PhD candidates
I was/have been part of the supervisory team of the following PhD students:
G. Ludford “Autonomous Surface Sea Vessel Swarm Robotic Control Algorithm for Climate Forecasting” Role: Co-supervisor. University of Plymouth, UK. (Ongoing)
Muhammad Anas Maqbool. Project: Structural Performance Analysis of a Floating Green Energy Storage Subjected to Non-linear Loads. Role: Co-supervisor. University of Plymouth, UK. (Ongoing)
Gabriela Gonzalez Chan Project: Developing a Prototype to Model Spasticity and Hypertonia as a Tool to Improve Clinical Teaching and Research Outcomes. Role: Co-supervisor. University of Plymouth, UK. (Ongoing)
Oliver Smith. Project: Design and Control of Variable-stiffness-actuators for Bipedal Locomotion. Role: Main supervisor (as of April 2023). University of Plymouth, UK. (Ongoing)
Najmeh Javanmardi. Dissertation: Energy shaping control methods for mechanical and electromechanical systems. Role: Co-supervisor. University of Groningen/University of Tehran, The Netherlands/Iran. Completed 2024.
Ningbo Li. Dissertation: Swarm and Formation Control of Satellites Using Passivity. Role: Daily supervisor. University of Groningen, The Netherlands. Completed 2023
Carmen Chan-Zheng. Dissertation: Energy-based Control Strategies for Mechanical Systems. Role: Daily supervisor. University of Groningen, The Netherlands. Completed 2023
Master's projects
I was/have been part of the supervisory team of the following master's projects:
Ezinne Ejimonu. Thesis: Advancing musculoskeletal therapy: analysing upper limb movement patterns using optical motion capture to contribute to normative baselines. University of Plymouth, UK. 2024
Antonio di Paola. Thesis: New Results for Stabilization via IDA-PBC of Aerial Vehicles with Underactuation Degree One. Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. 2023
Emilio Tavio y Cabrera. Thesis: Improving Model-based Control of a Soft Robot via Gaussian Process Regression. Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. 2023
Jingyue Liu. Thesis: Learning Dynamic Models of Soft Manipulators via Physics-inspired Neural Networks. Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. 2022
Jochem van der Veen. Thesis: Passivity-based Trajectory Tracking of the Philips Experimental Robot Arm. University of Groningen, The Netherlands. 2020
Floris van den Bos. Thesis: A Pouring Application for the Philips Experimental Robotic Arm, Using Saturated Passivity-based Control without Velocity Measurements. University of Groningen, The Netherlands. 2019
Anno Veltman. Thesis: Pick and Place Routines with a Flexible Joint Robotic Arm Using Passivity-based Control. University of Groningen, The Netherlands. 2019
Thomas Wesselink. Thesis: Non-linear Saturated Control without Velocity Measurements for Planar, Flexible-joint Manipulators. University of Groningen, The Netherlands. 2018