Mr. William J. Smuda Profile

William J. Smuda

Research Engineer at US Army CCDC

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Proceedings Article | 24 January 2011 Paper

The 18th Annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition: trends and influences for intelligent ground vehicle control

Bernard Theisen, Philip Frederick, William Smuda

Proceedings Volume 7878, 787804 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.878773

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Intelligence systems, Unmanned systems, Global Positioning System, LIDAR, Safety, Robotics, Cameras, Vehicle control, Machine vision

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2006 Paper

A software design approach for heterogeneous systems of unattended sensors, unmanned vehicles, and monitoring stations

William Smuda, Grant Gerhart, Man-Tak Shing, Mikhail Auguston

Proceedings Volume 6394, 639406 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.693035

KEYWORDS: Systems modeling, Software engineering, Sensors, Unattended sensors, Robots, Interfaces, Robotics, Robotic systems, Prototyping, Software development

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Proceedings Article | 12 May 2006 Paper

Finite state modeling of mobile robots for complexity determination

Rahul Ranjan, Harpreet Singh, Anuj Awasthi, William Smuda, Grant Gerhart

Proceedings Volume 6230, 62302E (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.667205

KEYWORDS: Software development, Mobile robots, Data modeling, Sensors, Infrared sensors, Switching, Robotics, Embedded systems, Magnetism, Computer architecture

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Proceedings Article | 9 May 2006 Paper

Robotic inspection for vehicle-borne contraband

Gary Witus, Grant Gerhart, W. Smuda, H. Andrusz

Proceedings Volume 6230, 623004 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.668987

KEYWORDS: Robots, Inspection, Sensors, Robotics, Cameras, Optical inspection, Visualization, Mobile robots, Explosives, Improvised explosive devices

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Proceedings Article | 27 October 2005 Paper

Small UGV platforms for unattended sensors

Bill Smuda, Grant Gerhart

Proceedings Volume 5986, 59860E (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.634485

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Robots, Robotics, Sensor networks, Inspection, Sensor technology, Unattended sensors, Improvised explosive devices, Infrared sensors, Explosives

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Proceedings Article | 27 May 2005 Paper

Deploying the ODIS robot in Iraq and Afghanistan

Bill Smuda, Edward Schoenherr, Henry Andrusz, Grant Gerhart

Proceedings Volume 5804, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.606205

KEYWORDS: Inspection, Antennas, Robotics, Roads, Cameras, Robotic systems, Improvised explosive devices, Unmanned ground vehicles, Video, Land mines

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Proceedings Article | 27 May 2005 Paper

Software wrappers for rapid prototyping JAUS-based systems

Bill Smuda

Proceedings Volume 5804, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.605449

KEYWORDS: Prototyping, Robots, Control systems, Human-machine interfaces, Telecommunications, Software development, Software engineering, Rapid manufacturing, Systems modeling, Data modeling

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Proceedings Article | 27 May 2005 Paper

Under-vehicle autonomous inspection through undercarriage signatures

Edward Schoenherr, Bill Smuda

Proceedings Volume 5804, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.603794

KEYWORDS: Inspection, Video, Cameras, Navigation systems, Imaging systems, Databases, Sensors, Data modeling, Robotic systems, 3D image processing

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Increased threats to gate security have caused recent need for improved vehicle inspection methods at security checkpoints in various fields of defense and security. A fast, reliable system of under-vehicle inspection that detects possibly harmful or unwanted materials hidden on vehicle undercarriages and notifies the user of the presence of these materials while allowing the user a safe standoff distance from the inspection site is desirable. An autonomous under-vehicle inspection system would provide for this. The proposed system would function as follows: A low-clearance tele-operated robotic platform would be equipped with sonar/laser range finding sensors as well as a video camera. As a vehicle to be inspected enters a checkpoint, the robot would autonomously navigate under the vehicle, using algorithms to detect tire locations for weigh points. During this navigation, data would be collected from the sonar/laser range finding hardware. This range data would be used to compile an impression of the vehicle undercarriage. Once this impression is complete, the system would compare it to a database of pre-scanned undercarriage impressions. Based on vehicle makes and models, any variance between the undercarriage being inspected and the impression compared against in the database would be marked as potentially threatening. If such variances exist, the robot would navigate to these locations and place the video camera in such a manner that the location in question can be viewed from a standoff position through a TV monitor. At this time, manual control of the robot navigation and camera control can be taken to imply further, more detailed inspection of the area/materials in question. After-market vehicle modifications would provide some difficulty, yet with enough pre-screening of such modifications, the system should still prove accurate. Also, impression scans that are taken in the field can be stored and tagged with a vehicles's license plate number, and future inspections of that vehicle can be compared to already screened and cleared impressions of the same vehicle in order to search for variance.

Proceedings Article | 2 September 2004 Paper

Robotics for port security

William Smuda, Lonnie Freiburger, Grant Gerhart, Lawrence Mallon

Proceedings Volume 5422, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.553012

KEYWORDS: Robots, Inspection, Robotics, Sensors, Mirrors, Homeland security, Prototyping, Visualization, Defense and security, Transportation security

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2003 Paper

ODIS the under-vehicle inspection robot: development status update

Lonnie Freiburger, William Smuda, Robert Karlsen, Sridhar Lakshmanan, Bing Ma

Proceedings Volume 5083, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.490004

KEYWORDS: Inspection, Image enhancement, Cameras, Light sources and illumination, Image processing, Sensors, Unmanned ground vehicles, Defense and security, Optical inspection, Image sensors

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Proceedings Article | 17 July 2002 Paper

Autonomy and manual operation in a small robotic system for under-vehicle inspections at security checkpoints

William Smuda, Paul Muench, Grant Gerhart, Kevin Moore

Proceedings Volume 4715, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.474445

KEYWORDS: Robots, Inspection, Cameras, Sensors, Robotic systems, Robotics, Visualization, Mirrors, Video, Prototyping

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