Dynamic systems
Control/Biomechanics
Robotics, medical visualization, and vibration suppression
Research Accomplishments
and Activities
Founder of the SMU systems laboratory
Author of numerous technical papers on subjects relating to robotics,
locomotion, pneumatics, and control
Recipient of more than $1.7 million of government, private, and
industry funding
Associate editor, ASME Journal of Dynamics Systems, Measurement
and Control, 1997-2003
Chairman, IEEE Dallas-Fort Worth Controls Systems Society, 1996-1997
Member, International Program Committee of 1999 Euromech Conference
Recipient of Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award, 1989, 1991,
1992, and 2000
Research Philosophy
There are three steps to problem solving: first,
formulate a quantitative statement for the problem
you are facing; second, solve it using the engineering
tools available to you, and; third, translate
your results into qualitative statements that
everyone can understand.
