Faculty Directory

Education

• Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder
• M.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder
• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland at College Park

Courses Developed

ENME489Y: Remote Sensing

Fundamentals of active and passive remote sensing technologies for autonomous navigation and terrain mapping. Lidar, radar, and computer vision. Semester project: design, integration, and deployment of lidar sensor using Raspberry Pi, OpenCV, and Python.

Courses Taught

• ENME350: Electronics & Instrumentation I
• ENME351: Electronics & Instrumentation II
• ENME392: Statistical Methods for Product & Process Development
• ENME462: Vibrations, Controls, & Optimization II

Selected Publications & Patents

• Thayer, J. P., S. Mitchell, and M. Hayman, Remote measurement of shallow depths in semi-transparent media, U.S. Patent No. 9,476,980. 25 Oct. 2016.
• Mitchell, S., Why not see the forest and the trees, LiDAR News 5.4 (2015): 31-35.
• Mitchell, S. E., and J. P. Thayer (2014), Ranging through shallow semitransparent media with polarization lidar, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 31(3), 1 Mar 2014.