Publications
(*** Refereed Journal Publications, * Refereed Conference Proceedings)
* Munoz, J.D., Wiens, G.J., Characterization of Disturbances in the Space Environment for Autonomous Close-Range Rendezvous of Cooperative Robots, ANS EP&R and R&RS Topical Meeting. Albuquerque, NM, March 2008. (pdf)
Martinson, N., Munoz, J.D., Wiens, G.J., A New Method of Guidance Control for Autonomous Rendezvous in a Cluttered Space Environment, AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference. Hilton Head, SC, August 2007. (pdf)
* G. Wiens, D. Hardage, Structural Dynamics and System Identification of Parallel Kinematic Machines, 2006 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers in Engineering Conference, September 10-13, 2006, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. (pdf)
* J. Bronson, G. Wiens, J. Palmer, J.R. Meyer, Feasibility Study of Mechanically Adaptive Microfabrication Process Tooling and Fixturing,The First Annual International Conference on Micromanufacuring, ICOMM 2006, September 13-15, 2006, University of Illinois at Ubana-Champaign. (pdf)
* J. Bronson, G. Wiens, Control of Micro Mirrors for High Precision Performance, Proc. of 2006 Florida Conf. on Recent Advances in Robotics, May 25-26, 2006, Miami, FL. (pdf)
* T. Jonsson, K. Albekord, G. Wiens, Controller Design for an Expert Spacecraft Robot Performing Proximity Operations, Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society, 11th Anual Robotics and Remote Systems for Hazardous Environments Conference, February 12-15, 2006, Salt Lake City, Utah. (pdf)
* G. Roman, J. Bronson, G. Wiens, J. Jones, J. Allen, Design of a Piezoresistive Surface Micromachined Three-Axis Force Transducer for Microassembly, Proceedings of IMECE 2005: International Mechanical Engineering Conference and Exposition November 5-11, 2005, Orlando, Florida (pdf)
* J. Bronson, G. Wiens, J. Allen, Modeling and Alleviating Instability in a MEMS Vertical Comb Drive using a Progressive Linkage , Proceedings of IDETC/CIE 2005 ASME 2005 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference September 24-28, 2005, Long Beach, California, USA (pdf)
J. Bronson, Effects of Electrostatic Instability on the Performance of MEMS Actuators, Proc. of 2005 Florida Conf. on Recent Advances in Robotics, May 5-6, 2005, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. (pdf)
* J. Bronson, J. Allen, G. Wiens, Modeling and Characterization of the Scratch Drive Actuator, Proceedings of IMECE: ASME 2004, Nov. 13-19, 2004, Anaheim, CA (pdf)
J. Bronson, G. Wiens, R. Trans-Son-Tay, A Feasibility Study on MEMS Test-Structures for Analysis 0f Cells and Tissue, Proc. of 2004 Florida Conf. on Recent Advances in Robotics, May 6-7, 2004, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (pdf)
K. Albekord, A. Watkins, G. Wiens, N. Fitz-Coy, Multiple-Agent Surveillance Mission with Non-Stationary Obstacles, Proc. of 2004 Florida Conf. on Recent Advances in Robotics, May 6-7, 2004, University of Central Florida Orlando, FL (pdf)
* J.P. Clerc, G.J. Wiens, and N. Fitz-Coy Reconfigurable Multi-Agent Robots with Mixed Modes of Mobility, ICRA 2004. (pdf)
*** C. Sylvester, G. Wiens, N. Fitz-Coy, Control of Collaborative Mobile Robots Subject to Nonholonomic Constraints,, in preparation for refereed journal publication. (pdf)
* G.J. Wiens and E.A. Hunt, Design and Analysis of a Parallel Mechanism for the Golf Industry, Tenth International Congress of Sound & Vibration, July 7-10, 2003, Stockholm, Sweden. (pdf)
*** Wiens, G.J., Hardage, D. S., Plymale, D.L., and Bieg, L.F., Structural Dynamics and System Identification of Parallel Kinematic Machines, in preparation for refereed journal publication.
*** Wiens, G.J., Register, R.B., Ivester, R.W., and Proctor, F.M.,Characterization and Identification of Joint Friction in Parallel Kinematic Machines, in preparation for refereed journal publication.
* Clerc, J.-P., Tol, U.A., Wiens, G.J., Lindström, M., Steene, J., and Jhaveri, N.K., Deburring Using a Micro/Macro Parallel Kinematic Machine, Proceedings of 2002 Florida Conference on Recent Advances in Robotics, May 23-24, 2002, Miami, FL., 8 pp. (pdf)
* Oh, Y.-H., and Wiens, G.J., Parameter Sensitivity in Sensor Location of Parallel Kinematic Mechanisms, Proceedings of 2002 Florida Conference on Recent Advances in Robotics, May 23-24, 2002, Miami, FL., 7 pp.
* Tol, U.A., Clerc, J.-P., and Wiens, G.J., Micro/Macro Approach for Dexterity Enhancement of PKM’s, Proceedings of 2002 Workshop on Fundamental Issues and Future Research Directions for Parallel Mechanisms and Manipulators, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, October 3-4, 2002, 4 pp. (pdf)
* Wiens, G.J., Parameter Sensitivity In System Identification Of Parallel Mechanisms, Proceedings of ASME 2002 Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Montreal, Canada, September 29-October 2, 2002, 10 pp.
* Stanfill, R.K., Wiens, G.J., Eisenstadt, W.R., and Crisalle, O.D., Lessons Learned in Integrated Product and Process Design Education, Proceedings of 2002 ASEE Southeast Section Conference, April 7-9, 2002, 14 pp.
*** Wiens, G.J., Shamblin, S.A., and Oh, Y.-H., Characterization of PKM Dynamics in Terms of System Identification, Journal of Multi-body Dynamics, Special Issue on Parallel Kinematic Machines, 2002, 6 pp. (accepted)
*** Lu, M.-S., and Wiens, G.J., Predictive-Pull Based Control of an Unmanned Manufacturing Cell, Accounting for Robot Mobility, International Journal of Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 2002, 6 pp. (accepted)
* Fassi, I., Giubilei, A., and Wiens, G., A 3 DOF Micro-Device with Parallel Architecture for Optical Applications, Proceedings of the Mechatronics 2002 Conference, June 24-26, 2002, Enschede, The Netherlands, 9 pp. (accepted)
Wiens,G.J., Shamblin, S.A., Oh, Y.-H., and Bieg, L.F., Metrics of Identifiability and Iterative Methodology for Parallel Kinematic Machine Dynamics, Proceedings of the 2002 NSF Design, Manufacturing & Industrial Innovation Research Conference, January 7-10, 2002, San Juan, P.R., 11 pp.(CD-ROM)
* Stanfill, R.K., Wiens, G.J., Lear, W.E., and Whitney, E.D., Institutionalized University and Industry Partnership in Multidisciplinary Design and Build:Product and Process, and Realization, Proceedings of ASME 2001 International Mechanical Engineering/ Manufacturing Engineering Division Symposium on Industry-University Educational Partnerships for the New Millennium, New York, NY, November 11-16, 2001, 11 pp. (CD-ROM,Book No. I00517)
*** Wiens, G.J., and Jhaveri, N., 2001, Controller Design for a Platform Based Automated Finishing System, Transactions of the North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME, Vol. XXIX, 8 pp. (pdf)
G.J., Hardage, D.S., Register, R.B., Shamblin, S.A., Wells, R.A., Plymale, D.L., and Bieg, L.F., Dynamic Modeling, Characterization and System Identification of Hexapod Machine Tools, Proceedings of the 2001 NSF Design, Manufacturing & Industrial Innovation Research Conference, January 7-10, 2001, Tampa, FL, 5 pp.(CD-ROM)
* Shamblin, S.A., and Wiens, G.J., Characterization Of Dynamics In PKMs, Proceedings of Year 2000 Parallel Kinematic Machines International Conference (2000-PKM-IC)September 14-15, 2000, Ann Arbor, Michigan, pp. 24-33. (Plenary Presentation)
* Shamblin, S.A., and Wiens, G.J., Characterization Of Dynamics In Special 6-6 PKMs, Proceedings of ASME Biennial Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, DETC2000 /MECH6710, September 10-13, 2000, Baltimore, Maryland, 8 pp. (CD-ROM)
* Register, R.B., Mason, P.A.C., and Wiens, G.J., Identification Of PKM Strut Friction Using An Extended Kalman Filter, 2000 Florida Conference On Recent Advances In Robotics (web-proceedings), Boca Raton, FL, May 4-5, 2000, 8 pp
* Wiens, G., and Gustafsson E., Feasibility of Parallel Kinematic Machines for MEMS-Level Automation, Proceedings of Japan-U.S.A. Flexible Automation Conference, Ann Arbor, MI, July 23-26, 2000, 8 pp.
Fassi, I., and Wiens, G.J., Multiaxis Machining: PKMs and Traditional Machining Centers, Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 2000, Vol. 1., No. 2, pp. 1-14.
*** Wiens, G.J., (Guest Editor), Journal of Manufacturing ProcessesResearch Topics in Traditional and Parallel Kinematic Multi-Axis Machining, Spring 2000, Vol. 1, No. 2, 105 pp.
Wiens, G.J., Hardage, D.S., Heger, M.R., Register, R.B., Wells, R.A., Plymale, D.L., and Bieg, L.F., System Identification, Dynamic Performance and Controls of Hexapod Machine Tools, Proceedings of the 2000 NSF Design & Manufacturing Grantees Conference, Vancouver, B. C., January 3-6, 2000, 3 pp.(CD-ROM)
* Hardage, D.S., and Wiens, G.J., Modal Analysis and Modeling of a Parallel Kinematic Machine, 1999 IMECE Proceedings of the ASME: Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Nashville, TN, November 14-19, 1999, MED-Vol. 10, pp. 857-862.
Wiens, G.J., and Johnston, P.R., Dynamic Performance of Parallel Kinematic Machines, Transactions of the North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME, Vol. XXVII, 1999, pp. 311-316.
* Heger, M.R., and Wiens G.J., Dynamic System Identification Of Parallel Kinematic Machines,Proceedings of 1999 Florida Conference on Recent Advances in Robotics, Gainesville, FL, April 28-29, 1999, 14 pp.
Wiens, G.J., Griffith, M., and Kummailil, J., Rapid Prototyping And Manufacturing: Current And Future Developments, Proceedings of the 1999 ASME National Manufacturing Week Conference, Chicago, IL, March 15-18, 1999, 3 pp.
Wiens, G.J., and Rosen, D.W., At The Cutting Edge With Rapid Tooling, Proceedings of the 1999 ASME National Manufacturing Week Conference, Chicago, IL, March 15-18, 1999, 2 pp.
Wiens, G.J.,Evaluation of Dynamic Performance and Controls of Hexapod Machine Tools, Proceedings of the 1999 NSF Design & Manufacturing Grantees Conference, Long Beach, California, January 5-8, 1999, 3 pp.
Wiens, G., and Walker, C., Hexapod Machine Tool Error Analysis with Inclusion of System Dynamics, 1998 IMECE Proceedings of the ASME: Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Anaheim, CA, November 15-20, 1998, MED-Vol. 8, pp. 705-713.
Wiens, G., and Hardage, D., Dynamics and Controls of Hexapod Machine Tools, Proceedings of the First European-American Forum on Parallel Kinematic Machines: Theoretical Aspects and Industrial Requirements, Milan, Italy, August 31-September 1, 1998, 7 pgs.(Invited Position Paper). Also published in Parallel Kinematic Machines: Theoretical Aspects and Industrial Requirements, Springer-Verlag, 1999, pp. 217-225, (Editors: C.R. Boër, L. Molinari-Tosatti, K.S. Smith).
* Roberts, A., Heger, M., Fichter, J., and Wiens G., Dynamic Performance and Controls of Hexapod Machine Tools,Proceedings of 1998 Florida Conference on Recent Advances in Robotics, Melbourne, FL, March 26-27, 1998, pp. 64-68.
Wiens, G.J., Development of Advanced Control Methodologies and Dynamic Modeling of Hexapod Machine Tools, Proceedings of the 1998 NSF Design & Manufacturing Grantees Conference, Monterrey, Mexico, January 5-8, 1998, 2 pp.
Wiens, G.J., Duffy, J., and Crane, III, C.D., Design of a Platform Type Manipulator for Advanced Automated Finishing, Proceedings of the 1998 NSF Design & Manufacturing Grantees Conference, Monterrey, Mexico, January 5-8, 1998, 2 pp.
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Wiens, G.J. (editor), Contributing Editors:
*** Wiens, G.J., Musunur, L.P., and Walker, C.W., "Process Model-Based Force Controlled Chamfering and Deburring", Journal of Vibration and Control, Special Issue on Machining and Finishing Processes, 1997, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 331-350.
*** Wiens, G.J., (Guest Editor), Journal of Vibration and Control, Special Issue on Machining and Finishing Processes, August 1997, Vol. 3, No. 3, 369 pp.
Wiens, G.J., Recent Advances in Robotic Finishing, Proceedings of the 3rd Agile Manufacturing Conference (AMC’97), co-sponsored by ASME-MED, SME-RPA and University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, May 28-19, 1997, 6 pp.
Editors: Griffith, M.L., Meier, R.W., Shahinpoor, M., and Wiens, G.J., Advanced Manufacturing Methods, Edited bound volume of papers presented at "The 3rd Agile Manufacturing Conference (AMC’97)", co-sponsored by ASME-MED, SME-RPA and University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, May 28-19, 1997.
Wiens, G.J., Johnston, P.R., Walker, C.W., Crane, C.D., and Duffy, J., "Design of an Advanced Automated Finishing System Based on Platform Technology", Proceedings of the 1997 NSF Design and Manufacturing Grantees Conference, Seattle, Washington, January 7-10, 1997, 2 pp.
*** Jiang, B.C., Duraisamy, R., Wiens, G.J., and Black, J.T., "Robot Metrology Using Two Pieces of Measurement Equipment", Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, 1997, Vol. 8, pp. 137-146.
* Wiens, G.J., "Force Controlled Edge Finishing using Micro-Manipulators", Proceedings of the 1996 Florida Conference on Recent Advances in Robotics, April 11-12, 1996, Boca Raton, FL, pp.182-186.
Wiens, G.J., "Force and Position Data Correlations for Force Controlled Chamfering and Deburring", Proceedings of the 1996 NSF Design and Manufacturing Grantees Conference, Albuquerque, NM, January 3-5, 1996, 2 pp.
* Wiens, G.J., Musunur, L.P., and Engel, T.W., "Process Model Correlations for Force Controlled Chamfering", 1995 IMECE Proceedings of the ASME Materials Division:Symposium on Intelligent Manufacturing and Material Processing, San Francisco, CA, November 12-17, 1995, MD-Vol. 69-2, pp. 843-855.
* Smart, D.W. and Wiens, G.J., "Analysis of Gravitational Effects on Two Link, Flexible Multibody Systems", ASME 16th Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise, Boston, MA, September 17-21, 1995, DE-Vol. 84-1, 3A, pp. 87-97.
Wiens, G.J., "An Overview of Virtual Manufacturing", Proceedings of the Agile Manufacturing Conference 1995, Albuquerque, NM, March 16-17, 1995, pp. 1-15. (Invited Keynote Speaker).
Wiens, G.J., "Force and Position Correlations for Robotic Deburring and Chamfering", Proceedings of the 1995 NSF Design and Manufacturing Grantees Conference, San Diego, CA, January 4-6, 1995, pp. 379-380.
* Pennock, G.R. (editor), Associate Editors: Angeles, J., Fichter, E.F., Freeman, R.A., Lipkin, H., Thompson, B.S., Wiederrich, J. and Wiens, G.J., Machine Synthesis and Analysis, Edited bound volume of papers presented at "ASME 1994 Design Technical Conferences - 23rd Biennial Mechanisms Conference", Minneapolis, MN, September 11-14, 1994, DE-Vol. 70.
* Pennock, G.R. (editor), Associate Editors: Angeles, J., Fichter, E.F., Freeman, R.A., Lipkin, H., Thompson, B.S., Wiederrich, J. and Wiens, G.J., Machine Elements and Machine Dynamics, Edited bound volume of papers presented at "ASME 1994 Design Technical Conferences - 23rd Biennial Mechanisms Conference", Minneapolis, MN, September 11-14, 1994, DE-Vol. 71.
* Pennock, G.R. (editor), Associate Editors: Angeles, J., Fichter, E.F., Freeman, R.A., Lipkin, H., Thompson, B.S., Wiederrich, J. and Wiens, G.J., Robotics: Kinematics, Dynamics and Controls, Edited bound volume of papers presented at "ASME 1994 Design Technical Conferences - 23rd Biennial Mechanisms Conference", Minneapolis, MN, September 11-14, 1994, DE-Vol. 72.
* Musunur, L.P., Nittur, S.A., and Wiens, G.J., "Development of a Smart Deburring Head using Force and Positional Data Correlations", Proceedings of the 1994 Japan-USA Symposium on Flexible Automation, Kobe, Japan, July 10-13, 1994, Vol. III, pp. 1475-1482.
* Chen, H.-Y., Wiens, G.J., and Jiang, B.C., "Correlation between Kinematic and Dynamic Robot Performance Measures", Proceedings of the 1994 Japan-USA Symposium on Flexible Automation, Kobe, Japan, July 10-13, 1994, Vol. II, pp. 439-446.
* Jiang, B.C., Duraisamy, R., Wiens, G.J., and Black, J.T., "Artifact Testing of a Robot using Taguchi Methods", Proceedings of the 1994 Japan-USA Symposium on Flexible Automation, Kobe, Japan, July 10-13, 1994, Vol. II , pp. 435-438.
* Wiens, G.J., and Porter, R.L., "Control of a Mobile Robotic Manipulator Subjected to Terrain Disturbances", ASME Engineering Systems Design and Analysis, London, England, July 4-7, 1994, PD-Vol. 64-7, pp. 289-299.
*** Wiens, G.J., and Jang, W.‑M., "Passive Joint Control of Dynamic Coupling in Mobile Robots", International Journal of Robotics Research, 1994, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 209-220.
*** Wiens, G.J., Lu, M.-S., Lin, Y.-W., and Black, J.T., "Control of an Industrial Robot Subjected to Base Mobility", IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 1994, Vol. 41, No. 1, pp. 60-69.
* Smart, D.W. and Wiens, G.J., "Effect of Gravity on the Static and Dynamic Characteristics of a Single Link Component of Flexible Multibody Systems", ASME 14th Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise, Albuquerque, NM, September 19-22, 1993, DE-Vol. 57, pp. 79-87.
* Wiens, G.J. and Tsai, H., "Passive Control in Mobile Robots via Suspension Design", ASME 14th Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise, Albuquerque, NM, September 19-22, 1993, DE-Vol. 57, pp. 57-68.
*** Wiens, G.J., and Lin, C.-F., "Characterization of Critical Force Levels for a Mobile Robot's Base Stability", Transactions of the North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME, Vol. XXI, 1993, pp. 451-458.
Wiens, G.J., Lu, M.-S., and Black, J.T., "Control of Robot Mobility within a Manufacturing Cell", Proceedings of the 1993 NSF Design and Manufacturing Systems Conference, Charlotte, NC, January 6-8, 1993, pp. 1697-1703.
* Smart, D.W. and Wiens, G.J., "Effect of Gravity on the Natural Frequencies of a Single Link Component of Flexible Multibody Systems", 3rd PAN AMERICAN CONGRESS OF APPLIED MECHANICS-PACAM III, São Paulo, Brazil, January 4-8, 1993, pp. 467-470.
*** Benner, J.W., Sinha, S.C., and Wiens, G.J., "Modal Testing of a Flexible Multibody System", 3rd PAN AMERICAN CONGRESS OF APPLIED MECHANICS-PACAM III, São Paulo, Brazil, January 4-8, 1993, pp. 439-442. [Selected for publication in special volume of Applied Mechanics Reviews entitled Mechanics Pan America 1993.]
* Sinha, S.C., Benner, J.W., and Wiens, G.J., "Experimental Verification of Component Mode Modeling of a Flexible Multibody System", Symposium on Dynamics of Flexible Multibody Systems: Theory and Experiment, ASME/WAM, Anaheim, CA, November 12-13, 1992, AMD-Vol. 141/DSC-Vol. 37, pp. 65-75.
* Wiens, G.J., and Tsai, H., "Dynamic Characteristics for a Planar Two-Link Flexible Multibody System including the Gravity Effects", Proceedings of the 1992 ASME Design Technical Conferences-22nd Biennial Mechanisms Conference: Flexible Mechanisms, Dynamics, and Analysis, Scottsdale, AZ, September 13-16, 1992, DE-Vol. 47, pp. 327-335.
* Kinzel, G., Reinholtz, C., Pennock, G.R., Wiens, G.J., Cipra, R.J., Thompson, B.B., and Chase, T.R., Mechanism Design and Synthesis, Edited bound volume of papers presented at "ASME 1992 Design Technical Conferences - 22nd Biennial Mechanisms Conference", Scottsdale, AZ, September 13-16, 1992, DE-Vol. 46.
Wiens, G.J., and Black, J.T., "Design for Mobility within a Manufacturing Cell", Proceedings of the 18th Annual NSF Conference on Design and Manufacturing Systems Research, Atlanta, GA, January 8-10, 1992, pp. 1147-1150.
* Black, J.T., Jiang, B.C., and Wiens, G.J., Design, Analysis and Control of Manufacturing Cells, Edited bound volume of papers presented at ASME/WAM, Atlanta, GA, December 1-6, 1991, PED-Vol. 53.
* Wiens, G.J., Lu, M.-S., and Sinha, S.C., "Controller Design for Nonlinear Mechanical Systems via Liapunov's Direct Method", Proceedings of AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC 32nd Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, PART 3: Structural Dynamics I, Baltimore, MD, April 8-10, 1991, pp. 2239-2246.
*** Wiens, G.J., and Lin, C.-F., "Dynamic Analysis of an Air Pallet Mobile Robot", Transactions of the North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME, 1991, pp. 338-344.
*** Wang, T.Y., Wiens, G.J., and Black, J.T., "Feasibility Study of a Self-Propelled Mobile Robot in an Unmanned Manufacturing Cell", Transactions of the North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME, 1991, pp. 315-319.
Wiens, G.J., and Black, J.T., "Manufacturing Cell Flexibility via Robot Mobility", Proceedings of the 1991 NSF Design and Manufacturing Systems Conference, Austin, TX, January 9-11, 1991, pp. 937-942.
*** Wiens, G.J., "Effects of Dynamic Coupling in Mobile Robotic Systems", SME Transactions on Robotics Research, Vol. 2, 1990, pp. 2-27 thru 2-41.Presented at "1989 World Conference on Robotics Research: The Next Five Years and Beyond", Gaithersburg, MD, May 7-11, 1989, SME Technical Paper No. MS89-260, pp. 3-43 thru 3-57.
Wiens, G.J., and Black, J.T., "Robot Mobility within a Manufacturing Cell", Proceedings NSF Design and Manufacturing Systems Grantees Conference, Vol. 2, Tempe, AZ, 1990, 8 pp.
*** Wiens, G.J., Zarrugh, M.Y., and Scott, R.A., "Effects of Geometric Parameters on Manipulator Dynamic Performance", ASME 1990 Mechanisms Conference, Chicago, IL, September 16-19, 1990, and ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 114, No. 1, 1992, pp. 137-142.
* Wang, T.Y., Wiens, G.J., and Black, J.T., "Closed‑Loop Control Recalibration System for a Mobile Robot in an Unmanned Manufacturing Cell", Proceedings of Manufacturing International '90 Conference, Atlanta, GA, March 25-28, 1990, pp. 113-119. [Selected by ASME National for a Press Release item. Articles in Machine and Tool Blue Book and Modern Materials Handling, May 1990, Manufacturing Engineering, July 1990, and SME Foundation News, January 1991.]
* Sinha, S.C., and Wiens, G.J., "Stability and Response of Asymmetric Dynamic Systems with Time‑Dependent Parameters via Liapunov's Method", Proceedings of AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC 30th Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, PART 1, pp. 425-431, Mobile, AL, April 3-5, 1989.
*** Sinha, S.C., and Wiens, G.J., "Response Bounds for Lumped Vibrational Systems with Time‑Dependent Parameters", Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 132, No.1, 1989, pp. 1-9.
*** Wiens, G.J., and Berggren, M.J., "Suboptimal Path Planning of Robots: Minimal Nonlinear Forces and Energy", Proceedings of the U.S.A.-Japan Symposium on Flexible Automation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 18‑20, 1988, Vol I, pp. 287-294. Published in ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, Vol. 113, 1991, pp. 748-752. [Selected as one of the TOP five meritorious papers presented at the conference.]
*** Wiens, G.J., Scott, R.A., and Zarrugh, M.Y., "The Role of Inertia Sensitivity in the Evaluation of Manipulator Performance", ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, Vol. 111, No. 2, 1989, pp. 194-199.
* Wiens, G.J., and Sinha, S.C., "Response Bounds for Certain Lumped Dynamic Systems", Proceedings CANCAM '87, 11th Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics, Edmonton, Canada, 1987, pp. A‑86, A‑87.
*** Wiens, G.J. and Sinha, S.C., "On the Application of Liapunov's Direct Method to Discrete Dynamic Systems with Stochastic Parameters", Journal of Sound and Vibration, 94(1), 1984, pp. 19‑31.
*** Schaer, B., Aull, J., Pancake, C., Curtis, C., and Wiens, G., "A Survey of Gender Biases of Freshmen Students Toward Engineering", Journal of The Freshman Year Experience", Vol. 3, No. 1, 1991, pp. 39-58.
Aull, J., Schaer, B., Pancake, C., Curtis, C., and Wiens, G., "Academic Advising Needs of the Growing Minorities in Engineering", Proceedings of ASEE-SE Section, 1990, pp. 229-233.
Theses, Reports, & Books
"Development of Advanced Control Methodologies For Hexapod Machining Cell", Final Technical Reports, DMI-9710192, National Science Foundation, November 24, 1999, and BB-5318, Sandia National Laboratories, September 15, 1999.<
"Engineering Research Equipment:Advanced Automated Finishing System", Final Technical Report, DMI‑9622328, National Science Foundation, September 25, 1998.
"Force and Positional Data Correlation: A Steps Towards Smart Deburring", Final Technical Report, DDM-9313834, National Science Foundation, August 28, 1995.
"Force and Positional Data Correlation: A Steps Towards Smart Deburring", Progress Technical Report, DDM-9313834, National Science Foundation and Grant's Technical Industry Advisors, February 22, 1995, 160 pp.
"Experimental Verification of Flexible Multibody Modeling", Final Technical Report, Subgrant NASA/NAG8-123 (Task 22), NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama, October 14, 1992.
"Mobility within a Manufacturing Cell", Final Technical Report, DDM-8907162, National Science Foundation, October 31, 1992.
"Flexible Multibody Modeling and Mode Selection Dependencies", Final Technical Report, Subgrant NASA/NAG8-123 (Task 16), NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, August 30, 1991.
Wiens, G.J., Musunur, L., and Bibb, J., ME 370, Dynamics of Machines, Laboratory Manual, Mechanical Engineering Dept., Auburn University, 1991, 1992 (latest edition, 189 pp.).
"Verification of Component Mode Techniques for Flexible Multibody Systems", 1990 NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship Program Report, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL.
"Mobile Robots in Manufacturing Cells (Development of a Manufacturing Systems Modeling Laboratory)", Final Technical Report, Grant No.: 589-1363, Society of Manufacturing Engineering Education Foundation, June 4, 1990.
Wiens, G.J., and Tsai, H., "Structural Rigidity of the Deep Rock Manufacturing RAM XL Drilling Machine's Mast", Deep Rock Manufacturing Project Report, Opelika, AL, December, 1989.
"Multibody Modeling and Verification", 1989 NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship Program Report, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL.
Ph.D. dissertation, Influence of the Kinematic Parameters on Manipulator Performance, 1986.
M.S. Thesis, On the Almost Sure Asymptotic Stability of Linear Dynamic Systems with Stochastic Parameters, 1982.
Other Seminars & Presentations
Wiens, G.J., "Dynamic Characterization and Identification of Parallel Kinematic Mechanisms", Invited Seminar, Department of Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series, MIT, Cambridge, MA, April, 5, 2002.
Wiens, G.J., 2001, "Dynamic Characterization, Identification and Controls of Robotic Systems, Parallel Kinematic Mechanisms and Automation", Invited Seminar, Field and Space Robotics Laboratory Seminar Series, MIT, Cambridge, MA, October, 12, 2001.
Wiens, G.J., 2000, "Dynamics and Controls of Robotic Systems in Manufacturing", Invited Seminar at University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK, August 18, 2000.
Wiens, G.J., 1999, "Dynamics and Controls of Parallel Kinematic Machines", Hexapod Users Group Meeting, Gainesville, FL, November, 12, 1999.
Wiens, G.J., and Roberts, A., "Overview of Hexapod Research on Dynamics and Controls", Hexapod Users Group Meeting held in conjunction with ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Dallas, TX, November 21, 1997.
Wiens, G.J., "Development of a Smart Deburring Head Using Force and Positional Data", A Systems Engineering Approach to Manufacturing, Joint Seminar with Ajou University and University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, August 1-3, 1995.
Wiens, G.J., "An Overview of Virtual Manufacturing", University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, April 12, 1995, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, May 1, 1995, and SME Local Chapter, Gainesville, FL, April 30, 1996.
Wiens, G.J., Seminar on "Careers in Engineering", Lee-Scott Academy, Auburn, AL, April 29, 1993.
Wiens, G.J., "Mobility within a Manufacturing Cell", The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, February 16, 1993.
Wiens, G.J., "Overview of DOEd Program to Encourage Women to Pursue Careers in Engineering", ASME/Board on Minorities and Women, ASME/Winter Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, November 28, 1990.
Schaer, B., Aull, J., Pancake, C., Curtis, C., and Wiens, G., "The Development and Cross Validation of a Survey of Attitudes Toward Gender Barriers in Engineering by Pre-Entry Orientation Students: Part I", presented at National Council on Measurements in Education Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, April 18-19, 1990.
Schaer, B., Curtis, C., Pancake, C., Aull, J., and Wiens, G., "The Development and Cross Validation of a Survey of Attitudes Toward Gender Barriers in Engineering by Pre-Entry Orientation Students: Part II", presented at National Council on Measurements in Education Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, April 18-19, 1990.
Schaer, B., Aull, J., Pancake, C., Curtis, C., and Wiens, G., "Encouraging Women to become Engineers: A Survey of Gender Biases of Freshmen Students Toward Engineering", presented at "Ninth Annual National Conference of The Freshman Year Experience", Columbia, SC, February 19, 1990.
>Schaer, B., Aull, J., Pancake, C., Curtis, C., and Wiens, G., "A Survey of Gender Biases of Pre-College Students Toward Engineering", Mid-South Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Little Rock, AR, November 7-9, 1989.
Wiens, G.J., "Overview of DOEd Program to Encourage Women to Pursue Careers in Engineering", Women's Caucus, Auburn University, AL, November 15, 1989.
Wiens, G.J., "Mobile Robots", 1989 Manufacturing Alabama Conference, Auburn, AL, March 23‑24, 1989.
Spring 1988 AMTC Day, Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center Advisory Council Annual Meeting and Presentations, April 1988, Auburn, AL ‑ Speaker.
Presented "Study on the Sensitivity of Geometric Parameters in Assisting Robot Evaluation" at the May 1985 CRIM Affiliates Review at The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Presented "Geometric Synthesis of Robot Dynamics and Control" at the May 1984 CRIM Affiliates Review at The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Presented seminar "On the Almost Sure Asymptotic Stability of Linear Dynamic Systems with Stochastic Parameters," April 6, 1983 at The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.