Kam K. Leang
  • Professor, Mechanical Engineering
801-581-3450

Publications

  • James D. Carrico, Tom Tyler & Kam K. Leang (2018). A Comprehensive Review of Select Smart Polymeric and Gel Actuators for Soft Mechatronics Applications: Fundamentals, Free-form Fabrication, and Motion Control. International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials, Invited article to the Special Issue on Active Materials and Soft Mechatronics. Vol. 8, 144-213. Published, 03/01/2018.
  • Dejun Guo, Joseph Bourne, H. Wang, Woosoon Yim & Kam K. Leang (2017). Adaptive-Repetitive Visual-Servo Control of Low-Flying Aerial Robots via Uncalibrated High-Flying Cameras. Journal of Nonlinear Science, Special issue on robotics: mechanics and control of locomotion. Vol. 27, 1235-1256. Published, 02/01/2017.
  • B. Sahu, R. Riddle, D. Ross, M. Sheplak, K. K. Leang, C. R. Taylor (2015): Design and Analysis of Scanning Probe Microscopy Cantilevers with Microthermal Actuation. IEEE Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems,24 (6), pp. 1768 - 1781, 2015. Published, 12/01/2015.
  • James D. Carrico, Nick W. Traeden, Matteo Aureli, Kam K. Leang (2015): Fused filament 3D printing of ionic polymer-metal composites (IPMCs). Smart Materials and Structures, 24 , pp. 125021 (11 pages), 2015. Published, 11/02/2015.
  • A. J. Fleming, Y. R. Teo, K. K. Leang (2015): Low-order damping and tracking control for scanning probe systems. Mechatronics, Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, 1 , pp. Article 14, 2015. Published, 10/23/2015.
  • Daman Bareiss, Jur van den Berg, Kam K. Leang: Stochastic automatic collision avoidance for tele-operated unmanned aerial vehicles. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), September 28 - October 02, Hamburg, Germany, 2015. Published, 09/28/2015.
  • Christopher J. Dudley, Alex Woods, Kam K. Leang (2015): A Micro Spherical Rolling and Flying Robot. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), September 28 - October 02,Hamburg, Germany, 2015. Published, 09/28/2015.
  • J. D. Carrico, N. W. Traeden, M. Aureli, K. K. Leang: Fused Filament Additive Manufacturing of Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite Soft Active 3D Structures. ASME Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems (SMASIS), September 21-23, 2015 in Colorado Springs, Colorado., Colorado Springs, Colorado, 2015, (Jim Carrico and Nick Traeden were winners of the 2015 SMASIS Conf. Best Student Paper Award!). Published, 09/21/2015.
  • M. A. Tsugawa, V. Palmre, J. D. Carrico, K. J. Kim, K. K. Leang (2015):Slender tube-shaped and square rod-shaped IPMC actuators with integrated sensing for soft mechatronics. Meccanica, 50 (11), pp. 2781-2795, 2015. Published, 06/01/2015.
  • B. Sahu, E. McCumiskey, K. K. Leang, C. R. Taylor: Rapid fabrication of modular nanoscale tool-tips for nano and micro manufacturing. 4M/ICOMM 2015 Conference, 31 March – 2 April 2015, 2015. Published, 03/30/2015.
  • J. J. Hubbard, M. Fleming, V. Palmre, D. Pugal, K. J. Kim, and K. K. Leang. Monolithic IPMC fins for propulsion and maneuvering in bio-inspired underwater robotics. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering Vol. 39, No. 3, pp. 540-551, 2014. Published, 12/01/2014.
  • V. Palmre, D. Pugal, K. J. Kim, K. K. Leang, K. Asaka, and A. Aabloo. Ionic polymer-metal composite artificial muscle with nanothorn electrodes. Scientific Reports, 4 (6176), 2014. Published, 11/01/2014.
  • A. A. Eielsen, J. T. Gravdahl, K. K. Leang. Analog robust repetitive control for nanopositioning. 19th World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control, 24-29 August 2014, Cape Town, South Africa, 2014. Published, 08/24/2014.
  • G. C. Clayton, C. J. Dudley, and K. K. Leang. Range-based control of dual-stage nanopositioning systems. Review of Scientific Instruments, 85(4): 045003, 2014. Published, 06/03/2014.
  • A. J. Fleming and K. K. Leang. Design, modeling, and control of nanopositioning systems. Springer, 2014. Published, 06/03/2014.

Presentations

  • Design, Modeling, and Control of Active (Smart) Materials for High-Performance Positioning and Robotic Systems, Invited talk, Oregon State University, December 8, 2014. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 12/08/2014.
  • Design, modeling, and control of active (smart) materials for high-performance positioning and robotic systems, Invited talk, University of Utah, February 13, 2014. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 02/13/2014.
  • IPMC actuators for bio-inspired underwater systems, WORKSHOP ON SOFT ROBOTICS/ACTIVE SKINS & RELATED TECHNOLOGIES, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, February 7, 2014. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 02/07/2014.

Research Groups

  • Seth Payne, Graduate Student. Mechanical Engineering. 02/02/2018 - 12/23/2019.