Sanjeev Bedi, PEng

Sanjeev Bedi is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Waterloo. He is the founder of the Engineering IDEAs Clinic and the NSERC Chair in Immersive Design Engineering Activities (IDEAs). Professor Bedi leads the 5-Axis Surface Machining Lab and was a former Director of Mechatronics Engineering (06-12).

Professor Bedi’s research interests are in flank milling, the development of tool path strategies, the design of NC controllers, 5-axis numerically controlled machining, the modeling of the machining process and the design of NC machines. His research expertise lies in automated polishing, complex curve machining methods, efficient tool path planning, gouge detection and avoidance mechanisms, machined surface evaluation, and surface finish estimation.

The 5-axis machine lab is designed to conduct research into 5-axis machining. 5-axis machines are becoming increasingly popular in the industry, however the techniques required to take advantage of the additional flexibility of these machines are still in their infancy.

• 5-axis Surface Machining

• Flank Milling

• Tool Positioning Methods

• CNC Controller Design

• Tool Path Planning

• Live Model based Controller

• Paradigms for 5-axis Machining

• Automotive

• Ornamental Wood Working

• Mechatronics

• Gouge detection and Avoidance Mechanisms

• Automated Polishing

• Complex curve Machining Methods: Principle Axis Method (PAM) and Multi-Point Method (MPM)

• Design of Numerical Control (NC) Machines and Controllers

• Machined Surface Evaluation

• Surface Finish Estimation

My research is focused around CNC machining. My primary interest is in developing methods that used the flexibility of orientation possible in 5-axis machines for efficiently machining curved surfaces typically found in engineering objects. My secondary interest is in the development of a Wood working system for the home hobbyist and the carpenters. This mixes CNC controller design; Web based geometric modelling and the algorithmic creation of art geometries. My secondary interest also includes the development of an Automatic Mold Design system., I am currently the Director of the Ideas Clinic, a faculty wide initiative to introduce undergraduate students from all programs to real-world hands-on problem solving. The work in the clinic is done under the auspices of the NSERC Chair in Immersive Design Engineering, which I hold. I am the former Director of the Mechatronics Program., I am a consultant to TIET, Patiala, India. I am helping the institute setup a Experiential Learning Center for all their programs, to expose students to real-world hands-on activities., I am a regular reviewer of papers submitted to the CAD journal., I have acted as a consultant for assessing the Master’s program in Manufacturing Engineering offered by the Mechanical Engineering Department at McMaster Univeristy in 2006.

In the past few years (15-20) I developed a Water Purification System that was the subject of a patent filed in US, Canada and India. the goal is to commercialize the idea. In addition, I worked with a local entrepreneur to develop a sports train machine, which was patented and the rights were marketed to a local company (11-20)., I was the sole owner of a successful business Bedi Engineering and Software Solutions Inc for a period of about ten years (98-08). The company focussed on developing controller software for Tube bending machines writing geometric algorithms for solid modelling systems and designing consumer parts for clients. Based on the work done in this company., I hold 10 patents. The technology in the patents has been successfully transferred to MAXTECH Consumer Products Div. and is being marketed by them. I have also consulted for Ingersoll Milling Machine Co., Ontario Hydro and others.

• 1987, Doctorate Engineering, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada

• 1984, Master's Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

• 1982, Bachelor's Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India

• 2016 Runner-up of the year's DTA

• 2017 The highest recognition of teaching within the University of Waterloo

• 2012 The highest recognition for teaching within the faculty of engineering

• 2016 Awarded the NSERC Waterloo Chair in Immersive Design Engineering Activities

• MTE 100 - Mechatronics Engineering
  • Taught in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
• MTE 380 - Mechatronics Engineering Design Workshop
  • Taught in 2024, 2025
• MTE 481 - Mechatronics Engineering Design Project
  • Taught in 2022, 2023

* Only courses taught in the past 5 years are displayed.

• Kvinevskiy, Ilarion, Bedi, Sanjeev, and Mann, Stephen;, Detecting machine chatter using audio data and machine learning, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 3707, 2020

• Sharma, Sandeep Kumar, Duvedi, Ravinder Kumar, Bedi, Sanjeev, and Mann, Stephen, A multipoint tool positioning method for five-axis machining in the region of two intersecting tensor product Bézier surfaces, International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 42, 2019

• Sharma, Sandeep Kumar, Duvedi, Ravinder Kumar, Bedi, Sanjeev, and Mann, Stephen, A method for generating multiple solutions for multipoint five-axis tool positioning, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2509, 2019

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• Jawanda, A.S., Batish, A., and Bedi, S., Adaptive ball drop algorithm for toolpath generation of axisymmetric triangulated parts to eliminate overcutting, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 461, 2018

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• Hurst, Ada, Rennick, Chris, and Bedi, Sanjeev, A “Lattice” Approach to Design Education: Bringing Real and Integrated Design Experience to the Classroom through Engineering Design Days, Proceedings of the Design Society: International Conference on Engineering Design, The Design Society International Conference on Engineering Design, 429, 2019

• Sharma, Sandeep Kumar, Duvedi, Ravinder Kumar, Bedi, Sanjeev, and Mann, Stephen, Five-Axis Tool Positioning of a Toroidal End Mill Tool Near Common Edge Between Two Intersecting Surfaces, published in proceedings of CAD Conference and Exhibition, CAD Conference and Exhibition, 75, 2019

• The IDEAs Clinic marks a decade of experiential learning
• A passion for hands-on education