2008 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference

Michigan League
October 20-22, 2008
Ann Arbor, Michigan

2008 DSCC Photo ALbum
Photos from the 2008 DSCC can be viewed and downloaded from the following link:
2008 DSCC Photo Album.

Invitation and Welcome
The 1st Annual Dynamic Systems and Control (DSC) conference, sponsored by the Dynamic Systems and Control Division (DSCD) of ASME International, will be held October 20-22, 2008 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. All those interested in dynamic systems and control research are invited to attend this new conference, which will be the major venue, replacing DSCD participation in the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), for DSCD technical activities, professional meetings, and the DSCD awards banquet.

This historic conference will feature a high-quality technical program with approximately 200 papers, including invited sessions, the Nyquist Lecture, the Oldenburger Lecture, plenary and keynote sessions, special sessions, the DSCD awards ceremony and banquet, a Welcoming Reception and Farewell Reception, the DSCD Executive Committee meeting, as well as a pre-conference workshop. All accepted papers will be published on CD as part of the conference proceedings, and will be accessible via the Engineering Index.

The technical program will cover a range of current and emerging topics from dynamical systems modeling, simulation, analysis and design, control theory, industrial applications, and dynamical systems and control education in a variety of technical, interactive, and tutorial sessions.

The DSCC-2008 is sponsored by the Dynamic Systems and Control Division (DSCD) of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) with technical co-sponsorship from:

The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan (IEE-Japan)
The Institute of Systems, Control and Information Engineers (ISCIE)
The Japan Society for Precision Engineering (JSPE)
Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan (JSAE)
Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE)

On behalf of the conference sponsors and organizing committee, I am pleased to invite you to a beautiful college-town setting in Ann Arbor, Michigan to attend the 1st Annual Dynamic Systems and Control Conference. I look forward to seeing you on October 20-22, 2008 at this historic event.

Sincerely,
A. Galip Ulsoy
General Chair, DSCC 2008

Conference-at-a-Glance
A summary of the conference activities can be seen from the following link: Conference-at-a-Glance.


Information for Authors

Copyright Transfer Form

As part of final submission requirement, authors will need to fill out the ASME copyright transfer form (Form 1903). You can download the form from ASME website or ASME copyright transfer form.

The completed and signed form can be emailed to [email protected] or faxed to: 212-591-7060 or 212-591-7292. Completed Copyright forms must be received by the ASME no later than July 9, 2023 for the paper to appear in the proceedings.

Paper Submission Policy

The deadline for sumitting the final manuscript is August 6, 2023. Final manuscript submission should be done through the ASME PaperCept Conference Management System.
  • Paper Publication: Accepted short papers are limited to 3 pages and should follow the strict formatting requirements - manuscripts that do not conform to formatting guidelines may not be included in the conference proceedings; regular and all other papers are limited to 8 pages. Papers exceeding these limits will be published in the Proceedings only after payment of $175 for each extra page is received.
  • Registration Fee: One regular registration fee at the advance registration rates must be paid by one of the authors before uploading the final version of the paper for inclusion in the conference.
Paper Templates
Paper template for MS Word and LaTeX can be downloaded from the links below:
MS Word template files
LaTeX template files

Registration
One of the authors must pay the regular registration fee before the final version of the paper can be included in the conference proceedings.

Regular conference registration is $500 for members and $600 for non-members. This rate includes the CD proceedings and the banquet, and allows authors to upload their final papers for inclusion in the proceedings. The reduced rate for students and retirees of $150 includes the proceedings, but does not allow a paper upload. Students who register before October 1 will receive banquet tickets; students who register after that date will be given banquet tickets as space allows. There is also a one-day conference registration rate of $200 that includes the proceedings but not the banquet; this one-day rate will be available at the conference only.

The Bio-systems workshop registration fee is $50. Additional conference proceedings in CD-ROM format may be purchased for $50. Printed conference proceedings are not available.

Please go to https://asme-dscd.papercept.net/registration/ to register for the conference.

Hotel and Transportation Information
There are two hotels that are within walking distance of the conference venue. The deadline for the special room rate at these hotels is September 10, 2023.

Sarah McAdams from Australia reported a student/teacher rebate scheme at http://www.hotelscombined.com/Education_Support.
The specific results for Ann Arbor can be found at http://www.hotelscombined.com/City/Ann_Arbor.htm.

Bell Tower Hotel
The hotel is about 200 meters from the Conference site.
Amenities of the hotel: free high speed internet (Ethernet), free valet parking, free newspaper, exercise room, and free continental breakfast.
Room rate is single $155, double $177, XP $22. To get the special room rate, please DO NOT register through the hotel web site. Instead, please call 1-800-562-3559 and inquiry for group #3065, or e-mail [email protected].

Campus Inn
The hotel is about 500 meters from the Conference site. Amenities of the hotel: free high speed internet (Ethernet), free parking, free newspaper, exercise room, and free coffee.
Room rate is single $150, double $173, XP $23. To get the special room rate, please DO NOT register through the hotel web site. Instead, please call 1-800-666-8693 or email [email protected]. Use group number #7796 to get the rate stated above.

Also several Ann Arbor bed and breakfast (see http://annarbor.org/accomodations/bandb.asp) are within walking distance of the conference venue, e.g.:
  • Ann Arbor Bed and Breakfast (~ 2 blocks)
  • Bellanina Guest House (~ 9 blocks)
  • Burnt Toast Inn (~12 blocks)
  • Eight Street Trekker's Lodge (~ 15 blocks)
  • First Street Garden Inn (~ 15 blocks)
And there are many Ann Arbor hotels within easy driving distance of the conference venue, please see http://annarbor.travelhero.com/index.cfm/country/US/state/MI/city/ANN_ARBOR/aid/225/index.html.

Transportation to/from Airport
The Detroit Wayne Country Metropolitan Airport (DTW) is only a 30 minute drive from the conference venue. Please see http://www.metroairport.com/. Cab fare to Ann Arbor from DTW is approximately $55 each way. An airport shuttle to Ann Arbor is also available by reservation (please see http://www.annarborairportshuttle.net/ or call +1-734-394-1665, or e-mail [email protected]).

Parking
There are several parking structures near the conference venue:
Parking facility map
Direction to parking facilities Map
Maps of Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan Campus, with directions, can be found at http://www.umich.edu/~info/mapsAndDirections.html.
Sponsors
The 2008 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference is sponsored by the Dynamic Systems and Control Division (DSCD) of ASME International with technical co-sponsorship from:

The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan (IEE-Japan)
The Institute of Systems, Control and Information Engineers (ISCIE)
The Japan Society for Precision Engineering (JSPE)
Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan (JSAE)
Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE)

Technical Program
The advance technical program of the 2008 DSCC is now available at https://asme-dscd.papercept.net/conferences/conferences/DSC08/program/.
Please check this website regularly as more details and changes are being incorporated into the conference program.

Special Sessions

Automotive Modeling and Control Applications (TuCT6)

Tuesday, October 21 (Michigan) 4:30pm-6:30pm

Chair:
Byungho Lee (GM Advanced Propulsion System Control)
Co-Chair:
Shushan Bai (GM Advanced Propulsion Transfer)
Organizer:
Sharon Liu (GM Advanced Propulsion System Control)

Presenters:
  • Jim Nickolaou (DARPA Urban Grand Challenge)
  • Mitchell Rohde (Quantum Signals LLC)
  • Ed Tate, Brendan Conlon, Michael Sasena, Jesse Gohl, and Michael Tiller (GM Hybrid Architecture & Emmeskay, Inc.)
  • Hossein Javaherian (GM Research & Development)
  • Quan Zheng (Delphi Corporation)
  • Aymeric Rousseau, Phillip Sharer, and Sylvain Pagerit (Argonne National Lab Transportation R&D;)

  • The automotive industry has grown to be technology driven to keep pace with global demands, from faster and larger changes in diverse and complex competitive markets, to ubiquitous regulatory constraints. Automotive companies compete for customers across countries with GDPs differing by orders of magnitude, and across demographics with energy priorities differing by orders of magnitude; they compete in motorsport races from Baja to Formula 1; and they compete for the application of intellectual property on a range of technologies that enable passenger safety equipment, or driver-to-vehicle telecommunication services, or faster-to-market processes. Automotive engineers meet this spectrum of challenges by leveraging savvy computation, building sophisticated computer models, rapidly prototyping control algorithms with these models, and verifying design systems in virtual environments. Like their enterprising employers, automotive engineers also leverage collaborations, to capitalize on specialized expert resources. In this session, presenters introduce various stages of product development that need apply modeling and control methods in the automotive industry today. It begins with the success-story of the call to compete to demonstrate autonomous full-sized vehicles driving through city streets. Results from such a proof-of-concept demonstration can indicate opportunities for functional improvements and extensions. For example, better image processing for object identification improves robotic vision, which improves robotic vehicle capability. Effective, reliable, and efficient vehicle capability is delivered by choice powertrain control strategies. Powertrain control strategy selection is improved by representative dynamic system models. When available, data-derived models readily admit quantifiable measures useful for control algorithm design. Representative dynamic system models used with hardware-in-the-loop also afford closed-loop control algorithm development and verification, especially, when hardware is scarce. Ultimately, comprehensive virtual environments permit design, configuration, and control strategy evaluation and exploration that inspire new product concepts and system function challenges. The session ends with a panel discussion; the audience is welcomed and encouraged to participation.


    Applications to Environmental Flows (WeBT6)

    CANCELLED



    Frontiers Sessions

    These sessions are intended to be interactive sessions between presenters/panelists and attendees. The goal is to identify new areas at the frontiers of Dynamical Systems and Control. Additionally, these sessions will stimulate avenues of exploration that will benefit the research community as a whole. The format of each session will vary from panels to poster presentations. We encourage the DSCC attendees to actively participate in this new activity!

    Analysis, Simulation and Control of Complex Systems (TuCT2)

    Tuesday, October 21 (Vandenburg) 4:30-6:30 pm

    Chair:
    Roberto Horowitz (University of California, Berkeley)
    Organizer:
    Roberto Horowitz (University of California, Berkeley)
    The National Science Foundation (NSF) has initiated the Cyber-enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI) initiative to explore radically new concepts, approaches and tools at the intersection of computational and physical or biological worlds. The purpose of this session is to provide an open forum where researchers and students from the Dynamic Systems and Control community can discuss and obtain information on how to initiate and or participate in collaborative research towards the analysis, simulation and control of complex systems.


    Bio-Robotics: Science and Systems State of the Art and Future Directions (TuCT3)

    Tuesday, October 21 (Kalamazoo) 4:30-6:30 pm

    Chair:
    Venkat Krovi (SUNY Buffalo)
    Co-Chair:
    Marcia O'Malley (Rice University)
    Organizers:
    Venkat Krovi (SUNY Buffalo)
    Marcia O'Malley ( Rice University )

    As an interdisciplinary field lying at the intersection of biology and robotics, BioRobotics, has received considerable research interest. The scope of research activities has ranged from creating and operating walking, crawling, and flying robots based on biological counterparts (human- and animal-biomimetic paradigms); to evaluating biological algorithms for potential engineering applications (reflex behaviors; saccading); deconstructing the functioning of living organisms from the macro (neuromusculoskeletal systems) to the micro levels (cell as a machine); and ultimately to constructing the next generation of biorobots from the bottom-up (systems biology). The principal underlying themes have been to investigate the working principles of biological systems from a bio-mechatronic viewpoint and to exploit this knowledge in order to develop methodologies and innovative technologies for the design and fabrication of bio-inspired machines and systems, characterized by different sizes (from macro to micro and nano) and with advanced performance (e.g., humanoids and animaloids).

    Significant synergies are forthcoming from such an approach but numerous limitations still exis - on one hand, the multi-scale irregularities, inhomogeneities and nonlinearites inherent to biological systems still pose considerable technical challenges to complete characterization and understanding; on the other hand, the relationships between the distinct research vocabularies and approaches of biological and robotics researchers persist in creating road-blocks. Hence there is a critical need to not only foster innovative research and technology but also to promote training of researchers and engagement of a community well-versed from multiple scientific and technological fronts. This session will focus on evaluating the potential, outlining the current-state-of-the-art, and developing a community-vision for future of the science and technologies underlying the interdisciplinary field of bio-robotics, the interdisciplinary field that lies at the intersection of biology and robotics.


    Control Enabled Green Technologies for Automotive Applications (TuCT5)

    Tuesday, October 21 (Koessler) 4:30-6:30 pm

    Chair:
    Vasilios Tsourapas(Eaton Corporation)
    Co-Chair>:
    Sonja Glavaski (Eaton Corporation)
    Organizers:
    Vasilios Tsourapas(Eaton Corporation)
    Sonja Glavaski (Eaton Corporation)
    Benjamin Morris (Eaton Corporation)

    The automotive industry is devoting significant resources to the development of novel green technologies with the objective of improving fuel economy and reducing emissions. Attempts for reducing fuel consumption are comprised of shifting to alternate fuels, improving engine combustion, developing hybrid drive-trains, and reducing the environmental footprint of its cars and its operations. Most of these breakthrough technologies are claiming to cost-effectively reduce emissions and drastically reduce fuel consumption while maintaining or improving vehicle performance. Time will tell which announcements result in actual products and which were just "vaporware".

    The goal of this session is to illuminate some of the benefits of emerging technologies and discuss controls related issues that have to be resolved in order to get these technologies to production. The session gives an overview of several enabling technologies and synergies between alternative fuel technologies and future combustion and control concepts, as well as several drive-train technologies for achieving acceptable fuel economy, performance and emission package. There are several drive-train architectures under current investigation. Flex fuel drive-train, power split hybrid drivetrain, hydraulic hybrid drive-train, to name the few. The session uses a very interactive format to outline the challenges associated with each one of these technologies.


    Intelligent Building Systems (TuCT4)

    CANCELLED



    Nyquist Lecture
    ASME DSCD Nyquist Lecture
    11:00am, Monday October 20
    Michigan League Ballroom
    The Dynamic Systems and Control Division of ASME annually hosts a distinguished lecturer to present the Nyquist Lecture (see ASME DSCD Nyquist Lecture.)

    The 2008 Nyquist Lecturer will be Professor Masayoshi Tomizuka, the Cheryl and John Neerhout, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California at Berkeley. Professor Tomizuka is widely recognized for his major contributions to control of mechanical systems, and has received the ASME Rufus Oldenburger Award in 2002 and the John R. Ragazzini Award in 2006 from the American Automatic Control Council.
    Workshop on Bio-Systems and Control
    The Bio-Systems and Control Workshop will be held on Sunday, October 19, 2008, the day before the DSCC conference. The workshop announcement contains more details of the event.

    Registration for the workshop can be done through the DSCC conference registration site at: https://asme-dscd.papercept.net/registration/, where regular registration costs $50 and students can register for free.

    Workshop Keynote Presentations

    Invented by Nature, Rediscovered by Man: Feedback Control Systems in Biology and Engineering

    Mustafa Khammash, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
    University of California, Santa Barbara

    Abstract:
    Feedback control is a running theme throughout biology. At every level of organization, living systems use feedback control strategies to regulate their internal milieu in order to withstand the constant changes in their external environment. In this talk we will explore some examples of intricate biological control mechanisms at the molecular level and at the system level, showing how they achieve robustness and performance and drawing analogies with engineering control systems. We will also highlight some of the unique challenges confronting biological control systems as they achieve function within the constraints of their distinct biochemical substrate. These and other aspects of biological control offer system theorists and control engineers with exciting opportunities and new challenges to help attain a deeper understanding of biological systems and their diseased states.

    Profile:
    Professor Khammash is a leader of interdisciplinary studies on systems biology and control. His work focuses on using control theory for the quantitative understanding of networks of dynamically interacting biological components. He has been active in organizing workshops and tutorials on system biology and control at various control conferences.

    Can Control Principles be Used to Guide Growth or Remodeling in Complex Biological Systems?

    Roger Kamm, Germeshausen Professor of Mechanical and Biological Engineering
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Abstract:
    Current approaches to the simulation of cell or cell population behavior encompass a spectrum from synthetic biology to systems biology; these can be viewed as representing a top-down or a bottom-up approach. In synthetic biology, one manipulates the genetic machinery of the cell to achieve a desired result. In systems biology, one studies the emergent properties of complex intracellular or cell population processes. Despite considerable gains, however, the prospect of observing, predicting, and controlling the function of cellular systems seem remote. In this presentation, a case will be made for the use of models to guide the application of extrinsic or intrinsic factors (both biochemical and biophysical) to guide a biological system down a desired pathway. In one scenario, this requires the ability to (i) monitor the system in real time, (ii) extract quantitative measures representative of the system's current state, (iii) predict future outcomes based on a specified set of control parameters, and (iv) select the optimal path to the desired state. This concept will be illustrated by examples in which three biological processes, angiogenesis, tumor cell metastasis, and organ regeneration, are mimicked in a simple microfluidic system having the ability to control various critical factors.

    Profile:
    With a disciplinary background in fluid mechanics Professor Roger Kamm has been conducting a broad spectrum of research programs in biomedical engineering and cell biology. His current research focuses on micro-nano mechanics of cells and tissues and cell population control using micro-fluidic stations for angiogenesis, cancer, and drug screening research. He has been leading a number of international alliances and multi-investigator projects, including GEM4 and NSF-EFRI.
    DSCD Awards Ceremony and Banquet
    DSCD Awards Ceremony
    11:00am - 12:30pm, Tuesday October 21
    Michigan League Ballroom
    The ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division (DSCD) Awards for 2008 will be presented, including:
    • The ASME Rufus Oldenburger Medal
    • The DSCD Henry M. Paynter Outstanding Investigator Award
    • The DSCD Charles Stark Draper Innovative Practice Award
    • The JDSMC Rudolf Kalman Best Paper Award
    • The DSCC Best Student Paper Award
    The Best Student Paper finalists are:
  • Alex Mathers, San Diego State University
  • Amin Salehi-Khojin, Clemson University
  • Yildiray Yildiz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Levi Wood, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    The winner will be announced at the award ceremony.

    The Nyquist Lecturer will be acknowledged at the ceremony. This will be followed by a lecture given by the recipient of the Oldenburger Medal.

    Conference Banquet
    12:30pm - 2:00pm, Tuesday October 21
    Michigan League Ballroom
    The Conference Banquet will be held following the Awards Ceremony and the Oldenburger Lecture.
  • Social and Special Events
    Welcoming Reception
    6:30pm - 8:00pm, Sunday October 19
    Michigan League Ballroom

    Student, Young Professional and Newcomer Orientation
    7:30pm - 9:00pm, Sunday October 19
    Vandenberg Room, Michigan League

    Nyquist Lecture
    11:00am, Monday October 20
    Michigan League Ballroom
    Followed by a reception, providing attendees an opportunity for informal discussions with the Nyquist Lecturer. The reception will be held immediately following the completion of the Nyquist Lecture (at approximately noon) on Monday October 20 at the Michigan League Ballroom.

    Women in DSCD Luncheon
    12:30pm - 2:00pm, Monday October 20
    Nearby restaurant (TBA)

    Special "brown bag lunch" Education Panel
    12:30pm - 2:00pm, Monday October 20
    Hussey Room, Michigan League
    Those attending this Education Panel should purchase and bring their own lunch (e.g., from the food court in the basement of the Michigan League).

    Dynamic Systems and Control Division (DSCD) Reception
    7:00pm - 8:00pm, Monday October 20
    Michigan League Concourse

    Dynamic Systems and Control Division (DSCD) Awards Ceremony
    11:00am, Tuesday October 21
    Michigan League Ballroom
    The DSCD awards for 2008 will be presented, including the DSCD Henry M. Paynter Outstanding Investigator Award, the DSCD Charles Stark Draper Innovative Practice Award, the JDSMC Rudolf Kalman Best Paper Award, and the ASME Rufus Oldenburger Medal. The Student Best Paper finalists will be introduced and the winner will be announced. The Nyquist Lecturer will be acknowledged. This will be followed by a lecture given by the recipient of the Oldenburger Medal.

    Conference Banquet
    12:30pm - 2:00pm, Tuesday October 21
    Michigan League Ballroom
    The banquet will be following the Awards Ceremony and the Oldenburger lecture.

    Special "Research Funding Agencies" Panel
    6:30pm - 7:30pm, Tuesday October 21
    Vandenberg Room, Michigan League
    With panelist/speakers from NSF and other research funding agencies.

    Student, Young Professional and Newcomer Lunch
    12:30pm - 2:00pm, Wednesday October 22
    Hussey Room, Michigan League

    Farewell Reception
    4:00pm - 5:00pm, Wednesday October 22
    Hussey Room, Michigan League

    Committee Meetings
    DSCD Executive Committee Meeting
    8:00pm - 10:00pm, Monday October 20
    Vandenberg Room, Michigan League

    Mechatronics Technical Committee Meeting
    12:30pm - 1:30pm, Monday October 20
    Henderson Room, Michigan League

    Vibration and Control of Smart Structures Technical Committee Meeting
    1:00pm - 2:00pm, Monday October 20
    Koessler Room, Michigan League

    Automotive and Transportation Technical Committee Meeting
    6:30pm - 7:15pm, Monday October 20
    Koessler Room, Michigan League

    Model Identification and Intelligent Systems Technical Committee Meeting
    7:30pm - 9:00pm, Tuesday October 21
    Room 4, Michigan League

    Robotics Technical Committee Meeting
    1:00pm - 2:00pm, Wednesday October 22
    Koessler Room, Michigan League

    Student Travel Support
    To encourage student participation in the 2008 DSCC, the ASME Dynamics System and Control Division (DSCD) has allocated $15,000 to support student travel to attend the conference. Detailed application and reimbursement process can be downloaded/view by the following link:
    DSCC Student Travel Grant
    The application deadline is September 26, 2023.
    Advisory Committee
    Karl Astrom
    Katsuhisa Furuta
    Rolf Isermann
    Masayoshi Tomizuka (Chair)
    Tohru Watanabe
    Organizing Committee
    General Chair
    Galip Ulsoy
    William Clay Ford Professor of Manufacturing
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    University of Michigan
    Ann Arbor, MI 48109
    Ph: 734-936-0407
    Fax: 734-647-3170
    Email: [email protected]
    Program Chair
    Eduardo Misawa
    Program Director, Dynamical Systems
    Division of Civil, Mechanical, Manufacturing and Innovation (CMMI)
    National Science Foundation
    Arlington, VA 22230
    Ph: 703-292-5353
    Fax: 703-292-9053
    Email: [email protected]
    Vice Chair for Invited Sessions
    Peter Meckl
    Associate Professor
    School of Mechanical Engineering
    Purdue University
    West Lafayette, IN 47907
    Ph: 765-494-5686
    Fax: 765-494-0539
    Email: [email protected]
    Vice Chair for Special Sessions
    Andrew Alleyne
    Ralph and Catherine Fisher Professor of Engineering Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Urbana, Illinois 61801
    Ph: 217-244-9993
    Fax: 217-244-6534
    Email: [email protected]
    Vice Chair for Industry and Applications
    Dr. Sharon Liu
    GM Powertrain - Advanced Propulsion System Control
    m/c 483-331-500
    3300 General Motors Road
    Milford, MI 48380
    Ph: 248-431-9897
    Fax: 248-676-1808
    Email: [email protected]
    Finance Chair
    Dawn Tilbury
    Professor
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    University of Michigan
    Ann Arbor, MI 48109
    Ph: 734-936-2129
    Fax: 734-647-3170
    Email: [email protected]
    Local Arrangements Chair
    Huei Peng
    Professor
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    University of Michigan
    Ann Arbor, MI 48109
    Ph: 734-936-0352
    Fax: 734-764-4256
    Email: [email protected]
    Publications Chair
    Rahmat Shoureshi
    Dean
    School of Engineering and Computer Science
    University of Denver
    Denver, CO 80208
    Ph: 303-871-2621
    Fax: 303-871-2716
    Email: [email protected]
    Publicity Chair
    George Chiu
    Professor
    School of Mechanical Engineering
    Purdue University
    West Lafayette, IN 47907
    Ph: 765-494-2688
    Fax: 765-494-0539
    Email: [email protected]
    Students and Young Members Chair
    May-Win Thein
    Associate Professor
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    University of New Hampshire
    Durham, NH 03824
    Ph: 603-862-1158
    Fax: 603-862-1865
    Email: [email protected]
    Program Committee
    Sunil Agrawal University of Delaware
    Kurt Anderson Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    Harry Asada Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Balakumar Balachandran University of Maryland
    Sean Brennan Pennsylvania State University
    Emmanuel Collins Florida State University
    James Dabney University of Houston
    Mohammad H. Elahinia University of Toledo
    Bogdan Epureanu University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
    Hosam Fathy University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
    Richard Furness Ford Motor Company
    Nader Jalili Clemson University
    Scott Kelly University of North Carolina at Charlotte
    Miroslav Krstic University of California at San Diego
    Alexander Leonessa Virginia Tech
    Junghsen Lieh Wright State University
    Igor Mezic University of California at Santa Barbara
    Richard O'Brien United States Naval Academy
    Marcia O'Malley Rice University
    Hanz Richter Cleveland State University
    Corina Sandu Virginia Tech
    James Schmiedeler Ohio State University
    Marco Schoen Idaho State University
    Steve Shaw Michigan State University
    Taehyun Shim University of Michigan at Dearborn
    Anna Stefanopoulou University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
    Junmin Wang Southwest Research Institute
    Qian Wang Pennsylvania State University
    Matthew West Stanford University


    Conference Editorial Board
    Mark Costello Georgia Institute of Technology
    Warren Dixon University of Florida
    Benito Fernandez University of Texas at Austin
    Matthew Franchek University of Houston
    Anouck Girard University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
    Saeid Habibi McMaster University
    Won-jong Kim Texas A&M; University
    Kiriakos Kiriakidis United States Naval Academy
    Venkat Krovi University of Buffalo
    Kok-Meng Lee Georgia Institute of Technology
    Yaoyu Li University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee
    Loucas Louca University of Cyprus
    Ranjan Mukherjee Michigan State University
    Prabhakar R. Pagilla Oklahoma State University
    Alexander Parlos Texas A&M; University
    Marcio de Queiroz Louisiana State University
    Jeffrey L. Stein University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
    Darbha Swaroop Texas A&M; University
    Jiong Tang University of Connecticut
    Kamal Youcef-Toumi Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Ukpai I Ukpai General Motors Corporation
    John Wagner Clemson University
    Bin Yao Purdue University
    Rama K. Yedavalli Ohio State University
    Jingang Yi San Diego State University
    Ahmet Yigit Kuwait University