Dr M. Appa Anjanappa
 Professor Mechanical Engineering
University of Maryland Baltimore County
1000 Hilltop Circle Baltimore, MD 21250
Office: Engineering 225 K
Phone: (410) 455-3307
Fax: (410) 455-1052
Email: anjanapp@umbc.edu |
Academic Preparation
Ph.D., Systems and Design, University of Maryland, College Park, 1986
M.S., Engineering Design, University of Madras, India, 1975
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Bangalore University, India, 1973 |
Employment History
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland Baltimore County July 1, 1999 - present
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County July 1, 1992 - June 30, 1999
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland Baltimore County August 17, 1986 - June 30, 1992
Instructor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, 1981 - 1983
Design Engineer, HMT Limited, Bangalore, India 1975-1979 |
Research Areas
Primary research interests are mechatronics (sensors, control, and actuators), smart materials and structures, design optimization, automation, and digital controllers.
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Courses Taught at UMBC ME
ENME 482L: Vibrations and Controls Laboratory
ENME 811M: Mechatronics System Design
ENME 600: Advanced Mechanical Engineering Design. |
Selected Publications
(a) Anjanappa, M. and Wu, Y. "Magnetostrictive Particulate Actuators: Configuration, Modeling and Characterization," Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 6, pp: 393-402, 1997.
(b) Anjanappa, M., Datta, K. and Song, T. “Introduction to Sensors and Actuators,” Chapter 16, Handbook of Mechatronics, pp: 1-14, CRC Press, February 2002.
(c) Bach, D.T., Anjanappa, M., Ragavan, G., and Song, T. “System for Precision Fluid Dispensing,” United States Patent Application, Filed June 25, 2002 . Also applied through PCT:- International Publication Number: WO 03/002257, International Publication Date: 09 January 2003
(d) Chen, X., Anjanappa, M., Panchal, C.B. and Mattingly, M., "PC-based Controller for Prototype Absorption Heat Pump", International Sorption Heap Pump Conference, Shanghai , P.R. China, September 24-28, 2002 .
(e) Xu, L. and Anjanappa, M., “A study of the impact process of percussion drill bit”, International Journal of Computer Application in Technology, in press
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