Halil Yonter
Team Leader —
Halil Yonter is a senior computer engineering student from Turkey. He participated in the “Motion Planning for a High Speed Jumping Robot” research at the Center for Intelligent Systems, Control, and Robotics (CISCOR) lab. He also worked on developing an autonomous flight controller for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. In his free time, he enjoys bowling and photography. He is the team leader of the project and his work will primarily focus on intercommunication between onboard electronics.
Alexandra Borgesen
Computer Engineer —
Lexi is a senior computer engineering student from Norway with an interest in robotics and health systems engineering. She is primarily responsible for the drone’s control systems and hardware integration process. In her spare time, Lexi is drawn towards creative writing, cooking, dancing, and reading old romantic novels. It is her lifelong ambition to make a difference in the biomedical development of autonomous robots and prosthetics.
Cody Campbell
Hardware Engineer —
Cody Campbell is a senior Computer Engineering student in charge of the microelectronics, radio communication, and embedded systems for this project. He enjoys spending his free time coding microcontrollers to interface with various input and output devices, specifically LED’s. He aims to one day apply his computer engineering skill to create interactive and responsive electronic art.
Shawn Cho
Software Engineer —
Shawn is a senior computer engineering student from South Korea. He is currently in charge of drone’s network infrastructure and data transmission. His job as a sales associate at T-Mobile allows him to be exposed to the latest mobile technologies. Shawn wants to pursue a career in mobile device technology and general consumer electronics. He is a huge fan of Real Madrid C.F.
Peter Burchell
Mechanical Engineer —
Peter Burchell is a senior mechanical engineering student, who enjoys the great outdoors. Hiking, biking, climbing, swimming, and flying model aircraft are his favorite ways to enjoy days out of the house. Methods of fabricating functional structures of composite materials dominate Peter’s personal research time. Peter will be contributing to the airframe and power system of the unmanned aerial vehicle that this team is tasked to produce.
Sarah Hood
Dynamic Systems Engineer —
Sarah Hood is a senior Mechanical Engineering student. She enjoys traveling the US to participate in summer research programs. In 2013 she was part of the SUR-Wind Program at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. In 2014, she conducted research at Texas A&M University in the Motion Biomechanics Lab. Currently, she is involved in the Multifunctional Ceramic Manufacturing Materials Lab at FSU. She will contribute to this project with the dynamic systems analysis and construction regarding the structure of the drone. Her favorite winter activity is skiing.