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Breast Cancer Foundation, and Minnesota Partnership
Program. He has published extensively in the field of medical
ultrasound and holds 11 patents in this field. Dr. Fatemi has
been awarded Fellow membership by these institutions:
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE),
American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering
(AIMBE), Acoustical Society of America (ASA), and American
Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM). He is also a
recipient of the IEEE-UFFC Distinguished Lecturer award for
2016–2017.
Track 5: Design, Reliability, Safety, and Risk
5-19-1 DESIGN, RELIABILITY, SAFETY, AND RISK
PLENARY
Tuesday, November 13, 8:00am–8:45am
Room 304, David L. Lawrence Convention Center
Autonomous Vehicle Safety: Tomorrow’s Rewards versus
Today’s Reality
(IMECE2018-90096)
Roger L. McCarthy
McCarthy Engineering
Abstract: No vehicle technology has caused more excitement,
investment, than potential vehicle “autonomy” (SAE or NHTSA
level 4 & 5). Since the “critical pre-crash event” of ~94% of
U.S. traffic accidents is a “driver critical reason(s),” vehicles
driven by a fast-autonomous agent that does not blink, sleep,
drink, etc., spawn “predictions” of unprecedented safety
impact. Autonomous vehicle potential to revolutionize western
economies is inestimable. The 8% utilization of current
automobiles could increase 10X as autonomous cabs. The vast
tracts of real estate now dedicated to roadside parking,
driveways, and garages could be reclaimed. Unfortunately, the
“hype” surrounding all U.S. self-driving vehicles, even though
they are using somewhat different technologies, significantly
overstates the current capabilities of the technology, and the
foreseeable improvements in the next few years, to operate on
normal roads interacting with human drivers. This is apart from
having no demonstrated ability in snow or rain. The early
overall crash rates for self-driving prototype vehicles under
ideal conditions has been less than promising, even though
virtually always the fault of the other driver. Because of these
challenges and issues of lability, security, and privacy, the most
significant active accident prevention will increasingly result
from the deployment of automatic “backup” systems that
monitor the driver, automatically intervene to prevent crashes,
but don’t actively drive. An example is 99% of new vehicles in
the U.S. market by 2022 will have an automatic emergency
braking (AEB) system.
Bio: Dr. Roger L. McCarthy is the founder and
owner of McCarthy Engineering. Dr. McCarthy
serves on the Board of Shui on Land (SOL),
Ltd. (瑞安房地产), which is publicly traded
(stock code 0272) on the Hong Kong
Exchange. Dr. McCarthy was formerly
employed by Exponent, Inc. (NASDAQ symbol “EXPO”),
headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. Dr. McCarthy joined
Exponent, then Failure Analysis Associates, Inc., (FaAA) in
1978, and retired in 2009 where, during his 30+-year tenure,
he was variously CEO, Chairman, and Chairman Emeritus.
Dr. McCarthy has published extensively on vehicle accidents,
using large scale vehicle accident databases to address
questions of automotive design. In 2004, Dr. McCarthy was
elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering (NAE)
with the citation: “For major contributions to improved vehicle
safety and for methods of quantitative assessment of the
reliability of complex mechanical systems.” In 1992, then
President Bush appointed Dr. McCarthy to a two-year term on
the President’s Commission on the National Medal of Science.
Dr. McCarthy holds a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) in Mechanical Engineering and four other
academic degrees. Dr. McCarthy has investigated some of
the major disasters of the current age, most recently the
Deepwater Horizon Explosion, Fire, and Oil Spill in the Gulf of
Mexico for Secretary of the Interior Salazar. He has appeared
on The History Channel, Myth Busters, Discovery, Modern
Marvels, and the National Geographic Channel.
Track 6: Dynamics, Vibration, and Control
6-1-1 DYNAMICS, VIBRATION, AND CONTROL
PLENARY
Tuesday, November 13, 8:00am – 8:45am
Room 303, David L. Lawrence Convention Center
Complex Modal Decomposition for Traveling Waves and
Nonsynchronous Oscillations
(IMECE2018-90097)
Brian Feeny
Michigan State University
Abstract: Characteristic patterns of nonsynchronous
oscillations and traveling waves can be described in terms
of complex modes. We extract complex modes from data by
using modal decompositions that are generalizations of proper
orthogonal decomposition. These decomposition methods
are based on the availability of sampled sensed quantities
distributed across a structure of interest and may include,
for example, displacements, velocities, and/or accelerations.
An eigenvalue problem produces optimal weighted signal
energy distributions that are interpreted as modes. Basic i
deas of three methods are discussed, as is the use of complex
modes and modal coordinates for quantifying features of
nonsynchronous and traveling-wave motion. The methods are
applied to a variety of systems, including structural wave
propagation and bio-locomotion.
Bio: Brian Feeny is a Professor in the xxxvii
Department of Mechanical Engineering at
Michigan State University. He received his
B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Mechanics from the
University of Wisconsin—Madison (1984),
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University (1986), and Cornell University (1990), respectively,
and then held a postdoctoral position at the Institute of
Robotics, ETH in Zurich, Switzerland. He is a Fellow of the
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), for which