Vicky Chen
Location
Philadelphia, PA
Edmonton, Canada
Education
U
University of Pennsylvania
August 2023 - May 2025
expected degree
Master's
major
Mechanical Engineering
U
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
Work Experience
D
Defence Research and Development Canada Counter Terrorism Technology Centre
Robotics Research Assistant
January 2022 - August 2022
company
Defence Research and Development Canada Counter Terrorism Technology Centre
title
Robotics Research Assistant
overview
- Developed and customized Levenberg-Marquardt search algorithms for real-time, iterative localization of a radiation
- Ported legacy software to PX4 flight control firmware to test search algorithms on physical drones to conduct field test
- Implemented various lawnmower search patterns to validate the sanity of generated simulation data with field test data
i
iRobot
Optical Science and Engineering Intern
Bedford, MA, US
September 2021 - December 2021
U
University of Alberta Telerobotic and Biorobotic Systems Group
Soft Wearable Upper Limb Exoskeleton Research Assistant
Edmonton, AB, CA
September 2020 - April 2021
Skills
Languages
ChineseEnglish
Skills
3D PrintingActuatorsCarrying out AssessmentsComputer-Aided DesignComputer ProgrammingComsol MultiphysicsC++ (Programming Language)CreoData AnalysisDielectricsDronesElectrodeErgonomicsFirmwareFunctional TestingHealing ProcessesHydraulicsInfrared TechnologyInstrument Flight RulesKnowledge of EngineeringKnowledge of LathesLawn MowingMachine LearningMachineryManufacturingMaterials TechnologyMATLABMechanical EngineeringMechatronicsMicro Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS)Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft WordOptics and EyewearPerseverancePIC MicrocontrollerPlastics ProcessingPython (Programming Language)ReliabilityResearch and DevelopmentResearch SkillsRobotic Automation SoftwareRobotics Design and ProductionSafety PrinciplesSearch AlgorithmsShear (Sheet Metal)SimulationsSolid ModelingSolidWorks (CAD)Spectral AnalysisSpectrometerSystem IntegrityTest DataTesting SkillsTopology