Undergraduate and Graduate Supervision

 Summary

I have served (or am serving) as supervisor on the following senior-design projects, independent-study courses, and graduate advising.

Senior Design Projects

M. Atallah, P. Daliparthi, P. McGregor, V. Salvador, Waypoint Navigation for a Man Portable Robot, Spring 2006.
S. Bretzke, G. Deemer, Deetzke Coffee-Bean Roaster, Fall 2005.
T. Poley, A. Sanchez, K. Whitacre, Cyclist Start Simulator 5000, Spring 2005.
J. Cox, P. Ly, W. Mauger, J. Sikora, Fully Automated Traction Control / Acceleration Management System, Spring 2005.
A.M. Waalkes, The Painter's Symphony: Musicification of Art, Fall 2004.
D. Seck, G. Ukazu, The Intelligent Solar Power Battery Backup System, Fall 2004.
A.E. Speed, GEMENI: An Analysis of Robot Design, Fall 2004.
R. Gallegos, T. McCorkle, L. Morgan, Mag-pulsion Track Vehicle, Spring 2004.
C. Lange, R. Bailey, W. Cicerelli, Doorman, Spring 2004.
M. Anderson, S. Hopp, C. Cotey, Automated Personal Use Bartender (A.P.U.B.), Spring 2003.
Z. Stiles, E. Reeves, Automated Local Errand Runner, Spring 2003.
C. Bossetti, T. Hansen, S. Truong, IEEE Maze Racer, Spring 2002.
T. Bouma, E. Silva, Automatic Temperature Regulated Vehicle Power Window Controller, Spring 2002.
E. Bischoff, K. Griffin, L. Horton, Five-Axis Robot Arm Controller and Interface Box, Fall 2001.
P. Fernandez Jr, K. Nunn, RGV―Robotic Ground Vehicle, Fall 2001.
L. Burns, J. Pagba, M. Flaherty, LMJ 1 Autonomous Robot Maze Racer, Spring 2001.
A. Levasseur, P. Cotey, C. Runyan, P.O.T.T. (Phone Operated Toy Truck), Spring 2001.
W. Robinson, M. Shaw, Vehicle Performance Improvement, Spring 2000.
E. Baxter, J. Blazi, D. Way, Robotic Arm with Human Interface, Spring 2000.
J. Lussenden, K. Jackson, D. Muniz, Infrared Detection and Tracking System, Fall 1999.
L. Cash, W. Swope, DSP Controller for Puma 760 Industrial Robot, Spring 1999.
J. Lovejoy, S. Lovejoy, Dual-Axis Solar Tracking System, Spring 1999.

Senior-Level Independent Study

E. Asanganwa, Control Lab, (1 credit hour), Spring 1999.
V. Sandrk, Digital Control Lab, (1 credit hour), Spring 1999.

Graduate-Level Independent Study

B. Shepherd, Servo Control of Dynamic Systems, (3 credit hour), Summer 2005.
D. Musick, Adaptive Inverse Control of Linear and Nonlinear Dynamic Systems, (3 credit hours), Summer 2004.
R. Perkins, Adaptive Inverse Control of Linear and Nonlinear Dynamic Systems, (3 credit hours), Summer 2003.
C. Heupel, Digital Image Processing, (3 credit hours), Spring–Summer 2003.
M. Cole, Lab-Based Digital Control System Design, (3 credit hours), Fall 2001.
H. Böttrich, Nonlinear Control Methods, (3 credit hours), Spring 2000.
E. Asanganwa, Servo Control of Dynamic Systems, (4 credit hours), Fall 1999.
E. Asanganwa, State-Space Control Design Project, (1 credit hour), Fall 1999.
C. Eads, Adaptive Inverse Control of Linear and Nonlinear Dynamic Systems, (3 credit hours), Fall 1999.
F. Davidson and F. Ingesdotter-Bank, System Identification of the Fan-Flap System, (6 credit hours), Spring 1999.

Masters Projects for which I have served as Major Adviser

F. Ingesdotter-Bank, Investigation of Suitable Sensors for the NAVGOLD Nanosatellite Project, Fall 1998-Spring 1999.
F. Davidson An Investigating Study of Actuators Suitable for the NAVGOLD Nanosatellite Project, Fall 1998-Spring 1999.

Member of Masters Project Committee (in addition to above)

C. Felton, Real-Time DSP Implementation for a MDCT Filter Bank, Spring 2005.
J. Lovejoy, Development of a Flexible Beam Laboratory Apparatus, Spring 2003.
S. Paine, Satellite Anomaly Resolution with Artificial Neural Networks, Fall 2002.
H. Williams, Software Implemented Real Time QPSK Modem Using TI C67XX DSP, Spring 2002.

Masters Theses for which I serve/have served as Major Adviser

C. Balton, Title not final, Fall 2003-
J.A. Stewart, Linear Optimal Control of a Two-Stage Hydraulic Valve Actuator, Spring 2006.
R. Murray, Pole Placement and LQR Methods to Control a Focus Actuator of An Optical Disk Drive, Spring 2006.
J.D. Musick, Target-Tracking a Non-Linear Target Path Using Kalman Predictive Algorithm, Fall 2005.
M. Seil, Adaptive Neural Network Control of Cylinder Position Utilizing Digitally Latching Pneumatic Poppet Valves, Fall 2004.
R. Perkins, Application of Adaptive Inverse Control to Linear MIMO Systems, Summer 2004.
I. Rueda, Regeneration Control via Traction Estimation in E.V., Spring 2003.
A. Mansouri, Adaptive Switched-Mode Control of a Hydraulic Pump, Spring 2000.
H. Böttrich, Adaptive Inverse Control of Nonlinear Systems Using Recurrent Neural Networks, Spring 2000.

Member of Masters Theses Committees (in addition to above)

T.C. McNally, Satellite and Channel Simulator, Spring 2006.
J.A. Gerczynski Jr., Burst/Periodic Spread Spectrum, Spring 2006.
P.D. Roberts, Network-Aware Stochastic Communication for Network-on-a-chip, Spring 2005.
H. Padubrin, Transmit Diversity Performance in a Doubly Spread Radio Channel Using Space-Time Block Coding, Fall 2004.
M. Radermacher, Probability of Error Analysis Using a Gauss-Chebyshev Quadrature Rule, Fall 1998.

Doctoral Theses for which I serve as Major Adviser

R. Perkins, Dissertation in progress, title not final, 2004-
C. Eads, Time Optimal Terminal Control with Unmodeled Disturbances and Plants, 1998-

Member of Doctoral Theses Committees (in addition to above)

G. Zheng, Projective Invariant Hand Geometry, Spring 2005.
D. Bunnjaweht, On the Investigation of Physical Layer Multiple Path Connections in a Wireless Network, Spring 2005.
T. Mathurasai, Vector Error Correction of Time Domain Waveforms in a Vector Network Analyzer Employing Digital Modulation, Spring 2005.
P. Chayratsami, Inter-carrier Interference (ICI) Mitigation Technique for Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) System, Fall 2004.
C. Stallard, Long Range Wireless Channel Prediction, Fall 2004.
D. Harvatin, Multirate DS-CDMA for Advanced Communications Systems, Spring 2002.

Return to the “Documentation of Teaching” index
Return to the main Table of Contents