Friday, February 6, 2004
1:30pm Ð 2:30pm
Department of
Mechanical Engineering
University of
California
Program Director
Dynamic Systems and
Control Program/CMS
National Science
Foundation
ÒNSF Dynamic
Systems, Modeling, Sensing and Control Program
and
Some Mechatronics
Research at the University of California, BerkeleyÓ
Abstract:
The Dynamic Systems, Modeling, Sensing and Control (DSMSC) Program in the Civil and Mechanical Systems Division of the National Science Foundation will be reviewed along with the Sensors and Sensor Network Initiative. The DSMSC program funds research on dynamic modeling, sensing and control research related to the structures and machines that we encounter in our daily lives. The program is concerned with systems of all physical dimensions from nano/micro scale to bridges and buildings. Mechatronic systems represent one application area of current interest of the program. Also reviewed are some recent works on mechatronics at the University of California, Berkeley. More specifically, a paper handling problem for next generation paper copiers and multi-rate digital control of computer hard disk drives are presented. Multi-rate control is discussed form the viewpoint of computation saving.
Bio:
Masayoshi Tomizuka was received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Keio University, Tokyo, Japan and his Ph. D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in February 1974. In 1974, he joined the faculty of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California at Berkeley, where he currently holds the Cheryl and John Neerhout, Jr., Distinguished Professorship Chair. At UC Berkeley, he teaches courses in dynamic systems and controls. His research interests are optimal and adaptive control, digital control, signal processing, motion control, and control problems related to robotics, machining, manufacturing, information storage devices and vehicles. He served as Technical Editor of the ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, J-DSMC (1988-93), and Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics (1997-99). He is a Fellow of the ASME, IEEE) and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. He is the recipient of the Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award (ASME, 1997) and the Rufus Oldenburger Medal (ASME, 2002). He currently serves as Program Director of Dynamic Systems, Modeling, Sensing and Control Program of the National Science Foundation.