Stephen M. Batill 
Professor
Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

Address: 
360 Fitzpatrick Hall of Engineering
University of Notre Dame 
Notre Dame, Indiana 
46556 
Phone: 574-631-0601
FAX: 574-631-6855
email: batill@nd.edu

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The following information is related to my current teaching and past research activities.

Fall 2010 - AME30362, Design Methodology:

For those interested and willing to wade through un-filtered documents, the following two links provide Class Session and Course Project/Homework documents.

AME30362 Fall 2010 – Class Session Presentation Summaries

AME30362 Fall 2010 – Policy, Homework and Project Descriptions

Spring 2011 - AME40463 Senior Design Project:

AME40463 Spring 2011 – Course Handout

4 project teams worked on projects that involve the application of technology in the form of mechatronic devices to assist disabled or handicapped individuals in the workplace or to provide assisting to patients and care-givers during physical rehabilitation from accident or illness. The following two links should provide access to a couple of the highlight videos developed for these projects.

Client: Memorial Hospital, Project: Device to assist a rehabilitation therapist determine the forces in a patient’s upper extremity during a rehab session.

Client: A wheelchair bound individual, Project: A device that can be adapted to a motorized wheelchair to assist in picking-up an object from the floor.

Fall 2011 – AME30362, Design Methodology:

I will post information on this course during the semester

Fall 2011 – AME20214 Introduction to Engineering Computing

I will post information on this course during the semester

In the past I’ve provided links to open-access web sites for my courses but this past year I used the University’s Concourse system to provide students with content and grades and only enrolled students will have access to the web-based course information. If you are interested in information related to these courses, contact me.

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Selected Publications:

The following publications are primarily related to my research in multidisciplinary design and design education. If you would like a copy of one of the papers, contact me directly.

· Stelmack, M., Batill, S., Beck, B., “Design of an Aircraft Brake Component Using an Interactive Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Framework,” ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 122, No. 1, pp. 70-76, March 2000.

· Gu, X., Renaud, J.E., Batill, S.M., Brach, R.M., Budhiraja, A., “Worst Case Propagated Uncertainty of Multidisciplinary Systems in Robust Optimization”, Structural Optimization, Volume 20, Number 3, pp. 190-213, Published by Springer-Verlag, Germany, 2000.

· Gu, X., Renaud, J.E., Ashe, L.M., Batill, S.M., Budhiraja, A.S., Krajewski, L.J., “Decision Based Collaborative Optimization under Uncertainty”, ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Volume 124, Number 1, pp. 1- 13, March 2002.

· Padmanabhan, D., Agarwal, H., Renaud, J.E., Batill, S.M., “A study using Monte Carlo Simulation for failure probability calculation in Reliability-Based Optimization,” Optimization and Engineering, Volume 7, Number 3, pp. 297-316, September 2006.

· Gu, X., Renaud, J.E., Batill, S.M., Brach, R.M., Budhiraja, A.S., “Worst Case Propagated Uncertainty of Multidisciplinary Systems in Robust Design Optimization”, Proceedings of the 2000 NSF Design and Manufacturing Grantees Conference, Published by the National Science Foundation, CD-ROM Proceedings, Vancouver, BC, CANADA, January 3-6, 2000.

· Batill, S.M., “Teaching Engineering Decision Making Using a Multidisciplinary Design Paradigm,” 2000 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, St. Louis, Missouri, June 2000.

· Batill, S.M., Renaud, J.E., Gu, X., “Modeling and Simulation Uncertainty in Multidisciplinary Design Optimization”, AIAA Paper 2000-4803, Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference and Exhibit, Long Beach, California, September 2000.

· Batill, S.M., “Using a Multidisciplinary Design Framework to Teach Decision-Based Design,” AIAA Paper 2000-4796, Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference and Exhibit, Long Beach, California, September 2000.

· Liu, W. and Batill, S.M., “Gradient-Enhanced Neural Network Response Surface Approximations,” AIAA Paper 2000-4923, Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference and Exhibit, Long Beach, California, September 2000.

· Padmanabhan, D., Batill, S.M., “An Iterative Concurrent Subspace Robust Design Framework,” AIAA Paper 2000-4811, AIAA Paper 2000-4796, Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference and Exhibit, Long Beach, California, September 2000.

· Gu, X., Renaud, J.E., Ashe, L., Batill, S.M., Budhiraja, A.S., and Krajewski, L.J., “Decision-Based Collaborative Optimization under Uncertainty,” DETC2000/DAC-14297, ASME 2000 International Design Engineering Technical Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, September 2000.

· Liu, W., Batill, S.M., Renaud, J.E., 2001, "Implementation Issues in Gradient-Enhanced Neural Network Response Surface Approximations", Proceedings of the the Fourth World Congress of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, pp. 1-6, CD-ROM Proceedings, Dalian, China, June 2001.

· Gu, X., Renaud, J.E., Liu, W., Batill, S.M., 2001, "Decision Based Robust Collaborative Optimization Using Implicit Uncertainty Propagation", Proceedings of the the Fourth World Congress of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, pp. 1-6, CD-ROM Proceedings, Dalian, China, June 2001.

· Batill, S.M,. Gedde, N., “Development of a Multidisciplinary Engineering Learning Center,” 2001 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 2001.

· Padmanabhan, D. and Batill, S.M., “Reliability Based Optimimzation Using Approximations with Applications to Multi-Disciplinary System Design,” AIAA Paper 2002-0449, AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada, January 2002.

· Batill, S.M,. Skaar, S., Nelson, R., Goodwine, B., Mason, J. and Sen, M., “Development of a Curriculum for Mechanical Engineering Based upon Intelligent Systems and Automation,” Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Montreal, Canada, June 2002.

· Brockman, J., Fuja, T. and Batill, “A Multidisciplinary Course Sequence for First-Year Engineering Students,” Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Montreal, Canada, June 2002.

· Batill, S.M, “An Experiment in Product Innovation and Design in a Mechanical Engineering Capstone Experience,” Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Montreal, Canada, June 2002.

· Liu, W., and Batill, S.M., “Gradient-Enhanced Response Surface Approximations Using Kriging Models,” AIAA Paper 2002-5456, AIAA/ISSMO Symposium and Exhibit on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization, Atlanta, Georgia, September 2002.

· Padmanabhan, D., and Batill, S.M., “Decomposition Strategies for Reliability Based Optimization in Multidisciplinary System Design,” AIAA Paper 2002-5471, AIAA/ISSMO Symposium and Exhibit on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization, Atlanta, Georgia, September 2002.

· Padmanabhan, D., Tappeta, R. and Batill, S.M., “Monte Carlo Simulation in Reliability Based Optimization Applied to Multidisciplinary Systems Design,” AIAA Paper 2003-1503, AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC 44th Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Norfolk, Virginia, April 2003.

· Gano, S.E., Renaud, J.E., Batill, S.M. and Tovar, A., “Shape Optimization for Conforming Airfoils,” AIAA Paper 2003-1579, AIAA/ ASME/ ASCE/ AHS/ ASC 44th Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Norfolk, Virginia, April 2003.

· Padmanabhan, D, Agarwal, H., Renaud, J.E., Batill, S.M., 2003, “Monte Carlo Simulation on Reliability-Based Optimization Using Approximation Concepts”, Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis (ISUMA-2003), pp. 298-303, Ed: Ayyub, B.M., Attoh-Okine, N.O., Published by the IEEE Computer Society, College Park, MD, September 21-24.

· Gano, S.E., Perez, V.M., Batill, S.M.,Sanders, B., Renaud, J.E., “Multilevel Variable Fidelity Optimization of a Morphing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle,” AIAA Paper 2004-1763, AIAA/ ASME/ ASCE/ AHS/ ASC 44th Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Palm Springs, California, April 2004.

· Uhran, J.J., Batill, S.M., Silliman, S.E.,”A Curriculum Renovation Revisited,” 35^th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Session F1D, Indianapolis, IN, October 2005.

· Daalhuizen, J., Badke-Schaub, P., Batill, S.M., “Dealing with Uncertainty in Design Practice: Issues for Designer-Centered Methodology,” International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED`09, Stanford, CA, August 2009.

Information on this site was last updated May 2011