WHO ARE WE?
WHO ARE WE?
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The board is responsible for the whole team. They make sure the organization is moving forward and plan the future of Ascend.
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Johan Hatleskog
Project Manager
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Marius Maaland
Deputy Project Manager
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Tobias Stene Hansteen
Technical Leader
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Emilie Udnæs
Marketing Manager
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Ann Therese Kjenes
Business Manager
State estimation of the drone and beyond. The perception group converts sensor input to meaningful information about the drone and its environment.
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Matias Christensen
Perception Group Leader
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Håkon Flatval
Perception Member
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Stein-Inge Torset Øien
Perception Member
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Thomas Rostrup Andersen
Perception Member
Finding the optimal behaviour to solve the mission at hand. The AI group takes the latest AI research from theory to practice.
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Simen Haugo
AI Group Leader
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Alexander Bakke
AI Member
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Mikkel Antonsen
AI Member
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Nils Inge Rugsveen
AI Member
Control designs the command systems that bring the drone from A to B safely. They also work with flight controllers, sensors, obstacle avoidance and simulation
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Martin Sollie
Control Group Leader
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Brage Eikanger
Control Member
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Christian Wilhelmsen
Control Member