Robotics

Welcome: Alexis

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 06:00:00 +0000

Welcome: Alexis Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 08/23/2021 - 00:00

It it my pleasure to welcome Alexis Katrina Palau as the first Undergraduate Research Student of the ROCC Lab.

Alexis will be following in Kelly's footsteps for the development of Constrained Control Laws for Safe Human-Robot Interactions. Althought the project does have a steep learning curve, Alexis is definetly on the right path for success and I look forward to seeing what she'll achieve over her research internship.

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ERG for Safe Human Robot Interaction

Anonymous — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 07:00:00 +0000

ERG for Safe Human Robot Interaction Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 01/18/2021 - 00:00

K. Merckaert , B. Convens , C.-J. Wu , A. Roncone , M.M. Nicotra , B. Vanderborght

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzbhMzcKSbE&feature=youtu.be]

This video is represents a significant milestone in Kelly Merckaert's research on safe Human-Robot Interaction. The control laws used in these experiments were developed during Kelly's 6-month research internship at CU Boulder, although their implementation on a physical robot had to wait for her to return to the BruBotics research center in Brussels. The robot is able to operate safely thanks to the use of an Explicit Reference Governor, which guarantees constraint satisfaction while only having a computational footprint of ~1ms.

This experiment is a significant milestone for the development of computationally inexpensive strategies for the Constrained Control for Safe Human-Robot Interaction, and doubles up as a nontrivial validation of the Explicit Reference Governor framework in a highly non-convex setting.

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ERG for Robotic Manipulators

Anonymous — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 07:00:00 +0000

ERG for Robotic Manipulators Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 11/02/2020 - 00:00

K. Merckaert , B. Convens , I. El Makrini , G. Van der Perre , M.M. Nicotra , B. Vanderborght

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAYV9x25da4&feature=youtu.be]

This video, titled "The Explicit Reference Governor for Real-Time Safe Control of a Robotic Manipulator" was presented at the 2020 IROS Workshop: Bringing constraint-based robot programming to real-world applications. These experimental results showcase the interest in implementing an Explicit Reference Governor for real-time constratined control of robotic manipulators and is the first step towards Constrained Control for Safe Human-Robot Interaction.

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Farewell: Kelly & Bryan

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 18:00:00 +0000

Farewell: Kelly & Bryan Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 07/31/2019 - 12:00

Please join me in wishing farewell to Kelly Merckaert and Bryan Convens, who have successfully completed their six-month research stay here in CU Boulder.

Kelly and Bryan did an amazing job on their respective research projects and somehow managed to also squeeze in a few hikes and ski trips along the way.

I hope you will cherish your memories of Colorado for the years to come, and stay assured that the ROCC lab will welcome you with open arms should you ever wish to come back.

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Welcome: Kelly & Bryan

Anonymous — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 07:00:00 +0000

Welcome: Kelly & Bryan Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 02/01/2019 - 00:00

It is my great pleasure to host Kelly Merckaert and Bryan Convens for a six-month research stay here in CU Boulder.

Kelly and Bryan conducted their master thesis under my supervision, back when I was still a graduate student at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. I find it fitting that they will now be my first visiting PhD students.

Kelly will be collaborating with the Computer Science department to develop Constrained Control Strategies for Safe Human-Robot Interaction.

Bryan will be working in the RECUV flight lab to develop Formation Control Strategies for Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.

I wish them a fruitful and productive research stay, with the hope that they'll also have the opportunity to explore Colorado.

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