Aerospace
The activity of the Robotics Lab in relation to Aerospace is focused in two completely different areas:  visual navigation of autonomous satellites and simulation of some general systems of the Eurofighter Aircraft
The development of autonomous robotic spacecrafts that could automatically find a satellite, maneuver around it and eventually realize mainteance missions atract the interest of different space agencies.
DART
NASA's Autonomous Rendezvous Technology spacecraft will be tested in the DART project. DART's mission is to see if a robot can handle a task NASA previously has trusted only to astronauts: linking up two spacecraft in orbit.

The Robotics Lab is working in collaboration with GMV company to develop a visual navigation system for autonomous satellites (RISANAR project).

The Robotics Lab is now beginning a new project subcontracted by EADS-CASA  to simulate some general systems of the Eurofighter Aircraft and the integration of this simulation in the tests bank SEAD3.

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Journal publications
- M.F.Stoelen; D.L.Akin. Assessment of Fitts' Law for Quantifying Combined Rotational and Translational Movements. Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Vol. 52. No. 1. pp.63-77. 2010.
- S.Garrido; L.Moreno; M.Abderrahim; D.Blanco. FM2: A REAL-TIME SENSOR-BASED FEEDBACK CONTROLLER FOR MOBILE ROBOTS. International Journal of Robotics and Automation. http://dx.doi.org/10.2316/Journal.206.2009.1.206-3169. Vol. 24. No. 1. pp.3169-3192. 2009.
Conference publications
- J.C.Díaz; M.Abderrahim. Modified SoftPOSIT algorithm for 3D visual tracking. 2007 IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Signal Processing (WISP'2007). Alcala Henares. Spain. Oct, 2007.
- J.C.Díaz; M.Abderrahim. Visual Inspection System for Autonomous Robotic On-Orbit Satellite Servicing. ASTRA2006: 9th ESA Workshop on Advanced Space Technologies for Robotics and Automation. Noordwijk. The Netherlands. Nov, 2006. Proc. 9th ESA Workshop on Advanced Space Technologies for Robotics and Automation (ASTRA). ISBN: ESA SP-xxx (CD-. ESA Publications Division (European Space Agency). pp.0-0. 2006.
- J.C.Díaz; M.Abderrahim; C.Rossi. Automated Visual Inspection for Robotic On-Orbit Servicing. MX2006: The 10th Mechatronics Forum Biennial International Conference. Malvern, Pennsy. USA. Jun, 2006. Proceedings of MX2006, The 10th Mechatronics Forum Biennial International Conference. ISBN: 1-4276-0135-6. . pp.0-0. 2006.
- J.C.Díaz; M.Abderrahim; C.Rossi; M.A.Salichs; F.Gandía; A.García. Satellite Relative Navigation Based on Visual Feedback. i-SAIRAS2005: 8th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space. Münich. Germany. Sep, 2005. Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space. ISBN: 92-9092-914-6. European Space Agency (ESA). pp.0-0. 2005.
- M.Abderrahim; J.C.Díaz; C.Rossi; M.A.Salichs. Experimental Simulation of Satellite Relative Navigation using Computer Vision. RAST2005: 2nd International Conference on Recent Advances in Space Technologies. Istanbul. Turkey. Jun, 2005. Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Recent Advances in Space Technologies. ISBN: 0-7803-8977-8. IEEE. pp.379-384. 2005.
- M.Abderrahim; J.C.Díaz; M.A.Salichs; F.Gandía; A.G.Casas. Mechatronics Testbed for Vision based Navigation. 9th Mechatronics Forum International Conference (Mechatronics2004). Ankara. Turkey. Aug, 2004. Proceedings of the 9th Mechatronics Forum International Conference. ISBN: 975-6707-13-5. A. Erden, B. Platin & M. Acar. (Atılım University Publications: 20). pp.415-423. 2004.

Updated on 2004-11-22 by Miguel A. Salichs

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