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Troy, Mi, Us

Rochester, Michigan, Us

Augmented Reality Center (ARC) has been created with the support and expertise of an Industrial Advisory Board, and Oakland University and College for Creative Studies faculty to provide a learning platform where engineering and art intersect. ARC founding member companies include Epic Games/Unreal Engine, GM, Nvidia, Siemens, Magna, Continental, ABB, KUKA, Hirotec, Mahle, AM General, Rave Computer, US Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center, and more to come.ARC will meet the needs of the Southeast Michigan industry and develop a workforce that can understand, implement, use, monitor, and troubleshoot immersive technology in a broad sector of industries. The center includes:- A show-case immersive lab where engineering, science and art students engage with and explore immersive reality and its applications.- An immersive space where the industry can explore state-of-art technology with engineering, science, and art faculty, and students to test the tools and create content for their business.- Workshops for students to learn about immersive reality and its applications to become a valuable resource for the industry.- Workshops for the industry to learn about immersive reality and its applications in their facilities to prepare for Industry 4.0.- Collaborative environment where industry, faculty and students can engage, learn and partner on emerging technological advancements.

Rochester, Michigan, Us

The Chrysler Controls and Robotics Laboratory was established in 2006 by a gift from Chrysler Corporation. It serves as an active research center in various areas of controls and robotics. It is equipped with two state-of-the-art industrial automation cells with multiple large industrial robots, collaborative robots, advanced control equipment, and advanced communication hardware to pursue testing, validation and advanced research in the field of robotic control and communication schemes.

Rochester, Michigan, Us

Founded the laboratory to support the Industrial Robotics program in Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. The laboratory is established in collaboration with the world's largest robotics companies including FANUC America and ABB Robotics. The laboratory is equipped with state-of-art industrial robots and vision systems. It is an active research laboratory for advanced robotics projects and is also a teaching laboratory for robotics and machine vision courses.

Rochester, Michigan, Us

Intelligent robots and flexible automation is the future of advanced manufacturing. My research is focused on developing ideas and engage in multidisciplinary fields to enable this future.I have initiated and developed an Industrial Robotics track in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department that focuses on developing the robotics, machine vision, and automation skills in the engineering students along with an opportunity to gain hands-on experience on state-of-art equipment in the Industrial Robotics Laboratory.I am currently working on launching an Augmented Reality Center (ARC) at Oakland University which will provide a creative and immersive environment for the industry, as well as engineering, science, and art faculty and students to collaborate, engage and explore AR/VR technology advancements. ARC will showcase the future and deliver opportunities for better efficiency, productivity, and safety for companies.Teaching: Industrial Robotics Elective; Robotic Systems and Control; Machine Vision; Electric Circuits; Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering.Research: Industrial robots (machine vision, sensor integration, teaching interfaces). Industrial mobile robots (autonomous navigation, scalable indoor/outdoor platforms, safety standards). Cloud robotics (machine learning, augmented reality, IoT, Industry 4.0).

Troy, Us

Engineering and management consulting services providing technology solutions and strategies in various industries.Specialties:• Expert advice on robotics and automation - markets and trends.• Next generation industrial robotics.• Project planning and management.• Integration of robotics and automation.• Specialized robot interfaces and safety issues.• Sensor based control of robots and automation.• Vision based smart applications.• Automation applications performance enhancement strategies.• Motion controls and real-time system design guidance.• Process and product improvement.

Augsburg, Bavaria, De

Reporting to the VP, led the Partner Management Team for streamlining the liaison between KUKA and over 50 partner companies in North America. • Strategic planning, including assessment of partners and assignment of project leads to partners. • Operations management, including resolution of partner technical and support issues and partner database management.• Program development, including a comprehensive package for partners to provide an infrastructure to support KUKA's growth targets.• Training program development and implementation.

Augsburg, Bavaria, De

• Large scale project management, including an over $10M robotics project involving intercontinental teams.• Project leadership, including management and concept design for a $0.25B state-of-art robotics project for the entertainment industry.• Robotics expertise, including design work in multiple robot coordination, communication interfaces and performance analysis. Obtained 5 patents.• Process and safety expertise, including UL listing, ISO 9001, CMMI and PMMM standards.

Houston, Texas, Us

• System architecture expertise, including the development of HP Open Robot Controller and Open CNC.• Motion control architecture expertise, including development of trajectory generator for robot controllers and SERCOS servo drive control.• Real-time systems expertise, including design of laser calibration capability for HP Open CNC.

• Motion control expertise, including development of real-time motion control architecture, software, kinematics, communications, and drive control.• Simulation expertise, including development of a general purpose graphical simulator for robots and NC machines.

M.S., Ph.D., Electrical Engineering

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