PROJECTS COMPLETED




PROJECT 1. OVULOMETER


1986-1992
Subject: Develop theory, software and hardware for a microprocessor-based device called Ovulometer that would use Machine Learning based on probabilistic neural nets and decision diagrams, and image processing based on modified Hough Transform for detection of ovulation and fertile period of a woman.
Funding: PSU, NIH.
People: Edmund Pierzchala, Stan Grygiel, Omar Bermudez, Cecilia Espinoza, Shiliang Wang.

Project-related reports:
  1. 1981 report
  2. Stan's reports
Publications:
For publications, look to the Perkowski's list of publications on the main WWW page.
  1. 1982 Pierzchala M.S. Thesis
  2. 1990 medical conference paper
  3. 1990 image processing conference paper
  4. Stan Grygiel's unpublished paper
  5. Perkowski's unpublished paper

PROJECT 2. SOFTWARE FOR SPECTRAL DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR


1987-1990
Subject: Develop theory and software for special Digital Signal Processor for Transforms, especially Fourier. Walsh. Adaptive Filtering. Applications to Logic Synthesis and learning. User interface and applications.
Funding: NSF, SHARP, PSU, DAC.
People:
Project-related reports:
  1. 1990 Falkowski's report
  2. 1991 Falkowski's report

Publications:
  1. 1990 Falkowski paper
  2. 1990 image processing paper

PROJECT 3. AUTONOMOUS WHEELCHAIR FOR BLIND PARAPLEGIC


1989-1992
Subject: Develop mechanics, hardware and software for an autonomous wheelchair with camera, sonar ring and other sensors, speech recognition, able to navigate in a known environment.
Funding: PSU, Oregon Commission for Blind.
People: Kevin Stanton, Dieudonne Mayi, Cecilia Espinoza.
Project-related reports:
  1. several student reports in big binder.

Publications:
  1. 1990 Stanton Midwest paper
  2. 1991 Northcon special session set of papers
  3. 1994 Stanton M.S. thesis
  4. Cecilia M.S. Thesis
  5. Dieudonne M.S. Thesis

PROJECT 4. FIELD PROGRAMMABLE ANALOG ARRAYS


1990 - present
Subject: Develop the concept of Field Programmable Analog Arrays. (1990-1999) Apply Field Programmable Analog Arrays for speech processing on a robot. (1999-present).
Funding: PSU, Development Corporation, DAC, private investors of Analogix. Lattice Corp. (software and hardware donations).
People: Edmund Pierzchala. Phil Tran.
Project-related reports:
  1. Many Edmund's reports.
  2. New Phil report.
  3. New capstone report.

Publications:
  1. Edmund papers
  2. Edmund book
  3. Patent

PROJECT 5. RECONFIGURABLE PROCESSORS FOR OPTIMIZATION, LEARNING AND ROBOTICS


1990 - present
Subject: Develop a coprocessor for logic and learning operations using reconfigurable FPGA. Software and hardware. Simulation and prototyping.
People: Perkowski, Bob Hatt, Anas Al-Rabadi.
Funding: PSU, DAC, NSF.
Project Description: Reconfigurable robotic processors.
Project-related reports:
  1. Robotic processor 1999.
  2. Robotic processor 2000.
  3. Mother board.
  4. Analog/Mixed Daughter board.

Publications:
  1. several papers with Jozwiak.
  2. CCM, Universal Logic Machine.
  3. Forthcoming journal paper

PROJECT 6. DATA MINING USING CONSTRUCTIVE INDUCTION


1994 - 2003
Subject: Develop a complete software package for data mining based on generalized Ashenhurst/Curtis decomposition. Investigate few selected data sets for applications in machine learning and data mining.
People: Stan Grygiel, Craig Files, Alan Mishchenko, Anas Al-Rabadi, prof. Martin Zwick.
Funding: AFOSR, Wright Labs, ABTECH, PSU, NSF.
Project-related reports:
  1. too many to list.

Publications:
  1. too many to list.
  2. Jozwiak.

PROJECT 7. DATA MINING FOR EPIDEMIOLOGISTS


1999 - present
Subject: Develop of a complete software system for Data Mining for epidemiologists based on constructive induction.
People: Alan Mishchenko (decomposer), Marek Perkowski, Karen Steingart (consultant), Michael Levy, Martin Zwick (reconstructability).
Funding: none so far.
Project Description: Development of a Data Mining tool-kit for epidemiologists based on constructive induction.
This project uses the developed by us previously logic synthesis methods for Data Mining in epidemiological applications.
  • Project-related reports and publications:
    Project Report.
    Project Description: look here
    All constructive induction data-mining papers of our group.
    Project-related reports and publications:
    Grant Applications completed: none.

    PROJECT 8. DEVELOP A CURRICULUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL ROBOTICS


    1999 - 2003
    Subject: Build an intelligent robotics laboratory that will be used also by high school students from Portland area. Involve students in creative design projects. Work with especially talented, high risk and disabled students, minorities and women.
    People: Howard Barney, Perkowski, Mishchenko, Doug Hall, Bart Massey, Tucker, Peter Fitzgerald.
    Funding: Intel, PSU, Portland and Hillsboro School Districts.
    Project Description: Development of robotic kits for high school students, including kits to help the disabled. Electric Horse and Talking Heads are the first examples.
    Project-related reports and publications:
    1. Intel Proposal.
    2. NSF Proposal.
    3. PSU Proposal.

    Grant Applications completed:
    1. PSU proposal completed in November 2001.

    PROJECT 9. GIANT HEXAPOD PROJECT


    2000 - 2003
    Subject: Develop a hexapod robot with torso and head. Able to walk in a stable way in rough terrain and perform as an actor in Portland International Cyber Theatre.
    This is a long term project that has now two separate subsystems: (1) a hexapod walker, (2) a torso with head. Bjorn Chambless and Jamie Hudson recently completed the third version of the hexapod robot, the first one that can walk.
    The speech processing system has been also developed since winter of 2000.
    Hexapod Locomotion People: Bjorn Chambless, Jamie Hudson, professor Lendaris, professor Laferriere.

    information Downloadable Literature.


    Funding: Intel, PSU.
    Project Description: Centaur Hexapod Humanoid Robot. This project combines the hexapod walker with the torso, two arms, hands and head sub-projects, and the learning software developed previously for MUVAL. It will interact with public in English and be a guide in FAB building. It will be an actor in classical robot plays of Oregon Cyber Theatre.
    Project-related reports and publications:
    1. Jamie's report 2001.
    2. Jamie's report 2002.
    3. Bjorn report 2002.
    4. Prof. Laferriere web page.
    5. Prof. Laferriere report.

    Grant Applications completed: Prof. Lendaris, ONR, 2002.

    PROJECT 10. INEXPENSIVE INDUSTRIAL ROBOT TECHNOLOGY


    2000 - present
    Subject: Develop a set of mechanical, electrical and software modules to build industrial robot that do not require high precision but are inexpensive and modular.
    People: Perkowski. students.
    Funding: PSU grant.
    Project Description: Industrial Robotics: Tank polishing project. The heavy Freightliner robot to polish tanks.
    Project-related reports and publications:
    Grant Applications completed:

    PROJECT 11. ROBOT SOCCER: WALKING ROBOT LEAGUE


    2001 - present
    Subject:
    People: Marek Perkowski,
    Funding: Intel grant.
    Project-related reports: Publications:
    Grant Applications completed:
    1. none

    PROJECT 12. ROBOT COLONY.


    2001 - present

    Subject: Develop a team of small wheeled robots based on agent software technology and radio communication.
    People: Karl Kuchs, Martin Lukac, Marek Perkowski, Bryce Tucker and team.
    Funding: IEEE Oregon education grant for Bryce and RAS.
    Project-related reports:
    1. Bryce report of funding.
    2. Karl's report.

    Publications:
    1. Martin Lukac Tetris paper.
    2. Martin Lukac learning paper AL.

    Grant Applications completed:
    1. none