On Wednesday, 2nd October, Hengchang presented his Completion Seminar for his thesis titled “The Convergence Speed Improvement of Extremum Seeking Control with Practical Considerations”.
Hengchang’s work focuses on extremum-seeking control (ESC), which optimises system performance using real-time data but with non-smooth actuator nonlinearities like hysteresis and slow convergence. His thesis improves ESC algorithms by managing a generalised actuator hysteresis model, incorporating fixed-time optimisation, and developing a fast ESC design for Hammerstein-type systems without requiring time-scale separation.
Congratulations Hengchang!
Journalist: Xinliang
We have been fortunate to welcome three new PhD students in the last few months: JQ Loh, Marcus Kho and Jayan Greenwood. JQ and Jayan will be working on our Assistive and Rehabilitation Robotics project while Marcus will work on supporting human robot co-evolution. We look forward to the interesting research that each of them will do in the coming years.
Journalist: Jon
On August 18th and 20th, our lab participated in two events: the university’s Open Day for future students and their families, and the department’s Open House for current engineering students. The lab’s research attracted significant interest, showcasing both our innovative outputs and the various opportunities available to graduate and undergraduate students. Our volunteers actively engaged with visitors throughout the events. A big thank you to everyone who contributed to making our lab a success in the Open Day and Open House.
Journalist: Xinliang
In June, Justin and Vincent travelled to Sydney to attend ISPRM. ISPRM is the yearly world congress of the International Society of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Medicine which we were fortunate to have in Sydney.
This was a great opportunity to discover the work of many teams in the field and to connect with the physio and rehab community that we work closely with in multiple projects in the lab. While an international conference, being in Sydney allowed us to meet and attend talks by many Australian researchers. The rehab robotics and technology community was particularly well represented with multiple dedicated sessions. Not surprisingly, while many researchers presented interesting developments in the field and implementations of technology, we could hear the need for dedicated guidelines around this implementation.
While our team presented two posters at the conference, Justin also presented his work on the evaluation of his GAMD: the Gait Aid Measurement Device intended to evaluate people’s gait without the use of expensive and complex motion capture systems.
Journalist: Vincent
We are excited to share that Mark attended his PhD graduation ceremony on August 13th. His doctoral research, titled “Measuring lower-back injury risk in repetitive stooped work: a population-data driven approach with application in sheep shearing”, has been met with great acclaim. Congratulations on this significant milestone, Dr Robinson!
Journalist: Xinliang
On 14th March, A/Prof Bandara, a visiting academic from Kyushu University, presented a guest lecture in the Manhari Room, Melbourne Connect. The lecture was on the topic of robot-assisted rehabilitation. This talk underscored the advancements and transformative approaches integrating cutting-edge robotics into post-stroke rehabilitation and minimally invasive surgery, thereby shaping the future of healthcare practices in these critical domains.
Journalist: Xinliang
We are pleased to announce that Jarvis has successfully passed his confirmation for his project “Wearable Haptic Feedback for Conveying Proprioception of Supernumerary Robotic Limbs” on 22nd Feb. We congratulate Jarvis for all of this hard work and look forward to his continued research progress!
Additionally, we extend our congratulations to Xinliang and Tianshi. Xinliang passed his confirmation on 28th Feb with his topic “Muscle Signal Based Interface for Responsive Physically-Assistive Robotics”, and on 13th March, Tianshi delivered his completion seminar for his research titled “Systematic Synthesis of Discrete-Pose Human Prosthetic Interfaces (HPIs)”. We applaud their milestones and wish them continued success in their research.
Journalist: Jon, Xinliang
On the romantic afternoon of 8th February, Zeyu and his beloved wife Fei celebrated their union in a wonderful ceremony held at the historic Old Treasury Building. The couple exchanged vows surrounded by friends, marking the beginning of their journey together. Lab members witnessed the start of a beautiful chapter in Zeyu and Fei’s lives.
Journalist: Xinliang, Photographer: Jarvis
We are thrilled to announce the recent milestones achieved by the members of our lab. Zeyu delivered his completion seminar, Murphy successfully passed his confirmation, YuXia officially graduated and earned the title of Dr. Xia, and Mingliang also presented his confirmation seminar. Join us in celebrating these incredible milestones!
Journalist: Xinliang
The lab gathered at Galbi BBQ on Dec 8th for the end-of-year party, celebrating their hard work and achievements from the year. People had a great time and enjoyed tasty Korean food!
Journalist: Xinliang
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