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School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering Faculty

Néstor O. Pérez-Arancibia

Flaherty Associate Professor

EME 149
509-335-8157
n.perezarancibia@wsu.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, 2007
  • M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, 2003
  • M.S. Engineering Science, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2000
  • Engineer Degree (Industrial and Electrical Engineering), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2000
  • B.S. Engineering Science, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, August 1997

Professional Preparation

  • Postdoctoral Scholar, Laser Beam Control Laboratory and the Mechatronics and Controls Laboratory, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, 2007 – 2010
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Microrobotics Laboratory and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Cambridge, 2010 – 2013
  • Research Associate, Microrobotics Laboratory and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Cambridge, 2013

Research and Teaching Interests

  • Microrobotics
  • Microfabrication
  • Mechatronics
  • Feedback Control
  • Biologically-Inspired Engineering
  • Soft Robotics
  • Autonomous Systems
  • Signal Processing
  • Dynamics
  • Applied Optical Engineering

Recognition and Honors

  • Elected Full Member of Sigma Xi (2020)
  • Finalist for the IROS 2019 Best Paper Award, November 7, 2019
  • 2017 Finalist for Best Paper in Biomimetics, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (IEEE-ROBIO 2017)
  • 2016 Finalist for Best Paper in Biomimetics, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (IEEE-ROBIO 2016)
  • 2016 Winner of the Best Poster Award, 2016 Southern California Robotics Symposium (SCR 2016)
  • 2013 Winner of the Best Paper Award, 16th International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR 2013)
  • 2012 Journal’s Highlight of 2011, Bioinspiration & Biomimetics
  • 2011 Finalist for Best Paper in Biomimetics, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (IEEE-ROBIO 2011)
  • Nomination for the 2010 UCLA Chancellor’s Award for Postdoctoral Research. Of the approximately 1200 registered UCLA postdoctoral scholars, 32 were nominated for the award in 2010
  • Nonresident Tuition Fellowship – University of California, Los Angeles, 2002–2007
  • FIUC Scholarship – Pontifcia Universidad Católica de Chile, 1994–1999

Selected Publications

Complete List of Publications on Google Scholar

  • [J25] Y. Chen and N. O. Pérez-Arancibia, “Adaptive Control of VTOL UAV Aerobatic Maneuvers Including LTV Actuator Dynamics,” to appear in Automatica (IFAC).
    Journal Impact Factor (Clarivate Analytics, 2019): 5.541.
  • [J24] R. M. Bena, X.-T. Nguyen, X. Yang, A. A. Calderon, Y. Chen, and N. O. Pérez- Arancibia, “A Multiplatform Position Control Scheme for Flying Robotic Insects,” to appear in Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems.
    Journal Impact Factor (Clarivate Analytics, 2019): 2.259.
  • [J23] J. Z. Ge, L. Chang, and N. O. Pérez-Arancibia, “Preisach-Model-Based Position Control of a Shape-Memory Alloy Linear Actuator in the Presence of Time-Varying Stress,” to appear in Mechatronics (IFAC).
    Journal Impact Factor (Clarivate Analytics, 2019): 2.992.
  • [J22] Y. Chen and N. O. Pérez-Arancibia, “Controller Synthesis and Performance Optimization for Aerobatic Quadrotor Flight,” in IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, vol. 28, no. 6, pp. 2204–2219, Nov. 2020.
    DOI: 10.1109/TCST.2019.2919819.
    Journal Impact Factor (Clarivate Analytics, 2019): 5.312.
    Paper: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8818628
    Movie: http://www.uscamsl.com/resources/MultiFlipJnl.mp4
  • [J21] X. Yang, L. Chang, and N. O. Pérez-Arancibia, “An 88-milligram insect-scale autonomous crawling robot driven by a catalytic artificial muscle,” in Science Robotics, vol. 5, no. 45, art. no. aba0015, Aug. 2020.
    DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.aba0015.
    Journal Impact Factor (Clarivate Analytics, 2019): 18.684.
    Journal’s Cover Article.
  • [J20] X.-T. Nguyen, A. A. Calderón, A. Rigo, J. Z. Ge, and N. O. Pérez-Arancibia, “SMALL- Bug: A 30-mg Crawling Robot Driven by a High-Frequency Flexible SMA Microactuator,” in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 6796–6803, Oct. 2020.
    DOI: 10.1109/LRA.2020.3015457.
    Journal Impact Factor (Clarivate Analytics, 2019): 3.608.
  • [J19] K. Xu and N. O. Pérez-Arancibia, “Electronics-Free Logic Circuits for Localized Feedback Control of Multi-Actuator Soft Robots,” in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 3990–3997, Jul. 2020.
    DOI: 10.1109/LRA.2020.2982866.
    Journal Impact Factor (Clarivate Analytics, 2019): 3.608.
  • [J18] X. Yang, Y. Chen, L. Chang, A. A. Calderón, and N. O. Pérez-Arancibia, “Bee+: A 95-mg Four-Winged Insect-Scale Flying Robot Driven by Twinned Unimorph Actuators,” in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 4270–4277, Oct. 2019.
    DOI: 10.1109/LRA.2019.2931177.
    Journal Impact Factor (Clarivate Analytics, 2019): 3.608.
    Paper: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8772143
    Movie: https://www.uscamsl.com/resources/IROS2019/S1.mp4
    Remark 1: Also presentation at the 2019 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2019).
    Remark 2: Finalist for the IROS 2019 Best Paper Award.1
  • [J17] A. A. Calderón, J. C. Ugalde, L. Chang, J. C. Zagal, and N. O. Pérez-Arancibia, “An Earthworm-Inspired Soft Robot With Perceptive Artificial Skin,” in Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, vol. 14, no. 5, 056012 (19 pp.), Sep. 2019.
    DOI: 10.1088/1748-3190/ab1440.
    Journal Impact Factor (Clarivate Analytics, 2019): 3.062.