Ryan Lowe

Ryan Lowe is a first year graduate student at the University of Maryland pursuing a Master of Engineering in Robotics. During his time at the MATRIX Lab, he’ll be conducting research related to the task of autonomous aerial refueling. He’ll work with MATRIX Lab Director of Test and Evaluation of Autonomous Systems Dr. Don “Bucket” Costello on specific projects. He’ll be evaluating the effectiveness of Deep Neural Networks trained on green screen imagery compared to real flight test imagery, and using a monovision camera system to determine ranging to a refueling drogue at long ranges between 30 and 60 feet. Ryan worked with Dr. Costello at the Naval Academy and is happy to have the opportunity to continue researching with him at the MATRIX Lab. He’s looking forward to using the MATRIX’s resources, specifically the Open Air-Land Lab, to support his work.

Ryan’s research interests include robotics and computer vision. He has experience with MATLAB and Simulink, SOLIDWORKS, CATIA, Python, 3D printing, and working with motion capture and robotic manipulators.

As a MATRIX Lab graduate student, Ryan would like to publish papers for both the SciTech and the International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, as well as publish journal articles.

Outside of the MATRIX Lab, Ryan serves as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy. His future plans include attending the Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Florida and serving as a Pilot in the Navy once he completes his master’s degree with the University of Maryland.