Topics

Resrch - 1973-79

Cart Navigation

Cart run  (frames)
Cart   cam   room   out
Movie 40MB   8MB

Resrch - 1983-84

Sonar Grid Maps

Sonar run  (frames)
Sensor Fusion
Test lab 84m 83c

Resrch - 1988-91

Sensor Learning

Learning seq  (frames)
Models   Simlab
Test hall   Long run

Resrch - 1992-96

3D Grid Maps

Office Grid 1996   camera
Lab Grid 1996   cam1 2

Resrch - 1999-2003

3D Learning +More

2001: Office Lab Lars
2002: Hall L H Plan
      overview uncolored

Resrch - Sep 2002

Transition

Laser robot
Navhead concept
Progress and plan

Robot Evolution

Re-Evolving Mind
1950-Elsie 1960-Beast
1970-Cart Shakey
1980-Cart 1990-2D
2000-3D 2005-Nav
2010-Vac 2015-Utility
2020-Universal
2030-Brain
1950-2000-AI
Overview

Commercial Path

Seegrid 2003
1980 - Cart
1990 - 2D Sonar
2000 - 3D Stereo
2005 - SEEGRID

Resrch - Feb 2002

Higher Fidelity

Run ext cam
Map M H L top stereo
Learning overhead
Stereo: Select Match
  rays: Glimpse Plan
  Probability
Color correction
Calibration
x Color Coding

Robot

1 City Poll. Tot
2 Cart Tort. Beast
  Shakey 2D grid
  3D map Navlabs
3 MIPS /$   AI
  Chess Conscious
4 Dust P2 Robot
  Post Twin Cook
5 Star Bush bot
  Skyhook Roto
6 Time Loop
  Fix NP Chess

Extras

1964 Robug
1969 Robot Mower
1979 SAIL
1984 MRL crew
1987 Denning
2000 Robot Mowers
2001 Robovac teasers
2001 Uranus (Martin's)
2002 Pan+laser
AGV navigation
SEEGRID
HallCam omni

Proposal - Jan 1999

Robust Navigation

Abstract

3D Map
2D Maps
Planned Path
Uranus Robot
Test Robots
AGV Application
Robovac
Universal Robot

Resrch - Aug 1999

3D Evidence Grids

Project Overview
Project Title
Technical Aspects
3D Grid Map
Navigation Head
Factory AGV
Floor Scrubber
Patrol Robot
Robovac
Recharging
Universal Robot
Robot Delivery

Resrch - Jan 2000

Calibration

Project Overview
Uranus Calibration

90 degree example
Raw image
Spot Operator
Best Spots
Spots Linked
Guessed Center
Best Center
Radial Curve
Optical Center
Image Rectified
. . .

Resrch - May 2000

Learning by Coloring

Project Overview
Martin's Slides
Early Learning Result
Grid With Sky

Resrch - Mar 2001

Photorealism!?

Prehistory
Office Movie
Lab Movie
Lars
Room Debris
Room Orbit
Office-trained Lab
Calibration
Floor Precision
Hall Data Run
Overhead 1
Overhead 2
Pan Robot

Resrch - Jul 2001

Trinocular Run

Project Overview

Precision Run

Overhead view A
Overhead view B
Run movie   large