Publications and Presentations
Publications:
Task-specific manipulator design and trajectory synthesis
J. Whitman and H. Choset
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, December 2018
Geometric Motion Planning for Systems with Toroidal and Cylindrical Shape Spaces
C. Gong, J. Whitman, J. S. Grover, Z. Ren, B. Chong, and H. Choset
ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference (DSCC), October 2018
Snake Robot Urban Search After the 2017 Mexico City Earthquake
J. Whitman, N. Zevallos, M. Travers, and H. Choset
IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR), August 2018
Shape-based coordination in locomotion control
M. Travers, J. Whitman, and H. Choset
The International Journal of Robotics Research, March 2018
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
Modular Platforms for Advanced Inspection, Locomotion, and Manipulation
A. Ansari, J. Whitman, B. Saund, and H. Choset
Waste Management Symposium, March 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
Shape-Based Compliance in Locomotion
M. Travers, J. Whitman, P. Schiebel, D. Goldman, and H. Choset
Proceedings of Robotics: Science and Systems, June 2016
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
Long-range near-optimal path planning for gliders in complex high-energy environments.
D. A, Sofge and J. S. Whitman
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV), 2010 IEEE/OES. IEEE, 2010.
Presentations:
Planning quadrupedal gaits in granular media with geometric mechanics
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