Mechanical Engineering Assistant

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SHANBAO CHENG

Bioengineering Device Lab (Bldg 9, Rm 2100), Mechanical Engineering Department

Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 14623

Phone: 585-***-****; Email: ***************@*****.***

Education

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering (with concentration on Mechatronics), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2008

Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Sichuan University, China, 2004

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Sichuan University, China, 2001

Professional Experience

Nov.2008 to present Postdoctoral Research Associate Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), NY

Research and development of magnetically levitated axial flow single path blood pumps:

Controller design on magnetic bearings system of the pump

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System identification of the maglev pump

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Motor development and characterization

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Finite element analysis of the electromagnetic system of the pump assembly

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Electronics system design and implementation of the maglev pump

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Pump design, and development

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Six animal trials (Jan 10-16, Feb 21-27, May 26-30, 2010, at Utah Artificial Heart Institute)

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Oct.2007 to Oct. 2008 Research Engineer Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore

Developed an innovative magnetic coupling transcutaneous energy transmission (MCTET) system for implantable devices such

as ventricular assist devices (VADs):

Designed and developed the magnetic coupler: the outer motor and the inner generator of the

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MCTET device

Designed and developed a test rig for measuring the pressure and torque generated by the MCTET

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system

Jul.2004 to Oct.2007 PhD Researcher NTU

Parameter estimation and development of a magnetically levitated axial flow blood pump with enclosed

impeller:

Designed and developed a magnetically levitated axial flow blood pump with enclosed impeller

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Developed a Lorentz-typed DC brushless and sensor-less motor

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Designed and developed hybrid magnetic bearings (HMBs) for the axial flow blood pump

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Parameter estimation on magnetically levitated axial flow blood pump on both the radial and axial

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axes

Developed a one degree-of-freedom self-sensing AMB system

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Sep.2001 to Jul.2004 Graduate Research Assistant Sichuan University (SCU), China

Synthesis and study of planar six bar mechanisms for vehicles application

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Developed the software of Management Information System for the Science and Technology

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Association of Chongqing City, based on C/S structure using Delphi and Oracle

Sep.2000 to May.2001 Undergraduate Research Assistant SCU

Developed a circuit board with MCS-51 chip for displaying materials’ rigidity which was

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measured by an intelligent ultrasonic transducer

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Other Experience

2009 Advising Senior Design Project (P10021): VAD electronics and micro controller

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implementation, in RIT

2009 Advising Senior Design Project (P10022): Transcutaneous signal and power transmission

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for VAD, in RIT

2009 Seminar on “Magnetic Bearings and Its Application to Axial Flow Blood Pumps” for

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graduate students in RIT

2007 Part-time lecturer teaching Pro/E and SolidWorks, in St. Hua Private School, Singapore

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2006-2007 Lab Assistant of “Engineering Measurement” (Course code: M6802) for graduate

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students in NTU

2006-2007 Lab Assistant of “Advanced Microprocessor Applications” (M6402) for graduate

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students in NTU

2006 Teaching Assistant of “Modelling, Simulation and Control of an Electromechanical

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System” (MP3071) in NTU

2002 Teaching Assistant of “Mechanical Drawing” for 1st year undergraduate students in SCU

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2000 Industrial Attachment in LinJiang Machine Tooling Factory, Chengdu, China

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Awards

“Best Student Paper Award” in International Conference on Control and Automation, Hong

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Kong, 2007, for the paper titled “A compact magnetic bearing system for axial flow blood pump”

PhD Research Scholarship of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2004-2007)

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Graduate Student Scholarship of Sichuan University, China (2001-2003)

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“Ten Best Students of Sichuan University, China” in 2000 (it has more than 30,000 students)

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“One Hundred Best Students of Chengdu City, China” in 2000

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“Excellent Students of BaoGang Education Fund of China” in 2000

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First Prize Undergraduate Student Scholarship of Sichuan University, China (1998, 1999, 2000)

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Professional Skills

Proficient in CAD/CAE software: Pro/E, SolidWorks, Solid Edge, AutoCAD, COMSOL, ANSYS

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Proficient in rapid prototyping tool: dSPACE ds1103, xPC Target

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Proficient in programming: Matlab & Simulink, Delphi, C, VC++, Fortran, Pascal and Assembly

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Language

Proficient in Motorola micro-controller 68HC11, Silicon Lab C8051F06x

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Proficient in printed circuit design software: PCB 123 and Orcad

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Proficient in machining such as lathe machine, milling machine and drilling machine, etc

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Familiar with: Fluent, CFDesign, Moldflow, LabVIEW, RMxprt, Maxwell 2D & 3D, SQL Server

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Publications

Cheng S., Olles M.W., Joyce L., Olsen D.B., Day S.W., “Miniaturization of a magnetically

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levitated axial flow blood pump”, Journal of Artificial Organs, 2010 Oct;34(10):807-15.

Cheng S., Day S.W., “Design and control of hybrid magnetic bearings for maglev axial flow

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blood pump”, Proceedings of 2010 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent

Mechatronics, July 6-9, 2010, Montreal, Canada; p187-192.

Cheng S., Burger A.F., Olles M.W., Day S.W., “Optimization of a hybrid magnetic bearing for a

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magnetically levitated blood pump via 3-D FEA”, journal of Mechatronics, in review.

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Day S.W., Olles M.W., Cheng S., Gomez, A.D., Kipp R.W., Joyce L., Olsen D.B., “Acute Animal

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Experiments of a Magnetically Levitated Axial Flow VAD”, 56th ASAIO Annual Conference, Baltimore,

Maryland, May 27-29, 2010.

Burger A.F., Cheng S., Olles M.W., Day S.W., “Optimization of a hybrid magnetic bearing for a

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magnetically levitated blood pump via 3-D FEM.”, Upstate New York Biomedical Engineering Career

Conference, Rochester, NY, April, 2010.

Day S.W., Cheng S., Olles M.W., R. Kipp, Olsen D.B., “Development of a single path

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magnetically levitated axial flow blood pump,” 17th Congress of the International Society for Rotary

Blood Pumps, Singapore, 2009.

Cheng S., Olles M.W., Olsen D.B., Day S.W., “Miniaturization of a magnetically levitated axial

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flow blood pump”, 17th Congress of the International Society for Rotary Blood Pumps, Singapore, 2009.

Lim T.M., Cheng S., Chua L.P., "Parameter estimation and actuator characteristics of hybrid

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magnetic bearings for axial flow blood pump applications", Journal of Artificial Organs, 2009;

33(7):509-31.

Lim T.M., Zhang D., Yang J., Cheng S., Low S.H., Chua L.P., Wu X. “Design and parameter

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estimation of hybrid magnetic bearings for blood pump applications”, Journal of Mechanical Systems

and Signal Processing, 2009; 23(7):2352-2382.

Cheng S., “Parameter estimation of hybrid magnetic bearings for axial flow blood pump

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applications with possible self-sensing capability,” PhD dissertation, School of Mechanical and

Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2008.

Lim T.M., Cheng S., “The Development of A Hybrid Magnetic Bearings System for Axial Flow

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Blood Pump”, Book Chapter of “Recent Advances in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research”,

Springer, February 2008.

Lim T.M., Cheng S., “Parameter estimation and statistical analysis on frequency dependent active

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control forces”, Journal of Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2007; 21(5):2112-2124.

Lim T.M., Cheng S., Zhang D., “A compact magnetic bearing system for axial flow blood pump”.

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Proceedings of International Conference on Control and Automation, IMECS, 2007; p.1591-1596.

Lim T.M., Cheng S., “Parameter estimation of one-axis magnetically suspended system with a

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digital PID controller”, Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Sensing Technology, Nov.21-23,

2005, Palmerston North, New Zealand; p.419-424.

Cheng S., Yao J., Cai P. “The application of ultrasonic measurement technology in the

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measurement of materials’ rigidity”, Journal of China Measurement Technology, Vol.30, No.2, 2004.

Wang Yingyu, Yao Jin, Cheng S. “FEA parameter modelling based on Ansys”, Journal of

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Mechanism, Vol.30, No.4, 2003.

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