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Space Robotics

Bow Leg Hopper - A novel, single-leg, dynamically stabilized planar robot that efficiently traverses rugged terrains under computer control.	Formal Verification of Autonomous Systems - We are developing tools and techniques to support formal verification of autonomous systems.
Google Lunar X Prize - We are part of a $30 million international competition to safely land a robot on the surface of the Moon, travel 500 meters over the lunar surface, and send images and data back to the Earth.	Inter-Process Communication Package - We are developing a high-level support package for connecting and sending data among processes using TCP / IP sockets.
Life in the Atacama - Robotic field investigation will bring new scientific understanding of the Atacama as a habitat for life with distinct analogies to Mars.	Lunar Ice Discovery Initiative - Icebreaker is a proposed mission to explore the south pole of the Moon.
Mars Autonomy - Long-distance marsrover navigation with minimal human intervention.	Motion Free Scanning Radar - We incorporate the current state of the art in non-mechanical scanning antenna technology with advanced millimeter-wave ranging technology to enable a small, reliable, and affordable imaging-radar sensor with no moving parts. Sensors will be demonstrated on the sponsor's equipment in typical operating scenarios and environments.
Reliability of Mobile Robot Teams - We are developing analytical tools which enable the prediction of robotic mission failure given mission specifications and robot component reliability data.	Very Rough Terrain Nonholonomic Trajectory Generation and Motion Planning for Rovers - We are developing rough terrain trajectory generation algorithms for local path planning and optimal regional motion planning methods using a constrained search space.