Robotics and Automation Laboratory

Research Projects

Current research and development projects at RAL include:

Task Optimization Using Deep Learning Techniques for Dual-Arm Mobile Manipulator Robots in Agriculture. Grant Fondecyt 1220140.

Online stochastic estimation of inertial parameters for skid-steer mobile manipulators in industrial environments (PI). Grant Fondecyt 1171760.

Efficient maneuvering of automated agricultural vehicles with ground and environment restrictions (co-PI). Grant Fondecyt 1140575.

Open design of an actuated arm orthosis using 3D printing technology for patients with muscular distrophybibot: Open source and architecture telepresence robot.
OBMI: Open Source Brain-Machine Interface for Neuromotor Reinforcement using Enobio 8.
Ubibot: Open source and architecture telepresence robot.
Plataformas tecnológicas para formación, investigación e innovación en automatización y robótica minera y de construcción. Grant I Concurso de Equipamiento Científico y Tecnológico Mediano Fondequip 2012 - Fondequip EQM120141.
Simulation and optimal control of skid steer mobile manipulators. Grant Fondecyt 1110343.
Design and evaluation of activities in robotics for the development of logical-mathematical, vusual-spatial, socialization and team work habilities in children at Kinder and 1st primary school levels. Grant VRI Interdisciplnario-UC.
Remote Sensing: Development of sensor data processing algorithms and tools for the accurate mapping of risk levels and natural hazards. This is a research activity of the National Research Center for Integrated Natural Disasters Management. Grant Centers of Research Excellence Fondap 2011.
Metrology camera for fibre positioner.
This is a subproject of the multidisciplinary project on Development of technologies for astronomical obvservations. Chile: From host to partner in the construction of the next generation of astronomical telescopes. Grant PBCT ADI-86.

Past research and development projects at RAL include:

NCTVS -Nonlinear control tools for visual servoing. Grant STIC-AMSUD - 2009 - 10STIC-01.

Reliable and robust algorithms for pedestrian and road intersection detection. Grant Fondecyt 11060251.
Pedestrian counting based on visual and RFID sensors.
This is a subproject of the multidisciplinary project on Real time intelligent control for integrated transit systems. Grant ADI-32.
Source code for the PDM (Pedestrian Density Measurement) approach is available from:
http://ral.ing.puc.cl/downloads/pdm/pdm.zip
Simultaneous localization and mapping algorithms for autonomous navigation. Related source code is available from: http://www2.ing.puc.cl/~mtorrest/downloads.htm