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faculty
Kihan Park, PhD he/his/him
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Contact
508-999-8549
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Education
| 2019 | Georgia Institute of Technology | PhD |
| 2011 | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) | MS |
| 2009 | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) | BS |
Teaching
- MNE 482 - Robotics (Fall)
- MNE 466 - Control Systems Design (Spring)
Teaching
Programs
Programs
Teaching
Courses
Research investigations of a fundamental and/or applied nature defining a topic area and preliminary results for the dissertation proposal undertaken before the student has qualified for EAS 701. With approval of the student's graduate committee, up to 15 credits of EAS 601 may be applied to the 30 credit requirement for dissertation research.
Design of mechanical systems. The complete design process is carried out from the conceptual stage through consideration of alternative designs to final creation of the device. Emphasis is placed on functional modeling, programmable logic controller, hydraulic/pneumatic systems, sensors and motors.
Design of mechanical systems. The complete design process is carried out from the conceptual stage through consideration of alternative designs to final creation of the device. Emphasis is placed on functional modeling, programmable logic controller, hydraulic/pneumatic systems, sensors and motors.
Design of mechanical systems. The complete design process is carried out from the conceptual stage through consideration of alternative designs to final creation of the device. Emphasis is placed on functional modeling, programmable logic controller, hydraulic/pneumatic systems, sensors and motors.
Design of mechanical systems. The complete design process is carried out from the conceptual stage through consideration of alternative designs to final creation of the device. Emphasis is placed on functional modeling, programmable logic controller, hydraulic/pneumatic systems, sensors and motors.
Design of mechanical systems. The complete design process is carried out from the conceptual stage through consideration of alternative designs to final creation of the device. Emphasis is placed on functional modeling, programmable logic controller, hydraulic/pneumatic systems, sensors and motors.
Design of mechanical systems. The complete design process is carried out from the conceptual stage through consideration of alternative designs to final creation of the device. Emphasis is placed on functional modeling, programmable logic controller, hydraulic/pneumatic systems, sensors and motors.
A 3-credit course on mechatronics. The material covers a range of topics essential to the design of products that integrate mechanical, electrical and electronic engineering systems, actuation, computation and software. Topics also include digital logic, microcontrollers and their peripherals, eg, ADCs, DACs, as well as sensing and signal conditioning. The course consists of two 50-min lectures (2 cr.) and three hours of in-class studio/lab per week (1 cr.).
Introduction to the various aspects of the mechanics of robotics, its classifications and terminologies involved. Direct and inverse kinematics of a robot manipulator are treated in detail with the application of homogeneous and Denavit-Hartenberg transformation techniques. Dynamics, control and programming of a robot manipulator are discussed with associated laboratory work.
Thesis research on an experimental or theoretical project in mechanical engineering under a faculty advisor. A formal thesis must be submitted to fulfill the course requirements.
Research
Research awards
- $ 50,000 awarded by Luna Womens Clinic for Biocompatible Microbots for in vitro Fertilization (IVF)
- $ 478,972 awarded by Office of Naval Research for UMassD MUST IV: Cost-effective Elastic Filament Velocimetry (EFV) Sensor Network for Small Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs)
- $ 175,000 awarded by The National Science Foundation for CRII: SCH: Multi-modal Soft Tissue Characterization for Non-invasive Breast Imaging
- $ 400,230 awarded by Office of Naval Research for UMassD MUST I: A Multi-Modal Sensing Enabled Soft Robotic End-Effector for Highly Dexterous Object Manipulation in Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Missions
Research
Research interests
- Medical Robotics
- Micro-scale Sensing/Actuation
- Machine Learning
- Biosignal Processing
Kihan Park is an assistant professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. He received his PhD degree in Robotics (Home Department: Biomedical Engineering) from Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA in 2019, BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea in 2009 and 2011, respectively. His primary research interests are design/control of robotic systems, micro-scale sensing/actuation, microfabrication, and machine learning for both medical and industrial applications.