Overview
Availability
- Dr Pauline Pounds is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Engineering, Australian National University
- Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University
Research interests
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Drone design
How do we make drones that fly longer? Farther? More efficiently? Carry heavier payloads? Quieter? Safer? All of the above?
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Bipedal Robot Locomotion
How can we build bipedal robots with the advanced capabilities shown by cutting-edge walking machines, but at a fraction of the cost?
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Embodied intelligence
How do we build robots that use the nature of their electromechanical construction to do innately smart things but without a big brain? Can we make drones that passively avoid obstacles and reject gust disturbances? Can we make sensors that connect to very low-level control to allow robots to perform tasks safely without expensive processing?
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Disposable drones
How can we build drones cheaply enough that you could throw them away when you're done with them? How do we deploy them or steer them to their target without expensive systems onboard? How do we make those drones biodegrade or break down to avoid polluting the environment when they're done their mission?
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Exoskeletons
How do we build performance-enhancing exoskeletons for search and rescue or warehouse applications that don't tire the wearer out?
Works
Search Professor Pauline Pounds’s works on UQ eSpace
2024
Journal Article
Separating Intrinsic and Extrinsic Responses of Whisker Sensors Using Accelerometer
Routray, Prasanna K., Subudhi, Debadutta, Sakcak, Basak, LaValle, Steven M., Pounds, Pauline and Manivannan, M. (2024). Separating Intrinsic and Extrinsic Responses of Whisker Sensors Using Accelerometer. IEEE Sensors Journal, 1-1. doi: 10.1109/jsen.2024.3452206
2023
Journal Article
Pose-graph attentional graph neural network for lidar place recognition
Ramezani, Milad, Wang, Liang, Knights, Joshua, Li, Zhibin, Pounds, Pauline and Moghadam, Peyman (2023). Pose-graph attentional graph neural network for lidar place recognition. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 9 (2), 1182-1189. doi: 10.1109/lra.2023.3341766
2023
Conference Publication
Feature extraction for effective and efficient deep reinforcement learning on real robotic platforms
Böhm, Peter, Pounds, Pauline and Chapman, Archie C. (2023). Feature extraction for effective and efficient deep reinforcement learning on real robotic platforms. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), London, United Kingdom, 29 May - 2 June 2023. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/icra48891.2023.10160862
2022
Conference Publication
Training directional locomotion for quadrupedal low-cost robotic systems via deep reinforcement learning
Böhm, Peter, Chapman, Archie and Pounds, Pauline (2022). Training directional locomotion for quadrupedal low-cost robotic systems via deep reinforcement learning. Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation (ACRA 2022) , Brisbane, QLD Australia, 6-8 December 2022. Australasian Robotics and Automation Association.
2022
Conference Publication
Low-cost real-world implementation of the swing-up pendulum for deep reinforcement learning experiments
Böhm, Peter, Pounds, Pauline and Chapman, Archie C. (2022). Low-cost real-world implementation of the swing-up pendulum for deep reinforcement learning experiments. Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation (ACRA 2022), Brisbane, QLD Australia, 6-8 December 2022. Australasian Robotics and Automation Association.
2022
Conference Publication
Rotor array synergies for aerial modular reconfigurable robots
Moshirian, Benjamin and Pounds, Pauline E.I. (2022). Rotor array synergies for aerial modular reconfigurable robots. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Kyoto, Japan, 23-27 October 2022. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/iros47612.2022.9982034
2022
Conference Publication
Non-blocking asynchronous training for reinforcement learning in real-world environments
Bohm, Peter, Pounds, Pauline and Chapman, Archie C. (2022). Non-blocking asynchronous training for reinforcement learning in real-world environments. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Kyoto, Japan, 23-27 October 2022. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/iros47612.2022.9981333
2022
Other Outputs
Wondrous Machines Opening Event
McWilliam, Janette, Keenan-Jones, Duncan, Gerolemou, Maria, Galluzzo, Gabriele, Boden, Marie, Pounds, Pauline and Mann, Charlotte (2022). Wondrous Machines Opening Event. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland, R.D. Milns Antiquities Museum.
2022
Other Outputs
Wondrous Machines: Hero of Alexandria's Ancient Automata
McWilliam, Janette, Keenan-Jones, Duncan, Pounds, Pauline, Donaldson, James, Mann, Charlotte and Boden, Marie (2022). Wondrous Machines: Hero of Alexandria's Ancient Automata. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland, R.D. Milns Antiquities Museum.
2022
Other Outputs
Force sensing device
Pounds, Pauline, Davis, Edwin and Bruenig, Michael (2022). Force sensing device. AU2017365703B2.
2022
Conference Publication
Towards multidimensional textural perception and classification through whisker
Routray, Prasanna Kumar, Kanade, Aditya Sanjiv, Tiwari, Kshitij, Pounds, Pauline and Muniyandi, Manivannan (2022). Towards multidimensional textural perception and classification through whisker. 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Robotic and Sensors Environments (ROSE), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 14-15 November 2022. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/ROSE56499.2022.9977409
2021
Other Outputs
Gyroscopically stabilised legged robot
Pounds, Pauline Edith Iyan (2021). Gyroscopically stabilised legged robot. 17299213.
2021
Other Outputs
Force sensing device
Pounds, Pauline, Davis, Edwin and Bruenig, Michael (2021). Force sensing device. CN110023730B.
2021
Other Outputs
A rotorcraft
Pounds, Paul E.I. (2021). A rotorcraft. AU2014344813B2.
2021
Other Outputs
A rotorcraft
Pounds, Paul E.I. (2021). A rotorcraft. EP3063064B1.
2021
Other Outputs
Safety rotor
Pounds, Pauline Edith Iyan (2021). Safety rotor. 11027831.
2021
Journal Article
The Montreal Criteria and uterine transplants in transgender women
Balayla, Jacques, Pounds, Pauline, Lasry, Ariane, Volodarsky-Perel, Alexander and Gil, Yaron (2021). The Montreal Criteria and uterine transplants in transgender women. Bioethics, 35 (4), 326-330. doi: 10.1111/bioe.12832
2020
Other Outputs
A system, method and device for determining conditions of a borehole
Pounds, Pauline, Deer, William Andrew, Ley, David John, Milne, John DeCourcey and Onederra, Italo Andres (2020). A system, method and device for determining conditions of a borehole. WO/2020/220087.
2020
Other Outputs
Force sensing device
Pounds, Pauline, Davis, Edwin and Bruenig, Michael (2020). Force sensing device. EP3545277A4.
2020
Other Outputs
Gyroscopically stabilised legged robot
Pounds, Pauline (2020). Gyroscopically stabilised legged robot. WO2020113262A1.
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Pauline Pounds is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Aerodynamic Force Interactions and Measurements for Micro Quadrotors
Principal Advisor
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Training Robust Deep Reinforcement Learning Policies in the Real World
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Archie Chapman
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Development of sensory framework using drones and embedded systems specialized for the mining industry
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Mehmet Kizil
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