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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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Sun-Synchronous Robotic Exploration: Technical Description and Field Experimentation
TL;DR: The design of the robot Hyperion and the software system that enables it to operate in synchrony with the Sun are overviewed and the results and lessons from analysis of field experiments are discussed.
Three-Dimensional Map Building with MMW Radar
TL;DR: This paper presents a sensor model that uses constant false alarm for occupancy detection and incorporates heuristic rules to approach occlusions and the resulting radar-based map of outdoors can suit robot obstacle avoidance, navigation and tool deployment.
Patent
System and method for generating paths in an autonomous vehicle
Adam J. Gudat,Dong Hun Shin,William Whittaker,Karl W. Kleimenhagen,Sanjiv Singh,Dana A. Christensen,Carl A. Kemner,Walter J. Bradbury,Craig L. Koehrsen,Christos T Kyrtsos,Norman K Lay,Joel L. Peterson,Larry E. Schmidt,Darrell E. Stafford,Louis J. Weinbeck,Lonnie J. Devier +15 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a system for generating a path allowing a vehicle to traverse a predetermined route is presented, where the path segments and nodes are stored as compressed path data and a series of postures are generated from the retrieved path data.
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Programmable Triangulation Light Curtains
TL;DR: This work introduces a novel device that monitors the presence of objects on a virtual shell near the device, which is referred to as a light curtain, which offers a light-weight, resource-efficient and programmable approach to proximity awareness for obstacle avoidance and navigation.
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Dynamic Response of Plate on Elastic Half-Space
TL;DR: In this paper, the dynamic response of a plate bearing on an elastic half-space and subjected to harmonic forces is analyzed, where both the flexibility and three-dimensionalality of the plate are taken into account.