Autonomy, Artificial Intelligence & Robotics (AAIR)
Tuesday, AUGUST 16, 2022
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. |
Opening of GVSETS and the Technical Sessions in Legacy Ballroom Jim McManus, GVSETS Chair Kim Wegner, NDIA Michigan Chapter President Dr. David Gorsich, Chief Scientist, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) |
| 8:20 a.m. |
Going to the Gemba: From Racing to Warfighter at the Speed of Combat Moderator: John Waraniak, CEO, Have Blue, LLC, SAE Fellow Dr. Denise Rizzo, Deputy Chief Scientist, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Kevin McEnery, Deputy Director, Next Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV) Cross Functional Team (CFT), U.S. Army Futures Command Dr. Rob Prucka, Professor of Automotive Engineering, Clemson University, CU-ICAR Dave Berkenfield, Team Manager, Extreme E Series, Chip Ganassi Racing Jeff Hammond, Commentator, NASCAR Crew Chief, Fox News NASCAR Stefano de Ponti, CEO and General Manager, Dallara U.S. |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Exhibitor Break (:55) |
| 10:25 a.m. |
Welcome and Introduction to the Autonomy, Artificial Intelligence & Robotics (AAIR) Technical Session in Cornerstone II Room Dr. Oleg Sapunkov, Mechanical Engineer / Historian, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Applications of a Shared Data Warehouse for Ground Vehicle Autonomy Michael Boulet, Assistant Group Leader, Massachusetts institute of Technology (MIT), Lincoln Laboratory Dr. Eric Cristofalo, Technical Staff, MIT Lincoln Laboratory Dr. Paul DeBitetto, Technical Staff, MIT Lincoln Laboratory Daniel Griffith, Technical Staff, MIT Lincoln Laboratory Andrew Heier, Technical Staff, MIT Lincoln Laboratory Dr. Sam Kassoumeh, Research Engineer, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Dr. Aaron Plotnik, Technical Staff, MIT Lincoln Laboratory Alan Wu, Research Analyst, MIT Lincoln Laboratory |
| 10:50 a.m. |
ATLAS, an All-Terrain Labelset for Autonomous Systems Weston Smith, Computer Engineer, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Dr. David Grabowsky, Robotics Engineer, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Dr. Dariusz Mikulski, Research Scientist, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Paper |
| 11:10 a.m. |
Gaussian Process Modeling of Terrain Slope for Ground Vehicle Localization Dr. Jesse Pentzer, Assistant Research Professor, Pennsylvania State University-Applied Research Laboratory (PSU-ARL) Dr. Karl Reichard, Associate Research Professor, PSU-ARL |
| 11:30 a.m. |
Satellite Image Template Matching with Covariance Estimation for Unmanned Ground Vehicle Localization: Active Terrain Localization Imaging System (ATLIS) Kenneth Niles, Computer Scientist, U.S. Army Core of Engineers (USACE) Engineering Research and Development Center (ERDC) Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) Steven Bunkley, Computer Scientist, USACE ERDC ITL Jacob Wagner, Second Lieutenant, USACE ERDC CERL Isaac Blankenau, Research Mechanical Engineer, USACE ERDC CERL Dr. Anton Netchaev, Research Computer Scientist, USACE ERDC ITL Dr. Ahmet Soylemezoglu, Project Lead, USACE ERDC CERL |
| 11:50 a.m. |
Lunch (1:15) |
| 1:05 p.m. |
Introduction to the Afternoon Session Dr. Oleg Sapunkov, Mechanical Engineer / Historian, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC |
| 1:10 p.m. |
Creation of a Ground Slope Mapping Methodology within the Robotic Technology Kernel for Improved Navigation Performance Jackson Ramsey, Engineer, Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) Robert Brothers, Research Engineer, SwRI Joseph Hernandez, Principal Engineer, SwRI |
| 1:30 p.m. |
LIDAR Semantic Segmentation with a Multi-Reservoir Echo State Network for Off-Road Terrain Perception Steven Gardner, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Alabama – Birmingham (UAB) Dr. Mohammad Haider, Associate Professor, UAB Dr. Pierre Fiorini, Director – Artificial Intelligence Research & Development, Naisense Samuel Misko, Electrical Engineer, UAB Dr. Jonathon Smereka, Senior Technical Expert, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Dr. Paramsothy Jayakumar, Senior Technical Expert, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Dr. David Gorsich, Chief Scientist, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Dr. Lee Moradi, Professor, UAB Dr. Vladimir Vantsevich, Professor, UAB |
| 1:50 p.m. |
Path Planning Support of Intelligent Battery Tray to Autonomous Combat Vehicles Dr. Xi Nan, Engineering Manager, Galley Power LLC Dr. Jing Dong-O’Brien, Associate Professor, Galley Power LLC Dr. Liang Yan, Research Engineer, Galley Power LLC Dr. Peng Li, Co-Founder and President, Galley Power LLC Alex Hundich, Electrical / Computer Engineer, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC David Skalny, Computer Engineer, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC |
| 2:10 p.m. |
Path-Free Estimation of Navigation Distance Using Obstacle Shape Statistics and Density Stephen J. Harnett, PhD Student, Pennsylvania State University (PSU) Dr. Sean Brennan, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, PSU Dr. Karl Reichard, Associate Research Professor, PSU-ARL Dr. Jesse Pentzer, Assistant Research Professor, PSU-ARL Dr. Seth Tau, Research Engineer, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Dr. David Gorsich, Chief Scientist, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC |
| 2:30 p.m. |
Exhibitor Break (:45) |
| 3:15 p.m. |
Introduction to the Afternoon Session Dr. Oleg Sapunkov, Mechanical Engineer / Historian, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC |
| 3:20 p.m. |
RPV Determination for Heavy Truck Platooning Applications Using IR and RGB Monocular Camera Tyler Flegel, Student Researcher, Auburn University Dr. Howard Chen, Research Assistant Professor, Auburn University Dr. David Bevly, Professor, Auburn University |
| 3:40 p.m. |
GPS-Independent Autonomous Vehicle Convoying with UWB Ranging and Vehicle Models Kyle Thompson, Researcher, Auburn University Ben Jones, Researcher, Auburn University Dr. Scott Martin, Assistant Research Professor, Auburn University Dr. David Bevly, McNair Distinguished Professor, Auburn University Paper |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Teleoperated Ground Vehicle Rollover Prevention via Haptic Feedback of the Zero-Moment Point Index Kathleen Steadman, Graduate Research Assistant, Auburn University Chandler Stubbs, Graduate Research Assistant, Auburn University Avinash Baskaran, Graduate Research Assistant, Auburn University Dr. Chad G. Rose, Assistant Professor, Auburn University Dr. David Bevly, McNair Distinguished Professor, Auburn University |
| 4:20 p.m. |
The Necessity of Precision, and its Implications for Ground Robotic Platform Lethality and Tactics BG(R) Philip Coker, President, EOS Defense Systems USA Chad Lemond, Director of Business Development, EOS Defense Systems USA Steven Below, Vice President of Operations, EOS Defense Systems USA |
| 4:40 p.m. |
The Guillotine: An Adaptive, Robotic, Anti-Tank Precision Attack System LTC(R) Matthew Dooley, President and Chief Executive Officer, Fidelium LLC Alberto Lacaze, Chief Executive Officer, Robotic Research LLC Paper |
| 5:00 p.m. |
AAIR Technical Session Conclusion and Best Paper Dr. Oleg Sapunkov, Mechanical Engineer / Historian, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC |
| 5:15 p.m. |
Networking Reception: The Pirates of GVSETS - Outdoor Patio |
| 5:30 p.m. |
Overall Best Paper Announcement Dr. David Gorsich, Chief Scientist, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Dr. Gregg Wildes, Business Development Manager, DornerWorks |