Dr Chao Chen - Researcher Profile

Chao Chen

Address

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, Clayton

Contact Details

Tel: +61 3 990 53403

Email: Chao.Chen@monash.edu


Biography

Chao works in the Faculty of Engineering at Monash University as a Senior Lecturer.

The Laboratory of Motion Generation and Analysis (LMGA) is directed by Dr Chen. We are interested in innovative motion generation for versatile edge-cutting applications, and conducting fundamental researches on motion analysis. Our research activities include reconfigurable robotic arms, parallel robotic manipulators, virtual reality, and theory of robotics and mechanisms. The research team is consisted of research assistants, post-graduates, visiting scholars and HDR students, and distinct undergraduates. The lab receives funds from the Australian Research Council (ARC), and multiple internal grant bodies. We are keeping strong national and international collaborations, including France, US, China, and Canada. If interested, you are welcome to contact me for more information.

Keywords

Medical robots for surgery and rehabilitation, Mobile robots with advanced mobility, Reconfigurable mechatronic systems

Qualifications

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Institution: McGill University
Year awarded: 2006
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Institution: McGill University
Year awarded: 2002
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Institution: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Year awarded: 1996

Publications

Books

Chen, C., Zsombor-Murray, P.J., 2009, Direct Kinematics for All Planar Three-Legged Parallel Platforms, VDM, Saarbrucken, Germany.

Journal Articles

Liu, H., Chen, C., Tian, H., Li, Y., 2012, A hybrid model for wind speed prediction using empirical mode decomposition and artificial neural networks, Renewable Energy [P], vol 48, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford UK, pp. 545-556.

Chen, C., Gayral, T., Caro, S., Chablat, D., Moroz, G., Abeywardena, S.N.Y., 2012, A six degree of freedom epicyclic-parallel manipulator, Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics [P], vol 4, issue 4, ASME-American Society of Mechanical Engineering, New York USA, pp. 041011-1-041011-8.

Davies, K., Chen, C., Chen, B., 2012, Complete efficiency analysis of epicyclic gear train with two degrees of freedom, Journal of Mechanical Design - Transactions of the ASME [P], vol 134, issue 7, American Society of Mechanical Engineering, New York NY USA, pp. 1-8.

Chen, C., 2012, Power analysis of epicyclic transmissions based on constraints, Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics [P], vol 4, issue 4, American Society of Mechanical Engineering, New York NY USA, pp. 1-11.

Ma, M., Shen, L., Sheridan, J., Liu, Z., Chen, C., Zheng, Q., 2011, Friction of water slipping in carbon nanotubes, Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics [P], vol 83, issue 3, American Physical Society, Maryland USA, pp. 1-7.

Chen, C., Jackson, D., 2011, Parameterization and evaluation of robotic orientation workspace: A geometric treatment, IEEE Transactions on Robotics [P], vol 27, issue 4, IEEE, Piscataway New Jersey USA, pp. 656-663.

Chen, C., 2011, Power flow analysis of compound epicyclic gear transmission: Simpson gear train, Journal of Mechanical Design - Transactions of the ASME [P], vol 133, issue 9, ASME - American Soc. Mechanical Eng., New York USA, pp. 1-5.

Chen, C., 2011, The order of local mobility of mechanisms, Mechanism and Machine Theory [P], vol 46, issue 9, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford UK, pp. 1251-1264.

Chen, C., Teh, L., 2011, Theoretic study of efficiency of two-DOFs of epicyclic gear transmission via virtual power, Journal of Mechanical Design - Transactions of the ASME [P], vol 133, issue 3, ASME, New York USA, pp. 1-7.

Liu, H., Tian, H., Chen, C., Li, Y., 2010, A hybrid statistical method to predict wind speed and wind power, Renewable Energy [P], vol 35, issue 8, Elsevier, Oxford England, pp. 1857-1861.

Chen, C., 2010, Mobility analysis of parallel manipulators and pattern of transform matrix, Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics [P], vol 2, issue 4, ASME International, United States, pp. 1-11.

Chen, C., Bai, S., Angelis, J., 2008, A comprehensive solution of the classic Burmester problem, Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering, vol 32, issue 2, CSME Trans., Montreal, Canada, pp. 137-154.

Chen, C., Angeles, J., 2008, A novel family of linkages for advanced motion synthesis, Mechanism and Machine Theory, vol 43, issue 7, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Th Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford, England, pp. 882-890.

Chen, C., Svetiana, O., Angeles, J., 2008, The kinematics of wheeled mobile robots with dual-wheel transmission units, Journal of Mechanics Design, vol 130, issue 1, ASME-AMER Soc Mechanical Eng, New York USA, pp. 11004-1-11004-9.

Chen, C., Bai, S., Angelis, J., 2008, The synthesis of dyads with one prismatic joint, Journal of Mechanical Design, vol 130, issue 3, ASME-American Soc. Mechanical Eng., New York, USA, pp. 1-6.

Chen, C., Angelis, J., 2007, Generalized transmission index and transmission quality for spatial linkages, Mechanism and Machine Theory, vol 42, issue 9, Permagon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford, England, pp. 1225-1237.

Chen, C., Zhang, X., Angelis, J., 2007, Kinematic and geometric analysis of a pure-rolling epicyclic train, Journal of Mechanical Design, vol 129, issue 8, ASME-American Soc. Mechanical Eng., New York, pp. 852-857.

Chen, C., Angelis, J., 2007, Optimum kinetimatics design of drives for wheeled mobile robots based on cam-roller pairs, Journal of Mechanical Design, vol 129, issue 1, ASME-American Soc. Mechanical Eng., New York, pp. 7-16.

Chen, C., Angelis, J., 2007, Virtual-power flow and mechanical gear-mesh power losses of epicyclic gear trains, Journal of Mechanical Design, vol 129, issue 1, ASME-American Soc. Mechanical Eng., New York, USA, pp. 107-113.

Chen, C., Angeles, J., 2006, Undercutting on cam profiles, Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering, vol 30, issue 3, CSME Trans., Montreal, Canada, pp. 443-458.

Chen, C., Angeles, J., 2005, Force-and-motion-transmission evaluation in spatial mechanisms, Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering, vol 29, issue 4, CSME Trans., Montreal, Canada, pp. 527-539.

Chen, C., Angeles, J., 2004, The conceptual design of epicyclic cam trains, Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering, vol 28, issue 2A, CSME Trans., Montreal, Canada, pp. 125-138.

Hayes, M., Zsombor-Murray, P.J., Chen, C., 2004, Unified kinematic analysis of general planar parallel manipulators, Journal of Mechanical Design, vol 126, issue 5, ASME-American Soc. Mechanical Eng., New York, USA, pp. 866-874.

Conference Proceedings

Chen, C., Heyne, W., Jackson, D., 2010, A new 6-dof 3-legged parallel mechanism for force-feedback interface, Proceedings of 2010 IEEE ASME International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications, 15 July 2010 to 17 July 2010, IEEE and ASME, Los Angeles United States, pp. 539-544.

Chen, C., 2010, A new schoenfiles motion parallel manipulator, 2010 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications, 15 July 2010 to 17 July 2010, ASME, USA, pp. 1-6.

Caro, S., Moroz, G., Gayral, T., Chablat, D., Chen, C., 2010, Singularity analysis of a six-dof parallel manipulator using grassmann-cayley algebra and grobner bases, Brain, Body and Machine - Proceedings of an International Symposium on the Occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the McGill University Centre for Intelligent Machines, 10 November 2010 to 12 November 2010, Springer Verlag, New York, pp. 1-12.

Chen, C., Angeles, J., 2007, Design of wheeled mobile robots with advanced drives, Proceedings of the IDETC/CIE 2007 ASME 2007 Int. Design Eng. Tech. Conf. & Computers & Information in Eng. Conf., 4 September 2007 to 7 September 2007, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, USA, pp. 257-263.

Chen, C., Angeles, J., 2007, Kinematic Synthesis of an eight bar linkage to visit eleven poses exactly, Proceeding of the 12th World Congress in Mechanism and Machine Sciencve, 17 June 2007 to 21 June 2007, International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science, Besancon France, pp. 1-6.

Zsombor-Murray, P., Chen, C., 2007, Two degrees of freedom parallel manipulators and the burmester problem, Proceeding of the 12th World Congress in Mechanism and Machine Science, 17 June 2007 to 21 June 2007, International Federation for the promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science, Besancon France, pp. 1-6.

Chen, C., Angeles, J., 2005, A general transmission index for spatial linkages, Proceeding of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, 24 September 2005 to 28 September 2005, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Long Beach California USA, pp. 749-756.

Chen, C., Svetiana, O., Angeles, J., 2004, The kinematics of wheeled mobile robots with dual-wheel transmission units, Proceedings of the ASME 2004 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, 28 September 2004 to 2 October 2004, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Salt Lake City, USA, pp. 1487-1496.

Chen, C., Angeles, J., 2003, A generalization of the pressure angle, Proceeding of Canadian Committee for the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms Symposium on Mechanisms, Machines and Mechatronics, 30 May 2003 to 31 May 2003, Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering, Montreal Quebec, pp. 1-10.

Chen, C., Angeles, J., 2003, The conceptual design of epicyclic cam trains, Proceeding of the Canadian Committee for the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms Symposium on Mechanisms, Machines, and Mechatronics, 30 May 2003, Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering, Montreal Canada, pp. 125-138.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Development of robotic arms with RCM for single-incision surgery.
Supervisors:
Chen, C (Main), Chen, B (Associate).
Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Dynamics and control of parallel robotic manipulator with end effector constraints .
Supervisors:
Chen, C (Main).
Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Novel 3-DOF reconfigurable spherical motion generator.
Supervisors:
Chen, C (Main).
Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Path planning of manipulators greater than three degrees of freedom..
Supervisors:
Chen, C (Joint-co), Chung, H (Joint).
Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Transparent Haptic Interface for Medical Applications.
Supervisors:
Chen, C (Main).