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SUMMARY:Concurrent Assignment and Planning of Trajectories for Nonholonomi
 c Robots - Michael Whitzer\, University of Pennsylvania
DTSTART:20181115T160000Z
DTEND:20181115T170000Z
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CONTACT:Amanda Prorok
DESCRIPTION:*Abstract:* \nAutonomous robots are on the rise. With the adve
 nt of ride sharing platforms\, such as Uber\, and automated fulfillment ce
 nters like those used by Amazon\, it has become increasingly important to 
 determine _where_ individual robots in a group should go\, _how_ they shou
 ld get there\, and _when_ they should arrive. We study this fundamental pr
 oblem in the context of robotics\, where we develop trajectory generation 
 methods that give each robot in a multi-robot system a specific destinatio
 n\, as well as the optimal path it should use to get there. In this talk\,
  I will present a solution to this problem for robots that have turning co
 nstraints. I will then show how solutions like this can be used in formati
 on control\, the navigation of platoons of autonomous cars\, and the creat
 ion of robotic structures using modular building blocks.\n\n*Bio:*\nMickey
  Whitzer is a final year PhD student in the General Robotics\, Automation\
 , Sensing and Perception (GRASP) laboratory at the University of Pennsylva
 nia under the supervision of Dean Vijay Kumar. He received his Bachelor of
  Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University in 2012\,
  and his Master of Science in Engineering in Robotics in 2017. He was awar
 ded the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship a
 nd has participated in NSF programs mentoring students and teachers in rob
 otics. Mickey's research is in the areas of multi-robot assignment and coo
 rdination\, and formation control. His work focuses on the assignment of h
 eterogeneous multi-robot teams. Currently\, he is a visiting PhD student\,
  working with Dr. Amanda Prorok.
LOCATION:SW01 - William Gates Building
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