Mechanical Engineering & Robotics (MER) Symposium (MERS)

For Call for Papers for this symposium, go here.

Symposium Co-Chairs:

Hee-Koo Moon (문 희구),  Solar Turbines Inc., hkmoon@solarturbines.com

Woosoon Yim, (임 우순) UNLV, wy@me.unlv.edu

 Jun Ho Oh (오 준호), KAIST, jhoh@kaist.ac.kr 

Symposium Program Committee:

Chan Jin Chung,  Lawrence Tech Univ., CHUNG@LTU.edu

Chang-Jin Kim, UCLA, cjkim@seas.ucla.edu

Chang-Hyun Son (손 창현), Boeing, CHANG.H.SON@BOEING.COM

 Doo Yong Lee (이 두용), KAIST, lee.dooyong@kaist.ac.kr 

Symposium Advisory Committee:

Thomas Hong-Taik Hahn (한 홍택), UCLA (Co-Chair)

Howard Ho Chung (정 호), MITEC Int'l Inc  (Co-Chair)

John Jeong-Bin Kim, UCLA, jkim@seas.ucla.edu

 Eugene Jun (전 의진), Inchon IT IPA (Co-Chair)

 Jung Yul Yoo (유 정열), Seoul Nat'l Univ., jyyoo@snu.ac.kr (Co-Chair)

 Zeungnam Bien (변 증남), KAIST, zbien@ee.kaist.ac.kr (Co-Chair)

 Hyung-Seok Cho (조 형석), hcho@kaist.ac.kr (Co-Chair)

 Youn_Yong Earme (엄 윤용), KAIST

 Jong-Hwan Kim (김 종환), KAIST, jhkim@ee.kaist.ac.kr

 Myung -Joong Youn (윤 명중), KAIST,  mmyoun@ee.kaist.ac.kr  

 Myung-Kyoon Chung (정 명균), KAIST, mkchung1118@kaist.ac.kr


August 11, Thursday AM

MERS-1: Mechanical Engineering & Robotics (Location: ICS-2 144)

Chairs:   Prof. Woosoon Yim -  Unversity of Nevada, Las Vegas
              Dr. Hee-Koo Moon -  Solar Turbines/A Caterpillar Company

8:00AM a Introduction/ Announcement
8:05AM a A Biologically Inspired Whole Skin Locomotion Strategy for Mobile Robots (abstract)
a a Prof. Dennis Hong - Virgina Tech
8:30AM a Robotic Human Assisting Device with Rigid-Compliant Hybrid Mechnisms (abstract)
a a Prof. Yong-Mo Moon - Worcester Polytechnic Institute
8:55AM a Teaching Embedded Systems with Robotics (abstract)
a a Prof. Mark Yim - Unversity of Pennsylvania
9:20AM a Break
a a a
9:30AM a Development Outline of HUBO, the First Korean (abstract)
a a Prof. Jun-Ho Oh - KAIST, Korea
9:55AM a Operation of Ionic Polymer-Metal Coomposites in Water (abstract)
a a Prof. Woosoon Yim - Unversity of Nevada, Las Vegas
10:20AM a The Semi-Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for Intervention Missions (abstract)
a a Prof. Song K. Choi - University of Hawaii

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August 11, Thursday PM

MERS-2: Mechanical Engineering & Robotics (Location: ICS-2 144)

Chairs:   Dr. Hee-Koo Moon -  Solar Turbines/A Caterpillar Company
              Prof. Woosoon Yim -  Unversity of Nevada, Las Vegas

2:40PM a Introduction/ Announcement
2:50PM a Vehicle NVH Analysis Using Multilevel Component Mode Synthesis Method (abstract)
a a Dr. Changwan Kim - NX/NASTRAN Numerical Analyst
3:15PM a Ionic Polymer-Metal Composites as Enabling Actuators and Sensors: Recent Development (abstract)
a a Prof. Kwang J. Kim - University of Nevada, Reno
3:40PM a Precision Parallel Kinematic Machine with Compliant Joints (abstract)
a a Prof. Yong-Mo Moon - Worcester Polytechnic Institute
4:05PM a Break
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4:20PM a Gas Turbine Engine, Its History & Technology Development (abstract)
a a Dr. Yong W. Kim - Solar Turbines/A Caterpillar Company
4:45PM a History and Status of World Magnev (abstract)
a a Dr. In-Kun Kim - General Atomics
5:10PM a Heat Transfer Role in Gas Turbine Engine Design (abstract)
a a Dr. Hee-Koo Moon - Solar Turbines/A Caterpillar Company