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 (co-supervisor)
  • Leanne Colleen Raw, (Title Pending) (co-supervisor)

Masters

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