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                     CSGO Research Seminar
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		Behavioral Based Architecture of  USC's 
		Autonomous Flying Vehicle

		Speaker : Tony Lewis
			  PhD student EE-Systems
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			Abstract:
	
In recent years there has been a lot of interest shown in 
behavioral based architectures. These architectures have typically
been used to control relatively simple robots with relatively 
unsophisticated processing requirements. 

In contrast to this situation, a group at USC has begun to 
explore the control of a model helicopter called the Autonomous 
Flying Vehicle (AFV). The AFV is an  example of a complex robot with 
complex processing requirements.
	
The robot's controller must generate good decisions 
quickly that satisfy many requirements.  In addition, all of the 
computation power to make decisions must fit into a lightweight 
electronics package weighing no more than a few pounds.

Since the electronics package is so small, the use of vision
becomes difficult without the use of an active vision system. Our
version of an active vision system is called Reduced Complexity 
Vision (RCV). 
	
This talk will describe USC's approach to the problem
of the control of the AFV and the use of RCV within a behavioral 
based architecture. Preliminary results will be shown.

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			Date : Tuesday 11/17/92
			Time : 10:00 a.m.
			Place: SAL 324
			Host : CSGO
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CSGO, the Computer Science Graduate Organization, 
sponsors seminars to bring together students and 
researchers in the areas of Computer Science and 
Engineering, introducing the students to the 
researchers and providing a chance for the 
researchers to get to know the students.

Some of the talks during the semester will be given 
by senior Ph.D students.

There will be one seminar every week of approximately 
one hour duration followed by a question and answer 
session. 

The seminar is at 10:00 a.m. every Tuesday morning 
in SAL 324.