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Jason Rife
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Education
Ph.D., M.S. (Mechanical Engineering), Stanford University, 2004, 1999
B.S. (Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering), Cornell University, 1996
Research Interests
Dr. Rife's research focuses on the navigation and control of autonomous vehicles
and mobile robots. He joined Tufts in 2007. Prior to arriving at Tufts, he
served as a Research Associate in the Stanford GPS Laboratory from 2004-2007
where he investigated the integrity of precision aircraft approach and landing
systems based on differential GPS. He received his Ph.D. from the Stanford
University Aerospace Robotics Lab where he studied animal-tracking applications
using underwater robots.
The Automated Systems and Robotics Lab
The goal of the
Automated
Systems and Robotics Lab at Tufts University is to develop novel
control, navigation and interface technologies that ensure safe, reliable and
seamless interactions between human and machine. Safely operating automated
vehicles in close proximity to human-piloted vehicles represents a major
challenge in developing a next generation transportation infrastructure. Our
research group is investigating formal methods for validating and bounding
navigation performance to enable safety critical automated vehicle operations.
Applications include driving automated ground vehicles in highway traffic and
automated aircraft landing. Our lab is also analyzing the control of novel
biomimetic robots constructed from soft materials. Currently these efforts are
directed at developing control algorithms for a bio-inspired robot based on the
caterpillar Manduca sexta. We are pursuing this research in conjunction
with the Tufts
Biomimetic Devices Laboratory.
Professional Positions
2007-present Assistant Professor, Tufts University
2003-07 Research Associate, Hansen Experimental Physics
Laboratories, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
1997 Development Engineering, Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford, CT
Selected Professional Activities
- Chief Guest Editor, Proceedings of the IEEE Special issue on
Aviation Information Systems, 2007-2008
- Local Area Augmentation System Integrity Panel, Federal Aviation Administration, 2004-2007, 2010-current
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