Siyuan Lu Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

-Engineered a sophisticated robot capable of balancing on a spherical steel ball, using three omni-wheels positioned 120 degrees apart at a zenith angle of 47 degrees, actuated by precision DC motors.-Developed a comprehensive dynamic system model incorporating planar coupling effects with Tait-Bryan coordinates for the underactuated system and derived an advanced state-space model using the Euler-Lagrange equation.-Calibrated a Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR) with non-linear MPC controller to achieve precise self-balancing, dynamic stabilization, static and dynamic obstacle avoidance.-Developed a physical model using URDF and visualized dynamic obstacle avoidance in RViz2with ROS on Linux.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

•Assisted high school students in gaining comprehensive knowledge of mechatronic systems, including Arduino programming, circuit design, electrical components, manufacturing, and wireless communication.•Provided guidance on theories related to electronic components, circuits, and control systems.•Supported students in troubleshooting and resolving issues with their final projects, which involved presenting two pieces of music played autonomously by instruments controlled via microcontroller and wireless communication.

Irvine, California, United States

Offshore Wind Energy Storage Optimization and Sizing (EASEL Research Lab)•Used probabilistic constraints on MATLAB to optimize the energy storage devices of offshore wind farms in six different Southern California locations as per the Biden-Harris administration’s renewable electricity goal.•Researched the latest offshore platform technologies and their feasibility in assisting the development of installing offshore windmills to facilitate the goal of reaching carbon-neutral state in southern California.

Irvine, California, United States

Power System Inter-Area Oscillation Damping Control (EASEL Research Lab)• Used Simulink to perform PID control on a one-area, two-generator model and generate effective damping performance from Energy Storage (ES) devices, mitigating the inter-area oscillations in the power grid. • Developed a model predictive controller for a two-area, four-generator model using feedback data from phasor measurement units, sending signals to six ES devices and charging/discharging the energy to the power grid using MATLAB CVX.

Masters, Mechatronics, Robotics, And Automation Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Cum Laude

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