Publications
2020
MRFMap: Online Probabilistic 3D Mapping using Forward Ray Sensor Models
Kumar Shaurya Shankar and Nathan Michael
Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS), 2020
2019
RaD-VIO: Rangefinder-aided Downward Visual-Inertial Odometry
Bo Fu, Kumar Shaurya Shankar, and Nathan Michael
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 2019.
2018
Fast Monte-Carlo Localization on Aerial Vehicles using Approximate Continuous Belief Representations
Aditya Dhawale*, Kumar Shaurya Shankar*, and Nathan Michael
The IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), June 2018.
2016
Robust Direct Visual Odometry using Mutual Information
Kumar Shaurya Shankar and Nathan Michael
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Safety and Rescue Robotics (SSRR), October 2016. [Won Best Student Paper]
2015
Vision and Learning for Deliberative Monocular Cluttered Flight
Debadeepta Dey, Kumar Shaurya Shankar, Sam Zeng, Rupesh Mehta, M. Talha Agcayazi, Christopher Eriksen, Shreyansh Daftry, Martial Hebert and Drew Bagnell
Field and Service Robotics: Results of the 10th International Conference (FSR), June 2015.
2013
Learning Monocular Reactive UAV Control in Cluttered Natural Environments
Stephane Ross, Narek Melik Barkhudarov, Kumar Shaurya Shankar, Andreas Wendel, Debadeepta Dey, J. Andrew Bagnell and Martial Hebert
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), March 2013.
2012
Real-World Testing of a Multi Robot Team
P. Scerri, P. Velagupudi, B. Kannan, A. Valada, C. Tomaszewski, J. Dolan, A.Scerri, K.S. Shankar, L.B. Clark and G. Kantor
Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems-Volume 3 (AAMAS). Extended Abstract.
Real-World Testing of a Multi Robot Team
P. Scerri, P. Velagupudi, B. Kannan, A. Valada, C. Tomaszewski, J. Dolan, A.Scerri, K.S. Shankar, L.B. Clark and G. Kantor
ARMS 2012 Workshop.
Posters
K.S. Shankar, P. Velagapudi, P. Scerri. "System Architecture for Cooperative Robotic Watercraft" 2011 Robotics Institute Summer Scholars Program. 2011.
K.S. Shankar, D. Dey, J. Bagnell. "Implementing Obstacle Avoidance on a Mini UAV using 2D Vision". 2012 Robotics Institute Summer Scholars Program. 2012