For example, I am interested in designing host mechanisms for sensor fusion. I would like to draw upon my multi-disciplined training in mechanical, electrical and computer engineering to develop a mechanical eye. Its design would host an embedded microprocessor and a suite of sensors like a CCD and accelerometer. The control system used in my thesis illustrates that by quickly actuating the camera, the mechanical eye acts like a lead-lag compensator. The end product would be a modularized eye that one could simply retrofit on existing robots so that they could easily perform vision-based tasks autonomously.
Machine vision is also a multi-faceted.
I would like to apply my cross training in control systems, data acquisition and flight dynamics to control and navigate an aerial robot for surveillance and 3-D terrain modeling. I am interested in using my skills in programming, digital hardware design and mechanism design to build teleoperated and animatronic robots. In 1989, I received a full fellowship to work with both the Canadian and Korean governments to help develop a ship motion simulator. Through my employment at Canada's CAE Electronics, a world leader in aircraft simulators, and my research in flight control at McGill, we developed a Stewart Platform for the Korean Ministry of Defense. The project's success was largely due to the collective wills and good communication I had with the universities, governments and industrial partners CAE and Korea s Daewoo Heavy Industries.