Hyosang “David” Moon, Ph.D.

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Eight years of research experience in mechatronics, robotic and mechanical systems design,

hardware/software systems prototyping, and control engineering.

Hands-on skills and experience in mechanical and electronics integration.

EDUCATION

Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, GPA 3.64/4.00 Aug. 2014

Sogang University, Seoul, Korea

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, GPA 4.00/4.30 Aug. 2009

B.Eng., Mechanical Engineering, GPA 3.36/4.30 (Cum Laude) Aug. 2007

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas Aug. 2010 - Aug. 2014

Developed a mobile motion capture system software prototype that is working with wireless inertial

measurement sensors fused in a complementary filter structure.

Performed human motion data acquisition and its statistical analysis.

Modeled human arm with inverse kinematics/dynamics techniques to infer human motor control

principles from acquired motion data for robotic applications.

Applied an advanced kinematic synthesis of mechanical linkages to approximate human motions.

Designed a non-invasive, thought-controlled myoelectric prosthetic arm control concept.

Proposed a funding proposal that was awarded in May 2014 worth $899,500 (Qatar National

Research Fund, NPRP 7-1685-2-626).

Part Time Technical Consultant, SEDNA Engineering Co., Seoul, Korea Jan. 2008 - Jan. 2010

Computed mixing rate of a sanitary magnetic mixer in accordance to design variations of its blades.

Analyzed stress and tolerance of mixing tank of a sanitary magnetic mixer using a FEA software.

Provided technical reports to help the client to make optimal decisions on design parameters.

Wrote patent application documents (in Korean).

Research Assistant, Sogang University, Seoul, Korea Aug. 2006 - Jul. 2009

Developed an exoskeleton-integrated electric wheelchair hardware prototype for walking assistance

and rehabilitation of physically impaired people.

Designed mechanisms and mechanical components for transferring actuator powers to human joints

in an exoskeleton system called SUBAR, and programmed its control software in LabVIEW

(collaboration with the Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea).

Designed and implemented control algorithms (high-level intelligent and low-level servo) in the

exoskeleton, SUBAR (collaboration with a research team in U.C. Berkeley).

SKILLS

Engineering:

Feed forward filters and robust feedback tracking controllers design and implementation.

Digital signal processing filter design and sensor fusion implementation.

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Mechanical design of complex mechatronic systems using a CAD software.

Modeling and simulation of dynamic systems using theoretical backgrounds on the applied physics.

Hands-on skills: mechanical component assembly, part fabrication using lathe and milling machines,

and electronics (e.g., DC motors and optical encoders) installation and wiring.

Engineering data acquisition and statistical analysis.

Static and dynamic analysis (e.g., stress and vibration) of mechanical systems using a FEA software.

Knowledge and in-class experience on the basic computational fluid dynamics (CFD).

Computer:

Computer aided design software: SolidWorks, AutoCAD and Pro/ENGINEER.

FEA and CFD software: SolidWorks, Abaqus and Nuflex.

Programming, control and simulation: MATLAB, LabVIEW and C.

MS Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook.

Language:

Native Korean; Fluent English.

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas Aug. 2009 - May 2013

Teaching Assistant

Taught undergraduate statics and dynamics recitation sections, graded homework, kept office hours.

Mentored undergraduate research teams from interdisciplinary majors for multiple engineering

design projects including the NASA Texas Space Grant Consortium in 2011.

Sogang University, Seoul, Korea Sep. 2007 - Jun. 2008

Teaching Assistant

Taught undergraduate mechanical control experiment sections, graded reports, kept office hours.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS

Advances in Robot Kinematics, pp. 375-384, Springer, 2014

Book chapter: “Approximating Constrained Hand Paths via Kinematic Synthesis with Contact

Specifications”

ASME Int. Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Houston, Texas, 2012

Presentation: “Experimental Observations on the Central Nervous System’s Governing Strategies on the

Arm Reaching with Reduced Mobility”

IEEE Annual Conference of Engineering in Medicine & Biology, San Diego, California, 2012

Presentation: “Experimental Observations on the Human Arm Motion Planning Strategy under an Elbow

Joint Constraint”

IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, vol. 15, no.2, pp. 191-200, 2010

Journal Article: “Control of an Exoskeleton for Realization of Aquatic Therapy Effects”

HONORS AND AWARDS

2013 Dissertation Fellowship, Office of Graduate and Professional Studies, Texas A&M University

2008 Best Student Paper Award, IEEE/ASME Int. Conf. on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics

2008 Dean Scholarship, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sogang University

2006 Honors Scholarship, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sogang University

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