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