Project Info
Underground Assessment of Augmented Reality
Andrew Petruska
apetruska@mines.edu
Hao Zhang
hzhang@mines.edu
The goals of this project is to assist the a posdoc and graduate research assistant with developing and assessing a augmented reality display system in underground environments. The student will be responsible for assisting with data collection, working with algorithms to train machine learning approaches, and assessing the performance of the system. In addition design and fabrication work to integrate multiple sensors, computers, and power supplies into a wearable system maybe required. This is a part of an ongoing resarch project funded by the Alpha Foundation for Mine Safety and may result in publication authorship for a motivated student.
The team is composed of professors from mechanical engineering, computer science, geophysics, and mining. Together we lead a team of a postdoctoral researcher and graduate student to design, program, and build a system to provide enhanced perception during disaster response. Fundamentally all work is team related and contributions are in support of the full objective. The student will work closely with the research team as a whole to contribute in meaningful ways.
More Information:
Grand Challenge: Not applicable
Primary Contacts:
Prof. Andrew Petruska, Prof. Hao Zhang, and the postdoctoral researcher
Student Preparation
Qualifications
The student should have an intermediate programing background (B/A in CSCI261) as well as familiarity of an additional area such as mechanical engineering or electrical engineering. Much of the work will be dealing with the integration of software, mechanical, and electrical systems and knowledge of at least two of these subdomains will be beneficial to their success.
TIME COMMITMENT (HRS/WK)
10
SKILLS/TECHNIQUES GAINED
The student will learn about how to contribute to an interdisciplinary team with tangible objectives. In addition they'll gain further understanding of robotic systems, machine learning, data fusion, and augmented reality display. Developing and executing test plans to evaluate the performance of a complex system is another area of growth potential.
MENTORING PLAN
Students will be contributing members to the greater research team. They will be mentored by the PI and the graduate assistants as they execute their tasks and report on results. In addition they will prepare and present information and results to the customer program officer and get feedback from the team prior to presentation to enhance their presentation skills.
Preferred Student Status
Junior
Senior