Research Interests

1. Dynamics, vibration and control
2. Multi-body dynamics
3. Robotics
4. Friction-induced vibration

Recent Research Project and Sponsors

1. Active control of flexible structures
2. Tracking control of a spherical robotics manipulator
3. Reduction of the end-effector sensitivity to robot arm structural deflections by implementing a new micro-manipulator design (NSF)
4. Development of a mathematical model for the idle speed control problem (Ford Motor Company)
5. Simulation of the vehicle-powertrain dynamic response during the shifting process in the automatic transmission mechanism (Ford Motor Company)
6. Prediction of the instanteous frictional losses in engines (US-Army)
7. Development of a control strategy to actively compensate for the liquid fuel film in the intake port of a gasoline engine.

Center For Automotive Research