Research
Click on each research area for a detailed description of IDEA Lab projects in each field.
- ARDEA Reconfigurable Computing Architecture
- Controller Area Networking
- UAV Height Above Ground
- Honeywell EAFTC
- IDEAnix Embedded OS
- Intelligent Optical Sensor Platform
- MicroLED Device
- Medical Instrument Research
- PAX River UAV Competition
- KySat Picosat
- SHRIKE UAV Inertial Measurement Unit
- SSSI Mars Spectrometer
- Tiny Interface Module for CAN
- Big BLUE III UAV DESIGN (AIRCAT)
- Custom Ground Station for UAV applications
- Actuators (nitonol, nichrome, ballistic cutter)
- BIG BLUE
Who We Are
The IDEA Lab is the premier embedded systems research lab at the University of Kentucky. Our expertise lies in highly dependable architectures for safety-critical applications. Our website features some more information on past, present, and future research projects, as well as the many publications that have come from the IDEA Lab.
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