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NSERC Canadian Robotics Network
Field Trials (June 3-5, 2023)
Gull Lake University of Toronto Survey Camp, 1129 U of T Survey Camp Rd, Minden, ON K0M 2K0. Map here.
Trials at a Glance
Florian Shkurti (FS)- University of Toronto
Trial:
Data collection with the autonomous boat.
Hardware: Autonomous boat
Needs: water, indoor space
Gregory Dudek (GD) and Dave Meger (DM)- McGill University
Trial:
Deploy autonomous robotic boat and autonomous robotics underwater vehicle should work together collaboratively for exploration and mapping.
Hardware: Robotic boat (Blue Robotics), Aqua underwater vehicle.
Needs: water, canoes, indoor space (2 tables)
Josh Marshall (JM)- Queen’s University
Trial:
1. Otter (boat) uncrewed surface vessel (USV) to do control and mapping runs in the lake. A small wheeled mobile robot for driving test on slippery/gravel terrains.
Hardware: Otter USV, small wheeled robot, and supporting computer and communication hardware. Small UAV for video/photos. Water safety gear. Portable chairs/table.
Alexis Lussier Debiens
Trial:
Demoing the drone landing on a moving floating platform on the lake. Either pulled by a USV from another lab or fast winch.
Hardware: Quadcopter
Requirements: forest, small foldable tables.
Steven Waslander (University of Toronto)
Trial: Husky ground robot autonomous navigation on trails and human-robot interaction. In particular, test the trail segmentation network and its integration in the navigation pipeline.
Hardware: Husky robot
Needs: trails and open space, work space with electrical outlets, shelter in the event of bad weather
Michael Jenkin (MJ)
Trial:
Aquatic robots (boat and underwater robot)
Hardware: Blue Robotics ROV, two surface robots
Schedule for each day:
Breakfast: 7:00am-8:40am
Lunch: 1:00pm-2:00pm
Dinner: 6:00pm-8:00pm
Monday, June 3: 9:00 AM briefing
Tuesday, June 4: 9:00 AM briefing
Wednesday, June 5: 9:00 AM briefing
Wednesday, June 5: 3:00 PM departure
Link to the Gull Lake camp instructions:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Hs24sPPTh7qwahCZ5S4Waks8nejQVw8nHEnaTlaalgs/edit?usp=share_link
On Tuesday, June 4th dinner outside campus at Mulligans Pub & Patio:
111 GOLF COURSE RD BOX 38
MINDEN ONT
K0M-2K0