Overview
Availability
- Professor 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
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2020
Conference Publication
Physical requirements for Auslan robots and avatars: “Handy” hands
Korte, Jessica, Newton, Jacob, Goel, Rudraksh and Pounds, Pauline (2020). Physical requirements for Auslan robots and avatars: “Handy” hands. CoEDL Fest, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 3-6 February 2020. ARC CoEDL.
2020
Other Outputs
Safety rotor
Pounds, Paul Edward Ian (2020). Safety rotor. WO2017008107A1.
2019
Other Outputs
Landing guidance for remotely operated aerial vehicles using crossed radar beams
Pounds, Paul E.I. (2019). Landing guidance for remotely operated aerial vehicles using crossed radar beams. 10,488,512.
2019
Other Outputs
Remotely operated aerial vehicle with reduced cross-section area during forward flight
Pounds, Paul E.I. (2019). Remotely operated aerial vehicle with reduced cross-section area during forward flight. 10486811.
2019
Other Outputs
Container venting system
Pounds, Paul E.I. (2019). Container venting system. 10,490,791.
2019
Other Outputs
Force sensing device
Pounds, Pauline, Davis, Edwin and Bruenig, Michael (2019). Force sensing device. 16463110.
2019
Other Outputs
Gimbal stabilized components for remotely operated aerial vehicles
Pounds, Paul Edward Ian and Linsdley, Ted (2019). Gimbal stabilized components for remotely operated aerial vehicles. US10409293B1.
2019
Other Outputs
Failover navigation for remotely operated aerial vehicles
Pounds, Paul E.I. (2019). Failover navigation for remotely operated aerial vehicles. US10394240B1.
2019
Other Outputs
Battery status and failure detector
Pounds, Paul E.I. (2019). Battery status and failure detector. US10270137B1.
2019
Journal Article
Lightweight whiskers for contact, pre-contact, and fluid velocity sensing
Deer, William and Pounds, Pauline E. I. (2019). Lightweight whiskers for contact, pre-contact, and fluid velocity sensing. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 4 (2) 8641341, 1978-1984. doi: 10.1109/lra.2019.2899215
2019
Other Outputs
Augmented radar camera view for remotely operated aerial vehicles
Pounds, Paul E. I. and Lindsley, Ted (2019). Augmented radar camera view for remotely operated aerial vehicles. US10228691B1.
2019
Conference Publication
Pain and Spinal Postural Control: Does Lumbar Pain, Anticipation of Lumbar Pain, or Limb Pain Alter the Neuromuscular and Mechanical Responses to Sudden Axial Load?
Chang, Shantel, Mohammad Jamil, Ridhwan, Tucker, Kylie, Verrel, Julius, Pounds, Pauline and Claus, Andrew (2019). Pain and Spinal Postural Control: Does Lumbar Pain, Anticipation of Lumbar Pain, or Limb Pain Alter the Neuromuscular and Mechanical Responses to Sudden Axial Load?. Australian Pain Society, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 7-10 April 2019.
2018
Conference Publication
Towards the Tiny Giant Robot - a low-cost gyroscopically stabilised biped
Deer, William and Pounds, Pauline (2018). Towards the Tiny Giant Robot - a low-cost gyroscopically stabilised biped. Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation (ACRA 2018), Lincoln, New Zealand, 4-6 December 2018. Australia: Australasian Robotics and Automation Association.
2018
Journal Article
The safety rotor-an electromechanical rotor safety system for drones
Pounds, Paul E. I. and Deer, Will (2018). The safety rotor-an electromechanical rotor safety system for drones. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 3 (3), 2561-2568. doi: 10.1109/LRA.2018.2811842
2018
Other Outputs
Force sensing device
Pounds, Pauline, Davis, Edwin and Bruenig, Michael (2018). Force sensing device. WO2018094454A1.
2018
Other Outputs
Positioning hovering objects for docking
Pounds, Paul E.I. and Lindsley, Edward (2018). Positioning hovering objects for docking. US9862504B1.
2018
Conference Publication
Designing for robust movement in a child-friendly robot
Taufatofua, Jonathon, Heath, Scott, Ramirez-Brinez, Carlos Andres, Sommer, Kristyn, Durantin, Gautier, Kong, Wilson, Wiles, Janet and Pounds, Pauline (2018). Designing for robust movement in a child-friendly robot. 25th IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Madrid, Spain, 1-5 October 2018. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/IROS.2018.8593414
2018
Conference Publication
PiRat: an autonomous framework for studying social behaviour in rats and robots
Heath, Scott, Ramirez-Brinez, Carlos Andres, Arnold, Joshua, Olsson, Ola, Taufatofua, Jonathon, Pounds, Pauline, Wiles, Janet, Leonardis, Eric, Gygi, Emanuel, Leija, Estelita, Quinn, Laleh K. and Chiba, Andrea A. (2018). PiRat: an autonomous framework for studying social behaviour in rats and robots. 25th IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Madrid, Spain, 1-5 October 2018. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/IROS.2018.8594060
2017
Other Outputs
Battery failure venting system
Pounds, Paul E. I. (2017). Battery failure venting system. US9806310B1.
2017
Other Outputs
Apparatus for replenishing a vehicle energy source
Pounds, Paul E.I. (2017). Apparatus for replenishing a vehicle energy source. US9764652B2.
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Professor 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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