Rate My Professor David Rye

Rye's research focuses on robotics, advanced control systems such as fuzzy sliding-mode and variable structure methods, hydraulic servo systems, autonomous vehicle localization and control, tactile sensing, and artificial skin for socially interactive robots. He has co-authored highly cited papers including 'Fuzzy sliding-mode controllers with applications' (IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 2002), 'Artificial skin and tactile sensing for socially interactive robots: A review' (Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2015), 'Variable structure methods in hydraulic servo systems control' (Automatica, 2001), 'Fuzzy moving sliding mode control with application to robotic manipulators' (Automatica, 1999), 'Electrical impedance tomography for artificial sensitive robotic skin: A review' (IEEE Sensors Journal, 2014), 'Localization of autonomous guided vehicles' (Robotics Research: The Seventh International Symposium, 1996), 'Impedance control of a hydraulically actuated robotic excavator' (Automation in Construction, 2000), and 'Robotic excavation in construction automation' (IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, 2002). These works have collectively received thousands of citations, with Rye's Google Scholar profile showing over 3,800 citations. He serves as Deputy Director of the National Facility for Human-Robot Interaction Research (NFHRI) and participates in projects exploring robotics and society, human-robot collaboration, and multidisciplinary initiatives like the development of humanoid robots such as Diamandini. Rye also holds an honorary associate professor position at UNSW in Arts, Design & Architecture.