Mechanical Engineering Control

Kunbo Zhang

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stony Brook University, New York, 11794-2300

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Areas of ExpertisePneumatic System, Fault Detection and Diagnosis (FDD), Electric Arc Research, Fault Location in Electric Power Transmission Line, Fire Protection in Home Outlet, Substation Voltage and Reactive Power Control, Electro-Mechanical System, System Dynamics Modeling, PLC Control, CAD/CAM, CNC Manufacturing, Signal Processing and Data Analysis Technical Skills Software: LabVIEW, Matlab/Simulink/SimPowerSystems, ATP-EMTP, SolidWorks, Pro/ENGINEER, AutoCAD, Mathematica, ANSYS, MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Unix/Linux and LaTexProgramming Language: C/C++/VC++, VBasic/Pbasic, HTML and PLC (FST, VersaPro)Instrumentation: PLC, DAQ, Oscilloscope, Soldering, Rapid Prototyping, CNC, Wire EDM, Ultrasonic Welding Machine, Displacement Transducer, Accelerometer, Current/Voltage Sensor, Thermocouple, Mass/Volumetric Flow Meter, Pressure Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Strain Gauge and Wireless SensorsLanguages: English (fluent) and Mandarin (native) EducationPh. D., Mechanical Engineering, Stony Brook University, 2006 - 08/2011 (expected)

Thesis: Fault Detection and Diagnosis for Multi-Actuator Pneumatic SystemsM. S., Mechanical Engineering, Stony Brook University, 2006 - 2011B. S., Automation, Beijing Institute of Technology, China, 2002 - 2006 ExperienceResearch Assistant, Manufacturing and Automation Laboratory, Stony Brook University, 2007 - PresentElectric Power Transmission Line Fault DetectionTested single line-to-ground fault in home voltage level simulations (AC 0V~120V 100m) to estimate fault locations via voltage and Hall-effect current sensors signals at two ends

Investigated various fault location estimation methods from EPRI and IEEE (C37.114) using experimental signals and calculated error less than 7% based on Impedance method

Synthesized waveform signatures and arc models to distinguish fault types and detect fault durations

Electric Arc Research in Home Outlet Fire PreventionDevised and developed the first and only wall outlet with BSafe Elextrix by detecting abnormal heat to shut off and prevent glowing based on TFCI™ thermal Cut-Off technology (UL listed)

(Reference: BSafe innovative TFCI™ technology http://bsafeelectrix.com/tfci.htm)Designed and built serial and parallel arc fault test beds for 120V home outlets based on ANSI/UL 1699 Arc-Fault Circuit-Interrupters (AFCIs)

Inspected and summarized phenomena of abnormal heat and glowing connection at every plug outlet and wiring screw terminal using multiple sensors

Examined transient and permanent arc characteristics and theorized arc energy hysteresis loops

Fault (Leakage) Detection and Diagnosis in PLC Control Pneumatic SystemsCollaborated with Festo (US) in data analysis of pneumatic system leakage and initiated Festo pneumatic FDD research of diagnostic modules GFDM software

(Reference: Festo GFDM package http://www.festo.com/cms/en-us_us/9851.htm)Designed and conducted leakage tests of pneumatic actuation systems controlled by Festo PLC with data acquisition and customized computer control interfaces (Matlab and VC++)Developed FDD dynamic models at different leakage levels & locations and invented an innovative vectorized map & voronoi diagram method to effectively locate potential faultsEstablished a one-cylinder pneumatic system using wireless sensors to transmit dataTeaching Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stony Brook University, 2006 - 2007Gave lectures and recitations teaching of courses, "Mathematical Methods in Engineering Analysis", "Advanced Dynamics", "Manufacturing Processes" and "Vibration & Control"Tutored 60 students to design (SolidWorks) and fabricate mechanical parts using rapid prototyping (FDM 3000), ultrasonic welding (Branson 2000), wire EDM (Sodick AQ-300L) and CNC mill & lathe (Dyna Myte 2800 & Minitech) machines in lab sessionsIndustrial InternBeijing General Research Institute of Mining & Metallurgy, Beijing, China, 02/2006 - 06/2006Assembled and tested GE series 90-30 PLC control BPSM-I on-line particle size analyzers increasing 5%~10% grinding efficiencySpearheaded in software development of BPSM-I touch screen control panel using VersaPro and VC++Designed and developed analog and digital I/O circuit using modules ALG221 and ALG391 integrated with PLC control Jiangsu Zijin Electronic Group Corp., Ltd., Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, 01/2006 - 02/2006Observed and experienced single-sided/double-sided printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing process including patterning, photoengraving, drilling, soldering, surface mount, screen printing and testingOperated CNC drilling machine, SMT placement machine, wave soldering machine, cleaning machine and reflow oven to fabricate PCB for PLCUndergraduate Research Projects, 02/2005 06/2006Key Laboratory of Power System Protection and Dynamic Security Monitoring and Control,

North China Electric Power University, Baoding, Hebei, ChinaImproved traditional voltage and reactive power integrated control for substations based on fuzzy logic and dynamic borderline and verified performance of new fuzzy control theoryIncreased effect of control and operation stability (3.5%) and decreased taps and capacitors operations numbers (18%~30%) through analyzing simulation results of both stationary and dynamic borderline control systems( Matlab and Power System Analysis Software Package)Published one paper, Research on Substation Reactive Power Control with the Fuzzy Logic Method in Power Engineering Conference, 2005. IPEC 2005Strategy & Programming Group, Beijing Institute of Technology CCTV Robot Contest TeamCoordinated 6 team members in discussing control and game strategies of three robots and optimizing route planning to fulfill consecutive tasks through actions of pick, carry, move and place in minimum timeImplemented embedded system control design of one manual and two automatic robots including microcontroller 8051 programming, PWM DC motor control, line detection and speed sensingSupported Mechanical Design Group in manufacturing specialized robot parts using CNC machines

Honors and Awards Travel Award National Science Foundation (NSF) CMMI Research and Innovation Conference 06/2009

Outstanding Graduate of Beijing Beijing, China 06/2006

Highest award given to top 1% students

Outstanding Graduate of Class 2006 Beijing Institute of Technology, China 06/2006

This award is given to top 3% students

Third Place Beijing Universities Soccer Champions League 11/2005

Third place among 80 university soccer teams

Champion Beijing Institute of Technology Soccer League 10/2005

Top of 14 college teams

Excellent Student Beijing Institute of Technology 2004

This award is given to top 2% students

Excellent Student Leader Beijing Institute of Technology, China 2003, 2005

This award is given to the top stundet who organizes public events, contributes to students affairs and shows demonstrated leadership ability

Membership and Activies Professional Society MembershipStudent Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)Member, IEEE Power & Energy SocietyMember, New York Academny of Science ActivitiesOrganizer 2009 North America Chinese Soccer Grand Tournament September 2009Captain Stony Brook Chinese Soccer Team 2008 - 2009Reviewer and Judge Math and Computer Sciences, Long Island Junior Sciences and Humanities Symposium March 2009Group Leader Strategy and Programming Group, Beijing Institute of Technology RoboCon Team October 2005 - June 2006Volunteer Baoding Women's Federation, Baoding, Hebei, China Summer 2004

PublicationsKunbo Zhang and Imin Kao, "Fault Detection and Diagnosis using Nonlinear Dynamic Models for Pneumatic Actuation Systems", 2011 (submitted under review)Kunbo Zhang, R. R. Moreno, Lei Zuo and Imin Kao, "Intelligent Fault Detection and Diagnosis (iFDD) Technology for the Design of Smart Outlets for Better Quality of Life", Proceedings of 2010 SPIE Smart Structures/NDE, San Diego, California, USA, 2010 Kunbo Zhang and Imin Kao, "Experimental Studies on Intelligent Fault Detection and Diagnosis using Sensors Networks on Mechanical Pneumatic Systems", Proc. SPIE, Vol. 6932, 693247 (2008), Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace

Systems 2008, San Diego, California, USAImin Kao and Kunbo Zhang, "Miniaturized Sensors for Intelligent System Fault Detection and Diagnosis (FDD)", Proc. SPIE, Vol. 6529, 65290U (2007), Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace

Systems 2007, San Diego, California, USAXu Yan, Liu Qing, Wang Fei and Zhang Kunbo, "Research on substation reactive power control with the fuzzy logic method", Power Engineering Conference, 2005. IPEC 2005. The 7th International, Page 1-66, Nov. 29 2005-Dec. 2 2005,,, " ",, Page 86-94, Oct. 2005

Last modified: 05/16/2011.

Manufacturing and Automation Lab Department of Mechanical Engineering Stony Brook University

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