Dr. Peter Rander’s areas of expertise include computer vision, perception, path planning and control, 3D modeling, and simulation-based system development and testing.  He is currently Program Manager for the Autonomous Navigation System (ANS) project, which is developing an autonomous path planning and control system for military vehicles.  Dr. Rander is also the technical lead for the Enhanced Teleoperation (SACR) project, which is developing a remote driving and teleoperation user interface that improves driver performance and features real-time, three-dimensional video.  Additionally, he led the PerceptOR project (autonomous unmanned ground vehicle) and the JIGSAW project (3D modeling and visualization of objects obscured by vegetation).

Dr. Rander is also the Associate Director of Operations (ADO) for NREC.  He leads NREC’s strategic planning for and special projects within organizational computing, facilities maintenance, and technical staff recruiting and development.  Other responsibilities include development of policies and procedures for these groups and advising the Director on strategic development within the organization.

Dr. Rander holds a PhD and MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Detroit-Mercy.

Projects
Enhanced Teleoperation (Mini-SACR); Enhanced Teleoperation (SACR); PerceptOR; Paint Stripping

Interests
3D Range Sensing; Image Processing; Modeling & Simulation; System Integration & Testing

For a more detailed description of research interests and papers see:
http://www.ri.cmu.edu/person.html?person_id=243