Date - Title

Description

July 2008 - Present

In collaboration with "Battlebots" creator Reason Bradley at Inertia Labs.

ANTBOT Educational Autonomous Robotics Platform

We have created an affordable autonomous robot platform that can be used in high schools and junior colleges to teach a robotic curriculum. For more information, see:

http://www.antbot.org

November 2007 - June 2008

In collaboration with Reason Bradley at Inertia Labs and eTrac systems.

RSV Robotic Survey Vehicle

NAVCOM AI Universal Navigation System

I built the entire software system, which interfaces with Google Earth, to both track and override the autonomous hardware system that is used to control the boat.

Development of these systems involved: integrating multiple GPSs, multiple electronic digital compasses, gyros, and a control system that enabled the boat to drive autonomously and complete surveys.

June 2008 -

October 2008

Virtual Worlds Group, Computer Graphics Department

Stanford University

This is my only recent hardware/software project that does not involve autonomous navigation. I volunteered last summer for Stanford University's Virtual Worlds Group, working on the code base, keeping hardware for the systems cluster up to date, reinstalling and updating the OS as needed, and working on precompiled headers and ranging systems.

October 2008 - November 2008

In collaboration with the University of Canada, Ottawa.

ARISE project-

Autonomous navigation system for a submarine

I have adapted my sonar-based navigational system for use with a submarine unit.

September 2008 - November 2008

In collaboration with Reason Bradley at Inertia Labs and iStar.

iStar project - Sailboat GPS system

I designed the hardware for a GPS interpolator that is used for accurate, real time tracking of sailboats during races. The system uses Doppler interference to improve accuracy in speed reporting.

May 2007

ELAINE AI-controlled sailboat

Environmentally Lightweight Artificial Intelligence Navigation      Experiment

I built an autonomous sailboat for my Senior's thesis at Saint Mary's University, San Antonio, TX (B.S. in computer engineering/Spring 2007).

This sailboat only uses battery power for its servos and computer. We used a solar panel to keep the battery topped up, and a separate battery to run an air propeller in the battery. This allowed us to disconnect from the battery to demonstrate the sailboat's independence from the motor. 

June 2005

Sail-by-wire solar powered boat

My second electric boat was built like the first, but radio-controlled. The orange boat in the YouTube video is actually this boat, retrofitted with the NAVCOM:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIbPvxf3hrk&feature=user

July 2004

Prototype solar powered catamaran

My first electric boat had a small catamaran hull with solar panels and a trolling motor.

2003

2-legged walker robot

Mars rover replica

6-legged walker robot

Some robots I built during my summer vacation.