RESEARCH TASKS

NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) funded: Combined EDL-Mobility Analysis Trade Study Tool (CEMAT) Mars Rover Fast Traverse MSL Mobility and Manipulation Planning Multi-mission EDL Reconstruction Sample Acquisition and Caching for a Potential Mars Caching Mission NASA Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate (HEOMD): ATHLETE Low Gravity Testbed COMPASS Prototype Grapple Arm for Space Exploration Vehicle Surface Exploration Analysis and Simulation NASA Office of the Chief Technologist (OCT): Spacecraft/Rover Hybrids for the Exploration of Small Solar System Bodies JPL Internal Research Programs funded: A Minimalistic Robot for In-situ Exploration of Small Bodies Axel Rovers for Exploring Extreme Terrains Gripping Foot Mechanisms for Anchoring and Mobility in Microgravity and Extreme Terrain Mars Ascent Vehicle Front End and Payload Planetary Aerial and Surface Access Systems Robotic Reconnaissance Systems – Aerial Reconnaissance Robotic Reconnaissance Systems – Dynamic Micro Ground Vehicle Robotic Reconnaissance Systems – Micro Air Vehicles Sampling Chain for Primitive Body Surface Sample Return Non-NASA funded: Active Night-Time Stereo and Localization Aerial Processing Angel Fire Phase II Autonomous Robotic Manipulation Software Autonomy For Unmanned Underwater Vehicles Autonomy For USSV For Littoral Combat Ship Missions Bioelectric Sensor Arrays for Reliable Prosthetic Interface Micro Autonomous Systems Collaborative Technology Alliance (MAST CTA) Perception For High-Speed Legged Vehicles Robotics Collaborative Technology Alliance (RCTA) Sensor Fusion for Autonomous Navigation Terrain Ontology and Massively Parallel Granular Media Models for Mobility Show Completed Research Tasks