Mr. Benny M. Gothard Profile

Benny M. Gothard

Senior Scientist-Robotics at SAIC

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2003 Paper

Design of an agile unmanned combat vehicle: a product of the DARPA UGCV program

Lindsey Thornhill, Alan Walls, Ronald Arkin, Joseph Beno, Chuck Bergh, Don Bresie, Anthony Giovannetti, Benny Gothard, Larry Matthies, Porfirio Nogueiro, Jim Scanlon, Ron Scott, Miguel Simon, Wilford Smith, Kenneth Waldron

Proceedings Volume 5083, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.497847

KEYWORDS: Control systems, Sensors, Interfaces, Actuators, Vehicle control, Control systems design, Computer simulations, Electromechanical design, Weapons, Device simulation

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Proceedings Article | 18 February 2002 Paper

AltiVec performance increases for autonomous robotics for the MARSSCAPE architecture program

Benny Gothard

Proceedings Volume 4573, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.457454

KEYWORDS: Algorithm development, Image processing, Robotics, Computer architecture, Convolution, Navigation systems, Data processing, Clocks, Computer programming, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 15 November 1999 Paper

Mark Rosenblum, Benny Gothard

Proceedings Volume 3838, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.369252

KEYWORDS: Computing systems, Sensors, Computer vision technology, Navigation systems, Visualization, Environmental sensing, Cameras, Roads, Imaging systems, Image sensors

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Proceedings Article | 8 January 1999 Paper

Demo III: reconnaissance, surveilance, and target acquisition (RSTA) preliminary design

William Klarquist, Kevin Bonner, Benny Gothard

Proceedings Volume 3525, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.335702

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Target acquisition, Extreme ultraviolet, Target detection, Acoustics, Forward looking infrared, Video, Composites, Automatic target recognition, Target recognition

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Proceedings Article | 8 January 1999 Paper

Autonomous mobility for Demo III

Mark Rosenblum, Benny Gothard, William Klarquist, John Kurtz

Proceedings Volume 3525, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.335701

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Roads, Environmental sensing, Visualization, Algorithm development, Detection and tracking algorithms, Robotics, Classification systems, Cameras, Sensor fusion

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Proceedings Article | 8 January 1999 Paper

Demo III processing architecture trades and preliminary design

Benny Gothard, Phil Cory, Pete Peterman

Proceedings Volume 3525, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.335697

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Target acquisition, Extreme ultraviolet, Telecommunications, Computing systems, Imaging systems, Radar, Computer architecture, Navigation systems, Image processing

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Proceedings Article | 27 December 1995 Paper

Development for SSV on a parallel processing system (PARAGON)

Benny Gothard, Mark Allmen, Michael Carroll, Dan Rich

Proceedings Volume 2591, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.228970

KEYWORDS: Image processing, Sun, Computer architecture, Target acquisition, Sensors, Detection and tracking algorithms, Target detection, Data processing, Forward looking infrared, Computing systems

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Proceedings Article | 9 January 1995 Paper

Stopping distance analysis of ladar and stereo for unmanned ground vehicles

John Spofford, Benny Gothard

Proceedings Volume 2352, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.198972

KEYWORDS: Sensors, LIDAR, Mobile robots, Unmanned ground vehicles, Image processing, Image sensors, Video, Image resolution, Data acquisition, Sensor performance

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Proceedings Article | 1 February 1994 Paper

Lessons learned on a low-cost global navigation system for the Surrogate Semiautonomous Vehicle (SSV)

Benny Gothard, Roger Etersky, R. Ewing

Proceedings Volume 2058, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.167502

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Global Positioning System, Calibration, Navigation systems, Autoregressive models, Filtering (signal processing), Magnetometers, Error analysis, Satellites, Mobile robots

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Proceedings Article | 4 May 1993 Paper

Design issues with the SSV platform

Benny Gothard, Ronald Spomer, J. Medina, Wendell Chun

Proceedings Volume 1831, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.143800

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Image processing, Laser scanners, Mobile robots, Target acquisition, Navigation systems, Fourier transforms, Cameras, Analog electronics, Image sensors

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