Professor Stuart Burgess

Summary

Efficiency modelling of mechanical systems including: structures, mechanisms, buildings and transport systems. Design and optimisation of robotic joints and limbs. Bio-inspired design and optimisation of engineering systems,

CURRENT POST GRADUATE STUDENTS:

Appo Etoundi

Jiao Wang

Seun Araromi

Tim Hutchinson

Ralph Evins

Keywords

• Efficiency modelling
• Design optimisation
• Bio-inspired design

Memberships

Organisations

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Other sites

• Mecheng

Research Groups

• Systems
• Systems - Core

Links

•   Personal web page

Recent publications

• Tien, TN, Khan, SG, Edwards, C, Herrmann, G, Picco, LM, Harniman, RL, Burgess, SC, Antognozzi, M & Miles, MJ 2013, ‘Estimation of the Shear Force in Transverse Dynamic Force Microscopy Using a Sliding Mode Observer’. in: Proceedings of the 2013 American Control Conference.
• Raabe, D, Harrison, A, Ireland, A, Alemzadeh, K, Sandy, J, Dogramadzi, S, Melhuish, C & Burgess, S 2012, ‘Improved single- and multi-contact life-time testing of dental restorative materials using key characteristics of the human masticatory system and a force/position-controlled robotic dental wear simulator’. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, vol 7., pp. 1 - 17
• Gibbons, PM, Kennedy, C, Burgess, SC & Godfrey, PS 2012, ‘The Development of a Value Improvement Model for Repetitive Processes (VIM): Combining Lean, Six Sigma & Systems Thinking’. International Journal of Lean Six Sigma, vol 3., pp. 315
• Evins, RP, Pointer, P & Burgess, SC 2012, ‘Multi-objective optimisation of a modular building for different climate types’.
• Evins, RP, Pointer, P & Burgess, SC 2012, ‘Visual data exploration in sustainable building design’.
• Burgess, SC, Ling, CS & Pyper, T 2012, ‘A linear actuated chain test rig capable of accelerated test speeds and continuous wear measurements’. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, vol 226.
• Boxerbaum, A, Klein, A, Kline, J, Burgess, SC, Quinn, R, Harkins, R & Vaidyanathan, R 2012, ‘Design, Simulation, Fabrication and Testing of a Bio-Inspired Amphibious Robot with Multiple Modes of Mobility’. Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, vol 24., pp. 629
• Etoundi, AC, Vaidyanathan, R & Burgess, SC 2012, ‘A bio-inspired condylar knee joint for leg amputees and for knee implants’., pp. 23-34
• Burgess, S 2012, ‘A backwards design process for Mechanical Conceptual Design’. Journal of Mechanical Design, ASME, vol 134., pp. 1 - 10
• Gibbons, P, Burgess, S, Kennedy, C & Godfrey, P 2012, ‘Lean thinking: developing a theory of an eighth waste’. International Journal of Lean Six Sigma, vol 3., pp. 4 - 27

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