Applications of GNOM Robot

Astrakhan State University (ASU) purchased a submersible robot that is underutilized. The goal of this project was to identify and analyze potential applications for the robot in the Caspian Sea. The team performed research, conducted interviews, and contacted companies around Astrakhan to identify potential roles the robot could fulfill. The team performed SWOT analysis on each application and recommended the best utilization of ASU’s robot

Autonomous Pedestrian Detection in Transit Buses

This project created a proof of concept for an automated pedestrian detection and avoidance system designed for transit buses. The system detects objects up to 12 meters away, calculates the distance from the system using a solid-state LIDAR, and determines if that object is human by passive infrared. This triggers a visual and sound warning. A Xilinx Zynq-SoC utilizing programmable logic and an ARM-based processing system drive data fusion, and an external power unit makes it configurable for transit-buses