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Quick Facts about Me

• Main Faculty Appointments: Mechanical Engineering, Control & Dynamical Systems
• Faculty Affiliate: Computation & Neural Systems, Medical Engineering, BioEngineering|

• Address: Mail Code 104-44, Caltech, Pasadena, CA 91125
• Phone: +01 (626) 395-4139; FAX: +01 (626) 583-4963
• Email: jwb at robotics dot caltech dot edu
• Admin: Ms. Sonya Lincoln; (626) 395-3385, lincolns at caltech dot edu

Current Research Projects & Interests

My research is divided between traditional robotics research, and collaborations with neuroscientists to develop technology for paralyzed nervous systems. More information can be found at the Burdick Research Group Homepage

Robotics Research

• Axel; a minimalist rover for extreme planetary terrains (Axel Internal Wiki Page);
• Robot Motion Planning in dynamic cluttered environments
• Ultra-Wide Band Radar tracking of humans
• Grasping and Mobile Manipulation
  • Robust Caging Grasps (joint with JPL and General Dynamics)
  • DARPA Mobile Manipulation (joint with JPL): On-Line Forum; Barrett Support Wiki;

NeuroEngineering

• High density epidural spinal stimulation (joint work with Y.C. Tai and V.R. Edgerton)\n
• Neural Prosthetics: Autonomously positioned electrode arrays (joint work with R.A. Andersen and Y.C. Tai

Quick Links

• My Google Calendar Page;
• Reading Groups: CDS 270: Verification of Hybrid Systems; Caging; Neuro;
• Caltech;ME; CMS; CDS; CNS; BE; IST; CNSE;
• Caltech Today; CIT Research Admin;

Teaching

• ME 72(a,b): Engineering Design Lab
• CDS 110(b): Intro to Control (title=CDS_110b,_Winter_2011 Winter 2011);
• ME 115(a,b): Intro to Kinematics and Robotics. (older):
• Old ME/CS 131,132;ME 132 (2011); Robotic Navigation
• CDS 270: Manipulation & Grasping;