Jack (Huihan) Yan
I am an undergraduate student at University of Illinois Urbana Champaign majoring in Mechanical Engineering and minoring in Electrical Engineering. Automotive and robotics are my engineering expertise. I previously worked in Illini Solar Car, and later joined RoboDesign Lab and Novel Mobile Robots Lab.
With strong background in engineering and knowledge in law and accounting, my career goal is to start a company to advance robotics technologies . I aim to be the bridge builder between people with various background to maximize their strengths.
Research
“Pinto” is a squirrel robot that hops around and jumps onto the tree. It is a bio-inspired robot created to mimic the agile motions of a squirrel.
This is a collection of hardware developed for the research of a wheel humanoid robot SATYRR.
This is a 6-wheel off-roading robot prototype designed to climb the stairs and withstand high impact from falling.
Projects
This is a Ninja robot that climbs between a 5-inch gap. It has 2 Geneva mechanisms and 4 Dyad drivers that are inspired by automatic watch and internal combustion engine.
Open the umbrella by pressing a button to protect the shivering cat from the heavy rain!
This is a brushed DC motor driver designed for up to 30A continuous current
This is a Li-Po battery pack designed to optimize air cooling. It is currently in service in the third generation Illini Solar Car “Calypso”.
Art Gallery
This is a collection of my drawings I created during my college time.
