William R. "Bill" Hamel
Associate Professor |
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William R. Hamel
207 Dougherty Engineering Building
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37966-2030
Office : (423) 974-6588
Fax : (423) 974-5274
email : whamel@utk.edu |
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Teaching
Robotics
Control Systems
Systems Engineering and Design
Dynamics & Vibrations of Machines |
Education
Ph.D 1981 The University of Tennessee
MSME 1969 Oklahoma State University
BSME 1967 West Virginia University
Executive Development Program, 1988
Johnson Graduate School of Business,
Cornell University |
Research
Robotics and Automation
Controls & Signal Processing
Mechatronics
Simulation & Visualization
Real-Time Digital Control
Automotive Controls |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Applied research in robotics and remote handling for military, space and nuclear
environments. Robot manipulator design and controls. Low level servomechanism modeling,
simulation and control. Nonlinear controls and analysis. Industrial automation. Digital
real-time control architectures and software. Electromechanical and electrohydraulic
systems design and analysis. Automotive controls.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| 1993 - Present |
Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, The University
of Tennessee. |
| 1972 - 1995 |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Robotics and Process Systems Division, Instrumentation & Controls Division; R&D in
measurements & controls, robotics and remote handling in hazardous environments.
Project and line management. |
| 1971 - 1972 |
Union Carbide Corporation
South Charleston Technical Center; advanced process control systems. |
| 1969 - 1971 |
TRW Systems
Houston Operations; Preflight and postflight analysis of the Lunar Module guidance and
control software. Apollo missions 8 through 13. |
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Nuclear Society
US Army Science Board ( 1988-1995 )
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Robotics and Automation Society
Treasurer of the Management Committee
Associate Editor |
Dynamic Systems and Control Division
IEEE Transactions on Mechatronics
IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation
Robotics & Remote Systems Division, Executive Board
Control Systems Society
Vice President for Member Activities |
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Hamel, W. R. and Widner, T. C, "Transmission-Based Servo-actuators: A Concept for
Improving Robot Manipulator Performance," submitted to 1997 IEEE International
Conference on Robotics and Automation.
Hamel, W. R. and Haley, D. C., "Advanced Robotics for Decontamination and
Dismantlement," Fifth International Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing, ISRAM
'94, Maui, Hawaii, August 14-17, 1994.
Herdon, J. N., Hamel, W. R., and Meintel, A. J., "Robotic Systems for NASA
Ground-Based Research," ROBOTICS, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 19-25, March 1988.
Jorgenson, C., Hamel, W. R., and Weisbin, C. R., "Exploring Autonomous Robot
Navigation," BYTE, pp.223-235, January, 1986.
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