Robotics Research Group
PeopleGraduates
Here is a list of the Graduates of the Robotics Research Group.
Name Degree received at RRG Years Thesis Topic Contact
Aaron Brieger Masters 04-2003 to 05-2004 Aircraft Carrier Actuator Survey
Aaron Hulse Masters 06-2005 to 05-2007 Redundancy Resolution for Mobile Manipulation
Allen Demling Masters 6/1/04 to 5/31/06 Software and Test Development for Condition Based Maintenance
Andrew Legoullen Masters 09-1995 to 12-1997 Configuration Management of Robotic Workcells
Andrew Spencer Masters 05-2004 to 08-2007 Obstacle Avoidance for Multiple Robot Systems
Amit Upasani Masters 01-1997 to 12-1998 Sensor Technologies for Actuator-level 10-Sensor Environment for Intelligent Actuators
Agustin Vasquez Ph.D 09-1994 to 12-2000 Condition-Based Maintenance of Actuatuor Systems using a model-based Approach
Bernardo Donoso Ph.D 01-1993 to 05-1998 Parametric Modeling and Design of Robot transmission using a new binary Matrix solution Methodology
Brent Nowak Ph.D 09-1992 to 08-1998 A Conceptual High-Resolution MR Encoder and Torque Transducer for Precision Actuators
Bruce Perry Masters 09-1992 to 05-1995 The Development of Distance Functions and Their Higher-Order Properties for Artificial Potential Field-Based Obstacle Avoidance
Bulent Finci Masters 09-1997 to 08-1999 The Design of a Long Stroke Linear Actuator
Bunker Hill Masters 09-1991 to 12-1993 Design of a serial 3 Degree-of-Freedom Shoulder for Modular Robots
Bunker Hill Ph.D 12-1993 to 07-1997 Design of Mechanical properties for Serial Manipulators
Cameron Turner Masters 01-1998 to 07-2000 Criteria Development for Actuator Resource Management
Cale Knopf Masters 09-1992 to 12-1994 A Roadmap for Modular Robot Metrology
Carsten Puls Masters 09-1992 to 05-1994 Internal Communications and Interfaces for Modular Robotics
Chad R. Foster Masters 09-1998 to 08-2000 Graph Enumeration , Optimization and Visualization for the Conceptual Design Architecture of a Two Degree-Of-Freedom Non-Fractionated Epicyclic Transmission
Chang-soo Han Ph.D. 1984 to 1989 6 DOF Micro Manipulator Design and Manufacturing to Enhance Robot Accuracy
Chalongrath Pholsiri Ph.D. 01-1998 to 8-2004 Task-Based Decision Making and Control of Robotic Manipulators
Chetan Kapoor Ph.D. 09-1992 to 12-1996 A Reusable Operational Software Architecture for Advanced Robotics
Christopher Cocca Ph.D 09-1994 to 05-2000 Failure Recovery in Redundant Serial Manipluators
Chris Gloria Masters 09-2001 to 05-2004 Parametric Modeling and Design Synthesis for Electromechanical Actuators
Chun Feng Huang Masters 09-1997 to 05-2000 Architecture Development for the Actuator Management System Software
Dan Cox Ph.D 09-1986 to 05-1992 Decision Making for Intelligent Control of Dual-Arm Robotic Operations
David Le Masters 09-1994 to 08-1997 Development and integration of a Fault Tolerance Test Bed Environment For Space Applications
Derek Black Masters 09-1995 to 05-1997 Architecture Design of a Precision Linear Actuator Module
Devakumar Sreevijayan Masters 09-1988 to 08-1992 On the Design of Fault-Tolerant Robotic Manipulator Systems
Devakumar Sreevijayan Ph.D. 08-1992 to 08-1997 The Design of Fault-Tolerant Robotic Manipulator Systems
Dinesh Rabindran Masters 01-2002 to 08-2004 Preliminary Studies on Force/Motion Control of Intelligent Mechanical Systems
Edward J. Benson Masters 09-1995 to 08-2001 Piezoelectric Torque Sensor Design for Industrial Environments
Edwin Jinyoung Jung Masters 01-2002 to 12-2004 Feature Oriented Programming and Product Line Architectures for Open Architecture Robot Software
Eric L. Hatcher Masters 09-1997 to 05-2000 Conceptual Redesign of an Advanced Prime Mover for Direct Drive Robotics and Automation Applications
Eric L. Scott Ph.D 01-1995 to 05-1999 Criteria Based Actuator Control
Eric Min Masters 09-1993 to 05-1996 Development of a Generic Material Handling System for Use in the Contaminant Analysis Automation Program
Eron Flory Masters 01-2004 to 05-2006 Preliminary Design of Digital Ceramic Actuators
Ethan Swint Masters 09-2003 to 05-2004 Collision Detection and Obstacle Avoidance for Robotic Manipulators
Gary Browning Masters 09-1991 to 05-1996 The Physical Significance of Kinematic and Dynamic Performance Criteria for Serial Redundant Manipulators
Greg Gime Masters 08-2004 to 12-2006 Representation of Modular Open Architecture Robotic Systems for Simulation
Gregory Wiese Masters 01-1995 to 05-1997 Low Cost Actuator Design for Modular Robots
Hau Pham Masters 09-1995 to 12-1997 A Shape Memory Alloy-Actuated Clutch Design for Fault Tolerant Robotic Manipulators
Jacy Legault Masters 09-1997 to 05-2000 A Complexity Management Framework for Open Architecture Agile Manufacturing Systems
Jae Gu Yoo Ph.D 01-1998 to 12-2004 Actuator Performance Envelope Through Nonlinear Test Bed
Jagadish Janardhan Masters 01-2002 to 08-2004 Release Mechanism for Fault Tolerant Rotary Actuators
James David Jr.Crine Masters 09-2000 to 12-2001 A Study of a Wafer Alignment Technique Used in Semiconductor Manufacturing
Jason Eugene Pehl Masters 01-2000 to 08-2002 Analysis for Design of Serial Manipulators
Jason P. Derouen Masters 09-1995 to 08-1997 Design of an Advanced Switched Reluctance Motor for Servo Control Applications
Jason Nave Masters 09-1995 to 12-1997 Metrology Procedures for Improving the Accuracy of Modular Robots
Jennifier C. Peterson Masters 09-1994 to 08-1996 Criteria Based Performance Evaluation of Manual Controllers
Jeremy Sevier Masters 9/1/03 - 1/15/06 Resource Optimization for Industrial Robotic Systems
John Hall Masters 01-2003 to 08-2005 A Test Bed Framework for Actuator Management Operating Software (AMOS)
John Iaconis Masters 08-1989 to 12-1991 Parametric Design of a Robot Actuator
Jonathan Knoll Masters 08-2004 to 05-2007 Complete Workcell Modeling for Robot Control and Coordination
Joseph Geisinger Masters 01-1990 to 12-1992 Actuator Controller Design and Implementation
Joseph Geisinger Ph.D 12-1992 to 05-1997 Actuator Control System Synthesis Framework
Joel Banks staff 06-2002 to 12-2004
Julio Guerrero Masters 09-1993 to 12-1995 Finite Elements Method and Interfaces Design for Modular Robots
Julio Guerrero Ph.D 12-1995 to 05-1998 Tolerances Allocation in Modular Robots Interfaces Design using Finite Elements method and the Spring method
Kevin Kendrick Masters 08-2003 to 05-2006 The Design of a Power-Dense Hingeline Electro-Mechanical Actuator Suitable for Primary Flight Surface Control
Kevin Rackers Masters 09-1993 to 05-1996 Development and Demonstration of a Coordinated Control System for Dual-Arm Robots
Kyogun Chang Ph.D 08-2002 to 05-2006 Physical Modeling of Tools Necessary for Robot Manipulation
Luke Koran Masters 08-2005 to 05-2007
Mark Marrs Masters 01-1994 to 12-1997 Design of an Advanced, High Precision, Seven Degree-of-Freedom Modular Robotic Manipulator
Mark S. Tisius Masters 09-2001 to 01-2004 An Empirical Approach to Performance Criteria and Redundancy Resolution in Robotics
Mars Chu Masters 09-1988 to 06-1992 Structural Design of a One Degree of Freedom Elbow for Modular Robots
Martin Aalund Masters 09-1988 to 05-1991 Design and Development of a Multi-Channel Robotic Controller
Martin Aalund Ph.D 05-1991 to 08-1997 A Scalable Architecture for Modular Robot System Controllers
Melissa McQueen Staff 01-2001 to 01-2002
Michael Davis Masters 08-1992 to 12-1994 A Demonstration System for Deflection Compensation in Robot Light Machining
Michael Meaney Masters 09-1992 to 05-1995 Brakes and Clutches for Robotic Actuators
Michael V. Bono Masters 09-1998 to 05-2000 Advanced Sensor Technology for Industrial Actuators
Michael S.Butler Masters 06-1987 to 05-1992 An Applications Based Plan for the Development of Low Cost/High Performance Robots for Space
Mitch Pryor Masters 09-1995 to 12-1999 Complex Task Completion with Redundant Serial Manipulators
Mitch Pryor Ph.D 12-1999 to 05-2002 Task Based Resource Allocation for Improving the Reusability of Redundant Manipulators
Murat Cetin Ph.D. 01-1995 to 09-1999 Performance Identification and Multi - Criteria Redundancy Resolution for Robotic Systems
Natalia Sharygina Ph.D 09-1996 to 08-2002 Model Checking of Software Control Systems
Nathan Pettus Masters 09-1993 to 07-1995 The Identification of Configuration Requirements and Component Relationships of Modular Robot System Controllers
Onur Boztas Masters 01-2002 to 08-2004 Basic Transmission Technologies For Intelligent Linear Actuators
Paul Hvass Masters 9-2001 to 7-2004 Condition Based Maintenance for Intelligent Electromechanical Actuators
Peter March Masters to 5-2004 Criteria Based Motion Planning
Peter Sanders Masters 09/01/2003 to 08/31/2005 Analytic Comparison of Accuracy and Stiffness of Current Actuator Interface Technology
Pradeep Ashok Masters 05-2000 to 08-2002 Design Synthesis Framework for Switched Reluctance Motors
Pradeep Ashok Ph.D 08-2003 to 01-2007 Math Framework for Decision Making in Intelligent Electromechanical Actuators
Ratheesh Rajan Masters 06-1998 to 12-2001 Foundation Studies for an Alternate Approach to Motion Planning of Dynamic Systems
Robert Ambrose Ph.D 09-1987 to 12-1991 Design, Construction and Demonstration of Modular , Reconfigurable Robots
Robert Hester Masters 06-1996 to 12-1998 A Criteria Based Approach to Grasp Synthesis
Ross Giddings Masters 09-1988 to 05-1992 Development and Demonstration of General Real-Time Control Software for Robotic Manipulators
Ross Giddings Ph.D 05-1992 to 12-1995 Comparative Analysis of Model-Based Control Algorithms for Modular, Reconfigurable Robotic Systems
Ross Taylor Masters 9-2001 to 5-2004 Automatic Software Interface Generation via Feature Oriented Analysis
Rich Hooper Masters 09-1987 to 12-1990 The Interactive Assembly and Computer Animation of Reconfigurable Robotic Systems
Rich Hooper Ph.D 12-1990 to 05-1994 Multicriteria Inverse Kinematics for General Serial Robots
Sang Hyun Park Ph.D 1/16/99 - 12/20/2005 Fundamental Development of Hypocyclodial Gear Tansmissions
Seong-Ho Kang Ph.D 1996 to 2004 Indoor GPS Metrology System With 3D Probe for Precision Applications
Stephen Grupinski Masters 09-1994 to 05-1997 Design of Low Cost Robotic Actuators for a Modular Reconfigurable Six Degree of Freedom Robotic Manipulator
Stephen Michaels Masters 09-1992 to 05-1995 Comparative Analysis of Control Algorithms at the Actuator Level
Sung Ho Shin Ph.D 09-1999 to 01-2004 Analytic Integration of Tolerances in Designing a Precision Interface for Modular Robotics
Thomas Lunifield Masters 09-1992 to 05-1995 Motor Evaluation and Integration for Modular Robotic Actuators
Thomas Waskow Masters 09-1994 to 08-1996 Algebraic Elimination Techniques for Design in Mechanical Systems
Thomas Yun Masters 06-2005 to 05-2007 Actuator Management Operational Software (AMOS) Development for Decision Making in Intelligent Actuators
Troy Harden Masters 09-1995 to 12-1997 The Implementation of Artificial Potential Field Based Obstacle Avoidance for a Redundant Manipulator
Troy Harden Ph.D. 12-1997 to 06-2002 Minimum Distance Influence Coefficients for Obstacle Avoidance in Manipulator Motion Planning