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Gary M.

Dr. Gary M. Bone

Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Expertise:
Robotics; Collaborative Robots; Control Systems; Computer Vision; Machine Vision; Computer-Aided Manufacturing; Manufacturing Automation
Areas of Specialization:
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Email:
Office:
JHE-326F (Mail to JHE-310)
Phone:
+1 905.525.9140 x 27591
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Overview

Specific Research Activities

The following is a list of current research interests and activities:

  • Robot design, sensing and control
  • Collaborative robots (Cobots)
  • 3D machine vision for robots
  • Robot learning from demonstration
  • Soft pneumatic actuators
  • Hybrid pneumatic-electric actuators
  • Advanced control algorithms for pneumatic and hybrid actuators

Education

B.Sc. App.Sc., Queens University, 1986; M.Eng., McMaster University, 1988; Ph.D., McMaster University, 1993

Did you know…

Dr. Bone has been a faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering since 1994.

Biography

The following is a list of current research interests and activities:

  • Robot design, sensing and control
  • Collaborative robots (Cobots)
  • 3D machine vision for robots
  • Robot learning from demonstration
  • Soft pneumatic actuators
  • Hybrid pneumatic-electric actuators
  • Advanced control algorithms for pneumatic and hybrid actuators

Publications

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Achievements

  • The 2004 President's Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision.
  • Co-recipient of the IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, Best Paper Award (2004).