research interests & Objectives
I blend a background in computational mechanics, soft material engineering and mechanical analysis. My research interests include computational mechanics, computational design, flexible and soft robotics, additive manufacturing, and their application and implementation from the engineering and design perspectives.
Skill sets
Software Implementation
Abaqus, Ansys, OpenFOAM
Programming
Python, C++, Matlab
Experiment & Physical Prototyping
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA), Scanning electron microscope (SEM), 3D printing
PUblished & submitted research
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ONGOING research projects
Pre-surgical patch inverse design based on corotated thin-shell FEM
May 2020 - present
Heat and light responsive actuator system design based on LCE, involving material characterization, theoretical modeling and numerical analysis.
Tumor deformation tracking: ANN based deformation reconstruction
May 2020 - present
Implement PCA on tumor’s deformation fields and obtain PCA’s weights, then pick fiducial markers within the tumor and obtain their displacement vector. Train an ANN based on the displacement vector and the corresponding weights and use it to reconstruct the tumor’s whole deformation.
PaDGAN aerodynamic design: GAN-based optimization for aircraft’s wings
May 2020 - present
Establish the pipeline called PaDGAN based on Generative Adversial Network (GAN) and Determinantal Point Process (DPP); Verify both the aerodynamic performance and design’s diversity; Implement PaDGAN on 3D aircraft’s wings.
courses & related side projects
CMU 24-787: Machine Learning Application in Engineering and Technology
Instructor: Amir Barati Farimani, Fall 2018
Project: Airfoil Aerodynamic Parameters Calculation Method Based on CNN
Github link: https://github.com/HaolinCMU/CNN-for-Airfoil
CMU 24-785: Engineering Optimization
Instructor: Ge Lv, Spring 2019
Project: Airfoil Optimization Based on CNN and Derivative-free Algorithms
Github link: https://github.com/HaolinCMU/Airfoil_Optimization_GA_SA
CMU 24-673: Soft Robots: Mechanics, Design and Modeling
Instructor: Carmel Majidi, Spring 2020
Project: 3D Printed Light-Responsive LCE Based Soft Arm with Honeycomb Topology
CMU 16-720: Computer Vision
Instructor: Srinivasa Narasimhan, Spring 2019
CMU 15-662: Computer Graphics
Instructor: Jim McCann, Fall 2019
Participated presentations
Manufacturing Futures Initiative (MFI) 2019 @ CMU, poster session & Presentation
SimuLearn, April 2019
Nextmanufacturing 2019 @ CMU, poster session & presentation
SimuLearn, August 2019
Education
BEIHANG UNIVERSITY, CHINA
B.E., AEROSPACE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Graduated June 2018
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, USA
M.S.R., MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Graduated May 2020
language skills
TOEFL: 108 (L:27 R:29 S:25 W:27)
GRE: 327 (V:157 Q:170 AW:3.0)
Fluent speaking ability in English and Chinese
Advanced writing skill in English
Contact
Email: haolinl@andrew.cmu.edu
Phone: 412-708-6592
Address: 3612 Newell Simon Hall, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213