Johann Borenstein
Encyclopedia
Johann Borenstein is an Israeli roboticist
and Professor at the University of Michigan
. Borenstein is well known for his work in autonomous obstacle avoidance
, and is credited with the development of the Vector Field Histogram
.
Borenstein received his B.Sc., M.Sc., and D.Sc. degrees in mechanical engineering
from the Technion in 1981, 1983, and 1987, respectively.
Roboticist
A roboticist designs, builds, programs, and experiments with robots. Since robotics is a highly interdisciplinary field, roboticists often have backgrounds in a number of disciplines including computer science, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and computer engineering...
and Professor at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
. Borenstein is well known for his work in autonomous obstacle avoidance
Obstacle avoidance
In robotics, obstacle avoidance is the task of satisfying some control objective subject to non-intersection or non-collision position constraints...
, and is credited with the development of the Vector Field Histogram
Vector Field Histogram
In robotics, Vector Field Histogram is a real time motion planning algorithm proposed by Johann Borenstein and Yoram Koren in 1991. The VFH utilizes a statistical representation of the robot's environment through the so called histogram grid, and therefore place great emphasis on dealing with...
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Borenstein received his B.Sc., M.Sc., and D.Sc. degrees in mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...
from the Technion in 1981, 1983, and 1987, respectively.