email: love@euler.marc.gatech.edu
U.S. Citizen
- I am interested in obtaining a tenure-track faculty position at
the assistant/associate professor level in the area of systems, measurement, and control. I have a strong background in dynamics, vibrations,
real-time control, robotics, and digital signal processing.
- Ph.D. Candidate, Mechanical Engineering,
Georgia Institute of Technology,
Projected Graduation, June 1995; GPA 3.7/4.0
- Ph.D. Dissertation: "Remotely Adapting Impedance Control for Teleoperation"
- Advisor - Dr. Wayne Book
- Major: Dynamics and Controls
- Minors: EE (Digital Signal Processing) and Mathematics
- Master of Science in Engineering Mechanics, 1990
Old Dominion University,
- Master's Thesis: "A Detailed Analysis of Dynamic Robotic Simulation"
- Advisor - Dr. Thomas Alberts
- Major: Dynamics and Controls
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 1988
Old Dominion University,
- Major: Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics
- Options: Design and Aeronautics
- Honors: Third Place, Old Guard Contest for Technical Speech, 1987.
- Engineering-in-Training (EIT), passed 4/88, Norfolk, VA
- Graduate Research Assistant
Georgia Institute of Technology, January 1990-Present
Contact: Wayne J. Book
Conducting investigation of human factors in teleoperation using flexible manipulators.
Presently working on a control architecture that identifies human and environment
dynamics to enhance virtual environments. Designed and constructed multiple degree
of freedom force reflecting master robot for teleoperation testbed. Investigating
adaptive impedance control of rigid and flexible manipulators.
- Head Graduate Teaching Assistant, 9/90 - 9/93
Contact: Stephen L. Dickerson
Assisted in development and instruction of a senior level Mechanical Systems
laboratory and class. This included the design of experiments and instruction
of a variety of topics in mechanical engineering. Assisted in proposal and
reward of matching funds from NSF for lab development. Independently instructed
course summer quarter 1992.
- Independent Consultant, 9/92 - 3/94
Atlanta Innovation
Contact: William Tolhurst
Designed and constructed 5 degree of freedom robot and controller for laproscopic
surgical simulator. Developed control algorithms to simulate dynamics of human
body for virtual surgical simulation, training and certification.
- Graduate Research Assistant, 1988-1990
Old Dominion University,
Contact: Dr. Thomas Alberts
Performed research at NASA-LaRC in area of Dynamic Robot Simulation. Responsibilities
encompassed validation of dynamic algorithms and enhancements to software. Performed
general research in areas of real-time control of industrial and flexible manipulators
at ODU Dynamics Systems and Controls Laboratory.
- Skilled in programming with C++, C, and Assembly for the Intel, Motorola, and Texas
Instruments microprocessors. Extensive experience with AutoCad.
- Assisted in teaching short course entitled "DSP/RISC Applications in Controls" at
1992 American Controls Conference in Chicago.
- L.Love, W.Book, "Contact Stability Analysisof Virtual Walls,"
submitted to the 1995 ASME WAM, Nov. 12-17, 1995, San Francisco CA.
- L.Love, W.Book, "Environment Estimation for Enhanced Impedance Control," to be
presented at the 1995 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, May 21-27,
1995, Nagoya, Japan.
- L.Love, D.Magee, W.Book, "A Comparison of Joint Control Algorithms for
Teleoperated Pick and Place Tasks Using a Flexible Manipulator", Proceedings
of the 1994 IEEE Syst.,Man, and Cyber. Conf., San Antonio, Oct. 1994.
- L.Love, S.Dickerson, "Mechanical Systems Lab: A Real Life Approach to Teaching
Engineering", Proceedings of the 1994 ASME WAM, Chicago, IL. Nov. 1994.
- L.Love, W.Book, "Design and Control of a Multiple Degree of Freedom Haptic
Interface", Proceedings of the 1994 ASME WAM, Chicago, IL. Nov. 1994.
- W.Book, L.Love, M.Farah, "A Teleoperation Testbed for Nuclear Waste Restoration",
Proceedings of the 1994 Spectrum Conference, Atlanta, Aug. 1994.
- T.E. Alberts, E. Bayo, L. Love, H. Moulin, "Experiments in End Point Positioning
of a Flexible Manipulator Using Inverse Dynamics Approach and Passive Damping",
Proceedings of 1990 American Controls Conference, San Diego, 1990.
- L. Love, T.E. Alberts, D.I. Soloway, "A Versatile Real Time Robot Control
Architecture Using Off-the-Shelf General Purpose Components", Proceedings of
1990 ASME Computers in Mechanical Engineering, Boston, Aug. 1990.
- L.Love, A Detailed Analysis of Dynamic Robotic Simulation, M.S. Thesis,
Old Dominion University, February 1990.
References
Professional Associations:
ASME, 1985 - present; IEEE, 1990 - present
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