Graduate Students
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Venkata Chinthalapati (MS, ME UIC) Jan 2023 - August 2024 MS: Autonomous Navigation Of Quadruped Integrated With Manipulator (Video) (Github) (PPT) |
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Abhishek Kasaragod (MS, ME UIC) Jan 2023 - August 2024 MS: Dynamic Pick-and-place System For A Manipulator On A Quadruped Using Object Detection (Video) (Github) (PPT) (Mounting arm on A1) |
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Saurabh Bharane (MS, ME UIC) Jan. 2024 - May 2024 Independent Study: Motion Planning of Mobile Robots (Video 1) (Video 2) (Video 3) |
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Ernesto Hernandez-Hinojosa (PhD, ME UIC) Jan. 2020 - Dec. 2023 PhD Thesis: Real-world Implementation of Simplified Dynamic Models for Bipedal Robot Control Postdoctoral Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA |
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Jeremy Krause (MS, ME UIC) Aug. 2018 - May 2023 MS (non-thesis): Gaussian Process Regression For Sim-to-real Transfer Of Hopping Gaits (Video) |
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Ali Zamani (PhD, ME UIC) Aug. 2015 - Dec. 2020 PhD Thesis: Toward Enhancing Stability and Agility of Dynamically Balancing Legged Robots: A Data-Driven Approach Senior Robotics Engineer, Miso Robotics, California, USA |
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Chinonso Ovuegbe (MS, ME UTSA) Aug. 2019 - May 2020 MS Thesis: Parameter Selection in the Dynamic Window Approach Robot Collision Avoidance Algorithm Using Bayesian Optimization Test Engineer, Vecna Robotics, Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
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Justin Ernst (MS, ME UTSA) May 2018 - Aug. 2019 MS Thesis: Tuning A Discrete Linear Quadratic Regulator Controller Using The Region Of Attraction For The Simplest Walker Model |
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Andrew Waterreus (MS, ME UTSA)
Fall 2017 - Aug. 2019 MS Thesis: Utilization Of Supervised And Reinforcement Learning in the Automation of the Classical Atari Game "pong" Obituary (1991-2019) Donation page to support an aspiring Mechanical Engineer |
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Eric Sanchez (MS, ME UTSA)
Aug. 2016 - Dec. 2018 MS Thesis: Rowdy Runner II: An Independently Actuated Rimless Wheel Robot Paper | Video Robotics Engineering, Boardwalk Robotics (spin-off from IHMC), Pensacola, Florida. |
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Robert Brothers (MS, ME UTSA)
Jan. 2016 - Dec. 2018 MS Thesis: Dynamic Programming Of A Torso Actuated Rimless Wheel Robot |
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Ezra Ameperosa (MS, ME UTSA)
Sep. 2015 - Aug. 2018 MS Thesis: Bolt Detection and Position Estimation using Domain Randomization Paper, Best paper award at ASME IDETC/CIE 2019 | Video Mechanical Engineer, Air Force Research Lab, Dayton, Ohio |
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Christian Trevino (MS, ME UTSA)
Sep. 2015 - Dec. 2017 MS Thesis: A Miniature Size 3D Printed Linear Pneumatic Actuator For Robotic Applications Video Design Engineer at Intel, Portland, Oregon. |
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Geoffrey Chiou (MS, ME UTSA)
Sep. 2016 - Dec. 2017 MS Thesis: Reducing The Variance Of Intrinsic Camera Calibration Results In The ROS Camera_Calibration Package Robotics Engineer at PlusOne Robotics, San Antonio, Texas |
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Matthew Piper (MS, ME UTSA)
June 2016 - May 2017 MS Thesis: How to Beat Flappy Bird: A mixed-integer model predictive control approach Paper | Video Systems Engineer at Raytheon, Tucson, Arizona |
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Abhishek Bapat (MS, AMIE-UTSA)
Jan. 2015 - Dec. 2016 MS Thesis: Design, prototyping and testing of an autonomous robot with C shaped compliant legs: AbhisHex CAD files | Photos | Video |
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Daniel Bray (MS,
ME-UTSA)
Jan. 2015 - July. 2015 MS Special Project: Locating position and orientation of objects using RGB-D camera. Report | Code |