ENGINEERING

November 2020 - Current, for EMBiR Lab. I am leading development of a highly-reproducible, low-cost actuator for use in legged robots. These actuators are capable of proprioception (i.e., torque sensing using the motor and transparent transmissions) and high-bandwidth torque control.

We plan to use these actuators for a robotic leg designed for use by biologists to test evolutionary hypotheses about locomotion and for roboticists developing legged robot control strategies for highly dynamic maneuvers.

Details will be posted after publication submissions!

September 2019 - January 2020, for MRover and EECS 373: Embedded Systems. A 2 kW brushless motor controller for robotics applications.

Unfortunately, this project ended before the performance goal was reached.

December 2018 - May 2019, for MRover. A spectrometer to read Raman spectra in-situ from a mobile robot.

January 2019 - May 2019, for MRover and Computer Engineering Senior Design -- EECS 467: Autonomous Robotics (Dr. Chad Jenkins). Semi-automating a 6 degree-of-freedom arm for use on a mobile robotic platform in the desert.

September 2018 - May 2019, for MRover. General joint design and primary structure for a 6 degree-of-freedom arm.

June 2017 - May 2018, for MRover. A rotary-percussive drive for drill-sampling in the Utah desert.

June 2017 - May 2018, for MRover. Suspension and drive for use in desert terrain.