JSC2010-E-089924 (10 June 2010) — Robonaut 2, a dexterous, humanoid astronaut helper, will fly to the International Space Station aboard space shuttle Discovery on the STS-133 mission. Although it will initially only participate in operational tests, upgrades could eventually allow the robot to realize its true purpose — helping spacewalking astronauts with tasks outside the […]

United States Patent 7,771,089 Schultz & Barajas August 10, 2010 High intensity and low power signaling device with heat dissipation system.

My 3D version expansion of Conway’s Game of Life.     function life3D(action) %LIFE3D MATLAB’s version of Conway’s Game of Life. % "Life" is a cellular automaton invented by John % Conway that involves live and dead cells in a % rectangular, two-dimensional universe. In % MATLAB, the universe is a sparse matrix that % […]

These are some of my favorite places to go for a good hike in the U.S.   View Leandro Barajas’ US National Park Collection in a larger map

United States Patent 7,761,389 Medasani, Barajas   et al. July 20, 2010 Method for anomaly prediction of battery parasitic load.

Leandro G. Barajas, Ph.D.Staff Researcher, Advanced Robotics GroupManufacturing Systems Research LaboratoryGeneral Motors R&D Center E-Mail:  L.G.Barajas@ieee.org Phone: (586)986-0467 Address:  General Motors R&D Center  MC: 480-106-359   30500 Mound Rd, Warren, MI 48090-9055

M-Theory is not yet complete, but the underlying structure of the mathematics has been established and is in agreement with not only all the string theories, but with all of our scientific observations of the universe. Furthermore, it has passed many tests of internal mathematical consistency that many other attempts to combine quantum mechanics and […]

What will inspire tomorrow’s rocket scientists?By Lauren Russell, CNNJuly 23, 2010 — Updated 1242 GMT (2042 HKT)   . STORY HIGHLIGHTS Astronaut Chris Ferguson says human spaceflight inspired him when he was younger There are no set plans for human spaceflight within Obama’s NASA revamp Ferguson and others in aerospace worry what will inspire children […]

L. G. Barajas, S. R. Biller, F. Gu, and C. Yuan, “Virtual Launch & Validation of Manufacturing Automation Controls,” presented at the 6th IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE). Toronto, Canada, 2010

IEEE RAS Award winners Dr. Leandro Barajas (center) receives the 2010 IEEE Robotics & Automation Society Early Career Award. Khatib, Bacjsy, Zelinsky, Siciliano, Sun, Barajas, Lee, Ikeuchi Receive RAS Society Awards