Director, Intelligent Robotics and System Optimization Laboratory
Assistant Professor, Departments of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Applied Computing, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Hongik University, Seoul, South Korea
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and System Design, Hongik University, Seoul, South Korea
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Research Interests: Operational Research on Multiple Autonomous Vehicle Systems, Heterogeneous Robotic Teams, Autonomous Navigation
Teaching: EET/MEEM4707 Autonomous Systems, MEEM3750 Dynamic Systems, MEEM5680 Optimization I, EET4253 LabVIEW Programming for Data Acquisition.
Co-Director, Intelligent Robotics and System Optimization Laboratory
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Kyunghee University, Yongin, Kyunggi-do, South Korea
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Research Interests: Robot Motion Control and Autonomous Navigation, Stochastic Process, Autonomous Material Handling System in Smart Factory
Teaching: MEEM4705/5705 Robotics and Mechatronics
Current Members
Ph.D. Students
Ph.D. Student in Mechanical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
Hyeseon received Dean's Award for Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award in 2022 for her excellent teaching the lab sessions for MEEM4707 Autonomous Systems in Spring 2022.
Ph.D. Student in Mechanical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
Staff Systems Engineer at Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies
Master's Students
Master's Student in Mechatronics, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
Vinay is working on developing a user-friendly control interface for multiple robot systems, communicating with all agents, enabling monitoring of the agents' current status, and providing inputs to the agents.
Undergraduate Students
Alumni
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
Abhishek was awarded a finishing fellowship and a Dean's award for an outstanding scholarship in 2024. He also received the Dean's Award for Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award 2021 for his great job in teaching the lab sessions for MEEM4707 Autonomous Systems. He developed the lab materials for MEEM4705/5705 and MEEM4707 with Drs. Park and Bae.
Research Interests: optimization in image processing and vision, developing and experimenting with optimization algorithms for robotic applications
Ph.D. Student in Mechanical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
Program Manager & Senior Engineer for Ocean Technology Program at Mote Marine Laboratory
Robotics Engineer at John Deere Tractors
M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
MS Report title: Study on Cooperative Collision-Free Local Path Planning for Wheeled Mobile Robots
Master's Student in Mechatronics, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
Balaji is working on developing an image-based navigation stack for mobile robots. Utilizing a Zed X camera and Jetson Orin, his work focuses on perception with the camera and path planning based on the current information.
Senior in Mechanical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
Cam is working with us on field experiments on multi-robot systems. He's modeling parts of the systems and programming in ROS for autonomous navigation.
Test Engineer at Milwaukee Tool, Brookfield, Wisconsin
B.S in Mechanical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
Brady worked on motion control of "Phoebe: A Platform for Comprehensive Hands-on Experience on Robotics Education" with Dr. Park.
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
Niccolo received second place for undergraduate students in the 2022 Fall Computing[mtu] Showcase at Michigan Tech with "Performance Measurement of Trajectory Tracking Controllers for Wheeled Mobile Robots," working with Abhishek and Dr. Bae.
Project Engineer at Taikisha USA Inc. Troy, MI
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
Justin received an Honorable Mention in the 2021 Undergraduate Research Symposium at Michigan Tech, with "Development of Furuta inverted Pendulum Test Rig for Testing of Motor Dynamics and Capabilities," working with Dr. Park. He participated in the Undergraduate Research Internship Program (URIP) with research at IRoSOL.