Row 1 (bottom row, left to right): Jiljo Moncy, Kayla B. Andersen, Filippo Galli, Ethan Schaler, Michael Goulet, Sean Wenzel, Kristopher Wehage, Amanda Moffitt, Samantha Samuelson
Row 2 (second row from bottom, left to right): Robert Salazar, Steven Hewitt, Kristina Andreyeva, Mimi Jiao, Beau Marth, Lou Cubrich, Mattia Landolfi, Sophia Liu, Suzie Kellogg, Alexandra Bacula, Ben Barnett, Julia Troxell
Row 3 (third row from botton, left to right): Alex Austin, James Roggeveen, Kyle M. Petersen, Caleb Christianson, Luca Lanzoni, Dario Lusso, Jeffrey Orenstein, Samantha Tran, Jane Miller, Ryan D’Ambrosia, Eric Cheng, William Seto
Row 4 (fourth row from bottom, left to right): Leon Cheung, Elijah Pivo, Emily Newman, Clark Zhang, William Ganucheau, Matt Tucker, Sherman Lam, Matt Martone, Alec Schalo, Alexander Holden, Raymundo Gonzalez, Armine Boubezari
Row 5 (top row, left to right): Sebastian Quilter, Christian Stewart, John Wang, Brennen Irey, Devin Anderson, Matt Epperson
| Name | Home Institution | Program | Point of Contact | Task Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akifumi, Wachi | The University of Tokyo | JVSRP | Masahiro Ono | Machine learning-based risk-aware planning |
| Activity: Perform research on innovative machine learning-based planning algorithm for operating mobile systems in a highly uncertain environment. | ||||
| Au, Vicki | UC Irvine | Maximizing Student Potential in STEM | Eric Kulczycki | Mechanical Design and Concept Development for Europa Lander |
| Activity: Assist in the design, development, and testing of Sample Dock sample transfer system for the Europa lander. | ||||
| Batzorig, Amarnold | Caltech | SURF | Matthew Gildner | Mechanical Design and Testing for Underwater Force-Sensing Gripper |
| Activity: Assist in the design, development and testing of an underwater gripper which incorporates a 6-axis force torque sensor. | ||||
| Boubezari, Amine | Caltech | JVSRP | Dan Levine | Contact Detection and Analysis (CDAS) |
| Activity: Use machine learning techniques to detect, classify and track boats and other hazards on the water. | ||||
| Bowket, Joseph | Caltech | JVSRP | Rudranarayan Mukherjee | Robotics Modeling, Analyses, Manipulation and Mobility for In Space Assembly |
| Activity: Multi-Sensor data registration for continuous science data gathering with UAVs. | ||||
| Buoniconti, Nicholas | Caltech | JVSRP | Adrian Stoica | Multi-robot control |
| Activity: Determine efficient means to control teams of multiple robots. This includes improving human-oriented interfaces, coordinated behaviors, group-levels of autonomy. | ||||
| Chandra, Sharat | Washington Univ | JPLYIP | Abhinandan Jain | SImulation studies for semi-autonomous ground vehicles |
| Activity: Support development of semi-autonomous ground vehicle simulator using ROAMS, and conduct scenario simulations and analysis for different levels of autonomy and environmental conditions. | ||||
| Dolci, Marco | N/A | JVSRP | Adrian Stoica | Lunar Sample Return - MoonRise |
| Activity: Autonomous surface operations for the sampling and sample transfer of 1 kg of samples from the surface of the Moon and to the Lunar Ascent Vehicle (LAV). | ||||
| Galli, Filippo | Polytechnico University in Turin | JVSRP | Amir Rahmani | Adaptive Autopilot for Agile Aircraft (A4) |
| Activity: Develop a high performing autopilot based on L1 Adaptive and/or MPC based control techniques. | ||||
| Gaut, Aaron | Self | JPLYIP | Abhinandan Jain | Simulation studies for semi-autonomous ground vehicles |
| Activity: Support development of semi-autonomous ground vehicle simulator using ROAMS, and conduct scenario simulations and analysis for different levels of autonomy and environmental conditions. | ||||
| Glick, Paul | UC San Diego | JPLYIP | Aaron Parness | Electrostatic Adhesive Robot |
| Activity: Improve on the adhesive wheel design to increase the performance and decrease the weight of the system. | ||||
| Goeckner-Wald, Claire | Caltech | JPLSIP | Sawyer Brooks | M2020 Sample Caching Subsystem Software Test Development |
| Activity: Assist in the design, development, and execution of automatic software test scripts, ranging from unit tests to system-level functionality verification. | ||||
| Governale, Giusseppe | Polytechnico University in Turin | JVSRP | Adrian Stoica | Transformers: Unfolding solar reflectors to powering robots in shaded areas on the Moon |
| Activity: Determine the location of reflectors to ensure continuous illumination at specified points inside or outside the crater, and the controls needed to ensure illumination as the sun moves along the horizon. | ||||
| Hockman, Benjamin | Stanford University | JVSRP | Robert Reid | Risk-aware Strategies for the In-situ Exploration of Small Bodies with Hopping/Tumbling Robots |
| Activity: Developing risk-aware motion planning approaches for microgravity robots that hop and tumble over these surfaces. | ||||
| Hussain, Abraham | Caltech | JPLSIP | Jeng Yen | Enhancing Rover Sequence Generation and Simulation |
| Activity: Implement and test the new components in RSVP, including Terrain Classifier and RScketch, to improve the sequence generation and simulation capability. | ||||
| Kikuchi, Shota | Purdue University | JVSRP | Marco Quadrelli | E-Glider Modeling and Simulation |
| Activity: Will study the orbital dynamics around an asteroid subject to solar radiation pressure and electrostatic forces. The environment near the surface of airless bodies. | ||||
| Kneis, Christina | USC | NASA Undergraduate Internship | Eric Kulczycki | Development of Sample Retrieval Operations Software for Mars Sample Transfer Test Bed |
| Activity: Assist in the design, development, and testing of sample retrieval tools for sample caches as part of the development of a Mars Sample Transfer Test-bed development. | ||||
| Lacoponi, Saverio | Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies | JVSRP | Kalind Carpenter | Enceladus Vent Climber |
| Activity:Develop possible mobility solutions to traverse into and through Enceladus plumes. Prototype the concepts and test them for viability. Report on lessons learned and paths forward. | ||||
| Landolfi, Mattia | Polytechnico University in Turin | JVSRP | Amir Rahmani | Adaptive Autopilot for Agile Aircraft (A4) |
| Activity: Develop a high performing autopilot based on L1 Adaptive and/or MPC based control techniques. | ||||
| Lee, Connor | Caltech | SURF | Larry Matthies | Robust feature tracking for UAV state estimation |
| Activity: Explore the use of high dynamic range cameras and more robust visual feature tracking methods to improve visual-inertial state estimation for small UAVs operating in highly variable lighting. | ||||
| Liu, Sophia | Caltech | SURF | Amir Rahmani | Mission Planner Interface for Coordination of Robot Teams |
| Activity: Develop a web-based editor and visualization tool for multi-agent mission planner being developed at JPL. | ||||
| Lucena, Girly | Santa Monica College | JPLYIP | Gail Woodward | Multi-mission Robotics |
| Activity: Support the development of CARACaS applications for sea surface and underwater unmanned vehicles. | ||||
| Lusso, Dario | Polytechnico University In Turin | JVSRP | Marco Quadrelli | E-Glider Modeling and Simulation |
| Activity: Develop physics models and simulation techniques for electrostatic interactions of objects of various geometries in a micro-gravity space environment. | ||||
| Mehanovic, Dino | Universite de Sherbrooke | JPL Graduate Fellowship | Aaron Parness | Development of Microspine Grippers |
| Activity: Develop new microspine designs that maximize the number of hooks in contact with the surface, and thus the ability to react load. | ||||
| Melendez, Mayra | Caltech | JPLSIP/Space Grant | Russell Smith | Plume Mode Transitions in a Hollow Cathode |
| Activity: Make hardware/software improvements to the OS-Bot system. This would include working with a 1/5th scale RC car chassis souped up with a micro controller, IMU, several radios, and other sensing hardware. | ||||
| Miller, Jane | Northwestern | Space Grant program | Christopher Assad | Natural Robot Control Interfaces Using Wearable Bio-Sensors |
| Activity: Assist in developing robotic platforms to test a new wearable interface for sending control commands to robots. | ||||
| Moffitt, Amanda | Mount San Jacinto Community College | Consortium for Undergraduate Research Experience | Gail Woodward | Multi-mission, multi-agent Robotics and Computer Vision |
| Activity: Assist in the area of autonomy software system integration and test of algorithms for mutli-agent cooperative control and/or vision-based perception systems. | ||||
| Mongelli, Marco | Polytechnico University in Turin | JVSRP | Paul Backes | Comet Surface Sampling V&V Hardware Development |
| Activity: Design a testbed consisting of a mock spacecraft with simplistic control. | ||||
| Moreno, Jasmine | UC Riverside | Maximizing Student Potential in STEM | Eric Kulczycki | Software Development and Testing for Mars Sample Transfer Test Bed |
| Activity: Design, development, and testing of robotic arm control and workspace analysis software for sample retrieval tools and sample cache interface features as part of the development of a Mars Sample Transfer Test-bed development. | ||||
| Murthy, Sheila | Caltech | SURF | Adrian Stoica | From Innovation to Flight - Pilot Projects |
| Activity: Development and prototyping, and possible test in flight. Prototypes will be mechanical, electrical or robotics systems which would be tested in a atmospheric or space flight. | ||||
| Nanjangud, Subash | UC Davis | JVSRP | Abhinandan Jain | Dynamics modeling of space platforms |
| Activity: Improve the dynamics modeling algorithms and software in use at the DARTS lab for modeling of robotic and rover platforms. | ||||
| Nowak, Norbet | Fachhochschule Dortmund | JVSRP | Roland Brockers | Terrain map generation for terrain relative navigation of a tandem MAV system |
| Activity: Generate terrain maps from image pairs that are acquires by two MAVs flying in tandem formation. | ||||
| Orenstein, Jeffrey | Caltech | SURF | Aaron Parness | Microspine Drill |
| Activity: Designing and implementing several characterization experiments with the new hardware in the relevant rock suite. | ||||
| Paolevanian, Torkom | Caltech | JPLSIP | Matthew Gildner | Developing Control Electronics for Modular Brushless Actuator |
| Activity: Assist in the improvement of the control electronics for a modular brushless robotic actuator. | ||||
| Paton, Michael | UTIAS | JPLSIP | Issa Nesnas | Multi-sol Rover Navigation |
| Activity: Support maritime computer vision software for autonomous sea surface vehicles. | ||||
| Peterson, Ariel | Santa Monica College | Maximizing Student Potential in STEM | Eric Kulczycki | Mechanical Design and Testing for Mars Sample Transfer Test Bed |
| Activity: Assist in the design, development, and testing of sample retrieval tools and sample cache interface features as part of the development of a Mars Sample Transfer Test-bed development. | ||||
| Peterson, Tanner | Trinity University | JPLSIP | Matthew Frost | Mars 2020 Robotic Arm |
| Activity: Assist with design, mechanical support, operations and data collection of testbeds used to inform the Robotic Arm design and docking interface. | ||||
| Porter, Fletcher | UC Santa Barbara | JPLSIP | Jason Carlton | Roboticist Intern |
| Activity: Provide mechanical support on various robotics projects including, but not limited to, the DARPA Challenge JPL robot RoboSimian, the ATHLETE robot and the Asteroid Capture mission. | ||||
| Rhee, Helena | Representing Self | CURE Program | Michael Wolf | Multi-mission, multi-agent Robotics and Computer Vision |
| Activity: Developming and testing algorithms for mutli-agent cooperative control and/or vision-based perception systems. | ||||
| Riccobono, Dario | Polytechnico University in Turin | JVSRP | Paul Backes | Comet Surface Sampling V&V Hardware Development |
| Activity: Design a testbed consisting of a mock spacecraft with simplistic control. | ||||
| Rodriguez, Javier | California State University, Long Beach | JPLSIP | Adrian Stoica | From Innovation to Flight - Pilot Projects |
| Activity: Development and prototyping, and possible test in flight. Prototypes will be mechanical, electrical or robotics systems which would be tested in a atmospheric or space flight. | ||||
| Salazar, Robert | UC Santa Barbara | SURF | Adrian Stoica | Transformers: Unfolding solar reflectors to powering robots in shaded areas on the Moon |
| Activity: Determine the location of reflectors to ensure continuous illumination at specified points inside or outside the crater, and the controls needed to ensure illumination as the sun moves along the horizon. | ||||
| Sawada, Kae | California State University, Los Angeles | JPLSIP | Adrian Stoica | Innovation to Flight - Advanced Launch Systems |
| Activity: Create a dynamic user interface with sysml model that allows formulation and implementation teams at jpl to interact with and alter launch vehicle related information. | ||||
| Schaler, Ethan | UC Berkeley | JPLYIP | Aaron Parness | Electrostatic Adhesive Robot |
| Activity: Improve on the adhesive wheel design to increase the performance and decrease the weight of the system. | ||||
| Simonson, Ellie | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | JPLYIP | Masahiro Ono | Journey to the Center of Icy Moons |
| Activity: Develop mission concepts for ICE, identify the primary risks associated with the mission, and identify potential mitigations for these risks, and perform a feasibility analysis for the mission. | ||||
| Van Wal, Stefaan | University of Colorado | JPLYIP | Issa Nesnas | Modeling Surface Interactions of Spacecraft/Rover Hybrids on Small Solar System Bodies |
| Activity: Developing motion planning approaches for microgravity robots that hop and tumble over these surfaces. | ||||
| Wehage, Kristopher | UC Davis | JPLYIP | Rudranarayan Mukherjee | Robotics Modeling |
| Activity: Developing computational models of robots, software for modeling different robotic behaviors, animations of new concepts and interfacing third party software into our existing software base. | ||||
| Wenzel, Sean | UC San Diego | JPLSIP | Marc Pomerantz | Outreach Visualization development support |
| Activity: Develop unit test cases to help us automatically test system components and may develop shader code to render various on s screen elements such as the background star field and planetary textures. | ||||
| Wisniewski, Lukasz | Space Research Centre Polish Academy of Sciences | JVSRP | Robert Reid | In Situ Analysis of Regolith Properties on Small Solar System Bodies from Spacecraft/Rover Hybrids |
| Activity: Will explore mechanical aspects of spacecraft/rover hybrid design; in particular actuators, sensors and mobility techniques that can measure regolith properties in situ. | ||||