Education
- Stanford University, Ph.D. 1991
- Stanford University, M.S. 1986
- National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan, B.S. 1981
Professional Experience
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stony Brook University,
94 - present
- San Jose State University, California
Research Interests and History
Being the Director of the Manufacturing Automation Laboratory (MAL),
Imin Kao conduct research in the areas of robotics and manufacturing
automation, and specialized in dextrous manipulation with soft fingers
and sliding. His recent research investigations in soft finger contacts
and application of MEMS sensors and actuators have enabled him to
develop Smart Anthropomorphic Contact Surface Technology (SACST) that
augments the capability of robots and human when interacting with
environment. His work in stiffness control and conservative congruence
transformation theory in robotics has help in correcting a stiffness
control theory which has been widely accepted in this field for nearly
20 years. He was the first to conduct research in modeling and control
of wiresaw manufacturing process. His work has contributed in establishing
and developing fundamental understanding of wiresaw slicing technology
which is emerging as the major technology to replace ID saw in wafer
slicing, especially for large-diameter Silicon crystal ingot. His
research has been funded by NSF, DoE, SME, GT Equipment Technologies,
BCAM International, and numerous other industry. Kao is an Associate
Editor of the International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Systems.
He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering and
the IEEE. He has authored in excess of 30 refereed papers.
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