Applications to hard disk drives, semiconductor manufacturing, and efforts in atomic force microscopes.
Robert Bitmead
Mechanical Engineering
rbitmead@ucsd.edu
Modeling for control, System Identification, and State Estimation. Stochastic Systems and the Interface between Control and Communications
Nicholas Gravish
Mechanical Engineering
ngravish@eng.ucsd.edu
Robotics, robotic and biological systems, biomechanics, locomotion, manufacturing
John Hwang
Mechanical Engineering
jhwang@ucsd.edu
Multidisciplinary design optimization, aircraft design, satellite design, aerodynamic shape optimization, structural optimization, trajectory optimization
Miroslav Krstic
Mechanical Engineering
krstic@ucsd.edu
Nonlinear Control, Adaptive Systems, Delay Systems, Extremum Seeking
Tania Morimoto
Mechanical Engineering
tkmorimoto@eng.ucsd.edu
Design and control of flexible continuum robots for increased dexterity and accessibility in uncertain environments, particularly for minimally invasive surgical interventions.
Michael Tolley
Mechanical Engineering
tolley@ucsd.edu
Bioinspired and soft robotic systems, printable and origami-inspired robotics, self-assembly and self-folding, microfabrication, microassembly, microfluidics, simulation and assembly planning.
Michael Yip
Electrical Engineering
yip@ucsd.edu
Reinforcement Learning for Robots; Computationally Efficient Robot Planning; Robot Manipulation in Dynamic Environments; Autonomous Robotic Surgery; Mechanical Design of Surgical Robots; Continuum and Snake-like Robots; Artificial Muscles