People

Mohamed Al Lawati
Ph.D. Student, Jan. 20 – present

Muhammad Awais Rafique
Ph.D. Student, Jan. 17 – present

Amir Moeini
Ph.D. Student, Sep. 16 – present
Co-supervisor: Prof. Q. Zhao

Romeo Tatsambon
May 11 – Jun. 13
Topic: Vision-based navigation and control of helicopter UAVs
Co-supervisor: Prof. M. Jagersand

Nikolaos Vitzilaios
Jul. 11 – Nov. 12
Topic: Vision-based navigation and control of helicopter UAVs
Present Position: Senior Lecturer in Robotics and Mechatronics, Kingston University, School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering London, UK

Kenny Leung
M.Sc. Student, Sep. 15 -Jan. 18

Jiahao Kou
M.Sc. Student, Jan. 15 – Sep. 17
Topic: Sensorless control of Brushless DC motors

Geoff Fink
Ph.D. Student, Sep. 12 – Jan. 18
Co-supervisor: Prof. M. Jagersand

Ning Cao
Ph.D. Student, Sep. 11 – Sep. 18
Ph.D. Topic: Nonlinear control of unmanned aerial systems: input delays and input constraints
Present Position: see Ning’s Linkedin

Hui Xie
Ph.D. Student, Sep. 11 – Jan. 16
Ph.D. Topic: Dynamic visual servoing of rotary wing unmanned aerial vehicles
Present Position: see Hui’s Linkedin

Lianfeng Hou
M.Sc. Student, Sep. 11 – Sep. 15
M.Sc. Topic: Vision-Aided Inertial Navigation System Design for Indoor Quadrotors
Present Position: Research Engineer, Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Science, Shenyang, China

Bryan Godbolt
Ph.D. Student, July 09 – Sep. 13
Ph.D. Topic: Experimental Nonlinear Control of a Helicopter Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
Present Position: see Bryan’s Linkedin

Rasoul Milasi
Ph.D. Student, Sep. 06 – Sep. 12
Co-supervisor: Prof. Y. Li
Ph.D. Topic: Adaptive and Nonlinear Control of a Voltage Source Converter
Present Position: see Rasoul’s Linkedin profile

Martin Barczyk
Ph.D. Student, Sep. 06 – Jan. 12
Ph.D. Topic: Nonlinear State Estimation and Modeling of a Helicopter UAV
Present Position: Assistant Professor, Dept Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB

Hasitha Senanayake
M.Eng. Student, Jul. 10 – Sep. 11
M.Eng. Topic: RTOS development for a UAV
Present Position: see Hasitha’s Linkedin

Ning Xu
M.Sc. Student, Sep. 08 – Sep. 10
M.Sc. Topic: Nonlinear Control of a Voltage Source Converter
Present Position: Automation Engineer, Power Electronics Department, Petrochina Kunlun Gas Ltd., China

Karla Kvaternik
M.Sc. Student, Sep. 07 – May 09
M.Sc. Topic: Nonlinear Output Feedback Control
Present Position: see Karla’s Linkedin profile

David Kastelan
M.Sc. Student, Sep. 04 – Mar. 09
M.Sc. Topic: Design and Implementation of a GPS-aided Inertial Navigation System for a Helicopter UAV
Present Position: Dr.-Ing. Student, Universitaet des Saarlandes, Lehrstuhl fuer Systemtheorie und Regelungstechnik

Chris Forbrich
M.Sc. Student, Sep. 05 – Nov. 08
M.Sc. Topic: Modelling of a Self-bearing Motor
Present Position: Telecommunications Engineer, ATCO Electric, Edmonton, AB

Yebin Wang
Ph.D. Student, Sep. 03 – Sep. 08
Present Position:Member Research Scientist, Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories (MERL), Cambridge, MA
Ph.D. Topic: Nonlinear Observer Design
Present Position: Yebin’s current web link

Thomas Grochmal
Ph.D. Student, Sep. 03 – Aug. 08
Ph.D. Topic: Modeling and Control of Active Magnetic Bearings and Self-Bearing Motors
Present Position: see Tom’s Linkedin profile

Juan Fandino
M.Sc. Student, Jul. 06 – Jul. 08
M.Sc. Topic: Navigation of a Helicopter UAV
Present Position: GPS Systems Engineer, NovAtel Inc., Calgary, AB

Katharina Holstein
Dipl.-Ing. Student, Apr. 07 – Sep. 07
Co-supervisor: Prof. Dr. rer. nat Dietrich Flockerzi
Studienarbeit Topic: Modeling and Control of a Helicopter UAV
Present Position:Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation, Magdeburg, Germany. See Katharina’s ResearchGate page.

Kim Listmann
Dipl.-Ing. Student (TU Dresden), May. 06 – Dec. 06
Co-supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Joachim Rudolph
Dipl.-Ing. Thesis Topic: Nonlinear control of a helicopter UAV
Present Position: ABB Forschungszentrum, Ladenburg, Germany
Notes: Kim finished his Dr.-Ing. degree in Controls at TU-Darmstadt. Kim’s Dr.-Ing. web site

Edward Song
M.Sc. Student, Sep. 04 – Nov. 06
Co-supervisor: Prof. V. Dinavahi
M.Sc. Topic: Control of a Power Converter
Present Position: Assistant Professor, University of New Hampshire, Dept Electrical and Computer Engineering

Cesar Aguilar
M.Sc. Student, Sep. 03 – Aug. 05
M.Sc. Topic: Nonlinear Control of a Two-input Satellite
Present Position: Assistant Professor, State University of New York, New York, NY

Martin Barczyk
M.Sc. Student, Sep. 03 – Aug. 05
Co-supervisor: Prof. T. Chen
M.Sc. Topic: Flatness-based Control of Flexible Beam Systems
Present Position: Assistant Professor, Dept Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB

M.Eng. Student, Sep. Jul. 03 – 5/05
Present Position: Mechanical Engineer, Morrison Hershfield Ltd., Edmonton, AB
M.Sc. Topic: Sensorless Control of PMSM

Soon Chung
M.Sc. Student, Sep. 02 – Aug. 05
Co-supervisor: Prof. C.R. Koch
M.Sc. Topic: Nonlinear Control of Internal Combustion Solenoid Valves
Present Position: Engineer, National Oilwell Varco – Rig Solutions, Edmonton, AB

Dipl.-Ing. Student (TU-Dresden), Apr. 04 – Nov. 04
Co-supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Joachim Rudolph
Studienarbeit Thesis Topic: Magnetic Bearing PWM Amplifier Development and Control
Present Position: Head of Systems Engineering, Younicos AG, Berlin, Germany
Notes: Carsten completed his Dr.-Ing. degree at TU-Dresden

M.Eng. Student, Sep. 02 – Dec. 03
M.Eng. Topic: Modelling and Nonlinear Control of a 5-axis AMB

Florian Kaumanns
CTL Research Award, Jan. 16 – Apr. 16
Topic: Development of servomotor lab apparatus (ECE 360: Control Systems I)
Present Position: M.Sc. candidate in ECE