Patrick D. Holmes

Patrick D. Holmes

Roboticist

Seeking a career in developing robots that move safely.

Contact

Website https://patrickdanielholmes.com
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Work

University of Michigan Ford Center for Autonomous Vehicles / ROAHM Lab

Senior Engineer in Research

October 2021 — Present

Developing safe trajectory planning and control algorithms for autonomous robots.

Education

University of Michigan

August 2015 — August 2021
Mechanical Engineering, MS, PhD (3.74 GPA)
Courses
  • BIOMEDE 533 - Neuromechanics
  • EECS 442 - Computer Vision
  • EECS 545 - Machine Learning
  • EECS 563 - Hybrid Control
  • MATH 451 - Advanced Calculus
  • MATH 602 - Functional Analysis
  • MECHENG 540 - Intermediate Dynamics
  • MECHENG 543 - Analytical and Computational Dynamics I
  • MECHENG 561 - Design of Digital Control Systems
  • MECHENG 564 - Linear Systems Theory
  • MOVESCI 230 & 231 - Human Musculoskeletal Anatomy (Audit)

University of California Berkeley

August 2011 — May 2015
Mechanical Engineering, BS (High Honors, 3.92 GPA)
Courses
  • ELENG 40 - Circuits
  • MECHENG 40 - Thermodynamics
  • MECHENG C85 - Introduction to Solid Mechanics
  • MECHENG 102a - Introduction to Measurement Systems
  • MECHENG 102b - Mechatronics Design
  • MECHENG 104 - Dynamics
  • MECHENG 106 - Fluid Mechanics
  • MECHENG 107 - Mechanical Engineering Laboratory
  • MECHENG 108 - Mechanical Behaviors of Engineering Materials
  • MECHENG 109 - Heat Transfer
  • MECHENG 110 - Introduction to Product Development
  • MECHENG 120 - Computational Biomechanics Across Multiple Scales
  • MECHENG 131 - Vehicle Dynamics and Control
  • MECHENG 132 - Dynamical Systems and Feedback
  • MECHENG 135 - Design of Microprocessor-based Mechanical Systems
  • MECHENG 170 - Intermediate Dynamics
  • MECHENG C176 - Orthopedic Biomechanics
  • MATH 53 - Multivariable Calculus
  • MATH 54 - Linear Algebra & Differential Equations

Projects

Please see this webpage.

Publications

Please see this webpage.

Awards

RSS Pioneer

July 2020
Robotics: Science and Systems 2020 Pioneers Workshop

One of 28 senior PhD students selected to present.

Best RA-L Paper Award

August 2022
IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robots and Biomechatronics

For the publication ‘‘Predicting Sagittal-Plane Swing Hip Kinematics in Response to Trips.’’

Best Student Paper Award

October 2019
ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference (DSCC)

For the publication ‘‘Safe, aggressive quadrotor flight via reachability-based trajectory design.’’

Drake Scholar

August 2011 - May 2015
UC Berkeley Dept. of Mechanical Engineering

One of six ME students awarded a full academic scholarship to attend UC Berkeley.

Skills

Programming

MATLAB, C++, Python, and LaTeX

Software

Git, Ubuntu, SolidWorks, Simulink, LabVIEW, and Microsoft Office

Systems/Math

Robot Kinematics and Dynamics, Linear/Nonlinear Systems and Control, Hybrid Systems, Human Biomechanics, and Real/Functional Analysis

Tools

Motion Planning, Reachability Analysis, Optimization, Machine Learning, and Computer Vision

Languages

English

Native