My Journey of Educational Experiences in

Control Systems Engineering from IIT to UMD(IIT: Indian Institute of Technology - KGP and UMD: University of Minnesota – Duluth)

D. Subbaram Naidu, PhD, Life Fellow IEEE

Minnesota Power Jack Rowe Endowed Chair

Professor, Electrical Engineering

University of Minnesota Duluth

Duluth, MN, USA

http://www.d.umn.edu/~dsnaidu

Biosketch BE, Electrical Engineering, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India

MTech/PhD, Control Systems, Indian Inst. of Tech. (IIT), Kharagpur (1979)

NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA (1985-90)

Idaho State University (ISU), USA (1990-2014) – All Hats/Awards

HATS: Professor, Dept Chair, Associate Dean, Director/Dean – School of Engineering

ISU Outstanding & Distinguished Researcher; Funds:$4.5M; IEEE Fellow (first in Idaho)

Professor Emeritus, Idaho State University, 26 March 2015

US Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), WPAFB, OH (1998-99)

Norwegian Univ. of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim (2004)

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich (2005)

Nantong University, Nantong, China (2007)

Univ. of Southern & Western Australia, Adelaide & Perth (Spring 2008)

East China Normal Univ. (ECNU), Shanghai, (Dec. 2009/2011)

Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China (Dec. 2011)

University of Minnesota Duluth (August 2014 - present)

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You are in the Top 10 Engineering Schools!

“This unscientific, short list is based on interviews

with engineering departments at two top schools

(MIT and Stanford) plus US News and World

Report's famous annual list”.

20th Century's Greatest

Engineering Achievements

13 of them belong to IEEE

(1,5,6,8,9,10,12,13,14,15,16,18,19)

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Research Opportunity in USA

Senior National Research Council Fellow (1985-87)

Guidance and Control Division

NASA Langley Research Center

Hampton, VA, USA

and

Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA (1987-90)

AEROASSISTED ORBITAL TRANSFER

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GUIDANCE AND CONTROL STRATEGIES

FOR HYPERSONIC VEHICLES

Senior National Research Council Fellow

Center of Excellence for Control Theory

Air Force Research Laboratory

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH, USA

1998-99

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D.S. Naidu, “Analysis of Non-dimensional Forms of Singular Perturbation Structures for Hypersonic

Vehicles", Intl. Academy of Astronautics Journal - Acta Astronautica, pp.~577-586, 2010.

Hypersonic Vehicle: X-33

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GNC Configuration

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Mr. Robert Yender & Mr. Justin Tyler,

(MS – ISU, 1997)

Selahattin Ozcelik, PhD (Postdoc)

Faculty Advisors:

D. Subbaram Naidu, PhD

Kevin L. Moore, PhD

Advanced Control Strategies for

Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)

As Co-PI: The INEL/MIT University Research Consortium, “Advanced Welding Control

Technology”, July '95-Sept. '97, $614,794.

Gas Metal Arc Welding: Schematic

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GMAW Experimental Setup

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Applications of SPaTS to

Flexible Beam Systems and Gantry Cranes

Center of Excellence for Ships and Ocean Structures (CESOS)

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Trondheim, Norway

(May -August, 2004)

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22nd IFIP Conf. on System Modelling & Optimization

Turin, Italy, July 18-22, 2005

Intl. J. of Systems Science, Vol. 42, pp.~183–194, 2011

Singular Perturbation Analysis of a Flexible Beam

Used in Underwater Exploration

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Control of a Flexible Beam

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Dr. Craig Rieger, Idaho National Lab (PhD – Idaho State Univ. 2007)

Faculty Advisor: D. Subbaram Naidu, PhD

Advanced Control Strategies for

Heating, Ventilation, & Air-Conditioning

(HVAC)

D.S. Naidu and C.R. Rieger, ``Advanced Control Strategies for HVAC&R Systems - An Overview:

Part I: Hard Control", Intl. Journal HVAC&R Research, Vol. 17, pp.~2-21, February 2011.

Part II: Soft and Fusion Control", Intl. Journal HVAC&R Research, Vol.17, pp.~144-158, April 2011.

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HVAC – SIMULINK Diagram

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Advanced Energy Systems

Forms of Energy:

Electrical, Mechanical, Thermal, Chemical, Biological, …

Sources of Energy:

Sun – Solar cells …

Wind – Wind Turbines …

Earth – Water (Hydro Power), Coal (Thermal Power), Uranium (Nuclear Power), Hydrogen, Ethanol, …

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20% Wind Energy by 2030 –US DoE Report – July 2008

Wind Energy Conversion Systems Nguyen (PhD 2012) & Naidu

Biomedical Sciences & Engineering

“Biomedical engineering (BME) is a

discipline that advances knowledge in

engineering, biology and medicine, and

improves human health through cross-

disciplinary activities that integrate the

engineering sciences with the biomedical

sciences and clinical practice”.

Source: The Whitaker Foundation: www.whitaker.org

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What is Prosthetics?

Biomedical Sciences and Engineering

Prosthetics is the surgical and dental

specialties concerned with artificial

replacement of missing parts.

Prosthesis is an artificial leg, arm, or any

other missing body part.

Prosthetic: relating to prosthetics or

prosthesis

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http://solutionists.ieee.org/

Human-Machine Interaction (HMI)

http://solutionists.ieee.org/

http://solutionists.ieee.org/

“Military to Fund Prosthetics

Research” * “DoD is embarking on

multi-million dollar research program to revolutionalize upper-body prosthetics after a surge in troops who have lost hands and arms in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars”.

“Pentagon to spend $35Mto develop artificial arms “feel, look, perform” like a real arm guided by the central nervous system”.

* USA Today – October 05, 2005

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DARPA – Neuro Prosthetic Arm

Jesse Sullivan became a real life “bionic

man” after a terrible electrical accident. 28

Bionic Hand -

IEEE Spectrum – Oct. 2007

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SMART PROSTHETIC HAND TECHNOLOGY

at ISU: Phases I to III

D. Subbaram Naidu, PhD, Electrical Engineering - PI

Marco P. Schoen, PhD, Mechanical Engineering

Alba Perez, PhD, Mechanical Engineering

Solomon Leung, PhD, Environmental Engineering

Steve Chiu, Computer Science

Jim Lai, PhD, Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences Alex Urfer,

PhD, Physical and Occupational Therapy

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Interdisciplinary Biomedical Science and Engineering Research

Funding: $2.25M; 2007-12; 12 PhD’s and MS students

Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC)

United States Army Medical Research and Material Command (USAMRMC)

Department of Defense (DOD)

J.C.K. Lai, M.P. Schoen, A. Perez-Gracia, D.S. Naidu, and S.W. Leung, ``Prosthetic Devices: Challenges and Implications of

Robotic Implants and Biological Interfaces", Proc. of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), London, UK, Journal of

Engineering in Medicine, Vol.~221, Nr.~2, pp.~173-183, 2007. Listed in Top 20 Articles, in the Domain of Article 17385571,

Since its Publication (2007) according to BioMedLib: "Who is Publishing in My Domain?".

Schematic of Prosthetic Hand Technology

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Experimental Design - III

Five-Finger Prosthetic Hand

Reaching a Rectangular Rod

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Fresh from the Press: 1/2 – June 2014

“The End of Disability Prosthetics and

neural interfaces will do away with

biology’s failings” by Eliza Strickland –

IEEE Spectrum: The Future We

Deserve-The Next 50 years, June 2014

“Fifty years out, I think we will have

largely eliminated disability”

NO ACHILLES’ HEELS: Aimee Mullins and Hugh Herr foresee a day when upgrading a

body is routine. Mullins, an actress and advocate for advanced prosthetics, was the first

double amputee to compete at the highest levels of U.S. collegiate track-and-field events.

Fresh from the Press – 2/2 – Sept. 2014

IEEE Spectrum – September 2014

Prosthetic Hand Project (ProhP) – UMD EED Team

Prosthetic Hand Research Continues at EED-UMD

Grad students Ibrahim & Syed

Working with Professor Naidu

UG student Austin Working on

3-D printing of Prosthetic Hand

Prosthetic Hand Research-in-Progress

@ EED-UMD

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UMD students design

affordable, functional robotic hand DULUTH TV (CBS) – May 6, 2015

Thank You & Questions?

Dr. Naidu: “Your project with the robotic hand has been picked to be featured

on a stage wide billboard campaign…..”. Director of Photography |

University Marketing and Public Relations, UMD – sept. 23 & Reshooting – Oct. 12, 2015

Looking for funding the project by Undergrad Students (Senior Design): 2015-16