Clifford Mirman

Associate Professor

Office: Still Gym, Room 204
Tel. (815) 753-0531
email: mirman@ceet.niu.edu

webpage: http://www.ceet.niu.edu/faculty/mirman/

Education
University of Illinois at Chicago (PhD 1990, MS 1987)
University of Rochester (BS 1983)

Research & Teaching
Finite-Element Analysis
Robotics
Kinematics
Design for Manufacturability
Computer-Aided-Design and Engineering

Memberships
ASME
ASEE
SME
Simgma Xi
Phi Eta Sigma

Classes Taught
TECH 369. Strength of Materials
TECH 477. Engineering Technology Senior Design Project
TECH 478. Engineering Technology Senior Design Project II
TECH 342. Manufacturing Mechanisms

Selected Publications

Balamuralikrishna, R. and Mirman, C.R.: Beyond Solid Modeling - An Application Based Finite-Element-Analysis Course for Manufacturing Engineering Technology Students. ASEE Design Graphics Journal, pgs 27-38, Spring, 02.

Mirman, C.R., Sawyers, D., and Smith, B: Design of a Self-Erecting Flip-Stage. ASEE Journal of Technology, Spring, 2002, Vol. 19, No.1, Pgs. 32 - 42.

Mirman, C.R. and Sichler, T: An Automated Failure Detection System for Manufacturing Television Picture Tubes. Proceedings of the 5^th Int. Conference on Engineering Design and Automation, Las Vegas, Nevada, August 2001.

Mirman, C.R., Srinivasan, T., and Bibby, Y.: An Optical/Mechanical Testing System For Detecting of Manufacturing Defects in Glass Lenses. ASEE Journal of Technology, spring, 97.

Mirman, C.R., Srinivasan, T., and Bibby, Y.,: Automatic Detection of Defects in the Manufacturing of Glass lenses. Proceedings of the 1994 Pacific Conference on Manufacturing, Jakarta, Indonesia, 12/94.

Mirman, C.R. and Gupta, K.C.: Identification of Position Independent Robot Parameter Errors Using Special Jacobian Matrices. International Journal of Robotics Research, Vol 12, No. 3, June 93.

Mirman, C.R. and Gupta, K.C.: Compensation of Robot Joint Variables Using Special Jacobian Matrices. International Journal of Robotic Systems, Volume 9, Number 1, Feb. 1992.