PRICE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Director
Dr. Matt Khoshdarregi, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Assistant Professor (2017-present)
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Education:
Ph.D. (2012-2017), Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada.
MASc (2010-2012), Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada.
BSc (2005-2010), Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology (SUT), Tehran, Iran.
Research Interests:
Intelligent manufacturing, industrial robotics, machine vision, precision motion control, deep learning
Current Team
Ehsan Jalayeri, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Technologist
Expertise:
Control systems, mechatronics, electrical systems, mechanical design.
Shreyans Dhariawala
Technician (Aug 2023 - present)
Expertise:
Machine vision, robotics, instrumentation
Michael Newman
PhD Student (2020-present)
MSc Student (2018-2020)
Research Project:
Vibration avoidance and accuracy control in precision industrial robots
Alejandro Hernandez Villa
MSc Student (2022-present)
Research Project:
3D vision systems for generalized part localization
Mahdi Kazemiesfahani
MSc Student (2022-present)
Research Project:
Cobotic drilling for aerospace manufacturing
Ilyas Dawoodjee
MSc Student (2024-present)
Research Project:
Intelligent robotic welding powered by 3D vision and AI
Past Members
Graduate students
Ali Maghami
PhD (2019-2023)
Research Project:
Automated inspection using computer vision and deep learning
Yousef (Sina) Alborzi
MSc (2021-2023)
Research Project:
Optimal point cloud assembly for automated part localization
Bisola Oluwabusola
MSc (2021-2023)
Research Project:
Force-controlled robotic sanding of curved composite panels
Keyvan T. Marvian
MSc (2021-2023)
Research Project:
Automated part localization and robot control for trimming tasks
Shreyans Dhariawala
M.Eng. (2021-2023)
Research Project:
Vision-guided robotic drilling of aerospace panels
Meshkat Salehi
MSc (2020-2022)
Research Project:
Combined finite element and deep learning techniques for rapid FRF prediction of parts during machining
Bhavin Dharia
MSc (2020-2022)
Research Project:
Automated vision-guided abrasion and water break inspection of composite panels
Simeon Schueller
- Visiting Master Student (2021) from Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Research Project:
Vision-guided robotic handling
Jasper Arthur
MSc (2019-2021)
Research Project:
Pose optimization and path planning for high speed robotic drilling
Sky Liu
MSc (2018-2020)
Research Project:
Modeling and compensation of positioning errors in robotic machining
Michael Newman
MSc (2018-2020)
Research Project:
Vibration avoidance and accuracy control in precision industrial robots
Undergraduate students
Nick Loughren
Undergraduate Research Assistant (Summer 2023)
Research Project:
Manual teaching of robot paths using VR trackers
Peter Goltz
Undergraduate Research Assistant
- Mitacs intern (2021-2022)
- Thesis (2021-2022)
- UofM URA (summer 2021)
Research Project:
Robot-sensor integration and precision cell calibration
Joshua Bond
NSERC USRA (Summer 2022)
Research Project:
Instrumentation and control of an adaptive vacuum gripper
Viktor Popp
Undergraduate Research Assistant
- Thesis (2021-2022)
- UofM URA (summer 2021)
Research Project:
Design of an adjustable suction end-effector for handling panels
Josh Pries
Undergraduate Research Assistant (Winter 2022)
Research Project:
Instrumentation and PLC control of an actuated robot end-effector
Omer Sajjad
Undergraduate Research Assistant (Winter 2022)
Research Project:
HMI design and PLC control of an actuated robot end-effector
William Ediger
Undergraduate Research Assistant
- NSERC USRA (summer 2021)
Research Project:
Vision systems for automated robotic pick and place tasks
Ghanashyam R K P
MITACS Globalink Intern
(summer 2021)
Home Institute: Manipal Institute of Technology, Karnataka, India
Research Project:
3D machine vision systems for self-adjusting welding robots
Luka Markovic
Undergraduate Research Assistant
(summer 2021)
Research Project:
Point cloud assembly and feature extraction for automated part handling
Abhijay Kemkar
MITACS Globalink Intern
(summer 2021)
Home Institute: BITS Pilani, India
Research Project:
3D machine vision systems for self-adjusting welding robots
Connor Tompkins
Undergraduate Research Assistant
- NSERC USRA (summer 2020)
Research Project:
Real time error compensation in precision manufacturing robots
Kaiyue Lu
Undergraduate Thesis Student (2019-2020)
Research Project:
Machine learning techniques for modeling of structural dynamics of industrial robots
Praful Patel
Undergraduate Research Assistant
- UofM URA (summer 2018)
- UofM URA (summer 2019)
Research Project:
Modeling and simulation of a control system for 6-axis robots
Abiodun Emmanuel Koku
Undergraduate Research Assistant
- UofM URA (summer 2019)
Research Project:
Instrumentation of an open-architecture XY motion stage
Alejandro Hernandez Villa
Mitacs Globalink Research Intern (summer 2019)
Research Project:
Automated vision-based inspection of drilled holes in aerospace composite (CFRP) panels
Aleksandr (Alex) Usov
Undergraduate Thesis Student
(2018-2019)
Research Project:
Design and fabrication of a strain gauge based dynamometer for measuring machining forces
Technicians and Assistants
Meshkat Salehi
Technician (June-Aug 2023)
Expertise:
Machine learning, machine vision, robotics, instrumentation, computational analysis
Bhavin Dharia, M.Sc.
Technician (Sep-Nov, 2022)
Expertise:
- 2D and 3D machine vision
- Vision-guided robot control
- Vision-based inspection
Simeon Schueller
- Technician (Jan-Apr, 2022)
Task:
Direct communication and data acquisition from a Leica AT960 laser tracker via SDK
Rasool Mokhtari Homami
Research Assistant (2019-2021)
Research Project:
Modeling and optimization of composite drilling processes