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.