This blog introduces you with state-of-the art technologies in the area of Robotics and Mechatronics. You can also visit my recent publications and PhD research.For students who are interested in Mechatronics & Robotics you can download course materials I uploaded under courses Menu.

About me



Name: Tayachew Fikire Agidew

 PERSONAL DETAILS
  • Birth :October 20, 1987
  • Address : Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
  • Phone :(+251) 983146313
  • E-mail: tafikire@gmail.com

EDUCATION

  • PhD in Robotics 2016-2017(Interrupted because of personal reason)

Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool, United Kingdom

(https://www.hope.ac.uk/)

I was conducting PhD research in Bio-inspired Robotics
(Development of Highly Bio-mimetic
prosthetic robotic hand).


University of Trento,Trento Italy
Thesis: Electrical Fault Injection and performance Evaluation of Electronic control unit of
vehicle



  • BSc in Industrial Engineering 2006-2009

Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia
Thesis: Appropriate technology selection for manufacturing companies in Ethiopia

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES ATTENDED 

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • Graduate teaching assistant (2016-2017),Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool, United kingdom

    http://www.hope.ac.uk/mathematicsandcomputerscience//

    I was delivering tutorial classes for undergraduate students of computer science and Electronic Engineering
  • Lecturer (2014-2016) ,Bahir Dar University, Institute of Technology,Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, Full-time

      http://bit.bdu.edu.et/

    I am currently  teaching Mechatronics, Robotics ,Control and Instrumentation for both  undergraduate  and Masters students at Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering.
  • Intern Researcher (Summer 2015) - iCog-Labs,Addis Ababa,Ethiopia,Full-time

    http://www.icog-labs.com/

    Internship project title: Implementation of SLAM (Simultaneous Localization And Mapping) algorithms on Mobile Robots using Robot operating system(ROS) platform.
  • Intern ResearcherJan,(2014-Oct,2014) Dana Rexroth Transmission systems, Arco,Italy

    http://www.danarexroth.com/

    Internship project title: Injection of Electrical faults at the output pins of BODAS RC-30 Micro controller using dSPACE real time Hardware-in- the loop (HIL) simulator and veri cation of Controller's response to the injected faults
  • Graduate teaching Assistant 2009- 2011Bahir Dar University , Faculty of Engineering, Bahir Dar , Ethiopia Delivering tutorial and LAB classes for undergraduate students of the faculty

SKILLS

  • Languages :Amharic (mother tongue)  ,English (fluent)
  • Software:  C++,Processing,Python,Ruby,Labview, Arduino, Matlab and Simulink ,Solid Works,Autodesk123 design,AutoCAD ,Blender, MeshLab 3D Printing techniques and associated softwares(i.e. XYZ ware..)


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