Design, Systems, and Control
MAE faculty research in this area considers applications as diverse as design and optimization of micro/nanofluidic devices and biosensors to design informatics and green design. Topics under investigation include mathematical modeling of geometric variations in the design and manufacture of parts, CAD/CAM, CMM metrology, sensing and control of fat cell/tissue functions, fundamental sensor design, and the design of control systems of autonomous structures, among many other examples. MAE faculty research in this area is accomplished using advanced experimental methods and new numerical simulation approaches.
| MAE Faculty | Research Focus |
| Aditi Chattopadhyay http://enpub.fulton.asu.edu/aims/ |
Multidisciplinary optimization, fundamental sensor design. |
| Joe Davidson | Kinematic geometry of mechanisms and robots, geometric tolerances in design and manufacturing, mechanical design. |
| Pavlos Mikellides | Pulsed plasma thruster development. |
| Michele Milano | Optimization and design of experiments. |
| Jonathan Posner http://microfluidics.asu.edu |
Design and optimization of micro/nano-fluidic devices, electro-osmotic pumps, lab-on-a-chip devices. |
| Jami Shah http://asudesign.eas.asu.edu/people/jamishah.html |
CAD/CAM, CAPP, CMM metrology, feature recognition, reverse engineering. |
| Henry Sodano | Design of control systems for autonomous structures. |
| Ampere Tseng http://www.fulton.asu.edu/~tsengpap/ |
Manufacturing, metal forming, micro- and nano-fabrication |
| Valana Wells | High-speed rotorcraft design and analysis, noise control. |