MICHAEL J. MILES II
  • About Me
  • Resumé
  • My Work
    • Agile Control in Unstructured Environments
    • DARPA Subterranean Challenge
    • Missouri S&T Mars Rover Design Team
    • A LIDAR-based Navigation System for the Visually Impaired

Education

​May 2022  |  PhD Mechanical Engineering  |  University of Colorado Boulder
2018  |  MS Mechanical Engineering  |  University of Colorado Boulder
2016  |  BS Electrical, Computer Engineering (dual)  |  
​Missouri University of Science & Technology
2013 |  AS Science & Mathematics  |  Northwest Missouri State University (Missouri Academy of Science, Mathematics, and Computing)
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Academic Research

Aug 2018 - now  |  Graduate Research Assistant  |  Autonomous Robotics & Perception Group  |  CU Boulder
  • Senior member of team MARBLE in the DARPA Subterranean Challenge 
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    (more about MARBLE) (more about the challenge)
  • Develop hardware for perception and mobility systems
  • Lead teams to develop software for
    • visual/thermal/chemical/RF object detection/localization
    • visual-/lidar-based absolute reference frame registration
    • algorithmic- and machine learning-based robot motion planning techniques for highly cluttered environments
March 2017 - Aug 2018  |  Graduate Research Assistant  |  Biomedical Microfluidics Lab  |  CU Boulder
  • ​Developed microfluidic devices for applications in cellular drug delivery and drug screening
  • Basic cellular procedures including cell culture, maintenance, treatment, tagging, & fluorescent microscopy
  • CFD simulations of diluted species in laminar flow in COMSOL Multiphysics 
  • Managed a 7-person senior design team of undergraduate engineering students
Jan. 2013 - June 2016  |  Electrical Hardware Architect  |  Missouri S&T Mars Rover Design Team ​(more)
  • Lead the development of all power and embedded electrical systems on the rover robot
  • Directly managed a team of 8 undergraduate engineering students on special projects related to complex motion control for University Rover Challenge
Aug. 2015 - June 2016  | A LIDAR-based Navigation System for the Visually Impaired | Senior Design (more)
  • Developed code to extract and filter data from lidar system
  • Integrated lidar processing code and audio feedback code
​​April 2014 - May 2015  |  Undergraduate Researcher  |  Advanced Systems Research Lab | Missouri S&T
  • Developed basic formation control and consensus algorithms for aerial swarm robotics under the supervision of Dr. Tansel Yucelen and a graduate mentor
  • Installed and maintained large-area motion capture system

Industry Experience

Summer 2016  |  Radar Simulation and Modeling Engineer Intern  |  Dynetics, Inc.
  • Designed and tested Matlab code for modeling foreign tracking radar systems​
  • Presented poster detailing work to company executives
Summer 2015  |  Hardware Design Engineer Intern  |  Garmin Intl
  • Designed, prototyped, and tested embedded hardware and software for low-cost water temperature and heading sensors
  • Took the initiative to learn and implement algorithms for tilt-compensated magnetometer-based heading sensors, ultimately resulted in the production of a higher-tier heading sensor alternative
  • Performed and documented primary investigation into new sonar transducer technologies
  • Took measures to seamlessly utilize the same design for multiple products to reduce hardware costs

Computer Skills

COMSOL Multiphysics
MATLAB
LabVIEW
Autodesk EAGLE
Solidworks
AutoCAD
Microsoft Office
C/C++
Python
Linux
Java
LaTeX

Other Skills

Electronic Design: analog & digital circuitry design/fabrication/testing, electromechanical systems, advanced system engineering
Microfabrication: evaporation/sputtering, ALD, photolithography, optical interferometry, mask design, PDMS fabrication/bonding
Cell Maintenance: culture, maintenance, treatment, tagging, fluorescent microscopy, biohazard safety

Publications

Miles, M.​ , Heckman, C. Simulation-in-the-loop for agile control of ground robots. ​ In preparation.
Ohradzanksky, M., ​ Miles, M.​ , et al. Advancements and lessons learned in Phase I and II of the DARPA Subterranean Challenge. J. Field Robotics 2021. ​ In preparation.​
Miles, M.​ , et al. Flattening of Diluted Species Profile via Passive Geometry in a Microfluidic Device.  Micromachines 2019, 10, 839.
Bhattacharjee, B., Ball, K., Miles, M., Ding, X., Lee, Y.C., Stowell, M., Old, W. Microfluidic Device for Sub-cellular Pan-omics for Advanced Rapid Threat Assessment. In preparation.​ (in the news)
Miles, M. & Jetter, J. A LIDAR-BASED NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED. in International Telemetering Conference Proceedings (International Foundation for Telemetering, 2016). Accompanying presentation.
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  • About Me
  • Resumé
  • My Work
    • Agile Control in Unstructured Environments
    • DARPA Subterranean Challenge
    • Missouri S&T Mars Rover Design Team
    • A LIDAR-based Navigation System for the Visually Impaired