David A. Handelman, Ph.D.

President and Founder, American Android Corp.


Work

American Android Corp. – 1999-present

     Principal Investigator
     Human-Robot Interface Study
     Human Effectiveness Directorate, 711th Human Performance Wing,
     Air Force Research Lab, U.S. Air Force, 2009-present

     Principal Investigator
     Agile & Dexterous Robot for Inspection & EOD Operations
     TARDEC, U.S. Army, 2008-present

     Principal Investigator
     Dexterous All-Terrain Biped
     TARDEC, U.S. Army, 2007

     Principal Investigator
     Tactical All-Terrain Biped
     DARPA DSO, 2005-2006

     Principal Investigator
     In Situ Training of Robonaut for In-Space Assembly, Maintenance and Servicing
     NASA JSC, 2005

     Principal Investigator
     In Situ Training of Anthropomorphic Robots
     NASA JSC, 2001-2004

Katrix Inc. – Co-Founder & Vice President, 1993-1999

Robicon Systems Inc. – Co-Founder & Vice President, 1989-1993


Education

Ph.D. in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, 1989

     Dynamics & Control Systems Group
     Dissertation: A Rule-Based Paradigm for Intelligent Adaptive Flight Control

M.A. in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, 1984

B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia, 1982

     Shannon Award, School of Engineering and Applied Science


Selected Publications

Handelman, D., "Adaptive Collaborative Control of Highly Redundant Robots," Unmanned Systems Technology X, SPIE 6962, (2008). [pdf]

Handelman, D. and Lane, S., "Human-to-Machine Skill Transfer through Cooperative Learning," Intelligent Control Systems – Theory and Applications, IEEE Press, 187-205 (1995).

Handelman, D. and Lane, S., "Fast Sensorimotor Skill Acquisition based on Rule-Based Training of Neural Networks," Neural Networks in Robotics, Kluwer Academic Pub., 255-270 (1993).

Handelman, D., Lane, S. and Gelfand, J., "Robotic Skill Acquisition based on Biological Principles," Hybrid Architectures for Intelligent Systems, CRC Press, 301-328 (1992).

Handelman, D., Lane, S. and Gelfand, J., "Integrating Neural Networks and Knowledge-Based Systems for Intelligent Robotic Control," IEEE Control Systems Magazine, 10(3), 77-87 (1990).

Handelman, D. and Stengel, R., "Combining Expert System and Analytical Redundancy Concepts for Fault-Tolerant Flight Control," J. Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 12(1), 39-45 (1989).

Handelman, D. and Stengel, R., "Rule-Based Mechanisms of Learning for Intelligent Adaptive Flight Control," Proc. 1988 American Control Conference, 208-213 (1988).


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