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[Video: fades in from black, Lantao Liu sits in a engineering lab with a subaquatic drone behind him][Text appears top left corner: In my lab, we work on different planning and learning methodologies][Animated lower 3rd appears: Lantao Liu, Assistant Professor of Intelligent Systems Engineering][Audio: music fades in, Lantao Liu speaks to camera]
In my lab, we work on different planning and learning methodologies
[Text appears top left corner: to allow the robot to handle different environments.]
to allow the robot to handle different environments.
[Text appears bottom center: And we do have different platforms, including the autonomous surface vehicles,][Video: a water surface drone floating on a lake][Audio: Lantao speaks off screen]
And we do have different platforms, including the autonomous surface vehicles,
[video/audio: Lantao sits in his workshop and speaks][Text appears: autonomous underwater vehicles, the unmanned aerial vehicles, and unmanned ground vehicles.]
autonomous underwater vehicles, the unmanned aerial vehicles, and unmanned ground vehicles.
[Video: small aerial drones sit on a cluttered workshop desk, a 4 tired ground drone vehicle drives down a dirt road][Audio: Lantao speaks off screen]
[Text appears bottom center: So, we have been working on different platforms.][Video: Lantao sits in engineering workshop][Audio: Lantao speaks on screen]
So, we have been working on different platforms.
[Text appears bottom center: And the motivation behind is to help humans to do jobs]
And the motivation behind is to help humans to do jobs
[Text appears bottom center: that are either too dangerous or too labor intensive.]
that are either too dangerous or too labor intensive.
[Video: A UAV lifts off the pavement outside a warehouse][Audio: Lantao speaks off camera][Text appears bottom center: So, UAV can be used to map the elevation]
So, UAV can be used to map the elevation
[Video: Lantao sits in engineering workshop][Audio: Lantao speaks on screen][Text appears bottom center: in the terrains like the mountains, the hills.][Video: Aerial footage of a range of wooded hills][Audio: Lantao speaks off screen]
in the terrains like the mountains, the hills.
[Video: Lantao sits in engineering workshop][Audio: Lantao speaks on screen][Text appears bottom center: But the underwater vehicles can be used to map the sea floor and the submarine infrastructure.][Video: underwater footage of a coral reef and sea floor] [Video: Lantao sits in engineering workshop][Audio: Lantao speaks on screen]
But the underwater vehicles can be used to map the sea floor and the submarine infrastructure.
[Text appears bottom center: We have been using the autonomous surface vehicles to help us to model and monitor our environments.][Video: Aquatic surface vehicle floats on a lake during sunset][Audio: Lantao speaks off screen] [Video: Lantao sits in engineering workshop][Audio: Lantao speaks on screen]
We have been using the autonomous surface vehicles to help us to model and monitor our environments.
[Video: Aquatic surface vehicle floats on a lake during the day][Audio: Lantao speaks off screen][Text appears bottom center: In that case, we want to use a surface vehicle to measure and also build a map]
In that case, we want to use a surface vehicle to measure and also build a map
[Video: Lantao sits in engineering workshop][Audio: Lantao speaks on screen]
to reflect dynamic process of the pollutant.
[Text appears bottom center: The UAV mapping and exploration in some unknown space] [Video: Students work to take covers off UAV propellers][Audio: Lantao speaks off screen]
The UAV mapping and exploration in some unknown space,
[Video: Lantao sits in engineering workshop][Audio: Lantao speaks on screen][Text appears bottom center: such as in the building with fire,]
such as in the building with fire,
[Video: a large house burns with flames coming out the window at night][Audio: Lantao speaks off screen][Text appears bottom center: the goal is to allow the robot to go inside the unknown building and quickly explore the environment,]
the goal is to allow the robot to go inside the unknown building and quickly explore the environment,
[Video: Lantao sits in engineering workshop][Audio: Lantao speaks on screen][Text appears bottom center: and in the meantime, search and rescue some human inside.][Video: a small aerial drone flies inside a large open lab space][Audio: Lantao speaks off screen]
and in the meantime, search and rescue some human inside.
[Video: Lantao sits in engineering workshop][Audio: Lantao speaks on screen]
[Video: A computer screen runs a simulation program with an autonomous ground vehicle][Audio: Lantao speaks off screen][Text appears bottom center: We have been working on technologies that can enable the ground robots to handle]
We have been working on technologies that can enable the ground robots to handle
[Video: Lantao sits in engineering workshop][Audio: Lantao speaks on screen][Text appears bottom center: very challenging or extreme conditions, including both positive and negative obstacles.][Video: Land autonomous vehicle drives itself inside a workshop around a foam obstacle][Audio: Lantao speaks off screen]
very challenging or extreme conditions, including both positive and negative obstacles.
[Video: Lantao sits in engineering workshop][Audio: Lantao speaks on screen][Text appears bottom center: This can be very important for scenarios such as the robots need to work in the agriculture environments or on the construction sites.][Video: Side by side video of a simulation processing and the land vehicle driving on rough terrain][Audio: Lantao speaks off screen]
This can be very important for scenarios such as the robots need to work in the agriculture environments or on the construction sites.
[Video: Lantao sits in engineering workshop][Audio: Lantao speaks on screen][Text appears bottom center: We have a few PhD students and masters students,]
We have a few PhD students and masters students,
[Video: a student points at computer screen running a simulation program][Audio: Lantao speaks off screen][Text appears bottom center: and they have been working on different aspects of the autonomy.][Video: Lantao sits in engineering workshop][Audio: Lantao speaks on screen]
and they have been working on different aspects of the autonomy.
[Video: Two students lift the land vehicle and move it inside a lab][Audio: Lantao speaks off screen][Text appears bottom center: For example, some students have been working on developing the methodologies or the algorithms]
For example, some students have been working on developing the methodologies or the algorithms
[Video: Lantao sits in engineering workshop][Audio: Lantao speaks on screen][Text appears bottom center: and other students have been working on hardware and also the sensors.]
and other students have been working on hardware and also the sensors.
[Video: Land vehicle starts to move toward a gravel and dirt hill][Audio: Lantao speaks off screen][Text appears bottom center: When the robot is working in the environment, both the action and the perception can have uncertainties.]
When the robot is working in the environment, both the action and the perception can have uncertainties.
[Video: Lantao sits in engineering workshop][Audio: Lantao speaks on screen]
[Video: Land vehicle continues its climb up a gravel and dirt hill][Audio: Lantao speaks off screen][Text appears bottom center: The robot will use its onboard sensors such as LIDARs or the cameras to measure the environments]
The robot will use its onboard sensors such as LIDARs or the cameras to measure the environments
[Text appears bottom center: and measure the environments to do the self state estimation.][Video: a 3D program shows mapping data of land vehicle operating through terrain][Audio: Lantao speaks off screen]
and measure the environments to do the self state estimation.
[Video: Land vehicle rotates itself inside lab workspace][Text appears bottom center: And one very typical application is called the simultaneous localization mapping,][Video: Lantao sits in engineering workshop][Audio: Lantao speaks on screen]
And one very typical application is called the simultaneous localization mapping
[Text appears bottom center: which have been used in the self-driving vehicles.]
which have been used in the self-driving vehicles
[Audio: Music stops][Animation: IU logo, Indiana University, research.impact.iu.edu fade on and off screen]
