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Farhan Rozaidi

Research

Publications
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  1. HISSbot: Sidewinding with a Soft Snake Robot
    Farhan Rozaidi, Emma Waters, Olivia Dawes, Jennifer Yang, Joseph R. Davidson, Ross L. Hatton.
    2023 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), 2023.

  2. Linear Kinematics for General Constant Curvature and Torsion Manipulators
    Bill Fan, Farhan Rozaidi, Capprin Bass, Gina Olson, Melinda Malley, and Ross L. Hatton.
    2023 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), 2023.

  3. Modular Sensor Integration Into Soft Robots for Nuclear Inspection Using Stretchable Wires
    Calder Wilson, Joseph Karam, Callen Votzke, Farhan Rozaidi, Camille Palmer, Ross L. Hatton, and Matthew L. Johnston
    2023 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), 2023.

Experience
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Soft Snake Robot Design and Analysis
September 2020 - Present
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

  • Design and build novel geometric configurations for soft snake robots
  • Analyze and predict the kinematics and locomotion of soft snake robots
  • Integrate soft sensors onto soft snake robots for environmental inspection

Chemical Kinetics and Combustion Computations
January 2017 - May 2020
Trinity College, Hartford, CT

  • Analyzed dimethyl methylphosphonate (DMMP) as a potential sarin surrogate
  • Predicted species plots using an extensive chemical kinetics database
  • Extrapolated thermodynamic data for DMMP

Automated Firefighting Robotics
January 2017 – May 2018
Trinity College, Hartford, CT

  • Designed autonomous robots to compete in a firefighting competition in which a robot would seek within a maze and extinguish identified flames
  • Performed mechanical calculations of the maze environment to determine the necessary specifications of each component of the robot
  • Researched into Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and ROS-based systems for autonomous control
  • Tested infrared and light-based vision systems for environmental mapping

High-Pressure Shock Tube Experimentation
January 2017 – May 2018
Texas A&M University

  • Performed shock tube experimentation with DMMP pyrolysis under the Petersen Research Group
  • Set up optical diagnostic tools to measure signals of OH* and CO
  • Studied shock tube results to provide empirical data for DMMP combustion

Conference Presentations
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Mertens, J. D., Zukowski, H. M., Rozaidi, F., Healy, A.: “Conclusions for the Ammonia Combustion Mechanism.” Presented at the 38th Regional Meeting on Kinetics and Dynamics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge (2020).

Mertens, J. D., Rozaidi, F., Zukowski, H. M., Sinson, A. M., Palmer, D. R., Healy, A.: “Analysis, Comparison, and Improvement of Current NH3 Combustion Mechanisms.” Presented at the 37th Regional Meeting on Kinetics and Dynamics, Trinity College, Hartford (2019).

Mertens, J. D., Palmer, D. R., Rozaidi, F., Sinson, A. M., Mathieu, O., and Petersen, E.L.: “Analysis of DMMP Kinetics using OH* measurements in Shock Tube Experiments.” Presented at the 36th Regional Meeting on Kinetics and Dynamics, Northeastern University (2018).