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This article is from the Robotics FAQ, by Kevin Dowling nivek@cs.cmu.edu with numerous contributions by others.

46 Graduate Programs in Robotics part6 United States: ClemsonUniversity (CU)

Graduate program contact:

Robotics and Mechatronics (RAM) Laboratory
Center for Advanced Manufacturing
Clemson University
Clemson SC 29634
Lab Phone: 864-656-6988
Fax: 864-656-7220

For more information browse our web site at
[82]http://crb.eng.clemson.edu or contact:
Dr. Darren Dawson (ECE) [83]ddawson@eng.clemson.edu
Tel: (864) 656-5924
Fax: (864) 656-7220
[84]http://crb.eng.clemson. edu/advisor/dawson.htm
Dr. Chris Rahn (ME) [85]cdrahn@eng.clemson.edu
Tel: (864) 656-5261
Fax: (864) 656-4435
[86]http://www.eng.clemson .edu/~cdrahn/resume.html

Summary of Laboratory Activities

* Research and Development
* Education
* Technology Transfer
* Classroom/Laboratory Workshops
* Faculty/Student Summer Interns

Electrical and Computer Engineering RAM Personnel

* Darren Dawson, Professor
* John Luh, McQueen Quattlebaum Professor

Mechanical Engineering RAM Personnel

* Chris Rahn, Assistant Professor
* Frank Paul, McQueen Quattlebaum Professor

Approximately 25 Ph.D and Masters Thesis Students from both ECE and ME
departments.

RAM Research Facilities

* Robotics Lab: Seven Robot Stations Including a Dual Robot Arm
Workcell and two Direct Drive Robot Manipulators
* Computational Lab: Cluster of Personal Computers and Workstations
* Union Camp Lab: Motor Drive Equipment, a Magnetic Bearing, and
Real Time Workstations
* Environmental Restoration Lab: Virtual Reality Based Equipment and
Software
* Rapid Isothermal Processing Lab: Three Chemical Vapor Deposition
Testbeds
* Square D Lab: Three Vibration Control Testbeds

RAM Research Thrust Areas

* Advanced Computer-Based Software Interfaces and Position/force
Control Systems for Robot Manipulator Systems
* Dynamic Modeling Techniques and Tension Controllers for High Speed
Transport of Fibers and Webs
* High Precision Position Controllers for Electric Motors and
Magnetic Bearings
* Control Algorithms for Payload Swing Reduction for Overhead Cranes
* Vibration Control Techniques for Flexible Beams and Cables
* Closed-Loop Modeling, Control, Measurement, Techniques for
Semiconductor Manufacturing (Chemical Vapor Deposition)

 

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