Cost-effective autonomous systems for large scale monitoring of marine protected areas. This project seeks to develop autonomous technologies that will enable Australia's expanding system of marine protected areas (MPAs) to more effectively preserve marine biodiversity and long term ecosystem function through scalable, cost-effective monitoring. Monitoring will enable MPA managers to assess whether preservation and sustainability goals are being met and to adapt zoning policies in response. Au ....Cost-effective autonomous systems for large scale monitoring of marine protected areas. This project seeks to develop autonomous technologies that will enable Australia's expanding system of marine protected areas (MPAs) to more effectively preserve marine biodiversity and long term ecosystem function through scalable, cost-effective monitoring. Monitoring will enable MPA managers to assess whether preservation and sustainability goals are being met and to adapt zoning policies in response. Australia will benefit from informed sustainable use policies that preserve the marine environment for future generations without unnecessarily restricting recreational and commercial access today.Read moreRead less
A new paradigm for teaching machines to replicate the manipulation skills of humans using tactile sensing in a virtual environment. The broad aims of this proposal are to study machine learning in the psychomotor domain, and to show the feasibility of on line transfer of physically constrained manipulation skills from a human operator to a manipulator through demonstration utilising a virtual training environment with tactile sensing. The proposed work is unique in its approach and hypothesis, a ....A new paradigm for teaching machines to replicate the manipulation skills of humans using tactile sensing in a virtual environment. The broad aims of this proposal are to study machine learning in the psychomotor domain, and to show the feasibility of on line transfer of physically constrained manipulation skills from a human operator to a manipulator through demonstration utilising a virtual training environment with tactile sensing. The proposed work is unique in its approach and hypothesis, and will provide a new insight into the nature of transfer of manipulation skills from human to machine. It will produce new generic intelligent algorithms and methodologies to emulate different stages of human psychomotor learning in machine including perception, imitation, mechanism and complex/overt response.Read moreRead less
Real-time high-level cognitive robotics controllers. Technological advances have seen the recent release of commercially affordable mobile robots. In the wake of Sony's immensely successful AIBO entertainment robot, it is anticipated that the market will be flooded with similar devices in short time. However, while traditional robotics focuses on problems like navigation and sensory perception, scant attention has been paid to the development of high-level cognitive robotics languages for coordi ....Real-time high-level cognitive robotics controllers. Technological advances have seen the recent release of commercially affordable mobile robots. In the wake of Sony's immensely successful AIBO entertainment robot, it is anticipated that the market will be flooded with similar devices in short time. However, while traditional robotics focuses on problems like navigation and sensory perception, scant attention has been paid to the development of high-level cognitive robotics languages for coordinating these lower-level "skills". Such languages allow development of sophisticated robot controllers. We aim to develop a cognitive robotics language capable of controlling robots in real-time and in a multi-agent setting requiring coordination among agents.Read moreRead less
Decision making and mission planning for Unmanned Underwater Vehicles. The work specifically addresses the National Research Priorities
in sustainable use of Australia's biodiversity, techniques for
transforming Australian industry and Safeguarding Australia.
Without a thorough understanding of processes that affect the
state of health of our oceans they will continue to be affected by
natural phenomena and stresses caused by human activity. A more
comprehensive understanding of these natu ....Decision making and mission planning for Unmanned Underwater Vehicles. The work specifically addresses the National Research Priorities
in sustainable use of Australia's biodiversity, techniques for
transforming Australian industry and Safeguarding Australia.
Without a thorough understanding of processes that affect the
state of health of our oceans they will continue to be affected by
natural phenomena and stresses caused by human activity. A more
comprehensive understanding of these natural systems and the
interplay with human activities is therefore essential.Read moreRead less
An Electro-Neural Vision System for the Blind. This project is aimed at the development of a device that can provide blind people with limited visual perception of the environment (i.e. alternative vision) via the use of miniature stereo video cameras, laser range sensors, vision processing equipment and electrodes placed on the surface of the skin for delivering the visual information to the brain.
Planning, Communication, and Collaboration in Cognitive Systems: A Constructive Approach. Change is a constant and unavoidable characteristic of the current and foreseeable business environment. Currently systems cope poorly with change and as a result they are not sufficiently dependable and adaptable to support business agility and innovation. The aim of this project is to advance the start-of-the art and to lay a new foundation for dependable and adaptable cognitive systems that can plan, com ....Planning, Communication, and Collaboration in Cognitive Systems: A Constructive Approach. Change is a constant and unavoidable characteristic of the current and foreseeable business environment. Currently systems cope poorly with change and as a result they are not sufficiently dependable and adaptable to support business agility and innovation. The aim of this project is to advance the start-of-the art and to lay a new foundation for dependable and adaptable cognitive systems that can plan, communicate and collaborate in complex and dynamic environments.Read moreRead less
Autonomous Exploration and Characterization of Benthic Habitats Linked to Oceanographic Processes. The work specifically addresses the National Research Priorities in sustainable use of Australia's biodiversity and climate change. Without a thorough understanding of processes that affect the state of health of our oceans they will continue to be affected by natural phenomena and stresses caused by human activity. A more comprehensive understanding of these natural systems and the interplay with ....Autonomous Exploration and Characterization of Benthic Habitats Linked to Oceanographic Processes. The work specifically addresses the National Research Priorities in sustainable use of Australia's biodiversity and climate change. Without a thorough understanding of processes that affect the state of health of our oceans they will continue to be affected by natural phenomena and stresses caused by human activity. A more comprehensive understanding of these natural systems and the interplay with human activities is therefore essential.Read moreRead less
Nodal Power Saving for Disconnected Ad Hoc Sensor Networks. Bushfire, age care and farming is Australia's today and tomorrow.
A key aspect in bushfire control is early detection of ignitions by spreading miniature low power sensors in a large potential area in an ad hoc fashion and localizing. Response to panic alarm buttons by retirees in a retirement village where they are free to walk around while their location is monitored in real time using a wireless tag they carry to transmit data re ....Nodal Power Saving for Disconnected Ad Hoc Sensor Networks. Bushfire, age care and farming is Australia's today and tomorrow.
A key aspect in bushfire control is early detection of ignitions by spreading miniature low power sensors in a large potential area in an ad hoc fashion and localizing. Response to panic alarm buttons by retirees in a retirement village where they are free to walk around while their location is monitored in real time using a wireless tag they carry to transmit data relating to their physical health(i.e blood pressure, ECG etc). Locating live stocks roaming around in the dairy industry using sensory transmission used for monitoring their statues is vitals for the farmer for improving efficiency.
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Learning from Uncertain and Missing Labelling in Relational Data. Perceptual models for unstructured environments require complex modelling, usually specified in an ad-hoc manner. This project will substantially increase the range of robotic applications by learning more complex spatial statistical models for perception in challenging environments. Robots will be able to improve their perception capabilities with minimal human supervision.
Mining is one of the major components of the Australian ....Learning from Uncertain and Missing Labelling in Relational Data. Perceptual models for unstructured environments require complex modelling, usually specified in an ad-hoc manner. This project will substantially increase the range of robotic applications by learning more complex spatial statistical models for perception in challenging environments. Robots will be able to improve their perception capabilities with minimal human supervision.
Mining is one of the major components of the Australian economy. This project will improve mining automation and contribute to a more efficient industry, capable to compete internationally in the new globalisation context. Efficient extraction will also reduce the human impact and will be a significant factor for an environmentally sustainable development. Read moreRead less
Intelligent Information Assimilation. Making intelligent and informative choice usually involves assimilating information from multiple sources. The underlying emphasis and priorities of different sources vary. That makes the task of assimilating such information very difficult. Recent research on belief merging provides a formal framework designed to facilitate this task. In this project we will (1) examine existing and novel belief merging strategies, (2) study their impact on allied disciplin ....Intelligent Information Assimilation. Making intelligent and informative choice usually involves assimilating information from multiple sources. The underlying emphasis and priorities of different sources vary. That makes the task of assimilating such information very difficult. Recent research on belief merging provides a formal framework designed to facilitate this task. In this project we will (1) examine existing and novel belief merging strategies, (2) study their impact on allied disciplines, (3) extend the framework for suitable applications and (4) design, implement and test fielded applications of this framework. The outcome of this research will provide the basis for many industrial applications such as agent negotiation.Read moreRead less