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Jason Derenick

Post-doctoral Fellow

Welcome! I am post-doctoral fellow in the General Robotics, Automation, Sensing, and Perception (GRASP) Laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania. My research advisor is Professor Vijay Kumar. I recently completed my Ph.D. in Computer Science at Lehigh University where I served as a member of the Vision, Assistive Devices, and Experimental Robotics (VADER) Laboratory. My dissertation advisor was Professor John Spletzer.

My research interests include: optimal planning and control for mobile robot teams, intelligent sensor networks, human-robot interfaces, as well as sensory perception and estimation for real-time robotic applications.

What's New?

Elizabeth V. Stout Dissertation Award (5.4.09)

My doctoral dissertation, "A Convex Optimization Framework for Multi—agent Motion Planning", has been awarded the 2009 Elizabeth V. Stout Dissertation Award in the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science at Lehigh University! I received the award on May 17, 2009.

JINT Special Issue Acceptance (10.9.08)

Our paper, entitled "An Optimal Approach to Collaborative Target Tracking with Performance Guarantees", has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Special Issue on Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles. Check back soon for the final revision of the paper!

Summer 2008 @ Boston Dynamics (9.19.08)

This summer, I completed a software internship at Boston Dynamics. I worked as a member of the robotics group with my efforts directed towards developing a manual kinematic control system for a serpentine robot. BD is best known for their quadruped military mule, BigDog. Go BigDog Go!

The Sick LIDAR Matlab/C++ Toolbox (3.24.08)

Our group is pleased to announce the release of the Sick LIDAR Matlab/C++ Toolbox. The toolbox provides stable and easy-to-use C++ drivers and Matlab executable interfaces for Sick LMS and Sick LD LIDAR families. I am the primary project developer. You can download the latest release here!

Ben Completes the DARPA Urban Challenge! (11.03.07)

On November 3, 2007 Little Ben (our entry in the DARPA Urban Grand Challenge) was the fourth robot to complete the 60 mile course within the allotted time of 6 hours! In all, just six robots completed the race with Ben being the only Track B 'bot to do so! Click here to learn more!

Worth Chewing On...

Contact

Office: Levin Hall L403 (3A-R)
Phone: 215-898-5814

Mech. Engineering/Applied Mechanics
University of Pennsylvania
233 Towne Building
220 S. 33rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6315 USA

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