Prof. Kok-Meng Lee from the Georgia Institute of Technology visited HUST on May 28th upon the invitation of the National Key Laboratory for Digital Manufacturing Equipment and Technology DMET .
He delivered a lecture entitled Advances in Distributed-parameter Modeling, Design and Controls for Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics RAM .The lecture was attended by Prof. Yin Zhouping, deputy director of the National Key Laboratory for DMET and over 50 students.
Lee said, growing applications of robotics, automation and mechatronics in non-traditional industries such as agricultural, food processing, structural health monitoring, surgical robotics and healthcare has posed new challenges as well as opportunities. Often, such systems require fusing knowledge and techniques beyond traditional engineering fields. A new computational module can not only optimize designs, but also derive embedded field-based information for real-time control. Therefore, distributed-parameter modeling plays a significant role in designing novel actuators and sensors for robotics and automation.
Lee also presented a contrastive analysis of the computational models such as the traditional difference method, finite element method and the new meshless method. Selected examples are given to illustrate these applications including high-speed precision manufacturing, ultra-high resolution magnetic sensors and bio-engineering systems. The lecture was interesting and informative, which greatly enlightened the students and staff present.
Dr. Kok-Meng Lee received his M.S. and Ph.D degrees in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1982 and 1985, respectively. He has been with the Georgia Institute of Technology since 1985. As a Professor of mechanical engineering, his research interests include system dynamics and control, robotics, automation and optomechatronics. Dr. Lee is a Fellow of ASME and IEEE.He is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE/ASME Transactions of Mechatronics. He has won numerous international awards and honors.
