Department & Program:

• Computer Science, M. Sc.

Funding Sources:

• NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship

For humanoid robots to move from fantasies such as Terminator, A.I.'s David, I, Robot's Sonny or The Jetson's Rosie to reality, they must be able
to move over a variety of terrain with different speeds and gaits. Currently, robots do not react to their environment when moving through it, severely limiting their movement. Sensors must be used to make sense of the surrounding environment, enabling robots to balance as they move. My research focuses on allowing feedback from the environment to be added back into the gait control, as implemented on physical robots. I focus on using gyroscopes and accelerometers (which measure velocity and acceleration) as my primary sensors.

Related Web Links:

• Autonomous Agents Lab: http://avocet.cs.umanitoba.ca/