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Faculty + Staff

Hamid
Vejdani
Associate Professor

Education

  • Ph.D., Robotics and Mechanical Engineering, Oregon State University
  • MS, Mechanical Engineering: Robotics & Control, Oregon State University
  • MS, Structural Engineering, Ferdowsi University
  • BS, Civil Engineering, Ferdowsi University

Courses And Advising


Research Interests

  • Bio-inspired robotics
  • Dynamical systems: analysis and control
  • Mechanics of locomotion: passive dynamics and control

Selected Publications

  1. Fan, K. Breuer, H. Vejdani, “Wing Fold and Twist Greatly Improves Flight Efficiency for Bat-Scale Flapping Wing Robots,” IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), October 2021.
  2. Fernandez, H. Vejdani and B. Jawad, “Design of an Apparatus to Measure Aerodynamic Forces During Flapping Wing Hovering,” ASME International Engineering Congress and Exposition, October 2021.
  3. H. Vejdani, 2020. “Roll Maneuverability of Flapping Flight Winged Systems,” Proc. 2020 ASME Dynamic System & Control Conference.
  4. H. Vejdani, 2019. “Dynamics and stability of Bat-Scale Flapping Wing Hovering Robot,” Proc. IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), Vancouver, BC.
  5. A. Curtis, J. Mynderse, and H. Vejdani, 2019. “Design of a Kangaroo Inspired Hopping Robot for Unrestricted Locomotion and Controller Development,” Proc. ASME Dynamic System & Control Conference (DSCC).
  6. V. Pellerito, H. Vejdani, 2019. “The Effect of Wing-Motor Connection Mechanism on the Payload Capacity of Flapping Flight Hovering Robots,” Proc. ASME Dynamic System & Control Conference (DSCC).
  7. H. Vejdani, 2019. “Development of a Bio-inspired Robotics Course,” Proc. 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Tampa, FL.
  8. H. Vejdani, D. Boerma, S. Swartz and K. Breuer, 2019. “The dynamics of hovering flight in hummingbirds, insects and bats with implications for aerial robotics,” Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 14(016003).
  9. A. J. Bergou, S. M. Swartz, H. Vejdani, D. K. Riskin, L. Reimnitz, G. Taubin, and K. S. Breuer, 2015. “Falling with Style: Bats Perform Complex Aerial Rotations by Adjusting Wing Inertia,” PLOS Biol 13 (11).

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Use Your Cell Phone as a Document Camera in Zoom

  • What you will need to have and do
  • Download the mobile Zoom app (either App Store or Google Play)
  • Have your phone plugged in
  • Set up video stand phone holder

From Computer

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From Phone

  • Start the Zoom session on your phone app (suggest setting your phone to “Do not disturb” since your phone screen will be seen in Zoom)
  • Type in the Meeting ID and Join
  • Do not use phone audio option to avoid feedback
  • Select “share content” and “screen” to share your cell phone’s screen in your Zoom session
  • Select “start broadcast” from Zoom app. The home screen of your cell phone is now being shared with your participants.

To use your cell phone as a makeshift document camera

  • Open (swipe to switch apps) and select the camera app on your phone
  • Start in photo mode and aim the camera at whatever materials you would like to share
  • This is where you will have to position what you want to share to get the best view – but you will see ‘how you are doing’ in the main Zoom session.