Douglas R. Isenberg, Ph.D.

I  am a roboticist with an expertise in the kinematic and dynamic modeling of articulated rigid-body systems such as space robots, terrestrial manipulators, and wheeled mobile robots.  I am also well-versed in applied model-based control and I have a particular interest in exploiting unit-quaternions in the process.  See my curriculum vitae and my Google Scholar Profile! 

I received my B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in Electrical Engineering.  My graduate research focused on the dynamic modeling, simulation, and control of on-orbit space robots, i.e. satellites with robotic manipulators.  I spent most of my career teaching at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in the both the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department(s) but I am now an associate professor of electrical engineering at High Point University in my home state of North Carolina.  I am prolific developer of hardware-based academic laboratory experiments and activities, and I love to straddle the line between aerospace, mechanical, and electrical engineering!