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Robotic Tasks for CBRNE Incident Response

By Curtis M. Humphrey | Published: June 5, 2009

Robots can significantly impact the CBRNE Response activities by providing directed, specific, first-hand information prior to and during hot zone entry. Hot zone entry is not permitted until there is a preliminary hazard identification, responders don PPEs, decontamination facilities are established, etc. Rapid robot deployments will provide additional information and assist in directing the response. [...]

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A Human Eye like Perspective for Remote Vision

By Curtis M. Humphrey | Published: June 5, 2009

Remote imagery is usually affected by the keyhole effect, or viewing the world through a “soda straw.” This project focused on reducing the keyhole effect by improving the viewing angle of the imagery using a novel method that produces results more akin to that provided by the human vision system. The human eye like perspective [...]

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General Visualization Abstraction Algorithm for Geographic Map-Based Directable Interfaces

By Curtis M. Humphrey | Published: June 5, 2009

This project involved presented a novel approach to performing information abstraction (i.e., selection and grouping) and determining how each information item should be presented (i.e., its shape) in direct-able visualizations for the emergency incident response.

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