The iCORE laboratory integrates theory, software, and hardware through a development pipeline that supports design, simulation, prototyping, and experimental validation.
Experimental Platforms
- Ground, aerial, and marine robotic platforms
- Real-time control hardware and embedded compute nodes
Control and Autonomy Development
- Model-based and data-driven controller design
- Simulation-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop validation
- Embedded control design and implementation
- Optical and Electronic sensors and signal conditioning
- Telemanipulation and shared control paradigms
- Robotic perception (e.g. Simultaneous Localization and Mapping)
Prototyping and Integration
- Mechanical & electrical system design and prototyping (CAD/CAE/Rapid Prototype)
- Rapid software integration for robotic subsystems
- Sensor calibration and system identification workflows
- Design of repeatable test procedures for comparative experiments
Modeling and Validation
- Kinematic and dynamic analysis
- System identification
- Uncertainty quantification
- Finite Element Analysis
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
Collaboration and Translation
- Joint academic and industry project execution
- Reproducible experiment packaging for publication
- Applied development pathways for field deployment