Shusuke Okita

Welcome to Shusuke Okita’s Website! I am a PhD student at University of California Irvine.

I am studying under the supervision by Dr. David J. Reinkensmeyer in UCI BioRobotics Lab.

My research interests lie in areas of robotics, control and automation, and human-robot interaction(HRI).

I’m currently working on the development of home rehabilitative systems using wearable sensor.

Education

University of California, Irvine : Ph.D in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering – Advisor: Dr. David J. Reinkensmeyer : 2018 - Present

University of Tsukuba (Retired) : M.S. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering – Advisor: Dr. Shigeru Yokota : 2016 - 2017

Seikei University : B.S. in Mechanical Engineering – Advisor: Dr. Takashi Sakai : 2014 - 2016

Technical Skills

Programming Languages: Python, JavaScript, C/C++, C#, MATLAB, FORTRAN 90, LaTeX

Software development: Tensorflow, PyTorch, React, Flutter, git, vim, eclipse, keil, Docker

Softwares: Solidworks, CATIA, Microsoft Office, Libre Office, Visio

Hardwares: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Arm Cortex M0(stm32f0xx), Arm Cortex M4(stm32f4xx, nRF52)

Tools: 3D Printing, PowerTools, Soldering, Milling Machine, Laser Cutting

Languages: English(Fluent), Japanese(Native)

Certifications: Scuba Diving Lisence(BSAC Ocean Diver), TOEFL 90 (November 2017)

Research Experiences

Development of Quality Measure toward Movement Smoothness(September 2020 - May 2021)

Research Interests - Stroke, Algorithm, Rehabilitation Paper Title - Measuring Movement Quality of the Stroke-Impaired Upper Extremity with a Wearable Sensor: Toward a Smoothness Metric for Home Rehabilitation Exercise Programs

The paper is going to be published on the EMBC 2021.

Development of Minimalistic Exoskeleton(April 2017 - March 2018)

Research Interests - Robotics, Soft Robotics, Rehabilitation Robotics

As a Visiting Scholar in the BioRobotics Lab of Professor David Reinkensmeyer, I made an exoskeleton using a soft actuator that auguments the force of the pinch motion.

• I analyzed mechanical properties of the soft actuator creating the test bench
• made an exoskeleton using soft robotics(soft robotics, Control, Electronics)
• analyzed mechanical properties of the soft actuator (MATLAB)

Project Experiences

Image Processing for the Space Debris tracking (July 2016)

To track streaks of the space debris, I participated in the development of the image recognition algorithm.

FSAE Competition(September, 2015)

As a Bachelor’s thesis project, I Joined a Student Formula Car Development Competition (FSAE - JAPAN) in September 2015

My team placed 11th among 83 teams

The objective of this project was to develop a student formula car for the competition and get a higher place than last year’s (32th)

I contributed to getting a higher place and improving the performance. I was responsible for managing a team as a management leader, and I developed several components mandatory for assembling a car

I developed the following components and played the following role

• made an Upright and Hub using the FEM analysis and CATIA. It was manufactured using CNC
• presented the manufacturing process of the Upright and Hub at the Cost Examination
• designed a braking system
• planned a strategy for the Cost Examination
• managed a team and made a schedule to develop and manufacture the student formula car

Volunteer Experience

Student Jazz Festival in Tokyo (May, 2014)

• as an exective staff, participated the biggest Student Jazz Festival in Odaiba, Tokyo (Jazzline 2014)