About the Autonomous Vehicle Laboratory
The Autonomous Vehicle Laboratory (AVL) is located in the Jeong H. Kim Engineering Bldg and conducts research and development in the areas of advanced aerospace vehicle concepts that incorporate autonomous and intelligent processing for making complex decisions. Applications include micro, mini and full-scale Uninhabited Air Vehicles, nano-satellites, and other robotic systems.
The AVL was established in 2000 to support research in autonomous systems. The Autonomous Vehicle Laboratory has state of the art facilities including manufacturing and rapid-prototyping capabilities for small-scale UAV development, tethered insect visual flight arenas, software for embedded systems design and 3-D environment simulation, and several experimental platforms for flight and ground testing.
The Autonomous Vehicle Lab has several goals:
- To educate and graduate students studying for Masters and Ph.D. degrees in the cross disciplinary area of intelligent and autonomous aerospace systems
- To pursue basic research in all aspects of autonomy in biological systems and intelligent machines which includes research into sensory processing, kinematics, dynamics, locomotion, stability and control, communication, and higher-level decision-making
- To pursue applied research, especially in the prototype development of autonomous vehicles for civilian and military applications
