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Experience |
Consultant Haptic
Technologies, Montreal, PQ.
1997 - 1999
Designed a
high resolution optical sensor for a force feedback mouse,
which was awarded Nasa's product of the Month, November 1998.
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Faculty Lecturer (Part
time) McGill
University, Montreal, PQ.
1996 - 1999
Responsible
for a final year undergraduate course: Control and Robotics Laboratory. Topics range from PID control to LQ regulators.
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Research Engineer Centre for Intelligent Machines, Montreal, PQ
1994 - 1995
Designed and constructed end effector for 7 DOF force feedback controller.
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Plant Engineer (Internship) United Parcel Service, Lachine, PQ
Quality control for a large conveyor installation project.
Supervised contractors.
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Education |
Doctorate Electrical Engineering (Oct. 99)
1995 - 1999 McGill University, Montreal, PQ
Thesis: Accurate and Rapid Control of Shape Memory Alloy Actuators.
Focus on modeling and nonlinear control.
Master's Electrical Engineering
1992 - 1995 McGill University, Montreal, PQ
Thesis : Shape Memory Alloy Actuators with an Application to a Robotic Eye.
Focus on the design of a novel actuator and a camera platform.
NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship.
Bachelor Electrical Engineering
1988 - 1992 McGill University, Montreal, PQ
Artificial Intelligence, Digital System Design.
Distinction, University Scholar, CGPA 3.70 / 4.00.
McGill entrance Scholarship.
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Areas of Expertise |
- Linear and Nonlinear Control
- Real-time systems
- Mechatronics (actuators, sensors, system integration)
- Shape Memory Alloys
- Optical sensors
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Skills |
- Matlab, Simulink, ORCAD, AutoCAD, Xilinx
- C, Fortran, LISP, UNIX, QNX, Microsoft windows
- Milling machine, Lathe
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Publications |
Grant, D., Hayward, V. 1998 Vibration isolation with high strain shape memory alloy actuators. International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition. AMD- Vol 229 Book of Abstracts ASME Applied Mechanics Division
- Grant, D., Hayward, V. 1997 Variable structure control of shape memory alloy actuators. IEEE Systems and Control Magazine. Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 80--88.
Grant, D., Hayward, V. 1997. Controller for a high strain shape memory alloy actuator: quenching of limit cycles. Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation. Vol. 1, pp. 254-259.
- Lu, X., Grant, D., Hayward, V. 1997. Design and comparison of high strain shape memory actuators. Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation. Vol. 1, pp. 260-267.
- Grant, D., Hayward, V. 1995. Design of high strain shape memory actuator under variable structure control. Proc. Int. IEEE Conference on Robotics and Automation. Pp. 2305--2312.
- Baron, T., Levine, M. L., Hayward, V., Bolduc, M., Grant, D. 1994. (November, Ottawa). A biologically-motivated robot eye system. Proc. 8th Canadian Astronautics and Space Institute (CASI) Annual Conference. pp. 231-240. (Best Paper Award).
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Patents |
- Hayward, V., Grant D. Deformable Structural Arrangement, United States Patent # 5,727,391, March,1998
- Grant D., Hayward, V., Gregorio, P,
Differential Displacement Optical Sensor, United States Patent Pending, March,1999
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Interests |
Philosophy, Hockey, Soccer, Coaching Football, Guitar |
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