Primary Research Area:

Intelligent Systems and Bioengineering including Automatic Control / Adaptive Control, Biomedical Sensors, Biomedical Systems, Medical Devices, Neural Networks, Robotics, System Control

Research Interests:

Dr. Grant researches into cognitive robotics, medical robotics, and intelligent control via wireless sensor networks. Projects under these topics include, robot colony control via evolutionary algorithms, mobile robot navigation and planning via received signal strength from "mote-like" wireless sensor networks, wearable sensing and control of venous blood flow, automated cell micro-actuation and micro-injection, musculoskeletal modeling and analysis for rehabilitation robotics.

Education:

B.Sc.(Hons) in Mechanical Engineering, University of Abertay Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK.
M.Eng. in Fluid Power Control, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, England, UK.
Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

About Dr. Edward Grant:

Chartered Engineer (C.Eng.)and Fellow,Institute of Mechanical Engineers (F.I.Mech.E.), UK, Senior Member Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers (S.M.I.E.E.E.), USA, Associate-Editor, International Journal of Robotics and Autonomous Systems. General Chair, 1992 International Symposium on Intelligent Control (IEEE ISIC'92), General Chair, 2007 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS'07), Program Chair, IEEE 2010 International Conference on Multi-Sensor Fusion and Integration (IEEE MFI'10).

Recent Publications:

1. “Modular Observation Crawler and Sensing Instrument and Method for Operating Same” Inventors: Edward Grant, John Muth, John Steven Cottle, Brian Ellery Dessent, Jason Alan Cox, Patent Number: US 6,450,104 B1, Date of Patent: Sep. 17, 2002.
2. Palmer, J.A., Jokiel, B., Nordquist, C.D., Kast, B.A., Atwood, C.J., Grant, E., Livingston, F.J., Medina, F.R., and Wicker, R.B. “Miniature RF Components Enabled by Mesoscale Manufacturing”, In: Rapid Prototyping Journal, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Bradford, England BD8 9BY, Vol. 12.3, Summer 2006.
3. Nelson, A. L. and Grant, E. “Using Direct Competition to Select for Competent Controllers in Evolutionary Robotics,” In: Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 54(10), 840-857, 2006.
4. Tae-Ho Kang, Carey R. Merritt, Edward Grant, Behnam Pourdeyhimi, H. Troy Nagle, “Nonwoven Fabric Active Electrodes for Potential Measurement During Normal Daily Activity’, (Submitted To: IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, No. TBME-00651-2006 – Accepted for Publication, November 2006)
5. Shankham, V., Seyam, A.M., Hodge, G., Oxenham, W., and Grant, E “Wireless Yarn Measurement and Control in Direct Cabling Process,” (Accepted for Publication in: The Journal of the Textile Institute, November 2007 - Ms. No. JOTI.520R1)

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