Positions
Professor of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering
Director, Advanced Highway Maintenance and Construction Technology Research Center
Education
Ph.D., Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1981.
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1979.
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1977.
Licenses
Registered Professional Engineer, State of California, No. M30328.
Academic Career
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August 1989 - Present
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Associate Professor, Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, University of California, Davis.
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August 1983 - August 1989
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Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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September 1982 - December 1982
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Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology.
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Industrial Experience
Two years industry and government experience
Areas of Expertise
- Mechanical Systems Analysis and Design
- Vehicle Design and Dynamics
- Machinery — wire rope/cable based machines, woodworking machines, machines for highway maintenance and construction
- Experience in product liability, accident reconstruction and intellectual property
Awards
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers' Robert E. Abbott Award, 2005
- California Transportation Foundation's Tranny Award, 2002
- California State Department of Transportation's Excellence in Transportation Award, 2001
- California Transportation Foundation's Tranny Award, 2001
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers' Distinguished Service Award, 1999
- Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1998
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers' Leonardo Da Vinci Award, 1996
- Society of Automotive Engineers' Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award, 1986
Selected Professional Activities
- Technical Editor, Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines, 1999 - present (Associate Technical Editor 1991-1999)
- Vice President - Systems and Design, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2002-2005
- Member Editorial Board, International Journal of Heavy Vehicle Systems, 1993-present
- Member, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Management Committee, 1999-2002
- Associate Technical Editor, ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 1993-1995
- Member, Steering Committee, California Center for Innovative Transportation (CCIT), 2004-2005
- Member, Executive Committee, University of California Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways (PATH) Program, 1999-2003
- Member, Executive Committee, ASME Design Engineering Division, 1994-2000 (Chair 1998-99)
- Member, Society of Automotive Engineers
- Member, American Academy of Mechanics
Sample Publications
Velinsky, S.A., Feng, X., and Bennett, D.A., "Operator Controlled, Vehicle-Based Crack Sealing Machine," Heavy Vehicle Systems, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 145-166, 2003.
Burkett, G.W., McDonald, J.T. and Velinsky, S.A., "Dynamic Road Load Simulation of Transportable Cranes," Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines, Vol. 32, No. 3, pp. 329-362, 2004.
Feng, X., Mathurin, R. and Velinsky, S.A., "Practical, Interactive and Object-Oriented Machine Vision for Highway Crack Sealing," Transactions ASCE, Journal of Transportation Engineering, Vol. 131, No. 6, pp. 451-459, 2005.
Lee, S.H., Lasky, T.A. and Velinsky, S.A., "Manipulability-Based Design and Analysis of a Hybrid Manipulator for Highway Applications," Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines, Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 99-118, 2005.
Lee, Y.-C., Lee, D.V., Chung, J.H. and Velinsky, S.A., "Control of a Redundant, Reconfigurable Ball Wheel Drive Mechanism for an Omnidirectional Mobile Platform," Robotica, to appear, 2007.
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