Scholar
David Saldaña
Google Scholar ID: VU1s_Z8AAAAJ
Assistant Professor at Lehigh University
Citations & Impact
Citations
1,238
H-index
16
i10-index
24
Publications
20
Co-authors
21
list available
Contact
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- - Published paper: 'The Spinning Blimp: Design and Control of a Novel Minimalist Aerial Vehicle'
- - Published paper: 'MochiSwarm: A testbed for robotic micro-blimps in realistic environments'
- - Published paper: 'SBlimp: Design, Model, and Translational Motion Control for a Swing-Blimp'
- - Published paper: 'Finding Optimal Modular Robots for Aerial Tasks'
- - Published paper: 'Forming and Controlling Hitches in Midair Using Aerial Robots'
Research Experience
- - Served as a mentor in the Lehigh Swarms team, participating in multiple robotics competition projects, including the 'Defend the Republic' series.
- - Organized the DTR competition in Fall 2023, with 8 universities participating.
- - Hosted the 2022 Workshop on Robot Versatility.
Background
- - Research Interests: Robotics
- - Professional Field: Autonomous and Intelligent Robotics
- - Brief Introduction: Leads the SwarmsLab, focusing on researching how to coordinate swarms of robots to complete real-world tasks.
Miscellany
- - Collaborated with Creatives of Lehigh to welcome middle-school girls from the CHOICES program to the lab and hosted a mini-competition using robotic blimps
- - The lab is located at Lehigh University's Mountaintop campus
