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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Thanksgiving 2015
The MSC Lab celebrated Thanksgiving at Prof. Tomizuka’s house!
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Congratulations Xiaowen and Yu!
The lab celebrated the beginning of the new academic year as well as Xiaowen Yu and Yu Zhao’s passing of qualifications exam with a sushi party! Here’s to a wonderful start of the year!
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Sayonara Wang Cong
Professor Tomizuka hosted a dinner for the MSC Lab at China Village to welcome the new lab members and to say farewell to recent graduate Dr. Cong Wang. Dr. Wang has been instrumental in organizing the renovation of our new lab space in 2105/2107 Etcheverry.
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Graduation 2015
Congratulations to the new Doctors from the MSC Lab: Cong Wang, Yizhou Wang, and Wenlong Zhang. Also congratulations to Nobuaki Fujii and Kevin Haninger for their completion of the Masters program.
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Cal Day 2015
We welcomed many visitors to our new lab space on Cal Day! (Photo credits: Chen-Yu Chan and Chung-Yen Lin)
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