Yuan-chuan Tai
Professor Of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Missouri, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolYuan-chuan Tai is a Professor of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine with over two decades of experience advancing PET and multi-modal molecular imaging technologies, including pioneering work on Virtual-Pinhole PET and sub-millimeter resolution systems. He combines deep academic research—PhD in Biomedical Physics from UCLA—with hands-on engineering experience from early high-resolution animal PET and microPET system development. His lab has bridged imaging hardware and application-driven studies, extending into molecular and functional plant imaging, an uncommon but innovative niche. In addition to academic leadership roles, he contributes to open-source avionics projects like ArduPilot, applying embedded systems, GPS parsing, and telemetry expertise to complex real-world systems. Based in Missouri, he blends rigorous physics and engineering foundations with practical software and documentation skills to push imaging system performance and usability.
9 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (MEng) Electrical Engineering, Master of Engineering (MEng) Electrical Engineering at The University of Texas at ArlingtonUniversity of California, Los AngelesB.S. Physics, B.S. Physics at National Tsing Hua University
Github Skills (16)
embedded10
missionplanner10
serial-communication10
autopilot10
sys10
csharp10
mavlink10
documentation10
cop9
robotics9
configuration-management9
drones8
gps8
git4
python4
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
ArduPilot/ardupilot
Aug 2017 - Jan 2023
ArduPlane, ArduCopter, ArduRover, ArduSub source
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:40 reviews, 71 commits, 127 PRs in 5 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Yuan-chuan primarily contributes to the ArduPilot project, focusing on low-level systems and sensor integrations. Their work involves parsing RTK GPS status, handling MAVLink messages for GPS and vision data, and improving EKF failsafe mechanisms. Key contributions include enhancements to fence actions, parameter descriptions, and the integration of external navigation systems, particularly within the context of the EKF2 and EKF3 navigation libraries.
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ArduPilot/ardupilot_wiki
Dec 2018 - Mar 2022
Repository for ArduPilot wiki issues and wiki-specific website infrastructure.
Role in this project:Technical Writer / Embedded Systems Engineer (leaning towards Technical Writer)
Technical Writer / Embedded Systems Engineer (leaning towards Technical Writer)Contributions:5 reviews, 12 commits, 9 PRs in 3 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Yuan-chuan primarily contributed to the documentation of the ArduPilot wiki, specifically focusing on integrating and describing the OptiTrack and Nooploop non-GPS navigation systems. Their work involved creating new pages, adding setup instructions, providing configuration details, and incorporating code examples within the documentation. Furthermore, the user corrected spelling errors and addressed telemetry issues, thereby enhancing the quality and usability of the documentation for end-users.
ardupilotinfrastructuretiddlywiki5autopilotwiki
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