Chen I-ming
Professor
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore
Biography
Prof. Chen, Fellow of IEEE and Fellow of ASME, has been with the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering of Nanyang Technological University in Singapore since 1995. He received the B.S. degree from National Taiwan University in 1986, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA in 1989 and 1994 respectively. He was JSPS Visiting Scholar in Kyoto University in 1999 and Tokyo University in 2009, and Visiting Scholar in Department of Mechanical Engineering of MIT in 2004. Prof. Chen has published more than 350 technical articles in refereed international journals and conferences and book chapters. He is now serving on the editorial board of IEEE Transactions on Robotics, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Robotica (Cambridge Univ Press), and Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering (Springer-Verlag). He is now Chairman of IFToMM Technical Committee on Robotics and Mechatronics. He is also General Chairman of IEEE ICRA 2017 in Singapore (May 29 – June 2, 2017).
Research Interest
Robot design methodology. Precision actuators. Wearable sensors & interactions. Logistics robotics. Construction & infrastructure robotics.
Publications
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Teo TJ, Bui VP, Yang GL, Chen IM, “Millimeters-stroke nanopositioning actuator with high positioning and thermal stability,†IEEE/ASME Trans Mechatronics, Vol. 51, No. 6, pp2813-2823, 2015.
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Toh LP, Causo A, Chen IM, Zuo PW, Yeo SH, “A Review on the Use of Robots in Education and Young Children,†J Educational Technology & Society, accepted, Aug 2015.
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Ng WX, Chan HK, Teo WK, Chen IM, “Programming a Robot for Conformance Grinding of Complex Shapes by Capturing the Tacit Knowledge of a Skilled Operator,†IEEE Trans. Automation Science Engineering, Vol. PP, No. 99, pp1-11, 2015.
