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Michael Montemerlo
PhD Student

No longer a member of RI.

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data visualization, field robotics, human-computer interaction, mechatronics, networking, and teleoperation

• Robot Learning Lab - Pursuing research on robot learning, mobile robotics, multi-robotics, human robot interaction, and basic machine learning.

• 3D Mine Mapping - We are developing robotic systems for automated 3D mine mapping.
• Grace - The Grace project is a collaboration among several schools and research labs to design a robot capable of fully performing the AAAI Grand Challenge.
• Greenhouse Automation - Learning to Classify Plants Using Computer Vision
• Personal Robotic Assistants For The Elderly - Pearl will help researchers explore the ways autonomous mobile robots can help the elderly live independently in their own homes.
• Robotic Antarctic Meteorite Search - Developing robots to search for meteorites in Antarctica, as an analog of a planetary exploration robot.
• Transitional Unmanned Ground Vehicle - Cross Country Navigation

• Stanley: The Robot that Won the DARPA Grand Challenge
  S. Thrun, M. Montemerlo, H. Dahlkamp, D. Stavens, A. Aron, J. Diebel, P. Fong, J. Gale, M. Halpenny, G. Hoffmann, K. Lau, C. Oakley, M. Palatucci, V. Pratt, P. Stang, S. Strohband, C. Dupont, L. Jendrossek, C. Koelen, C. Markey, C. Rummel, J. van Niekerk, E. Jensen, P. Alessandrini, G. Bradski, B. Davies, S. Ettinger, A. Kaehler, A. Nefian, and P. Mahoney
  Journal of Field Robotics, Vol. 23, No. 9, June, 2006, pp. 661-692. [Abstract]

• Autonomous exploration and mapping of abandoned mines
  S. Thrun, S. Thayer, W. Whittaker, C. Baker, W. Burgard, D. Ferguson, D. Haehnel, M. Montemerlo, A.C. Morris, Z. Omohundro, C. Reverte, and W.L. Whittaker
  IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, Vol. 11, No. 4, December, 2004, pp. 79-91. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [2982 KB] copyrighted

• FastSLAM: A Factored Solution to the Simultaneous Localization and Mapping Problem with Unknown Data Association
  M. Montemerlo
  doctoral dissertation, tech. report CMU-RI-TR-03-28, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, July, 2003. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [1759 KB], ps.gz [4444 KB] copyrighted

• A System for Volumetric Robotic Mapping of Abandoned Mines
  S. Thrun, D. Haehnel, D. Ferguson, M. Montemerlo, R. Triebel, W. Burgard, C. Baker, Z. Omohundro, S. Thayer, and W.L. Whittaker
  Proceedings of the 2003 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA '03), Vol. 3, May, 2003, pp. 4270 - 4275. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [1567 KB], ps.gz [5646 KB] copyrighted

• Towards robotic assistants in nursing homes: Challenges and results
  J. Pineau, M. Montemerlo, M. Pollack, N. Roy, and S. Thrun
  Special issue on Socially Interactive Robots, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Vol. 42, No. 3 - 4, 2003, pp. 271 - 281. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [391 KB] copyrighted

• Probabilistic control of human robot interaction: Experiments with a robotic assistant for Nursing Homes
  J. Pineau, M. Montemerlo, M. Pollack, N. Roy, and S. Thrun
  The second IARP/IEEE/RAS Joint Workshop on Technical Challenges for Robots in Human Environments (DRHE), October, 2002. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [461 KB], ps.gz [594 KB] copyrighted

• Experiences with a Mobile Robotic Elderly Guide for the Elderly
  M. Montemerlo, J. Pineau, N. Roy, S. Thrun, and V. Verma
  National Conference on Artificial Intelligence, AAAI, August, 2002. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [459 KB], ps.gz [823 KB] copyrighted

• Pearl: A Mobile Robotic Assistant for the Elderly
  M. Pollack, S. Engberg, J.T. Matthews, S. Thrun, L. Brown, D. Colbry, C. Orosz, B. Peintner, S. Ramakrishnan, J. Dunbar-Jacob, C. McCarthy, M. Montemerlo, J. Pineau, and N. Roy
  Workshop on Automation as Caregiver: the Role of Intelligent Technology in Elder Care (AAAI), August, 2002.

• Towards Personal Service Robots for the Elderly
  N. Roy, G. Baltus, D. Fox, F. Gemperle, J. Goetz, T. Hirsch, D. Margaritis, M. Montemerlo, J. Pineau, J. Schulte, and S. Thrun
  Workshop on Interactive Robots and Entertainment (WIRE 2000, 2000. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [351 KB], ps.gz [677 KB] copyrighted

• Grading of Vegetative Cuttings Using Computer Vision
  S. Singh and M. Montemerlo
  Advanced Robotics, Vol. 12, No. 5, July, 1998, pp. 551 - 564. [Abstract]
  Download: pdf [157 KB], ps.gz [663 KB] copyrighted