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Daniel A. Kent
US Citizen (Top Secret Clearance)
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Objective:
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Obtain a career in the field of robotics and unmanned vehicle systems (UxV) which can leverage my background and expertise. Deploy extensive use of my capabilities as a multidisciplinary engineer with experience in systems engineering, software design & development, project management and technical leadership to further my own knowledgebase and push forward the goals and objectives of the organization. Research interests include standards for unmanned systems, world modeling and intelligent management and use of robotic sensor systems. |
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Education:
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Ph. D. Mechanical Engineering, May 2007
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL GPA: 3.8/4.0
Center for Intelligent Machines & Robotics (CIMAR)
Research: Robotics, Autonomous Systems, Environment Modeling
Dissertation Topic: Storing and Predicting Dynamic Attributes in a World Model Knowledge Store
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M.S. Mechanical Engineering, August 2006
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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B.S. Aerospace Engineering, April 2002
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL
Computer Science Minor
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Industry Experience:
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Robotics Engineer May 2007 – May 2010
- Led and managed development efforts of prototype UGV for Tactical Police Operations
- Developed command and control algorithms for small and medium scale UGVs
- Assisted in integration of OpenJAUS toolkit into DTI systems and products
- Developed ground control software (VSM) for UAV compliant with STANAG 4586
- Developed stabilization and intelligent behavior software algorithms for EO camera
- Developed forward and inverse kinematic solution for PTZ camera geo-location algorithms
- Led & mentored three UNC Charlotte senior design teams for development of prototypes of company ideas for products and technologies
- Developed software for open source JAUS toolkit to aid development of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) based JAUS elements
- Developed responses in support of SBIR, STTR and RFI papers and proposals
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| Joint Architecture for Unmanned Systems (JAUS) / SAE AS-4 Unmanned Systems Working Group
World Modeling & Environment Sensing Task Group Chair October 2006 – Current
- Assisted in development and testing of World Modeling messages for JAUS Reference Architecture 3.3
- Lead development & publication of SAE document AS6060 for JAUS Environment Sensing Service Set
- Lead development of SAE document AS6084 for JAUS World Modeling Service Set
- Assist in development of mobility, mission planning and UGV standards
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OpenJAUS
Co-Founder & Developer Aug 2006 – Current
- Key member in the development of the original open source JAUS implementation
- Support education of other OpenJAUS developers through website forum & tutorials
- Continued contribution to community through software development and bug fixing of current and future standards based robotics software platform
- Development of the next-generation JAUS toolkit for compliance with the new SAE JAUS standard using model-driven design and automatic code generation
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Research Experience:
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- Designed and Implemented a JAUS-based messaging system for inter-process communication, node-to-node communication and management for distributed computing network
- Developed common software template for use by sensor components, integrating input and output messages for “Smart Sensor” architecture
- Designed and Implemented two a priori sensor systems to provide real-time access to a priori data to assist planning and control component
- Developed software for storage and analysis of a priori data for pre-mission planning
- Designed and Maintained 1 GB Linux distribution on compact flash for system-wide use
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| DARPA Grand Challenge 2004 (Team CIMAR and the NaviGATOR) |
- Developed software for filtering and storage of large collection of GPS data collected by team
- Designed and Implemented system based on a spatial database to store and parse large scale a priori data for pre-mission planning
- Implemented a priori sensor system to provide real-time information about vehicle boundaries to vehicle planner
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| Air Force Research Labs Tyndall Air Force Base, Aug 2002 – May 2007 |
- Supported AFRL’s Ground Robotics activities through research and development of JAUS based robotic components
- Migrated DARPA Grand Challenge software to AFRL high-speed UGV for LANDTAMER project
- Investigated new and novel methodologies for the storage and transportation of geospatial and spatiotemporal data in both vector and raster formats for JAUS based UGVs
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Leadership:
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Project Manager for development of medium-scale tactical UGV for police & first responders
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Technical leadership and mentor for three UNC Charlotte senior design integrated product development teams for prototype development of company ideas
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Chair JAUS / SAE AS-4 World Modeling Task Group
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Sensors’ common software and traversibility grid development lead, DARPA Grand Challenge 2005
Robotics Engineering Skills:
World Modeling, Spatial Databases, Computational Geometry, Dynamic Attributes, Moving Objects, Spatial Filtering, Real-time “pseudo” sensors, RADAR, LIDAR, SONAR, Infrared Rangers, Tactile Sensors, Joint Architecture for Unmanned Systems (JAUS) and SAE Unmanned Systems (AS-4) Specifications, Interoperability, Operator Control Units, Autonomous Systems, Tele-Operated Robotics, Network Infrastructure, Software Engineering, Wireless Communications, Testing and Safety Equipment, Mechanical Design, Electrical Design, Microcontrollers, Single-Board Computers, UGV, UAV, UAS
Computer and Software Skills:
- JAVA and C/C++ Programming Languages, Windows API, OpenGL API, SQL, QT, Linux API
- Linux Skills: Networking, NFS, Samba, Subversion, iptables, Firewalls, DHCP, NTP, Fedora, Redhat, Kernel Source, Modules, Hardware Drivers, Wireless Networking
- PostgreSQL Database, PostGIS Spatial Extensions, Geometry Engine: Open Source (GEOS) API
Publications:
- B. Touchton, T. Galluzzo, D. Kent, and C. Crane, “Perception and Planning Architecture for Autonomous Ground Vehicles,” in Computer. vol. 39, December 2006, pp. 40-47.
- C. Crane, et al., “Team CIMAR's NaviGATOR: An Unmanned Ground Vehicle for Application to the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge,” Journal of Field Robotics, vol. 23, pp. 599-623, August 2006.
- D. Kent, “Formatting Spatial Data,” Geospatial Solutions, September 2005.
- R. Touchton, D. Kent, T. Galluzzo, C. Crane, et al. “Planning and modeling extensions to the Joint Architecture for Unmanned Systems for applications to unmanned ground vehicles,” SPIE Defense and Security Symposium, Orlando, FL, 2005.
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