Adjunct Prof Amir Patel

Bio-Inspired Robotics, Biomechanics

MSc(Eng) PhD Cape Town

Research Interests

Postgraduate Supervision

PHD

  • Naoya Muramatsu, On the Neuromechanics of the Cheetah
  • Leanne Colleen Raw, (Title Pending)

Masters

  • Nicholas Keith Bowden, Wildlife Vital Sign Monitoring using mmWave Radar and Cameras 
  • Daryn Andrew Bright, Investigating Tail Aerodynamics in Cheetahs and Robots
  • Zico Da Silva, (Title pending)
  • Daniel John Joska, WildPose: Long-Range 3D Motion Capture of Cheetahs in the Wild Using Multi-Sensor Fusion
  • Zubair Martin, Appendage selection to improve maneuvering in of legged robots
  • Lindelani Mpumelelo Mbatha, (Title pending)
  • Kukhokuhle Tsengwa, Low-Cost Remote Muscle Activity Measurement
  • Amaan Vally, 3D Markerless Motion Capture with Steerable Cameras
  • Azraa Vally, Wildlife Vital Sign Monitoring using Low-cost Thermal Cameras
  • Joshua Van Zyl, Design and Control of a prismatic spine for rapidly accelerating qudruplets
  • Shalom Abiodun, Spine Design for a Rapidly Accelerating Quadruped Robot
  • Zico Da Silva, (Title Pending)
  • Tshiamo Motaung, (Title Pending)

Current Undergraduate Teaching 

  • Mechatronics: EEE4119F
  • Control Systems Engineering: EEE3094S