Center for Advanced Manufacturing, Design and Control - CAMDAC

Mechanical Engineering
University of Minnesota

Department of Mechanical Engineering
111 Church St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: (612) 625-6528
FAX: (612) 624-1398
Contact: Kim A. Stelson, PhD., Project Coordinator

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Biomedical Field

Bioengineering
Biomechanics
Design

Research and Education

Bioengineering

product design, real-time control, biomechanics, rehabilitation engineering
computer-aided design, kinematics, biomechanics, microelectromechanical systems
biomechanics
Nonlinear and intelligent control, biomechanics, rehabilitation engineering, transportation systems, manufacturing
manufacturing and design with composite materials, embedded micromechanical sensors in composites
MEMS, microassembly, micromechatronic systems, vision-based control

Controls & Dynamics

sensors and control systems as applied to robotics and vehicles
engineering design, vibration
nonlinear and intelligent control, biomechanics, rehabilitation engineering, transportation systems, manufacturing
Dynamic Systems & Controls Reading Group
MEMS, microassembly, micromechatronic systems, vision-based control
control systems, optimization techniques
control design and state estimation for nonlinear systems, fault diagnostics, intelligent transportation systems, vibration and active noise control
manufacturing, system dynamics and controls

Design

computer-aided design, mechanical engineering database, kinematics, machine design
product design, real-time control, biomechanics, rehabilitation engineering
computer-aided design, kinematics, biomechanics, microelectromechanical systems
finite elements, computational mechanics, structural dynamics, fluid-thermal-structural interactions, computational heat transfer, manufacturing simulations

Manufacturing

sensors and control systems as applied to robotics and vehicles
High-performance materials processing, molding; structural ceramics; flow and advanced computational studies
manufacturing process modeling and control, tribology
Nonlinear and intelligent control, biomechanics, rehabilitation engineering, transportation systems, manufacturing
manufacturing and design with composite materials, embedded micromechanical sensors in composites
manufacturing sciences, machining, metalworking, tribology, arc technology, coating technology, CAM
manufacturing, system dynamics and controls
finite elements, computational mechanics, structural dynamics, fluid-thermal-structural interactions, computational heat transfer, manufacturing simulations

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