Mechanical Systems and Design
Research in this area is in both the theoretical and experimental aspects of computer-aided design and manufacturing design for manufacturing, design optimization, model-based design, reliability, dynamic and control systems, mechanism and machine theory, robotics, and tribology.
Ongoing research projects include:
Accelerated Perturbation Techniques
Aerodynamic Shape Optimization for Morphing Aircraft UAVs
Automatically-Guided Wheelchair
Autonomous Intelligent Systems
Canonical Kinematics/Curvature Theory
Design and Kinematic Control of Dextrous Manipulator Systems
Implicit Uncertainty Estimation in Multilevel Optimization
Manufacturing Applications of Coatings
Microcontroller-Based Data-Acquistion Systems
Multidisciplinary Design Automation and Optimization
Point-and-Click Camera-Space Manipulation
Robotic Manipulator Performance Analysis
Topology Optimization in Biomechanics
Trust Region Meta-Model Management for the Optimal Design of a High Speed Supercavitating Vehicle
Uncertainty: Methodology and Applications in Engineering System Design
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