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Robotics; Robot Teams/Swarms; Distributed Systems; Reconfigurable Hardware; Autonomous Systems
Expert is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) at the Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering at a university in the UK. He has worked full-time for 14 years with a wide range of robotic systems at the EPFL, Switzerland,…
Robotics, Automation & Manufacturing, Machine Design
Expert received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of California at Irvine). His research focuses on the design of robotic mechanical systems. He is the founding director of a successful robotics laboratory, has over 100 publications, holds one…
Machine Vision, Lasers, Laser-based Systems, Laser process, Light Processing, Optical Testing, Optics, Automation, Machine Design
Expert has developed automated inspection systems for various industries, that is, those systems needed for intermediate process control, as well as for final inspections. He is experienced with vision resolutions up to 4K by 4k with speeds up to 60…
Compliant Mechanisms, Flexure/Torsion Hinges, MEMS, Microsystems, and Finite Element Analysis
Expert notes that both of Castigliano's theorems are excellent tools in quantifying deformations and loads (external or reaction) of elastic bodies under small- or large-deformation modeling assumptions. He has extensively applied these theorems in finding closed-form solutions for compliances or…
Robotics, Computer Vision, and Sensors for Transportation Applications
Expert has taught several courses in automated inspection. In addition, he has consulted for two major manufacturers of automated inspection equipment. In particular, he has expertise in selection of sensors, vision-based inspection, software algorithms for inspection, and sensor fusion. He…
Product Design, Innovation
Expert has expertise in all aspects of new product design and development. He has been involved in the inception of graduate product design programs at both MIT and Texas A&M University and has extensive consulting experience with both small and…