Engineer Control
Resume:
Joshua Rogoff
Jackson, MS 39202
**********@*****.***
Education
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering June 2011
GPA: 3.73
Work Experience
Scalable Autonomous Systems Lab Philadelphia, PA
Undergraduate Research Assistant January 2010 - Present
Calibrated robotic arms on Mini Mobile Manipulator (M3) Robots based on iRobot’s Create platform
Tested and calibrated laser rangefinder (LRF)
Developed control algorithms for the M3 Robots to pick up and place assembly components
Designed closed-loop navigation strategies for the M3s
Wrote embedded programs to control the robotic arms, take and evaluate LRF data, and drive the M3
Robots using the lab's overhead localization system
Designed mechanical components for the M3s including servo horns, new building blocks and LRF
leveling mechanisms
Fabricated components using laser cutter and rapid prototyper
Conducted hardware demonstrations for distinguished lab visitors
Managed underclass independent study students who were conducting research in the lab
NAVSEA – Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Philadelphia, PA
Engineering Trainee Co-op March 2009 to Sept. 2009
Worked in the Machinery Controls group, specifically supporting a new class of ships
Tested software designed to emulate ship control systems in the Control and Monitoring System
Integration Lab (CMSIL)
Developed new screens for Engineering Control System (ECS) software to improve the human-machine
interface (HMI)
Designed new configuration in the lab’s data acquisition units (DAUs) to make hardware access easier
Troubleshot ship issues by emulating the same problem in CMSIL and finding solutions
Travelled across the country to complete various engineering tasks on ships including:
o Testing of new versions of ECS software
o Installing/Upgrading of hardware contained in 35 DAUs
o Troubleshooting signals that were not communicating properly with ECS
o Improving troubleshooting abilities of the ship's force by working alongsi de sailors on visits
o Communicate status of projects and repairs to senior members of the ship's force
Merck & Co., Inc. West Point, PA
Manufacturing Engineer Sept. 2007 to March 2008
Provided engineering support for vaccine facilities
Planned and scheduled routine preventative maintenance work and corrective maintenance work
Wrote and implemented various technical documents including Equipment Modification Requests and
Hazardous Energy Control Procedures
Troubleshot and resolved hardware issues to ensure building met standards of Current Good
Manufacturing Practices (cGMP)
Honors and Awards
Graduated magna cum laude
Selected to take part in the MEM UG Hess Honors Research Program (2009)
Dean’s List (2006-2011)
Dean’s Scholarship (2006-2011)
Drexel Hillel Award for Outstanding Dedication and Leadership (2009)
Master's Thesis
Distributed Assembly Strategies for Teams of Autonomous Robots
The distributed assembly problem involves using a team of homogeneous autonomous robots to assemble a
given structure. The goal is to develop a coordination strategy such that the robots assemble the given structure
correctly and efficiently. The work presented in this thesis includes:
Techniques for determining the complexity of a given structure
Different assembly strategies and development of assembly algorithms
Presentation of simulations and experimental results which validate these strategies
Implementation of algorithms and strategies on an actual multi-robot assembly testbed
Publications
J. Worcester, J. Rogoff and M. A. Hsieh. Constrained Task Partitioning for Distributed Assembly, in the
Proc. of the 2011 International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS '11), San Francisco, CA,
USA, Sept. 2011.
M. A. Hsieh and J. Rogoff. Complexity Measures for Distributed Assembly Tasks, in the Proc. of the 2010
Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems Workshop (PerMIS’09), Baltimore, MD, USA, Sept 2010.
Relevant Coursework
Controls: Intro to Controls, Performance Enhanced Dynamic Systems, Dynamic Systems Lab,
Micro-Computer Based Control, Fundamental Robotics I,II, Mechatronics I,II (Arduino, NXT
Controllers), Autonomous Vehicle Control (Arduino controlled truck) (Graduate), Robust
Controls I,II (Graduate), Nonlinear Control (Graduate)
Mechanics: Statics, Dynamics, Mechanics of Materials, Material Deformation and Failure, Experimental
Mechanics Lab, Mechanics of Vibrations, Advanced Dynamics I,II (Graduate), Manufacturing
Processes
Thermo Fluid Sciences: Thermodynamic Analysis, Basic Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer
Skills
Software: Matlab, Maple, Arduino, LabView, Pro Engineer, AutoCAD, Visio, Excel, W ord, Powerpoint, Access
Operating systems: Windows XP, Vista, 7, Linux Ubuntu and Mac OSX
Languages: Hebrew
Activities/Hobbies
Robotic Creations
Photovore robot controlled by self-assembled microcontroller, programmed in C
Lego Mindstorms NXT (programmed in LabView): autonomous dune buggy, autonomous tank, remote
controlled webcam
Arduino trash-bot
Guitar, ice/roller hockey goalie, skiing, backpacking
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