BIO: I am a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Organic Robotic Laboratory under Dr. Robert Shepherd. I received a Ph.D degree in Mechanical Engineering at university of Colorado Boulder, at which I was advised by Dr. Nikolaus Correll at Intelligent Robotics Laboratory and by Dr. Mark Rentschler at Advanced Medical Technology Group. My research interest is in novel mechanisms, embedded sensor designs, and control implementation for for robotic systems. Over the past years, I have worked on 8 research projects, published 6 research articles, and filed two provisional patent applications.
My research bridges the gap between embedded sensing design, actuator design, and control theory for hybrid (rigid-soft) robotic systems. There are three research areas that I have played a key role in:
i) Developing a miniaturized driver circuit for high voltage soft robots
ii) Developing novel embedded sensors for a new class of high-speed, soft actuators called electro-hydraulic actuators
iii) Designing, modeling, and implementing a hybrid (continuous-discrete) controller for a robotic platform driven by electro-hydraulic actuators
The following is a list of highlighted research projects during my Ph.D.
