634 Nedderman Hall
Box 19019
416 Yates Street
Arlington, TX 76019-0019
Automation/Autonomous Systems
Recent Highlights
Resources
Center for Assistive Technologies to Enhance Human Performance (iPerform)
Collaborative research between university and industry researchers to increase, maintain or improve the functional capabilities of people with disabilities and enhance the productivity of well-bodied people.
Radio Frequency and Auto Identification Labs
Research into use cases and cybersecurity of RFID systems, including healthcare applications, smart hospitals, logistics and supply chain management, and manufacturing and asset tracking.
Dynamic Networks and Control Lab
Cyber-physical systems research to dynamic network and control applications. Includes various UAV, UGV, hominoid, and control system fabrication platforms.
Guidance and Control of Autonomous Systems Lab
Multiple motion-capture cameras for UAV tracking, indoor testing and evaluation of UAVs.
Robotic Vision Lab
Computer vision applied to robotics and automation. Includes a variety of state-of-the-art machines, sensors, and robot platforms.
Human-Data Interaction Laboratory
Motion capture facility to record human behaviors such as motion, facial expression, and eye movements, and produce 3D animations.
Manufacturing Automation and Robotic Systems Lab
Resources relating to robotics, manufacturing and automation and controls.
UTA Research Institute (UTARI)
- Autonomous Systems Laboratory - High-bay testing and staging area for robotics and aerial and ground vehicles. Includes a 22-camera Vicon motion-capture camera system, ground vehicles (DR Robot Jaguars, Clearpath Husky), air vehicles (3D Robotics X-8 Multicopter, Parrot AR Drone quadcopters, DJI S1000 Octocopter with Pixhawk Autopilot) and multiple sensor packages (sonar, lidar, vision).
- Robotics Laboratory - Service robotics development and testing. Includes a mock apartment with common appliances, Willow Garage PR2 humanoid robot, and a Rethink Robotics Baxter humanoid robot with Clearpath mobile base.
- Manufacturing Automation Laboratory - Systems for automation and manufacturing process research.