Adam Watkins
Ph.D. Candidate
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Florida
Adam in Key West (skinny and hairy)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
231 MAE-A P.O. Box 116250
Gainesville,FL 32611
(352)392-6401
awatts@ufl.edu
Adam in Visualization Lab holding MAV (fat and shiny)



Resumé

Research Overview

Ph.D. Dissertation

Journal Publications

  • Watkins, A., Kehoe, J., and Lind, R., "Vision-Based Mapping of Urban Environments," AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, In Preparation.

  • Watkins, A., Kehoe, J., and Lind, R., "Trajectory Planning for Optimal Mapping of Urban Environments," IEEE Transaction of Robotics and Automation, In Preparation.

  • Kehoe, J., Watkins, A., and Lind, R., "Trajectory Generation for Effective Sensing of Close Proximity Environments," AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, In Preparation.

Conference Publications

Professional Presentations

  • Conference Presentation, "SLAM for Flight Through Urban Environments using Dimensionality Reduction," AIAA Guidance, Navigation,\ and Control Conference, Keystone, CO, August 2006.

  • Research Seminar, "Information-Based Motion Planning for Minehunting," Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City, FL, August 2006.

  • Research Seminar, "Real-Time Vision-Based Obstacle Detection," University of Florida Research and Engineering Education Facility (REEF), Shalimar, FL, September 2005.

  • Conference Presentation, "RHC for Vision-Based Navigation of a WMR in an Urban Environment," AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, San Francisco, CA, August 2005.

  • Research Seminar, "Receding Horizon Control of a Wheeled Mobile Robot in an Urban Environment," University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, January 2005.

  • Grant Review, "Design, Development, and Preliminary Results of a Groundtruth Testbed," University of Florida Research and Engineering Education Facility (REEF), Shalimar, FL, July 2004.

Links

Adam in Key West
Adam holding a Micro Air Vehicle
in the Visualization Lab