Project Info
Human-robot Teaming for Underground Exploration
Hao Zhang | hzhang@mines.edu
The overarching goal of the project is to enable teamwork of robots and humans to collaboratively search for anomalies, objects, and victims, and to restore infrastructure in the underground environment (or other GPS-denied environments). The applicant will work with Dr. Zhang, PhD students and domain experts to collect, document, and preprocess robot teaming and human-robot teaming data in exploration applications.
More Information
http://hcr.mines.edu/research.html
Grand Engineering: Engineer the tools of scientific discovery
Student Preparation
Qualifications
Programming in C++ or Python in Linux OS. Knowledge on Robot Operating System is preferred.
Time Commitment
25-30 hours/month
Skills/Techniques Gained
Knowledge and programming skills on algorithms and software systems for intelligence.
Mentoring Plan
Students will be included in a big team working with both faculty and graduate students, though individual tasks will be assigned to the URF students.