Tag: Autonomy Incubator Seminar Series
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09-22-2014 | Nicholas Roy: Planning and Learning in Information Space for Autonomous Air Vehicles
Autonomy Incubator Seminar Series: PLANNING AND LEARNING IN INFORMATION SPACE FOR AUTONOMOUS AIR VEHICLES Dr. Nicholas Roy, Associate Professor in Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology September 22, 2014, 2:00 pm, NASA Langley, Pearl Young Theater Hosts: Danette Allen (NASA Langley) and Fred Brooks (NIA) Abstract: Decision making with imperfect knowledge is…
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07-31-2014 | Ella Atkins: Toward Safe and Autonomous Aircraft with Access to Airspace
Autonomy Incubator Seminar Series: TOWARD SAFE AND AUTONOMOUS AIRCRAFT WITH ACCESS TO AIRSPACE Dr. Ella Atkins, Associate Professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor July 31, 2014, 10:00 am, NASA Langley, Pearl Young Theater Hosts: Danette Allen (NASA) and Fred Brooks (NIA) Seminar Video Abstract: Aircraft are now able to autonomously optimize and follow flight or…
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06-04-2014 | Jonathan Connell: Language and Robots
Autonomy Incubator Seminar Series: LANGUAGE AND ROBOTS Jonathan Connell, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center June 4, 2014, 10:00 am, NASA Langley, Reid Center Hosts: Danette Allen (NASA) and Fred Brooks (NIA) Seminar Video Abstract: IBM has built a speech controlled fetch-and-carry robot named ELI. While the focus has largely been on natural language and learning,…
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04-10-2014 | Sanjiv Singh: Why Drive (Autonomously) When You Can Fly (Autonomously)
Autonomy Incubator Seminar Series: WHY DRIVE (AUTONOMOUSLY) WHEN YOU CAN FLY (AUTONOMOUSLY)? Sanjiv Singh, Research Professor, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University April 10, 2014, 10:00 am, NASA Langley, Reid Center Hosts: Danette Allen (NASA) and Fred Brooks (NIA) Abstract: Now that the question of self-driving automobiles becoming commonplace is one of “when” rather than “if”,…
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06-19-2015 | Mary Cummings: Man vs. Machine or Man + Machine
Autonomous Incubator Seminar Series: MAN vs. MACHINE OR MAN + MACHINE? Mary (Missy) Cummings, Associate Professor, Duke University June 19, 2015, 10:00 am, NASA Langley, Reid 2 Hosts: Danette Allen (NASA LaRC) and Carly Bosco (NIA) Abstract: This presentation will examine where we are in terms of the state of autonomy in our everyday lives,…
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03-17-2014 | Jonathan How: Tractable Bayesian Nonparametric Models (BNPs) for Planning Under Uncertainty
Autonomy Incubator Seminar Series: TRACTABLE BAYESIAN NONPARAMETRIC MODELS (BNPs) FOR PLANNING UNDER UNCERTAINTY Prof. Jonathan P. How, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology March 17, 2014, 10:00 am, NASA Langley, Reid Center Abstract: This talk will present recent results on model-based and model-free algorithms for planning under uncertainty for single and multiagent…
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10-02-2014 | Mark Skoog: Development and Flight Demonstration of Variable Autonomy as Applied to Ground Collision Avoidance
Autonomy Incubator Seminar Series: DEVELOPMENT AND FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION OF VARIABLE AUTONOMY AS APPLIED TO GROUND COLLISION AVOIDANCE Mark Skoog, Project Manager and Chief Engineer for the Automatic Systems Project Office, NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center October 2, 2014, 10:00 am, NASA LaRC Pearl Young Theater (Bldg. 2102, Rm 160) Hosts: Danette Allen (NASA) and Fred…
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11-07-2014 | Karen Feigh: Option and Constraint Generation Using Work Domain Analysis: Implementation for Reinforcement Learning Algorithm
Autonomy Incubator Seminar Series: OPTION AND CONSTRAINT GENERATION USING WORK DOMAIN ANALYSIS: IMPLEMENTATION FOR REINFORCEMENT LEARNING ALGORITHM Dr. Karen Feigh, Associate Professor, School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Tech November 7, 2014, 10:00 am, NASA LaRC Reid Center (Bldg 2102) Hosts: Danette Allen (NASA) and Fred Brooks (NIA) Abstract The goal of interactive machine learning is…