Joe Rooney
Joe Rooney has a background in Mathematics (BSc), Astro-Physics (MSc) and Spatial Robotics (PhD), with established strong links to research groups in several University Departments internationally. His interests are generally focussed on aspects of design and innovation that involve formal principles and techniques, particularly where an inter-disciplinary approach is required. He applies his tri-partite blend of mathematical, scientific and engineering expertise to both teaching and research in robot kinematic design, where many types of geometry and motion are of central importance.
Contact Information
Email: j.rooney@open.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0)1908 652979
Fax: +44 (0)1908 654052
Room: N2006, Venables building
Selected Publications
Contortion and Formation Structures in the Mappings between Robotic Jointspaces and Workspaces”, Journal of Robotic Systems, Vol 20, No 7, pp 341-353, July 2003, Wiley
(ISSN: 0741 2223) (with T K Tanev).
Towards kinematic classification schemes for planetary surface locomotion systems Mechatronics Vol 13, Issue 2, pp 153-174, March 2003, Elsevier (ISSN: 0957 4158) (with J D Hobbs). [pdf]
Rotation Symmetry Axes and the Quality Index in a 3D Octahedral Parallel Robot Manipulator System In: Advances in Robot Kinematics: Theory and Applications, Lenarcic J. and Thomas, F. (Editors), pp 29-38, 2002, Kluwer Academic Publishers (ISBN: 1 4020 0696 9) (with T K Tanev).
Kinematic structure for robust mechanical architectures in robotic planetary exploration Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Dynamics and Control of Systems and Structures in Space 2002, pp 301-308, 14-18 July 2002, Cambridge, UK, Cranfield University Press (ISBN: 1 871315 79 4) (with J D Hobbs).
Pose, Posture, Formation and Contortion in Kinematic Systems, Proceedings of the Fourteenth CISM-IFToMM Symposium: RoManSy 14: Theory and Practice of Robots and Manipulators, pp 77-86, 1-4 July, 2002, Udine, Italy, Springer-Verlag, (ISBN: 3 211 83691 8) (with T K Tanev).
On the different forms of algebraic eliminant, International Workshop on Computational kinematics 2005 (CK2005), Cassino, Italy, 4-6 May 2005.
Current Projects
Commissioning and installing new Facility for Robotic Autonomous Systems (FRAS) laboratory (early 2006). Developing designs for serial and parallel robot systems. Developing complementary designs for three corresponding workstations to be constructed in the FRAS laboratory.
Strengthening collaborations with the Universities of Florida (USA), Cassino (Italy), Bologna (Italy), and Pretoria (South Africa).
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