Grant: Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Memorial University of Newfoundland
$71,025.00
Coordinated control and navigation of field robots
EF 2010-11
Résumé
This proposal requests funding to purchase a research mobile robot platform to facilitate research in field robotics. The research objective is to develop a field robotic capability in Memorial University to advance and implement autonomous robotic technology for applications that requires robots to navigate through a larger area (or a distance) that can be applicable for both indoor and outdoor conditions. Under field robotics it is expected to develop research in several areas, namely, task specific behaviour based control and coordination of robots, simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) techniques to cover a larger distance (in the order of hundred kilometers), biologically inspired control methods for formation control using leader-follower techniques and finally multi-robot surveillance with optimal path planning. The behaviour modulation for robots includes formation of behaviours to operate multiple robots under a single objective and translation them in to a sequence of navigational tasks to produce motor control commands for keeping a formation in an unstructured environment. The constraints applicable for the robots include noisy and limited sensor perception, limited communication capabilities in transmitting robot state and finally constraints imposed by the environment. The second issue is related to the development of SLAM techniques in the context of larger area of mapping and localization. The third and final issue is related to develop cognitive capability for robots to operate with human supervision. In this case the multi-modal sensor based robotic attention techniques will be developed to work with human supervision.
The equipment proposed in this proposal is to extend and expand the current laboratory based robotics research into industrial applications where robots can be deployed to cover a wider area. Addition of such a robotic system would allow this laboratory to perform research using state of the art equipment, particularly to produce highly qualified personnel in areas related to emerging technologies.
Programme
Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
406053-2011
Name nom
Mann, George
Department département
Engineering and Applied Science, Faculty of
Organization id
89
Institution établissement
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Province en
Newfoundland and Labrador
Province fr
Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2010
Competition year année de concours
2011
Award amount
71025
Program id
EQPEQ
Program name en
Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Program name fr
Outils et instruments de recherche - catégorie 1 (<150 000$)
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
1512
Committee name en
Mechanical Engineering
Committee name fr
Génie mécanique
Area of application code
1206
Area of application group en
Advancement of knowledge
Area of application group fr
Avancement des connaissances
Area of application en
Engineering
Area of application fr
Génie
Research subject code
2600
Research subject group en
Robotics
Research subject group fr
Robotique
Research subject en
Robotics
Research subject fr
Robotique
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Coordinated control and navigation of field robots
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
This proposal requests funding to purchase a research mobile robot platform to facilitate research in field robotics. The research objective is to develop a field robotic capability in Memorial University to advance and implement autonomous robotic technology for applications that requires robots to navigate through a larger area (or a distance) that can be applicable for both indoor and outdoor conditions. Under field robotics it is expected to develop research in several areas, namely, task specific behaviour based control and coordination of robots, simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) techniques to cover a larger distance (in the order of hundred kilometers), biologically inspired control methods for formation control using leader-follower techniques and finally multi-robot surveillance with optimal path planning. The behaviour modulation for robots includes formation of behaviours to operate multiple robots under a single objective and translation them in to a sequence of navigational tasks to produce motor control commands for keeping a formation in an unstructured environment. The constraints applicable for the robots include noisy and limited sensor perception, limited communication capabilities in transmitting robot state and finally constraints imposed by the environment. The second issue is related to the development of SLAM techniques in the context of larger area of mapping and localization. The third and final issue is related to develop cognitive capability for robots to operate with human supervision. In this case the multi-modal sensor based robotic attention techniques will be developed to work with human supervision.
The equipment proposed in this proposal is to extend and expand the current laboratory based robotics research into industrial applications where robots can be deployed to cover a wider area. Addition of such a robotic system would allow this laboratory to perform research using state of the art equipment, particularly to produce highly qualified personnel in areas related to emerging technologies.
