Adjunct Prof Amir Patel
Bio-Inspired Robotics, Biomechanics
MSc(Eng) PhD Cape Town
Research Interests
- Bio-Inspired Robotics
- Biomechanics
- Research Video
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)