Siavash Rezazadeh

Assistant Professor, Mechanical & Materials Engineering

Faculty
Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering

siavash.rezazadeh@du.edu

303-871-6587 (Office)

http://mysite.du.edu/~srezazad/

Personal

Engineering & Computer Science, 2155 East Wesley Avenue Denver, CO 80208

Specialization(s)

Dynamics, Control, Robotics, Optimization

Degree(s)

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, 2012
MS, Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, 2004
BS, Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, 2001

Research

My research is is general about using fundamental concepts of mechanics for design and control of novel robots and mechanisms. More specifically, I am focused on design and control of robotic legs for maximum efficiency, stability and robustness. In this way, I extensively use tools such as optimization, nonlinear control theory, and biomechanics to achieve novel hardware designs and control paradigms.

Areas of Research

Design and Control of Legged Robots

Wearable Robots

Actuators

Featured Publications

Rezazadeh, S., & Hurst, J. W. (2020). Control of ATRIAS in three dimensions: Walking as a forced-oscillation problem. The International Journal of Robotics Research, 39(7), 774-796. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1177/0278364920916777

Kumar, S., Mohammadi, A., Quintero, D., Rezazadeh, S., Gans, N., & Gregg, R. D. (2020). Extremum seeking control for model-free auto-tuning of powered prosthetic legs. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 28(6), 2120-2135. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1109/tcst.2019.2928514

Rezazadeh, S., Quintero, D., Divekar, N., Reznick, E., Gray, L., & Gregg, R. D. (2019). A phase variable approach for improved rhythmic and non-rhythmic control of a powered knee-ankle prosthesis. IEEE Access, 7, 109840-109855. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2019.2933614

Bolivar Nieto, E. A., Rezazadeh, S., & Gregg, R. D. (2019). Minimizing energy consumption and peak power of series elastic actuators: A convex optimization framework for elastic element design. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 24(3), 1334-1345. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1109/tmech.2019.2906887

Quintero, D., Reznick, E., Lambert, D. J., Rezazadeh, S., Gray, L., & Gregg, R. D. (2018). Intuitive Clinician Control Interface for a Powered Knee-Ankle Prosthesis: A Case Study. IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine, 6, 1-9. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/jtehm.2018.2880199

Rezazadeh, S., Abate, A., Hatton, R. L., & Hurst, J. W. (2018). Robot Leg Design: A Constructive Framework. IEEE Access, 6, 54369-54387. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/access.2018.2870291

Hubicki, C., Abate, A., Clary, P., Rezazadeh, S., Jones, M., Peekema, A., et al. (2018). Walking and Running with Passive Compliance. IEEE ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION MAGAZINE, 25(3), 23-39.