David A. Abbink - Universitair Docent

Welcome to my page! I’m David Abbink (1977), an assistant professor at the BioMechanical Engineering Department of Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands.

My main research interest is the understanding of humans, especially when they’re interacting with mechanical devices such as cars, planes or robots. After 10 years of research I still don’t understand them, but have learned a lot about (and therefore published much on) neuromuscular control, system identification, tele-operation, vehicular control, haptics, shared control, automation, design and evaluation of driver support systems,modeling of drivers and pilots, and more.

I have the pleasure of working with several inspiring scientists and students, on a number of projects funded by Nissan, Boeing and the Dutch Science Foundation NWO.

Apart from being a scientist, I have a not-so-secret alter ego as a drummer in Venezuelan rock band CulturaTres. I also like traveling, cooking and art in many of its forms…

                  CURRICULUM VITAE

• Education
• Research Projects
• Scientific Publications
• Supervision and Teaching
• Service to Scientific Community
• Media Attention
• Musical Career