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Jenelle Armstrong Piepmeier

Professor & Chair

Degrees

  • Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
  • Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, 1999 Thesis: A Dynamic Quasi-Newton Method for Model Independent Visual Servoing
  • M.S. Mechanical Engineering, 1995 Thesis: Textural Analysis for Defect Detection in Automated Inspection Systems.
  • LeTourneau University, Longview, Texas B.S. Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, 1993

Profile 

Jenelle Piepmeier is a Professor at the United States Naval Academy.  Her research interests include vision based control of robotic systems.

Courses

EW200 Introduction to Programming and Design
EW202 Introduction to Mechatronics

Publications

Link to my Google Scholar profile

Peer-Reviewed Book Chapter


  • S. L. Firebaugh, J. A. Piepmeier, and C. D. McGray, “Soccer at the Microscale: Small Robots with Big Impact.” Robot Soccer.  IN-TECH 2010.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications


Conference Proceedings

  • J.F. Cooke, J.A. Piepmeier, H. ElBidweihy, S. Firebaugh, “Uncalibrated Three-Dimensional Microrobot Control in a Fluid Environment.” Proceedings of the International Conference on Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scales, Montréal, Canada, 17 July, 2017 
  • C. House, J.A. Piepmeier, J. Burkhardt, S. Firebaugh, “Characterization of an Acoustic Actuation Mechanism for Robotic Propulsion in Low Reynolds Number Environments.” SPIE Defense+ Security, Proc. SPIE 9083, Micro- and Nanotechnology Sensors, Systems, And Applications VI, June 11, 2014 
  • C. House, J.A. Piepmeier, J. Burkhardt, S Firebaugh, “Analysis of Flapping Mechanism for Acoustically Actuated Microrobotics.” IEEE MEMS & NEMS (MAMNA), 2014 Spring Symposium: From Lab to Life: Field Based Applications of
  • J.A. Piepmeier, C. Olsen, S.L. Firebaugh, “Uncalibrated Trajectory Following with Magnetically Controlled Microrobots” IEEE MEMS & NEMS (MAMNA), 2014 Spring Symposium: From Lab to Life: Field Based Applications of
  • J.A. Piepmeier, S.L. Firebaugh, “Visual Servo Control of Electromagnetic Actuation for a Family of Microrobot Devices.” 2013 IEEE Workshop On Robot Vision (WORV), 15 January 2013, 209 - 214
  • S. Tan, J.A. Piepmeier, D. Kriebel, “A Computer Vision System for Monitoring Vessel Motion in Conjunction with Vessel Wake Measurements.” Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, 4 November 2013, 1830 – 1834
  • J.A. Piepmeier, S.L. Firebaugh, “PWM Accuracy for Scratch Drive Actuators.” ASME 2010 Annual Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, 12 September, 2010, 9-14
  • CM Felps, MH Fick, KR Kinkade, J Searock, J.A. Piepmeier, “Integration of Semantic Vision Techniques for an Autonomous Robot Platform.” IEEE Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, 2010, 243 – 247 
  • Firebaugh, S. L., Piepmeier, J. A., “The RoboCup Nanogram League: An Opportunity for Project-Based Undergraduate Education in Microsystems." 2007 International Conference on Microelectronic Systems Education, San Diego, CA, June 2007
  • J.A. Piepmeier and S.L. Firebaugh, “Leveraging the Nanogram RoboCup Competition in the Undergraduate Classroom.” AAAI Spring Symposium: Robots and Robot Venues:Resources for AI Education. Technical Report SS-07-00, Palo Alto, CA, March 2007. p. 129-131.
  • Piepmeier, J.A. and Waters, J., “Analysis of stereo vision-based measurements of laboratory water waves.” IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Sept 2004 . p. 3592 – 3595.
  • B.E. Bishop, J.A. Piepmeier, G. Piper, K.A. Knowles, K. Ho, and B. Hudock, “The Use of Low-Cost RC Servos in a Robotics Curriculum.” AAAI Spring Symposium: Accessible Hands-on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Education. Technical Report SS-04-01, Palo Alto, CA, March 2004. p. 52-56.
  • J. Grob, J. Waters, and J.A. Piepmeier “Vision-Based Wave Sensing for High Speed Vessels.” IEEE Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, Atlanta, GA, March 2004.
  • K. Ho, G. Piper, J. Watkins, J.A. Piepmeier, Robotic Testbed for Simulating Spacecraft Relative Motion. In Proceedings of the 2003 NASA Flight Mechanics Symposium.
  • P.C. Hoblet, R.T. O’Brien, Jr., and J.A Piepmeier, “Scale-Model Vehicle Analysis for the Design of a Steering Controller,” In IEEE Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, Morgantown, WV, March 2003, p. 201-205.
  • J.A. Piepmeier, “Experimental Results for Uncalibrated Eye-in-Hand Visual Servoing.” In IEEE Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, Morgantown, WV, March 2003.
  • J. A. Piepmeier, K.A. Knowles, and B.E. Bishop. “The Use of MATLAB for Robotic Control in an Undergraduate Robotics Laboratory,” In ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition,Montreal, Quebec, June 2002.
  • J.A. Piepmeier, B. Gumpert, and H. Lipkin. Uncalibrated eye-in-hand visual servoing. In IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Washington, D.C., May 2002.
  • S. R. Burns, R. T. O’Brien, Jr., and J.A. Piepmeier, “Steering controller design using scale-model vehicles.” In IEEE Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, Huntsville, AL, March 2002.
  • J.A. Piepmeier and P.A. Morgan, “Uncalibrated vision-based mobile robot control.” InASCE Space and Robotics 2002, Albuquerque, NM, March 2002.
  • J.A. Piepmeier and P.A. Morgan, “Uncalibrated vision-based control of two-wheeled mobile robots.” In IMECE 2001, International Mechanical Engineering Conference and Exposition, New York City, NY, November 2001.
  • J.A. Piepmeier, “Uncalibrated vision-based mobile robot obstacle avoidance.” In IEEE Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, Athens, OH, March 2001.
  • J.A. Piepmeier, G.V. McMurray, and H. Lipkin. Uncalibrated target tracking with obstacle avoidance. In IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, San Francisco, California, April 2000.
  • J.A. Piepmeier, G.V. McMurray, and H. Lipkin. A dynamic Jacobian estimation method for uncalibrated visual servoing. In IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, Atlanta, Georgia, September 1999.
  • J.A. Piepmeier, G.V. McMurray, and H. Lipkin. Experimental results utilizing vision-based control for uncalibrated robotic systems. In SPIE International Symposium on Intelligent Systems and Advanced Manufacturing, Boston, Massachusetts, September 1999.
  • J.A. Piepmeier, G.V. McMurray, and H. Lipkin. A dynamic quasi-Newton method for uncalibrated visual servoing. In IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Detroit, Michigan, May 1999.
  • J.A. Piepmeier, G.V. McMurray, and H. Lipkin. Tracking a moving target with model independent visual servoing: a predictive estimation approach. In IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Leuven, Belgium, May 1998.
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