Control Engineering

Paul Grayson

More IVTT prep
February 1, 2008

Book mentioned on the NIST Intelligent Systems Division website. 

IVTT SEMINAR PREP (continued)
The biographies of the presenters are starting to arrive here, one by one.  Internet service here was down for a day so I helped the cable company track the problem back to blown channel of a three channel amplifier on a pole about a block from my shop here in Traverse City, MI.  Each of the presenters biographies that have showed up so far show that these people have covered an amazing amount of ground during their careers.

2008 IVTT PRESENTERS UPDATE - revised 2/5/08

1.  Charles Shoemaker - Director of Research and Development, General Dynamics Robotic Systems. 
Autonomous Intelligent Vehicle Research and Development at General Dynamics  

2.  Cliff Hudson - Deputy for Business, SPAWAR.  
Intelligent Vehicle Technology and Programs in the DOD

3.  Dennis Majkowski - President, Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI). 
Intelligent Autonomous Combat Vehicles: An Industry Perspective 

4.  Elena Messina - Acting Chief, Intelligent Systems Division, NIST 
Welcome to the Third Seminar

5.  Ellen Purdy - Director, Joint Ground Robotics Enterprise, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)
Developing Autonomous Vehicles to Standards 

6.  Glenn Rossi - Manager, Future Combat Systems Program, Boeing 
Update on Autonomous Intelligent Vehicles in the Future Combat System (FCS) 

7.  James Albus - Senior NIST Fellow, NIST 
The Future of Intelligent Control and Cognition for Intelligent Vehicles

8.  James McBride - Technical Expert, Ford Motor Co. Research & Advanced Engineering 
Intelligent Vehicle Technology: A Ford Perspective

9.  John Beck - Chief Engineer,  Unmanned Vehicles, Oshkosh Truck Corp. 
Intelligent Autonomous Trucks: Present and Future 

10.  Louis  Kelly - Chairman, Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technology 
Accelerated Technology Transition for Ground Robotics Systems  

11.  Nady  Boules - Director, General Motors Electrical & Controls Integration Lab (ECI)
Intelligent Vehicle Technology: A General Motors Perspective  

12.  Norm Whitaker - Special Assistant to the Director, DARPA. Program Manager for the DARPA Urban Challenge 
The DARPA Urban Challenge: Racing With Autonomous Intelligent Vehicles

13.  Robert Finkelstein - President, Robotic Technology Inc. 
Wednesday: Overviews of Intelligent Vehicle Technology and the Technology Transfer Process 
Thursday: Intelligent Vehicle Technology Transfer: Roadmap Update

14.  Rochelle Sobel - President, Assoc. for Safe International Road Travel 
Intelligent Vehicles: A Life-Saving Imperative

15.  Roger Bostelman - Manager,Intelligent Control of Mobility Systems, NIST 
Advanced Autonomous Intelligent Vehicle Technology at NIST


Scott Belcher

16.  Scott Belcher - President / CEO, Intelligent Transportation Society of America.  Scott speaks Non-Profit and Law.
Connected Vehicle Proving Center for Intelligent Vehicles 

17.  Scott J. McCormick - President, Connected Vehicle Association 
Connected Vehicle Proving Center for Intelligent Vehicles 

18. Tom Kern - Vice President,  Intelligent Transportation Society of America  
Intelligent Cars, Trucks, and Buses: A Global Perspective  

19.  Yehuda Gross - Manager, DOT Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Pprogram Office 
DOT Support for the Development of Intelligent Cars, Trucks, and Buses

NAV SYSTEM NOTES
A portable GPS navigation system that I bought for the trip and am learning about has many capabilities.  I am discovering what each of them are, one by one and trying them out.  I am discovering a lot of things along the way.  The sound is not loud enough for me to hear what the system is saying - too many years working around large engines, so I purchased an adapter that connects it to the car stereo.   That seems to be working nicely. 

2007 DARPA Urban Challenge


Semi-finalist Team Urbanator's vehicle.

GO ROBOTS !

Paul F. Grayson - Chief Engineer
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