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Carl Ruoff
Division Chief Technologist

Technology planning, development, and management.

Education

B.S. in Mathematics, 1967; California State University at Long Beach
M.S. in Physics, 1971; University of California at Los Angeles
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering/Computer Science, 1993; Caltech

Research Interests

Research or Technical Interests
Science and Technology Generalist
Robotics

Projects

Herschel
The Herschel Space Observatory is a space-based telescope that will study the Universe by the light of the far-infrared and submillimeter portions of the spectrum.

Mars Exploration Rovers (MER)
NASA's twin robot geologists, the Mars Exploration Rovers, launched toward Mars on June 10 and July 7, 2003, in search of answers about the history of water on Mars.

Professional Experience

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California

32/38 Division Technologist (2001-present)
Section Manager, Microdevices (1999-2001)
Other line management and programmatic assignments (1978-1999)

University of California at Los Angeles

Lecturer, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (1995-present)

General Electric Corporation R&D Center, Schenectady, NY

Member, Technical Staff (Robotics) (1977-1978)

Bendix Corporation, Dayton, Ohio

Robotics Control System Project Engineer (1972-1977)

Selected Awards

Honors Group, 19th Annual Westinghouse Science Talent Search, 1960
Phi-Kappa-Phi, national academic honor society, 1966
McDonnell-Douglas Graduate Scholarship, 1968
Bendix Corporation Gatekeeper in Artificial Intelligence, 1975-1977
NASA Group Achievement Award, Flat Plate solar Arrays, 1983
JPL Outstanding Mentor Award, 1996
NASA Group Achievement Award, Technology Working Group, 2006

Selected Publications

Skaar, S. and Ruoff, C., Eds. "Teleoperation and Robotics in Space," AIAA press, 1994.
Ruoff, C., "Overview of Space Robotics," in Teleoperation and Robotics in Space, S. Skaar, C. Ruoff, Eds. AIAA press, 1994.
Ruoff, C., "Robotic Hand-Eye Motor Learning", Ph. D. Thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, 1993.
Ruoff, C., Varsi, G., Culick, F., and Burdick, J., "Automation Technologies Thrust Program Plan", Report # JPL D-9663, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, November, 1992.
Ruoff, C., Varsi, G., Culick, F., and Burdick, J., Projected Automation Technology Requirements 1992-2011, Report # JPL D-9306, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, May, 1992.
Ruoff, C., "The Benefit to American Industry From Using Robotics and Advanced Automation in Solar System Exploration," Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Office of Technology and Applications Programs, February, 1992.
Ruoff, C., "Space Robotics in the 90s," Aerospace America, Vol 27, No. 8, August, 1989.
Ruoff, C., "Space Telerobots and Planetary Rovers," Proc First International AIAA/NASA Symposium on Space Automation and Robotics, Nov. 29-30, 1988, Arlington, VA.
Ruoff, C., Bowyer, J., et al.,"Autonomous Ground Vehicles: Control System Technology Development," Final Report, JPL Task No. 80-2021, Report #ETL-075, U.S. Army Engineer Topographic Laboratories, Ft. Belvoir, VA, Oct, 1984.

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