Publications

S. Dong and B. Williams. "Learning and Recognition of Hybrid Manipulation Motions in Variable Environments using Probabilistic Flow Tubes". To appear, Journal of Social Robotics. 2012.

S. Osentoski et al. "Remote Robotic Laboratories for Learning from Demonstration, Enabling user interaction and shared experimentation". To appear, Journal of Social Robotics, 2012.

S. Dong. Poster: "Hybrid Action Learning with Probabilistic Flow Tubes." Learning from Demonstration Challenge, AAAI. San Francisco. Aug. 2011.

S. Dong and B. Williams. "Motion Learning in Variable Environments Using Probabilistic Flow Tubes." Proceedings of ICRA. Shanghai, China. May 2011.

S. Dong et al. "Compliant Task Execution and Learning for Safe Mixed-Initiative Human-Robot Operations." AIAA-2011-1651. Proceedings of AIAA Infotech@Aerospace. Mar. 2011.

S. Dong. Unsupervised Learning and Recognition of Physical Activity Plans. MS thesis. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Aug. 2007.

S. Dong et al. "Self-assembling Wireless Autonomous Reconfigurable Modules Concept." Acta Astronautica. 62(2-3):246-256, Jan. 2008.

M. Cardin et al. "A Model of International Cooperation for the Exploration of Space." Space Policy Journal. 2006.

D. Broniatowski et al. "Evaluating Win-win Aspects of Technological Cooperation in Space Exploration." IAC-06-E3.1.B.04. In Proceedings of 57th International Astronautical Congress. Valencia, Spain. Oct. 2006.

M. Blessing and S. Dong. "Physically Based Modeling Simulation Testbed for Robotic Exploration of a Martian Surface." AIAA-2005-2775. 1st Space Exploration Conference: Continuing the Voyage of Discovery. Orlando FL. Jan. 2004.

S. Dong and A. Delleur. "International Space Station Nickel-Hydrogen Battery Discharge Model Analysis." AIAA-2004-5656. 2nd International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference. Providence RI. Aug. 2004.

Selected Internal Publications (Course Projects)

2011-06-01: "Comparison of Active and Passive Landing Systems in the Face of Anomalies." 16.985: Engineering Apollo.

2009-05-11: "Learning Complex Cart-pole Swing-up Tasks from Human Demonstration." 6.832 Underactuated Robotics.

2006-05-23: "Methods for Constrained Optimization." 18.086 Mathematical Methods for Engineers II.

2006-04-12: "Finite Difference Methods for the Hyperbolic Wave Partial Differential Equations." 18.086 Mathematical Methods for Engineers II.

2005-12-09: "Support Vector Machines Applied to Handwritten Numerals Recognition." 6.867 Machine Learning.

2005-05-11: "Spatial Intent Recognition using Optimal Margin Classifiers." 16.412 Cognitive Robotics. Collaborators include Thomas Coffee and Shen Qu.

2004-12-06: "GNU Robot Maze Challenge: Phase I Design and Phase II Implementation." 16.413 Principles of Autonomy and Decision Making. Collaborated with Thomas Coffee.

2004-05-09: "Design of Quanser Elevation and Travel Loop Controller." 16.30 Estimation and Control of Aerospace Systems. Won best student controller competition. Collaborated with David Wang.

2003-11-13: "Quanser Pitch Controller Design." 16.06 Principles of Automatic Control.