Research Interests: 

Sensors, controls, smart materials & smart structures, and nanotechnology.

 

Current Projects:

Sensors for Intelligent Transportation Systems

          Real-time non-intrusive driver sleepiness detection sensors

          Self-sensing concrete pavement that can monitor structure health and detect traffic flow

Active Noise/Vibration Control

          Active noise cancellation systems for medical instruments

Carbon nanotube based devices

Carbon nanotubes for biomedical applications

Carbon nanotube based transparent thin film acoustic sensors and actuators

Multifunctional carbon nanotube composites for PEM fuel cell applications

 

Past Projects:

        1. Ph.D.  Thesis   (University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, June 2006)

         Active sound transmission control through windows using carbon nanotube based transparent thin film actuators    

         Advisors: Prof. Rajesh Rajamani and Prof. Kim A. Stelson

          

            Transparent thin film speaker                     SEM picture of the CNT thin film                Experimental result of noise control

 

     2.  Adaptive feedforward vibration control for hard disk drivers