[{"content":"","date":"13 March 2024","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/design/","section":"","summary":"","title":""},{"content":"I am a PhD student at Oregon State University studying Robotics under the guidance of Dr. Ross L. Hatton at the Laboratory for Robotics and Applied Mechanics (LRAM). My current research direction is studying soft snake robot locomotion.\nMy interests lie at the intersection of novel mechanisms and aesthetic design. My time is typically split between modeling parts for my 3D printer, and designing graphics for local businesses and clubs.\n","date":"13 March 2024","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/","section":"Farhan Rozaidi","summary":"I am a PhD student at Oregon State University studying Robotics under the guidance of Dr.","title":"Farhan Rozaidi"},{"content":"Over the course of 7 weeks in Winter 2024, I took a pottery course offered at the Craft Center at Oregon State University. In that timeframe, I found myself fully enveloped in all things ceramics, and would be at the pottery studio almost everyday making something new. Below are the pieces I\u0026rsquo;ve made!\n","date":"13 March 2024","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/design/creative/pottery/","section":"","summary":"Over the course of 7 weeks in Winter 2024, I took a pottery course offered at the Craft Center at Oregon State University.","title":"Pottery"},{"content":"\rPublications #\rHISSbot: Sidewinding with a Soft Snake Robot\nFarhan Rozaidi, Emma Waters, Olivia Dawes, Jennifer Yang, Joseph R. Davidson, Ross L. Hatton.\n2023 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), 2023.\nLinear Kinematics for General Constant Curvature and Torsion Manipulators\nBill Fan, Farhan Rozaidi, Capprin Bass, Gina Olson, Melinda Malley, and Ross L. Hatton.\n2023 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), 2023.\nModular Sensor Integration Into Soft Robots for Nuclear Inspection Using Stretchable Wires\nCalder Wilson, Joseph Karam, Callen Votzke, Farhan Rozaidi, Camille Palmer, Ross L. Hatton, and Matthew L. Johnston\n2023 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), 2023.\nExperience #\rSoft Snake Robot Design and Analysis September 2020 - Present Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR\nDesign and build novel geometric configurations for soft snake robots Analyze and predict the kinematics and locomotion of soft snake robots Integrate soft sensors onto soft snake robots for environmental inspection Chemical Kinetics and Combustion Computations January 2017 - May 2020 Trinity College, Hartford, CT\nAnalyzed dimethyl methylphosphonate (DMMP) as a potential sarin surrogate Predicted species plots using an extensive chemical kinetics database Extrapolated thermodynamic data for DMMP Automated Firefighting Robotics January 2017 – May 2018 Trinity College, Hartford, CT\nDesigned autonomous robots to compete in a firefighting competition in which a robot would seek within a maze and extinguish identified flames Performed mechanical calculations of the maze environment to determine the necessary specifications of each component of the robot Researched into Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and ROS-based systems for autonomous control Tested infrared and light-based vision systems for environmental mapping High-Pressure Shock Tube Experimentation January 2017 – May 2018 Texas A\u0026amp;M University\nPerformed shock tube experimentation with DMMP pyrolysis under the Petersen Research Group Set up optical diagnostic tools to measure signals of OH* and CO Studied shock tube results to provide empirical data for DMMP combustion Conference Presentations #\rMertens, J. D., Zukowski, H. M., Rozaidi, F., Healy, A.: \u0026ldquo;Conclusions for the Ammonia Combustion Mechanism.\u0026rdquo; Presented at the 38th Regional Meeting on Kinetics and Dynamics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge (2020).\nMertens, J. D., Rozaidi, F., Zukowski, H. M., Sinson, A. M., Palmer, D. R., Healy, A.: \u0026ldquo;Analysis, Comparison, and Improvement of Current NH3 Combustion Mechanisms.\u0026rdquo; Presented at the 37th Regional Meeting on Kinetics and Dynamics, Trinity College, Hartford (2019).\nMertens, J. D., Palmer, D. R., Rozaidi, F., Sinson, A. M., Mathieu, O., and Petersen, E.L.: \u0026ldquo;Analysis of DMMP Kinetics using OH* measurements in Shock Tube Experiments.\u0026rdquo; Presented at the 36th Regional Meeting on Kinetics and Dynamics, Northeastern University (2018).\n","date":"25 February 2023","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/research/","section":"Farhan Rozaidi","summary":"Publications #\rHISSbot: Sidewinding with a Soft Snake Robot","title":"Research"},{"content":"\rDuring the times when I\u0026rsquo;m not doing anything engineering-related, I try to explore my creative side and create graphic designs. In the past, I have done this through clubs and local businesses, by creating event flyers and general merchandise. Below you will find some of this work, and more designs I have done for fun, detached from any entity.\n","date":"26 January 2023","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/design/creative/","section":"","summary":"During the times when I\u0026rsquo;m not doing anything engineering-related, I try to explore my creative side and create graphic designs.","title":"Creative Design"},{"content":"\rMy robotics career is molded by my interests in engineering design. My work in combustion, audio, and mechanical engineering highlights the importance I place in novel means of approaching any design problems. I also like to develop better understanding of the materials and mechanisms I use. I find myself tinkering with every device I obtain. I truly believe that part of being a good engineer is having the curiosity to seek out how things work. Below you will find some of my past engineering work, ranging from personal projects to research work.\n","date":"26 January 2023","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/design/engineering/","section":"","summary":"My robotics career is molded by my interests in engineering design.","title":"Engineering"},{"content":"","date":"1 January 0001","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/authors/","section":"Authors","summary":"","title":"Authors"},{"content":"","date":"1 January 0001","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/categories/","section":"Categories","summary":"","title":"Categories"},{"content":"If you would like to get in touch, feel free to reach out through my email or LinkedIn below. I will be more prompt with responses through my email.\nnikahman@oregonstate.edu\n/farhan-rozaidi\n/frozaidi\n","date":"1 January 0001","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/contact/","section":"Farhan Rozaidi","summary":"If you would like to get in touch, feel free to reach out through my email or LinkedIn below.","title":"Contact"},{"content":"\rOutside of robotics and design, I enjoy rock climbing, road trips, and trivia nights. Here you will find random tidbits about my life, ranging from thoughts about my PhD journey, to discussions about culture. Some stuff might be interesting, but its primary use is to have something for me remember experiences down the road. Feel free to live vicariously through my thoughts!\n","date":"1 January 0001","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/personal/","section":"Personal","summary":"Outside of robotics and design, I enjoy rock climbing, road trips, and trivia nights.","title":"Personal"},{"content":"","date":"1 January 0001","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/series/","section":"Series","summary":"","title":"Series"},{"content":"","date":"1 January 0001","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Tags"}]