William Owen, PhD, PEng

William Owen, PhD, PEng
Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Associate Chair Undergraduate Studies
Location: E7 3338
Phone: 519-888-4567 x46200
Status: Active

Research Interests

  • robotics, trajectory planning, motion planning, modeling, robotic machining, friction, Mechatronics

Scholarly Research

Research interests include engineering education and strategies and skills for academic success. Other research interests include mobile-robotic manipulators, multi-armed robotic systems, trajectory planning, and modeling and simulation of mechatronic systems.

Education

  • 2005, Doctorate Mechanical Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada
  • 2001, Master's Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Canada
  • 1990, Bachelor's Engineering Physics, Mechanical Option, University of British Columbia, Canada

Service

  • Associate Chair Undergraduate Studies 2021 - present
  • Associate Director First Year Engineering 2009 - 2021

Professional Associations

  • Professional Engineers of Ontario

Teaching*

  • ME 200A - Seminar
    • Taught in 2024
  • ME 200B - Seminar
    • Taught in 2024
  • ME 300B - Seminar
    • Taught in 2024
  • ME 400A - Seminar
    • Taught in 2024
  • MTE 481 - Mechatronics Engineering Design Project
    • Taught in 2024

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

Selected/Recent Publications

  • A. H. Kashani, W. S. Owen, N. Himmelman, P. D. Lawrence, and R. A. Hall, Laser Scanner-Based End Effector Tracking and Joint Variable Extraction for Heavy Machinery, International Journal of Robotics Research, 1338, 2010
  • D. M. Maijer, W. S. Owen, R. A. Vetter, An Investigation of Predictive Control for Aluminum Wheel Casting via a Virtual Process Model, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 1965, 2009
  • W. S. Owen, E. A. Croft, and B. Benhabib, Stiffness Optimization for Two-Armed Robotic Sculpting, Industrial Robot: An International Journal, 46, 2008
  • W. S. Owen, E. A. Croft, and B. Benhabib, On-Line Trajectory Resolution for Two-Armed Systems with Conflicting Performance Criteria, Mechanism & Machine Theory, 949, 2009
  • W. S. Owen, E. A. Croft, and B. Benhabib, A Multi-Arm Robotic System for Optimal Sculpting, Journal of Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 92, 2008
  • W. S. Owen and E. A. Croft, The Reduction of Stick-Slip Friction in Hydraulic Actuators, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 362, 2003

Graduate studies

  • Not currently accepting applications for graduate students