Ming Huang, PhD
Ming Huang, PhD – Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering – University of San Diego 
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Email: minghuang@SanDiego.edu Phone: (619) 260-5935 Office: Guadalupe Hall 115
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- PhD, Ohio State University
- MS, University of Rhode Island
- BS, National Taiwan University
Ming Huang, PhD, is a professor of Mechanical Engineering, at the University of San Diego. His teaching and research focuses in areas of mechanical design with emphasis on mechanism and machine design, robotics and manufacturing automation and computer-aided design.
He received his MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island in 1984, and his Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering from Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio in 1988. He is also a registered Professional Engineer.
Scholarly Work
- “Performance Analysis and Design Optimization of 5R Planar Parallel Robots.” Proc. ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Houston, TX, November 2012.
- With Buckley, J., “A Study on Dimension Synthesis for the Peaucellier Mechanism,” Journal of Mechanics Engineering and Automation, vol. 2, 5, pp. 271-278, 2012.
- “Design of a Planar Parallel Robot for Optimal Workspace and Dexterity,” International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, vol. 8, 4, pp. 176-183, 2011.
- With Thebert, J., “A Study of Workspace and Singularity Characteristics for Design of 3 DOF Planar Parallel Robots,” International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, vol. 51, 5, pp. 789-797, 2010.
- With Malicky, D. and Kohl, J., “Integrating a Machine Shop Class into the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum: Experimental and Inductive Learning,” International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, vol. 38, 2, pp. 135-146, 2010.
- With Malicky, D. and Lord, S., “A Design Methodology for Choosing an Optimal Pedagogy: the Pedagogy Decision Matrix,” International Journal of Engineering Education (IJEE), vol. 23, 2, pp. 325-337, 2007.
- With Varma, H., “Geometry-Based Efficient Rate Coordination for Manipulators with Kinematic Redundancy,” Journal of Robotic Systems, vol. 12, 4, pp. 275-285, 1995.
- With Ling, S., “Kinestatic Analysis of General Parallel Manipulators,” ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, vol. 117, pp. 601-606, 1995.
- With Masory, O., “A Simple Method of Accuracy Enhancement for Industrial Manipulators,” International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, vol. 7, 5, pp. 114-122, 1992.
- With Waldron, K., “An Efficient Rate Allocation Algorithm in Redundant Kinematic Chains,” Journal of Mechanisms, Transmissions, and Automation in Design, vol. 111, pp. 545-554, 1989.
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- “Design of a Planar Parallel Robot for Optimal Workspace and Dexterity,” International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, vol. 8, 4, pp. 176-183, 2011.
