Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu, Ph.D, CEng FIEE, SMIEE

Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu, Ph.D, CEng FIEE, SMIEE
Group Leader, Senior Member of Engineering Staff

Biography

Dr Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu is a Senior Member of Engineering Staff at the NASA-Jet Proportion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, in Pasadena, CA and a Fellow of the IEE (U.K.). His current research at JPL focuses on Planetary Rovers, Manipulation, Multiple Mobile Robots (Planetary Outpost), Reconfigurable Robots and Man-machine Interaction. Dr. Trebi-Ollennu's research has resulted in more than 65 publications. He currently works on the Mars Exploration Rover Operations Team as a Rover Planner (Rover Driver) responsible for Surface Mobility/Navigation Planning, IDD Planning, and Command Generation.

Education

Ph. D. in Control Systems Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied
Science, Royal Military College Science, Cranfield University, U.K., 1996.

B.Eng. in Avionics, Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Queen Mary College,
University of London, 1991.

Professional Experience

Highly accomplished visionary Multidisciplinary Engineer with a broad background and extensive hands-on experience in Space Robotics Systems, Flight Systems Integration & Test, Planetary Rover Operations, System of Systems Design, Distributed Mobile Robotics, System Architectures, Dynamic Modeling, Control Systems design for Aerospace and Mechatronics Systems and Contract Technical Management.

Results-oriented, decisive leader with proven success in transitioning technology into flight.

Research Interests

Planetary Rovers
Adjustable Autonomy
Mechatronics,
System of Systems
Manipulation
Planetary Rover Operations
Multiple Mobile Robots
Reconfigurable Robots
Man-machine Interaction.