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Francisco Javier Calderón P.
[email protected]
+56 (99) 312 0816
http://www.frc.ri.cmu.edu/users/fcalder/
Research Interests
Control systems, microcontrollers, sensors and actuators, spectroscopy, telecommunications,
mobile robotics, intelligent instrumentation and industrial automation.
Education
M.S. in Robotics
The Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
August 2005- May 2007
Electrical Engineer
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
March 1999 – December 2003
Associate Degree
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
March 1997 – December 1998
(Graduated as certified electrical engineer in July 2005)
Teaching Assistantships
Automatic Control Theory, Pontificia Universidad Católica, 2004 (Prof. Andres Guesalaga).
Automatic Control Laboratory, Pontificia Universidad Católica, 2003 (Prof.Andres Guesalaga).
Research Assistantships
Carnegie Mellon University, August 2005 – May 2007 (Advisor: David Wettergreen)
Work and Research Experience
Visiting Research Enginner for NASA-funded “Science on the Fly” Project.
The Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Pittsburgh, USA
June 2007 – December 2007
Support and development of technologies for a Mars prototype rover including controls,
networking, telecommunications and spectroscopy for field experiments in the Mojave Desert.
Research Assistant for NASA-funded “Science on the Fly” Project.
The Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Pittsburgh, USA
August 2005 – May 2007
Developed autonomous system to collect reflectance spectroscopic measurements from the
distance for geologic mapping, using a Mars prototype rover.
Visiting Engineer for NASA-funded “Life in the Atacama” Project.
Carnegie Mellon University, representing P. Universidad Católica de Chile. February 2003 – July 2005
Developed hardware and software for an autonomous robot and a solar panel testing station.
Member of the technical team in the Atacama Desert during three field expeditions, giving
support, doing field experiments and organizing logistics and public relations.
Integration testing of Control Systems for “Planta Valdivia” (Forestal Arauco).
Dictuc S.A, Santiago, Chile
December 2002 – February 2003
Integration tests of field instruments and software for a pulp mill plant. Analyzed performance
under extreme noise conditions and evaluated plant control software compatibility.
Web Page Design & Computing Support.
Discover the World Marketing, Santiago, Chile
March 1997-March 2002
Lead software developer of web applications and computing support to employees of
subsidiaries of the company (Royal Caribbean, Hertz, Aeromexico and US Airways).
Skills
Engineering
Design and programming of microcontrollers
Visual Servoing, Spectroscopy
Electrical Machines
Digital & analog controllers
Fieldbus / DeltaV
Programming / Computing
C, C++, Python, Java, Matlab, HTML, Perl,
MySQL, Allegro
Linux, Windows XP/ME/98/2000, DOS
Networking, TCP/IP sockets
Publications
“Autonomous Rover Reflectance Spectroscopy with Dozens of Targets”, 9th International
Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space, February 2008.
“Analysis of High-Efficiency Solar Cells in Mobile Robot Applications”, Journal of Solar
Engineering (ASME), August 2007.
“Second Experiments in the Robotic Investigation of Life in the Atacama Desert of Chile”, D.
Wettergreen, N. Cabrol, V. Baskaran, F. Calderon, S. Heys, D. Jonak, R.A. Luders, D. Pane, T.
Smith, J. Teza, P. Tompkins, D. Villa, C. Williams, and M.D. Wagner, 8th International
Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space, September 2008.
Awards
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Fulbright scholar 2005-2007
The Robotics Institute Graduate Fellowship 2005-2007
Represented P. Universidad Católica in CMU “Life in the Atacama” (2003 to 2005)
Additional Information
Citizenship: Chilean
Date of Birth: July 30, 1978
Languages: native speaker of Spanish, advanced written and spoken skills in English
References
Available upon request.