LED Steering wheel
A Steering wheel cover with LEDs, linked to a driving simulator, able to provide realtime information on the state of an automated driving system.
I work at the intersection of Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Design and UX/Human Factors Research.
I completed my PhD in Mechanical Engineering with Profs. Wendy Ju and Larry Leifer from the Center for Design Research at Stanford. In my thesis, I explored collaboration between human drivers and automated driving systems.
I designed and evaluated systems that allow drivers and automated systems to share control of the vehicle, and to transition control between them. This process included:A full list of my patents and publications can be found at my Google Scholar profile:
My research interests include:
Mixing input from a driver and an automated driving system.
Timing and quality of takeover of control by a driver.
Driver Situational Awareness, Driving Performance, Cognitive Load, Physiological Measurements (such as heart rate and eye gaze).
Protoypes to improve human-machine cooperation.
A Steering wheel cover with LEDs, linked to a driving simulator, able to provide realtime information on the state of an automated driving system.
My team was tasked with building a device that connects children and young adults in China with their older relatives who do not use digital technology.
A clip-on device for your smartphone or tablet that reads 3D position input. Arduino + Joystick + retractable cord + encoder + Android app and libraries.
Winner of the 2014 "Botcoin" Tournament for the ME210 Mechatronics class. Built an autonomous robot that collected poker chips on a field following black tape markings, located baskets by sensing IR beacons, and delivered the chips to the baskets.
Worked with the Google Street View team to provide recommendations for a redesigned interior for the data-capturing cars. Examined VoCs, conducted cost-worth analysis of solution elements, modeled cost of design choices and conducted a Monte Carlo analysis of risks.
An attempt to simplify sheet music for drummers with a logical layout and intuitive icons.
Feature and model selection for Automated Essay grading using Python and NLTK. More details here
Design of a controller in OpenSim, to attempt to stabilize a standing human model. More here
Simulation (in MATLAB) of Vibrations in trucks, and design of an LQR-based optimal controller to attenuate them
Simulation in MATLAB and in Simulink of a bipedal gait, investigating the walk-run transition at the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology.
Design of a gripper that uses an optical mouse to detect slip and adjust the applied force
Second-placed team in the Bank of America Campus Challenge, 2012.