Seminar: Minimalist Robot Controllers for Planar Construction
Speaker: Andrew Vardy, Memorial University of Newfoundland Title: Minimalist Robot Controllers for Planar Construction 4/16/24 – 2pm in WEB L102 Abstract: The Bio-Inspired Robotics Lab (BOTS) at Memorial University has been working to develop robotic swarms that can modify their environments. Potential applications range from household cleaning to clearing sea ice from shipping channels. In the planar construction task, mobile robots manipulate ambient objects into a desired shape. In this talk, I will review our recent research on planar construction and related problems. I will also provide a preview of a new approach that makes use of a minimalist robot...
Read MoreSeminar: Human-Machine and Human-Human Physical Interaction: How do we collaborate?
Talk Title: Human-Machine and Human-Human Physical Interaction: How do we collaborate? Speaker: Dr. Simone Fani 4/9/24 – 2pm in WEB L102 Talk Abstract: Human-Machine interaction is a broad term that can include multiple types of interactions between humans and machines, usually considering more “intelligent” machines. Machines, in all forms, are increasingly present in our everyday life, from computers, to technologically advanced vehicles. Although human-machine interactions are ubiquitous, commercial applications of human-robot physical interactions (HPI) remain underdeveloped because of safety concerns and the challenges of enabling seamless interactions. These challenges have prevented the development of commercial HPI devices for collaborative, assistive...
Read MoreSeminar: Cooperative Encirclement for Multi-Agent Systems
Title: Cooperative Encirclement for Multi-Agent SystemsSpeaker: Prof. Cammy Peterson 4/1/24 – 2pm in WEB L102 Abstract: Multi-agent systems (MASs) are valuable due to the advantages they offer compared to single-agent systems. MASs can increase areas of operation, provide time sensitive information, and produce high fidelity information. For example, a group of coordinating agents can provide different viewing angles on objects of interest for better target tracking and classification. This talk will discuss a decentralized method for using a MAS to cooperatively encircle moving targets. The method uses Lyapunov functions to derive control laws and is applicable to a wide...
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