Tag Archives: Jacobs University

Predict – Update – Repeat?

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Faisal

Chapter 1 : Travelling is like a Kalman filter. If you know what a Kalman filter is, skip to the next chapter, or just read on to make sure I did not make any mistakes. A Kalman filter is an algorithm … Continue reading →

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Automation Seminar, Spring 2011

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Faisal

A Real-Time Algorithm for Mobile Robot Mapping With Applications to Multi-Robot and 3D Mapping by Sebastian Thrun, Wolfram Burgard, Dieter Fox As part of Automation seminar, I had to present a paper. This is the presentation I used. The presentation … Continue reading →

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Machine Vision Lab, Fall 2010

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Faisal

As part of Machine Vision lab, I had to create a program which you be able to create a 3d point cloud of a view of an object, using a webcam and a line laser. The video shows the working … Continue reading →

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Machine Vision Course, Fall 2010

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Faisal

The Gathering for Gardner is a paper model of a dragon which offers an optical illusion as shown in the video. We also studied a lot about image manipulation and morphing. Here are some examples of image morphing that I … Continue reading →

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Helgoland 2011

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Faisal

Originally posted on INTRO-MISSION:
As part of General Geoscience lab, I had to go to Helgoland for a 3 day excursion. Helgoland is a very tiny island, 70 km from the coast of Germany. It is famous for a number…

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The TV Station – Short Movie

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Faisal

This year a new event, Arts Olympix, took place at Jacobs University. Unlike the sports olympix event which includes all the colleges, along with alumni and graduate students; this event was only for the four residential colleges and their associated … Continue reading →

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