Teaching
Courses Taught
MECA 482 — Control System Design
Instructor, Undergraduate Class, California State University, Chico, 2019-2022
An introduction to classical control (e.g., SISO) and modern control (e.g., state-space). Modeling, stability, root locus, frequency response, digital control, labs, and a group project.
MECA 470 — Robotics Engineering
Instructor, Undergraduate Class, California State University, Chico, 2020
Robotics foundations: motion, kinematics, planning, control, manipulation, and mobile robots. ROS with RoboDK, CoppeliaSim, Gazebo. Team project and labs.
AMAR 451 — Quality Management
Instructor, Undergraduate Class, California State University, Chico, 2021
Quality management foundations and tools: TQM, SPC, QFD, ISO 9000, Lean, auditing, and inspection; culture, teamwork, and communication for customer satisfaction.
SMFG 386 — Manufacturing Automation Systems
Instructor, Undergraduate Class, California State University, Chico, 2020
Automation and manufacturing systems: CAD/CAM, NC, PLCs, robotics, AGVs, FMS, CIM, and vision; labs and a team project.
MECA 380 — Measurements and Instrumentation
Instructor, Undergraduate Class, California State University, Chico, 2021
Measurement of steady-state and dynamic systems. Calibration, uncertainty, statistics, LabVIEW-based data acquisition, signal conditioning, frequency-domain analysis, and noise mitigation.
MECH-542 — Mechatronics
Teaching Assistant, Graduate Class, Koç University, 2008–2010
Graduate mechatronics integrating mechanics, electronics, control, and computing; hands-on labs with sensors, actuators, and embedded systems.
MECH-203 — Dynamics
Teaching Assistant, Undergraduate Class, Koç University, 2008–2009
Planar and 3D kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies; work-energy and impulse-momentum methods.
MECH-206 — Computer-Aided Design
Teaching Assistant, Undergraduate Class, Koç University, 2008–2009
Intro to CAD for designing parts, products, and assemblies using Siemens NX; prepares students for downstream ME courses.
Selected Student Projects
| Vision-Based Robotic Control for Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), 2021 Computer Vision, Robotics ★ Featured Capstone project with Mitchell Cabral, Jasmine Nguyen, Antony Aliotti, and Clarice Rucklos, developing a high-precision robotic system for SLAC. |   |
| Teaching and Research Platform for Control Systems and AI CSU, Chico, 2021 Autonomous Systems, Robotics, ROS A 3D printed, modular, open-source autonomous driving platform integrating ROS, FOC motor control, and Jetson Nano, designed and based on F1Tenth to support control systems and AI research across hardware and software levels. |  |
| Machine Tool for Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing 'BuildBot' Haas Automation Inc., 2021 Additive Manufacturing, Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing, CNC BuildBot is a proof-of-concept wire arc additive manufacturing machine using a CoreXY-based platform and MIG welding integration, aiming to create custom metal billets more economically than removing materials from the raw material blocks. |   |
| Vision Sorting System SOF-TEK, 2021 Smart Manufacturing, Industrial Automation, Beckhoff Twincat, Computer Vision, EtherCAT A training kit and vision-based sorting platform using Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 and EtherCAT to demonstrate industrial automation and color-based part selection for engineering education and manufacturing use. |   |
| Agricultural Production System: Hydrobot Craftnetics Inc, 2021 Autonomous Systems, Agricultural Robotics, Hydroponics, Cartesian Robots ★ Featured Hydrobot is an open-source agricultural automation system that uses a Cartesian pick-and-place robot to manage plant movement in a hydroponic NFT system. Designed to be modular, scalable, and low-cost, Hydrobot aims to automate all key stages of plant handling — from germination to harvest. |   |
| Semi-Automated Wheel Trim Machine QRC Inc., 2020 Plasma Cutting, Wheel Trimming, Automation, CNC Retrofit A semi-automated wheel trimming machine that uses a 2-axis stepper-controlled plasma cutter to remove racing kart wheel flanges with precision and repeatability, improving safety and efficiency over manual operations. |  |
| Compliant and Intelligent Grasping with Parallel Kinematic Mechanism and its Agricultural Application California State University, Chico, 2020 Compliant Grasping, Agricultural Robotics, PKMs, Computer Vision ★ Featured Capstone project demonstrating a vision-driven robotic system using a parallel kinematic robot (Omron Hornet 565) and compliant 3D-printed end-effector for accurate agricultural pick-and-place tasks in a simulated smart factory environment. |   |
| Automated Robot to Treat Machined Parts’ Sharp Edge(s) – Edge Bot Haas Automation Inc., 2019 Deburring Automation, 5-Axis CNC Machining Edge Bot is a 5-axis robotic deburring solution integrated with Fusion 360 and HAAS API, designed to automate the edge treatment of machined parts and reduce injuries and post-processing delays in manufacturing. |  |