Andrew Zheng

Robotics Software Engineer

Clemson, South Carolina, United States

About

I have defended my thesis and graduated with a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University on December 2023. My research was focused on motion planning control for autonomous systems. I currently work at Microsystems Inc., a subdivision of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.

Experience

  • Robotics Software Engineer at Kratos Defense and Security Solutions
    Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs

    Robotics Software Engineer at Microsystems Inc., a subdivision at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.

  • Clemson University College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences (3 yrs 7 mos)
    • Research Specialist
      Jan 2024 - Jul 2024 · 7 mos

      Developed perceptive module for legged robots to traverse unstructured environments Lead research group in core challenges in legged locomotion

    • Graduate Research Assistant
      Aug 2023 - Dec 2023 · 5 mos

      As a research assistant, I mentored undergraduate students while researching under Dr. Umesh Vaidya about navigation and optimal control for quadruped robots. - Developed modular planning framework for quadruped - Research about state estimation for rigid body dynamics in SO(3)

    • Graduate Grading Assistant
      Aug 2021 - Aug 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      Held office hours and gave critical feedback to students in Statics & Dynamics course. Research: Advised by Dr. Umesh Vaidya Robotics Software Developer at the Distributed Intelligence and Robot Autonomy (DIRA) Lab In this lab, I have: - Developed motion planning framework for quadruped locomotion - Developed a modular physics informed neural networks for trajectory prediction

  • Mechanical Engineering Intern at Parker Hannifin
    May 2019 - Aug 2019 · 4 mos

    Conducted splice strength characterization tests on our battery rubber seal product to present to Ford and meet their desired specifications Performed potassium carbonate float tank tests to inspect for potential contaminated material within company products Designed and tested manufacturing processes with coworkers to create military gaskets worth $12,000 for Staver Hydraulics Programmed data sorting algorithm to measure the runtime/downtime of the company vulcanizers

  • Peer Tutor at Clemson University College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences
    Jan 2019 - Jun 2019 · 6 mos