Front row: Lamar McFarlane, James Mathieson
Middle Row L to R: Chun-Che Peng, Amirmansour Rustamzadeh, Johanna Cecava, Giselle Cunningham, Nam Nguyen, Andrew Klesh, Rainer Zierer, Abraham Shyrock, Sarah Cary, David Orme
Back row, L to R (standing): Kevin Noertker, Thomas Oliver, Kyle Dyroff, Timothy Eby, Hogan Rosehill (316C)
Not shown: Albert Ko, Victor Li, Kevin Menear, Evan Schneider, Claudia Corona, Alex (AJ) Palkovic, Joshua Oreman, Melody Chu, Yuri Carrillo, Michael Kuhlman
Video: A Student's Perspective - Robotics
As a college student, Gisselle Cunningham studies robotics and computer engineering. Her summer stint on a JPL robotics project was the perfect fit.
| Name | Home Institution | Program | Point of Contact | Task Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuri Carrillo | Cal Poly University, CA | MII | Ashley Stroupe | ASTEP |
| Activity: Robot mechanical adaptation and maintenance, as well as system testing | ||||
| Sarah Cary | University of Oklahoma | Space Grant | Chris Assad | Mission Contingencies SURP |
| Activity: Will get intro to CLARATy framework, support use of th Max5Jin Mars Yard, and help perform laser scan terrain mapping for virtual Mars Yard | ||||
| Johanna Cecava | University of NM, Las Cruces | Space Grant | Saripalli Srikanth | Axel |
| Activity: Tether Tension Analysis and Experiments for the Axel Rover | ||||
| Melody Chu | Cornell University, NY | Summer | Curtis Padgett | Rockwell Collins / Chloe |
| Activity: Software testing of calibration code for persistence surveillance technology | ||||
| Claudia Corona | CALS Early College High School, CA | MII | Julie Townsend | Athlete |
| Activity: Assist with ATHLETE testing exercises, primarily in the Mars Yard, and will also assist in related activites | ||||
| Gisselle Cunningham | Poly Tech NYU | MII | Richard Petras | Sparky Rover |
| Activity: Integration of Rover Telemetry into a Google Earth Interface | ||||
| Kyle Dyroff | University of Toronto | SURF | Jonathan Cameron | Aerobot RTD |
| Activity: Modeling for Titan Aerobots | ||||
| Timothy Eby | University of Alaska | MII | Chris Assad | Mission Contingencies SURP |
| Activity: Will prepare and program 2 robotic multilink arms for use in demonstrations | ||||
| Andrew Klesh | University of Michigan | Space Grant | Terry Huntsberger | Autonomy for UUV |
| Activity: Will work on developing behaviors for UUV's | ||||
| Alberto Ko | Caltech University, CA | SURF | Abhi Jain | LSOS DIO Env. & User Intf. |
| Activity: The student is expected to be familiar with rigid body dynamics. Exposure to multibody dynamics would be a plus. The student will work closely with the mentor to understand and implement techniques from the Spatial Operator Algebra to support the new capabilities. | ||||
| Michael Kuhlman | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY | Space Grant | Adrian Stoica | Mission Contingencies SURP |
| Activity: Will program HOAP Humanoid robot for human-robot interaction tasks | ||||
| Victor Li | Caltech University, CA | SURF | Bob Balaram | LSOS DIO Env. & User Intf. |
| Activity: The student will explore and prototype extensions to SimScape to support the handling of very large terrain models with large dynamic range in resolution (centimeters to kilometers). This project requires good C++ skills. | ||||
| James Mathieson | Clemson University, NC | Space Grant | Jaret Matthews | ATHLETE- Lunar Tweel |
| Activity: Will work on cold temperature and endurance testing of the Luanr Tweel | ||||
| Lamar Mcfarlane | PolyTech NYU | MII | Norman Ahmad | MSTR & ATHLETE |
| Activity: Mobile Spectrometer Test-bed Rover - Lamar will be developing C code to integrate high level commands into the MSTR controller. And will also be compiling a user manual for the effective usage and part functionality of the MSTR robot. | ||||
| Kevin Menear | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY | SURF | Abhi Jain | LSOS DIO Env. & User Intf. |
| Activity: The student will explore and prototype extensions to SimScape to support the handling of very large terrain models with large dynamic range in resolution (centimeters to kilometers). This project requires good C++ skills. | ||||
| Nam Nguyen | Caltech University, CA | Sum Aflt | Issa Nesnas | Axel |
| Activity: Development of a Sampling Mechanism for Axel | ||||
| Kevin Alan Noertker | Caltech University, CA | Sum Aflt | Issa Nesnas | Axel |
| Activity: Development of a Sampling Mechanism for Axel | ||||
| Thomas Oliver | Caltech University, CA | Sum Aflt | Issa Nesnas | Axel |
| Activity: Wheel design for the Axel Rover | ||||
| Joshua Oreman | Harvard-Westlake High School, CA | Summer | Andrew Howard | BigDog |
| Activity: Will develop visualization and support software for real-time localization and mapping | ||||
| David Orme | UC Berkeley | Space Grant | Jaret Matthews | ATHLETE |
| Activity: Will work on outfitting the habitats in prep for our field tests | ||||
| Alex (AJ) Palkovic | Villanova University, PA | SURF | Hari Nayar | LSOS DIO Env. & User Intf. |
| Activity: The goal of this project is to develop an analysis toolkit that can be used to exercise available lunar surface and near-surface simulation tools to study the constraints and performance of a variety of lunar surface vehicles for different mission scenarios. | ||||
| Chun-Che Peng | Caltech University, CA | Sum Aflt | Saripalli Srikanth | Axel |
| Activity: Development of a Sampling Mechanism for Axel | ||||
| Hogan Rosehill | 316C | MII | Harry Balian | Autonomy for UUV |
| Activity: Will work on developing behavior for UUV's | ||||
| Amirmansour Rustamzadeh | Cal Poly University, CA | SpaceSHIP | Rob Steele | MSL AEGSE |
| Activity: Software setup for MSL AEGSE computer platforms | ||||
| Evan Schneider | MIT University, MA | Summer | Brian Wilcox | ATHLETE |
| Activity: Will help on the ATHLETE habitats and the design of the Tri-ATHLETEs | ||||
| Abraham Shyrock | University of Idaho | USRP | Matt Heverly | Tri-ATHLETE |
| Activity: Will help on the ATHLETE habitats and the design of the Tri-ATHLETEs | ||||
| Rainer Zierer | Art Center College of Design, NY | SIRI | Jaret Matthews | ATHLETE |
| Activity: Will be working on the interior design of the ATHLETE habitats | ||||