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Dynamics, Systems and Controls
News Items
Prof. Mason Peck receives grant from NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts.
Prof. Valero-Cuevas is awarded a Humbold Research Fellowship.
The Cornell University 2005 Robocup team places second in the International Robocup Small-Sized Championship held in Osaka, Japan.
Hod Lipson wins the Silver Medal for Human-Competitive Automated Invention, GECCO 2004
Todd E. Humphreys, a 2nd year Ph.D. student in aerospace engineering, has received the 2004 AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Graduate Award
Raffaello D'Andrea chosen as plenary speaker at the 2004 International Workshop on Robot Motion and Control
Faculty
| John F. Booker: Tribology; hydrodynamic lubrication; fluid film bearing design analysis |
| Mark E. Campbell: Space systems; estimation and control; autonomy in aerospace systems; controlled structures |
| Ephrahim Garcia: Smart structures and material systems, development of actuators utilizing piezoelectric and shape memory alloy materials, control schemes for precision motion control and vibration suppression |
| Hod Lipson: Evolutionary computation; computer aided-design; evolutionary robotics; artificial life |
| Francis C. Moon: Nonlinear dynamics/chaos; fluidelastic vibrations; dynamics of machining; electromechanical systems |
| Mason Peck: Dynamics and control; spacecraft design; systems engineering |
| Mark L. Psiaki: Guidance, optimization, estimation, control, and modeling for dynamic systems; modeling, analysis, dynamics and control of aerospace systems |
| Richard H. Rand: Nonlinear dynamics; biomechanics |
| Andy L. Ruina: Biomechanics; dynamics; robotics; solid mechanics |
| Francisco Valero-Cuevas: Neuromuscular biomechanics and control, human and robotic manipulation, surgery simulation |
Additional faculty with teaching or research interests related to Dynamics and Control
Graduate Courses ECE 522 Nonlinear Systems: Analysis, Stability, Control, and Applications
M&AE 507 Dynamics of Flight Vehicles
M&AE 521 Theory of Linear Systems
M&AE 571 Applied Dynamics
M&AE 577 Engineering Vibrations
M&AE 578 Feedback Control Systems
M&AE 579 Modeling and Simulation of Mechanical and Aerospace Systems
M&AE 606 Spacecraft Dynamics and Mission Design
M&AE 650 Evolutionary Computation and Design Automation
M&AE 675 System Identification and Control
M&AE 676 Model-Based Estimation
M&AE 677 Advanced Topics in Systems and Control
M&AE 678 Multivariable Control Theory
T&AM 570 Intermediate Dynamics
T&AM 578 Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos
T&AM 671 Advanced Dynamics
T&AM 672/ASTRO 579 Celestial Mechanics
T&AM 673/ASTRO 571 Mechanics of the Solar System
T&AM 674 Applied Multibody Dynamics
T&AM 675 Nonlinear Vibrations
T&AM 776/Math 717 Applied Dynamical Systems
Note: In addition to these courses, typical graduate students take a selection of general courses in related disciplines such as mathematics, optimization, and computer science. Each student's particular course selection is tailored to his or her individual interests and research needs.
Research Projects
A Semidefinite Programming Approach to Robust and Optimal Control Design
ASTRO: Aerospace Systems Technology and Rocket Operations
Design and Experimental Test of Magnetic-Torquer-Based 3-Axis Satellite Attitude Controllers
Experimental Model-Based Control Design Using Multibody Codes
GPS Software Receiver Algorithms for Acquiring and Tracking Weak Signals
Magnetometer-Based Orbit Determination Filters and Gyro-Less Attitude Determination Filters
Passive Dynamic Walking
SIERRA - Sounding of the Ion Energization Region: Resolving Ambiguities
Synthesis Methods for Distributed and Time Varying Controlled Systems
Testing a New GPS-Based Attitude Determination Sensor
Theoretical Study of Towed Array Lifting Devices
Evolutionary Computation: Investigation of evolutionary algorithms for open-ended synthesis and analysis
Nonaped: Dynamic pneumatic robot
The Golem Project: Physical artificial life
Stochastic modular robotics: Self-organizing stochastic robotics
Self replication: Investigation of physical self- replication phenomena
Functional Rapid Prototyping: Freeform fabrication of functional devices and tissues
3D Sketching: Reconstruction of 3D object from a single freehand sketch
Advanced Mechatronics Systems Engineering Project Robocup
Kinematics: Museum of 19th century kinematics with downloadable functional replicas and simulations
GPS science and software development
The Cornell BioRobotics and Locomotion Lab
Neuromuscular Biomechanics Laboratory
Cornell Machines and Organisms Group: Locomotion and Manipulation
Control of Complex Interconnected Systems
Robust and Optimal Control Design
Control of Autonomous and Semi-Autonomous Vehicles
Active State Models for Software Enabled Control
Cooperative Tracking Using Multiple UAV's
Decision Modeling, Semi-Autonomous Control
Hybrid Estimation
Sensor Fusion
Semi-Autonomous Cooperative Control
Formation Flying Spacecraft
RoboFlag: A testbed for Semi-Autonomous Control
Non-contacting, Modular, Reconfigurable Spacecraft
Lorentz-Augmented Orbits
Gyroscopic Bolt Driver
Cornell University's International Undergraduate Engineering Research Internship/Mexico (IUERI/M)
Nanosatellites for In-Orbit Inspection
High-Agility, Low-Power Space Robotics
Low-Power Prosthetic Arm
Postdoctoral Associates
Josh Bongard
Venakatesh Guru
DongJoong Kang
Kevin Keenan
Sanjeev Kumar
JinWoo Lee
Brent Ledvina
Mark Masry
Chandana Paul
Venkatesh Rao
M.S./Ph.D. Graduate Students
Bryant Adams
Vic Anand
Justin Atchison
Sean Breheny
Daniel Brown
Michele Carpenter
Ramu Chandra
Atif Chaudry
Todd Humphreys
Saurabh Mahapatra
Evan Malone
Terry McLoughlin
Alicia Medina
Isaac Miller
Shan Mohiuddin
Paul Otanez
Oliver Purwin
Veronica Santos
David Schneider
Michael Sherback
Brett Streetman
Jeff Sullivan
Madhusudhan Venkadesan
Jesse Veverka
William Whitacre
Darren Zanon
Viktor Zykov
Application to Graduate School
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Cornell Graduate School (General)
IGERT Fellowships in Nonlinear Systems
Recently Graduated Alumni
Erin S. Catto
Jeff Fowler
Christopher Gibson
Mohammad F. Golnaraghi
Maria K. Hagan
Jeffrey B. Hoppert
Lejin Huang
Hee Jung
Jayant Kulkarni
Yih-Ping Luh
Tama's Kalma'r Ngy
Leslie Ng
Jarurat Ousingsawat
Kihong Park
Deepak Ramani
Eelco Scholte
Erika Wirkus
Aiguo Ying
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