Prof. Akihiko Kumagai

California State University, USA

Email: kumagaia@ecs.csus.edu

Qualifications

1993  Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA

1985  M.Sc., University of Florida, USA

1983  B.Sc., University of Florida, USA

Publications (selected)

1. Liu, T.I., Kumagai, A., Wang, Y.C., Song, S.D., Fu, Z., and Lee, J., “On-Line Monitoring of Boring Tools for Control of Boring Operations,” International Journal of Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, Vol. 26, No. 3 June 2010, pp. 230-239.
2. Liu, T.I., Kumagai, A., and Lyons Carl, “On-Line Measurements for Monitoring and Diagnosis of Glass Production Furnaces,” Journal of the Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineerins, Vol.27, No. 5, 2006, pp. 587-592.
3. Kumagai, A., Liu, T.I., and Hozian, P., “Control of Shape Memory Alloy Actuators with a Neuro-Fuzzy Feedforward Element,” Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Vol. 17, No. 1, Feb.2006, pp. 45-56.
4. Nishizawa, S., and Kumagai, A., “Development of Programmable Force Line Generator for Coil Springs,” Journal of Springs (in Japanese), Vol. 50, 2005, pp. 39-46. Liu, T.I., Kumagai, A., and Lee, C., “Enhancement of Drilling Safety Using On-Line Sensors and Artificial Neural Networks,” International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, Vol.9, No. 1, 2003, pp. 37-56.
5. Kumagai, A., Nishizawa, S., Ikeda, M., Sugiyama, T., Enomoto, H., Sato, N., and Hamano, T.,“Modeling of Coil Springs Using Parallel Mechanisms,” SAE Transactions - Journal of Passenger Cars: Mechanical Systems, Vol. 110, Sec. 6, 2002, pp.482-485.
6. Kumagai, A., Kohli, D., and Perez, R. A., “Near-Minimum Time Feedback Controller for Manipulators Using On-Line Time Scaling of Trajectories,” ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems,Measurement, and Control, Vol. 118, No. 2, 1996, pp. 300-308.
7. Kohli, D., Kumagai, A., Xu, Y. X., and Sandor, G. N., “Global and Differential Properties of Parallel Manipulators,” Journal of Applied Mechanisms and Robotics, Vol. 3, No. 2, April, 1996,pp. 24-35.
8. Kumagai, A. Kohli, D., and Perez, R. A., “Maintaining the Stability of Computed Torque Scheme Under Input Torque Saturation Using Local Non-Uniform Time Scaling,” Journal of Applied Mechanisms and Robotics, Vol. 2, No. 2, 1995, pp. 11-19.
9. Kumagai, A., Kohli, D., and Perez, R. A., “Normalized Stability Through Uniform Time Scaling,” Journal of Applied Mechanisms and Robotics, Vol. 2, No. 1, 1995, pp. 14-20.
10. Kumagai, A., Kohli, D., and Sandor, G. N., “Design of Stationary Cams for Cam Modulated Linkages (CMLs),” Journal of Applied Mechanisms and Robotics, Vol. 1, No. 3, 1994, pp. 31-36.