David Hill Email & Phone Number

San Diego, California, United States

Designed controllers for a two-wheeled autonomous robot for moving inside piping. One of the controllers was an innovative MCP controller to control the pitch of the robot utilizing changes in the torque going to the wheels allowing for either slippage or no-slippage on the pipe walls. Developed the physics models for controller simulation in software. Worked with a software developer to implement the controllers on embedded hardware. Also worked on a drone project where I built a FAA-compliant drone with open-source communication software. I implemented a MOSSE object-tracker to run in real-time on limited hardware resources. I conducted field testing to validate the robotic system.

Provo, Utah, United States

Worked in the lab of Dr. Marc Killpack. The first project I worked on was developing a cutting-edge control algorithm for soft robots (using air pressure rather than motors). The algorithm uses a sophisticated model-based predictive control method (with a machine-learned model) running live on a GPU. I largely programed in Python, running the algorithm both in simulation and on the hardware. My last project was designing a scalable fabric-based tactile sensor grid that can deliver 10,000+ force readings 100 times a second. This was achieved by clever use of analog circuits and efficient embedded programming.

Provo, Utah, United States

Worked in the lab of Dr. Ryan Camacho. In the lab I headed the study and design of 3D printing hydrophobic surfaces to suspend and replenish water droplets for use as optical resonators. The droplets must be extremely stable in order to act as a viable whispering gallery mode resonator. Our group worked to improve the stability of the water droplets and record data based on the electromagnetic coupling between the droplets and optical fibers.I also collaborated on a project with a quantum computing team at MIT. We aim to design modular and easily accessible q-bits for use in quantum computers using diamond micro-ring resonators. I used computer vision to transform SEM images into physical geometries in order to predict the electromagnetic response of the resonators (using and FDTD solver) in the near and far field.

Rexburg, Idaho, United States

I operated CNCs, a beam saw, a large crane, and other equipment used for wood subtractive production. The job also involved regular debugging of the machines and designing of part files.

Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States

I worked in the cyber security section of the Idaho National Laboratory, modeling and testing the security protocols used for communication between trains, stations, and signals. I designed a 1:1000 scale model of a train-control system to display weaknesses in security and potential disasters. For this research I used MATLAB, C++, and HTML to develop a simple model accessible through a web interface.

Master Of Science, Robotic Systems Development

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Electrical Engineering With Minors In Mathematics And Computer Science, Gpa - 3.98

Graduated magna cum laude.