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Biography
Richard Kavanagh is a Senior Lecturer at the National University of Ireland, Cork where he directs the Mechatronics Research Laboratory. He has previously worked as a Senior Research Scientist with PEI Technologies, and as a Senior Project Engineer with SPS Laboratories Ltd. His current research interests include improved sensor design through advanced signal processing and the analysis of quantization effects in data acquisition systems. He also works in the areas of servosystem control, virtual reality and signal processing for digital cartography. Dr. Kavanagh is an Associate Editor of the IEEE Signal Processing Letters. He is a Chartered Engineer and is listed in Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering.
Research Interests
Theoretical Analysis and Design of DSP filters (Especially Differentiators) for Quantized Signals. Improved Digital Speed Sensing. Algorithms for DSP-based Motor Control. Virtual-reality-based visualization for Mechatronics education. Control and Analysis of Wind-Farms a d, Compliant Manipulators.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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Design and hybrid control of a two-axis flexure-based positioning system
Petri, E., Hao, G. & Kavanagh, R. C., Sep 2021, In: International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications. 5, 3, p. 354-364 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Small-Signal Modeling of the Incremental Optical Encoder for Motor Control
Vazquez-Gutierrez, Y., O'Sullivan, D. L. & Kavanagh, R. C., May 2020, In: IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 67, 5, p. 3452-3461 10 p., 8718015.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A new XYZ compliant parallel mechanism for micro-/nano-manipulation: Design and analysis
Li, H., Hao, G. & Kavanagh, R. C., 2016, In: Micromachines. 7, 2, 23.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Design of decoupled, compact, and monolithic spatial translational compliant parallel manipulators based on the position space
Hao, G., Li, H. & Kavanagh, R., 1 Feb 2016, In: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science. 230, 3, p. 367-378 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Position-Space-Based Compliant Mechanism Reconfiguration Approach and Its Application in the Reduction of Parasitic Motion
Li, H., Hao, G. & Kavanagh, R. C., 1 Sep 2016, In: Journal of Mechanical Design. 138, 9, 092301.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review