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Research Projects

The SMART Research Group activities focus on the development of various sensing technologies, including machine vision and tactile sensing, as well as on the integration of sensors and intermediate representations in manufacturing and robotics. More details about our past and on-going projects under various research themes are presented here: (please click below for details)

Machine Vision: Multi-Modal Range Sensing in Complex Environments 3D Vision with Structured Lighting Selective Range and Tactile Data Acquisition 3D Modeling of Environments: Registration of Range Measurements Probabilistic Occupancy Maps Processing Movement Detection and Human Motion Capture: Human Motion Capture Robust Movement Detection in Outdoor Scenes Human Motion Estimation (more details coming soon) Tactile Sensing and Dexterous Robotic Manipulation: Tactile Sensing and Deformable Objects Modeling (more details coming soon) Dexterous Robot Manipulation of Deformable Objects with Visual and Tactile Feedback Robots Navigation: Mobile Robotics Robot Path Planning and Collision Avoidance from Probabilistic Maps (more details coming soon) Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing: Industrial Inspection and Quality Control of Food Products Automated Detection, Classification and Marking of Surface Deformations (more details coming soon) Computational Intelligence: Selective Sensing with Neural Networks (more details coming soon) Robot Guidance with Fuzzy Logic (more details coming soon)

Funding

The work performed by the SMART Research Group is generously supported by several granting agencies. We are happy to acknowledge their contribution. Our funding sources include: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Canadian Foundation for Innovation Ontario Innovation Trust Ontario Centres of Excellence Precarn Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada Mitacs Defence Research and Development Canada Agence Fédérale de Développement Économique pour le Sud de l'Ontario Collaborators and Partners The SMART Research Group is proud to be part of important projects with applications in several fields. Active collaboration with industry, as well as other research groups and institutions contribute to these initiatives and provide a stimulant research environment. Our collaborators and supporters include: Neptec Design Group Scintrex Trace Corp PCI Geomatics Dipix Technologies Inc. Yamaha Canada Music SGI Canada Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association Honda Canada Piano Pedagogy Research Laboratory - University of Ottawa Medical I.D.E.A.S. Research Group (MIRG) - Carleton University The Ottawa Hospital Sons Bakery © SMART Research Group, 2009-2011