Homer Eckhardt email
Homer Eckhardt received his B.S. and M.S. degree in Aeronautical Engineering
from M.I.T. He also had many graduate courses at other universities,
including many credits towards degree in computer science. He is the
author of a book entitled "Kinematic Design of Machines and Mechanisms"
(McGraw-Hill, New York, 1998) He has more than forty years of industrial
experience in applying statics, kinematics and dynamics to the design
of dynamic systems which range from air and space vehicle control and
guidance systems to textile machinery and automatic manufacturing machinery.
He is a major contributor to the field of Kinematics and Mechanism design.
He holds patents in control systems, instrumentation, computation, and
dynamic systems. From the academic experience view, he was a part time
lecturer at Tufts University and an Adjunct Professor at Worchester
Polytechnic Institute, teaching courses in kinematics, machine design
and product design for manufacturability. He wrote over 10 professional
papers on subjects including frequency response analysis, mathematical
modeling of optical and acoustical phenomena and kinematics and dynamics
of machines.
He is currently a consultant specializing in the design, analysis, synthesis
and debugging of automatic manufacturing machinery and in the product
design.
Prof. J. Michael McCarthy email
Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
University of California, Irvine.
Prof. Robert L. Norton email
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Prof. Norton received a B.S. degree from Northeastern University and
an M.S. degree from Tufts University. His research and practice is in
the areas of Linkage Design, Mechanical Design and Analysis, Dynamic
Signal Analysis, Computer-aided Design, Cam Design, and Machine Design.
He has extensive industrial experience in engineering design and manufacturing
and has many years of experience teaching mechanical engineering, engineering
design, computer science, and related subjects at Northeastern University,
Tufts University, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
At Polaroid Corporation for 10 years, he designed cameras, related mechanisms,
and high-speed automated machinery. He spent 3 years at Jet Spray Cooler
Inc., designing food-handling machinery. For 5 years he helped to develop
artificial-heart and noninvasive assisted-circulation (counterpulsation)
devices at the Tufts New England Medical Center and Boston City Hospital.
After leaving industry to join academia, he has continued to serve as
an independent consultant on engineering projects ranging from disposable
medical products to high-speed production machinery. He holds 13 U.S.
patents.
He has published many technical papers and three books: "Design
of Machinery: An Introduction to the Synthesis and Analysis of Mechanisms
and Machines",2ed, McGraw-Hill Inc., New York, 2001, "Machine
Design: An Integrated Approach", 2ed Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle
River, NJ., 2000, and "Cam Design and Manufacturing Handbook",
2002, Industrial Press, New York. He is also the editor and contributor
of the chapter "Cams and Followers," in "Modern Kinematics"
A. Erdman ed., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1993.
Norton has been on the faculty of Worcester Polytechnic Institute since
1981. He teaches courses in mechanical engineering with an emphasis
on design, kinematics, vibrations, and dynamics of machinery. He is
also an active consultant to industry. More information is available
at http://www.designofmachinery.com
Prof. Daniel G.
Olson email
Adjunct Associate Professor of Division of Engineering,
Colorado School of Mines.
Prof. Olson received his B.M.E., M.S.M.E., and Ph.D. degrees, all in
Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota. From 1988 to
1997, Prof. Olson worked as an Assistant/Associate Professor in the
department of Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics at the
University of Rhode Island. While at URI, he directed the development
of several large computer programs for industry (Ford Motor Company,
General Electric, Independent Quality Labs), and did consulting work
for Polaroid and Reebok.
He developed and taught courses in planar and spatial kinematics, and
3D Graphics. He wrote and published numerous technical papers on mechanism
design, and presented and participated in technical conferences such
as ASME Design Automation and Computers in Engineering.
Since 1997, he has occasionally taught mechanical design at the Colorado
School of Mines, and has worked as a software engineer and consultant
for various companies.
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Advisory
Committee Members
SyMech is
proud to announce the Advisory Commitee, which is formed from the wealth
of experience and knowledge in the mechanical engineering world.
Homer
D. Eckhardt
Prof.
J. Michael McCarthy
Prof.
Robert L. Norton
Prof.
Daniel G. Olson
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