Undergraduate Researcher, Kotov Group
(Kotov Group Homepage)
University of Michigan Department of Chemical Engineering (Ann Arbor, MI)
Principal Investigator: Dr. Nicholas Kotov (UM Faculty Profile) (Kotov Lab Profile) (Google Scholar)
Ph.D. Student Mentor: Minjeong Cha (Kotov Lab Profile)
Duration: January 2017 - July 2020
Description: Invention of novel approach for LIDAR computer vision in autonomous robotics
Topics: Optics, Nanomaterials, Computer Vision, Automation, Kirigami Nanocomposites
Technologies: LIDAR, Computer Numerical Control, Arduino, CAD, 3D Printing, Stepper motors
Outcome: Co-inventor on a patent, Co-founder of Photon Semantics
Research Outcome 1: Patent
Material-Sensing Light Imaging, Detection, and Ranging (LIDAR) Systems
Inventors: Nicholas A. Kotov, Sharon Glotzer, Brian Shahbazian, Ryan Branch, Lizhi Xu, Wonjin Choi, Minjeong Cha, Matthew Spellings
First Published: 23 June 2020
PAT: WO2019139656 (World Intellectual Property Organization)
PAT: EP3695250 (European Patent Office)
PAT: KR1020200073247 (Korean Intellectual Property Office)
PAT: CN111448477 (China National Intellectual Property Organization)