

http://www.wpi.edu/~michaelg/

MQPsImage Processing Compressed Image OpsRobots in TreesTunnelsDisaster ResponseProject PreliminariesTeams of 2-4 studentsMulti-disciplinary is encouragedRequired bkg as notedSee GuidelinesLinked from my home page

2MQP: Compressed Image OpsPerform image processing functionsAvoid .jpg .bmpFaster, more efficientBackground:Lin. Alg., Graphics

Image1.jpg.jpg .bmp+Image2.jpg.jpg .bmp.bmp .jpgImage3.jpgMQP: Tree RobotsTree-climbing robotCamera for surveillance, e.g. Asian Longhorn BeetleImprove existing robotBetter legsReduce weightBetter user interfaceSaw for tree maintenance Background: RBE 3002

4MQP: Tunnel RobotsTunneling robotInstead of digging up street to lay cableSend a GopherBot!Background: RBE 3002

X5DARPA Robotics Challenge Fukushima Disaster

Too dangerous for humans send a robot

Too bad robots cant Traverse rubbleAttach hoseClose valvesOpen doorsClimb laddersUse toolsRemove debrisDrive vehicle

YET!Let me highlight one research project, the DARPA Robotics Challenge.

DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is the agency that brought us the Internet, GPS, wireless communications, and fibre optics.

When the Fukushima nuclear reactor disaster occurred in 2011, humans could not get in to save the plant. It was too dangerous.

What do you do? Send in a robot!

Too bad robots cant YET.

Here is a video of how our team did on these tasks in the DARPA Robotics Challenge. We programmed an Atlas robot built by Waltham-based Boston Dynamics.6DARPA Robotics Challenge

No team came as far as fast as WPI. We had the most diverse team, from freshmen sophs, juniors, seniors on their MQPs, MS and PhD students on their thesis research, post-docs, engineers, faculty. 7Short (2 min)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL3gMu76Nik

Long (5 min)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8fulbwdx_MDRC Videos