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Autonomous System Research Laboratory (ASRL)

The Autonomous System Research Laboratory (ASRL) currently consists of an indoor robotics arena with 2,900 square feet of flat floor and 18 feet ceilings giving air and ground vehicles ample room to maneuver. ASRL instrumentation includes a motion capture system capable of sub-millimeter accuracy, and the lab has dedicated computers and student space. Located at Raspet Flight Research Laboratory, ASRL’s capabilities and researchers leverage and support Raspet’s extensive research, development, testing, and evaluation of UAS and their associated technologies in support of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Department of Homeland Security, and several industry partners.

Location: Room. 108, 114 Airport Road (RASPET building II)

Working space: 2,900 ft2 [Cage(net): 1,400 ft2]

ASRL Location
ASRL Location Photos

Equipment

Real time location system (RTLS)

  • Motion capture system (Optitrack) – 12 cameras (Prime 41)
    • Accuracy: sub-millimeter
    • Rate: 180 Hz
    • Objects: max. 26
Motion capture system

Camera (Prime 41) and software (Motive)

  • Low-cost location system: Ultrawide band (UWB) – 10 EA (Decawave)
    • $30 per sensors
    • More than 3 anchors for 1 tag
    • Accuracy: about 10 cm (@ 3 anchors)
    • Rate: 10 Hz
Low-cost location system
  • Ultrasonic sensor: 5 EA + receiver

Robotics platforms

  • Ground vehicles
  • Qbot (Quanser) – 2 EA
    • 2 wheels, 35(D) X 27(H) cm
    • Max. speed: 0.7 m/s
    • Payload: 4.5 kg
    • Camera, depth sensor
    • Simulink (Matlab)
Qbot
  • Smart robot car kit V 3.0 (ELEGOO) – 2 EA
  • Aerial vehicles
  • ARdrone (Parrot) – 3 EA
    • Quadcopter, 50(D) X 15(H) cm
    • Weight: 0.4 kg
    • Flight time: 20 minutes
    • HD camera (720p)
    • Vertical camera
    • Wifi connection
ARdrone
  • Qdrone (Quanser) – 2 EA
    • Quadcopter, 40(D) X 15(H) cm
    • Weight: 1 kg
    • Payload: 0.3 kg
    • Flight time: 11 minutes
    • Camera, depth sensor
    • Simulink (Matlab)
Qdrone
  • DIY Drone – 5 EA

Miscellaneous

  • 3D printer
  • Power supply
  • Function generator
  • Oscilloscope
  • Logic analyzer
  • Multimeter
  • Electronic kit
  • Soldering kit
  • Tools
  • Transmitter + receiver
  • Bluetooth module
  • Wireless communication module (X-bee)
  • Microcontroller kit (Arduino, raspberry pi)
  • Flight controller (Pixhawk)
  • GPS module
  • IP camera
  • etc.