Expert Details
Mechanical Design - Kinematics
ID: 713563
Minnesota, USA
Expert has applied theories of kinematics and dynamics to human joint biomechanics -- both in theory and application. He has worked on the development of instrumentation for measuring human motion, designed medical devices, and helped create equipment for sports biomechanics.
Expert has done research on subject from a mechanical engineering point of view. He has co-developed several medical devices that included MEMS.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1971 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Mechanical Engineering | Institution: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| Year: 1968 | Degree: MS | Subject: Mechanical Engineering | Institution: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| Year: 1967 | Degree: BS | Subject: Mechanical Engineering | Institution: State University of New Jersey |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1980 to 2000 | Employer: University of Minnesota | Title: Professor | Department: Department of Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1975 to 1980 | Employer: University of Minnesota | Title: Associate Professor | Department: Department of Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Expert is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education, the Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers, the Society of Automotive Engineers, and the United States Council for the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms. |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Expert is a Fellow of the ASME, a Fellow of AIMBE. |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| He has received numerous awards including, the 1988 ASME Mechanisms Committee Award and 1989 ASME Machine Design Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Mechanism Design or Theory. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| He is the author of a large body of work published in refereed journals, textbooks and conference proceedings. He has also edited books and journals on mechanism and machine theory and biomechanical engineering. |
Fields of Expertise
computer-aided mechanical design, kinematics, linkage, mechanical device design, biomechanics, biomechanical engineering, micro electrical-mechanical system, automation, mechanical device, micromechanical system, knee biomechanics, reverse engineering, computer-aided design, computer graphics process, computer-aided robotic design, computer-aided manufacturing, mechanical power transmission, high-speed mechanism design, computer-aided geometric design, automated machine design, micromechanics, bone mechanics, design engineering, rigid-body dynamics, robot, follower, motion analysis, variable-speed motor control, device, machine, engineering, force, vibration, three-dimensional computer graphics, spring, software engineering, robotics, rapid prototyping, pick-and-place robot, motion measurement, mechanical engineering, manipulator, interactive computer graphics, human motion, graphics software, dynamics, clutch, cam (device), biotechnology modeling, biomedical engineering, animation graphics