Dr. Brian M. Robinson Profile

Dr. Brian M. Robinson

Manager, Applied Robotics Directorate at Torch Technologies Inc

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Optical Design , Optical Testing , Analytical Computing , Metrology Data Analysis

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Publications (19)

Proceedings Article | 7 June 2024 Presentation + Paper

Robot operating system 2 navigation stack in action: automating a Caterpillar 621G for pavement testing

Collin Hays, Desmond Benton, Brian Robinson, Kevin Hall, Scott Craft, Rodney Wade, John Jetton, Caleb Spencer, Woody English, Robert Diltz

Proceedings Volume 13055, 1305502 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3013525

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Navigation systems, Safety, LIDAR, Operating systems, Open source software, Motion models, Monte Carlo methods, Robotics, Global Positioning System

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Proceedings Article | 7 June 2024 Presentation + Paper

Autonomous tractor for delivery of biocementation agent

Collin Hays, Patrick Neal, Scott Craft, Desmond Benton, Carl Crane, Brian Robinson, James Denault, Kevin Hall, Woody English, Rhett Martineau, Steven Bailey, Robert Diltz

Proceedings Volume 13055, 1305504 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3011160

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Robotics, Switches, Relays, Sensors, Liquids, Batteries, Autonomous vehicles, Safety, Logic

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Proceedings Article | 7 June 2024 Presentation + Paper

Data quality assessment of drone-mounted hyperspectral imaging system for unexploded ordnance (UXO) detection

Randall Pietersen, Junhyung Park, Jonathan Reasoner, Brian Robinson, Robert Diltz, Herbert Einstein

Proceedings Volume 13031, 1303108 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3013143

KEYWORDS: Hyperspectral imaging, Camera shutters, Sensors, Imaging systems, UAV imaging systems, Object detection, Data modeling, Unexploded object detection, Spatial resolution, Remote sensing

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Proceedings Article | 7 June 2024 Presentation + Paper

In-scene material detection for real-time autonomous hyperspectral reflectance correction

Randall Pietersen, Brian Robinson, Robert Diltz, Herbert Einstein

Proceedings Volume 13030, 1303008 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3013111

KEYWORDS: Reflectivity, Asphalt pavements, RGB color model, Sensors, Data modeling, Hyperspectral imaging, Data acquisition, Cameras, Object detection

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SPIE Journal Paper | 26 October 2023

Expedient hyperspectral reflectance estimation using in situ pavement reference materials

Randall Pietersen, Brian Robinson, Melissa Beauregard, Herbert Einstein

OE, Vol. 62, Issue 10, 103102, (October 2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.62.10.103102

KEYWORDS: Reflectivity, Data modeling, Education and training, Light sources and illumination, Machine learning, Aluminum, Windows, Optical engineering, Light emitting diodes, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 14 June 2023 Presentation + Paper

Automation of large pavement test vehicle

Brian Robinson, Collin Hays, Desmond Benton, John Jetton, Caleb Spencer, Kevin Hall, Scott Craft, Austin Rutland, Adam Wade, Woody English, Steven Bailey, Robert Diltz

Proceedings Volume 12549, 125490A (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2664213

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Sensors, Safety, LIDAR, Actuators, Control systems, Design and modelling, Autonomous vehicles, Vehicle control, Satellite navigation systems

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Proceedings Article | 12 April 2021 Presentation + Paper

Real-time object detection and geolocation using 3D calibrated camera/LiDAR pair

Brian Robinson, Darrell Langford, John Jetton, Logan Cannan, Katie Patterson, Robert Diltz, Woody English

Proceedings Volume 11748, 117480A (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2586043

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Calibration, LIDAR, Imaging systems, Sensors, Machine vision, Image segmentation, Data acquisition, Computer vision technology, Artificial intelligence

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Proceedings Article | 12 April 2021 Presentation + Paper

Synthetic AI training data generation enabling airfield damage assessment

Logan Cannan, Brian Robinson, Katie Patterson, Darrell Langford, Robert Diltz, Woody English

Proceedings Volume 11729, 117290R (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2586046

KEYWORDS: Artificial intelligence, Image segmentation, Data modeling, Image processing, Explosives, Environmental sensing

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Proceedings Article | 27 April 2018 Presentation + Paper

Scanning LiDAR for airfield damage assessment

Brian Robinson, Woody English, Darrell Langford, Josh Walters, Bill Angotta, Stuart Fowler, Robert Diltz

Proceedings Volume 10646, 106461A (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2305377

KEYWORDS: Clouds, LIDAR, Detection and tracking algorithms, Data modeling, Algorithm development, Data acquisition, Sensors, Visualization, Object recognition, C++

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 February 2013 Open Access

Modeling and simulation of a spectro-polarimetric lenslet array imager

Josh Walters, Brian Robinson, Patrick Reardon

OE, Vol. 52, Issue 2, 023201, (February 2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.52.2.023201

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Sensors, Polarizers, Imaging systems, Signal to noise ratio, Staring arrays, Code v, RGB color model, Modeling and simulation, Linear polarizers

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Proceedings Article | 7 October 2011 Paper

The Marshall Grazing Incidence X-ray Spectrograph (MaGIXS)

Ken Kobayashi, Jonathan Cirtain, Leon Golub, Amy Winebarger, Edward Hertz, Peter Cheimets, David Caldwell, Kelly Korreck, Brian Robinson, Patrick Reardon, Thomas Kester, Charles Griffith, Mark Young

Proceedings Volume 8147, 81471M (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.894071

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Mirrors, Telescopes, Spatial resolution, X-rays, Space telescopes, Grazing incidence, Coronagraphy, Reflectivity, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 7 October 2011 Paper

Development of a EUV test facility at the Marshall Space Flight Center

Edward West, Steve Pavelitz, Ken Kobayashi, Brian Robinson, Jonathan Cirtain, Jessica Gaskin, Amy Winebarger, Linda Krause, Michael McGuirk, Jonathan Darnel

Proceedings Volume 8147, 81471A (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.904922

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Calibration, Sensors, Monochromators, Space telescopes, X-rays, Cameras, Optical filters, Gases, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 7 October 2011 Paper

Figure testing and calibration of the ISOON Fabry-Pérot etalons

Brian Robinson, K. Balasubramaniam, Jerry Justice, Frank Pitts

Proceedings Volume 8148, 81480A (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.892828

KEYWORDS: Fabry–Perot interferometers, Calibration, Space telescopes, Data modeling, Transmittance, Telescopes, Spectral calibration, Solar processes, Helium neon lasers, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 6 October 2011 Paper

Overview of Chromospheric Lyman-Alpha SpectroPolarimeter (CLASP)

Noriyuki Narukage, Saku Tsuneta, Takamasa Bando, Ryouhei Kano, Masahito Kubo, Ryoko Ishikawa, Hirohisa Hara, Yoshinori Suematsu, Yukio Katsukawa, Hiroko Watanabe, Kiyoshi Ichimoto, Taro Sakao, Toshifumi Shimizu, Ken Kobayashi, Brian Robinson, Tony Kim, Amy Winebarger, Edward West, Jonathan Cirtain, Bart De Pontieu, Roberto Casini, Javier Trujillo Bueno, Jiri Stepan, Rafael Manso Sainz, Luca Belluzzi, Andres Asensio Ramos, Mats Carlsson

Proceedings Volume 8148, 81480H (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.894290

KEYWORDS: Magnetism, Polarization, Magnesium fluoride, Mirrors, Wave plates, Solar processes, Rockets, Spectrographs, Scattering, Telescopes

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 April 2011

Analyzing optics test data on rectangular apertures using 2-D Chebyshev polynomials

Fei Liu, Brian Robinson, Patrick Reardon, Joseph Geary

OE, Vol. 50, Issue 04, 043609, (April 2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.3569692

KEYWORDS: Surface finishing, Monochromatic aberrations, Optical testing, Analytical research, Zernike polynomials, Metrology, Polishing, Interferometers, Optical engineering, Wavefronts

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 October 2008

Evolution strategies optimization of the multiple Fabry-Perót imaging interferometer for the advanced technology solar telescope

Brian Robinson, G. Allen Gary, K. Balasubramaniam

OE, Vol. 47, Issue 10, 103002, (October 2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.3002337

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Interferometers, Optical engineering, Evolutionary algorithms, Spectral resolution, Solar telescopes, Attenuators, Optimization (mathematics), Optical design, Detection and tracking algorithms

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 February 2006

Advanced technology solar telescope multiple Fabry-Pérot interferometer telecentric optical design

Brian Robinson, K. Balasubramaniam, Gilmer Gary

OE, Vol. 45, Issue 02, 023001, (February 2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.2170594

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Transmittance, Solar telescopes, Image quality, Spectral resolution, Optical design, Optical engineering, Collimation, Interferometers, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2005 Paper

Large field-of-view KD*P modulator for solar polarization measurements

E. West, G. Gary, M. Noble, D. Choudhary, B. Robinson

Proceedings Volume 5888, 588806 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.613240

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Polarimetry, Modulators, Magnetism, Sun, Crystals, Modulation, Collimation, Electrodes, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2003 Paper

Advanced mirror system demonstrator cryogenic test error budget

Patrick Reardon, James Hadaway, Joseph Geary, Brian Robinson, H. Philip Stahl, Ron Eng

Proceedings Volume 4850, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461741

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Sensors, Interferometers, Error analysis, Data storage, Cryogenics, Monochromatic aberrations, Data modeling, Computer generated holography, Wavefront sensors

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