About
Education
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, McGill University and the Centre for Intelligent Machines (CIM), 1999, Supervisors: Manfred L. Husty; William O.J. Moser; Paul J. Zsombor-Murray
- M.Eng., Mechanical, McGill University, 1996, Supervisors: Paul J. Zsombor-Murray; Manfred L. Husty
- B.Eng., Mechanical, Specialisation in Automation, McGill University, 1995
- B.F.A., Early Music Performance Studies, Concordia University, 1986
Research Interests
- Theoretical Kinematics
- Computational Kinematics
- Mechanism and Machine Theory
- Geometric Modelling and Computer Simulation
- Abstract Algebra and Algebraic Geometry
- Robot Mechanical Systems
- Automated Optical Robot Calibration Systems
- Medical Devices
Research
- Kinematics of systems of rigid bodies on Study’s quadric, S26.
- Gröbner basis, ideal, and variety applications to deriving the algebraic input-output equations of planar, spherical, and spatial mechanisms.
- Over-constrained spatial closed simple kinematic chains.
- Kinematics, kinetics, and control of the Atlas Motion Platform vehicle simulator.
- Absolute kinematic calibration of robot mechanical systems using contactless relative measurements.
- Intelligent vision systems to enable robots to operate autonomously for both biomedical and manufacturing applications.
Activities
- Past Chair, Canadian Committee for the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms (CCToMM)
- Past Treasurer of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME)
- Carleton University Faculty Advisor, CSME