MSSE Division   EES Directorate   ORNL
Robotics and Energetic Systems		Measurement Science and Systems Engineering Division

Mr. Bradley S. Richardson

Mr. Bradley S. Richardson received his B.S. in Engineering Science and Mechanics from the University of Tennessee in 1979, an M.S. in Engineering Mechanics from the Ohio State University in 1980 and his P.E. in 1990. He spent five years leading the safety analysis effort for the Centrifuge Division of the Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant before joining the research staff at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). He served as the group leader of the Systems and Controls Group, within the Robotics and Process Systems Division of ORNL for eleven years and has served as the principal investigator for numerous research projects relating to his areas of interest. These interests include mobile manipulation, real-time control systems architectures, autonomous navigation, and human-robot control and interaction. He has been involved in multiple research projects dealing with remotely and autonomously operated vehicles and has implemented real-time control systems for a variety of other systems.

Publications

Noakes, M. W., R. F. Lind, J. F. Jansen, L. J. Love, F. G. Pin, and B. S. Richardson, "Development of a Remote Trauma Care Assist Robot," Proceedings of IROS 2009:  The 2009 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, St. Louis, Mo., October 11–15, 2009, pp. 2580–2585.

Richardson, B. S., J. F. Birdwell, Jr., F. G. Pin, J. F. Jansen, and R. F. Lind, "Sodium Borohydride Based Power System," Journal of Power Sources 145(1), 21–29 (2005).

Jansen, J. F., J. F. Birdwell, A. C. Boynton, H. P. Crowell, III, W. K. Durfee, J. D. Gongola, S. M. Killough, D. J. Leo, R. F. Lind, L. J. Love, M. Mungiole, F. G. Pin, B. S. Richardson, J. C. Rowe, O. A. Velev, and T. Zambrano, Phase I Report: DARPA Exoskeleton Program, ed. B. S. Richardson, ORNL/TM-2003/216, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., January 2004.

Jansen, J. F., B. S. Richardson, F. G. Pin, R. F. Lind, and J. F. Birdwell, Exoskeleton for Soldier Enhancement Systems Feasibility Study, ORNL/TM-2000/256, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., September 2000.

Anderson, M. O., M. D. McKay, and B. S. Richardson, "Multirobot Automated Indoor Floor Characterization Team," Proceedings of the 1996 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Minneapolis, Minn., April 22–28, 1996, Vol. 2, pp. 1750–1753.

Richardson, B. S., D. C. Haley, A. M. Dudar, and C. R. Ward, "A Mobile Automated Characterization System (MACS) for Indoor Floor Characterization," Proceedings of the 6th Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Monterey, Calif., February 5–10, 1995.

Noakes, M. W., B. S. Richardson, J. C. Rowe, J. V. Draper, and G. R. Sandness, "Human Factors Based Implementation of the Remote Characterization System High-Level Control Station," Proceedings of the Fourth DOE Industry/University/Lab Forum on Robotics for Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, Albuquerque, N. Mex., July 20–21, 1993.

Noakes, M. W., B. S. Richardson, J. C. Rowe, J. V. Draper, and G. R. Sandness, "Human Factors-Based Implementation of the Remote Characterization System High-Level Control Station," Proceedings of the ANS Fifth Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Knoxville, Tenn., April 25–30, 1993, Vol. 1, pp. 493–500.

Noakes, M. W., B. S. Richardson, and B. L. Burks, "Development of Robotics Technology for Remote Characterization and Remediation of Buried Waste," Proceedings of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management 33rd Annual Meeting, Orlando, Fla., July 19–22, 1992.

Noakes, M. W., B. S. Richardson, and G. R. Sandness, "Development of a Remote Characterization System for Locating Hazardous Waste," Proceedings of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems Nineteenth Annual Technical Symposium and Exhibition, June 23, 1992.

Richardson, B. S., M. W. Noakes, B. E. Griebenow, and N. E. Josten, "Buried Waste Remote Survey of the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory Surface Disposal Area," Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society 1991 Winter Meeting, San Francisco, Calif., November 10–14, 1991.

Burks, B. L., B. S. Richardson, G. A. Armstrong, W. R. Hamel, J. F. Jansen, S. M. Killough, D. H. Thompson, and M. S. Emery, "A Demonstration of Remote Survey and Characterization of a Buried Waste Site Using the SRIP Testbed," Proceedings of the 4th ANS Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Albuquerque, N. Mex., February 24–28, 1991, pp. 179–86.

Richardson, B. S., S. M. Killough, M. S. Emery, J. N. Herndon, W. R. Hamel, and B. L. Burks, "Remote Site Survey and Characterization for the National ER&WM Program Using the SRIP Vehicle," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 61, pp. 416 (1990).

Corbett, G. K., S. M. Killough, B. S. Richardon, and M. Herman, "A Human Factors Testbed for Ground-Vehicle Telerobotics Research," Proceedings of the IEEE 1990 Southeastcon, New Orleans, La., April 1–4, 1990, Vol. 2, pp. 618–620.

Richardson, B. S., G. A. Armstrong, and W. W. Manges, "Telerobotic Vehicle for Evaluating Remote Battlefield Support Operations," Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing Research, Education and Applications, pp. 607-12, Albuquerque, N. Mex., November 16-18, 1988.

B. S. Richardson, J. Sorensen, and J. Soderstrom, "Explaining the Social and Psychological Impacts of a Nuclear Power Plant Accident," J. Appl. Soc. Physhol. 17, 16–36 (1987).