Jonathan W. Hurst

Submitted by Carol Andrews on Thu, 12/29/2011 - 16:33
Jonathan W. Hurst

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Robotics and Control

Office: 
218A Dearborn Hall
Phone: 
541.737.7010
Fax: 
541.737.2600
Email: 
jonathan.hurst@oregonstate.edu
Research Lab: 
Dynamic Robotics Laboratory

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, and more specifically, in 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.