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Pengcheng Cao

Course Title: Introduction to Python Programming

Pengcheng Cao is a graduate student and Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UC San Diego. He has many years of teaching experience with college students and a strong background in engineering applications and research. He also mentored a team of high school students on a robotic arm sorting project and helped them win first place in a UCSD hackathon in 2021. His research interests lie primarily in robotics, aerospace engineering, and UAV photogrammetry.

  • Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, San Diego (expected 2023)
  • M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, San Diego (2019)
  • BEng Thermal Energy and Power Engineering, Shandong University (2016)
  • Project Engineer, Value Windows & Doors Inc. (2017-2018)
  • Research Internship, UCSD Center for Energy Research (2016-2017)
  • Pengcheng Cao, Joseph Phillips, Thomas Bewley, and Falko Kuester (2023). “QuadGlider: Towards the Design and Control of a Bio-Inspired Multi-Modal UAV with Compliant Wings”. In 2023 IEEE Aerospace Conference. IEEE (Under Review).
  • Alexandre T. Guibert, Robert J. Chambers, Pengcheng Cao, H. Alicia Kim, Shengqiang Cai, and Falko Kuester (2021). “Gripping Aerial Topology Optimized Robot (GATOR)”. In 2023 IEEE Aerospace Conference. IEEE (Under Review).
  • Pengcheng Cao, John T Hwang, Thomas Bewley, and Falko Jester (2022). “Mission-Oriented Trajectory Optimization for Search and Rescue Multirotor UAVs in Cluttered and GPS-Denied Environments. In: AIAA AVIATION 2022 Forum, p. 3999.
  • Pencheng Cao, James Strawson, Everbrook Zhou, Chase Lazar, Dominique Meyer, Zhaoliang Zheng, Thomas Brewley, and Falko Kuester (2022). “BeagleRover: An Open-Source 3D-Printable Robotic Platform for Engineering Education and Research”. In AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum, p. 1914.
  • James Strawson, Pencheng Cao, Thomas Bewley, and Falko Kuester (2021). “Rotor orientation optimization for direct 6 degree freedom control of multirotors”. In 2021 IEEE Aerospace Conference (50100). IEEE, pp. 1-12.
  • James Strawson, Pengcheng Cao, Danny Tran, Thomas Bewley, and Falko Kuester (2021). “Monocoque Multirotor Airframe Design with Rotor Orientations Optimized for Direct 6-DoF UAV Flight Control”. In: AIAA AVIATION 2021 FORUM, p. 2431.
  • Pengcheng Cao, James Strawson, Thomas Bewley, and Falko Kuester (2021). “Decoupled translational and rotational flight control designs of canted-rotor hexacopters”. In: AIAA SciTech 2021 Forum, p. 1058.