Control Assistant

Yangbo Long

PhD Candidate at Stevens Institute of Technology

******.****.***@*****.***

Summary

1) 5+ years of research related experience in developing and debugging embedded C/C++ programs;

2) Strong background in control theory and specializing in UAV flight control and optimization;

3) Extensive programming experience with Arduino and Linux-ARM based embedded systems;

4) Proficient in Altium Designer schematic and PCB layout and OrCAD/PSpice circuit simulation;

5) Strong troubleshooting and hands-on skills and good analytical and communication skills;

6) Extremely diligent, self-motivated, able to work under pressure, quick learner & team player;

7) Multi-skilled, reliable & talented translator with a proven ability to translate written documents/books from

English to Chinese and vice versa.

Experience

Teaching Assistant at Stevens Institute of Technology

January 2012 - Present (2 years 3 months)

Teaching assistant for ME-225 (Dynamics) and ME-483 (Control Systems);

Assistance (email and office hours) for course and assignment material;

Grading of assignments, midterm and final exams.

Research Assistant at Stevens Institute of Technology

September 2010 - Present (3 years 7 months)

Published 8 journal/conference papers as the first author and conducted 4 poster presentations;

Designed, constructed, assembled, maintained, operated, and programmed with a novel over-actuated micro

aerial vehicle (MAV) platform;

Involved in 3D printing airframe, ducted fan mounts and landing gears out of ABS plastic;

Derived the dynamic model of the MAV using Newton-Euler and Lagrangian approaches and multi-body

dynamics;

Developed linear control, feedback linearization and adaptive backstepping nonlinear control algorithms in

Matlab/Simulink;

Developed and implemented linear control, pseudo-inverse based control allocation techniques, and quadratic

programming based optimization algorithms using C++;

Programmed and interfaced Beaglebone Black with ArduPilot Mega (APM), and integrated a web camera for

visual tracking under Ubuntu/ROS using Python and OpenCV libraries;

Extensively used and programmed with the Arduino family of ATmega microprocessor boards,

including: Arduino Uno, Mini, Nano and ATmega 1280/2560;

Experienced with Pulse-Position Modulation (PPM) and Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) control of servos

and brushless direct current (BLDC) motors;

Installed and configured the firmware/network of XBee Radio Frequency (RF) modules.

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Research Assistant at Beijing Institute of Technology

September 2008 - June 2010 (1 year 10 months)

Published 1 paper in the Proceedings of the International Conference on Modeling, Identification and Control

(ICMIC 2010);

Designed a flight control board and conducted Printed Circuit Board (PCB) layout and prototyping for a

single-propeller MAV;

Developed flight control software and multi-channel motor actuation based on the TMS320F2812 DSP;

Developed a monitoring system for detecting the operating condition of a vibrating screen based on the Intel

51 microcontroller.

Part-time Translator at Beijing Ruiyuda Cultural Communication Co., Ltd

September 2005 - June 2010 (4 years 10 months)

Co-translated or partially translated about 6 English books into simplied Chinese versions and a large number

of documents (from Chinese to English and vice versa);

Specialized in translation of speech, power generation, IT, law, and business and so on;

Translated various documents (include but not limited to):

- Information Memorandum for Vietnam Nghi Son 2 (2x600 MW) BOT Power Project

- 2009 Social Responsibility Report of Datang International Power Generation Co., Ltd.

- Convention on Cluster Munitions

Co-translated several books (from English to Chinese):

- 151 Quick Ideas to Inspire Your Sta (ISBN: 750*******)

- 151 Quick Ideas to Get New Customer (ISBN: 750*******)

- Words That Inspiring People - Best Speeches of President Obama (ISBN: 978**********)

- Words That Enlighten People - Best Speeches of Secretary Clinton (ISBN: 978**********)

Participated in the following books' translation (from English to Chinese):

- Taught to Lead: The Education of the Presidents of the United States (ISBN: 978**********)

- Boom Bust: House Prices, Banking and the Depression of 2010 (ISBN: 978**********)

Courses

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Robotics/Controls

Stevens Institute of Technology

Linear Systems Theory EE 603

Engineering Analysis ME 641

Introduction to Robotics ME 598

Introduction to Modern Control Engineering ME 621

Analytic Dynamics ME 651

Nonlinear Control EE 621

Microprocessor Applied in Mechatronics ME 551

Computer Vision CS 558

Simulation and Modeling ME 635

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Introduction to Programming in C++ CS 570

Convex Analysis & Non-Linear Optimization MA 629

An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python Coursera

C++ for C Programmers Coursera

Data Structures and Algorithms CS 590

Publications

A Novel Micro Aerial Vehicle Design: the Evolution of the Omnicopter MAV

Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conference (IDETC) 2014

Authors: Yangbo Long, A. Gelardos, D. Cappelleri

Modeling and Global Trajectory Tracking Control for an Over-Actuated MAV

Advanced Robotics 2014

Authors: Yangbo Long, L. Wang, D. Cappeller

Omnicopter: A Novel Overactuated Micro Aerial Vehicle

Springer International Publishing 2013

Authors: Yangbo Long, D. Cappelleri

Complete Dynamic Modeling, Control and Optimization for an Over-Actuated MAV

IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) 2013

Authors: Yangbo Long, D. Cappelleri

Linear Control Design, Allocation, and Implementation for the Omnicopter MAV

IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2013

Authors: Yangbo Long, D. Cappelleri

Projects

Omnicopter - An Novel Micro Aerial Vehicle (MAV) Platform

May 2011 to Present

Members:Yangbo Long, S. Lyttle, A. Gelardos, S. Bai

Common Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) MAVs possess a limited mobility because of the inherent

underactuation (fewer actuators than degrees of freedom). In order to realize fully controllable MAVs, I

worked on the design, modeling, control and optimization of an overactuated MAV, the Omnicopter, which

has two central coaxial propellers and three perimeter mounted ducted fans with servo motors performing

thrust vectoring.

Multicopter for Hackensack University Medical Center

July 2013 to Present

Members:Yangbo Long, S. Bai, A. Gelardos

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Hackensack University Medical Center, CACI Technologies Inc., and Stevens Institute of

Technology have partnered to give students the opportunity to prototype, build, and deploy

innovative imaging solutions for capturing images and videos in a battle field environment. We were

requested to provide an autonomous MAV system to capture real-time videos based on the Omnicopter

platform.

My responsibilities include:

Finely turned on-ground/in-flight control parameters and optimized the MAV structure;

Integrated a camera for video downlink and a Global Position System (GPS) for localization;

Communicated with the assessment & acceptance side for project updates, reviews and demos.

Micro-miniature Ducted Single-Propeller Aircraft

May 2009 to June 2010

Members:Yangbo Long, M. Xu, C. Li

This project involves the design, construction and control of a ducted fan MAV, in which a single propeller is

enclosed by a shroud with fixed stators and movable vanes underneath to control its orientation. This

arrangement provides several advantages which include safety of operations, increased thrust efficiency, and

noise reduction.

Languages

English

Chinese

Skills & Expertise

Solidworks

Matlab

C++

C

Labview

ROS

Linux/Ubuntu

Python

Eclipse

Microsoft Visual Studio C++

Orcad

Altium

Arduino

Git

Machine Learning

PCB design

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Education

Stevens Institute of Technology

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Robotics/Controls, 2010 - 2014

Beijing Institute of Technology

Master of Science (MS), Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering, 2008 - 2010

China University of Mining & Technology, Beijing

Bachelor's degree, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering, 2004 - 2008

Interests

Playing Ping Pong; Travelling; Hiking and Camping; Listening to music; Reading novels especially Kungfu

novels.

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Yangbo Long

PhD Candidate at Stevens Institute of Technology

******.****.***@*****.***

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