Computational Tools for Dynamic Systems Analysis

  • Created techniques to analyze the robustness properties of dynamic systems
  • Developed algorithms to find smallest invariant sets and largest tolerable disturbance sets

Dynamics Analysis of Human-Machine Interfaces

  • Applied systems and control theory to human-computer interfaces and robots
  • Designed controller for teleoperation of underwater robotic vehicles
  • Analyzed effects of pointer acceleration on human input devices

Spatial Data Estimation

  • Implemented algorithm to estimate spatially distributed data using measurements collected by robots
  • Constructed spatial map of parameters of underwater acoustic communication channel
  • Applied spatial estimation algorithms to data collected by miniature robotic blimps