6640 Akers Mill Rd. Apt. 28T3
Atlanta, Ga. 30339
(770) 955-8739
cannon@euler.marc.gatech.edu
EDUCATION:
- Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
- September 1993 to June 1996
- Grade-Point Average: 3.95 (4.0=A)
- Thesis Title "Command Generation and Inertial Damping Control of Macro-Micro Manipulators"
- Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering
- April 1991 to September 1993
- Grade-Point Average: 3.91 (4.0=A)
- Secretary/Treasurer Pi Tau Sigma ME Honors Fraternity
- Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Member of Student Advisory Committee
- Passed Engineering in Training Examination
- June 1988 to March 1991
- Grade-Point Average: 3.75 (4.0=A)
- Founding Member and Vice President of National Society of Professional Engineers Local Student Chapter
- Engineering Student of the year (1989-1990)
- Member of Society of Physics Students
EMPLOYMENT:
Mechanical Engineering Contractor: Developed and implemented kinematic equations for a simplified stewart platform device. Developing low level controller for hydraulic actuators. Developing higher
level acceleration controller for interactive motion game.
June 1996 to Present
Research Assistant: Developed exciting Java interface to allow remote teleoperation of macro-micro test bed over the Internet for the 1996 DOE Robotics Forum.
June 1996 to August 1996
Graduate Research Assistant: Designed and fabricated a six degree of freedom micro manipulator mounted on a large scale flexible base. Developed micro manipulator controller to minimize macro vibrations during motion while damping external excitations.
September 1993 to June 1996
Associated Western Universities Graduate Fellowship working in the Robotics and Mechanical Systems Group. Worked on several projects including:
- Flexible Manipulator Control
- Large Scale Hydraulics Modeling and Identification
- Exoskeleton Conceptual Design
June 1995 to September 1995
Co-op: Design, development, and deployment of region projects that included
engineering mechanization and PC programming. Other duties included lan network
administration and user support.
June 1989 to Sept. 1992
AutoCad Lab Assistant: Managed lab facilities and provided tutoring.
Sept. 1990 to Dec. 1990
Math Tutor: Served as a math tutor for Valdosta State College.
Jan. 1989 to Dec. 1989
PUBLICATIONS:
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Cannon, D.W., Magee, D.P., Book, W.J., Lew, J.Y., 1996, "Experimental Study on
Micro/Macro Manipulator Vibration Control," Proceedings of the IEEE International
Conference on Robotics and Automation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 22-28, Vol. 3, pp2549-2554.
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE:
Systems:
- IBM AT/XT/PC
- UNIX
- VxWorks
- Windows 95
Software:
- DOS
- Windows 3.0-3.1
- AutoCad
- Excel
- Word 7.0 for Windows 95
- Matlab and Simulink
Languages:
- Fortran
- Pascal
- C and C++
- Microsoft Visual C++
- Java
ACTIVITIES:
- Outdoor Recreation Georgia Tech Kayaking Instructor
- FCC Licensed Amateure Radio Operator "KD4EGH"