Dynamic Robot
Control & Design
Laboratory
DRCD People
Director
Hae-Won Park
Research Interests
Optimization-based Control and Design of Legged Robots
Model Predictive Control
Bioinspired Robots
Contact Information
Email : haewonpark@kaist.ac.kr
Tel : +82-42-350-3242, 82-42-350-8901
291, Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Korea 34141
Professional Experience
Feb 2022 to Present
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering, KAIST
Feb 2020 to Present
Director
Humanoid Robot Research Center, KAIST
Feb 2019 to 2022
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering, KAIST
Feb 2019 to 2022
Adjunct Professor
Mechanical Science and Engineering,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Sep 2015 to 2019
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Science and Engineering,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Sep 2017 to 2019
Assistant Professor
Coordinated Science Laboratory,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
June 2014 to June 2015
Research Scientist
Mechanical Engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Supervisor: Sangbae Kim, Ph.D
June 2012 to June 2014
Postdoctoral Associate
Mechanical Engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Supervisor: Sangbae Kim, Ph.D
Sep 2007 to Apr 2012
Research Assistant
Mechanical Engineering,
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Supervisor: Jessy Grizzle, Ph.D
Feb 2005 to Feb 2007
Research Assistant
Mechanical Engineering,
Yonsei University
Supervisor: Young-Pil Park, Ph.D
Education
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, May 2012
Thesis: Control of a Bipedal Robot Walker on Rough Terrain
Advisor: Jessy Grizzle, Ph.D
Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Feb 2007
Thesis: Design, Analysis, and Experiment of a Dolphin Robot
Advisor: Young-Pil Park, Ph.D
Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Feb 2005
Thesis: Design of a Small Size Six-Legged Walking Robot Using Electromagnet Actuators
Advisor: Hyun-Seok Yang, Ph.D
Post Doc
Seungwoo Hong
B.S. SJTU MECH ENG
M.S. KAIST MECH ENG
- Optimal Control
- Trajectory Optimization
PhD student
KangKyu Lee
Ph.D Candidate
B.S. KAIST MECH ENG
M.S. KAIST MECH ENG
- Humanoid Robot
- Designer of CYBO
Seunghoon Shin
Ph.D Candidate
B.S. HANYANG MECH ENG
M.S. KAIST MECH ENG
- Hydraulics
- Designer of LIGHT 3
Joon-Ha Kim
Ph.D Candidate
B.S. HANGYANG MECH ENG
M.S. KAIST MECH ENG
- State Estimation
- Legged Robot Navigation
- Reinforcement Learning
Soonpyo Kwon
Ph.D Candidate
B.S. SKKU MECH ENG
M.S. KAIST MECH ENG
- Elevation Mapping
- GPU acceleration
Jonghun Choe
Ph.D Candidate
B.S. KAIST MECH ENG
M.S. KAIST MECH ENG
- Humanoid Robot Design
- Walking Algorithm
Mingyu Kim
Ph.D Candidate
B.S. KAIST MECH ENG
M.S. KAIST MECH ENG
- Quadraped Robot Control
Hajun Kim
Ph.D Candidate
B.S. YONSEI MECH ENG
- Optimal Control
-Learning based Control
-Vision
Youngha Shin
Ph.D Candidate
B.S. KAIST MECH ENG
M.S. KAIST MECH ENG
- Quadrupedal Robot Design
- Design Optimization
Yong Um
Ph.D Candidate
(Integrated program)
B.S. KAIST MECH ENG
- Quadruped Robot Design
- Magnetic Device Design
Gijeong Kim
MS. Candidate
B.S. KAIST MECH ENG
- Quadruped Robot Control
- Trajectory Optimization
Master Student
Yonghoon Lee
MS. Candidate
B.S. KAIST MECH ENG
- Quadruped Robot Control
- Imitation Learning
- Agile Motion
Dongyun Kang
MS. Candidate
B.S. KAIST Mathematical Science
- Quadruped Robot Control
-Reinforcement Learning
-Optimization
JaeHyun Park
MS. Candidate
B.S. SKKU MECH ENG
- Quadruped Robot Control
-Reinforcement Learning
- Legged Robot Navigation
Hyunseok Kim
MS. Candidate
B.S. KAIST MECH ENG
- Quadruped Robot Design
- Magnetic Device Design
Sangmin Kim
MS. Candidate
B.S. PNU MECH ENG
- Trajectory Optimization
- Optimal Control
Tae-Gyu Song
MS. Candidate
B.S. KAIST MECH ENG
- Quadruped Robot Design
- Transmission Mechanism Design
-Quadruped Robot Control
Researcher
Ziwon Yoon
Bachelor
B.S. KAIST MECH ENG
- State Estimation
- Reinforcement Learning
-Bayesian Learning