Bradley D., Russell D.W. (eds.) Mechatronics in Action: Case Studies in Mechatronics - Applications and Education
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Chapter 8 – Wireless Communication Technology
for Modular Mechatronic Controllers
Glen Bright
Professor Glen Bright obtained his BSc, MSc and Ph.D. at the University of Natal
in the area of robotics and manufacturing. His research interests include
reconfigurable manufacturing systems (RMS) and autonomous mobile robots
(AMR) for advanced manufacturing materials handling. His research provides
industry with solutions for advanced manufacturing problems. Research is
achieved through local and overseas research collaboration.
Prof. Bright has published extensively in the field of advanced manufacturing,
mechatronics and robotics. He is currently head of school in Mechanical
Engineering at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal in the Republic of South Africa
(RSA).
Nkgatho Sylvester Tlale
Dr Tlale has published extensively in the fields of advanced manufacturing,
mechatronics and robotics. He is currently a Research Group Leader at the
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in the RSA. Prior to CSIR,
Dr. Tlale held several academic positions at Massey University (New Zealand)
and the University of Pretoria (RSA), respectively. In these roles, he conducted
research and taught several courses in advanced manufacturing, mechatronics and
robotics. His current research interests are AMR, parallel kinematics manipulators
and RMS.
Christopher M. Kumile
Christopher M. Kumile is a Senior Lecturer of Manufacturing Engineering at
Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, RSA. Chris has extensive experience
in the engineering education sector and has published specifically in advanced
manufacturing technology and mechatronics. He received his B Eng. (Hons) and
MSc degrees in Manufacturing Engineering from Portsmouth University, UK. He
is currently doing his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of
KwaZulu Natal. His areas of expertise are mechatronics, robotics, and advanced
manufacturing systems.
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Chapter 9 – The Utility Function Method for Behaviour Selection
in Autonomous Robots
Mattias Wahde
Dr. Mattias Wahde received his Ph.D. in 1997 from Chalmers University of
Technology and was then a postdoctoral fellow at the Nordic Institute of
Theoretical Physics (NORDITA) from 1997 to 1999. He then returned to
Chalmers as an assistant professor. Since 2002, he has been an associate professor
at the Department of Applied Mechanics where he leads the Adaptive systems
research group whose research is centred on autonomous robots, particularly
regarding behaviour selection methods. Dr. Wahde's research interests also
include stochastic optimisation and biologically inspired optimisation methods.
Dr. Wahde is also a co-director of the international master’s programme for
Complex Adaptive Systems at Chalmers University of Technology There, he
teaches several courses on topics such as stochastic optimisation methods,
autonomous agents, and humanoid robotics. He has published around 50 scientific
journal and conference papers, and is also the author of a recent book on
biologically inspired optimisation methods.
Chapter 10 – Force Sensing in Medical Robotics
Kaspar Althoefer
Kaspar Althoefer is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical
Engineering at King’s College London, leading research on Sensing and
Embedded Intelligence in the Centre for Mechatronics and Manufacturing
Systems (CMMS). Being engaged in research on mechatronics since 1992, he has
considerable expertise in the areas of sensing, and data analysis and interpretation
using neural networks and fuzzy logic as well as robot-based applications. He has
published over 100 refereed research papers in international journals and
conference proceedings. He is also a Member of the IEEE and IET.
Hongbin Liu
Hongbin Liu received the B.Sc. degree in Materials Control Engineering from
Northwestern Polytechnical University, China in 2005. In 2006, he was awarded
the M.Sc. with Distinction in Mechatronic and MSc Mechatronics Prize (Best
Overall Student) from King’s College London, UK. He is currently pursuing a
Ph.D. degree at King's College London. His research focuses on the dynamics of
tool-biological tissue interaction for medical applications.
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Pinyo Puangmali
Pinyo Puangmali received the B.Eng. degree in mechanical engineering from Chi
ang Mai University, Thailand in 1999 and the M.Sc. degree in mechatronics from
the University of Siegen, Germany, in 2004. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in
miniaturised force sensors for medical applications at King’s College London. His
research interests also include mathematical modelling of dynamic systems and
robotics.
Dinusha Zbyszewski
Dinusha Zbyszewski graduated from King’s College London with a MEng degree
in Mechanical Engineering with Business Management, being awarded the Jelf
Medal
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as the leading student in his class. He is currently working towards his
Ph.D. in the field of Medical robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery at King’s
College London. His research is carried out in the Centre for Mechatronics and
Manufacturing Systems in collaboration with the Urology Department of Guy’s
Hospital, London.
David Noonan
David Noonan received the B.Eng. degree in Mechatronic Engineering from
Dublin City University, Ireland in 2005. In 2006, he was awarded the M.Sc. in
Mechanical Engineering Research with Distinction from King’s College London,
UK. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at Imperial College London. His research
focuses on the dynamics of tool-biological tissue interaction for medical
applications and robotic devices to provide enhanced imaging and sensing during
minimally invasive surgery.
Lakmal D Seneviratne
Lakmal Seneviratne is a Professor of Mechatronics and the Director of the Centre
for Mechatronics at King's College London. His main research focus is the control
of complex mechatronic systems interacting with external environments. He is a
Fellow of the IET and IMechE and a member of the IEEE.
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Named for Richard William Jelf, Principal of King's College London from 1844 to 1868, the
Jelf Medal is awarded to the student who, in the view of the Principal, has most distinguished
themselves during their undergraduate career in the College.
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Chapter 11 – Intelligent Prosthesis – a Biomechatronics Approach
Abbas Dehghani
Abbas Dehghani is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Mechanical Engineering in
the University of Leeds where he is responsible for Mechatronics and Robotics
research and teaching. His research interests lie mainly in the areas of
bioMechatronics and bioRobotics. These include research in distributed smart
sensors, actuators, machine intelligence and control, and biologically inspired
systems with particular interest in locomotion. Applications cover a wide range,
such as medical devices, healthcare and assistive technologies.
Chapter 12 – Education in Mechatronics
Vladimir Vantsevich
Dr. Vladimir Vantsevich is a Professor in Mechanical Engineering and the
founding Director of the Master’s of Science in Mechatronic Systems Engineering
Program at Lawrence Technological University, Michigan. He is also a co-founder
and the Associate Director of the Automotive Engineering Institute. Prior to
joining Lawrence Tech, Dr. Vantsevich was a Professor and the Head of Research
and Design Group on Multi-Wheel Drive Vehicles that designed and developed a
number of mechatronic and mechanical driveline systems for various purpose
vehicles in Belarus. He earned his Ph.D. and DSc (the highest degree in the former
USSR) degrees in Automobile and Tractor Engineering from Belarusian National
Technical University.
Prof. Vantsevich’s research interests have focused on inverse and direct
dynamics, on mechanical and mechatronic system modelling, design and control
with applications to autonomous and conventional vehicles, driveline and
locomotion systems. He is the author of four technical books and more than 100
research papers on inverse/direct vehicle dynamics, vehicle performance
optimisation and control, and driveline systems design. Prof. Vantsevich delivered
more than 110 science seminars, invited lectures and technical presentations at
academic institutions and to industry audiences. He is also a registered inventor of
the USSR, holding 30 certified inventions.
Prof. Vantsevich is an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Vehicle
Autonomous Systems and the International Journal of Vehicle Noise and
Vibration. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Multi-body
Dynamics (Part K of the Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers).
He is a Fellow of ASME, a member of the Association of Vehicle Autonomous
Systems International, SAE, International Society for Terrain-Vehicle Systems,
and International Association for Vehicle System Dynamics.
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Chapter 13 – Mechatronics Education
Job van Amerongen
Job van Amerongen studied Electrical Engineering at Delft University of
Technology. From 1973–1987, he was assistant and then associate professor at Delft
University of Technology where he worked on applications of modern control
theory, especially model reference adaptive control in ship control systems and
electrical power production systems. Since 1987, he has been a professor in Control
Engineering at the University of Twente.
In 1989, he co-founded and chaired the Mechatronics Research Centre Twente.
From 1994–1998, he was dean of the Faculty of EE and from 1998–2006, the
scientific director of the Drebbel Institute for Mechatronics. Since 2005, he has been
head of the department of EE in the faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics
and Computer Science (EEMCS). He is a member of the IFAC Technical
Committee on Mechatronics, the IFAC TC on Marine Systems and an international
member of the Mechatronics Forum in the UK.
At present, he is a member of a team that works on a new curriculum regarding
"Creative Technology" at the University of Twente. Current research interests are
applications of intelligent control in mechatronic systems, modelling and simulation
and embedded control systems. He is the author of many papers on adaptive and
intelligent control, mechatronics and the automatic steering of ships, co-author of a
book on adaptive control systems and author of three courses on systems and control
of the Dutch Open University.
Chapter 14 – A Personal View of the Early Days of Mechatronics
in Relation to Aerospace
Bill Scarfe MBE
William Scarfe spent most of his working life employed in the aircraft industry. In
1967, he was invited to form a development laboratory to support newly evolving
avionics systems. Previously, he had been involved with more mechanical systems
such as weapons, rockets and ballistic stores, i.e., bombs.
The advent of avionics provided the opportunity to become involved with this
latest technology. An invitation to establish development laboratories to support
avionics was readily accepted. At the time, knowledge on that topic was extremely
limited and of necessity, the task was one of trailblazing, an all too rare an
opportunity. He continued in this job until retiring from his position as Chief of
Engineer Systems Development. During this period, the job had expanded to
include all systems on the aircraft and also provided the interest in mechatronics.
During the latter part of his career, he was invited to work at Lancaster
University to provide an industrial input to ongoing work on systems research
within the engineering department. A liaison was quickly formed with David
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Dawson
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and David Bradley
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, resulting in his involvement in the Mechatronics
Forum. Eventually, he was invited to become an industrial member of the Science
and Engineering Research Council where he became a spokesman for
Mechatronics.
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The author of Chapter 3
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Now Prof. David Bradley and one of the editors of this book