Meyer Nahon
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
McGill University
Canada
Biography
Ph.D. McGill University M.ASc. University of Toronto B.ASc. Queen's University
Research Interest
Fundamental: Dynamics and control of mechanical systems. Motion measurement. Cable dynamics. Vehicle dynamics. Aeronautical: Dynamics and control of tethered aerostats, towed instruments, autonomous vehicles, aircraft. Motion measurement using accelerometers, rate gyros, GPS. Underwater: Dynamics and control of ROVs, AUVs, towed vehicles. Robotics: Kinematics, dynamics, control of parallel mechanisms, with emphasis on flight simulator platforms. Contact force determination in the simulation of multibody systems.
Publications
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Force optimization in redundantly-actuated closed kinematic chains
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Real-time force optimization in parallel kinematic chains under inequality constraints
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Flight simulation motion-base drive algorithms: part 1. Developing and testing equations
