Sanjay S. Joshi

 Associate Professor

 Department of Mechanical &  Aerospace Engineering

 University of California, Davis

 2054 Bainer Hall, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, Ca 95616

  Email: ctljoshi@gmail.com

 

 

 

   

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My University Affiliations

 

Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Graduate Group Faculty, Biomedical Engineering

Graduate Group Faculty, Computer Science

Graduate Group Faculty, Electrical and Computer Engineering

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My Professional Affiliations

 

Senior Member, IEEE

Senior Member, AIAA

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My Research Interests

 

Control Systems, Neuroengineering, Biorobotics, Brain Sciences

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My Background

 

2008:Current UC Davis, Associate Professor,

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

 

2010:2011 Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Visiting Associate Professor,

Department of Neurology

 

2001:2008 UC Davis, Assistant Professor,

Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

 

2000:2001 Harvey Mudd College, Visiting Assistant Professor,

Department of Engineering

 

1996:2000 NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Member of Technical Staff,

Control Analysis Group

 

1996 UCLA, PhD in Electrical Engineering, Major in Control Systems

 

1992 UCLA, Master of Science in Electrical Engineering

 

1990 Cornell University, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

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My Laboratory:

Robotics, Autonomous Systems, and Controls Laboratory (website)

 

In our lab, we are working on ways to understand how engineered systems can be controlled (spacecraft, robots, human-machine interfaces), and how natural systems control themselves. In addition, we explore how robotics and controls can be used as tools for basic neuroscience, biology, and animal behavior studies.

 

We have a variety of ongoing projects within the laboratory, and we are currently supported by:

 

National Science Foundation

NASA Ames Research Center

The Hartwell Foundation

Shriners Hospital for Children

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My Teaching

 

I teach undergraduate courses in Dynamics (ENG102), Control Systems (EME172), and Space Mission Design (EAE141), and graduate courses in Control Systems (MAE272) & Autonomous Robotics (MAE252).

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My Citable Publications and Abstracts

[65] M. Skavhaug, A. Powell, L. Davidson, R. Bobell, B. Vernon & S. Joshi A novel Brain-Muscle-Computer Interface for the disabled administered on an android mobile phone (abstract), Howard H. Steele Conference.

[64] M. Skavhaug, R. Bobell, B. Vernon, A. Barszap, & S. Joshi, Two-dimensional control of a mouse cursor achieved by contracting the Extensor Pollicus Longus with preselected frequency bands (abstract), Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (SFN), New Orleans, LA, October 2012.

 [63] I. Skavhaug, R. Bobell, B. Vernon, & S. Joshi , Pilot Study for a Brain-Muscle-Computer Interface Using the Extensor Pollicis Longus with Preselected Frequency Bands, Proceedings of the IEEE/EMBS Annual Conference, San Diego, August 2012, pp. 1727-1731.

 [62] M. Sorgenfrei, A. Sanyal, & S. Joshi, Preliminary Optimization Results for an Almost Globally Stable Control Law Using a Genetic Algorithm, Proceedings of AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Minneapolis, MN, August 2012.

 [61] S. Joshi, Human Neuromuscular Plasticity Enables a Novel Brain-Muscle-Computer Interface (Abstract), IEEE EMB/CAS/SMC Workshop on Brain-Machine-Body Interfaces, San Diego, CA, August 2012.

 [60] R. Bobell, M. Skavhaug, B. Vernon, A. Barszap, & S. Joshi, Development of a Novel Based Brain-Computer Interface (Abstract), BMECS 2012 Biomechanical Engineering Conference, Stanford University, May 2012.

 [59] M. Skavhaug, R. Bobell, B. Vernon, & S. Joshi, A Novel sEMG Based Brain-Computer Interface Administered on an Android Mobile Phone (Abstract), Proceedings of the 19th Annual Cognitive Neurosciences Meeting (CNS), Chicago, April 2012.

 [58] C. Sullivan, S. Joshi, & J. Schank, Genetic-Algorithms Produce Individual Robotic-Rat-Pup Behaviors that Match Norway-Rat-Pup Behaviors at Multiple Scales, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics, Beppu, Japan, January, 2012, pp. 18-23.

 [57] S. Joshi , R. Johnson, A. Rundus, R.W. Clark, M. Barbour, &  D.H. Owings, Robotic squirrel models for the study of squirrel-rattlesnake interaction in laboratory and natural settings, IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, Vol. 18, No.4, December, 2011, pp. 59-68.

 [56] M. Sorgenfrei & S. Joshi, Reconfigurable Spacecraft Controller Design via Location-Scheduled Control, AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 34, No. 5, September 2011, pp. 1598-1600.

 [55] S. Vernon & S. Joshi, Multidimensional Control Using a Mobile-phone Based Brain-Muscle-Computer Interface, Proceedings of the IEEE/EMBS Annual Conference, Boston, August 2011, pp. 5188-5194.

 [54] M. Sorgenfrei & S. Joshi, Further Results Towards a Location-Scheduled Control Methodology, Proceedings of AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Portland, Oregon, August 2011, AIAA 2011-6505.

 [53] C. May, J. Schank, & S. Joshi, Modeling  the Influence of Morphology on the Movement Ecology of Groups of Infants Rats (Rattus novegicus), Adaptive Behavior,  Vol. 19, No. 4, August 2011, pp. 280-291.

 [52] S. Vernon & S. Joshi, Brain-muscle-computer Interface: Mobile Phone Prototype and Testing, IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine, Vol. 15, No. 4, July 2011, pp. 531-538.

 [51] M. Sorgenfrei, E. Chester, & S. Joshi, Pilot Educational Project to Foster International Collaboration in Space Systems Design, Proceedings of the International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (EDULEARN), Barcelona, Spain, July 2011, pp. 229-238.

 [50] S. Joshi, A. Wexler, C. Perez-Maldonado, S. Vernon, Brain-Muscle-Computer Interface Using a Single Surface Electromyographic Signal: Initial Results, Proceedings of the IEEE/EMBS International Conference on Neural Engineering, Cancun, Mexico, April 2011, pp. 342-347.

 [49] J. Schank, S.  Joshi, C. May, J. Tran, and R. Bish, A Multi-Modeling Approach to the Study of Animal Behavior. In: Yaneer Bar-Yam, Ali Minai, Dan Braha (eds.) Unifying Themes in Complex Systems, Vol. 5, Springer, pp. 304-312, 2011.

 [48] M. Sorgenfrei, S.  Joshi, and E. Agasid, New Strategies for CubeSat Science Mission ADCS Design, Proceedings of the IAA Conference on University Satellites, Rome, Italy, January 2011.

 [47] M. Sorgenfrei, S. Joshi, E. Agasid, J. Hines, Towards a Location-Scheduled Controller for Nanosatellites, Proceedings of AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Toronto, Canada, August 2010.

 [46] C. Perez-Maldonado, A.S. Wexler, & S. Joshi, Active Manipulation of Surface EMG Signals for a New Human-Computer Interface (Abstract),  Proceedings of the 2010 Neural Interfaces Conference, Long Beach, CA, June 2010.

 [45] C. Perez-Maldonado, A.S. Wexler, & S. Joshi, Two Dimensional Cursor-to-Target Control from Single Muscle Site sEMG Signals, IEEE Transactions of Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, Vol. 18, No. 2, April 2010, pp. 203-209.

 [44] C. Perez-Maldonado, A.S. Wexler, & S. Joshi, Two Dimensional Cursor-to-Target Control Based on Single Muscle Contractions (Abstract),  Proceedings of the 2009 Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America Annual Conference (RESNA 2009), New Orleans, LA, June 2009.

 [43] M. Chueh, Y.-L. Au Yeung, K.-P. Lei, & S. Joshi, Following Controller for Autonomous Mobile Robots Using Behavioral Cues, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 55, Issue 8, August 2008, pp. 3124-3132.

 [42] C. Perez-Maldonado, S. Joshi, & A.S. Wexler. Control of Partial Spectral Power in Different Frequency Regions of the Surface EMG Signal of a Single Muscle (Abstract), Proceedings of the XVIIth Congress of the International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology (ISEK 2008), Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, June 2008.

 [41] A. Rundus, D. Owings, S. Joshi, E. Chinn, & N. Giannini, Ground Squirrels Use an Infrared Signal to Deter Rattlesnake Predation, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA (PNAS) Vol. 104, No. 36, September 4, 2007, pp. 14372-14376.

 [40] D. Dier & S. Joshi, Reinforcement Learning Solution to a Benchmark Time Optimal Control Problem, Proceedings of AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Hilton Head, SC, August 2007.

 [39] D. Acosta & S. Joshi, Adaptive Nonlinear Dynamic Inversion Control of an Autonomous Airship for the Exploration of Titan, AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Hilton Head, SC, August 2007.

 [38] R. Bish, S. Joshi, J. Schank, & J. Wexler, Mathematical Modeling and Computer Simulation of a Robotic Rat Pup, Mathematical and Computer Modeling, Vol. 45, April 2007, pp. 981-1000.

 [37] M. Chueh, S. Joshi, Y.-L. Au Yeung, & K.-P. Lei, Towards a Mobile-Robot Following Controller Using Behavioral Cues, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology, Mumbai, India, December 2006.

 [36] C. May, J. Schank, S. Joshi, J. Tran, R. Taylor, & I. Scott, Rat Pups and Random Robots Generate Similar Self-Organized and Intentional Behavior, Complexity, Vol. 12, No. 1, September/October 2006, pp. 53-66 (cover article).

 [35] E. Kulczycki, S. Joshi, R. Hess, & A. Elfes, Towards Controller Design for Autonomous Airships Using SLC and LQR Methods, Proceedings of AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Keystone, CO, August 2006.

 [34] J. Lau, S. Joshi, B. Agrawal, & J. Kim, Investigation of Periodic-Disturbance Identification and Rejection in Spacecraft, AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 29, No. 4, July-August 2006, pp. 792-798.

 [33] F. Ganji, S. Joshi, & D. Bayard, Adaptive Formation Control for Rovers Traveling Over Unknown Terrains, AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 29, No. 3, May-June 2006, pp. 714-724.

 [32] S. Joshi & B. Guilhabert, Sequence-Learning Algorithm Based on Backward Chaining, Adaptive Behavior, Vol. 14, No. 1, March 2006, pp. 53-71.

 [31] F. Harmon, A. Frank, & S. Joshi, The Control of a Parallel Hybrid-Electric Propulsion System for a Small Unmanned Arial Vehicle Using a CMAC Neural Network, Neural Networks, Vol. 18, August 2005, pp. 772-780.

 [30] A. Elfes, J. Montgomery, J. Hall, S. Joshi, J. Payne, & C Bergh, Autonomous Flight Control for a Planetary Exploration Aerobot, Proceedings of AIAA Space 2005 Conference, Long Beach, CA, August 2005.

 [29] F. Ganji, S. Joshi, & D. Bayard, Adaptive Rover Formation Control Over Unknown Terrains, Proceedings of AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, San Francisco, CA, August 2005.

 [28] S. Joshi, D. Acosta, J. Payne, S. Sharma, A. Elfes, A. Trebi-Ollennu, & J. Hall, Dynamics and Control Study of a Titan Aerobot from a System Design Perspective, Proceedings of AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, San Francisco, CA, August 2005.

 [27] J. Lau, S. Joshi, B. Agrawal, & J. Kim, Disturbance Filtering and Identification on the Naval Postgraduate School 3-Axis Spacecraft Simulator, Proceedings of AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, San Francisco, CA, August 2005.

 [26] F. Harmon, A. Frank, & S. Joshi, Application of a CMAC Neural Network to the Control of a Parallel Hybrid-Electric Propulsion System for a Small Unmanned Arial Vehicle, Proceedings of IEEE Conference on Neural Networks, Montreal, Canada, August 2005.

 [25] J. Schank, C. May, J. Tran, & S. Joshi, A Biorobotic Investigation of Norway Rat Pups (Rattus norvegicus) in an Arena, Adaptive Behavior, Vol. 12, No. 3/4, December 2004, pp. 161-173.

 [24] C. May, J. Tran, J. Schank, & S. Joshi, Biorobotic Study of Norway Rats in Individuals and Groups (invited), SPIE Robotics and Machine Perception Newsletter, Vol. 13, No. 2, October 2004, pp.1,7.

 [23] S. Joshi, G. Nagai, & C. Sullivan, Planetary Navigation Architecture for Cooperative Autonomous Ground-Air-Space Robots, Proceedings of AIAA 1st Intelligent Systems Technical Conference, Chicago, IL, September 2004, AIAA Paper 2004-6256.

 [22] S. Joshi, Development and Implementation of a MATLAB Simulation Project for a Multidisciplinary Graduate Course in Autonomous Robotics, Journal of Computer Applications in Engineering Education, Wiley Publishing Company, Vol. 12, No. 1, April 2004, pp. 54-64.

 [21] S. Joshi, J. Schank, N. Giannini, L. Hargreaves, & R. Bish, Development of Autonomous Robotics Technology for the Study of Rat Pups, Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, New Orleans, LA, April 2004, pp. 2860-2864.

 [20] S. Joshi & J. Schank, Of Rats and Robots: A New Biorobotics Study of Norway Rat Pups, Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on the Mathematics and Algorithms of Social Insects, Atlanta, Georgia, December 2003, pp. 68-74.

 [19] T. Huntsberger, P. Pirjanian , A. Trebi-Ollennu, H. Das-Nayar, H. Aghazarian, A. Ganino, M. Garrett, S. Joshi, & P. Schenker, CAMPOUT: A Control Architecture for Tightly Coupled Coordination for Multirobot Systems for Planetary Surface Exploration, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics- Part A, Vol. 33, No. 5, September 2003, pp. 550-559.

 [18] S. Joshi, J.R. Riehl, & F. Ganji, Investigation of Target Speed Adjustment of the Lead Robot in an Adaptively Controlled Multiple Robot Formation, Proceedings of AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Monterey, CA, August 2002.

 [17] P.S. Schenker, T.L. Huntsberger, P. Pirjanian, A. Trebi-Ollennu, H. Das, S. Joshi, H. Aghazarian, A.J. Ganino, B.A. Kennedy, & M.S. Garrett, Robot work crews for planetary outposts: Close cooperation and coordination of multiple mobile robots, Proceedings of SPIE Symposium on Sensor Fusion and Decentralized Control in Robotic Systems III, Vol. 4196, Boston, MA, Nov. 2000.

 [16] P. Pirjanian, T.L. Huntsberger, A. Trebi-Ollennu, H. Aghazarian, H. Das, S. Joshi, & P.S. Schenker, CAMPOUT: A control architecture for multi-robot planetary outposts, Proceedings of SPIE Symposium on Sensor Fusion and Decentralized Control in Robotic Systems III, Vol. 4196, Boston, MA, Nov. 2000.

 [15] S. Joshi, Multilevel Adaptation for Autonomous Mobile Robot Formations, AIAA Guidance, Proceedings of AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Denver, CO, August 15-18, 2000.

 [14] S. Joshi, Damper Placement for Spaceborne Interferometers Using H-Infinity Norm Optimization, Proceedings of American Controls Conference , Chicago, IL, June 28-30, 2000.

 [13] S. Joshi, The Need for a Systems Perspective in Control Theory and Practice (invited), IEEE Control Systems Magazine, December 1999, pp. 56-63.

 [12] S. Joshi, J. Speyer, & J. Kim, Finite-Dimensional Optimal Control of Poiseuille Flow, AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, March-April 1999, pp. 341-348.

 [11] G. Neat, A. Abramovici, R. Calvet, R. Korechoff, S. Joshi, & R. Goullioud, Use of the Microprecision Interferometer Testbed for Developing Control Technology for Spaceborne Optical Interferometer Missions (invited), SPIE International Symposium on Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, Kona, HI, March 20-28, 1998 (Published as SPIE Volume 3350, Ed. by R. Reasenberg, July 1998).

 [10] S. Joshi & G. Neat, Lessons Learned from Multiple Fidelity Modeling of Ground Interferometer Testbeds (invited), Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 3350, Astronomical Interferometry, Robert P. Reasenberg, Editor, July 1998, pp. 128-138.

 [9] G. Neat, A. Abramovici, R. Goullioud, R. Korechoff, R. Calvet, and S. Joshi, Overview of the Microprecision Interferometer Testbed (invited), Proceedings of American Controls Conference, Philadelphia, PA, June, 1998.

 [8] S. Joshi, J.W. Melody, & G. Neat, A Case Study of the Role of Structural/Optical Model Fidelity in Performance Prediction of Complex Opto-Mechanical Instruments, Proceedings of IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, San Diego, CA, December 10-12, 1997.

 [7] S. Joshi, J.W. Melody, G. Neat, & A. Kissil, Benefits of Model Updating: A Case Study Using the MicroPrecision Interferometer Testbed (invited), Proceedings of ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences (DETC97/VIB-4242), Sacramento, CA, September 11-14, 1997.

 [6] S. Joshi, M. Milman, & J.W. Melody, Optimal Passive Damper Placement Methodology for Interferometers Using Integrated Structures/Optics Modeling, Proceedings of AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, New Orleans, LA, August 11-13, 1997.

 [5] S. Joshi, J. Speyer, & J. Kim, A Systems Theory Approach To The Feedback  Stabilization of Infinitesimal and Finite-Amplitude Disturbances in Plane Poiseuille Flow, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Volume 332, 10 February 1997, pp. 157-184.

 [4] S. Joshi, J.L. Speyer, & J. Kim, Modeling and Control of Two Dimensional Poiseuille Flow, Proceedings of IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, New Orleans, LA, December 1995, pp. 567- 578.

 [3] S. Joshi, J.L. Speyer, & J. Kim, A Systems Theory Approach to the Control of Transitional Flows, Proceedings of SPIE Sensing, Actuation, and Control in Aeropropulsion Conference, Orlando, FL, April 1995, pp. 87-102.

 [2] S. Joshi & D.S. Bayard, A New Approach to Structural Failure Detection Based on Adaptive Lattice Filtering, Proceedings of IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, San Antonio, TX, December 1993, pp. 249-254.

 [1] S. Joshi & D.S. Bayard, An Adaptive Lattice Filter Approach to Structural Failure Detection and Localization Based on Acoustic Reflections, Proceedings of IEEE Regional Conference on Aerospace Applications, Westlake Village, CA, May 1993, pp. 53-57.

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