Burdick, Joel Wakeman

Advisor — 60 thesises

Qin, Yidan — Autonomous Temporal Understanding and State Estimation during Robot-Assisted Surgery (2022, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Novoseller, Ellen Rachel — Online Learning from Human Feedback with Applications to Exoskeleton Gait Optimization (2021, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Branchaud, Edward Allan — A Control System for Positioning Recording Electrodes to Isolate Neurons in Extracellular Recordings (2006, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Gillula, Jeremy Hugh — A Probabilistic Framework for Real-Time Mapping on an Unmanned Ground Vehicle (2006, Senior thesis (Minor))
Jiang, Hao — Adaptive Feature Selection in Pattern Recognition and Ultra-Wideband Radar Signal Analysis (2008, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Pfister, Samuel Thomas — Algorithms for Mobile Robot Localization and Mapping, Incorporating Detailed Noise Modeling and Multi-scale Feature Extraction (2006, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Urban, Luke Stuart — An Electrophysiological Study Of Voluntary Movement and Spinal Cord Injury (2018, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Cheng, Richard — Assuring Safety under Uncertainty in Learning-Based Control Systems (2021, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Fontaine, Ebraheem Ihsan — Automated Visual Tracking for Behavioral Analysis of Biological Model Organisms (2008, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Bouman, Amanda Rose — Autonomous Mission-Driven Robots in Extreme Environments (2022, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Vela, Patricio Antonio — Averaging and Control of Nonlinear Systems (2003, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Abad-Manterola, Pablo — Axel Rover Tethered Dynamics and Motion Planning on Extreme Planetary Terrain (2012, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Frank, Timothy S. — Computing with spiking neurons (1998, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Murphey, Todd David — Control of Multiple Model Systems (2002, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Goodwine, John William — Control of stratified systems with robotic applications (1998, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Huang, Tiffany Amy — Convex Model Predictive Control for Vehicular Systems (2014, Senior thesis (Major))
Wei, Skylar Xueyao — Data-Driven Safety-Critical Autonomy in Unknown, Unstructured, and Dynamic Environments (2024, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Burkhardt, Matthew Ryan — Dynamic Modeling and Control of Spherical Robots (2018, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Horowitz, Matanya Benasher — Efficient Methods for Stochastic Optimal Control (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Liu, Zhao — Electromyographic Signal Processing With Application To Spinal Cord Injury (2016, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Hebert, Paul — Estimation and Inference for Grasping and Manipulation Tasks Using Vision and Kinesthetic Sensors (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Polsenberg Thomas, AnnMarie — Exploration into the Feasibility of Underwater Synthetic Jet Propulsion (2007, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Mason, Richard James — Fluid Locomotion and Trajectory Planning for Shape-Changing Robots (2003, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Sharan, Rangoli — Formal Methods for Control Synthesis in Partially Observed Environments: Application to Autonomous Robotic Manipulation (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Bowkett, Joseph John Douglas — Functional Autonomy Techniques for Manipulation in Uncertain Environments (2020, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Shah, Parth — Heading Estimation via Sun Sensing for Autonomous Navigation (2017, Senior thesis (Major))
Hudson, Nicolas Henry — Inference in Hybrid Systems with Applications in Neural Prosthetics (2009, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Chung, Timothy Hahn Deut — Intelligent Information-Gathering: Using Control for Sensing and Decision-Making (2007, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Shankar, Krishna — Kinematics and Local Motion Planning for Quasi-static Whole-body Mobile Manipulation (2016, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Folkestad, Carl A. A. — Koopman-based Learning and Control of Agile Robotic Systems (2022, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Lin, Qiao — Mechanics and Planning of Workpiece Fixturing and Robotic Grasping (1998, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Slatkin, Andrew Brett — Modeling and Experiments for a Class of Robotic Endoscopes (1999, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Williams, Kjerstin Irja — Multi-robot Systems: Modeling Swarm Dynamics and Designing Inspection Planning Algorithms (2006, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Roy, Anthony Mathew — Neuro-Evolution Using Recombinational Algorithms and Embryogenesis for Robotic Control (2010, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Edlund, Jeffrey Andrews — Numerical Investigation of Spinal Neuron Facilitation with Multi-electrode Epidural Stimulation (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Sui, Yanan — Online Learning for the Control of Human Standing via Spinal Cord Stimulation (2017, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Leong, Yoke Peng — Optimal Controller Synthesis for Nonlinear Systems (2018, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Ma, Jeremy Chee-Ming — Real-Time Applications of 3D Object Detection and Tracking (2010, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Dixit, Anushri C. — Risk-Aware Planning and Control in Extreme Environments (2023, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Du Toit, Noel Eduard — Robot Motion Planning in Dynamic, Cluttered, and Uncertain Environments: the Partially Closed-Loop Receding Horizon Control Approach (2010, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Trautman, Peter — Robot Navigation in Dense Crowds: Statistical Models and Experimental Studies of Human Robot Cooperation (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Sur, Sudipto — Robotic manipulation with flexible link fingers (1997, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Liang, Yongqiang — Robotic Training for Motor Rehabilitation after Complete Spinal Cord Injury (2008, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Cai, Lance Lin-Lan — Robotics Training Algorithms for Optimizing Motor Learning in Spinal Cord Injured Subjects (2007, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Choset, Howard Marc — Sensor Based Motion Planning: The Hierarchical Generalized Voronoi Graph (1996, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Cao, Shiyan — Spike Train Characterization and Decoding for Neural Prosthetic Devices (2004, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Desautels, Thomas Anthony — Spinal Cord Injury Therapy through Active Learning (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Radford, James Edward — Symmetry, Reduction and Swimming in a Perfect Fluid (2003, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Wolf, Michael Timothy — Target Tracking Using Clustered Measurements, with Applications to Autonomous Brain-Machine Interfaces (2008, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Tanner, Melissa Midori — Tethered Motion Planning for a Rappelling Robot (2020, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Ostrowski, James Patrick — The mechanics and control of undulatory robotic locomotion (1996, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Chirikjian, Gregory Scott — Theory and Applications of Hyper-Redundant Robotic Manipulators (1992, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Chen, I-Ming — Theory and Applications of Modular Reconfigurable Robotic Systems (1994, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Laubach, Sharon Lynn — Theory and experiments in autonomous sensor-based motion planning with applications for flight planetary microrovers (1999, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Kriechbaum, Kristopher Lars — Tools and Algorithms for Mobile Robot Navigation with Uncertain Localization (2006, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Georgiev, Nikola-Zlatkov — Towards High Performance Robotic Actuation (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Pastor, Daniel — Towards Learning Robotic Dynamics: Application to Multirotor Takeoff and Landing (2021, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Van Nieuwstadt, Michiel Jacques — Trajectory generation for nonlinear control systems (1997, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Cetin, Bedri Cag — TRUST : a new global optimization methodology, application to artificial neural networks, and analog VLSI implementation (1994, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Allen, Thomas F. — Two and Three Finger Caging of Polygons and Polyhedra (2016, Dissertation (Ph.D.))