Tzu-Hao (Viktor) Huang
Senior Robotics Control Engineer
San Jose,CA
Summary
Senior Robotics Control Engineer with over 12 years of cross-disciplinary experience in robot arm with hybrid motion/force control (4 years), exoskeleton design and control (5 years), and smart wearable textiles (3 years). Expert in robot arm control, human-robot interfaces, and biological signal processing. Proven track record of deploying robotic prototypes from simulation to physical production in complex warehouse automation environments.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Robotics Control Engineer
Flexiv Robotics
01.2024 - Current
- Developed hybrid motion/force Iterative learning control to reduce the force and motion by 70%.
- Develop the geometry learning using the adapted robot arm to reduce the trajectory recording time by 90%.
Robotics Software Control Engineer
Flexiv Robotics
02.2022 - 12.2023
- Developed and optimized Hybrid Motion/Force Controls with Entry-Polish-Exit State Machine and pose limit for polish application improving polish performance and successful rate to 99%.
- Developed the force control axis auto-rotation algorithm [polish/grind without rotating the TCP] to increase the robot application capability.
- Developed ECP [External Center Point] control to improve the contour polishing performance and successful rate to 99%.
Adjunct Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering
City College of New York
11.2017 - 01.2022
- Designed the quasi-direct drive exoskeleton and developed collocated impedance control for better human robot interaction.
- Develop robust exoskeleton assistance algorithm by IMU machine learning based human biological torque estimation.
- Course Instructor | Advanced Mechatronics & System Dynamics and Control
Principal Researcher
Taiwan Textile Research Institute
02.2015 - 10.2017
- Develop the wearable and stretchable smart display textile and wearable electronics to measure the human physiological signal (EMG, ECG, Motion).
Principal Engineer
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
10.2013 - 01.2015
- Increased product productivity by optimizing the storage method and transportation routine.
Visiting Student
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
02.2012 - 11.2012
- Design of exoskeleton and assistive control based on EtherCAT
Education
Ph.D. - Mechanical Engineering
National Taiwan University
Taipei City, Taiwan 05.2001 -
Master of Science - Rehabilitation Science and Technology
National Yang Ming University
Taipei City, Taiwan 05.2001 -
Bachelor of Science - Occupational Therapy
National Cheng Kung University
Tainan City, Taiwan06-2004
Skills
Coding - C/C, Python, MATLAB, Java, Labview
Controls - Robotics, Hybrid motion/force control, PID contorl, DOB, Kalman filter
Human-Robot Interface - Bio-signal processing (EMG, EEG, IMU), Machine Learning
Hardware/Embedded - Circuit Board Design, Embedded Microcontrollers ( mobile phone, RFduino, Arduino, ARM Chip, TI TMS320C6416), IMU, Bluetooth, CAN bus, EtherCat
CAD Desgin - Solidworks, ANSYS, CATIA
TOOL - Git, Linux (Ubuntu), Jira
Productivity & AI - Claude & Google Gemini
Timeline
Senior Robotics Control Engineer
Flexiv Robotics
01.2024 - Current
Robotics Software Control Engineer
Flexiv Robotics
02.2022 - 12.2023
Adjunct Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering
City College of New York
11.2017 - 01.2022
Principal Researcher
Taiwan Textile Research Institute
02.2015 - 10.2017
Principal Engineer
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
10.2013 - 01.2015
Visiting Student
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
02.2012 - 11.2012
Ph.D. - Mechanical Engineering
National Taiwan University
05.2001 -
Master of Science - Rehabilitation Science and Technology
National Yang Ming University
05.2001 -
Bachelor of Science - Occupational Therapy
National Cheng Kung University
Honors And Awards
- Discovery Awards in Mobility Unlimited Challenge, TOYOTA Mobility Foundation, 2018-04-01, https://mobilityunlimited.org/user/197.html
- The Graduate Students Study Abroad Program, National Science Council, Taiwan, 2012-01-01