Currently Kyle is collaborating with researchers at the University of Utah to experiment on robot interactions with distributed sensor networks. Specifically his focus is on robotic repair of large area networks. His previous work has focused on acoustic sensing techniques and large area electronic textiles. He is also interested in biomimetic robotics and robotic search and rescue.
Master's Thesis
K. A. Luthy, "Development of Textile Based Acoustic Sensing Arrays for Sound Source Acquisition," Master's Thesis, NCSU, August 2003. (pdf)
Journal Papers
Grant, E., Luthy, K.A., Muth, J.F., Mattos, L.S., Braly, J.C., Seyam, A., Gosh, T., Dhawan, A., Natarajan, K., “Developing Portable Acoustic Arrays on a Large-Scale E-Textile Substrate,” International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, Vol. 16, No. 1/2, pp. 73-83, 2004. (Emerald Insight)
Conference Papers
T.C. Henderson, C. Sikorski, E. Grant, and K. Luthy, “Computational Sensor Networks,” in the Proceedings of the International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, San Diego, CA, October 2007.
K.A. Luthy, E. Grant, and T.C. Henderson, “Leveraging RSSI for robotic repair of disconnected wireless sensor networks,” in International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Rome, Italy, April 2007, pp. 3659-3664. (IEEE Explore)
T. C. Henderson, B. Erickson, T. Longoria, E. Grant, K. Luthy, L. Mattos, and M. Craver, “Monte carlo sensor networks,” in International Conference on Computer Applications in Industry and Engineering, 2005.
T. C. Henderson, E. Grant, K. A. Luthy, L. S. Mattos, and M. D. Craver, “Precision localization in monte carlo sensor networks,” in International Conference on Computer Applications in Industry and Engineering, 2005.
T. C. Henderson, E. Grant, K. Luthy, and J. Cintron, “Snow monitoring with sensor networks,” in Proc Embedded Networks Workshop, Tampa, FL, November 2004, pp. 558–559. (IEEE Explore)
E. Grant, L. S. Mattos, G. Barlow, A. L. Nelson, K. A. Luthy, B. Levedahl, and G. Lee, “Evolutionary neuralcontrollers for mobile robot colonies,” in World Automation Congress, vol. 17, 2004, pp. 37–42. (IEEE Explore)
E. Grant, K. A. Luthy, J. F. Muth, L. S. Mattos, J. C. Braly, A. Seyam, T. Gosh, A. Dhawan, and K. Natarajan, “Developing portable acoustic arrays on a large-scale e-textile substrate,” in International Textiles Design and Engineering Conference, Edinburgh, UK, September 2003.
J. F. Muth, E. Grant, K. A. Luthy, L. S. Mattos, and J. C. Braly, “Signal propagation and multiplexing challenges in electronic textiles,” in Materials Research Society Fall Session Symposium D on Giant Electronic Textiles, Boston, USA, September 2002. (MRS)
K. A. Luthy, L. S. Mattos, J. C. Braly, E. Grant, J. F. Muth, A. Dhawan, K. Natarajan, T. Gosh, and A. Seyam, “Initial Development of a Portable Acoustic Array on a Large-Scale E-Textile Substrate,” in Materials Research Society Fall Session Symposium D on Giant Electronic Substrates, Boston, USA, November 2002. (MRS)



