Research on Cognitive Excavation Automation
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The research will be directed at basic principles and methods for               the design, planning, and implementation of automated                           construction processes as related to excavation.  The research                  will develop in three major areas:  (1) manipulation that reasons               on force as well as geometry (using mechanical hardware,                        controls, sensing, models, and reflexes) to perform force                       intensive movement through an inhomogeneous medium where                        conventional object models do not apply;  (2) host architecture                 that supports symbolic interpretation, modeling, tactical                       planning, and communications to imbue the robot with capabilities               to perform as a harnessed free agent; and (3) planning that                     supports goal-directed, dynamic decision making at the strategic                level including cognition, design, optimization, and scheduling.
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