Research

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Robotics and automation, dual-arm robotics, advanced manufacturing engineering, dynamic systems modeling and control, mechatronics, computer-controlled machinery, industry-academia collaboration.

WEBSITE

Florida's First Coast Manufacturing Innovation Partnership

SPONSORED RESEARCH

Principal Investigator, University of North Florida Transformational Learning Opportunities Grant, “Cultural Enrichment for Engineering Students While Performing Research in Germany,” $5K, July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009.
Principal Investigator, University of North Florida Summer 2008 Scholarship Grant, “Computational Intelligence for Intelligent Control of Machinery and Manufacturing Processes,” $7.5K, May 1, 2008 to August 30, 2008.
Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation, International Research in Engineering Education (IREE) NSF; IIP:PFI: “Florida’s First Coast Manufacturing Innovation Partnership” (MIP); IIP:IREE Grant Supplement: “Computational Intelligence for Intelligent Control of Machinery and Manufacturing Processes,” October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2009, NSF Award #0738534, $88K International Travel Grant Supplement.
Principal Investigator, Tensolite Corporation, St. Augustine Florida, “Experiments for Wire Production Analysis and Modeling,” $24.1K, May 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007.
Principal Investigator, UNF Environmental Center, “The Use of a Multiyear Student Senior Design Competition to Involve UNF Students in ‘Green Engineering,’” with J. Parkhurst, J. Campbell, J. Fletcher, and A Schonning, $3K, September 1, 2006 to May 31, 2007.
Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation, Partnerships for Innovation Program, IIP:PFI: “Florida’s First Coast Manufacturing Innovation Partnership,” $183.3K, year three, October 15, 2006 to September 30, 2007 (continuation approved to September 30, 2009), NSF Award #0438582, $600K, Co-Principal Investigators Alexandra Schonning and Neal Coulter.
Principal Investigator, State University System Sub-award to UNF, “Industry Collaboration for Development of Intelligent Distributed Microgrids,” State University System (SUS) Sub-award to UNF under Department of Energy (DOE) Florida State University (FSU) Grant “Electric Power Infrastructure Reliability and Security Research and Development Initiative”, $133.3K, February 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007 (extension to August 30, 2007), Principal Investigator at FSU to DOE Steinar Dale.
Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation, Partnerships for Innovation Program, IIP:PFI: “Florida’s First Coast Manufacturing Innovation Partnership,” $176.5K, year two, October 15, 2005 to September 30, 2006, NSF Award #0438582, $600K three-year grant, Co-Principal Investigators Alexandra Schonning and Neal Coulter.
Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation, Partnerships for Innovation Program, IIP:PFI: “Florida’s First Coast Manufacturing Innovation Partnership”, $240.2K, year one, October 15, 2004 to September 30, 2005, NSF Award #0438582, $600K three-year grant, Co-Principal Investigators Alexandra Schonning and Neal Coulter (NSF PFI requires the Dean as PI or Co-PI).
Principal Investigator, Ronco Group, St. Augustine, Florida, “Core Winder Upgrade Design and Implementation,” $37K, March 1, 2004 to May 31, 2005.
Principal Investigator, Armor Holdings Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, “Automation for Drug Testing Kits,” $25K, January 1, 2004 to August 31, 2004.
Sponsor for Walter Lewandowski (student-based grant), Florida Space Grant Consortium, University of Central Florida, “Undergraduate Space Research Grant: Mock-up of Cooperative Manipulation Task for On-Orbit Robotics,” $3K, May 28, 2004 to September 30, 2004.
Principal Investigator, Dura Automotive, Jacksonville, Florida, “Die Cut Production Analysis,” $3K, March 1, 2004 to May 31, 2004.
Principal Investigator, Predator Products Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, “Automatic Devices to Measure Jump Cue and Break Cue Performance,” $10K, September 2, 2003 to August 30, 2004.
Principal Investigator, University of North Florida Foundation Board Initiatives 2002-2003, “Undergraduate Research Program in Production Engineering,” $5K, January 1, 2003 to June 30, 2004.
Principal Investigator, University of North Florida Summer 2003 Teaching Grant: “Modules for Project-Centered Education in Mechanical Engineering,” $5K, May 1, 2003 to August 30, 2003.
Principal Investigator, University of North Florida Summer 2002 Scholarship Grant, “Study of Dynamic Wafer Alignment in Semiconductor Manufacturing Robots,” $5K, May 1, 2002 to August 30, 2002.
Principal Investigator, Predator Products Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, “Automation Systems for Cue Performance and Testing,” $18K, January 1, 2002 to August 30, 2002.