Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
PhD 2018, University of Florida
Contact Information
- Office Holmes Hall 202A
- Phone (808) 956-0807
- E-mail zsong@hawaii.edu
- Research Website http://www2.hawaii.edu/~zsong
Research Interests
- Autonomous Robots
- Sensor Fusion
- Multi-Agent Systems
- Marine Robotics
Selected Publications
- J. Eisele, Z. Song, K. Nelson and K. Mohseni Visual-inertial guidance with a plenoptic camera for autonomous underwater vehicles. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 4(3):2777-2784, 2019.
- Z. Song and K. Mohseni. Long-term inertial navigation aided by dynamics of flow field features. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, pp(99):1–15, 2017.
- Z. Song, D. Lipinski and K. Mohseni. Multi-vehicle cooperation and nearly fuel-optimal flock guidance in strong background flows. Ocean Engineering, 141:388–404, 2017.
- Z. Song, C. Mazzola, E. Schwartz, J. Finlaw, R. Chen, M. Krieg and K. Mohseni. A compact autonomous underwater vehicle with cephalopod-inspired propulsion. Marine Technology Society Journal, 50(5):88–101, 2016.
Courses Offered
- ME481 Design Project I
- ME482 Design Project II
- ME375 Dynamics Machines Systems & Lab
- ME696 Advanced Topics in ME – Introduction to Autonomous Mobile Robots