110 F-block, Yangon Technological University, Gyo-Gone, Insein, Yangon 11012, Myanmar.
email: aung@ctrl.mech.kyushu-u.ac.jp Tel: +95-9785143578
web: http://myothantsinaung.weebly.com/ web: http://icarlab-ytu.weebly.com/
PERSONAL
Nationality: Myanmar Day of birth: June 16, 1985
Place of birth: Tugyi, Ingapu, Myanmar Gender: Male
EDUCATION
Ph.D. (Mechanical), Kyushu University, Japan Sep 2015
Thesis: Friction Compensation and Noise Filtering for Improving the Performance
of Frictional Mechatronic Systems.
Advisor: Prof. Ryo Kikuuwe
M.E. (Mechanical), Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia Aug 2008
Thesis: Effects of Friction of a DC Motor on the Existence of Limit Cycle Oscillations.
Advisor: Prof. Zainal Abidin
GPA: 3.61/4
B.E. (Mechanical), Mandalay Technological University, Myanmar Apr 2006
GPA: 4.41/5
Rank: 9 out of 55
RESEARCH INTERESTS
SELECTED ROBOTS/DEVICES/SOFTWARES
MOTOMAN-HP3J
Implemented the kinematics and sliding-mode-based noise reduction filter for use in
inner-loop position controller of the admittance-type force control in real-time OS.
The robot arm in contact with both rigid and compliant environments was tested.
◦ Peroid: 2 years (2013-2015)
◦ Actuator: AC servo with Harmonic Drive gearing
◦ Language: Object oriented C++ programming
◦ OS: ART-Linux
◦ Sensor: Incremental optical encoder and six-axis force sensor
◦ Controller: Proxy-based sliding mode control, admittance-type force control
◦ Filter: Sliding-mode-based noise filter
◦ Role: Graduate researcher
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MATLAB/Simulink
Implemented the dynamics model of friction and PID-controlled DC motor system in
Simulink. Theoretical prediction of limit cycles due to friction is done by Describing
Function analysis and coded in MATLAB.
M.E. Thesis Link: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/index.php/gdl/view/15094
◦ Peroid: 13 years (2006-current)
◦ During four years of teaching control system courses at Yangon Technolgical Uni-
versity, Simulilnk Identification, Control System, Fuzzy Logic and Symbolic Math
Toolboxes were used as the core teaching aids along with Python, Mathematica.
MOVEMASTER Ex
The kinematics, path planning, PID, first order sliding mode position control schemes
and walk-through programming using friction compensation were implemented in real-
time OS.
◦ Peroid: 3 years (2016-current)
◦ Actuator: DC servo with Harmonic Drive gearing
◦ Language: C programming
◦ OS: preempt_rt-Linux
◦ Sensor: Incremental optical encoder
◦ Controller: PID
◦ Filter: Second order linear low-pass
◦ Role: Supervisor of B.E. Thesis
Quadcopter
Implemented path planning and nonlinear PID algorithm for positioning of the quad-
copter.
◦ Peroid: 3 years (2016-current)
◦ Language: Arduino C++ programming
◦ Sensor: GPS
◦ Controller: Nonlinear PID
◦ Filter: Conventional Kalman
◦ Role: Supervisor of M.E. Thesis
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1-DoF System
Bilateral teleoperation was implemented in real-time OS.
◦ Peroid: 3 years (2016-current)
◦ Actuator: DC servo and conventional gearing
◦ Language: C programming
◦ OS: preempt_rt-Linux
◦ Sensor: Incremental magnetic encoder
◦ Controller: PID
◦ Filter: Second order linear low-pass
◦ Role: Supervisor of B.E. Thesis
POSITIONS HELD
Assistant Lecturer
• Mechatronics Engineering Department, Yangon Technological University, Myanmar Sep 2015 - Jul 2017
• Electronics Engineering Department, Yangon Technological University, Myanmar Jul 2011 - Mar 2012
• Mechatronics Engineering Department, Mandalay Technological University, Myanmar Apr 2010 - Jun 2011
• Mechanical Engineering Department, Pyay Technological University, Myanmar Aug 2009 - Mar 2010
• Mechanical Engineering Department, Technological University (Mandalay), Myanmar Sep 2008 - Jul 2009
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PUBLICATIONS
Journal Article
1. M. T. S. Aung and R. Kikuuwe, “Stability Enhancement of Admittance Control with Acceleration Feedback
and Friction Compensation,” Mechatronics, vol. 45, pp. 110-118, 2017.
2. M. T. S. Aung, Z. Shi and R. Kikuuwe, “A New Parabolic Sliding Mode Filter Augmented by Linear Low-
pass Filter and Its Application to Position Control,” Transactions of ASME: Journal of Dynamic Systems,
Measurement and Control, vol. 140, no. 4, article. 041005, 2017.
3. M. T. S. Aung, R. Kikuuwe, and M. Yamamoto, “Friction compensation of geared actuators with high presliding
stiffness,” Transactions of ASME: Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, vol. 137, no. 1,
article. 011007, 2015.
2. Ngu Wah and M. T. S. Aung, “Proxy-Based Sliding Mode Control Augmented with Friction Compensator for
Use in 1-DOF Freehand Ultrasound Probe,” Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial
Electronics Society (IECON2017), Oct 29 - Nov 1, 2017 (Beijing, China).
3. Hnin Wai Wai Hlaing and M. T. S. Aung, “Variable Admittance Controller for Physical Human Robot Inter-
action,” Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON), Oct 29
- Nov 1, 2017 (Beijing, China).
4. Soe Lin Paing, M. T. S. Aung, and R. Kikuuwe, “Adaptive Gain Parabolic Sliding Mode Filter Augmented with
Vibration Observer,” Proceedings of the 1st IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA),
August 2017 (Kohala Coast, Hawai’i, USA).
5. M. T. S. Aung, Z. Shi, and R. Kikuuwe, “A new noise reduction filter with sliding mode and low-pass filtering,”
Proceedings of the 23rd IEEE Conference on Control Applications (CCA), pp. 1029-1034, October 2014 (Antibes,
France).
6. M. T. S. Aung and R. Kikuuwe, “Acceleration feedback and friction compensation for improving positioning
performance in systems with friction,” Proceedings of the 2015 American Control Conference (ACC), pp. 4798-
4803, July 2015 (Chicago, IL, USA).
7. M. T. S. Aung and R. Kikuuwe, “Acceleration feedback and friction compensation for improving the stability of
admittance control,” Proceedings of the 10th Asian Control Conference (ASCC), pp. 404-409, May 2015 (Sabah,
Malaysia).
• Dr. Aye Mya Mya Thu, Yangon Technological University 2017 - 2019
Ph.D. Thesis: Modeling and Control of Tri-star Wheeled Driving Unit for Passing Stairs
Role: Advisor
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• Dr. Ngu Wah, Yangon Technological University 2015 - 2018
Ph.D. Thesis: Design And Implementation of Position Control for 1-DoF Belt Drive Mechanism
Role: Advisor
(currently Assistant Lecturer at Thanlyin Technological University, Myanmar)
• Dr. Hnin Wai Wai Hlaing, Yangon Technological University 2015 - 2018
Ph.D. Thesis: The Case Study of The Variable Admittance Controller for Physical Human Robot Interaction
Role: Advisor
(currently Assistant Lecturer at Thanlyin Technological University, Myanmar)
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
• Stability Enhancement of Admittance-type Force Control
Being motivated by a theoretical prediction that PDD2 (proportional, derivative, and second derivative) position
controller and friction compensation enhance the stability of admittance-type force control. Proposed a PDD2
controller using a variable gain D2 term for reducing the acceleration-measurement noise. Further extended to a
new scheme in which PDD2 controller gains are fixed while the sliding-mode-based filter gain is varied. Exper-
imentally validated both proposed control schemes in admittance control of a single link robot arm in contact
with rigid and compliant environments.
◦ Publications: ASCC 2015, Mechatronics 2017
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dither, rate dependency and viscoelasto-plasticity compensation. Tested the backdrivability and sensitivity to
actuator force experimentally.
◦ Publications: ASME JDSMC 2014
• Variable Gain PDD2 Position Controller for Achieving Accurate and Smooth Response
Realized accurate trajectory tracking and overdamped response simultaneously by combining PDD2 controller
with variable D2 gain, sliding-mode-based noise filter and friction compensator. Validated the proposed con-
troller in positioning of a robotic link under discontinuous desired-position commands. Removed the noise in the
actuator and achieved positioning improvement under disturbance.
◦ Publications: ACC 2015
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
• Lecturer, Control Engineering, 4th yr B.E., Yangon Technological University 2015 - present
• Lecturer, Advanced Control Engineering, 5th yr B.E., Yangon Technological University 2015 - present
• Lecturer, Mechanisms for Robotics, 5th yr B.E., Yangon Technological University 2016 - present
• Lecturer, Nonlinear Control Systems, M.E., Yangon Technological University 2016 - present
FUNDING
• Sensorless Force Estimation and Control for Walk-through Programming
Amount $5000 Funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency Project for Enhancement of Engineering
Higher Education in Myanmar (EEHE), Yangon Technological University
◦ Role: PI ◦ Period: 2018-2019
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• A Framework for Robotic Real-time OS Development for Factories in Myanmar
Amount $2000 Funded by U Nyi Hla Nge Foundation, Yangon Technological University
◦ Role: PI ◦ Period: 2017-2018
• A New Sliding Mode Observer for Estimation of External Force Acting on Robot Manipulators
Amount $1000 Funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency Project for Enhancement of Engineering
Higher Education in Myanmar (EEHE), Yangon Technological University
◦ Role: PI ◦ Period: 2016-2017
SERVICE
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INVITED TALKS/TRAININGS IN MYANMAR
• Challenges for Teachers in Future Myanmar Education, Keynote Speaker, University Conference on
Science, Engineering and Research, Technological University (Kyaukse), 2019.
• Training for Teachers on Modern Control Systems and Applications, Electronics Engineering Depart-
ment, Mandalay Technological University, 2019.
• Training for Teachers on Modern Control Systems and Applications, Mechatronics Engineering De-
partment, Technological University (Monywa), 2019.
• Training for Teachers on Modern Control Systems and Applications, Mechanical Engineering Depart-
ment, Technological University (Mandalay), 2019.
• Research in A Nut Shell, Technological University(Meikhtila), 2019.
• The Art of Manuscript Writing, Technological University (Mhawbi), 2019.
• The Art of Manuscript Writing, Technological University (Kyaukse), 2019.
• The Art of Manuscript Writing, Technological University (Monywa), 2019.
• The Art of Manuscript Writing, West Yangon Technological University, 2019.
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