LUKE BEAUDOIN

Overview

For this project, I worked with the Biosciences department within UMTRI under Sujata Khandare. The project works with the HERMES seated parametric human body model, which is a simulation-ready 3D model that can be morphed to represent humans of different age, height, or BMI. Ultimately, the goal was to reposition HERMES into a standing position suitable for pedestrian digital crash testing.

(Yes, the QR code on the poster still works! It links here)

Contributions

• Repositioned seated model using LS-DYNA Finite Element Analysis simulation to preserve mesh quality
• Targeted mesh morphing to correct inverted model elements in MATLAB
• Inspected elements during morphing iterations using HyperMesh

Presented At

• 2026 UMTRI Summer Poster Competition - 3rd Place
• 2026 Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering Showcase

Overview

As part of the Image-Guided Medical Robotics Lab under Mark Draelos, I developed a validated kinematic model of the Geomagic Touch haptic input device. The project’s goal was to provide an accurate digital twin of the device for future robotics research and simulation.

Contributions

• Derived Denavit–Hartenberg (DH) parameters for the Geomagic Touch.
• Wrote Python code to implement DH parameters and generate digital twin.
• Expanded existing C++ code interfacing with the OpenHaptics SDK.
• Wrapped C++ code for Python use via CMake.
• Validated the model against measurements from a static grid.
• Tested two different error-reduction techniques.

Presented At

• 2026 Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Spring Symposium
• 2026 SIAM Student Mini-Symposium in Applied Mathematics