The Biomechatronics and Agricultural Robotics Lab at TSU Interdisciplinary Graduate Engineering Research Institute (TIGER) of Tennessee State University conducts research on funded research projects related to agricultural, bio-mechatronics and meso-scale robotics. Research projects related to mathematical modeling, simulation and intelligent design of integrated hybrid mechatronic systems comprising of leak detection systems, artificial farm projects, meso-scale robotics for biomedical applications, smart prosthesis, cognitive robotics and hybrid storage systems.
The research conducted in the Biomechatronics and Agricultural Lab is aimed at mechanical design (rapid prototyping, 3D design and printing), electrical design (microcontrollers and pcb board design) and computer science for building and preparing setups for small-scale, agricultural and biomedical robotics, solving interdisciplinary, efficiency, optimality and intelligence issues. The research laboratory provides outstanding research opportunities to both undergraduate and graduate students in the university. Courses are offered on energy systems and mechatronics in the college of engineering that use the laboratory as part of the curriculum. Currently, the laboratory is funded by the USDA, NSF and TN-SCORE (Tennessee Solar Conversion and Storage using Outreach, Research and Education).
