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
- 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