• Aerospace
• Automotive
• Construction
• Metallurgy
• Mining
• Petrochemical
• Utilities

This consultant received a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin.

In addition, this consultant received a Masters Degree and a  Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Belgrade.

This associate has demonstrated specific expertise relative to computer aided manufacturing (CAM), robotics, machine tool dynamics and control, metal cutting operations. This expert also has experience with adaptive control, machine tool system identification and forecasting control of chatter. Further experience includes precision engineering and engineered surfaces.

This consultant has conducted numerous studies in areas including flexible automation and robotics, effective use of robots in manufacturing, design for production, and design for manufacture. Grinding of twist drill flutes, static analysis of turbine blade, surface topography, and tool life performance monitoring are areas of expertise that this associate has demonstrated. Additional experience includes casting temperature control in an automated die cast work cell.

Other areas of interest include end-effector for riveting, robotic systems volumetric analysis, pitch error compensation in precision screw cutting and kinematic error analysis of robotic manipulators. This expert has experience with novel laundry technology concepts, optimal cutting conditions in turning operations, design and analysis of micropositioning device. Error simulation for a multi-axis machine, and milled surface characteristics improvements are also skills demonstrated by this associate.

This associate is knowledgeable in areas including digitization of three dimensional surfaces using a laser, fractal geometry in surface characterization, drill characteristics and entry mechanisms on drilling performance. This expert’s background includes active vibration suppression for robotic manipulators, design of an optical sensor system for adaptive control of a seam tracking robot, synthesis and generation of milled and polished surfaces, and error analysis.

Consultant, Kevin Kennedy Associates Inc.

Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, a prominent university

Associate Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering, a prominent university

Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineerin, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin

Research Associate Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin

Research Assistant Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin

Assistant Lecturer Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia

CONSULTING

Alcoa, Davenport, Iowa, IBM, Endicott, New York, Johnson Wax, Racine, Wisconsin, Ford, Detroit, Michigan, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, Poly-Hi, Fort Wayne, Indiana, General Motors, Warren, Michigan, General Electric, Burlington, Vermont Ekstrom & Carlson, Rockford, Illinois, General Dynamics, Fort Worth, Texas, The Ingersoll Milling Machine Company, Rockford, Illinois, Tulon, Co., Gardena, California, Chrysler Co., Toledo, Ohio, Du Page Die Casting and Fabricating Co., Niles, Illinois, SpeedFam, Chandler., AZ, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, CA, American Tool Companies, Inc.

PANELIST / REVIEWER

ASME Transactions, Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, formerly Journal of Engineering for Industry

ASME Transactions, Journal of Dynamics Systems, Measurements and Control

Journal of Manufacturing Systems

Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing

NSF

ASME Transactions, Journal of Mechanisms, Transmissions and Automation in Design

Hong-Kong Science Foundation

Australian Research Council, Australia

IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics

Engineering with Computers

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia

Precision Engineering, Journal of the American Society for Precision Engineering

Journal of Sound and Vibration

International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture

IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of CANADA

ASME Transactions, Journal of Tribology

Numerous books, publications, and invited lectures related to robotics, manufacturing science and engineering, machine tool dynamics and control, metal cutting operations, adaptive control, precision engineering, engineered surfaces, flexible automation and robotics, design for production, design for manufacture, and more.