Research

Robotic mechanical systems; machine vision; kinematic calibration; mechanism synthesis; applied dynamics; theoretical kinematics; computational geometry; simulation; simulator motion platform design, in particular the Atlas Motion Platform; visual servoing; medical devices.

Application

Industrial robotics, biomedical robotic devices, self-deployed heart assist devices (stents), kinematic and dynamic control of simulator motion platforms.

Activities

• Editorial Board, Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME)
• Carleton University Faculty Advisor for CSME
• Treasurer of CSME
• Communications Offi cer for Canadian Committee for the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms

Journal Articles

A. Weiss, R.G. Langlois, and M.J.D. Hayes (2008), “The Effects of Dual-Row Omnidirectional Wheels on the Kinematics of the Atlas Spherical Motion Platform,” Mechanism and Machine Theory (publication pending).

M.A. Swartz, and M.J.D. Hayes (2007), “Kinematic and Dynamic Analysis of a Spatial One-DOF Foldable Tensegrity Mechanism,” CSME Transactions 31(4): 421-431.

T. Luu, M.J.D. Hayes (2006), “Integrated Type and Approximate Dimensional Synthesis of Four-Link Planar Mechanisms for Rigid Body Guidance,” ASME Journal of Mechanical Design (publication pending).

Conference Publications

B.D. Bradley, A.D.C. Chan, and M.J.D. Hayes, “Calibration of a Simple, Low Cost, 3D Laser Light-Sectioning Scanner System for Biomedical Purposes,” Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society 31st Annual Conference (CMBEC 31), Jun 2008.

A. Weiss, M.J.D. Hayes, and R.G. Langlois, “Kinematics of an Atlas Platform with Redundant Contact Points,” CSME Forum, Jun 2008.

B.D. Bradley, M.J.D. Hayes, and A.D.C. Chan, “A Simple, Low Cost, 3D Scanning System Using the Laser Light-Sectioning Method,” International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC) 2008, May 2008.

B.D. Bradley, A.D.C. Chan, and M.J.D. Hayes, “A 3D Scanning System for Biomedical Purposes Using The Laser Light-Sectioning Method and Elliptical Fourier Descriptors,” Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA) 2008, May 2008.

P. Poonyapak, J.M.J. McDill, and M.J.D. Hayes, “Experimental Error in Measuring Temperature-Induced Deformation in a Single-Link Syste,” 17th International Workshop on Robotics in Alpe-Adria-Danube Region, Sep 2008 (publication pending).

M.J.D. Hayes, R.G. Langlois, and A. Weiss, “Atlas Motion Platform Generalized Kinematic Model,” Second International Workshop on Fundamental Issues and Future Research Directions for Parallel Mechanisms and Manipulators, Sep 2008 (publication pending).

A. Guigue, M. Ahmadi, M.J.D. Hayes, R.G. Langlois, and F. C. Tang, “A Dynamic Programming Approach to Redundancy Resolution with Multiple Criteria,” International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Apr 2007.

P. Poonyapak, M.J.D. Hayes, and J.M.J. McDill, “Temperature-Induced Deformation in a Mechanical System,” 12th IFToMM World Congress, Jun 2007.

M.A. Swartz, and M.J.D. Hayes, “Kinematic and Dynamic Analysis of a Spatial One-DOF Foldable Tensegrity Mechanism,” Proceedings of the 4th CCToMM Symposium on Mechanisms, Machines, and Mechatronics, Jun 2007.