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NSF Funds UMass Robot, Sensor Studies

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AMHERST, Mass., Feb. 17, 2006 -- Robot navigation and data gathered from smart sensors are the focus of two National Science Foundation Early Career Development program grants awarded to University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst computer scientists. Oliver Brock and Deepak Ganesan will each receive $480,000 over five years for their projects. In earthquake-prone areas, sensors embedded in buildings to monitor vibration levels could predict if the building was becoming unsafe and inform people inside, but only if that information is stored properly, modeled accurately and is easily...Read full article

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    Published: February 2006
    Early Career Development programNational Science FoundationNews & Featuresrobot navigationSensors & Detectorssmart sensorsUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

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