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FSR Paper on Subterranean Robotic Autonomy accepted

6/19/2019

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Our FSR paper:

T. Dang, F. Mascarich, S. Khattak, H. Nguyen, N. Khedekar, C. Papachristos, and K. Alexis, "Field-hardened Robotic Autonomy for Subterranean Exploration", Conference on Field and Service Robotics (FSR), 2019, Aug. 29-31, Tokyo, Japan

Was accepted!

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Dr. Alexis receives University's Excellence Award

5/8/2019

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Dr. Kostas Alexis received the University's College of Engineering Excellence Award for 2019.

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Multiple papers at ICUAS 2019

4/16/2019

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The following papers were recently accepted:

C. Papachristos, S. Khattak, F. Mascarich, T. Dang, K. Alexis, "Autonomous Aerial Robotic Exploration of Subterranean Environments relying on Morphology-aware Path Planning", International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS), June 11-14, 2019, Atlanta, GA, USA
T. Dang, S. Khattak, C. Papachristos, K. Alexis, "Anomaly Detection and Cognizant Path Planning for Surveillance Operations using Aerial Robots", International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS), June 11-14, 2019, Atlanta, GA, USA
S. Khattak, F. Mascarich, T. Dang, C. Papachristos, K. Alexis, "Robust Thermal-Inertial Localization for Aerial Robots: A Case for Direct Methods", International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS), June 11-14, 2019, Atlanta, GA, USA

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IEEE Aerospace Conference - Best Paper Award

3/6/2019

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Our paper:

S. Khattak, C. Papachristos, K. Alexis, "Visual-Thermal Landmarks and Inertial Fusion for Navigation in Degraded Visual Environments", IEEE Aerospace Conference (AeroConf) 2019, Yellowstone Conference, Big Sky, Montana, Mar 2-9, 2019

Was awarded the Best Paper Award in the "Air Vehicle Systems and Technologies" Track of the IEEE Aerospace Conference 2019. Special congratulations to our PhD Candidate Shehryar Khattak!

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Graph-based Autonomous Subterranean Exploration

2/11/2019

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Our group releases new results on autonomous subterranean exploration using aerial robots.

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ARL conducts multi-day field test in underground mines

2/4/2019

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Our group completed a multi-day field testing event in underground mines and demonstrated full exploration autonomy of underground drifts and headings using aerial robots. Indicative images are shown below.

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Multiple papers at IEEE ICRA 2019

1/26/2019

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Our lab got multiple papers accepted at IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. Specifically, the following:

S. Khattak, C. Papachristos, K. Alexis, "Keyframe-based Direct Thermal–Inertial Odometry", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2019, May 20-24, 2019 Montreal, Canada
F. Mascarich, C. Papachristos, T. Wilson, K. Alexis, "Distributed Radiation Field Estimation and Informative Path Planning for Nuclear Environment Characterization", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2019, May 20-24, 2019 Montreal, Canada
N. V. Khedekar, F. Mascarich, C. Papachristos, T. Dang, K. Alexis, "Contact-based Navigation Path Planning for Aerial Robots", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2019, May 20-24, 2019 Montreal, Canada

In addition, our group co-organizes a workshop

A. Ollero, G. Antonelli, G. Loianno, K. Alexis, M. Chli, "The Future of Aerial Robotics: Challenges and Opportunities", Workshop, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2019, May 20-24, 2019 Montreal, Canada

Video results from our accepted papers follow

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ARL presents at CES2019

1/12/2019

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The autonomous robots lab presented recent results on a) underground mine exploration and mapping, as well as b) degraded environments navigation at CES2019 - GENIVI event. Two indicative videos from the results presented are shown below.

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ICRA 2019 Workshop on Aerial Robotics

1/11/2019

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Our group co-organizes the recently accepted the ICRA 2019 Workshop "The Future of Aerial Robotics: Challenges and Opportunities". Check the webpage at: https://www.aerial-robotics-workshop.com

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Papers accepted at the IEEE Aerospace Conference

11/12/2018

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A set of papers was accepted at the IEEE Aerospace Conference 2019, namely:

R. Fite, S. Khattak, K. Alexis, "History-Aware Free Space Detection for Efficient Autonomous Exploration Using Aerial Robots", IEEE Aerospace Conference (AeroConf) 2016, Yellowstone Conference, Big Sky, Montana, Mar 2-9, 2019
C. Papachristos, S. Khattak, K. Alexis, "Haptic Feedback-based Reactive Navigation for Aerial Robots Subject to Localization Failure", IEEE Aerospace Conference (AeroConf) 2016, Yellowstone Conference, Big Sky, Montana, Mar 2-9, 2019
C. Papachristos, S. Khattak, F. Mascarich, K. Alexis, "Autonomous Navigation and Mapping in Underground Mines Using Aerial Robots", IEEE Aerospace Conference (AeroConf) 2016, Yellowstone Conference, Big Sky, Montana, Mar 2-9, 2019
S. Khattak, C. Papachristos, K. Alexis, "Visual-Thermal Landmarks and Inertial Fusion for Navigation in Degraded Visual Environments", IEEE Aerospace Conference (AeroConf) 2016, Yellowstone Conference, Big Sky, Montana, Mar 2-9, 2019

Relevant videos are shown below.