Mechanical Systems Control Lab
About Us
The recent research of MSC lab has focused on intelligent/autonomous mechanical systems and their interaction with humans from manufacturing (industrial robots) to transportation (autonomous driving) with synergies between model-based control methodologies with machine learning.Recent Awards
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Tailbot nominated for Best Paper
The MSC Lab is pleased to announce that Evan Chang-Siu was nominated for the best paper award at the Intelligent Robotics and Systems 2011 conference for "A Lizard-Inspired Active Tail Enables Rapid Maneuvers and Dynamic Stabilization in a Terrestrial Robot." His collaborative work with CiBER has also been featured in Nature.
Please visit the following news outlets for more information:
- UC Berkeley News Center - "Leaping lizards and dinosaurs inspire robot design"
- IEEE Spectrum - "Dinosaur-Like Tails Make Terrestrial Mobile Robots More Agile"
- Nature News - "Leaping lizards! Jurassic Park got it right"
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Happy New Year 2011
The MSC Lab wraps up 2011 with a New Year's Eve party at Professor Tomizuka's house.
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Farewell Sumio Sugita-san
Sumio Sugita-san's farewell dinner at Yusan Sushi.
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Graduation 2011
Congratulations to the new Doctors from the MSC Lab: Joonbum Bae, Nancy Feng Dan Dong, Hoday Stearns, and Shuwen Yu.
Also congratulations to Kan Kanjanapas and Kengo Suzuki for their completion of the Masters program.
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Cal Day 2011
The 2011 Cal Day Open Lab in the MSC Lab.
Research Update
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Safe OnGO-VIC: Online Gain Optimization for Variable Impedance Control with Control Barrier Functions
We present a safe gain optimization algorithm for variable impedance control with control barrier functions. The algorithm is able to obtain the optimal impedance gain without manully tuning and avoid unwanted collisions in real-time. Check out our webiste page here.
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UrbanLoco: A New Challenge for Urban Mapping and Localization
