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.News and Updates
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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)
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Applied Material Visit
The MSC Lab visited Applied Materials in Santa Clara. Thanks to everyone who helped show us around!
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Graduation 2014
Congratulations to the new Doctors from the MSC Lab: Kan Kanjanapas and Chi-Shen Tsai. Also congratulations to Yaoqiong Du, Chung-Yen Lin, Changliu Liu, and Raechel Tan for their completion of the Masters program.
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Thanksgiving 2013
The MSC Lab celebrated Thanksgiving at Prof. Tomizuka's house.
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DSCC 2013
The Tomi "family" at DSCC 2013. (Photo credits: Kan Kanjanapas)
(Pictured from left to right. Front row: Bin Yao, Xu Chen, Wenlong Zhang, Masayoshi Tomizuka, Tsu-Chin Tsao, Kan Kanjanapas, Cong Wang. Back row: Soo Jeon, Yizhou Wang, Atsushi Oshima, George T.-C. Chiu, Huei Peng.)
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