Vijeth Rai

Freelance Rehabilitation Engineer

Skills

Skills

Expertise Offered

Machine Learning

Deep-learning, Time-series Analysis, Vision

Bionics

Bio-mechanics, Prosthetics, Locomotion, EMG

Robotics

Embedded sytems, Control, Sensors, Mechatronics, PCB design

Portfolio

Projects that I’ve worked on

Coordinated Movement Prosthetic Control

VA Hospital / UW Doctoral Research

Open Source Leg

Data-driven Control of Powered Limb

Miscellaneous

A few other tinkerings

Visual Localization for Prosthesis Control

SLAM for Prosthesis Control

Myoelectric Control of Prosthetic Limbs

Center of Bionic Medicine

Semi-autonomous Control of Robotic Arm

Argall Lab

Robotic Jedi

CU Boulder

Self Assembly of Modular Robots

Almende B.V - Netherlands (Replicators Project)

Vision for Prosthesis

Univ of Washington Doctoral Research

Work Ex

A timeline of my vocational journey

Full CV


  • 2014-2020

    Phd
    University of Washington
    Researcher at Veterans Affairs Hospital

    Intuitive control of powered prosthetic legs using computer vision and natural body movements by applying machine learning.

  • Sept 2013 - Apr 2014

    Research Engineer
    Rehabiliation Institute of Chicago
    Argall Lab

    Adaptive control of assistive robotic JACO arm and semi-autonomous wheelchair navigation

  • Mar 2012 - Aug 2013

    Research Engineer
    Center for Bionic Medicine
    (directed by Dr Todd Kuiken)

    Project Lead - Electronics design and support for UL prosthesis control

  • July 2010-Jan 2011

    Research Intern
    Almende (The Netherlands)

    Investigate bio-inpsired algorithms for self-assembly of modular robots

  • Aug 2008-Jun 2009

    Research Engineer
    Robonik (India)

    Develop controllers for low-cost biomedical diagnostic devices

Publications

Coordinated Movement for Prosthesis Control: Temporal Factors and Attention - IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics \& Biomechatronics (BioRob 2020)

Framework for Mode-Free Prosthetic Control for Unstructured Terrains - IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR 2019)

Mode-free Control of Prosthetic Lower Limbs IEEE International Symposium on Medical Robotics (ISMR 2018)

Evaluation of a Visual Localization System for Environment Awareness in Assistive Devices (Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference 2018)

Visual Localization for Prosthetic Lower Limb ControlAmerican Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (AAOP 2017)

Self-Assembly of Modular Robots from finite number of modules using Graph Grammars International Conference On Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2011)

Full Bio

About Me

Wandering Rehabiliation Engineer

I believe engineering and art, when applied in the right way, are the greatest devices towards the betterment of the human condition. To that end, I apply my skills in fields like robotics and machine learning in different walks of life - Rehabilitation, Agriculture, Environmental Protection.

Traveling, meeting different faces of humanity and the cultures we have concocted across the globe is always a source of joy. In my travels, I 've had the fortune of working on robotics research on 3 continents with the finest of folks - engineers, artists, prosthetists, surgeons, philosophers. I have worked as a researcher in 2 world-class rehabilitation hospitals and a bio-medical company.

I delved into powered prostheses control using natural body movements and vision as part of my Ph.D. research at the University of Washington, Seattle. As part of the engineering R & D at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, I worked on the hardware design of myoelectric control of prostheses. These designs were spun off to create CoApt, one of the most advanced prosthetic control.

In my mid-twenties, I became fascinated by decentralized algorithms and modular robots for mimicking cellular biology. My Masters' thesis at the University of Colorado explored their application for assembling complex organisms and even self-repair and regeneration.

My current purpose is to enable mobility in developing nations through accessible assistive devices.

Not all who wander are lost.

What's Espérance




Espérance Creations is a vehicle for my hopeful fantastical dream, a ‘khayali pulav’. Hope of not just sounding exotically french and cool, but also of creating a better world through technology and engineering. Espérance pour un monde meilleur.