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Jonathan W. Hurst

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Assistant Professor

Robotics and Mechanical Design


Office: Rogers 422
Tel: 541-737-7010
Fax: 541-737-2600
jonathan.hurst@oregonstate.edu

http://mime.oregonstate.edu/research/jhurst/

PhD, Robotics, Carnegie Mellon University, 2008
MS, Robotics, Carnegie Mellon University, 2004
BS, Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 2001

At OSU since 2008.


Research Interests

Dr. Hurst's research interest is in controlled, highly dynamic systems; robots that move swiftly and require careful mechanical design due to fundamental limitations, such as motor inertia and torque limits. He is currently focused on legged locomotion, which is an example of a system that pushes many actuator limits due to the impacts and large energy transfer of a running gait. Applications in force control are closely related.