Expert Details
Machine Design, Automation, Intellectual Property, Product Liability, Robotics, Product Design, Cont
ID: 715804
California, USA
Expert has extensive knowledge of the control of mechanical and manufacturing processes. His areas of expertise are multivariable control, nonlinear control, and process control. He has developed various control algorithms for robotic systems. He has taught several graduate and undergraduate courses on various topics in control theory and application.
Expert's substantial experience in robotics includes robot kinematics, robot dynamics and control, telerobotic systems, vibrations, motor design, sensor design, force control, and trajectory control. He has designed and built several direct-drive/non-direct-drive multi-degree-of-freedom hydraulic/electric robotic systems under various federal contracts. He has also designed and built several exoskeletons. These are robotic systems worn by humans to increase human mechanical ability. In such a device, the human intellect serves as the central control for manipulating the exoskeleton. Expert holds several U.S. patents on his robotics designs.
Expert has developed several control algorithms which prevent human induced instability in exoskeletons, hand controllers, and telerobotic systems. He has conducted projects under NASA contracts on human-machine interaction issues related to telerobotic systems.
Expert has designed and built active exercise machines which may be programmed to give the human arm a sensation of the forces associated with various arbitrary maneuvers. For example, these machines can give the human the sensation that he/she is maneuvering a mass or pushing onto a spring or a damper. Generally, the machines may be programmed for any trajectory-dependent force.
Expert has considerable knowledge of automated robotic deburring and grinding. He has developed two robotic deburring cells which deburr the part edges automatically. He has designed and built several passive and active end-effectors for robotic metal removal processes. He currently is designing a robotic deburring cell for Samsung, Inc.
Expert has had broad experience in the dynamics, control, and design of valves and various hydraulic rotary and linear actuators. He has designed and built several hydraulic robotic systems and has conducted several projects on system identification and control of hydraulic actuation systems. His latest work on hydraulics has resulted in a six-degree-of-freedom hydraulic robotic system. He has taught a course in hydraulic design and control.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 1985 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Mechanical Engineering | Institution: MIT |
| Year: 1982 | Degree: MS | Subject: Mechanical Engineering | Institution: MIT |
| Year: 1980 | Degree: MSME | Subject: Mechanical Engineering | Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1991 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Professor | Department: Mechanical Engineering |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1985 to 1991 | Employer: University of Minnesota | Title: Professor | Department: Mechanical Engineering |
Responsibilities:Associate Professor, 1989-91; Assistant Professor; 1985-89. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Outstanding ASME Investigator Award, O. Hugo Schuck Best Paper Award, and guest speaker at various locations. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| He has 14 patents and 160 publications to date. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| Persian and Turkish |
Fields of Expertise
direct-current motor design, machine design, control theory, nonlinear control, robotics, robot design, man-machine system, exercise machine, deburring, mechanical deburring, fluid power, hydraulic actuator, advanced process control, hydraulic engineering, robotic design, electronic tongue, automation technology, electric motor bearing design, analytical robotics, fluid compressibility, explosive mine removal, United States patent, robotic gripper, measurement system, crash sensor, linear actuator, robot arm, mechanical component, robotic end-of-arm tool, electric actuator, alternating-current generator design, direct-current motor ventilation, direct-current motor heat loss, degree of freedom, surface grinding, grinding, sensor design, aircraft gas-turbine engine control system, bearing design, nonlinear dynamic response, aircraft design, robotic human exoskeleton system, automated manufacturing, direct-current motor application, compressor design, machine design review, assembly machine design, fluid-power controller, materials handling equipment standard, materials handling, dynamic balance, electric motor design, manufacturing software, fault tree analysis, advanced vehicle control system, identification process, direct-current motor, robot, manufacturing control, electromechanical actuator, digital control system, measurement process, fluid power system, electropneumatic valve, vibration, trajectory, sensor, robot structural material, robot programming, remote sensing, pneumatics, pick-and-place robot, metal process, manipulator, kinematics, hydraulics, human motion, flexible-fixturing technology, factory automation, electropneumatics technology, electromechanical control, digital signal processing, control system, manufacturing automation, adaptive control, actuator