Phone: (801) 587-7771
E-mail: minor@mech.utah.edu
Office: 2153 MEK
Lab: 2030 MEK
Robotics | Robotic Systems Lab
Media: ME Profs. Minor, Coats, Merryweather, & Collaborators Receive $1.75M NSF Award for Smart Helmet Project | When it Comes to Robots, Minor Says the Future is Here | IEEE Spectrum: Avian Inspired Graspers | Realism in a Virtual World: Graphics, Movement, Touch & Smell Combine for a Lifelike Virtual Environment
Education
- PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 2000
- MS, Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 1996
- BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1993
- AS, Manufacturing Tool Design, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, Michigan, 1991
Research Interests
- Design, modeling, and control of mobile robots systems including ground based modular systems and under-actuated climbing robots. Key research topics include design optimization, motion planning, trajectory tracking.
- Robotic Educational Tools based upon ball throwing robot illustrating engineering disciplines and particle dynamics.
- Medical Robotic Instrumentation for enhanced dexterity minimally invasive surgery.