RESUME
EDUCATION
PhD - Université de Technologie de Compiègne (2004-2008)
Heudiasyc Laboratory UMR 6599 CNRS, Compiègne, France.
Dissertation: Design, Modeling & Control of a Convertible Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) .
Advisor: Rogelio Lozano
Mention: ”Très honorable”.
Date: April 18th, 2008.
Keywords: Convertible UAVs, flight dynamics, nonlinear control, embedded systems, sensor fusion, experimental platforms
MSc Electrical Engineering (MSEE) - Laguna Institute of Technology (2000 - 2003)
Electrical Engineering Department, Laguna Institute of Technology, Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico
Dissertation: ”Comparative Study of Linear and Nonlinear PIDs Controllers for Robot Manipulators”.
Advisor: Victor Santibañez
Date: March, 2003.
Keywords Robot manipulators, kinematic/dynamic modeling, nonlinear PIDs, Lyapunov-based Stability
BSc Electrical Engineering (BSEE) - Laguna Institute of Technology (1995 - 2000)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor (Oct 2013 - present)
Laboratoires de Systèmes Aériens Autonomes
Insitut Polytechnique des Sciences Avancées
Ivry-sur-Seine, France
Project Researcher (July 2012 - Sept 2013)
Robust Control and Magnetic-based Sensing of 4DOF Piezogripper
FEMTO-ST Institut, AS2M department
Besançon, France
Visiting Researcher (April - May 2012)
Modeling and control of dexterous prehenseurs / Modélisation et commande de préhenseurs dextres
Comissariat de l'Energy Atomique (CEA)
Fontenay aux Roses, France
CNRS Project Researcher (September 2010 - March 2012)
(1) Modeling and Control of an Interactive Quadrotor Micro Air Vehicle (MAV)
(2) Control and Navigation of Gun-Launched Micro Air Vehicle (GLMAV)
Heudiasyc Laboratory- UMR CNRS 7253, Compiegne University of Technology
Compiègne, France
Postdoctoral Research Associate (May 2008 - August 2010)
(1) Modeling and Control of Convertible UAV having 4 Tilting Rotors
(2) Development of miniature Submarine having 4 Tilting Propellers
UMI CNRS 3175 - French-Mexican Joint Laboratory (LAFMIA)
Mexico City
PROJECTS
[To be submitted] PHC Galilé (IPSA(LS2A) and Udinese University ()
Name: LOCA 3D
Funding: 700KEuros (3 ans)
Consortium: INRIA (Equipe TITAN), Université EVRY (IBISC), Société INNODURA (Coordinator)
Organism: ANR-DGA
[Accepted] Challenge ANR-DGA: MAîtrise de la Localisation INdoor (MALIN) - 2018-2021
Name: LOCA 3D
Funding: 700KEuros (3 ans)
Consortium: INRIA (Equipe TITAN), Université EVRY (IBISC), Société INNODURA (Coordinator)
Organism: ANR-DGA
[Completed] AIMA 2015-2017:
Name: Plateforme pédagogique EDUCOPTER
Funding: 50KEuros
Status: Completed
consortium: IPSA
Organism: BPI France
EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENTS
Mobile Robots Quad-/tri-/bi-/mono-copter MAVs, convertibles MAVs, mini submarine, Aerial Manipulators and Grippers
Embedded Systems Embedded Flight Control System and Inertial Measurement Unit
Microrobotics 4DOF Piezoelectric-based Microgripper and Embedded Magnetic Position Sensor
ENGINEERING SKILLS
The development of experimental vehicles has provided me a hands-on experience in building/assembling/modifying robots and electronic assemblies into various configurations for test purposes.
Software
Simulation: Matlab-Simulink
Programming: C, C++, Python
Com-protocols: RS-232 and I2C
Real-Time: ControlDesk (dSPACE)
CAD: Free CAD and SolidWorks
Hardware
Sensors: Accelerometers, Gyroscopes, Magnetic Compass, Infra-red, Ultrasonic Rangefinder, Inertial Measurment Unit (Microstrain), Microposition Laser Sensor Keyence, GPS
Microcontrollers: Rabbit-Semiconductor (Rabbit-3400 and -4300), Texas Instrument DSP, Arduino DUE
Micro-processors: UDOO (card featuring an ARMx4 and Arduino Due), Raspberry-PI
Real-Time: dSPACE
Wireless: ZigBee modem
CERTIFICATIONS
QUALIFICATION 2013 MCF SECTION 61:
[FR] Qualifié (Campagne 2013)- aux fonctions de maître de conférences par le conseil national des universités
(CNU) dans la section 61 (Génie informatique, automatique et traitement du signal)
[EN]
COURSE: Academic Teaching Excellence
[FR] Formation organisée par le British Council en coopération avec l’université d’Oxford
[EN]
SCIENTIFIC ANIMATION
1. Editorial activity
2. Journal Review Activity
Robotica
IEEE-Transaction on Mechatronics
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technologie
International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
3. Talks
[T1] "Convertible Aerial Robots", Chiba University, November 22th, 2010, Chiba, JAPAN
[T2] "Towards the Integration of Manipulation Capabilities to a Quadrotor MAV" , GT-AUV meeting GDR MACS, ENSAM, November 10th 2011, Paris, France.
[T3] "Recent Insights on Interactive Unmanned Aerial Vehicles", Talk organized by the Royal Aeronautic Society, IPSA, Ivry-sur-Seine, FRANCE,
4. Lay-community Publications
J. Escareno, A. Belbachir and K. Trabelsi, "Présent et Future des Drones Civils", Journal des grandes écoles et universités (in French)
5. Outreach
6. UAVs contests
Participation in the 2 editions of the uav challenge organised by the french army (DGA) - Birotan Team
LANGUAGES
Spanish/English Professional bilingual proficiency
French Fluent