Heterogeneous Autonomous Vehicles Laboratory (HAVLab)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Heterogeneous Autonomous Vehicle Laboratory (HAVLab) is a state-of-the-art facility for the development and testing of autonomous vehicles—ground, marine and air—and their cooperative missions


Many autonomous vehicles today rely on external positioning systems and centralized computers to process data and relay commands. Villanova’s Heterogeneous Autonomous Vehicles laboratory is developing automatic control, image processing and data fusion techniques that will allow these vehicles to function independently from external sources and rely on onboard sensors and processing to make decisions.  The goal is also to allow vehicles to collaborate with others of the same or different nature.

HAVLab is part of the Center for Nonlinear Dynamics and Control (CENDAC).

CURRENT PROJECTS

Title: Autonomous Vessels Robust Path Planning, Tracking, and Control
Sponsor: Office of Naval Research

Autonomous Vessels
Autonomous Vessels

Mobile Robotic Arm

Title: Design of a Mobile Robotic Arm to Aid Mobility Impaired Patients Sponsor: Ambulatus Robotics Corp

Title: Design of a Mobile Robotic Arm to Aid Mobility Impaired Patients
Sponsor: Ambulatus Robotics Corp