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4800 Oak Grove Drive

Pasadena, CA 91101

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Kalind Carpenter

Robotics Mechanical Engineer

Biography

Kalind is a Robotics Engineer.

He is currently working business development and robotic solutions for lunar missions.

Was most recently the gripper lead for the sample recovery helicopter and a guest lecturer at Caltech.

Much of Kalind’s focus has been on rapid technology development and end effectors specifically tailored to gripping and mobility. He is the inventor and was the Principal Investigator of the Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS), an autonomous adaptable mobility capability aimed to traverse through the plume vent crevasses on Enceladus to reach the ocean below the ice.

Past Experience:

PI:

Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS)

DASHER

Micro/nanofabrication of bulk metallic glass via thermoplastic forming

Ultra low mass and power gas sensor for small ground and aerial robots

Crack and plume vent mobility

Variable Radius Wheel

Airless body liquid from ice sampler

Co-I:

PUFFER

Shapeshifter

CTE driven devices for the Moon

Tensegrity landers

Tensegrity Ocean World Lander

Variable Elasticity Actuators

Hydrothermal Vent Gripper

Small Underwater Anchor

Deployable Wheel

Previous tasks:

Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS)

Enceladus Ventr Explorer

CADRE

Sample Transfer arm testbed for Mars Sample return

TH2OR

Dasher

Ultra compact low power gas sensor for small ground and aerial vehicles

Micro/nanofabrication of bulk metallic glass via thermoplastic forming

Cte driven devices for the Moon

Cryosimian

Lunar PUFFER

Ice Worm

Puffin

Luneburg Lens

Autonomous PUFFER

Visual Radar

PUFFER

Snow mobility

Launched deployable rotorcraft

Broadbill

Ocean Worlds Mobility Study

Wall Climbing Robots

Volcanobot

Asteroid Redirect Mission

Robosimian

2020 Rock Core Study

Elected positions:

JPL New Researchers Support Group President

JPL New Researchers Support Group Vice President

Southern California Mens Gymnastics Assignment Chair

JPL New Researchers Support Group Talks and Tours Chair- 2018

JPL New Researchers Support Group Networking Chair- 2017

Patents:

TERRAIN TRAVERSING DEVICE HAVING A WHEEL WITH MICROHOOKS

Robotics Platforms Incorporating Manipulators Having Common Joint Designs

Systems and Methods for Implementing Flexible Members Including Integrated Tools Made from Metallic Glass-Based Materials

PUFFER: Pop-Up Flat Folding Explorer Robots


Education

M.S. Mechanical Engineering, CSULA
B.S. Industrial Design, ASU

Professional Experience

Kalind is a Robotics Engineer.

He is currently working business development and robotic solutions for lunar missions.

Was most recently the gripper lead for the sample recovery helicopter and a guest lecturer at Caltech.

Much of Kalind’s focus has been on rapid technology development and end effectors specifically tailored to gripping and mobility. He is the inventor and was the Principal Investigator of the Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS), an autonomous adaptable mobility capability aimed to traverse through the plume vent crevasses on Enceladus to reach the ocean below the ice.

Past Experience:

PI:

Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS)

DASHER

Micro/nanofabrication of bulk metallic glass via thermoplastic forming

Ultra low mass and power gas sensor for small ground and aerial robots

Crack and plume vent mobility

Variable Radius Wheel

Airless body liquid from ice sampler

Co-I:

PUFFER

Shapeshifter

CTE driven devices for the Moon

Tensegrity landers

Tensegrity Ocean World Lander

Variable Elasticity Actuators

Hydrothermal Vent Gripper

Small Underwater Anchor

Deployable Wheel

Previous tasks:

Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS)

Enceladus Ventr Explorer

CADRE

Sample Transfer arm testbed for Mars Sample return

TH2OR

Dasher

Ultra compact low power gas sensor for small ground and aerial vehicles

Micro/nanofabrication of bulk metallic glass via thermoplastic forming

Cte driven devices for the Moon

Cryosimian

Lunar PUFFER

Ice Worm

Puffin

Luneburg Lens

Autonomous PUFFER

Visual Radar

PUFFER

Snow mobility

Launched deployable rotorcraft

Broadbill

Ocean Worlds Mobility Study

Wall Climbing Robots

Volcanobot

Asteroid Redirect Mission

Robosimian

2020 Rock Core Study

Elected positions:

JPL New Researchers Support Group President

JPL New Researchers Support Group Vice President

Southern California Mens Gymnastics Assignment Chair

JPL New Researchers Support Group Talks and Tours Chair- 2018

JPL New Researchers Support Group Networking Chair- 2017

Patents:

TERRAIN TRAVERSING DEVICE HAVING A WHEEL WITH MICROHOOKS

Robotics Platforms Incorporating Manipulators Having Common Joint Designs

Systems and Methods for Implementing Flexible Members Including Integrated Tools Made from Metallic Glass-Based Materials

PUFFER: Pop-Up Flat Folding Explorer Robots

Research Interests

Lunar robotic solutions for mapping, prospecting, assaying, inspection, manufacturing, assembly, repair and upkeep. Human robot collaboration. Multi-agent autonomous systems. Mobile instruments.

Extreme environment exploration, manipulation, mobility, sampling, end effectors, bio mimicry, microspine gripping, additive manufacturing and rapid prototyping.

Publications

2024
  1. P. Bordeenithikasem, K. Carpenter, D. Hofmann, V. White, K. Yee, Q. Rizzardi, J. Maher, and R. Maa, "Miniaturized Bulk Metallic Glass Gripping Structures for Robotic Mobility Platforms," Acta Astronautica, vol. 219, pp. 399-407, 20 March 2024.
  2. T. S. Vaquero, G. Daddi, R. Thakker, M. Paton, A. Jasour, M. Strub, R. M. Swan, R. Royce, M. Gildner, P. Tosi, M. Veismann, P. Gavrilov, E. Marteau, J. Bowkett, D. Loret de Mola Lemus, Y. Kumar Nakka, B. Hockman, A. Orekhov, T. Hasseler, C. Leake, B. Nuernberger, P. Proenca, W. Reid, W. Talbot, N. Georgiev, T. Pailevanian, A. Archanian, E. Ambrose, J. Jasper, R. Etheredge, C. Roman, D. Levine, K. Otsu, S. Yearicks, H. Melikyan, R. Rieber, K. Carpenter, J. Nash, A. Jain, L. Shiraishi, M. Robinson, M. Travers, H. Choset, J. Burdick, A. Gardner, M. Cable, M. Ingham, and M. Ono, "EELS: Autonomous Snake-like Robot with Task and Motion Planning Capabilities for Ice World Exploration," Science Robotics, vol. 9, no. 88, 13 March 2024.
  3. J. Bell, L. Redmond, K. Carpenter, and J.P. de la Croix, "Finite Element Modeling of Rigid-Flex Printed-Circuit-Board Origami Robotics Subjected to Large-Scale Deformations," AIAA Journal, 29 February 2024.
  4. M. Ono, R. Thakker, N. Georgiev, P. Gavrilov, A. Archanian, T. Drevinskas, G. Daddi, M. Paton, H. Melikyan, T. Pailevanian, C. Lopez, E. Ambrose, B. Jones, L. Tosi, M. Gildner, B. Hockman, D. Loret de Mola Lemus, D. Pastor Moreno, T. Hasseler, Y. Kumar Nakka, E. Marteau, B. Nuernberger, M. Peticco, M. Cable, P. Proenca, M. Malaska, J. Bowkett, A. Jasour, M. Ingham, J. Nash, D. Balentine, A. Barchowsky, F. Bevreng, K. Botteon, M. Caballero, K. Carpenter, M. Chodas, A. Daca, J. Feldman, A. Gardner, A. Goddu, A. Jain, C. Jin, M. Khanum, R. Kornfeld, G. Mark, B. Morrell, J. Naish, W. Reid and R. Etheredge, "To Boldly Go Where No Robots Have Gone Before – Part 1: EELS Robot to Spearhead a New One-Shot Exploration Paradigm with In-situ Adaptation," AIAA Scitech 2024 Forum, Orlando, Florida, USA, pp. 1-23, 08 January 2024.
2021
  1. K. Carpenter, M. L. Cable, M. Choukroun, S. Iacoponi, S. Moreland, M. Heverly, H. Nayar, B. Kennedy, J. Bowkett, W. Reid, "The Science Case for Surface Mobility on Icy Worlds," Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, vol. 53, p. 186, 01 May 2021.
  2. K. Carpenter, M. Cable, M. Choukroun, H. Ono, R. Thakker, M. Ingham, P. McGarey, A. Barchowski, S. Iacoponi, J. Bowkett, W. Reid, E. Marteou, "Venture Deep, the Path of Least Resistance: Crevasse-Based Ocean Access Without the Need to Dig or Drill," Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, vol. 53, no. 4, pp. 356, 01 January 2021.
2016
  1. S. Karumanchi, K. Edelberg, I. Baldwin, J. Nash, J. Reid, C. Bergh, J. Leichty, K. Carpenter, M. Shekels, M. Gildner, D. Newill-Smith, J. Carlton, J. Koehler, T. Dobreva, M. Frost, P. Hebert, J, Borders, J. Ma, B. Douillard, P. Backes, B. Kennedy, B. Satzinger, C. Lau, K. Byl, K. Shankar, J. Burdick, "Team RoboSimian: Semi-autonomous Mobile Manipulation at the 2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals," Journal of Field Robotics: Special Issue on the 2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals, vol 34, issue 2, pp. 305-332, 18 October 2016.
  2. C. Parcheta, C. Pavlov, N. Wiltsie, K. Carpenter, J. Nash, A. Parness, K. Mitchell, "A Robotic Approach to Mapping Post-Eruptive Volcanic Fissure Conduits," Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, vol. 320, pp. 19-28, 15 June 2016.
2015
  1. C. Parcheta, A. Parness, J. Nash, N. Wiltsie, K. Carpenter, and K. Mitchell, "Comparing Vent Surface Geometry with its Subsurface Structure," 46th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, vol. 1832, p. 1649, 01 January 2015.