Job Openings

Graduates

The Human Dynamics and Controls Lab is not accepting any new graduate students at this time.

Undergraduates

We also usually need several new Undergraduate assistants each Fall. Undergraduates seeking a position in the HDCL should have a minimum GPA of 3.4 and be available to volunteer for 10-12 hrs/week for at least two semesters. Interested students should send their resume with a list of skills and experiences to Professor Hsiao-Wecksler at least one semester before they may want to participate.

 

Current Openings:
The Human Dynamics and Controls Lab has a need for a volunteer undergraduate research assistant to help with electronic design tasks for several different projects (current projects). We are looking for a student with the following qualifications:

  1. Junior, or Senior in EE/CE, or ME with ECE minor
  2. Experience in mechatronics projects (microcontrollers, sensors, soldering, embedded C programming, LabVIEW, etc.)
  3. Experience in circuit design and electronics prototyping (IC, PCB)/testing
  4. Familiarity with electronic component selection, including microcontrollers, wires, connector

If you are interested, please send your resume/CV to Chenzhang Xiao at cxiao3@illinois.edu. We will arrange interview as soon as we see fit.

 

Software Application Development for a Wearable for Quantifying Abnormal Muscle Behavior (Position, Velocity, Resistance Meter (PVRM))
We are developing a wearable and ergonomic device (PVRM) to quantify passive arm movement of people with abnormal muscle behavior such as spasticity and rigidity. A clinician would attach the PVRM on the patient’s upper arm and wrist and manually move the patient’s arm while the PVRM data is being recorded and sent to a PC/smartphone/tablet via bluetooth.

We are in need of a clinician-friendly Android and/or iOS app to visualize, process, and record the PVRM data. We are looking for students with experience in Android and/or iOS app development on tablet/smartphones. This project involves developing an app that can read, process, and record strings of arm movement data via bluetooth from a custom developed wearable device.

Skill set: