Research Projects

NRI: Collaborative Research: Multi-Modal Characterization of DOE-EM Facilities - this National Robotics Initiative project is funded by DOE (DOE-EM0004478) and aims to provide new autonomous robotic systems to monitor, inspection and multi-modal (Rad/Chem/3D) map nuclear facilities. ​Funding for CMU: $1,022,229 - Funding for UNR: $349,058
Improving UAV Vehicle Safety: Algorithms for Computer Vision Based Detect and Avoid and Failure-Resistant Control, 2015-2016. Nevada System of Higher Education (Knowledge Fund). $ 140,000, PI: David Feil-Seifer, co-PI Kostas Alexis.
AEROWORKS is a 5.2 Mil. Euros project working on the topic of aerial robotics for infrastructure inspection and maintenance operations.
Motion Analysis Flight Training Arena: Our Lab partners with Motion Analysis to develop safe flight training and experimentation supported with motion capture systems. $12,000
NVIDIA Hardware Grant 2015: Our lab is supported with NVIDIA Hardware based on our proposed activities in the field of aerial robotics research.
ICARUS is a 17.5 Mil. Euros working on the challenge of assisted search and rescue operations using aerial, ground and maritime robotics.
IEEE CEMRA: Drones Demystified! Our lab received an educational award as a response to the RAS-CEMRA solicitation. $10,000
IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technology (RAS-SIGHT) 2016 - Call for Humanitarian Projects: Our lab received an award from RAS-SIGHT. $2,500
AtlantikSolar is a multi-sources funded project aiming to demonstrate perpetual solar-powered flight for small UAVs. We specifically aim to cross the Atlantic ocean!
SHERPA is an 11.3 Mil. Euros project working on the problem of automated search and rescue missions in Alpine scenarios using both ground and aerial robots. 
AIRobots was a 3.6 Mil. Euros project that first dealt with the problem of Physical Interaction Control using aerial robots. We considered both quadrotor, coaxial and ducted-fan types.
Herakleitus was the project-grant that funded me during my PhD studies. It corresponds to fellowship of excellence for outstanding PhD topics and work-in-progress.