Publications and Presentations

J. Whitman, B. Chong, Y. O. Aydin, C. Gong, J. M. Rieser, A. M. Hubbard, J. W. Rankin, K. Michel, G. Sartoretti, A. G. Nicieza, J. R. Hutchinson, D. I. Goldman, H. Choset

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, September 2017.

Generating Gaits for Simultaneous Locomotion and Manipulation

J. Whitman, S. Su, S. Coros, A. Ansari, and H. Choset

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, September 2017.

Shape-based Compliant Control with Variable Coordination Centralization on a Snake Robot

J. Whitman, F. Ruscelli, M. Travers, and H. Choset

IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2016

A Dynamical Systems Approach to Obstacle Navigation for a Series-Elastic Hexapod Robot.

M. Travers, A. Ansari, and H. Choset.

IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2016

(Presented in place of M. Travers)

Geometric Mechanics: A Framework for Studying Animal Locomotion

C. Gong, H. Astley, J. Dai, B. Mclnroe, P. E. Schiebel, M. Travers, D. I. Goldman, and H. Choset.

Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, January 2016

(Presented in place of C. Gong)

Improving energy efficiency in robot limbs through hydraulic dangle.

J. Whitman, M. Meller, and E. Garcia.

SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, International Society for Optics and Photonics, March 2015

Selected Courses:

Carnegie Mellon University, MS in Mechanical Engineering

Geometry of Locomotion
Linear Systems
Kinematics, Dynamics, and Control
Dynamic Optimization
Engineering Optimization
Robotics Systems and the Internet of Things
Nonlinear Control

Cornell University, BS in Mechanical Engineering, Minor in Entomology

Advanced Dynamics
Microelectromechanical Systems
Insect Physiology
Spider Biology

Teaching Experience:

Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering, Teaching Assistant, Spring 2017

Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering, Teaching Assistant, Fall 2017