August
2007
Alok Sinha,
Professor of mechanical engineering published a
new book; Linear Systems: Optimal and Robust Control.
The book provides the material for two graduate-level
courses: one in linear systems and optimal control
and the other in robust control.
Description: Balancing
rigorous theory with practical applications, Linear
Systems: Optimal and Robust Control explains the
concepts behind linear systems, optimal control,
and robust control and illustrates these concepts
with concrete examples and problems. Read
full story here. (8/07)
Nuclear
News magazine shows nuclear engineering
enrollments on the rise at U.S. universities - Nuclear
News magazine shows nuclear engineering
enrollments on the rise at U.S. universities The
article also pictures four Westinghouse employees
that are part of Penn State's nuclear engineering
master's degree program. Read
full story here. (pdf
format) (8/07)
Matthew Parkinson, Assistant Professor of
Mechanical Engineering and SEDTAPP, has been awarded
National Science Foundation grant for his reasearch "Designing
for Human Variability: Allocation of Adjustability".
"The research objective of this award is the
development of methodologies for modeling the variability
affecting the interaction of users with products,
tasks, and environments. Types of variability under
consideration will include spatial body dimensions
(anthropometry), capability, and preference. Rather
than focusing on requirements predicted by anthropometry,
models will specifically incorporate, through a stochastic
component, all of the outcome variance measured in
interaction trials. The structure of the models will
enable integration with rigorous design tools such
as optimization and robust design. These will be
used in the context of continuous and discrete adjustability
(sizing), adaptive designs, and product platforms. Read
full story here. (8/07)
