Teaching at ASU

MAE 318: System Dynamics and Control I

• Spring 2024 (enrolled 74), Fall 2024 (enrolled 90)

Dynamics of physical systems, models of mechanical, electrical and electromechanical systems, Laplace transform, transfer functions, time response and frequency response, poles and zeros, block diagrams, stability, introduction to feedback control: closed-loop response, PID compensation, steady-state characteristics, root-locus design and analysis of systems, frequency-domain design concepts, Bode-plots and analysis of systems.

MAE 494/598: Soft Robotics

• Spring 2025 (enrolled 28)

Outreach and K-12 Education

Open Door

• Open Door 2025

K-12 outreach at Summer Engineering Explore

• On June 2025, our lab conducted an outreach to teach 11th and 12th graders to fabricate artificial muscle. Totally 40 students are involved.

High School Science Fair Competition

• Two high-school students Alex (12th grade) and Akshay (11th grad) build an AI- driven robotic hand. They won a prize at AZ science fair and join the national competition at Ohio.