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William Whittaker
Researcher at University of Manchester
Publications - 241
Citations - 11992
William Whittaker is an academic researcher from University of Manchester. The author has contributed to research in topics: Robot & Mobile robot. The author has an hindex of 46, co-authored 228 publications receiving 11232 citations. Previous affiliations of William Whittaker include Carnegie Mellon University & Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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Methods, devices and systems for high-speed autonomous vehicle and high-speed autonomous vehicle
William Whittaker,Chris Urmson,Byron Keith Smith,Hiroki “Yu” Kato,Nick Miller,Kevin Peterson,Matthew Johnson-Roberson,Vanessa Hodge,Michael Clark,Joshua Anhalt +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, an autonomous off-road vehicle capable of traveling at high speeds is described, which consists of a system for sensory instrument stabilization comprising three axis assemblies movable about three orthogonal axes.
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Position estimator for underground mine equipment
TL;DR: A 2-D perception system that exploits the accuracy and resolution of a laser range sensor to determine the position and orientation of a mobile robot in a mine environment is described and could guide machines to yield productive, safe mining operations.
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Steering and control of a passively articulated robot
Benjamin Shamah,Michael Wagner,Stewart J. Moorehead,James Teza,David Wettergreen,William Whittaker +5 more
TL;DR: This paper details Hyperion's steering mechanism and control, which features 4-wheel independent drive and an innovative passively articulated steering joint for locomotion.
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System and method for controlling an autonomously navigated vehicle
Adam J. Gudat,William Whittaker,Karl W. Kleimenhagen,Dana A. Christensen,Carl A. Kemner,Walter J. Bradbury,Craig L. Koehrsen,Christos T Kyrtsos,Joel L. Peterson,Larry E. Schmidt,Darrell E. Stafford,Louis J. Weinbeck +11 more
TL;DR: In this article, a system and method for controlling an autonomously navigated vehicle uses a vehicle manager to control vehicle subsystems and to respond to commands from either a vehicle navigation system or a remote control panel.