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SRIDHARKOTAHonorsandAwards

• UniversityofMichiganRegents’AwardforDistinguishedPublicService(2014).• MechanicalEngineeringAchievementAward,UniversityofMichigan(2012)• ASMERuthandJoelSpiraOutstandingEducatorAward(SocietyAward2010)• BestPaperAward,ASME2010-InternationalDesignTechnicalConferencesMontreal,

QC,August2010,‘AnEffectivetooltovisualizeloadflowinCompliantMechanismsandStructures.’

• ASMESwansonFoundationWhiteHouseFellowship–2009-12.• BestPaperAward,ASME2009InternationalDesignTechnicalConferences–“Robust

DesignofBi-stableCompliantMechanismsUsingtheBi-StabilityofaClamped-PinnedBeam.”

• ASMEMachine Design Award – highest honor bestowed by the American Society ofMechanicalEngineersinEngineeringDesign(2004)

• ASMELeonardoDaVinciAward(1997)“forsignificantoriginalcontributionstothefieldofmechanicaldesignthroughinventionofadevicewithpracticalapplications”

• ASMEFellow(2002)• George Wood Award for Contributions to the Growth of the Science of Applied

MechanismsandRobotics.(1993)-3rdNationalConferenceonAppliedMechanismsandRobotics.

• AIAABestPaperAward:ActiveFlowControlusingHighFrequencyCompliantStructures,AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference, August 2001, Montreal, Canada.AIAA-2001-4144

• Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics “Teaching Excellence Award” formaking “ME 450, the Senior Capstone Design Course, the College of EngineeringShowcaseCourse.”(1995)

• BestPaperAwardatthe3rdNationalConferenceonAppliedMechanismsandRobotics(Cincinnati, November 1993) for the paper “Systematic Synthesis ofMicro CompliantMechanisms-PreliminaryResults.”

• MechanicalEngineeringDepartmentTeachingExcellenceAward(1993)• Proctor and Gamble “Best Paper Award” at the 1st National Conference on Applied

MechanismsandRobotics(1989)forthepaper“QualitativeMotionSynthesis.”• SAERalphTeetorEducationalAward.(1993).

StudentDesignAwards–FacultyAdvisorS.Kota• KennethTsang,ASMEStudentMechanismDesignCompetition,2007IDETCConference,

FirstPlaceUndergraduateDivision“VariableGeometryFlowControl”.• Christine Vehar Jutte, ASME Student Mechanism Design Competition, 2007 IDETC

Conference,SecondPlaceGraduateDivision“ComplaintAutomotiveSeatPan”

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• E. MacDonald, T. Koenigsknecht, M. Uphues, N. Vinson, Umbrella Redesigned, TheInternationalDesignMagazineFirstPlaceWinnerofthe2006SharpestProduct.

• Fagg M., Mallicky D., Sullivan H., Umbriac M., “Load-sensitive Camber Control forVehicleSuspension,”ASMEStudentMechanismsCompetition,Arizona,Sept.1992.

• AnanthasureshG.K., Saggere L., "A Single-pieceCompliant Stapler"WonFirstplaceattheASMEMechanismsConferenceDesignCompetition,Minneapolis,September1994.

• CherryM.,KrienerZ.,TantanawatT,VeharC.,“CompliantSurgicalInstruments”,ThirdplaceattheASMEMechanismsConferenceDesignCompetition,Sept.2004.

Patents1. S.Kota,AdjustableRoboticMechanism,U.SPatentNumber5,107,7192. KotaS.,BidareS.,Pluraloutputdifferentialwithco-axialshafts,U.S.Patent5,423,726.3. Kota S., Bidare S., N-Output Differential, U.S. Patent 5,435,837. Implemented in Hyundai

SantaFe2001.4. Y.KorenandS.Kota,ReconfigurableMachineTool,U.S.patent5,943,750.5. S.Kota,SystemforVaryingASurfaceContour,U.S.PatentNo.5,971,328,Oct26,19996. S.Kota, System forVaryingASurfaceContour,U.SPatentNo.6,491,262,Dec10,2002.

Europeanpatent1047593,GermanDE69934210T27. RinnA.,KhamlyS.,HornickD.,ObrigkeitM.,KotaS.,VariableCamberAirfoil,U.S.PatentNo.

6,045,0968. S. Kota, J. Hetrick, S. Rodgers, Z. Li, Compliant Displacement Amplification Apparatus for

MicroElectroMechanicalSystems.U.S.PatentNo.6,175,1709. S. Kota, Compliant Force-Distribution Arrangement for Window Wiper, U.S. Patent No.

6,301,742B110. Y.Moon,S.Kota,ReconfigurablePowerSpindle,U.S.PatentNo.6,309,319B111. Y.Moon,S.Kota,ReconfigurableToolChanger,U.SPatentNo.6,442,815.12. HetrickJ.,KotaS.,Displacementamplificationstructureanddevice,U.Spatent6,557,436.13. Y.Koren,Y-MMoon,S.Kota,ReconfigurableMulti-SpindleApparatus,USpatent6,569,071

B1.14. S.Kota,J.AHetrick,CompliantWindshieldWiperSystems,USPatent7,360,272B215. S.Kota,AdaptiveCompliantWingandRotorSystems,US7,384,016B1,BrazilianpatentPI

0408101-3,Canadian2,518,080,European04749349.9-242216. S. Kota, G.F. Ervin, and J.A. Hetrick, Compliant Structure for Varying surface contours,

InternationalPatentnumberWO2007/145718A217. S.Kota,AdaptiveCompliantWingandRotorSystem,GermanDE602004029655.4-0818. S.Kota,AdaptiveCompliantWingandRotorSystem,SpainES235361219. S.Kota,Z.Kreiner,Y.M.Moon,CompliantIrisFlowControlSystem,U.SPatent7,648,120B120. J.A.Hetrick,G.F.Ervin,S.Kota,RotorBladeArrangement,U.S.2009-0302168-A121. ErvinG.,D.Maric,Ervin,J.,KotaS.,HetrickJ.,SurfaceVibrationUsingCompliantMechanical

Amplifier,U.S.2010/0224024A122. S.Kota,G.F.Ervin.,D.Maric,J.D.Ervin,P.W.Keberly,“ActiveControlSurfacesforWind

TurbineBlades,U.S.2010025904623. S.Kota,F.W.Euwe,SurgicalToolsandComponentsThereof,U.S.8.394,116B2,March2013

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24. J.A.Hetrick,S.Kota,G.Ervin,CompliantStructureDesignofVaryingSurfaceContours,8,418,966B2,April2013

25. J.A.Hetrick,S.Kota,G.E.Ervin,CompliantStructureDesignofVaryingSurfaceContours,WO2007145718A2

26. J.A.Hetrick,G.EErvin.S.Kota,ComplaintStructureDesignforVaryingSurfaceContours,U.Spatent8814101B2.

SeveralothersPending.PublicPolicyExperienceWhiteHouseOfficeofScienceandTechnologyPolicy(Sept2009-April2012)AssistantDirectorforAdvancedManufacturing• Establishedpriorities,identifiedopportunities,developedstrategies,helpedimplementpolicies

andledseveralnewinitiativesinAdvancedManufacturing(2009-12).PromotedAdvancedManufacturingwithintheWhiteHouseandgeneratedanationaldialogueabouttheimportanceofadvancedmanufacturing.

• Performedaninstrumentalroleindefiningandshapingtheinnovationpolicyandhelpedthe

President’sCouncilofAdvisorsforScienceandTechnology(PCAST)developasetofrecommendationsinPCASTReporttothePresidentonEnsuringAmericanLeadershipinAdvancedManufacturing.ThisinturnledtoPresident’sannouncementofAdvancedManufacturingPartnership(AMP)inJune2011andhisproposaltoestablishnationalmanufacturinginnovationinstitutesinMarch2012.“ProfessorKotahasbroughtclearvisionaroundadvancedmanufacturingandplayedakeyroleinshapingthenation’sprogramtorevitalizethiscriticalsectorofoureconomy.He’sbeenagreatassetandresource.”-Dr.EricLander,PCASTco-chair“TheAdvancedManufacturingInitiativeisadirectoutgrowthoftheintellectualleadershipProfessorKotaprovidedtothePCAST.Thenationoweshimadebtofgratitudeforhisdedicationandhardwork”–Dr.Bierbaum,PCASTmemberPresidentObamapersonallythankedKotaforhiscontributionstoAdvancedManufacturingonJune24,2011.

• Orchestrated(2009-11)theestablishmentofNationalRoboticsInitiativebyleadingmultiagency

(NSF,NIH,USDAandNASA)teamstowardsacommonvision.Thisinitiativewaslaunchedwith$70millionfundinginJune2011.

• InitiateddiscussionsattheNationalScienceFoundationtopromotetranslationalresearch,which

initiallyledtoNSF’sTRAC(TranslationalResearchfortheAcademicCommunity)program.Also,

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aidedinprovidingfundingfortheNSF’sAcceleratingInnovativeResearch(AIR)program,NanomanufacturingandAdvancedManufacturing.

• ProposedandhelpedEDAestablishapilotprogramtodemocratizetheuseofmodelingand

simulationtoolsbythesmallandmediumsizedmanufacturersintheMidwestbyloweringthebarriers(costandexpertise)toentry.InstrumentalroleinestablishingtheNationalDesignEngineeringandManufacturingConsortium(NDEMC)inMarch2011.Thisinitiativeisnowbeingreplicatedinotherregionsacrossthenation.

• DefinedthecharterforandcoordinatedtheInteragencyWorkingGrouponAdvanced

ManufacturingwhichledtothereleaseofNationalStrategyforAdvancedManufacturingreportinFeb2012.

• Initiatedadialogueamongfederalagencies(FDA,NSF,NIH)onvirtualphysiologicalpatientto

acceleratedevelopmentandregulationofmedicaldevices.• ConnectingAmericanManufacturing:Orchestrateddevelopmentofonlinemarketplacetoconnect

Americanmanufacturers(CAM)withtheneedsofthedepartmentofDefense.BAAreleasedinJan2012.

• CoordinatedwithEDA,thedevelopmentofanationwideinventoryandamatchmakingtoolto

markettheexcessmanufacturingcapacityintheU.S.topromoteforeigndirectinvestment(April2012)

• Leadroleinlaunching(April2012)Manufacturing.data.govcommunity–aone-stopwebportalto

transformideasintoproductsmadeintheU.S–connectingresearches,entrepreneurs,manufacturersanduniversitieswithdata,tools,applicationsandchallenges.

• PublicPrivatePartnerships:Convenedandleddiscussionswithnumerousgroupsofexecutives

fromprivateandpublicsectoronvariousemergingtechnologiesincludingnanomanufacturing,flexibleelectronics,nanocellulosematerials,robotics,lightweightmaterials,smartprocessmanufacturing,medicaldevices,cyberphysicalsystems,defensemanufacturing,andpharmaceuticalmanufacturing.

• PreparedcongressionaltestimoniesforseniorleadershipintheWhiteHouse.Preparedhighlevel

briefings,blogs,memorandumsetc.• BriefedsenateandcongressionalcommitteesonAdvancedmanufacturingonmultipleoccasions.• Deliverednumerouskeynotespeeches(listbelow)atvariouseventscoveringarangeofadvanced

manufacturingtopicsincludingeconomicandnationalsecurity,education,researchinfrastructure,publicprivatepartnerships,andcoordinatedinvestmentsbymultipleagencies.

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• Instrumentalroleinplanningandpreparing(text,demosetc.)foramajorPresidentialevent-AnnouncementofAdvancedManufacturingInitiativeatCMUonJune24th2011).

• ServedastheOSTPrepresentativeintheWhiteHouseStrongCities,StrongCommunities(SC2)

initiativeinDetroit(Sept2011-April2012):o LeadroleinestablishingasoftwareengineeringbootcampattheWayneCounty

CommunityCollegeDistrict(WCCCD)inpartnershipwithInfosystomeetthegrowingdemandforITskilledworkersinMetroDetroit.

o LeadroleinestablishinganAdvancedManufacturingSkillsTrainingprogramatWCCCDtotrainskilledworkforceinCNCmachiningetc.

• AdvisortoClintonGlobalInitiative(CGI-America)onAdvancedManufacturing,Chicago,June2012.

Convenedleadersfromindustry,governmentandacademiawhomadespecificcommitmentstopromoteadvancedmanufacturingincludingimagecampaign,onlinenetworking,skillsdevelopment,regionalclusters,exportstrategiesandtechnologytoolsfortraining.

• CommitmenttoActioncertificatebyPresidentBillClintonforlaunchingNationalSupplyChain

NetworkInitiative.KeynotePresentationsTechnologyandInnovationPolicy(onInnovationandU.S.-BasedManufacturing;RevitalizingAmericanManufacturingforeconomicandnationalsecurity;ChallengesandOpportunitiesinAdvancedManufacturing)• Invited:WhiteHouseNationalScienceandTechnologyCouncil,“MForesight:Alliancefor

ManufacturingForesight,”January07,2016• UniversityofPennsylvania,Engineering2.0:RekindlingTechnologicalInnovationand

AdvancedManufacturing,”May2015• InvitedSpeechatKISDIGlobalConference2014:ICTConvergenceandInnovation,

“InnovationPoliciesandFederalInitiativestoRevitalizeAmericanManufacturing,”SouthKorea,November07,2014.

• Keynoteaddress-“RevitalizingAmericanManufacturing–Putting“&”backinR&D,”TheIdeaInstitute,TriadGrowthPartners,Greensboro,NCSeptember19,2014

• ASMEAdvancedDesignandManufacturingImpactForumKeynoteon“RevitalizingAmericanManufacturing–InnovationPolicies&Initiatives,”Buffalo–NewYork,August18,2014

• IEEE/INCOSEPanelon“MeetingEducationDemandsofFutureEnergySystems,”AIAAPropulsionandEnergyConference,Cleveland,July28,2014

• GulfstreamAerospaceCorporation–InnovationLectureSeries“CompliantDesign–VariableGeometryControlSurfaces,”Savannah,GA,June112014

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• Keynoteaddress–“RevitalizingAmericanManufacturing–Putting“&”backinR&D,”NanocelluloseNanomaterials–APathTowardsCommercializationconference,U.S.DepartmentofAgriculture,WashingtonDC,May202014

• TheDitchleyFoundationConference,Thefutureofmanufacturing:is‘re-shoring’thenewnameofthegame?DitchleyPark,Enstone,ChippingNorton,OX74ER,UK23-25January2014

• MechanicalEngineeringDrivingtheNationalAgenda,ASMEMechanicalEngineeringandMech.EngineeringTechnology(ME/MET)DepartmentHeadsForum,IMECE,SanDiego,Nov2013.

• Keynoteaddress,NationalScienceFoundationMicro/NanomanufacturingConference,May2013,Dearborn,MI

• Keynoteaddress,TheAutomationConference,Chicago,May2013.• InvitedLecture,BridgingtheInnovationGap–FederalInitiatives,ChallengesandOpportunities,

DesignofMedicalDevicesConference,Minneapolis,MN,April102013.• InvitedSeminar,InnovationPoliciesandInitiativestoRevitalizeAmericanManufacturing,

UniversityofMinnesota,February13,2013• EngineeringDeansSymposium,Engineering2.0:ClosingtheInnovationGap,WashingtonDC..,

February12,2013• OpportunitiesforEngineeringGraduatesinScienceandTechnologyPolicy,CollegeofEngineering

Seminar,UniversityofMichigan,February07,2013• KeynoteaddressattheToyotaTechnicalCenteronInnovationandU.S.-basedManufacturing,Dec

01,2012,November01,2012• HPC’sRoleintheFutureofAmericanManufacturing,Supercomputing(SC12)Conference,SaltLake

City,November13,2012• @MicrosoftConversationsAdvancedTechnologiesandtheU.S.ManufacturingRenaissance,

WashingtonDCOctober23,2012• ChicagoManufacturingResearchCouncilExecutiveCommitteeLecture,Oct10,2012• UniversityofCalifornia–Berkeley;DeliveredRichardNewtonDistinguishedInnovatorLecture,

September18,2012• HeroesAlliance5thAnnualParentalBootCamponSTEMEducation-Keynotelecture,Detroit,June

09,2012• OakridgeNationalResearchLaboratoryDistinguishedLecture,Oakridge,TN,July24,2012• MC3TechConnect/GeneralDynamicsKeynoteLecture,June14,2012• UniversityofIllinois–UrbanaChampaignNationalCenterforSupercomputingApplications–

KeynoteLecture,May09,2012• UniversityofTexas-AustinCockrellSchoolofEngineeringSeminaronFrontiersofManufacturing

Technology,Austin,TX,Feb.272012• TheManufacturingInstituteandEWI–ManufacturingAcceleratorNetwork:CreatinganAmerican

InnovationInfrastructuretoAdvanceU.S.ManufacturingCompetitiveness,WashingtonDC,Feb152012

• NationalAcademies–StrengtheningAmericanManufacturing:TheRoleofManufacturingExtensionPartnership,Nov142011,WashingtonDC

• CouncilonCompetitiveness–ComputationalModelingandSimulationenablinginnovationandManufacturingCompetitiveness,WashingtonDC,Oct25,2011

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• MODSIMWorldConference&Expo2011–ModelingandSimulationtoEnhanceManufacturingCompetitiveness,VirginiaBeachVA,Oct11,2011

• AmericanSocietyofNavalEngineers–GlobalDeterrenceandDefenseSymposium“InnovationtoOutpacetheThreat”,Bloomington,IN,Sept122011

• ASMEInternationalDesignEngineeringTechnicalConference,WashingtonDCAugust30,2011.• ArkansasCenterforExcellenceForum-AdvancedStructuralMaterialsforDesignand

Manufacturing,UniversityofArkansas,LittleRockAK,August24,2011• NARCO–NetworkofAcademicCorporateRelationsOfficers,2011AnnualConference,University

ofMichigan,AnnArbor,August12011• AUVSI/NDIA–TheTransportationTechnologyTransferInitiative,CrustalCity,VA,May24,2011• TheNationalAcademies–BuildingtheOhioInnovationEconomy,Cleveland,Ohio,April252011• NIST,NSF,USCARWorkshoponDevelopingDependableandSecureAutomotiveCyber-Physical

SystemsfromComponents,Troy,MI,March18,2011• UniversityofConnecticutEngineeringDistinguishedLectures,Storrs,CT,Mar.22,2011• TheNationalAcademies–TheFlexibleElectronicsOpportunityandIndustryChallenges,Phoenix,

AZ,February8,2011• NIST-ExtremeManufacturingWorkshop,January11,2011• NationalInformationTechnologyR&D,HCSS/CPS–InnovationandU.S.basedManufacturing–Role

ofCyberphysicalSystems,ArlingtonVA,Dec152010• DefenseManufacturingConference/NationalDefenseIndustryAssociation-OSTPPolicy

Perspective,LasVegasNV,Dec2,2010• CenterforStrategicandInternationalStudies–InnovationandAdvancedManufacturing,

WashingtonDC,Nov.162010.• TheNationalAcademies–FlexibleElectronicsorSecurity,Manufacturing,andGrowthintheUnited

States,WashingtonDC,September242010• Implementing21stCenturySmartManufacturing,WashingtonDC,September14,2010• UnitedStatesAdvancedCeramicsAssociationTechMtg.,WashingtonDCMay20,2010• NISTTechnologyInnovationProgramAdvisoryBoardMeeting,Gaithersburg,MDMay11,2010• JointDefenseManufacturingTechnologyProgram,WashingtonDC,April262010.KeynoteAddress/Seminars-Technical• KeynoteaddressattheUniversityofMinnesota,“BeingFlexible–ExploitingElasticityin

EngineeringDesign,”MN-Drive2016Robotics,SensorsandAdvancedManufacturingSymposium,April8,2016

• InvitedspeechatNASATechnicalInterchangeMeeting,LangleyVA,“AdaptiveCompliantTrailingEdge”,March30,2016

• Mechanical Engineering Department Seminar Series, University of Maryland Baltimore Country,April11,2008

• AdaptiveControlSurfacesforHelicopterRotorBlades,SikorsyAircraft,March2008• GeneralMotorsVehicleEngineeringCenter–DesignforNo-AssemblyNovember2008• AdvancesinAdaptiveStructureandActiveFlowControl,NASALangleyResearchCenter

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• FirstInternationalSymposiumonCompliantMechanisms,IndianInstituteofScience,Bangalore,India,December17,2007.

• NationalChungHsingUniversity,Taichung,TaiwanR.O.C.November30,2007.• GeneralElectricCorporateResearchandDevelopment,Schenectady,NY,Aug7,2007• FordResearchandInnovationCenter,October27,2006.• NASALewisResearchCenter,Cleveland,OHSept28,2006• Exploiting Elasticity in Engineering Design, Cambridge University, Engineering Design Seminar

Series,Cambridge,UnitedKingdom,May302006• 3MAdvancedTechnologies-CompliantSystems–DesignandApplications,Dec.2005• Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Departmental Seminar, Compliant Systems – Synthesis

MethodsandApplications• Advances in Active Flow Control and Adaptive Structures, United Technologies Research Center,

Hartford,CT,April2005.• Computational Synthesis of Mechanical Systems, Department of Mechanical Engineering and

AppliedMechanics,UniversityofPennsylvania,May2004.• Compliant Systems – DesignMethods and Applications, Department ofMechanical Engineering,

UniversityofMaryland,March2003• ProductDesignforNo-assembly,DelphiSystemsResearchCouncilColloquium,February2004.• Compliant Systems –Design Methods and Applications at Micro, Meso and Macro Scale,

Department ofMechanical Engineering Seminar Series,Michigan Technological University, Oct ,2003.

• “ExploitingElasticityinEngineeringDesign–SynthesisMethodsandApplications,MechanicalandAerospaceEngineeringDepartmentSeminarSeries,CornellUniversity,Ithaca,NY,Feb04,2003.

• “CompliantMechanism:DesignMethodsandApplicationstoShapeMorphingStructures,”ICASELectureSeries-Morphing,NASALangleyResearchCenter,Hampton,VA.May,2002.

• “Complaint Systems: Synthesis Methods and Applications”, Mechanical EngineeringDepartmentSeminarSeries,NorthwesternUniversity,October.2001.

• “Exploiting Elasticity in Engineering Design: Synthesis Methods and Applications”,MechanicalEngineeringDepartmentSeminarSeries,MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,Sept.282001.

• “Compliance in Engineering Design and in Nature”, Symposium on Biologically InspiredMaterialsandDesign,SEMConferenceonExperimentalandAppliedMechanics,Portland,Oregon,June2001.

• “Design of Compliant Systems”, United Technologies Research Center, Hartford, CT,May2001.

• “Complaint Systems: Applications to MEMS and Smart Structures”, Stanford UniversityMechanicalEngineeringDepartment,March2001.

• “Exploiting Elasticity in Product Design – Applications toMEMS,” College of Engineering,TennesseeTechnologicalUniversity,February2000.

• “MechanicalCompliance–DesignforNo-Assembly,”InnovativeTechnologiessession,ASMEWinterAnnualMeeting,November1999.

• InnovationWorkshop,DelphiAutomotiveSystems,Michigan,October20,1999.

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• “Adaptive Compliant Wing – Concept and Applications,” Center of Excellence onMultidisciplinaryDesignTechnologies,WrightPattersonAirForceBase,Ohio,October1999.

• “DesignofCompliantMechanisms–ApplicationstoPrimaryFlightControls,”attheAFOSRWorkshop on Smart Actuation Systems for Primary Flight controls, Washington D.C.,September1999.

• GeneralMotors,InnovationZone,Warren,MI.Invitedseminaron“AutomotiveApplicationsofComplaintMechanisms,”June1999.

• BaanMexico,MexicoCity,Mexico,Invitedlectureon“AutomotiveTrendsinProductDesignandDevelopment”deliveredtoCEOsofvariousMexicanautomotivefirms,June1999.

• “DesignofCompliantMechanisms:Applications toMEMS,”SPIE International SymposiumonSmartStructuresandMaterials,NewportBeach,CA,March1999.

• SandiaNationalLaboratories,Albuquerque,NM.“CompliantMEMS,”June1998• Ohio State University Mechanical Engineering Department Seminar Series. “Role of

MechanicalComplianceinProductDesign;DesignforNoAssembly,”May1997.• Third Annual General Motors Design for Manufacture Conference, Warren, MI. “Role of

MechanicalComplianceinProductDesign;DesignforNoAssembly,”April1997.• TauberManufacturing InstituteCommonKnowledgeWorkshop“Design forAssemblyand

RobustDesignMethods”November,1996.• College of Engineering Manufacturing Research Seminar “Mechanical Compliance and

DesignforNoAssembly”,November,1996.• SAE Knowledge-based Engineering in Automotive Industry Symposium, “Automated

ConceptualDesignofMechanisms,”September1996.• Design Paradigms: Effect on Product Quality and Cost, University of Michigan Tauber

ManufacturingInstituteSeminar,April1996.• Design for Manufacturability - QFD and Robust Design, Invited Workshop for Employee

Training and Retraining, University of Cincinnati, Ohio. Sponsored by the State of Ohio,January1996.

• "Compliance By Design with Applications to MEMS,” Invited / Featured Talk at theInternational Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 50th Anniversary ofIndianInstituteofSciences,Bangalore,India,December20-23,1995.

• “Compliant Mechanisms: Synthesis and Applications,” Fraunhofer Institute’s Best ofGermanandAmericanDesignPracticesConference,Dearborn,MI.

• “Mechanisms and Manufacturing Systems” 1994 ASME Design Technical Conference -FlexibleAssemblySystems,Minneapolis,September.

• "Product Design for Assembly Automation,” 1994 ASME Design Engineering Conference,Chicago,March.

• “Role of Mechanisms in Flexible Assembly Systems,” 1992 ASME Design TechnicalConference-FlexibleAssemblySystems

• “AdvancementsinComputerAidedDesignofMechanisms,”1992ASMEDesignEngineeringConference,Chicago,February.

• “Artificial IntelligenceApplications inEngineeringDesign,”1991ASMEDesignEngineeringConference,Chicago,February.

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• “Impact of Computers in Engineering Design Education,” 1991 ASME InternationalComputersinEngineeringConference,SanFrancisco,August.

Teaching• Advised22Ph.D.graduates,numerousMSprojects,andseveralhundredundergraduatedesignprojectsinMechanicalEngineeringattheUniversityofMichigan.

• Taughtjunior,seniorandgraduate-levelcourses,inmechanicaldesignandshortcoursesforon-campusstudentsandpracticingengineers.

• TaughtseniorlevelcourseinDesignforManufacturability–firstofferinginFall1991(through2006byKota).ThiscoursewasthefirstofferingofitskindtoteachJapanesedesignandproductionprocess,designforassembly,statisticaldesignofexperiments,materialselectionindesignetc.Coursewasalsotaughttohundredsofpracticingengineersacrossseveralindustrialsectors.

• Incollaborationwithacoreteamoffaculty,theseniordesigncoursewasrevampedin1990toincludeconstructionandvalidationoforiginaldesignsthroughphysicalprototypedemonstrations.JuniorleveldesigncoursewasalsorevampedinasimilarfashionbyKota.

• Ledthedevelopmentofeducationalmodulesinengineeringdesignforhighschoolsstudents(2008).

Consulting• FordMotorCo.-EngineDivision,Dearborn,Michigan Evaluationand re-designofengineassemblymethodsat theRomeoEnginePlant.Design

forAssembly.ImprovedAssemblyoperationsforExhaustmanifoldassembly.• FordClimateControlDivision,Dearborn,Michigan Air-handling systemsdesign.Common/Idealblenddoordesign.Designof camsystems to

linearizethetemperaturecontrolcurve.• JohnsonControls,AutomotiveSeatingDivision,Livonia,Michigan Designevaluationofanutatinggearsystemforseatapplications.• BendixCorporation,SouthBend,Indiana Designevaluationandfailuremodeanalysisofahydraulicbrakehose.• StevensGraphics-BernallDivision,RochesterHill,Michigan Designeffortestimatesofvariousspecialpurposemachines.• GilletteCorp.,Boston,Massachusetts Designofhigh-speedcamsystemsforveryhighvolumeproduction.• BASFCorporation,Wyandotte,Michigan Redesignofaribbon-typeblenders.• StirlingThermalMotors,AnnArbor,Michigan DesignofanovelactuatorsystemfortorquecontrolofaStirlingengine.• CSAEngineeringsubcontractforWrightPattersonAirForceBase,Ohio

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Designofanovelvariabletorsional-stiffnessspar.• JohnsonControls,PlasticMachineryDivision,Manchester,Michigan. Designevaluationandfailuremodeanalysisofasplinedshaft.• Denardis,MCCandless&Muller:Courtcaseinvolvinggarbage-truckcontrols• Jones,Day,Reavis&Pogue:Courtcaseinvolvingpatentlitigation.• SandiaNationalLabs–Designofmicromechanisms-MEMS-Multipliers• GeneralMotorsCorp.–InnovationZone:ProductArchitectureFlexibility.• MEMXInc.,MicromechanicalStructuresDesignTeachingJuniorlevelMechanicalDesignandManufacturingCourse;SeniorlevelcapstonedesigncourseOrchestratedandtaughttheinitialofferingofacollege-wideinterdisciplinarydesigncourse.ENG100:DesignsinNatureandEngineering,Fall2014ME452:DesignforManufacturability.FirstofferingFall-1990.Taughteveryyearsincetoaon-campusandoff-campuspracticingengineers.http://gpd.engin.umich.edu/ME551:AdvancedMechanismsDesign.ShortCourses:“CreativeMechanismsDesign,”CenterforProfessionalDevelopment,UniversityofMichigan;‘DesignforManufacturability,June2004,SchlumbergerCorporationPh.D.Advisees

1. JoshuaBishop-Moser,DesignofGeneralizedFiber-ReinforcedElasto-FluidicSystems,December2013.

2. GirishKrishnan,ComputationalSynthesisofDistributedCompliantMechanisms,August20113. MichaelCherry,DesignandEvaluationofCompliantExoskeletonsforHumanRunning.Co-chair

DanielFerris-Kineseology.Researchengineer,RaytheonMissileCorporation,Tucson,AZ4. YoungseokOh,SynthesisofMulti-stableCompliantMechanisms,August2008–presently

ResearchEngineeratIntelCorporation,PortlandOregon.5. ChristineVeharJutte,GeneralizedSynthesisMethodologyofNonLinearSpringsforPrescribed

Load-DisplacementFunctions,December2007–ResearchengineeratNASADryden6. BrianPatrickTrease,TopologySynthesisofCompliantSystemswithEmbeddedActuatorsand

Sensors,November2007–ResearchengineeratNASAJetPropulsionLabs7. TanakornTantanawat,DesignofCompliantSystemsforDynamicApplications,June2007

presentlyatNationalMetalsandMaterialsTechnologyCenter,Thailand.8. Charles Kim, Conceptual Design of CompliantMechanisms using Instant Centers and

Building Blocks, August 2005. Assistant Professor ofMechanical Engineering, BucknellUniversity,PA.

9. Kerr-Jia Lu, Compliant Mechanism Synthesis for Shape Change Applications, August2004.AssistantProfessor,GeorgeWashingtonUniversity,WashingtonD.C

10. Sang-KuMoon, Error Prediction and Compensation of ReconfigurableMachine Tools,April2002.

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11. Jinyong Joo, Non-linear Synthesis Methods for Designing Compliant Mechanisms –Topologyandsizeandshapeoptimization,May2001.ResearchScientist,UniversityofDaytonResearchInstitute.

12. Yong-MoMoon,AGeneralizedMethodologyforSynthesisofReconfigurableMachineToolsUsingScrewTheory.December1999.AssistantProfessor,WorchesterPolytechnicInstitute,Worchester,Massachusetts.

13. Joel Hetrick, An Energy Efficiency Approach for Unified Topological and DimensionalSynthesisofCompliantMechanisms,August1999. AssistantProfessor,DepartmentofMechanicalEngineering,UniversityofWisconsin,Madison.

14. RonaldKalnas,MechanicalSystemBehaviorPredictionIncorporatingNon-Gaussian,Non-ParametricUncertaintyattheConceptualStage,May1999,ResearchEngineer,Westinghouse,Pittsburgh,PA

15. Laxman Saggere, Static Shape Control of Smart Structures: A NewApproachUtilizingCompliant Mechanisms, December 1998. Assistant Professor, University of Illinois,Chicago,Illinois.

16. Mary Frecker, A Hybrid Approach to Synthesis of Compliant mechanisms usingKinematics and Structural Mechanics, May 1997. Co-Chair – Prof. Noboru KikuchiAssociateProfessor,PennsylvaniaStateUniversity.

17. G.K. Ananthasuresh, A New Design Paradigm for MicroElectroMechanical Systems &Investigations on CompliantMechanisms Synthesis, Ph.D. Dissertation, October 1994.Professor,DepartmentofMechanicalEngineeringandAppliedMechanics,UniversityofPennsylvania,Philadelphia,PA.

18. IrfanUllah,OptimalSynthesisofAdjustableMechanismsforTracingThree-DimensionalTrajectories, Ph.D. Dissertation, September 1994. Professor, NWFP University ofEngineeringandTechnology,Pakistan.

19. Shean-Juinn Chiou, Conceptual Design ofMechanisms by Computational Synthesis ofKinematic Building Blocks, Ph.D. Dissertation, August 1994. Associate Professor,NationalChung-HsingUniversity,Taichung,Taiwan.

20. Thatchai Chuenchom, Generalized Synthesis of Adjustable Robotic Mechanisms forManufacturingAutomation,Ph.D.Dissertation,1993.Professor,ThammasatUniversity,Pathumthani,Thailand.

21. Chun-LiangLee,FunctionalApproachtoSystemsConfigurationDesignwithApplicationto Hydraulic Systems, Ph.D. Dissertation, May 1992. Senior Research Engineer, FordMotorCompany,Dearborn,MI

22. Michael Sayers, Automated Formulation of Efficient Vehicle Simulation Codes bySymbolicComputation,Ph.D.Dissertation,February1990,Co-Chair-Prof.RobertRyan.SeniorResearchScientist,UniversityofMichiganTransportationResearchInstitute

PublicationsRefereedJournals

1. J.Bishop-Moser,S.Kota,‘DesignandModelingofGeneralizedFiber-reinforced

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PneumaticSoftActuators,”IEEETransactionsonRobotics,AcceptedJan.20152. G.Krishnan,J.Bishop-Moser,C.Kim,S.Kota,‘KinematicsofaGeneralClassof

PneumaticArtificialMuscles,’J.ofMechanismsandRobotics,AcceptedDec.2014.3. S.Kota,Shape-ShiftingThingstoCome,ScientificAmerican,pp.58-65,May20144. G.Krishnan,C.Kim,S.Kota.‘AMetrictoEvaluateandSynthesizeDistributedCompliant

Mechanisms,’J.Mech.Des.135,011004(2013).5. G.Krishnan,C.Kim,andS.Kota."Buildingblockmethod:abottom-upmodularsynthesis

methodologyfordistributedcompliantmechanisms,"MechanicalSciences3(2012).6. G.Krishnan,C.Kim,S.Kota.‘Akineto-staticformulationforloadflowvisualizationin

compliantmechanisms’,ASMEjournalofMechanismsandRobotics.7. G.Krishnan,C.Kim,S.Kota.‘AnIntrinsicGeometricframeworkforthesynthesisof

single-pointmechanisms’,ASMEjournalofMechanismsandRobotics,3,011001(2011)8. Jutte,C.V.andKota,S.,2009,“DesignofSingle,Multiple,andScaledNonlinearSprings

forPrescribedNon-linearResponses,”ASMEJournalofMechanicalDesign,011003(2010),DOI:10.1115/1.4000595

9. Cappelleri,D.,J.,Krishnan,G.,Kim,C.,Kumar,V.,andKota,S.,“TowardtheDesignofaDecoupled,Two-Dimensional,Vision-BasedmuNForceSensor”,J.MechanismsRobotics2,(2010),DOI:10.1115/1.4001093.

10. Trease,B.,andKota,S.,“DesignofAdaptiveandControllableCompliantSystemsWithEmbeddedActuatorsandSensors”,J.Mech.Des.131,111001(2009),DOI:10.1115/1.3149848

11. Oh.Y.S.Kota,SynthesisofMulti-stableCompliantMechanismsusingCombinationsofBi-StableMechanisms,"ASMETransactions,JournalofMechanicalDesign,131(2):February2009

12. C.Jutte,S.Kota,“DesignofSingle,Multiple,andScaledNonlinearSpringsforPrescribedNonlinearResponses”,ASMETransactions,JournalofMechanicalDesign.

13. B.Trease,S.Kota,Designofadaptiveandcontrollablecompliantsystemswithembeddedactuatorsandsensors,ASMEJournalofMechanicalDesign,MD-07-1387.

14. Jutte,C.V.andKota,S.,"DesignofNonlinearSpringsforPrescribedLoad-DisplacementFunctions,"ASMETransactions,JournalofMechanicalDesign

15. TanakornTantanawatandSridharKota,"DesignofCompliantMechanismsforMinimizingInputPowerinDynamicApplications,"JournalofMechanicalDesign,October2007,Volume129,Issue10,pp.1064-1075.

16. Kim,C.J.,Moon,Y.-M.,andKota,S.,2008.“Abuildingblockapproachtotheconceptualsynthesisofcompliantmechanismsutilizingcomplianceandstiffnessellipsoids”.JournalofMechanicalDesign,130,022308

17. K-JLu,andS.Kota,TopologicalandDimensionalSynthesisofCompliantMechanismsusingDiscreteOptimization,ASMEJournalofMechanicalDesign,Vol.128,Sept2006,pp.1080-1091.

18. S. Kota, J.A. Hetrick, R.F. Osborn, “Adaptive Structures: Moving into Mainstream,AerospaceAmerica,September2006,pp16-18.

19. S.Kota,K-JLu,Z-Kriener,B.Trease,J.Arenas,J.Gieger,DesignandApplicationofCompliantMechanismsforSurgicalTools,ASMEJournalofBiomechanicalEngineering,Vol.127,Nov2005,pp981-989.

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20. KimC.,KotaS.,Y.M.Moon,AnInstantCenterApproachTowardstheConceptualDesignofCompliantMechanisms,ASMEJournalofMechanicalDesign,Vol.128,May2006,pp542-550.

21. TreaseB.,MoonY-M,KotaS.,DesignofLargeDisplacementCompliantJoints,ASMEJournalofMechanicalDesign,Vol127,July2005,pp788-798

22. LuK-J,S.Kota,AnEffectiveMethodofSynthesizingCompliantAdaptiveStructuresusingLoadPathRepresentation,JournalofIntelligentMaterials,Systems,andStructures.2005.

23. S.Kota,J.A.Hetrick,R.F.Osborn,D.Paul,E.Pendleton,P.Flick,C.Tilman,“DesignandApplicationofCompliantMechanismsforMorphingAircraftStructures,SmartStructuresandMaterials2003:IndustrialandCommercialApplicationsofSmartStructuresTechnologies,ProceedingsofSPIEVol.5054(2003).

24. JooJ.,KotaS.,TopologySynthesisofCompliantMechanismsUsingNon-linearBeamElements,MechanicsofStructuresandMachines,2003

25. OsbornR.F.,KotaS.,HetrickJ.,GeisterD.,TilmanC.P.,JooJ.,“ActiveFlowControlusingHigh-FrequencyCompliantStructures,AIAAJournalofAircraft,Volume40,No.6,Nov-Dec.2003.

26. LuK-J,S.Kota,DesignofCompliantMechanismsforMorphingStructuralShapes,JournalofIntelligentMaterials,Systems,andStructures.Vol.14,No.6page379-391.2003.

27. Moon,Y.,andS.Kota,“DesignofReconfigurableMachineTools,“ASMETransactions,JournalofManufacturingScienceandEngineering,May2002,Vol124:480-483

28. Moon, Y., and S. Kota, “Generalized Kinematic Modeling Method for ReconfigurableMachine Tools,” ASME Transactions, Journal ofMechanical Design,March 2002, Vol.124,pp47-51LiZ.,andS.Kota,VirtualPrototypingandMotionSimulationwithADAMS,ASMEJCISE,November2002.

29. Moon,Y-M.,S.Kota,“AutomatedSynthesisofMechanismsusingDual-VectorAlgebra,”InternationalJournalofMechanismsandMachineTheory,Vol37(2002),Pp143-166.

30. Gopalakrishnan,V., Fedawa D., Mehrabi, M.G., Kota S., and Orlandea N., “ ParallelStructuresandTheirApplicationsinReconfigurableMachiningSystems,”ASMEJournalofManufacturingScience,May2002,Vol.24:483-485.

31. Kalnas R., S. Kota, “Incorporating Uncertainty into Mechanism Synthesis”, Journal ofMechanismandMachineTheory,36,(2001),pp843-851.PergamonPress

32. SaggereL.,S.Kota,“SynthesisofPlanar,CompliantFour-barMechanismsforCompliant-SegmentMotion Generation,” ASME Transactions, Journal ofMechanical Design, Vol.123,Number4,December2001,pp535-541.

33. S. Kota, J. Joo, Zhe Li, Rodgers S.M., J. Sneigowski. Design of CompliantMechanisms:ApplicationstoMEMS,AnalogIntegratedCircuitsandSignalProcessing-AnInternationalJournal,29,7-15,2001.KluwerAcademicPublications.

34. S. Kota, “Compliant Systems usingMonolithicMechanisms”, Feature Article in SmartMaterial Bulletin – An InternationalNewsletter, ISSN 1471-3918, Elsevier Science Ltd.March2001.

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35. S. Kota, K. Sethuraman, R. Miller, “ A Metric for Evaluating Design Commonality inProductFamilies,”ASMETransactions,JournalofMechanicalDesign,Vol.122,pp.403-410,December2000.

36. J-YJoo,S.Kota,andN.Kikuchi,"TopologicalSynthesisofCompliantMechanismsUsingLinearBeamElements,"MechanicsandStructuresofMachines.28(4),245-280,2000.

37. S.Kota,J.Hetrick,Z.Li,L.Saggere,“TailoringUnconventionalActuatorswithCompliantTransmissions: Design Methods and Applications,” IEEE/ASME Transactions onMechatronics,Vol.4,No.4,pp396-408,December1999.

38. S.Kota,andE.Slimko,“ANovelDoubleDwellMechanismforEnhancingPowerOutputofaRingbomStirlingEngine,”InternationalJournalofMechanismsandMachineTheory.

39. FreckerM.,KikuchiN.,KotaS.,“TopologyOptimizationofCompliantMechanismswithMultipleOutputs,”ToappearinStructuralOptimization,Springer-Verlag,1999.

40. Hetrick J., Kota S., “An Energy Efficiency Formulation for Parametric Size and ShapeOptimization of Compliant Mechanisms,” ASME Transactions, Journal of MechanicalDesign,June1999,Vol.21,pp.229-234.

41. Saggere, L., Kota S., “Static Shape Control of Smart Structures Using CompliantMechanisms,”AIAAJournal,Volume37,Number5,pp.572-578,May1999.

42. KotaS.,ChiouS-J,“AutomatedConceptualDesignofMechanisms,”InternationalJournalofMechanismsandMachineTheory,No.34(1999)pp.467-495,PergamonPress.

43. Ullah,I.,KotaS.,“Globally-OptimalSynthesisofMechanismsforPathGenerationusingFourier Descriptors and Global Search Methods,” ASME Transactions, Journal ofMechanicalDesign.,Vol.199,No.4,pp.504-510,December,1997.

44. Frecker M.I., Ananthasuresh G.K., Nishiwaka S., Kikuchi, N., Kota S., “TopologicalSynthesis of Compliant Mechanisms Using Multi-Criteria Optimization,” ASMETransactions,JournalofMechanicalDesign,Vol.119,No.2,pp.238-245,June1997.

45. Chuenchom T., Kota S., “Synthesis of Programmable Mechanisms using AdjustableDyads,” ASME Transactions, ASME Journal ofMechanical Design, Vol. 119, No. 2, pp.232-237,June1997.

46. Kota S., Ananthasuresh, G.K., Crary S.B., Wise, K.D., “Design and Fabrication ofMicroelectromechanical Systems,” ASME Transactions, Journal ofMechanical Design,Vol.16,No.4,pp.1081-1088.

47. Ananthasuresh G.K, S. Kota, “Designing Compliant Mechanisms,” ASME MechanicalEngineering,November1995.

48. Iyengar G., Lee C-L, Kota S., “Towards an Objective Evaluation of Alternate Designs,”ASMETransactions, JournalofMechanicalDesign,Vol.116, June1994,pp.487-492.,Also, proceedings of the 1992ASMEDesign Technical Conference, DE-Vol. 42, DesignTheoryandMethodology,pp.19-25.Arizona,September.

49. Kota S., Lee C-L., “A General Framework for Configuration Design - Application toHydraulicSystemsSynthesis,”JournalofEngineeringDesign.Vol.4.,No.4,pp.291-303,1993.

50. Kota S., Lee C-L., “A General Framework for Configuration Design - Methodology,”JournalofEngineeringDesign.Vol.4.,No.4,pp.277-290,1993.

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51. Kota S., Bidare S., “Systematic Synthesis and Applications of Novel Multi-degree ofFreedomDifferentialSystems,”ASMETransactions,JournalofMechanicalDesign.,Vol.119,No.2,pp.284-291,June1997.

52. Kota S., Erdman A.G. “Motion Control in Product Design,” ASME MechanicalEngineering,Vol.119,No.8,pp.74-77,August1997.

53. KotaS.,ChiouS.J., “UseofOrthogonalArrays inMechanismsSynthesis,” InternationalJournal of Mechanisms and Machine Theory, Vol. 28, No. 6, pp. 777-794, 1993,PergamonPress.

54. KotaS.,ChiouS.J.“ConceptualDesignofMechanismsBasedonComputationalSynthesisandSimulationofKinematicBuildingBlocks,”JournalofResearchinEngineeringDesign(1992)4:pp.75-87,Springer-Verlag,NewYorkInc.

55. Esterline A, Kota S., “A General Paradigm for Routine Design - Theory andImplementation,” Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis andManufacturing,AIEDAM,Volume6,No.2.,pp.73-93,1992.

56. GomesE.,KotaS.,“AKnowledge-basedSystemforNondestructiveTestingofPolymericCompositeComponents,”ResearchinNondestructiveEvaluation,(1992)Vol.4,pp.37-54.Springer-Verlag,NewYorkInc.

57. KotaS.,BoergerJ,“ANetwork-basedExpertSystemforComparativeAnalysisofPulleyAssembly Methods,” SAE Transactions, Journal of Materials and Manufacturing -PassengerCars,1991.

58. KotaS., “AutomaticSelectionofMechanismDesigns fromaThree-dimensionalDesignMap,”ASMETransactions, JournalofMechanicalDesign,Vol.114,No.3,pp.359-367,September1992.

59. Kota S., "Generic Models for Designing Mechanisms: A Novel Kinematic Design of aStirlingEngineasanexample,”ASMETransactions, JournalofMechanicalDesign.Vol.113,December1991,pp.446-450.

60. BarrisW.,KotaS.,ErdmanA.G.,RileyD.R.,"MechanismSynthesisUsingWorkStationEnvironment,” IEEEComputerGraphicsandApplication ,Vol.8 ,Number2,pp.39-50March1988.

61. KotaS.,EsterlineA.,ErdmanA.G.,RileyD.R.,SlagleJ.R."AnExpertSystemforIntelligentSelection of Mechanisms,” Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis andManufacturing(AIEDAM),(1988)2(1),17-32.

62. KotaS.,ErdmanA.G.,RileyD.R.,"MINN-DWELL-ComputerAidedDesignandAnalysisofDwellMechanisms,” International JournalofMechanismsandMachineTheory,Vol.23.No6,pp.423-433,1988.

63. Kota S., Erdman A.G., Riley D.R., " Development of Knowledge Base for SynthesizingLinkage-type Dwell Mechanisms- Part 2. Application,” ASME Transactions. Journal ofMechanisms,TransmissionsandAutomationinDesign.Vol.109,N0.3,September1987,pp.316-321.Also,ASMEPaper#86-DET-48.

64. Kota S., Erdman A.G., Riley D.R., " Development of Knowledge Base for SynthesizingLinkage-type Dwell Mechanisms - Part 1. Theory,” ASME Transactions, Journal ofMechanisms, Transmissions and Automation in Design , Vol. 109, N0. 3, September1987,pp.308-315.Also,ASMEPaper#86-DET-47.

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TradeJournals,ScientificandProfessionalmagazines

65. KotaS.,TwistableWingsTakeFlight,IEEESpectrum,September2016,pp28-3366. KotaS.,ShapeShiftingThingstoCome,ScientificAmerican,May2014,pp58-6567. Kota S., “ARMs (Adjustable Robotic Mechanisms) for Low-cost Semi-flexible

Automation,”CoverarticleinSMERoboticsToday,FirstQuarter1991.68. Kota S., Lee C-L., “A Look at an Expert System for Hydraulic Design,” Hydraulics and

PneumaticMagazine,PentonPublicationsMayandJuly1990.69. KotaS., LeeC.-L, “ExpertSystems forHydraulics,”Featurearticle inASMEMechanical

Engineering,February1990.70. KotaS.,ErdmanA.G.,RileyD.R.,"DwellingOnDesign,”CoverArticle,ASMEMechanical

Engineering,August1987.C.SpecialPublications

71. S. Kota, G. Londal, M. Flynn, Automotive Product Design and Development Delphi,Forecast and Analysis of North American Automotive Industry Trends Through 2007,Published by the Office of Study for Automotive Transportation. This publication(140+pages) addresses various engineering, educational, technological andmanagement issues in product design and developments including design lead time,design methods, design tools, design strategies, modeling and simulation tools andmanufacturing.

72. S. Kota, M. Barteau, “Shale Gas: A Game Changer for American Manufacturing,”

UniversityofMichigan,July2014TextBook• MechanismsDesign -Analysis andSynthesis,withArthurErdman,GeorgeSandor, Fourth

Edition-WebEnhanced,PrenticeHall,Jan2001.ChaptersinBooks

73. Kota S., Role of Innovation, Remaking America, Alliance for AmericanManufacturing,July2013

74. Kota S., “Type Synthesis and Creative Design of Mechanisms,” Modern Kinematics(BookEditor:ArthurErdman)JohnWiley,1993.

75. Kota S., “ComputationalModels for ConceptualDesign,” Intelligent Systems inDesignand Manufacturing; Part 1 Engineering Design: Basic Concepts and Tools (EditorsAndrewKusiakandCihanDagli),ASMEPress,1994.

76. KotaS.,“ComputationalModelsforRoutineDesign,” IntelligentSystemsinDesignandManufacturing; Part 1 Engineering Design: Basic Concepts and Tools (Editors AndrewKusiakandCihanDagli),ASMEPress,1994.

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RefereedconferenceorsymposiumproceedingsThe following list does not include journal articles published originally in the refereedconferenceproceedings.UnderlinedauthorsaregraduatestudentsofS.Kota

77. KotaS.,RosenD.,ErdmanA.G.,RileyD.R.,“DevelopmentofaDesignInferenceEnginewith Application to Mechanism Synthesis,” Proceedings of the 1986 ASME DesignEngineeringTechnicalConference,Columbus,OH.(ASMEPaper#86-DET-157).

75. Kota S., Erdman A.G., Riley D.R., Esterline A., Slagle J.R., “A Network based Expert

System for Initial Selection of Mechanisms,” Proceedings of the 1987 ASME DesignAutomationConference,September1987,Boston.

76. Kota S., Erdman A.G. Riley D.R., “Dwell Linkages - Representative Models for Quick

Practical Solutions,” Proceedings of the 1988 ASME Design Automation Conference,Orlando,September1988.

77. Kota S., Gudapati, R., “Automatic Selection of Four-bar Linkage Designs for Path

generation Task,” Proceedings of the 1988 ASME Design Automation Conference,Orlando,September1988.

78. KotaS.,LeeC.L,'ATaskDecompositionAlgorithmAppliedtoHydraulicSystemsDesign'

Proceedings of the 1989 International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED),London,U.K.

79. Kota, S., Lee C -L, “A Computational Model for the Conceptual Design of Hydraulic

Circuits,” Proceedings of the 1989 ASME International Computers in EngineeringConference,Anaheim.

80. KotaS.,“QualitativeMotionSynthesis,”Proceedingsofthe1stNationalConferenceon

Applied Mechanisms and Robotics, Cincinnati, November, 1989. Received the BestPaperAward

81. Kota S., Chiou S., “TaguchiMethods inMechanisms design,” Proceedings of the 1st

NationalConferenceonAppliedMechanismsandRobotics,Cincinnati,November,1989.

82. Kota S., Lee C-L, “A Functional Framework for Hydraulic Systems Design UsingAbstraction/ Decomposition Hierarchies,” 1990 ASME International Computers inEngineeringConference,Boston.

83. Kota S., “A Qualitative Matrix Representation Scheme for Conceptual Design of

Mechanisms,” 1990 ASME Design Technical Conference, 21st Biennial MechanismsConference,Chicago,September.

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84. KotaS.,“AMethodologyforSelectingConceptsandComponentsinConcurrentDesign

of Systems,” Proceedings of the Second Annual Symposium on Concurrent Design ofMechanicalSystems,UniversityofIowa,Iowacity,October1990.

85. KotaS.,WardA.C.,“Functions,StructuresandConstraintsinConceptualDesign,”1990

ASMEDesign Technical Conferences – 2nd International Conference onDesign TheoryandMethodology,Chicago,September.

86. Kota S., Chuenchom T., “Adjustable Robotic Mechanisms for Low-Cost Automation,”

1990 ASME Design Technical Conferences - 21st Biennial Mechanisms Conference,Chicago,September.

87. Crary S., Kota S., “Conceptual Design of Micro-Electromechanical Systems,” ICC

ConferenceonMicroSystems,Berlin,September1990.

88. Lee C-L, Iyengar G., Kota S., “Automated Configuration Design of Hydraulic Systems,”ProceedingsoftheSecondInternationalConferenceonArtificial IntelligenceinDesign,KluwerAcademicPublishers,June1992.

89. Crary S., Ananthasuresh G.K., Kota S., “Prospects for Microflight using

Micromechanisms,”ProceedingsoftheIFToMM-jcInternationalSymposiumonTheoryofMachinesandMechanisms,Vol.1,pp.273-276,Nagoya,Japan,September1992.

90. Ananthasuresh, G.K., Kota, S., Crary S.B., Wise, K.D., “Design and Fabrication of

Microelectromechanical Systems,” Proceedings of the 1992 ASME Design TechnicalConference,Arizona,September.

91. Iyengar G., Lee C-L, Kota S., “Towards an Objective Evaluation of Alternate Designs,”

Proceedingsofthe1992ASMEDesignTechnicalConference,DE-Vol.42,DesignTheoryandMethodology,pp.19-25,Arizona,September.

92. Kota,S.,ChuenchomT.,“GeneralizedSynthesisofAdjustableMechanisms,”Proceedings

of the 1992 ASME Design Technical Conference, DE-Vol.-46, Mechanical Design andSynthesis,pp.253-260,Arizona,September.

93. KotaS.,ChiouS-J.,“DesignRepresentationandComputationalSynthesisofMechanical

Motions,” Proceedings of the 1992 ASME Design Technical Conference, DE-Vol. 42,DesignTheoryandMethodology,pp.365-372,Arizona,September.

94. Kota S., Ananthasuresh G.K., and Gianchandani Y., "Synthesis of Micro Compliant

Mechanisms - PreliminaryResults,” Proceedings of the ThirdNational ConferenceonAppliedMechanismsandRobotics,Cincinnati,November1993.ReceivedtheBestPaperAward

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95. AnanthasureshG.K.,KotaS.,“ARenewedApproachtoFour-barSynthesisusingCoupler

CurveEquation,”ProceedingsoftheThirdNationalConferenceonAppliedMechanismsandRobotics,Cincinnati,November1993.

96. Ananthasuresh,G.K.,KotaS.,andGianchandaniY.,“AMethodicalApproachtoDesignof

CompliantMEMS,”Solid-StateSensorandAcutators(Biennial)Conference,HiltonHeadIsland,SouthCarolina,June1994.

97. Ananthasuresh G.K., Kota S., Kikuchi N., “Strategies for Systematic Synthesis of

CompliantMEMS,”1994ASMEWinterAnnualMeeting-SymposiumonMEMS.

98. Kota S., Frecker M., “A Novel Three-Fingered Universal Gripper,” 1994 ASME DesignTechnicalConferences-23rdBiennialMechanismsConference,Minneapolis,September

99. Chuenchom T., Kota S., "Design of programmable mechanisms based on analytical

synthesis of adjustable dyads and triads,” 1994ASMEDesign Technical Conferences -23rdBiennialMechanismsConference,Minneapolis,September.

100. ChuenchomT.,KotaS., "ComputeraidedSynthesisofAdjustableRoboticMechanisms

for Three-dimensional Pick-and-Place Applications,” 1994 ASME Design TechnicalConferences-23rdBiennialMechanismsConference,Minneapolis,September.

101. Saggere, L, Kota S., Crary S., " A New Suspension for Micro Linear Actuators,”

Proceedingsofthe1994ASMEWinterAnnualMeeting-SymposiumonMEMS.102. KotaS.,AnanthasureshG.K.,SaggereL.,CraryS.B.,“DesignTools forMEMS:Synthesis

and Applications,” Proceedings of the 1995 ASME Summer Annual Meeting, LosAngeles,May.

103. Frecker, M., Kota S., Fonceco J., Kikuchi N., “Systematic Synthesis of Distributed

Compliant Mechanisms,” Fourth National Conference on Applied Mechanisms andRobotics,”CincinnatiDecember12-15,1995.

104. Kota S., Chiou S.J, “Automated Conceptual Design of Mechanisms,” Fourth National

ConferenceonAppliedMechanismsandRobotics,Cincinnati,December12-15,1995.

105. TenHakenR.,Lam.,K.,BalterJ.,ScheweJ.,HornickD.,HetrickJ.,KotaS.,McShanD.L.,“DailyPatientRepositioningUsingRoom-basedDigitalDiagnosticX-Ray ImagingandaComputerizedTreatmentTablewithSixDegreesofFreedom,”Proceedingsofthe1996PortalImagingConference.

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106. Ullah, I., Kota S., “Globally-Optimal Synthesis of Mechanisms for Path Generation,”Proceedingsofthe1996ASMEDesignTechnicalConferences-MechanismsConference96-DETC/MECH-1225,August,IrvineCA.

107. Frecker,M.,Kikuchi,N.,KotaS.,“OptimalSynthesisofCompliantMechanismstoSatisfy

KinematicandStructuralRequirements-PreliminaryResults,”Proceedingsofthe1996ASME Design Technical Conferences - Design Automation Conference 96-DETC/DAC-1417,August,IrvineCA.

108. G.K.Ananthasuresh,KotaS.,“RoleofComplianceintheDesignofMEMS,”Proc.ofthe

1996ASMEDesignTechnicalConferences -Design forManufactureConference,Aug.,IrvineCA.

109. SaggereL.,andKotaS.,“AnElasto-KinematicApproachfortheSynthesisofDistributed

Compliant Mechanisms for Adaptive Structures Application,” 1997 ASME DesignAutomationConference,September,Sacramento,CA.

110. Kota S., “Synthesis of Mechanically Compliant Artifacts: Product Design for No

Assembly,” 11th International Conference on Engineering Design, August 1997,Tampere,Finland.

111. Frecker M.I., Kikuchi N., Kota S., “Optimal Design of Compliant Mechanisms,”

InternationalSocietyofStructuralandMultidisciplinaryOptimization(ISSMO),May26-30,1997,Zakopane,Poland.

112. FreckerM.I.,KotaS.,KikuchiN.,“UseofPenaltyFunctionsinTopologicalSynthesisand

Optimizationof Strain-energyDensityof CompliantMechanisms,”1997ASMEDesignAutomationConference,September,Sacramento,CA.

113. Saggere, L., Kota S., “Synthesis of Distributed Compliant Mechanisms for Adaptive

Structures:AnElasto-KinematicApproach,”ProceedingsoftheDETC’97,ASMEDesignEngineeringTechnicalConferences,September14-17,Sacramento,CA.

114. Moon,Y.,andS.Kota,“SynthesisofReconfigurableMachineTools,”1998ASMEDesign

TechnicalConferences,Atlanta,GA,September1998

115. Gopalakrishnan,V.,andS.Kota,“Athree-DegreeofFreedomParallel-ActuatedWork-SupportModule,” 1998 ASME Design Technical Conferences, Atlanta, GA, September1998

116. S.Kota,andK.Sethuraman,“StrategiesforManagementofProductVariety-Designfor

Commonality,”1998ASMEDesignTechnicalConferences,Atlanta,GA,September1998.

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117. HetrickJ.,S.Kota,“SizeandShapeOptimizationofCompliantMechanismsusingEnergyFormulation,”1998ASMEDesignTechnicalConferences,Atlanta,GA,September1998.

118. Hetrick J., Kikuchi N., S. Kota, “Robustness of Compliant Mechanism Topology

OptimizationFormulations,”ProceedingsoftheSPIEInternationalSymposiumonSmartStructures and Materials – Mathematics and Control of Smart Structures, March,NewportBeach,CA.

119. Moon Y., S. Kota, “AMethodology for Automated Design of ReconfigurableMachine

Tools,” The32ndCIRP International SeminaronManufacturing Systems,Belgium,May1999.

120. S. Kota, “Design of Compliant Mechanisms with Applications to MEMS and Smart

Structures,” Tenth World Congress on the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms(IFToMM),Oulu,Finland,Vol.7,pp.2722-2728,June1999.

121. D.M.Tilbury,andS.Kota,“IntegratedMachineandControlDesignforReconfigurable

Machine Tools,” 1999 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced IntelligentMechatronics(AIM99),Atlanta,September.

122. S. Kota, J. Hetrick, Z. Li, S. Rodgers, T. Krygowski, "Synthesizing High-Performance

CompliantStrokeAmplificationSystemsforMEMS",Proc.oftheIEEEThirteenthAnnualInternational Conference onMicro ElectroMechanical Systems,Miyazaki, Japan, Jan23-27,2000,pp164-169.

123. RodgersS.M.,KotaS.,Hetrick J., Li Z., JensenB.D.,KrygowskiT.W.,MillerS.L.,Barnes

S.M.,BurgM.S.,ANewClassofHighForce,Low-VoltageCompliantActuationSystems,Solid-State Sensor and Actuators (Biennial) Conference, Hilton Head Island, SouthCarolina,June2000.

124. S. Kota, R. Osborn, J. Joo, D. Giester, and J. Hetrick, “Active Flow Control Using High

Frequency Compliant Structures”, Proceedings of the 2001 ASME Fluids EngineeringDivisonSummerMeeting(FEDSM2001),NewOrleans,May2001.SymposiumonActiveFlow Control (S-322); Also, AIAA paper number 2001-4144 – Proc. of AIAAGuidance,Navigation,andControlConference,August6-92001,Montreal,Canada.

125. S.Kota,Z.Li,J.Janevic,EnhancingaClassicTextinKinematicswithVirtualPrototyping

Software,Proc.oftheASEEConference,Albuquerque,NM,June2001.

126. Joo J., Kota S., Kikuchi N., “Large Deformation Behavior of Compliant Mechanisms”,Proceedings of the 2001 ASMEDesign Engineering Technical Conferences, Pittsburgh,Sept9-12,PapernumberDETC2001/DAC21084.

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127. S.K.Moon,Y-MMoon,S.Kota,R.Landers,“PredictionandCompensationofMachineTool Errors using Screw Theory”, Proceedings of the 2001 ASME Design EngineeringTechnicalConferences,Pittsburgh,Sept9-12.

128. Lu,K-J,S.Kota,“CompliantMechanismSynthesisforShapeChangeApplications–

PreliminaryResults”,ProceedingsoftheSPIESmartStructuresandMaterialsConference,March18-21,2002,SanDiego,CA

129. Y-MMoon,S.KMoon,andS.Kota,ReconfigurableMachineTools–Synthesisand

Analysis,2002JapanUSAFlexibleAutomationConference,Hiroshima,Japan,July2002.

130. S.Kota,DesignofReconfigurableMachineTools,InvitedTalk,atthe2002InternationalManufacturingTechnologyShowandConference,Chicago,September2002.

131. Y-M.Moon,S.Kota,ANovelDifferentialforHybridandAWDVehicles,2002Global

PowerTrainConference,AnnArbor,Michigan,September2002.

132. Kim,S.Kota,“DesignofaNovelCompliantTransmissionforSecondaryMicroactuatorsinDiskDrives,”The2002ASMEInternationalDesignEngineeringTechnicalConferences,Sept29-Oct2,Montreal,CA

133. MoonY.M,S.Kota,DesignofCompliantParallelKinematicMachines,Proceedingsof

DETC2002,27thBiannualMechanismsandRoboticsConference,DETC2002/MECH-34204,September29–October2,Montreal,Canada

134. Y.M.Moon,B.Trease,andS.Kota,“DesignofLargeDisplacementCompliantJoints”,

ProceedingsofDETC2002,27thBiannualMechanismsandRoboticsConference,DETC2002/MECH-34207,September29–October2,Montreal,Canada

135. LiZ.,andS.Kota,“DynamicAnalysisofCompliantMechanisms”,ProceedingsofDETC

2002,27thBiannualMechanismsandRoboticsConference,September29–October2,Montreal,Canada.

136. Lu,K.J.andKota,S.,“ParameterizationStrategyforOptimizationofShapeMorphingCompliant

MechanismsUsingLoadPathRepresentation,”ASME2003DesignEngineeringTechnicalConferences,Chicago,IL,DETC2003/DAC-48775,September2-6,2003

137. Lu,K.J.andKota,S.,“SynthesisofShapeMorphingCompliantMechanismsUsingLoadPath

Representation,”ASMEInternationalMechanicalEngineeringCongress&Exposition,Washington,D.C.,November16-21,2003

138. Trease,B.P.,Lu,K.J.,andKotaS.,“BiomimeticCompliantSystemforSmartActuator-Driven

AquaticPropulsion:PreliminaryResults,”ASMEInternationalMechanicalEngineeringCongress&Exposition,Washington,D.C.,November16-21,2003

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139. Kim,C.,KotaS.,An InstantCenterApproachtoConceptualDesignofCompliantMechanisms,

ASMEDesignTechnicalConferences,September2004,Salt-LakeCity

140. Vehar, C., Kota S., Dennis R., Closed-Loop Tape Springs as Fully Compliant Mechanisms –PreliminaryInvestigations,ASMEDesignTechnicalConferences,September2004,Salt-LakeCity

141. TantanawatT.,LiZ.,KotaS.,ApplicationofCompliantMechanismstoActiveVibrationIsolation

Systems,ASMEDesignTechnicalConferences,September2004,Salt-LakeCity.

142. OsbornR.F.,KotaS.,HetrcikJ.,GeisterD.,TilmannC.,“AnAdaptiveStructuresElectro-MechanicalDeviceforDynamicFlowControlApplications,AIAASDMConference,PalmSprings,CA,April2004.

143. KotaS.,DesignforNo-Assembly:ApplicationsandDesignMethods,ASMENational

ManufacturingWeek,DesignEngineeringConference,Chicago,March2005.

144. KotaS.,LuK-J,KreinerZ.,VeharC.,ArenasJ.,GiegerJ.,DesignandApplicationofCompliantMechanismsforSurgicalTools,DesignofMedicalDevicesConference,Minneapolis,April2005.

145. BrianTrease,SridharKota,SYNTHESISOFADAPTIVEANDCONTROLLABLECOMPLIANT

SYSTEMSWITHEMBEDDEDACTUATORSANDSENSORS,DETC2006-99266,ProceedingsofDETC-2006:2006InternationalDesignEngineeringTechnicalConference30thMechanisms&RoboticsConferenceSeptember10-13,2006,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania.DETC2006-99266

146. TanakornTantanawat,andSridharKota,DesignofCompliantMechanismforMinimumInputPowerRequirements,2006InternationalDesignEngineeringTechnicalConference30thMechanisms&RoboticsConferenceSeptember10-13,2006,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania.

147. ChristineVehar,SridharKota,GeneralizedSynthesisofNonlinearSpringsforPrescribed

LoadDisplacementFunctions,DETC2006-99657,2006InternationalDesignEngineeringTechnicalConference30thMechanisms&RoboticsConference,September10-13,2006,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania.

148. MichaelS.Cherry,DaveJ.Choi,KevinJ.Deng,SridharKota,DanielP/Ferris,Designand

FabricationofanElasticKneeOrthosis–PreliminaryResults,DETC2006-99622,2006InternationalDesignEngineeringTechnicalConference-30thMechanisms&RoboticsConference,September10-13,2006,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania.

149. C.Kim,Y-MMoon,andS.Kota,ConceptualSynthesisofComplianceataSinglePoint,

DETC2006-99639,InternationalDesignEngineeringTechnicalConference-30th

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Mechanisms&RoboticsConference,September10-13,2006,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania.

150. HetrickJ.,OsbornR.F,KotaS.,FlickP.,PaulD.,‘FlightTestingofAdaptiveCompliant

Wing”,Proceedingsofthe48thAIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASCStructures,StructuralDynamics,andMaterialsconferenceheld23-26April2007,Honolulu,Hawaii

151. Y.Oh,andS.Kota,"SynthesisofMulti-stableEquilibriumCompliantMechanismsusing

CombinationsofBi-stableMechanisms,"ProceedingsoftheASME2007Int'lDesignEngineeringTechnicalConf.&ComputersandInformationinEngineeringConf.IDETC/CIE2007.

152. Jutte,C.V.andKota,S.,"DesignofPlanarNonlinearSpringsforPrescribedLoad-Displacement

Functions,"Proceedingsofthe2007ASMEDesignEngineeringTechnicalConferences,DETC2007-35535.

153. M.S.Cherry,S.Kota,andD.P.Ferris.Effectsofanelastickneeorthosisonunilateralhopping.

ProceedingsoftheAmericanSocietyofBiomechanicsAnnualConference,August2007.

154. D.L.Carter,R.F.Osborn,J.AHetrick,S.Kota,TheQuestforEfficientTransonicCruise,7thAIAAAviationTechnology,IntegrationandOperationsConference(ATIO),Sep.2007,Belfast,NorthernIreland,AIAA2007-7812

155. J.A.Hetrick,R.F.Osborn,S.Kota,P.M.Flick,D.B.Paul,FlightTestingofMissionAdaptive

CompliantWing,48thAIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASCStructures,Structural,April2007,Honolulu,Hawaii,AIAA2007-1709.

156. TreaseB.,S.Kota,Adaptiveandcontrollablecompliantsystemswithembeddedactuatorsand

sensors,Proc.ofSPIEVol.6525,65251R,(2007),ActiveandPassiveSmartStructuresandIntegratedSystems2007.

157. YOh.,S.Kota,SynthesisofMulti-stableEquilibriumCompliantMechanismsUsingCombinations

ofBi-StableMechanisms,DETC2007-34971,ProceedingsoftheASME2007InternationalDesignEngineeringTechnicalConferencesDETC/CIE2007,Sep.2007,LasVegas.

158. B.TreaseandS.Kota,2007,AdaptiveandControllableCompliantSystemswithEmbedded

ActuatorsandSensors,"ProceedingsofSPIESanDiego,CA,March18-22,<http://www.spie.org/conferences/programs/07/ss/>SmartStructuresandMatls2007.

159. S.Kota,G.Ervin,R.Osborn,R.Ormiston,“DesignandFabricationofAdaptiveLeadingEdge

RotorBlade”,AmericanHelicopterSociety2008Forum,Montreal,April29-May12007.

160. Y.Oh,S.Kota,RobustDesignofBi-stableCompliantMechanismsUsingtheBi-StabilityofaClamped-PinnedBeam,DETC2008-49755,ProceedingsoftheASME2008InternationalDesignEnigneeringTechnicalConference,August3-6,NewYorkCity.

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161. B.TreaseandS.Kota,TopologySynthesisofCompliantSystemswithEmbeddedActuatorsand

Sensors,32ndMechanismsandRoboticsConference,DETC2008-49688

162. S.Kota,G.Ervin,R.Osborn,R.Ormiston,“DesignandFabricationofAdaptiveLeadingEdgeRotorBlade”,AmericanHelicopterSociety2008Forum,Montreal,April29-May12008.

163. Y.Oh,S.Kota,RobustDesignofBi-stableCompliantMechanismsUsingtheBi-Stabilityof

aClamped-PinnedBeam,DETC2008-49755,ProceedingsoftheASME2008InternationalDesignEngineeringTechnicalConference,August3-6,NewYorkCity.

164. B.TreaseandS.Kota,TopologySynthesisofCompliantSystemswithEmbedded

ActuatorsandSensors,32ndMechanismsandRoboticsConference,DETC2008-49688.

165. Krishnan.G,Kim.C,Kota.S,"ALumped-ModelBasedBuildingBlockConcatenationforConceptualCompliantMechanismSynthesis",intheproceedingsofASMEIDETC/CIE2008,August3-62008,Brooklyn,NewYork.

166. D.BergD.,D.Wilson,M.Barone,J.Berg,B.Resor.J.Paquette.J.Zayas,S.Kota,G.Ervin,

D.Maric,“ImpactofActiveAerodynamicLoadControlonWindCaptureatLowWindSpeedSites”EuropeanWindEnergyConference,Marseille,France,March2009.

167. D.E.Berg,D.G.Wilson,B.R.Resor,M.F.BaroneandJ.C.Berg,S,Kota,G.Ervin,Active

AerodynamicBladeLoadControlImpactsonUtility-ScaleWindTurbines,ProcoftheAmericanWindEnergyConference,Chicago,May2009.

168. M.S.Cherry,S.Kota,andD.P.Ferris.Anelasticexoskeletonforassistinghuman

running.ProceedingsoftheASMEInternationalDesignEngineeringTechnicalConferences,(2009-87355),August2009.

169. Krishnan.G,Kim.C,Kota.S,"DesignSynthesisof2-DCompliantMechanismsUtilizing

SerialConcatenationofBuildingBlocks",intheproceedingsofASMEIDETC/CIE2009,August30-September22009,SanDiego,CA.

170. Cappelleri.D,Krishnan.G,Kim.C,Kumar.V,Kota.S,"TowardstheDesignofa

DecoupledTwo-Dimensional,Vision-baseduNForceSenosrforMicrorobotics",intheproceedingsofASMEIDETC/CIE2009,Sept.22009,SanDiego,CA

171. G.Krishnan,C.Kim,S.Kota.‘Synthesisofsingleportcompliantmechanismsusingserial

concatenation of building blocks’, presented at the ASME-IDETC/CIE, San Diego, CA,September1-32009.

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172. G.Krishnan,C.Kim,S.Kota. ‘ALumpedmodelbasedconcatenationofbuildingblocksfor Conceptual Compliant Mechanism design’ presented at the ASME-IDETC-CIE,Brooklyn,NY,August2008.

173. G.Krishnan,C.Kim,S.Kota.‘Load-TransmitterConstraintSetsPartI:AnEffectivetoolto

visualize load flow in Compliant Mechanisms and Structures’, presented at the 2010ASME-IDETC/CIE,Montreal,QC, August 15-18 2010. (Best PaperAward for “CompliantMechanismsTheory”)

174. G.Krishnan,C.Kim,S.Kota.‘Synthesisofsingleportcompliantmechanismsusingserial

concatenationofbuildingblocks’,presentedattheASME-IDETC/CIE,SanDiego,CA,Sept.1-32009.

175. D.Cappelleri,G.Krishnan,C.Kim,S.Kota,V.Kumar,‘Towardsadesignofadecoupled2-

DvisionbaseduNforcesensorformicrorobotics’,presentedattheASME-IDETC/CIE,SanDiego,CA,September1-32009.

176. G.Krishnan,C.Kim,S.Kota.‘AMetrictoEvaluateandSynthesizeDistributedCompliant

Mechanisms’, presented at the 2011 ASME-IDETC/CIE,Washington, DC, August 28-30,2011

177. G. Krishnan, C. Kim, S. Kota. ‘Load-Transmitter Constraint Sets Part II: ABuildingBlockBased Synthesis Technique for CompliantMechanisms’, presented at the 2011 ASME-IDETC/CIE,Washington,DC,August28-30,2011.

178. J. Bishop-Moser, G. Krishnan, C. Kim, S. Kota. ‘Design of Soft Robotic Actuators using

FluidFilledFiber-ReinforcedElastomericEnclosures’submittedtoIROS2012.

179. G.Krishnan,J.Bishop-Moser,C.Kim,S.Kota.‘EvaluatingMobilityBehaviorofFluidFilledFiber-Reinforced Elastomeric Enclosures’, to appear in the proceedings of ASME IDETC2012.

180. J. Bishop-Moser, G. Krishnan, C. Kim, S. Kota. ‘Kinematic Synthesis of Fiber Reinforced

Soft Actuators in Parallel Combination’, to appear in the proceedings of ASME IDETC2012.

181. Joshua Bishop-Moser, Girish Krishnan, Charles Kim, and Sridhar Kota. “Design of soft

robotic actuators using fluid-filled fiber-reinforced elastomeric enclosures in parallelcombinations,” Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2012 IEEE/RSJ InternationalConferenceon,pages4264–4269.IEEE,2012.

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182. Joshua Bishop-Moser, Girish Krishnan, Charles Kim, and Sridhar Kota. “Kinematicsynthesisof fiberreinforcedsoftactuators inparallelcombinations,”ASMEConferenceProceedings,2012,2012.

183. Girish Krishnan, Joshua Bishop-Moser, Charles Kim, and Sridhar Kota. “Evaluating

mobility behavior of fluid filled fiber-reinforced elastomeric enclosures,” ASMEConferenceProceedings,2012,2012.

184. JoshuaBishop-MoserandSridharKota.“Towardssnake-likesoftrobots:designoffluidic

fiber-reinforcedelastomerichelicalmanipulators,”IntelligentRobotsandSystems(IROS),2013IEEE/RSJInternationalConferenceon.IEEE,2013.

185. Joshua Bishop-Moser, Girish Krishnan, and Sridhar Kota. “Force and hydraulic

displacement amplification of fiber reinforced soft actuators,” ASME conferenceProceedings,2013.

186. JoshuaBishop-Moser,GirishKrishnan,andSridharKota.“Forceandmomentgeneration

of fiber-reinforced pneumatic soft actuators,” Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS),2013IEEE/RSJInternationalConferenceon.IEEE,2013.

187. G.Krishnan,R. Rank, J. Rokosz, P. Carvey, S.Kota, ‘A StrengthBasedApproach for the

SynthesisofaCompliantNonlinearSpringforanOrthoticKneeBrace’,inproceedingsof2013ASME-IDETCconference,Portland,OR,August5-8,2013

188. S.Kota,P.Flick,F.Collier,“FlightTestingofFlexFoilAdaptiveCompliantTrailingEdge,”

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