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- Specializing in the
design, control, and teleoperation of highly capable robotic systems
for scientific discovery, technology validation, and engineering
education.
- Upcoming Missions - Can You
Believe This?!?!? The Lab
is currently planning for several major robotic missions
during the next 6 months. We are currently planning
on 3 - count'em... three... trey... trio.... more than
two.... - new satellite missions in cooperation with NASA
Ames. On the underwater side of the house, we have
both ROV and ASV deployments under development for Lake
Tahoe, Elkhorn Slough, the San Francisco Bay, and the San
Juan Islands. Students
interested in being a part of these activities should
contact Dr. Kitts.
- 2 robotic kayaks sail in
formation in Stevens Creek Resevoir as part
of Paul Mahacek's Masters thesis research
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New Experimental Results - The
Lab's work in cluster space control of multi-robot systems
has resulted in outstanding experimental results.
These include 3-bot motion control using the Lab's new UWB tracking
system (see the YouTube
video below) as well as formation control of 2 robotic
kayaks. Graduate students involved in this work
include Ignacio Mas, Ogi Petrovic,
Jose Acain, and Paul Mahacek.
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- GeneSat Operational for More
than a Year - The
GeneSat-1 mission successfully celebrated 1-year in
orbit in mid-December. The SCU student operations
team continues to operate the satellite, with the current
focus on characterizing the long-term performance of key
satellite components. Several publications relating to the
Lab's work on GeneSat have been recently published, covering
topics such as general mission results, the performance of the
S-Band communications system, and the use of model-based
reasoning for managing anomalies. RSL students developed
the entire command and control system for GeneSat - this is the
first time ever that a student team has provided such
services for a NASA satellite! Details on the
mission are at www.genesat1.org.
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RSL
In The News
$2.7
Million Grant - RSL has been
awarded a new grant worth more than $2.7 million
in order to continue development of advanced
technology and to conduct mission operations for
NASA small spacecraft. [story]
Robots
for Disaster Response - RSL has
received a new grant to develop robotic
capabilities and systems appropriate for
disaster response. Current senior design
projects in this area include development of
tracked and walking robots (see YouTube videos
below) and a rapidly-deployed "eye in the
sky."
Kitts
Receives MBARI Appointment - Dr.
Kitts has been named an Adjunct Researcher with
the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute,
granting him Principle Investigator status for
joint projects.
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YouTube
Videos -
Lab students have been using YouTube to
post videos of their robots in action. The
Lab will soon announce a YouTube Video Contest
for Lab-related projects... with prizes!!! Take a look at
some of these student
project demos:
- Winter
2008 Course Information
- MECH
208 - Advanced
Mechatronics II: 3
units, MF 7-9 am
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- Spring
2008 Course Information
- MECH/ENGR
371- Space
Systems I: 4 units, Wed 5-9 pm.
At the CREST
facility, NASA Research Park
- MECH
379 - Satellite
Operations: 1 unit, TBA
- MECH
296 - Space Systems Entrepreneurship:
2 units, TBA, At the CREST
facility,NASA Research Park
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