ISR faculty: David L. Akin

David L. Akin

Associate Professor
Aerospace Engineering
2100D Neutral Buoyancy Research Facility
University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742

301/405-1138 TEL
301/314-9001 FAX
dakin@ssl.umd.edu
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Research Interests

space systems and operations; space human factors; telerobotics; space simulation; and space applications of artificial intelligence. Projects include NASA’s astrobiology project (ASTEP), a morphing upper torso, the Ranger satellite servicing system, an advanced research/simulation siut, the visual positioning system, partial gravity simulation, automatic rendezvous and docking, SCAMP, and an exoskeleton.

Background Information

B.S.    Massachusetts Institute of Technology    Aeronautics & Astronautics
M.S.    Massachusetts Institute of Technology    Aeronautics & Astronautics
Ph.D.  Massachusetts Institute of Technology    Aeronautics & Astronautics

Honors and Awards
AIAA/SGT “Broken Propeller” Award (1995)
NASA Groups Achievement Award for EASE/ACCESS Flight Demonstration Development Team (1986)
Best Paper Award, AIAA Modeling and Technology Simulation Conference

Scientific and Professional Membership
AIAA

Professional Service
Member, AIAA Distinguished Lecturer Program
Member, AIAA Space Automation and Robotics Technical Committee Chairman 1998-99
Member of NASA Telerobotics Intercenter Working Group
Member of NASWA EVA Forum
Member, NASA Solar System Exploration Subcommittee, Space Science Advisory Committee
Member, NASA Task Force on Technology Readiness
Member, NASA Mars Exploration Program Formulation and Planning Team
Organizer, NASA Mars Exploration Program Research Outreach Workshop

Links

Aerospace Engineering Department
Space Systems Lab
Intelligent Servosystems Lab

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