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Assistant Professor Systems Engineering Naval |
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Education Ph.D., Mechanical
Engineering (Biologically Inspired Systems), Case University,
Dissertation: “An Insect-Inspired Orientation Reflex for Autonomous Air Vehicles” M.S.,
Mechanical Engineering (Robotics and Control), Thesis: “Design and Construction of a Biologically Inspired Hydrostatic Robot” B.S., Mechanical
Engineering, Senior Design Project: “An Orally Inserted Force Transducer for Evaluation of Tongue Movement in Stroke Patients” Professional Experience Current Academic Appointments ·
Joint
Lecturer, School of Health Professionals and Rehabilitation Sciences (SoHPRS)
and ·
Assistant Professor, Department of Systems Engineering, Naval ·
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA Industrial Experience ·
Director of Engineering, Think-A-Move, Ltd., ·
Director of Controls Engineering, Orbital Research Inc., Entrepreneurial Experience ·
Chief Executive Officer (co-founder), BioRobots, Ltd., ·
President, Robust Control Solutions (RCS), Selected Honors and Awards · Best Paper in Conference, IEEE Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2004 ·
Hyper Human Tech Outstanding Research Award
(awarded by Hyper Human Tech, Ltd. & The Robotics Society of ·
Who’s Who in Engineering Higher
Education (induction 2007) ·
Finalist, BioRobots Ltd.,
Weatherhead ( · Best Paper in Session, IEEE/AIAA Int. Conf. on Digital Avionics and Systems (DASC), 2002 ·
Teaching Assistant of the Year,
(Nomination, ·
Order of Omega (Honor Society) ·
Who’s Who Among Refereed Journal Publications · Bindi, V., Strunk, J., Baker, J. Bacon, R., Boensel, M., Shoup, F., Vaidyanathan, R., “Littoral Undersea Warfare: A Case Study in Process Modeling for Functionality and Interoperability of Complex Systems”, International Journal of System of Systems Engineering (IJSSE) (under review), ISSN: 1748-0671, submission June 2007 ·
Vaidyanathan, R., Fargues, M., Gupta, L., Kurcan,
R., Lin, D., ·
Vaidyanathan, R., Chung, B., Gupta, L., Kook,
H., · McCarthy, C., Wyllie, R., G., Vaidyanathan, R., Paulo, G., "An Integrated Systems Architecture to Provide Maritime Domain Protection", Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation (JDMS), ISSN 1537-792X, 3, 2, pp 63-75, 2006 · Yang, G., Yang, Q., Kapila, V., Palmer, D.W., Vaidyanathan, R., "Fuel Optimal Manoeuvres for Multiple Spacecraft Formation Reconfiguration using Multi-Agent Optimization", International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control (IJRNLC), ISSN: 1049-8923, 12, 2-3, pp 243-283, 2002 · Vaidyanathan, R., Chiel H.J., Quinn, R.D., “A Hydrostatic Robot for Marine Applications”, Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS), ISSN: 0921-8890, 30, 1, pp 103-113, 2000 Refereed (full) Conference Publications (* indicates IEEE proceedings) ·
Bledsoe, R., · Bindi, V., Strunk, J., Baker, J. Bacon, R., Boensel, M., Shoup, F., Vaidyanathan, R., “Littoral Undersea Warfare: A Case Study in Process Modeling for Functionality and Interoperability of Complex Systems”, accepted for publication International Conference on Managing and Engineering in Complex Situations (MECS07), Oct 2007 · Vaidyanathan, R., James, C.J., “Independent Component Analysis for Extraction of Critical Features from Tongue Movement Ear Pressure Signals”, accepted for publication, IEEE International Conference on Engineering in Medicine and Biology (EMBC), Aug. 2007* · Jones,
K., Boria, F., Bachmann, R.J., Vaidyanathan, R., Ifju, P., Quinn, R.D.,
“MMALV – The Morphing Micro Air-Land Vehicle”, 2006 IEEE
International Conference of Robotics on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
Video Proceedings, Oct 2006* · Kurcan, R.S., Fargues, M.P., Vaidyanathan, R., “In-Ear Microphone Speech Data Recognition using HMMs”, IEEE Digital Signal Processing Workshop, 12th - Signal Processing Education Workshop, Sept. 2006* · Bulbuller, G., Fargues, M.P., Vaidyanathan, R., “In-Ear Microphone Speech Data Segmentation and Recognition using Neural Networks”, IEEE Digital Signal Processing Workshop, 12th - Signal Processing Education Workshop, Sept. 2006* · Vaidyanathan, R., Gupta, L., Kook, H., West, J., “A Decision Fusion Pattern Classification Architecture for Human-Robotic Interface”, 2006 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 2006* · Vaidyanathan, R., Fargues, M., Gupta, L., Kota, S., Lin D., West, J, “A Human-Machine Interface for Rehabilitative Device Control Based on Aural Flow Monitoring”, 2006 IEEE RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, Feb. 2006* (paper invited to appear in International Journal of Robotics Research (IJRR)) · Walton, D.J., Paulo, E.P., McCarthy, C.J., Vaidyanathan, R., “Modeling Force Response to Small Boat Attack against High-Value Commercial Ships”, 2005 IEEE Winter Simulation Conference, Dec. 2005* · Boria, F.J., Bachmann, R.J., Ifju, P.G., Quinn, R.D., Vaidyanathan, R., Perry, C., Wagener, J., “A Sensor Platform Capable of Aerial and Terrestrial Locomotion”, 2005 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Aug. 2005* · Boxerbaum, A., Werk, P., Vaidyanathan, R., Quinn, R.D., “Design of an Autonomous Amphibious Robot for Surf Zone Operations: Mechanical Design for Multi-Mode Mobility”, 2005 Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Conference, July 2005* · Harkins, R., Vaidynathan, R., Quinn, R.D., Boxerbaum, A., Ward, J.L., “Design of an Autonomous Amphibious Robot for Surf Zone Operations: Simulation, Control Hardware Implementation” 2005 Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Conference, July 2005* · Bachmann, R.J. Boria, F.J., Ifju, P.G., Quinn, R.D., Kline, J., Vaidyanathan, R., “Utility of a Sensor Platform Capable of Aerial and Terrestrial Locomotion”, 2005 Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Conference July 2005* · Wong, H., Kapila, V., Vaidyanathan, R., “UAV Optimal Path Planning Using C-C-C Class Paths for Touring”, 2004 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), Dec. 2004* · Vaidyanathan, R., Allen, T., Quinn, R.D., Tabib-Azar, M., Zarycki, J., Levin, J., Chung, B., Gupta, L., “Human-Machine Interface for Tele-Robotic Operation: Mapping of Tongue Movements Based on Aural Flow Monitoring”, 2004 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Oct. 2004* (Awarded “Best Paper in Conference”) · Vaidyanathan, R., Kook, H., Gupta, L., “Parametric and Non-Parametric Signal Analysis for Mapping Air Flow in the Ear Canal to Tongue Movement; A New Strategy for Hands-Free Machine Interface”, 2004 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), May 2004* · Palmer, D.W., Kovacina, M., Vaidyanathan, R., “ A Decentralized Multi-Agent Task-Assignment Algorithm for Swarms of Autonomous Vehicles”, 2003 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Oct. 2003* · Vaidyanathan, R., Williams, C.W., Prince, T.S., Ritzmann, R.E., Quinn, R.D., “Simulation and Flight Testing of an Insect-Inspired Aerial Targeting/Evasion Reflex”, IEEE/AIAA Digital Avionics and Systems Conference (DASC), Oct. 2002 (Awarded “Best Paper in Session”)* · Kovacina, M.A., Palmer, D.P., Yang, G., Vaidyanathan, R., “Multi-Agent Control Algorithms for Chemical Cloud Detection and Mapping Using Unmanned Air Vehicles”, 2002 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Sept. 2002* · Vaidyanathan, R., Quinn, R.D., Ritzmann, R., Prince, T.S., “An Insect-Inspired Targeting Reflex for Autonomous Munitions”, 2001 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Nov. 2001* · Vaidyanathan, R., Hocaoglu, C., Prince, T.S., Quinn, R.D., “Evolutionary Path Planning for Autonomous Air Vehicles using Multiresolution Path Representation”, 2001 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Nov. 2001* · Yang, G., Kapila, V., Vaidyanathan, R., “Fuel Optimal Maneuvers for Multiple Spacecraft Formation Reconfiguration using Multi-Agent Optimization," 2001 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), Oct. 2001* · Vaidyanathan, R., Hocaoglu, C., Prince, T.S., Quinn, R.D., “Evolutionary-Based 6 DOF Path Planning for Munitions”, AIAA Missile Sciences Conference, (classified: US SECRET clearance), Nov. 2000 · Vaidyanathan, R., Chiel H.J., and Quinn, R.D., “A Soft-Bodied Undulatory Underwater Robot”, 1998 IEEE International Conference of Robotics on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) Video Proceedings, May 1998* Patents · Boria, F., Bachman, R., Vaidyanathan, R. Quinn, R.D., Ifju, P., A Multi-Mode Micro Air/Land Vehicle, U.S.A. patent submission July 2006, final disposition pending ·
Vaidyanathan, R., Autonomous Reflex System
and Method for Vehicles, Research Grants · Principal Investigator, A Wearable Robotic Extremity Motor Learning (REML) System, under review, proposed performance dates: Jan 2008-Jan 2011, Welcome Trust, £320,000 · Principal Investigator, A Tongue Movement Command and Control System Based on Aural Flow Monitoring, under review, proposed performance dates: Oct 2007-Oct 2010, UK EPSRC Grant Proposal EP/FO11237/1, £302,000 · Principal Investigator, Field Utility of the Morphing Micro Air-Land Vehicle (MMALV), Jan 2005 – Sept. 2008, Testing of Network Topologies (TNT) Research Program, sponsored by US Army Special Forces Command (SOCOM), $400,000 · Principal Investigator, Interactive Emergent Behavioral Simulation Toolbox Phase II, April 2006 – Sept. 2006, US Naval Postgraduate Integrated Distance Learning Foundation, $35,000 · Co-Investigator, A Multimodal Hands-Free Machine Interface System for Robotic Tele-operation, March 2006 – Feb. 2008, U.S. Army Tank and Automotive Command (TACOM), $750,000 (Investigator transferred due to change of employment) · Co-Investigator, A Bi-Modal Hands-Free Robotic Tele-Operation System Based on Physiological Recording, Nov. 2005 – Feb 2006, U.S. Army Tank and Automotive Command (TACOM), $50,000 ·
Co-Investigator, A Biologically Inspired
Morphing Micro Air-Land Vehicle, May 2005 – May 2007, · Principal Investigator, Human Machine Interface System Based on Aural Flow Monitoring for Medical Assist Devices, June 2005 – April 2007, U.S. National Institutes of Health, Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research, $750,000 (Investigator transferred due to change of employment) ·
Principal Investigator, Exploratory
Research in Biologically Inspired Systems, Sept. 2004 – Sept. 2006,
Naval ·
Principal Investigator, Research Fellowship
in Biologically-Inspired Control Systems for Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs),
June 2005 – Oct. 2005, · Principal Investigator, Interactive Emergent Behavioral Simulation Toolbox, June 2005 – Oct. 2005, Naval Postgraduate Integrated Distance Learning Foundation, $50,000 · Principal Investigator, Hands-Free Robotic Interface for Soldiers in the Field Based on Physiological Signal Recognition, Feb. 2005 – Sept. 2005, U.S. Army Tank and Automotive Command (TACOM), $70,000 ·
Co-Investigator, A Biologically Inspired
Morphing ·
Principal Investigator – An Ear
Device Enabling Hands-Free Wheelchair Control, Aug. 2003 – Feb.
2004, ·
Principal Investigator – Self
Organized Collective Intelligence for Unmanned Air Vehicle Swarms, May
2002 – May 2004, ·
Principal Investigator – Decentralized
Hybrid Control Strategies for Autonomous Multi-Agent Swarms, Dec. 2001
– May 2002, ·
Principal Investigator –
Computationally Efficient Predictive Adaptive Control for Robotic Systems at
Sea, Dec. 2001 – May 2002, ·
Principal Investigator – Biologically
Inspired Insect-Like Reflexes for Autonomous Air Vehicles, May 2000
– May 2002, ·
Principal Investigator – Modular
Robotic Heavy Ordinance Handling Systems, Jan. 2000 – Sept. 2001, · Principal Investigator – Robotic Cargo Handling System for Navy Ships at Sea, Jan. 2001 – May 2002, U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command, $70,000 · Principal Investigator – Swarm Intelligence and Command Interface for Collective Operation of Military UAV Teams, April 2001 – Oct. 2001, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratories, Air Vehicles Directorate, $100,000 · Principal Investigator – Auto-adaptive Fuzzy Rule Base for Control of Autonomous Satellite Swarms, Aug. 1999 – Feb. 2000, U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Space Vehicles Directorate $100,000 ·
Principal Investigator – Biologically
Inspired Target-Seeking Reflex for Autonomous Munitions, May 1999 –
Feb. 2000, ·
Principal Investigator -Unified Control
Solution for Heavy Payload Handling Robots, Aug. 1998 – March 1999,
Invited Lectures ·
Hierarchical
Subsystems for Increased Robot Autonomy: Current Status and Future Promise,
Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) Unmanned Vehicle Systems
(UVS) Panel, ·
Biologically Inspired Hierarchical
Architectures in Mobile Vehicle Autonomy, Office of Naval Research Global
Headquarters, · Neuromechanics in Insect Morphology and Robotic Design, Seminar, Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA, Jan. 2006 · Biologically Inspired Robotics: Neuromechanics and Control Implications, Seminar, College of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK, Nov. 2005 ·
An
Integrated Systems Architecture to Provide Maritime Domain Protection,
Invited lecture to US Pentagon, ·
Modeling of Multi -Agent Complex Systems
and Emergent Behavioral Architectures, Seminar, ·
Biologically Inspired Robotics for Advanced Mobility, Moss Landing Marine Research
Laboratories, · Introduction to Biologically Inspired Engineering Systems, Seminar, Department of Physics, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA, Nov. 2004 ·
Novel Approaches for Control of Microsatellite
Collectives, U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Space-based Multi Aperture Radar System
Workshop, · Biologically Inspired Flight Control Systems, Seminar Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA, April 2003 Technical Conference Sessions Organized/Chaired · Sensor Platforms Enabling Multi-Mode Mobility, Session Chair and Organizer, 2005 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, Monterey, CA, USA, July 2005 (two sessions) ·
Cooperative Control of Air and Space
Vehicles, Session Chair and Organizer, 22nd IEEE/AIAA Digital
Avionics Conference, ·
Biologically Inspired Control Systems,
Session Co-Chair and Organizer, 7th World Multi-Conference on
Systemics, Cybernetics, and Informatics, Conference Planning Committees ·
Fifth
International Symposium on Adaptive Motion in Animals and Machines (AMAM),
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IEEE International Conf. on Intelligent
Robots and Systems (IROS), ·
IEEE/AIAA Digital Avionics and Systems Conf.
(DASC), Research Features in Public Scientific Press (news, television specials, etc.) ·
“Steering with A Slip of the
Tongue”, Hindustan Times
(newspaper), human-machine interface research featured in ( ·
“Earplug Provides Steer-by-Tongue
Control”, New Scientist Magazine
(magazine), Science news feature on human-machine interface research published
in Issue 2611, pg 23, July 7, 2007.
Portions of article subsequently carried and published by: the Times of ·
"Sunday Morning", Tokyo Broadcasting Systems (television
station) Robotics research featured on New Year’s television special aired
nationally (in ·
“Military Machines: Warbots”, Military
Channel (television station), Robotics research featured on television
special (produced by Discovery Channel)
aired nationally (in ·
“True Value: Lean, Mean NPS Programs Offer
Maximum Bang for the Buck”, Monterey
County Herald (newspaper), Robotics research featured on (front page) of
newspaper article, printed in ·
“Roach Inspired Technology”, Cleveland Plain Dealer (newspaper), Biologically-inspired
control research featured in newspaper article, printed in |
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