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Welcome
The Manipulation and Mobility Systems Group develops, advances, and deploys measurement science for intelligent robotic systems used in manufacturing and construction applications. Carries out mission-related measurement science research and services to advance: high performance servomechanisms; electromechanical devices and actuators; sensor-based manipulation; micro/nanoscale systems; mobility and navigation; and intelligent controls. Programs/Projects
Army Research Laboratory Perception/ Performance Evaluation Project—The detection, classification, and tracking of moving vehicles and people from an unmanned vehicle maneuvering at speeds of up to 80 kph remain a recognized risk to the successful development of … Federal Highway Administration Exploratory Advanced Research Program—Leverage NIST knowledge and capabilities in task analysis, perception, autonomous vehicle systems, and performance measurements to support an FWHA project to evaluate visibility requirements for … RoboCrane—(Concluded) The RoboCrane design utilizes the basic idea of the Stewart Platform parallel link manipulator. The unique feature of the NIST approach is the use of cables as the parallel links and … DARPA Learning Applied to Ground Robots (LAGR) Project—The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Intelligent Systems Division (ISD) participated in the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) Learning Applied to Ground Robots … Dynamic Tracking or Ground Truth Referencing of Robotic Perception Systems for Army Research Laboratory and Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T) —Develop and deploy measurement technologies and test methods with a focus on obtaining ground truth for fixed and moving objects in support of the evaluation of perception and other robotic … Development of Standard Test Methods for Emergency Response Robots for Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T) and National Institute of Justice Project—The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is developing a comprehensive set of standard test methods and associated performance metrics to quantify key capabilities of … |
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Credit: Photos by N.E. Wasson Jr., U.S. Technology Corp.Programs/Projects
Contact
Elena Messina, Group Leader General Information: 100 Bureau Drive, M/S 8230
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