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Faculty Profile - Dr Uri Tasch

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Dr Uri Tasch
Professor - Mechanical Engineering
University of Maryland Baltimore County
1000 Hilltop Circle Baltimore, MD 21250
Office: Engineering 225 B
Phone: (410) 455-3305
Fax: (410) 455-1052
Email: tasch@umbc.edu
Academic Preparation

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Carnbridge MA, 1983
M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago IL, 1978
B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Technion, Haifa Israel, 1976
Employment History

Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 2001-present
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 1995 - 2001
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 1989 - 95
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, PSU, 1984 - 89
Lecturer, Department of Electrical Engineering, Northeastern University, 1983 - 84
Control Engineer, Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation, Boston, MA, 1982 - 84
Research Areas

In recent years,the research thrust has focused on the development of technology that detects ailments in various four legged animals .Techology to detect ailments in Bovine,Equine,and Maurine is under development . Another effort addresses the inspection of agricultural produce and automatic orientation of apples.Dr. Tasch servers as a Kauffman fellow focusing on the diffusion of creativity and innovation throughout the curriculum of the College of Engineering and Information Systems.


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Courses Taught at UMBC ME

ENME475 Introduction to Robotics
ENME403 Automatic Control
ENME 482L Laboratory in Vibrations and Control
ENES110 Statics

Selected Publications
  1. R.M. Dyer,N.K. Neerchal,U. Tasch, Y. Wu,P. Dyer,P.G. Rajkondawar,2007,"Objective determination of claw pain and its relationship to limb locomotion score in dairy cattle," J. of Dairy Science,90,4592-4602.
  2. P. Narayanan, A.M. Lefcourt, U. Tasch, R. Rostamian,A. Grinblat,M.S. Kim,Y.R. Chen, "Development of Technology for Orienting Apples for Automated On-Line Inspection,"Submitted for publication Transactions of ASAE May 06.
  3. D. Arola, D. Zhang, R. Reprogel, W. Zheng, U. Tasch, A.M. Lefcourt, and R.M. Dyer, “The Mechanical Behavior of Bovine Hoof Horn: A Pilot Study,” Submitted for publication in the Journal of Applied Engineering in Agriculture, July 15, 2003.
    5. P.G. Rajkondawar,M. Liu,R.M. Dyer,N.K. Neerchal,U. Tasch,A.M. Lefcourt,B. Erez, and M.A. Varner, "Comparison of Models to Identify Lame Cows Based on Gait and Lesion Scores and Limb Movement Variables," Journal of Dairy Science,2006,89,pp,4267-4275.
  5. U. Tasch and P. G. Rajkondawar, “The Development of A SoftseparatorTM for A Lameness Diagnostic System,” Submitted to the Journals of Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, June 6, 2003.
  6. P. G. Rajkondawar, A.M. Lefcourt, N.K. Neerchal, R.M. Dyer, M.A. Varner, B. Erez, U. Tasch, “The Development of an Objective Lameness Scoring System for Dairy Herds – Pilot Study,” The Transactions of the ASAE, 2002, Vol. 45(4): 1123-1125.
  7. P. G. Rajkondawar, U. Tasch, A.M. Lefcourt, B. Erez, R. Dyer, M.A. Varner, “A System for Identifying Lameness in Dairy Cattle,” ASAE Journal of Applied Engineering in Agriculture, 2002 Vol. 18 (1): 87-96.
  8. A.M. Lefcourt, B. Buell, U. Tasch, “Large Environmental Chamber: Design and Operating Characteristics,” ASAE J. of Applied Engineering in Agriculture, 2002 Vol. 17 (5), 691-701.
  9. K.R. Wardak, U. Tasch, P.G. Charalambides, “Optimal Fixture Design for Drilling Through Deformable Plate Workpiece, Part I – Model Formulation,” J. of Manufacturing Science and Technology, Vol. 20 No. 1, (2001) 23-32.
  10. K.R. Wardak, U. Tasch, P.G. Charalambides, “Optimal Fixture Design for Drilling Through Deformable Plate Workpiece, Part II – Results,” J. of Manufacturing Science and Technology, Vol 20, (1), (2001) 33-43.
  11. A.M. Lefcourt, B. Erez, M.A. Varner, R. Barfield, U. Tasch, “A Noninvasive Radioteletry System to Monitor Heart Rate for Assessing Stress Responses of Bovines,” J. of Dairy Science, Vol. 82, No. 6 (1999) 1179-1187.
  12. B. Salunkhe, W.X. Mao, U. Tasch, “Optimal Grasping Formulations That Result in High Quality and Robust Configurations,” J. of Robotic Systems Vol. 15, No. 12 (1998), 713-729.
  13. A. De, U. Tasch, “The Development of a Fuzzy Logic Controller that drives a Passive Compliant Manipulator,” J. of Robotic Systems, Vol. 15, No. 12 (1998), 671-680.


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