http://www.jgao.org/ 2012-05-20T20:29:44+00:00 http://www.jgao.org/ http://www.jgao.org/lib/tpl/minimal/images/favicon.ico text/html 2011-09-23T22:52:51+00:00 http://www.jgao.org/about?rev=1316818371&do=diff Hello! I'm Jason Gao, a PhD student at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. I'm advised by Professor Li-Shiuan Peh, and I work on mobile and distributed computing networks, platforms, and applications. I graduated from Harvard University in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences, specializing in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. text/html 2010-02-01T04:42:59+00:00 http://www.jgao.org/projects?rev=1264999379&do=diff * Autonomous helicopter. In progress. Quadrotor testbed for UAV navigation algorithms, inertial measurement systems development, and other fun hackery. * fb-bday. I'm too lazy to check Facebook every day, so this bit of code sends out birthday greetings for me. * Leverett House Snacks Map. Map of vending machines and their contents at Leverett House, Harvard University. For CS 171. * Energy and Emissions Visualization. Visualization of 2008-2009 energy consumption and carbon emissions acr… text/html 2010-01-18T08:29:45+00:00 http://www.jgao.org/publications?rev=1263803385&do=diff * Contact Sensing and Grasping Performance of Compliant HandsPDF. Aaron M. Dollar, Leif Jentoft, Jason H. Gao, and Robert D. Howe. Autonomous Robots, vol. 28(1), pp. 65-75, 2010. doi:10.1007/s10514-009-9144-9 text/html 2010-01-17T07:22:45+00:00 http://www.jgao.org/research?rev=1263712965&do=diff My research interests include embedded systems architecture, low-power system design, and parallel and distributed computing. I'm currently working on my senior thesis at the Harvard Sensor Networks Lab. * Design of a solar-powered wireless sensor node for geophysical and acoustic monitoring. text/html 2010-02-01T04:42:05+00:00 http://www.jgao.org/uav?rev=1264999325&do=diff This page contains my notes on the design and construction of an autonomous quadrotor micro air vehicle (MAV) / UAV. The principle of operation of a quadrotor as described by Wikipedia: Quadrotor Main Components * central processor (for flight control, navigation, power management, and other duties) * inertial navigation unit * Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver * 4x brushless motor * 4x electronic speed controller (ESC) * 2x clockwise (CW) and 2x counter-clockwise (CCW) pro…