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- Thomas Alberts
- Professor
- Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
- 1313 Engr and Comp Sci Bldg
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Norfolk,
VA
23529
- 757-683-3736
- talberts@odu.edu
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Education
- Georgia Institute of Technology,
1986
- Major: Mechanical and Aerospace Eng., Dynamics and Controls, Vibrations, Robotics
- Degree: Ph. D.
- University of Wisconsin,
1983
- Major: Mechanical Engineering
- Degree: M.S.
- University of Wisconsin,
1982
- Major: Mechanical Engineering
- Degree: B.S.
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Book Chapters
- Silwa, N. E., Harrison, F. W., Soloway, D. I., McKinney, W. S., Cornils, K., Doggett, W. R., Cooper, E. G., and Alberts, T. E. (1992). Automation and Robotics Considerations for a Lunar Base. (pp. 603-608). Lunar Bases and Space Activities of the 21st Century.
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Articles
- Alberts, T. E., and Xia, h. Design and Analysis of Fiber Enhanced Viscoelastic Damping Polymers. Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, 117 (4), (pp. 398-404).
- Alberts, T. E., and Hanasoge, O. (2011). On the Influence of Structural Flexibility on Feedback Control Stability for Magnetically Suspended Vehicles. J. Dyn. Sys., Meas., Control, 133 (5), (pp. 7 pages).
- Alberts, T. E., Hanasoge, A. M., and Omran, A. M. On the Influence of Structural Flexibility on Feedback Control Stability for Magnetically Suspended Vehicles. ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control
- Pota, H. R., and Alberts, T. E. (1998). Teaching Vibration Analysis using Symbolic Computation Software. The International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, 26 (2),
- Alberts, T. E., and Pota, H. R. (1997). Broadband Dynamic Modification Using Feedforward Contro;. ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control, 119 (4), (pp. 700-706).
- Cartmell, M. P., Morrish, L., Alberts, T. E., and Taylor, A. J. (1996). Controlling the Nonlinear Dynamics of Gantry Cranes. Machine Vibration, 5, (pp. 197-210).
- Kelkar, A. G., Joshi, S. M., and Alberts, T. E. (1995). Dissipative Controllers for Nonlinear Multibody Flexible Space Systems. AIAA Journal of Guidance Control Dynamics, 18 (5), (pp. 1044-1052).
- Kelkar, A. G., Joshi, S. M., and Alberts, T. E. (1995). Dynamic Dissipative Compensators for Multibody Flexible Space Structures. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 31 (4), (pp. 1325-1330).
- Alberts, T. E., Dubois, T. V., and Pota, H. R. (1995). Experimental Verification of Transfer Functions for a Slewing Piezoelectric Laminate Beam. IFAC Journal of Control Engineering Practice, 3 (2), (pp. 163-170).
- Pota, H. R., and Alberts, T. E. (1995). Multivariable Transfer Functions for a Slewing Piezoelectric Laminate Beam. ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control, 117 (3), (pp. 352-359).
- Kelkar, A. G., Joshi, S. M., and Alberts, T. E. (1995). Passivity-Based Controllers for Flexible Multibody Systems. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 40 (5), (pp. 910-914).
- Alberts, T. E., Xia, H., and Chen, Y. (1992). Dynamic Analysis to Evaluate Viscoelastic Passive Damping Augmentation for the Space Shuttle Remote Manipulator System. ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, 114 (3), (pp. 468-475).
- Alberts, T. E., Xia, H., and Chen, Y. (1992). Dynamic Scaling of Flexible Structures with Viscoelastic Components. ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, 114 (4), (pp. 449-453).
- Alberts, T. E., and Colvin, J. A. (1991). Observations on the Nature of Transfer Functions for Control of Piezoelectric Laminates. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 2 (4), (pp. 528-541).
- Book, W. J., Alberts, T. E., and Hastings, G. G. (1986). Design Strategies for High Speed, Lightweight Robots. Computers in Mechanical Engineering, 5 (2), (pp. 26-33).
- Alberts, T. E., Book, W. J., and Dickerson, S. L. (1986). Modeling and Control of Flexible Manipulators. SME Transactions - Manufacturing Technology Review, 1, (pp. 134-144).
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Presentations
- Conference Name:
- Authors/Presenters:
- Interval Control of Formations in Eccentric Orbits
- Conference Name: AAS/AIAA
- Sponsoring Organization: AAS/AIAA
- Date: February, 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
Alberts, T. E.
Abdelkhalik, O.
- A Computer Architecture for Laboratory Experiments in Robot Control
- Conference Name: ASME
- Sponsoring Organization: ASME
- Date: August, 1988
- Authors/Presenters:
McKinney, W. S.
Alberts, T. E.
Soloway, D. I.
- Force Control of a Multi-Arm Robot System - Load Distribution Strategies
- Conference Name:
- Date: June, 1988
- Authors/Presenters:
Alberts, T. E.
Soloway, D. I.
- 2010: Excellence in Industrial Partering Award, Batten College of Engineering and and Technology
- 1983: Georgia Tech Industrial Fellowship, Georgia Tech
- 1984: Induction to Sigma Xi Honor Society, Sigma Xi
- 1988: Outstanding Faculty Award, Mechanical Engineering Department, Old Dominion University
- 1986: Ph.D. Dissertation selected as outstanding, Mechanical Engineering Department, Georgia Tech
- 1978: SAE Outstanding Student Service Award, Society of Automotive Engineering
- 1994: SERC Visiting Fellowship, University College of Swansea, Wales UK
- 1995: SERC Visiting Fellowship, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- 1999: Listed Lexingtons Who's Who
- Listed Marquis in Who's Who in Finance and Industry, Maquis Who's Who
- Listed Marquis in Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Maquis Who's Who
- Visiting Scholar, University of California Berkeley
- Visiting Fellow , University of New South Wales, Australian Defence Force Academy
- Summer Faculty Research Program, US Air Force Academy, Frank J. Syler Laboratories
- Research Collaboration wih Prof. Bruno Sicilano, Universita' Delgi Studi Di Napoli
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Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research
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Intellectual Property
- Fiber Enhancement of Viscoelastic Damping Polymers
- Patent/Copyright: Patent
- Patent Nationality: United States