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<div style="margin-left: 40px;"><big style="font-weight: bold;"><big>Pranav
A. Bhounsule</big></big> <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/70s09ygdr8qh7uo/cv_pbhounsule.pdf?dl=0">(CV)</a>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Office:</span> 2033 ERF (may not
be in my office, best contact is through e-mail)<br>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Mailing Address:</span><br>
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering,<br>
842 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607<br>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Phone:</span> 312-355-8991<br>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Email</span>: pranav
AT uic DOT edu<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br>
Calendar: </span> <a href="calendar.html"><Click
here></a></div>
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<big style="font-weight: bold;"><br>
<span style="color: red;">NEW: MuJoCo Bootcamp (notes, code, YouTube videos): </span></big><big style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://pab47.github.io/mujoco.html">https://pab47.github.io/mujoco.html</a></big><br>
<big style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: red;"><br>
</span></big><big><span style="color: rgb(7, 0, 0);">Course on legged locomotion (notes, code, YouTube videos):</span> </big><big style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://pab47.github.io/legs.html">https://pab47.github.io/legs.html</a><br>
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</big><big><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="color: rgb(31, 7, 31);">Course on Robotics (code, YouTube videos, projects):</span></span></big><big style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"> </span></big><big style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://pab47.github.io/legs.html">https://pab47.github.io/robotics.html</a></big><br>
<big style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://pab47.github.io/legs.html">
</a><br>
Experience:</big><br>
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mechanical and Industrial Engg,
University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA
Aug. 2019 - present<br>
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of
Texas San Antonio, TX, USA
Aug. 2014 - July 2019.<br>
Postdoctoral Researcher, Disney Research Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA,
USA,
Jan.
2012 - July 2014.<br>
Visiting Researcher, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University,
Pittsburgh, PA, USA,
Jan.
2012 - Dec. 2013.<br>
<big style="font-weight: bold;"><big><br>
<small>Education:</small></big></big><br>Ph.D. (Mechanical), Cornell
University, Ithaca, New York,
USA,
Aug. 2006 - May 2012.<br>
M.Tech. (Applied Mechanics), Indian Institute of Technology Madras,
Chennai, India,
Aug. 2004 - May 2006.<br>
B.E. (Mechanical), Goa Engineering College, Goa,
India,
July 2000 - May 2004.<br>
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<big style="font-weight: bold;"><big><small>Publications: </small></big></big><a href="index.html#publications"><big><big><small>(click here)</small></big></big></a><big style="font-weight: bold;"><big><small><br>
</small></big></big><big style="font-weight: bold;"><big><small><br>
Videos: </small></big></big><a href="index.html#videos"><big><big><small>(click
here)</small></big></big></a><big style="font-weight: bold;"><big><small><br>
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Miscellaneous:<br>
</small></big></big>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">1. <br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">My review on Goa College of
Engineering, Farmagudi,
Goa, India.
(my under-grad institute, written in 2005) (<a href="http://www.mouthshut.com/review/College-of-Engineering-Farmagudi-review-sqotnrnpt">web-link</a>)
(<a href="pranav_gec_review.pdf">cached</a>)<br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">2.<br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">In the Summer of 2009, I
digitized <a href="http://ruina.tam.cornell.edu/research/index.php">Human
Power Lab's (Andy Ruina's Cornell Lab)</a> 18 year old (1991-2008) tape
collection. This
amounted to 100 hrs of video. (<a href="http://ruina.tam.cornell.edu/research/videos/index.php">web-link</a>)<br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">3.<br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">My race results on athlinks. (<a href="https://www.athlinks.com/athletes/303227189/">web-link</a>) <br>
Personal Records: <br>
Runs <br>
6.2mi (10kms) 46min 33sec at Pittsburgh, PA in 2012<br>
13.1miles (21.1 kms), half marathon: 1h 37m 42s at Nashville, TN
in 2021<br>
26.2miles (42.2 kms), marathon: 3h 34m 28 s at Corning, NY in 2010<br>
Triathlon<br>
1.2mi(1.9 km) swim - 56 mi(90 km) bike - 13.1mi(21.1km) run: 6 hr 54m
13sec at Syracuse, NY in 2013.<br>
<br>
<a href="my_training.html">My experiments with training</a> (html ink)<br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">4<br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">In 2019, I switched my tenure track job. <a href="my_job_hunt.html">A write up on my experience and a perspective</a> (html link).
If you want my job application material (CV, research and teaching
statement, cover letter, diversity statement), just shoot me an email.<br>
<br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">5<br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">20 Thoughts on Earning the PhD, <a href="https://youtu.be/Q-JRa3bycDo">YouTube video</a> (~30 min): <br>
<br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">(1) PhD is different from BS/MS<br>
(2) Coursework not very useful<br>
(3) Learn enough, on the fly<br>
(4) Research Assistant works 24 x 7 almost<br>
(5) Figure out the goal early on<br>
(6) Maintain a research notebook<br>
(7) Master tools relevant to your work<br>
(8) Automate by creating templates <br>
(9) Don’t remember dates, use a calendar<br>
(10) Always backup your work<br>
<br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">(11) Know the literature<br>
(12) Learn how to get unstuck<br>
(13) Learn how to present your work<br>
(14) Learn to write scientific work<br>
(15) How to learn a new skill: do little everyday<br>
(16) You need letter writers<br>
(17) Maintain a personal website<br>
(18) Figure out what you want to do after PhD early on<br>
(19) Where/When to find jobs<br>
(20) Don’t burnout<br>
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<p>
<big><big><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a name="current-members"></a>Current
Lab Members:</span></big></big><br>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">PhD students (date joined): </span><br>
Salvador Echeveste, Fall 2018<br>
Jeremy Krause, Spring 2019 <br><a href="http://hernandez-hinojosa.com/">
Ernesto Hernandez</a>, Spring 2020 <br>
James Bittler, Spring 2020<br><a href="https://subram0212.github.io/website_subram0212/">
Subramanian Ramasamy</a>, Fall 2020<br>
Daniel Torres, Spring 2021 <br>
Chun-Ming Yang, Fall 2021 <br>
Md Safwan Mondal, Fall 2021
</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">MS students </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">(date joined)</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">:</span><br>none<br><br>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">BS students </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">(date joined)</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">:</span><br>
Jonathan Garcia (senior) <br>
Tanmay Mittal (sophomore)
</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br>
<big><big><span style="font-weight: bold;">Alumni (arranged by
projects):</span></big></big><br>
<big><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a name="grad-students"></a>Graduate
Students (By thesis/project)</span></big>:</p>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><img style="width: 100px; height: 100px;" alt="ali_zamani" src="people/ali_zamani.jpg"><br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">Ali Zamani (PhD, ME UIC)<br>
<br>
Aug 2015 - Dec 2020<br>
<br>
PhD Thesis: Toward Enhancing Stability and Agility of Dynamically Balancing Legged Robots: A Data-Driven Approach, (<a href="reports/Ali_Zamani_PhD_Thesis.pdf">thesis</a>) <br>
<br>
Senior Robotics Engineer, Miso Robotics, California, USA </td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><img style="width: 100px; height: 100px;" alt="nonso_ovuegbe" src="people/nonso_ovuegbe.jpg"><br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">Chinonso Ovuegbe (MS, ME UTSA)<br>
<br>
Aug 2019 - May 2020<br>
<br>
MS Thesis: Parameter selection in the dynamic window approach robot collision avoidance algorithm using bayesian optimization (<a href="reports/Nonso_Oveugbe_MS_Thesis.pdf">thesis</a>) <br>
<br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><img style="width: 90px; height: 120px;" alt="Justin Ernst" src="people/justin_ernst.jpg"><br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Justin Ernst (MS, ME UTSA)<br>
<br>
May 2018 - Aug 2019<br>
<br>
MS Thesis: Tuning A Discrete Linear Quadratic Regulator Controller Using<br>
The Region Of Attraction For The Simplest Walker Model (<a href="reports/Justin_Ernst_MS_Thesis.pdf">thesis</a>) <br>
<br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><img style="width: 77px; height: 120px;" alt="Andrew Waterreus" src="people/andrew_waterreus.jpg"><br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Andrew Waterreus (MS, ME UTSA)<br>
<br>
Fall 2017 - Aug 2019<br>
<br>
MS Thesis: Utilization Of Supervised And Reinforcement Learning in the
Automation of the Classical Atari Game ``pong" (<a href="reports/Andrew_Waterreus_MS_Thesis.pdf">thesis</a>) <br>
<br>
<a href="https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/andrew-waterreus-obituary?pid=194764363">Obituary</a> (1991-2019) <br>
<a href="https://giving.utsa.edu/Waterreus">Donation page</a> to support an aspiring Mechanical Engineer<br>
<br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"> <img style="width: 100px; height: 138px;" alt="Eric Sanchez" src="people/eric_sanchez.png"></td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Eric Sanchez (MS, ME UTSA)<br>
<br>
Aug 2016 - Dec 2018<br>
<br>
MS Thesis: Rowdy Runner II: An Independently Actuated Rimless Wheel
Robot<br>
(<a href="reports/Eric_Sanchez_MS_Thesis.pdf">thesis</a>, <a href="papers/2020Sanchez_rimlesswheel.pdf">paper</a>) <a style="color: red;" href="index.html#rr2"><span style="font-weight: bold;">(click for video)</span></a> <br>
<br>
Robotics Engineering, Boardwalk Robotics (spin-off from IHMC),
Pensacola, Florida. <br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"> <img style="width: 100px; height: 135px; top: 807px;" alt="Robert Brothers" src="people/robert_brothers.png"></td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Robert Brothers (MS, ME UTSA)<br>
<br>
Jan 2016 - Dec 2018<br>
<br>
MS Thesis: Dynamic Programming Of A Torso Actuated Rimless Wheel Robot<br>
(<a href="reports/Robert_Brothers_MS_Thesis.pdf">thesis</a>) <br>
<br>
<br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><img style="width: 100px; height: 100px;" alt="Ezra" src="people/Ezra_Ameperosa.jpg"> <br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Ezra Ameperosa (MS, ME UTSA)<br>
<br>
Sep 2015 - Aug 2018<br>
<br>
MS Thesis: Bolt Detection and Position Estimation using Domain
Randomization<br>
(<a href="reports/Ezra_Ameperosa_MS_Thesis.pdf">thesis</a>, <a href="papers/Ameperosa2019_bolts.pdf">paper</a> (<span style="font-weight: bold;">Best paper award at ASME IDETC/CIE 2019</span>)
<a style="color: red;" href="index.html#bolts"><span style="font-weight: bold;">(click for video)</span></a> <br>
<br>
<br>
Mechanical Engineer, Air Force Research Lab, Dayton, Ohio<br>
<br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><img style="width: 100px; height: 134px;" alt="Christian_Trevino" src="people/christian_trevino.png"><br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">Christian Trevino (MS, ME UTSA)<br>
<br>
Sep 2015 - Dec 2017<br>
<br>
MS Thesis: A Miniature Size 3d Printed Linear Pneumatic Actuator For
Robotic Applications<br>
(<a href="reports/Christian_Trevino_MS_Thesis.pdf">thesis</a>) <a style="color: red;" href="index.html#luxo"><span style="font-weight: bold;">(click for video)</span></a> <br>
<br>
Design Engineer at Intel, Portland, Oregon.<br>
<br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">Geoffrey Chiou (MS, ME UTSA)<br>
<br>
Sep 2016 - Dec 2017<br>
<br>
MS Thesis: Reducing The Variance Of Intrinsic Camera Calibration
Results In The ROS Camera_Calibration Package (<a href="reports/Geoffrey_Chiou_MS_Thesis.pdf">thesis</a>, 1.4 MB)<br>
<br>
Robotics Engineer at PlusOne Robotics, San Antonio, Texas<br>
<br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><img style="width: 100px; height: 120px;" alt="Matthew_Piper" src="people/matthew_piper.jpg"><br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;">Matthew Piper (MS, ME UTSA)<br>
<br>
June 2016 - May 2017<br>
<br>
MS Thesis: How to Beat Flappy Bird: A mixed-integer model predictive
control approach (<a href="reports/Matthew_Piper_MSThesis.pdf">thesis</a>,
<a href="papers/Piper2017_FlappyBird.pdf">paper</a>) <a style="color: red;" href="index.html#flappy"><span style="font-weight: bold;">(click for
video)</span></a><br>
<br>
Systems Engineer at Raytheon, Tucson, Arizona<br>
<br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><img style="width: 100px; height: 100px;" alt="Abhishek Bapat" src="people/Abhishek_Bapat.jpg"><br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Abhishek Bapat (MS, AMIE-UTSA)<br>
<br>
Jan 2015 - Dec 2016.<br>
<br>
MS Thesis: Design, prototyping and testing of an autonomous robot with
C shaped compliant legs: AbhisHex (<a href="reports/AbhisHex_MS_Thesis.pdf">thesis</a>, 4.5 MB) (<a href="reports/AbhisHex_CAD.zip">cad files</a>) (<a href="reports/AbhisHex_Photos.zip">photos</a>) (<a href="https://youtu.be/DpI4JOvbvIw">YouTube video</a>)<br>
<br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 213px;"><img style="width: 100px; height: 100px;" alt="Dan Bray" src="people/daniel_bray.jpg"><br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 612px;">Daniel Bray (MS,
ME-UTSA)<br>
<br>
Jan 2015 - July 2015. <br>
<br>
MS Special Project: Locating position and orientation of objects using
RGB-D
camera. <a href="reports/RGBD-Camera-Report.pdf">(report)</a> <a href="reports/RGBD-Camera-Code.zip">(code)</a> <br>
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<a name="ug-students"></a><big><span style="font-weight: bold;">Undergraduate/High
School
Students (By project)</span></big>: <br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Summer internship: Website design for robotics courses (UIC GPIP program)</span><br>
<br>
June 2021 - Aug 2021 <br>
<br>
Mohamed Hassan (CS sophomore)<br>
<br>
1) Legged robotics (<a href="https://pab47.github.io/legs.html">link</a>)<br>
2) Robotics (<a href="https://pab47.github.io/robotics.html">link</a>)<br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><img style="width: 100px; height: 100px;" alt="NguyenHoa_Pham" src="people/nguyenhoa_pham.jpg"><br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Summer internship: Data mining of human walking data (UIC GPIP program)</span><br>
<br>
June 2021 - Aug 2021 <br>
<br>
Nguyen Hoa Pham (CS senior)<br>
<br>
<a href="reports/Data_mining_walking.pdf">Project presentation</a><br>
<br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><img style="width: 100px; height: 100px;" alt="tanmay_mittal" src="people/tanmay_mittal.jpg"><br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Summer internship: Trajectory generation (UIC GPIP program)</span><br>
<br>
June 2021 - Aug 2021 <br>
<br>
Tanmay Mittal (ME sophomore)<br>
<br>
<a href="reports/Trajectory_Generation.pdf">Project presentation</a><br>
<br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><img style="width: 100px; height: 100px;" alt="michael_hernandez" src="people/michael_hernandez.jpg"><br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Summer internship: Visualization of UAV-UGV routes, Army Research Lab project (UIC GPIP program)</span><br>
<br>
June 2021 - Aug 2021 <br>
<br>
Michael Hernandez (ME sophomore) <br>
<br>
<a href="reports/uav_ugv_visualization.pdf">Project presentation</a><br>
<br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Senior
Design Project: Inchworm that can move straight and turn</span><br>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br>
</span>Aug 2020 -- May 2021<br>
<br>
Alex Lewandowski, Daniel Kulach, Omer A. Durrani, Matt A. Halverson, Mikayla A. Sirovatka<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br>
<br>
</span>All ME Seniors<br>
<br>
1)
<a href="reports/Inchworm_report2.pdf">Project Report</a> 2) <a href="reports/Inchworm_presentation.pdf">Project Presentation</a> 3) <a href="reports/Inchworm_summary.pdf">Project Summary</a> 4) <a href="https://vimeo.com/532506169">Video</a></td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Senior
Design Project: Automated Wet Wipe Sampling System</span><br>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br>
</span>Aug 2020 -- May 2021<br>
<br>
Mikhail W. Clayton, Amer Khalil, Sebastian C. Mihulet, Umar M. Siddiqui, Sulieman Sarmad<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br>
<br>
</span>All ME Seniors<br>
<br>
1)
<a href="reports/automated_report.pdf">Project Report </a> 2) <a href="reports/automated_presentation.pdf">Project Presentation</a> 3) <a href="https://vimeo.com/532513318">Video</a></td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Senior
Design Project: Spider Web Catapult</span><br>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br>
</span>Aug 2020 -- May 2021<br>
<br>
John Gerig, Tom Bates, Manuel Avitia, Gunnar Waldvogel, Tesfay Legesse, Justin Washington<br>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br>
</span>All ME Seniors<br>
<br>
1)
<a href="reports/Slingshot_report.pdf">Project Report</a> 2) <a href="reports/Slingshot_presentation.pdf">Project Presentation</a> 3) <a href="reports/Slingshot_poster.pdf">Project Poster</a> 4) <a href="https://vimeo.com/532476183">Video</a><br>
</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><img style="width: 100px; height: 100px;" alt="anthony_dudlo" src="people/anthony_dudlo.jpg"><br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Independent
Project: Low Cost Security System for a UIC lab using motioneyeos
open-source security software and raspberry pi single-board computers</span><br>
<br>
Jan 2020 -- May 2020<br>
<br>
Anthony Dudlo (ME Seniors)<br>
<br>
<a href="reports/surveillance.pdf">Project Report</a> (1
MB)<br>
</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Senior
Design Project: Quadrupedal robot</span><a style="color: red;" href="index.html#inchworm"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a><br>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br>
</span>Aug 2019 -- May 2020<br>
<br>
Liridona Ashiku, Maha Mohammad, Nick Pippin, Erik Silva<br>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br>
</span>All ME Seniors<br>
<br>
<a href="reports/UIC_quadruped.pdf">Project Report</a> (1
MB)</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Senior
Design Project: Bipedal robot</span><a style="color: red;" href="index.html#inchworm"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a><br>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br>
</span>Aug 2019 -- May 2020<br>
<br>
Alex Bandurin, John Lajka, Felipe Cabrera<br>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br>
</span>All ME Seniors<br>
<br>
<a href="reports/UIC_bipedal.pdf">Project Report</a> (1
MB)</td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><img style="width: 100px; height: 93px;" alt="Kyle Kinsey" src="people/Kyle%20Kinsey_tn.jpg"> <img style="width: 100px; height: 97px;" alt="Mathew Pantoja" src="people/Mathew%20Pantoja_tn.jpg"><br>
<img style="width: 100px; height: 93px;" alt="Ramon Vazquez" src="people/Ramon%20Vazquez_tn.jpg"> <img style="width: 95px; height: 92px;" alt="Tarunjeet Singh" src="people/Tarunjeet%20Singh_tn.jpg"><br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Senior
Design Project: Paramotor Flight Control Development Platform</span><a style="color: red;" href="index.html#inchworm"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a><br>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br>
</span>Jan 2019 -- Dec 2019<br>
<br>
<br>
(Top Row L
to R) Kyle Kinsey, Mathew Pantoja, <br>
<br>
(Bottom Row L
to R) Ramon Vazquez, Tarunjeet Singh.<br>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br>
</span>All ME Seniors<br>
<br>
<a href="reports/Paramotor.pdf">Project Report</a> (1
MB), <a href="https://youtu.be/3cR4UzW2j0c">YouTube Video</a><br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><img style="width: 81px; height: 120px;" alt="Steven Farra" src="people/Steven_Farra.png"> <img style="width: 80px; height: 120px;" alt="Emiliano Rodriguez" src="people/Emiliano_Rodriguez2.png"><br>
<img style="width: 85px; height: 126px;" alt="Mario Navarro" src="people/Mario_Navarro.png"> <img style="width: 80px; height: 120px;" alt="John Carroll" src="people/John_Carroll.png"><br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Senior
Design Project: Lil’Bro: An inexpensive open-source quadrupedal robot </span><a style="color: red;" href="index.html#quadruped"><span style="font-weight: bold;">(click for video)</span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br>
<br>
</span>Aug 2018 -- May 2019<br>
<br>
<br>
(Top Row L
to R) Steven Farra, Emiliano Rodriguez<br>
<br>
(Bottom Row L
to R) Mario Navarro, John Carroll<br>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br>
</span>All ME Seniors<br>
<br>
<a href="reports/quadruped_robot.pdf">Project Report</a> (3.3 MB)
<a href="https://github.com/BroboticsInc31/LilBro">Construction
details on GitHub</a> <br>
<br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><img style="width: 98px; height: 100px;" alt="Daniel Jiwani" src="people/Daniel_Jiwani_tn.jpg"> <img style="width: 75px; height: 100px;" alt="Chad Parker" src="people/Chad_Parker_tn.jpg"><br>
<br>
<img style="width: 84px; height: 100px;" alt="Christian Morales" src="people/Cristian_Morales_tn.jpg"> <img style="width: 100px; height: 100px;" alt="William Hinojosa" src="people/William_Hinojosa_tn.jpg"><br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Senior
Design Project: Sky Transportation Attachment System </span><a style="color: red;" href="index.html#inchworm"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a><br>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br>
</span>Jan 2018 -- Dec 2018<br>
<br>
<br>
(Top Row L
to R) Daniel Jiwani, Chad Parker<br>
<br>
(Bottom Row L
to R) Cristian Morales, William Hinojosa<br>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br>
</span>All ME Seniors<br>
<br>
<a href="reports/Sky_Transportation.pdf">Project Report</a> (5.8
MB), <a href="https://youtu.be/HDO0i35NzEw">YouTube Video</a><br>
<br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><img style="width: 84px; height: 100px;" alt="Panch_Karasani" src="people/panch_karasani.jpg"></td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">1) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Summer Project:</span> Rowdy wear: a
gadget to help you make quick decisions <a style="color: red;" href="index.html#wear"><span style="font-weight: bold;">(click for
video)</span></a><a style="color: red;" href="index.html#wear"> </a><a style="color: red;" href="index.html#wear"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a> <br>
<br>
May 2016 - Aug 2016, As an ME Sophomore<br>
<br>
2) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Independent Project:</span> Simplest walker simulation using direct
collocation <a href="simplest_walker_collocation.m">MATLAB code</a>.<br>
<br>
Aug 2018 - Dec 2018, As an ME Senior<br>
<br>
Panchajanya Karasani <br>
<br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><img style="width: 75px; height: 100px;" alt="Victor Guzman" src="people/victor_guzman.jpg"><br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Independent
Projects: <br>
<br>
(1) Auto sunglass</span><br>
<br>
June -- Aug 2018<br>
<br>
Victor Guzman (High School Student)<br>
<br>
(i) <a href="reports/Guzman_Auto_Sunglasses.pdf">Project Report,</a>
(ii) <a style="color: red;" href="index.html#sunglass"><span style="font-weight: bold;">(click for
video)</span></a><br>
<br>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">(2) RoboCar </span><br>
<br>
June - July 2019<br>
<br>
(i) <a href="tutorials/RoboCarTutorial.pdf">RoboCarTutorials</a> (ii) <a style="font-weight: bold; color: red;" href="https://youtu.be/rFQ8wNH19YQ">YouTube video link</a><br>
<br>
RC controlled cars available in hobby stores provide a nice sturdy
chassis and powerful motors. However, they are limited to RC control.
What if we remove the existing electronics and controllers in an RC car
and replace them with Arduino and our own sensors? This project
explores the idea. The resulting car equipped with multiple line
sensors and a controller is quite fast as seen in the video.<a style="font-weight: bold; color: red;" href="https://youtu.be/rFQ8wNH19YQ"> </a><br>
<br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><img style="width: 81px; height: 100px;" alt="Sierra Baumbusch" src="people/Sierra%20Baumbusch.jpg"><br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Independent
Projects: <br>
(1) DIY: Robobug, a vibration motor actuated robot <a style="color: red;" href="index.html#robobug">(click for video)</a></span><br>
<a href="tutorials/RoboBugTutorial.pdf">Tutorial</a>
(3.1 MB) and a detailed step-by-step video <a href="index.html#robobug">Video</a>
(6 min 22 sec)<br>
<br>
(2) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tutorials: 3D scanning using
Artec EVA</span> <br>
A <a href="reports/Baumbusch_3D_Scanner.pdf">one-page file</a> and an
accompanying <a style="font-weight: bold; color: red;" href="https://youtu.be/CgkkgWLzhTU">YouTube video link</a> (4 min 12
sec). <br>
A jpg file that shows a 3Dprinted
produced by the scan is <a href="reports/3Dscan_print.jpg">here</a>.<br>
<br>
May 2018 -- Dec 2018<br>
<br>
Sierra Baumbusch (ME Senior)<br>
<br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><img style="width: 93px; height: 100px;" alt="emiliano_rodriguez" src="people/emiliano_rodriguez.png"><br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Undergraduate
Research: Darwin humanoid dancing to UTSA and other songs</span> <a style="color: red;" href="index.html#darwin"><span style="font-weight: bold;">(click for video)</span></a><br>
<br>
May 2018 -- Aug 2018<br>
<br>
Emiliano Rodriguez (ME Senior)<br>
<br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><img style="width: 100px; height: 134px;" alt="Drishya Dahal" src="people/Drishya_Dahal.jpg"><br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Independent
Project: Tic-Tac-Toe Robot</span> <a style="color: red;" href="index.html#tictactoe"><span style="font-weight: bold;">(click
for video)</span></a><br>
<br>
Aug 2017 -- May 2018<br>
<br>
Drishya Dahal (ME Junior)<br>
<br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><img src="people/Anthony_Abundis.jpg" alt="Anthony Abundis" style="width: 98px; height: 110px;"> <img style="width: 100px; height: 110px;" alt="Michael Aguirre" src="people/Michael_Aguirre.jpg"><br>
<br>
<img style="width: 98px; height: 105px;" alt="Justin Castillo" src="people/Justin_Castillo.jpg"> <img style="width: 104px; height: 105px;" alt="Flavio Moreira" src="people/Flavio_Moreira.jpg"> <br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Senior
Design Project: Inchworm Robot </span><a style="color: red;" href="index.html#inchworm"><span style="font-weight: bold;">(click for
video)</span></a><br>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br>
</span>Jan 2017 -- Dec 2017<br>
<br>
(Top Row L
to R) Anthony Abundis, Michael Aguirre<br>
<br>
(Bottom Row L
to R) Justin Castillo, Flavio Moreira<br>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br>
</span>All ME Seniors<br>
<br>
<a href="reports/Inchworm_report.pdf">Project Report</a> (7.5 MB)
<br>
<br>
<br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><img style="width: 93px; height: 120px;" alt="Joseph Galloway" src="people/Joseph_Galloway.jpg"> <img style="width: 102px; height: 110px;" alt="Gerardo Rios" src="people/gerardo_rios.jpg"><br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Independent
Project: Pumping a swing -- simulation and experiments </span><a style="color: red;" href="index.html#pumping"><span style="font-weight: bold;">(click for video)</span></a><br>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br>
</span>Sep 2017 -- Dec 2017<br>
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(L to R) Joseph Galloway, Gerardo (Aaron) Rios (ME Juniors)<br>
<br>
<a href="reports/Pumping_Swing.pdf">Project report</a> (1.2 MB) <br>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><img style="width: 91px; height: 120px;" alt="Nour El-Ghori" src="people/nour_el_ghori.jpg"><br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Independent
Project: 3D printing of rolling cylinders for demonstration of energy
principles</span><br>
<br>
June -- Aug 2017<br>
<br>
Nour K. El-Ghori (High School Student)<br>
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(i) <a href="tutorials/RollingCylinders.pdf">Project Report,</a>
(ii) <a href="tutorials/RollingCylindersCAD.zip">CAD files</a>, (iii) <a style="color: red;" href="index.html#rolling"><span style="font-weight: bold;">(click for
video)</span></a><br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><img style="width: 100px; height: 134px;" alt="Drishya Dahal" src="people/Drishya_Dahal.jpg"> <img style="width: 104px; height: 134px;" alt="Joseph Galloway" src="people/Joseph_Galloway.jpg"><br>
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Independent Project: Trashbot - a trash collecting robot</span><br>
<br>
January 2017 -- May 2017<br>
<br>
(L to R) Drishya Dahal, Joseph Galloway (ME Sophomores)<br>
<br>
<a href="reports/Trash_Bot_Report.pdf">Project Report</a> (0.2
MB) <a style="color: red;" href="index.html#trashbot"><span style="font-weight: bold;">(click for
video)</span></a> </td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><img style="width: 100px; height: 134px;" alt="Kyle_Lamoureux" src="people/Kyle_Lamoureux.jpg"><br>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Independent Study: Drop Off
Detection Sensor for Blind Persons</span><br>
<br>
Jan 2017 - May 2017<br>
<br>
Kyle Lamoureux (ME Senior)<br>
<br>
<a href="reports/DropOff_Detection_Blind.pdf">Project Report</a>
(1 MB)<br>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><img style="width: 100px; height: 100px;" alt="Sergio Molina" src="people/Sergio_Molina.jpg"> <img style="width: 100px; height: 100px;" alt="Paul Alabi" src="people/Paul_Alabi.jpg"><br>
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<img style="width: 100px; height: 100px;" alt="Omar Castro" src="people/Omar_Castro.jpg"> <img style="width: 100px; height: 100px;" alt="Jonathan Sacket" src="people/Jonathan_Sacket.jpg"><br>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Senior Design Project:
Multi-link Robotic Manipulator </span><br>
<br>
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016<br>
<br>
(Top Row L
to R) Sergio Molina, Paul Alabi, <br>
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(Bottom Row L to R) Omar Castro, Jonathan Sacket.<br>
<br>
All ME Seniors<br>
<br>
<a href="reports/Manipulator_robot.pdf">Project Report</a> (3.7