778 Mayview Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94303 |
http://robotics.stanford.edu/~chengyu/ |
| (650) 269-6840 | chengyu@robotics.stanford.edu |
To apply a solid CS/ME background, particularly my expertise in AI/Robotics, to a challenging position.
Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Research focused in Robotics and Control, GPA (3.6/4.0)
Area of specialization: AI/Robotics, Software Engineering, Control Design, and Composite Structure.
Relevant coursework:
AI: Motion Planning, Design Algorithm, Robotic Manipulator, Computer Graphics Math.
Software engineering: C, C++ Object-Oriented Programming.
Automatic Control: Non-linear Control, Feedback Control Design, Modern Control, Navigation.
Composite structure: Mechanics of the Composite Structure, Structure Analysis.
Advisor: Professor Jean-Claude Latombe
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Major in Control field, GPA (3.8/4.0)
Relevant coursework: Computer-based Control, Discrete-Time Estimation, and Non-linear Control
Advisor: Professor Ajmal Yousuff
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. GPA (3.7/4.0)
Developed a laser-equipped mobile robotic system for tracking a target moving unpredictably amidst unknown obstacles
Developed a tracking approach that requires neither a motion model of the target nor a navigation map
Invented an innovative geometric algorithm to expedite sensor data processing that reduces the exponential processing time to linear time.
Simplified the software architecture and improved the efficiency of the experimental system by 50%.
Developed a notion and data structure to summarize all effective escape routes of the target.
Presented the research results in the IEEE International Conference of Robotics and Control of 2002.
U.S. patent application pending on the research result.
Co-developed the hardware and software of a target-tracking mobile robot prototype that can detect a target and localize itself using image processing
Analyzed and tested the effectiveness of 3 different visual sensor systems on target detection.
Integrated the robotic system prototype and implemented tracking software.
Developed a graphic interface simulation system that can monitor a real robot experiment.
Designed and implemented the controller for the robot using target position feedback.
Studied the modeling problem for urban settings and motion planning issues for aerial surveillance
Developed a projection approach to simplify the modeling problem in motion planning.
Designed and implemented simulation tools and generated preliminary simulation results.
Steady pushing using mobile robots
Studied the kinematic behavior of a mobile robot pushing circular objects
Built and tested a pushing tool for mobile robot.
Generated and analyzed both simulation and experimental pushing data using Matlab.
Designed, developed, and integrated complex system software for mobile robots.
Excellent programming skills in using C, C++, Matlab, and Simulink.
Hands-on experience in mobile robot hardware and sensors (laser, CCD/wireless cameras, and sonar).
Experienced in TCP/IP based communication software and vision sensor software.
Extensive software development experience in different operating systems including Linux/Unix, Win2K.
Solid programming experience in using gnu tools (gcc, gdb, gmake).
Computer Science Robotic Laboratory, Stanford University, CA, 6/99 – 3/02
research assistant
Adapted a map-building technology to target tracking.
Built a new software architecture for the tracking system.
Maintained and re-configured two different target-tracking robotic systems for experiments.
Tactical Mobile Robots Project, DARPA, Department of Defense, 1/99 – 2/00
assistant researcher
Administered the integration of tracking system software.
Collaborated with team members to develop the software components for a tracking camera, a localization camera, and searching algorithms of the robotic system.
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, CA, 1/96 – 6/96
teaching assistant – non-linear control and modern control
Assisted instructors for two graduate level courses with 25 persons each.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Drexel University, PA, 6/93 – 6/94
independent research project – model reference adaptive control system for f-94 aircraft
Developed simplified fighter models for simulation.
Developed and tested an adaptive longitudinal controller in simulation.
Fluent in Chinese and Taiwanese.
Conversant in Japanese.
“Real-Time Tracking of an Unpredictable Target amidst Unknown Obstacles” by C.Y. Lee, H.H. Gonzalez-Banos, and J.C. Latombe. In Proceedings of ICARCV, Singapore, December 2002.
“Real-time Combinatorial Tracking of a Target Moving Unpredictably Among Obstacles” by H.H. Gonzalez-Banos, C.Y. Lee, and J.C. Latombe. In Proceedings of IEEE ICRA, Washington D.C., May 2002.
“Real-Time Target Tracking in an Indoor Environment”- Ph.D. thesis, June 2002.
“Roles of Different Reference Models in Model Reference Adaptive Control System”- Master’s thesis, March 1994.
(References and transcript available upon request)