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Member of:
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Robert G. Bonitz, PhD
Principal Member of Technical Staff
(Full description>>)
Robert G. Bonitz is currently the Phoenix Lander 2007 Robotic Arm Manager. Previously he developed the control algorithms and software for the Mars Exploration Rover and Mars Polar Lander robotic arms. He has conducted research in control algorithms for multiple-manipulator robotic systems, robust internal force-based impedance controllers, frameworks for general force decomposition, optimal force control algorithms, and calibration methods for multi-arm robotic systems. He has worked for a variety of industrial companies including Raytheon, TRW, Source 2 International, and GTE.
Ph.D., EE, University of California, Davis, 1996
MSEE, Santa Clara University, 1989
BSEE, University of Nebraska, 1969
Project Element Manager for the Phoenix Mars Lander Robotic Arm, JPL, 2003-present
Control and software engineer, Mars Exploration Rover Robotic Arm, JPL, 2000-2003
Control and software engineer, Mars Polar Lander Robotic Arm, JPL, 1996-2000
Chief Engineer, Source 2 International and CTIS, Cupertino, CA, 1980-1990
Components Engineering Manager, ESL, Sunnyvale, CA, 1978-1980
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E. Baumgartner, R. Bonitz, J. Melko, L. Shiraishi and P. Leger, "The Mars Exploration Rover Instrument Positioning System," Proceedings of the IEEE Aerospace Conference (CDROM), March 2005.
R. Bonitz, J. Slostad, B. Bon, D. Braun, R. Brill, C. Buck, R. Fleischner, A. Haldeman, J. Herman, M. Hetzel, D. Noon, G. Pixler, P. Schenker, T. Ton, C. Tucker, W. Zimmerman, D. Paige, "Mars Volatiles and Climate Surveyor Robotic Arm," Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets, Vol. 106 , No. E8, August 2001, pp. 623-640.
R. Bonitz and T. Hsia, "Internal Force-based Impedance Control for Cooperating Manipulators," IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, Vol. 12, No. 1, Feb. 1996, pp. 78-89.
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