Project InfoLearning Robot Motion AbilityNeil Dantam | ndantam@mines.eduRobots in our homes will need to move through unstructured and even cluttered arrangements of objects. For example, consider a robot retrieving the ketchup from the back of your refrigerator. Can...
Project InfoMetamorphic Manufacturing – Robotic Blacksmithing and the 3rd Wave of Digital ManufacturingKester Clarke | kclarke@mines.eduThe goals of this project are to emulate the 1st and 2nd waves of digital manufacturing, subtractive CNC machining and Additive...
Project InfoIMURF – Mine Dust Measurement with Location TrackingJürgen Brune | jbrune@mines.eduCoal miners have a high prevalence of lung diseases, and it is rising. We are combining a personal dust monitor (PDM) with a location tracking system to identify...
Project Info IMURF – 1:40 Scaled Model of a Longwall Coal Mine for Explosion Testing Jürgen Brune | jbrune@mines.eduGreg Bogin, Jr. | gbogin@mines.edu This project investigates mine ventilation and explosion prevention in underground coal mines. Such explosions...
Project InfoMachine Learning For Materials CharacterizationReza Hedayat | hedayat@mines.eduThe main objectives of this project are to apply machine learning tools to better understand how brittle materials like rocks and concrete fail when subjected to stress and how...