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Paulo Younse

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4800 Oak Grove Drive
M/S 107

Pasadena, CA 91109

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3472 - Robotic Systems Staff

Paulo Younse

Robotics Engineer

Biography

Paulo Younse is a robotics engineer in the Robotic Systems Group at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA. His experience resides in mechanical design, machine vision, systems engineering, system architecting, and planetary sample collection. Previous projects include development of the Mars 2020 rover sample caching architecture and sample tube hermetic seals, work on unmanned underwater vehicles at the Boeing Company, and visual navigation and control for agricultural robots at the University of Florida. He is currently the Product Delivery Manager of the Robotic Transfer Assembly System for the Mars Sample Return Capture, Containment, and Return System, as well as Co-Investigator for the Mars Returned Sample Handling Technology Development task for extracting Martian samples from sample tubes after return to Earth. He received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, an M.E. in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from the University of Florida, and a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from Colorado State University.

Education

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Doctor of Philosophy, Systems Engineering, 2021
Concentration: System Architecture
Dissertation: Comparative Analysis of MBSE to Traditional Approaches for Architecting Space Systems

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Master of Science, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 2005
Concentration: Robotics
Thesis: Vision-based Vehicle Guidance for Autonomous Agricultural Vehicles

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, 2002
Concentration: Mechatronics

Professional Experience

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA (2005-Present): Robotics Engineer, Robotic Systems Group

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (2003-2005): Research Assistant, Vision-based Vehicle Guidance for Autonomous Agricultural Vehicles

The Boeing Company, Anaheim, CA (2002-2003): Mechanical Engineer, Boeing Unmanned Undersea Vehicles Group

Research Interests

Mechanical design for robotic space systems, robotic vehicles, robotic manipulators, limbed robots, sample acquisition technology, hermetic sealing, Mars sample science preservation, machine vision, systems engineering, system architecture, project management, field testing, educational outreach

Publications

2022
  1. Younse, P., J. Cameron, and T. Bradley, "Comparative Analysis of Model-based and Traditional Systems Engineering Approaches for Simulating a Robotic Space System Architecture through Automatic Knowledge Processing," INCOSE Systems Engineering Journal, 22 March 2022.
  2. Jenkins, J., M. Dolci, C. Collins, and P. Younse, "Robotic Arm Design and Analysis Repository," IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, MT, 05 March 2022.
2021
  1. Younse, P., J. Cameron, and T. Bradley, "Comparative Analysis of Model-based and Traditional Systems Engineering Approaches for Architecting a Robotic Space System through Automatic Information Transfer," IEEE Access, 26 July 2021.
  2. Younse, P., J. Cameron, and T. Bradley, "Comparative Analysis of a Model‐based Systems Engineering Approach to a Traditional Systems Engineering Approach for Architecting a Robotic Space System through Knowledge Categorization," INCOSE Systems Engineering Journal, 14 April 2021.
  3. Strahle, J., S. Mock, R. Mattingly, P. Younse, J. Chesin, T. Kim, J. Mayo, C. Lengtat, and Y. Liu, "Sample Return Container Opening Process Concept for Potential Mars Sample Return," IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, MT, 06 March 2021.
2020
  1. Redmond, L., K. Kriechbaum, P. Younse, and E. Kulczycki, "Design of Robust Sealing Mechanism for Mars 2020 Sample Tubes," IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, MT, 07 March 2020.
2009
  1. Nicolas Hudson, Paulo Younse, Paul Backes, Max Bajrachara, "Rover Reconfiguration for Body-Mounted Coring with Slip," Proc. IEEE Aerospace Conference, 01 January 2009.