Yun Yao

Mailing:

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ARLINGTON, TX

76013

Tel: 817-***-****

acr5do@r.postjobfree.com

Education Background:

University of Texas at Arlington, TX, Arlington, US Ph.D. Candidate 09/2012-Present

Department of Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering

GPA: 3.67

University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China M.S. 09/2009-06/2012

College of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering

GPA: 86/100

Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China B.S. 09/2005-06/2009

Department of Electronic Engineering, Automation (Control System) Program

GPA: 87/100 Class Rank: 3/88

University Research Experience

Research Assistant, Advanced Sensor Technology Lab, University of Texas at Arlington 09/2012-Present

1. Wireless antenna-sensor interrogation for temperature-sensing (DOE Funded)

a. Simulation model development for wireless interrogation system using ADS

b. Wide band Microstrip antenna design, simulation (HFSS) and fabrication by using metamaterial

c. Hardware realization of static interrogation for antenna-sensor by using VNA and time-gate technology

d. Hardware realization of high speed (up to 10 kHz) interrogation for antenna-sensor by using FMCW interrogator

2. Wireless dynamic Strain Monitoring System (NSF Funded)

a. Microstrip strain sensor-antenna design, EM simulation (Sonnet) and fabrication

b. Wireless antenna interrogation system design and hardware implementation for high-speed structure health monitoring

c. Real-time DAQ system design and DSP algorithm development

3. Wireless foot pressure sensing system (NSF Funded)

a. Pressure sensor design, EM simulation (HFSS) and fabrication

b. Analog circuit design, SPICE simulation (Tina-Ti) and PCB layout (EAGLE) for sensor-antenna interrogation

c. Wireless transmission system implementation (Arduino+xBee) and pressure test validation

4. Wireless energy harvest circuit (RF power to DC power) design (Air Force Funded)

a. High gain (over 6 dbi) microstrip patch antenna design, simulation (Sonnet) and fabrication

b. SPICE, ADS circuit schematic simulation and EAGLE PCB layout

c. Fabrication and testing, circuit efficiency is over 50%

Team member, NASA Parabolic Zero Gravity Flight Program, Houston, TX 10/2013-11/2013

1. Electrical system design and layout and emergency control circuit design for the payload

2. Wireless strain sensing system implementation and debugging

3. On-site Zero-Gravity flight: validate strain sensing performance in zero-G and high-G environment

Main developer, Vehicle Electronic Stability Control (ESC) System, major topic for graduation design

of M.S. study 09/2010-01/2012

1. Vehicle dynamics modeling based on Matlab/Simulink and C Language

2. ESP (Electrical Stability Program) algorithm development based on fuzz logic and model predictive control theories

3. Hardware-in-the-loop simulation and validation

Designer, Monobus-based temperature control system for senior design 01/2009-05/2009

1. Hardware circuit design: schematic simulation (Proteus), PCB layout (Protel)

2. Software code development: C language programming for Micro-control unit (Atmel C51)

3. System integration: PCB circuit fabrication, program uploading and system debugging

Team Member, Automatic Tracking Robotic Vehicle competition 12/2007-04/2008

1. Hardware adjustment for electric circuit and robotic vehicle mechanical structure

2. Formulating optimized searching algorithm and programming in C language

3. On-site testing and adjusting

Work Experience

QC Technician, AC Electronics, Arlington, TX 06/2015-08/2015

1. Quality testing and validation for new products, including: LED driver, ballast, fixture and etc.

2. Trouble shooting for power electronics, i.e. LED driver and ballast circuits, down to the component level

3. Negotiation between the customer and the supplier to deal with the failure products returned by the customer

Research Intern, ESW Department, BOSCH Automotive Products (China) Co., Ltd 04/2012-07/2012

1. Software development of HAZ (Hazard Warning) function for project SAIC IP2X ESP09

2. ASCET algorithm generation, Software implementation and Vehicle on-site test

3. Software development for ECU function demonstration by using C#

Intern, ICD Laboratory, EATON Corporation Suzhou Branch R&D Center (China) 05/2010-09/2010

1. Testing functions of industrial power circuit-breaker Advantage, including thermostat testing, dynamic response testing,

PLC operation testing, EMC/EMI testing, etc.

2. Labview DAQ system programming for Intelligent industrial soft-starter Orionidentify errors of main control board of

the soft starter by starting it in different ways and analyzing abnormal symptoms of three-phase current and voltage

Intern, Facility Department, GIF Research Center (China) Co., Ltd. 05/2009-08/2009

1. Maintenance of cooling water circulation system and ventilation system

2. Adjustment and test of switchboard; layout of Ethernet

Major Publications

Journal Paper

[1]. Yao, J., Hew, M., Mears, A., & Huang, H. Wireless Vibration Strain Sensor Remotely Powered by Light IEEE sensor Journal,

(accepted and in press), 2015

[2]. Yao, J., Tjuatja, S. & Huang, H. Real-time Vibratory Strain Sensing Using Passive Wireless Antenna Sensor IEEE sensor

Journal (accepted and in press), 2015

[3]. Sanders. J, Yao, J. and Huang, H. Microstrip patch antenna temperature sensor IEEE sensor Journal (accepted and in press),

2015.

[4]. Yao, J., J Chen, Vehicle Stability Research Based on Predication Control, Vehicle Technology (Chinese), 2012-07, Page:

33-39

Conference paper

[1]. Yao, J., Xu, C., Mears, A., Jaguan, M., Tjuatja, S., & Huang, H. (2015). Pressure sensing using low-cost microstrip antenna

sensor. Paper presented at the SPIE Smart Structures and Materials Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, pp.

943537-943537-5.

[2]. Yao, J., Tjuatja, S., Huang, H., & Sanders, J. (2014). Dynamic interrogation of wireless antenna sensor. Paper presented at the

SPIE Smart Structures and Materials Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, pp. 90611X-90611X-9.

Software Skills

Language: VB, C&C++, C#, JAVA, SQL and HTML

EM simulation: Sonnet, Qucs, HFSS and ADS

Integrated circuit (IC) simulation: Tina-TI, ADS and Proteus

IC PCB layout: EAGLE and Protel

Signal process and Control system design: Matlab/Simulink

Data acquisition: Labview and Ardunio

Mechanical design: Autodesk CAD

Hardware Skill

High-speed oscilloscope, Vector network analyzer, Microwave Spectrum analyzer, Signal generator, Power meter, Horn antenna,

Digital multi meter, Temperature chamber, MTS mechanical tester

Several Samples of the designed RF circuits:

5 mm DC output

4 mm

1.5 mm

Microstrip rectangular

antenna

(a) (b)

(a). RF linear-chirp generator (GHz level): powered by a 3.7 V

battery and the power consumption is 40 mW

(b). 2.4 GHz RF Rectenna: dual-polarized microstrip antenna,

one direction for wireless transmission and the other

direction for RF energy harvest (convert RF power into

DC power, conversion rate over 50%)

(c). Sensor node circuit for wireless dynamic-strain sensing

system: power consumption is 6.3 mW; can be powered by

RF rectenna shown in (b)

(c)

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