Nicholas Abbott Email & Phone Number

Lexington, Kentucky Area

I research and develop techniques related to computer vision in an industrial system. Generally my task is to get a point cloud of X and do Y. That involves designing optics and lighting to get the best image, process the image(s) on a computer, and communicating my results to the robot(s). Our company works with different cameras, lights, computers, and PLCs. Almost every system is different which makes development and deployment difficult. I've built a modular framework for using different sensors, scripting languages, and communication protocols. This allows a computer vision app to be spun up in less than a day by grabbing different plugins, configuring parameters, and writing some scripts. The framework also has tools to help record data in the field, and manage previously recorded data. We collect a lot of data and we use it to train our machine learning processes as well as run tests on our applications before we deploy them.

Lexington, Kentucky Area

Full-time summers, part-time throughout school year.•Fast Machinist- Manage part information and automate machining tasks.•Structured light development- Generated patterns and performed multitude of experiments to improve point cloud quality and decrease time to capture.•Calibration utility for stereo camera pair- provides graphical feedback and suggestions that improve and measure calibration quality.•Surface model creator- 3D robot guidance model editor with tools to create a surface model for 3D matching.

Lexington, Kentucky Area

Summer Internship•5s-Parking lot, waste flow, IT infrastructure•Arduino, 3D printing, laser cutting, and CAD for automation application development•Polargraph kinetic sculpture art installation

Columbus, Ohio Area

Managing team of developers to create a social media app.