Proposed an active inference framework for robust, scalable, and computationally efficient uncertainty aware planning with tightly coupled localization and mapping (SLAM).
Developed an end-to-end uncertainty-aware navigation stack, encompassing perception, localization/mapping, motion planning, and decision-making.
Validated through closed-loop real-time simulations using a Clearpath Warthog UGV equipped with Ouster LiDAR and odometry in both the ROS-Unity simulation environment and a real-world setting
[Paper] : will be soon!
Developed an active graph-based LIO SLAM to guide exploration toward informative areas and reduce map drift error.
Global planner (A*) guided Model Predictive Path Integral (MPPI) control.
Validated through closed-loop real-time simulations using a Clearpath Warthog UGV equipped with Ouster LiDAR and odometry in the realistic ROS-Unity simulation environment.
[Github]
Proposed a nonlinear Bayesian filtering framework that integrates probabilistic estimation theory with Variational inference theory and information geometry principles, applicable to robotic systems.
Verified estimation performance in real-world experiments and identified its connection to state estimation.
[Paper]
Proposes a novel MAP sequence estimation method, Stein-MAP, which effectively addresses multimodality while substantially reducing computational and memory overhead.
Achieved a computational complexity of O(M^2), where M is the number of particles, compared to the O(N^2) cost of the classical MAP sequence estimation with N >> M.
[Paper]
Developed integrated sensor fusion of human-drawing data into autonomous target tracking systems.
Designed a probabilistic model for quantifying and performing online updates of uncertainty in human data.
Validated in extensive simulations involving multi-agent systems in a tracking scenario.
[Paper], [Poster]
Developed a Pedestrian Navigation System (PNS) based on the simultaneous integration of deterministic, probabilistic, and cooperative localization algorithms.
Demonstrated through real-world experiments in a multi-agent localization scenario.
Achieved localization accuracy within 1 meter in a GPS-denied environment during hours of operation.
[Paper]
Introduced robust and computationally efficient trajectory estimation for unknown target tracking.
Validated robustness against multimodal distributions (multiple solution candidates) and achieved computational efficiency in real-world experiments, with 500x faster computation and 10x reduced memory usage.
[IROS Presentation slides], [Paper]
Proposed a robust localization algorithm to certify machine learning-based object detection results (e.g., YOLO), leveraging principles of information geometry.
[Slides]
Designed a machine learning-based vision system for target tracking and following on a UGV.
Implemented the tracking system on an onboard UGV in a hardware experiment.
Developed hand gesture classification using wireless sensors for robot teleoperation.
Trained hand gestures using raw sensory data with machine learning techniques, including Neural Networks and k-Nearest Neighbors.
Implemented the inference system for directional guidance of a TurtleBot.
[Report]
Proposed Sum Of Squares (SOS) optimization based analysis and synthesis of nonlinear flight systems.
Developed nonlinear controllers within the framework of control (Lyapunov) theory.
Demonstrated through nonlinear closed-loop 6-DOF simulations in MATLAB/Simulink.
Introduced stability analysis for linear controllers applied to nonlinear (aerodynamic) dynamics.
[Paper]: nonlinear controllers, [Paper]: stability analysis.
Developed vision-based satellite navigation systems
Introduced nonlinear filters (UKF, PF) & nonlinear controllers for vision-based satellite navigation systems.
Verified through nonlinear closed-loop simulations in a custom-developed 3D virtual space environment using MATLAB/Simulink.
[Paper]
Developed an autonomous parafoil system capable of delivering luggage to a designated target.
Designed guidance and navigation algorithms for a parafoil system.
Demonstrated through nonlinear closed-loop 6-DOF simulations in MATLAB/Simulink, along with hardware experiments in real-world scenarios.