Seminar: He Kong, Stuart Eiffert, Weiming Zhi and Kumming Li, Oct 10th 2019

When: Thurs, Oct 10th 2019, 4:00p Where: Rose St Building Seminar Area Title: Human/animal motion prediction and robotic path planning in dynamic environments Abstract: Fully autonomous and safe operations of intelligent platforms relies on an accurate understanding and prediction of the changing environment. This is especially true for scenarios such as campus, human-robot shared workspace, …

Seminar: Andrew Hill, Oct 2nd 2019

When: Weds, Oct 2nd 2019, 4p Where: Rose St Building Seminar Area Title: Rio Tinto Centre for Mine Automation Abstract: The Rio Tinto Centre for Mine Automation (RTCMA) is an industry funded centre focussed on applying state of the art techniques in data fusion, machine learning, automation, perception and optimisation to real world mining problems …

Seminar: Stewart Worrall, Jathan Sadowski, and Martin Tomitsch, Sept 25th 2019

When: Weds, Sept 25th 2019, 1:00p Where: Rose St Building Seminar Area Title: Designing interactions between human and autonomous vehicles Abstract: This presentation reports on a multidisciplinary, collaborative effort that investigates the complex problem of how humans can safely interact with autonomous vehicles. The ITS group at the Australian Centre for Field Robotics have been …

Seminar: Sandeep Manjana, Sept 23rd 2019

When: Mon, Sept 23rd 2019, 3:00p Where: Rose St Building Seminar Area Title: Reinforcement Learning for Efficient Robotic Sampling in Outdoor Environments Abstract: In this talk I present my research on using techniques from reinforcement learning for efficiently sampling scientific data in large-scale outdoor environments. The techniques presented generate paths to efficiently measure and then …

Seminar: Ben Morrell, Sept 20th 2019

When: Fri, Sept 20th 2019, 3:30p Where: Rose St Building Seminar Area Title: Robotics NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the DARPA Subterranean Challenge Abstract: NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is famous for flagship space exploration missions such as the Mars rovers, the Cassini mission to Saturn and the Voyager spacecraft journeying beyond the solar system. While …

Seminar: Jack Umenberger, Sept 19th 2019

When: Thurs 19th Sept, 1pm. Where: Rose St Building seminar area Title: Learning robust LQ-controllers using application oriented exploration Abstract: This talk concerns the problem of learning robust linear quadratic (LQ) controllers, when the dynamics of the linear system are unknown. First, we propose a robust control synthesis method to minimize the worst-case LQ cost, with …

SIRIS Co-Director Stefan Williams recognised for academic excellence

SIRIS Co-Director, and leader of the ACFR Marine Robotics group, Stefan Williams has been awarded a Payne-Scott Professorial Distinction by the University of Sydney. The Professorial Distinctions are nominated by colleagues in recognition of their nominee’s sustained academic achievement and dedication to the University’s values, and for playing an active role in developing strategic initiatives, …

Publication on Predicting Intended Leg Motion for Robotic Prosthetics and Exoskeletons

Congratulations Mounir Boudali (SIRIS/ACFR PhD alumni) whose paper “Predicting Transitioning Walking Gaits: Hip and Knee Joint Trajectories from the Motion of Walking Canes”, co-authored with Peter Sinclair and Ian Manchester, has just appeared in IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. The research motivation is to be able to control robotic prosthetic legs and …

Seminar: John Gardenier, Sept 6th 2019

When: Thurs, Sept 12th 2019, 1p Where: Rose St Building Seminar Area Title: How now lame cow? Automatic lameness detection with 3D sensors Abstract: Lameness in dairy cows is a prevalent health issue impacting both animal welfare and economic performance. Despite the economic and welfare cost of lameness, lameness prevalence has been shown to be severely …

Seminar: Assoc Prof Thierry Peynot, Sept 6th 2019

When: Friday, Sept 6th 2019, 2p Where: Rose St Building Seminar Area Title: Resilient Perception for Robotics in Challenging Environmental Conditions: In a mine or a knee, in the presence of smoke, dust or refractive objects Abstract: In this seminar we will discuss different methods and strategies to endow robots with resilient perception in a …

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