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Department of Mechanical Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

Andrew Warkentin

Professor

Andrew Warkentin

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Department of Mechanical Engineering

Email: andrew.warkentin@dal.ca
Phone: 902-494-3901
Fax: 902-423-6711
Mailing Address: 
1360 Barrington St, PO BOX 15000
Sexton Campus; Room C1-356
Halifax, NS B3H 4R2
 

Education

  • BEng Mgt (Mechanical Engineering and Management,) McMaster University, 1991
  • MEng (Mechanical Engineering), McMaster University, 1993
  • PhD (Mechanical Engineering), University of Waterloo, 1997

Research interests

  • Systems and design
  • CAD/CAM
  • 5-axis machining
  • Multi-point machining
  • Solid modeling

Teachings

Selected publications

  • Warkentin, A., "Scallop Prediction and Control for Multi-Point Machining", CANCAM 2001, Memorial University, St. John’s NFL, Canada, 2 pages
  • Warkentin, A., Hoskins, P., Ismail, F. and Bedi, S., "Computer Aided 5-Axis Machining", Chapter 3 of Computer-Aided Design, Engineering, and Manufacturing: Systems Techniques and Applications, Volume 1, Systems Techniques and Computational Methods, CRC Press LLC, 2001, 34 pages
  • Warkentin, A. "Multi-Point Machining of Convex Surfaces", The International Conference on Integrated Design and Manufacturing in Mechanical Engineering, IDMME 2000, 2 pages
  • Warkentin, A., Ismail, F. and Bedi, S., "Comparison between multi-point and other 5-axis tool positioning strategies", International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 2000, Vol. 40, pp. 185-208
  • Warkentin, A., Ismail, F. and Bedi, S., "Multi-Point Tool Positioning for Sculptured Surface Machining", Computer Aided Geometric Design, 2000, Vol. 17, pp. 83-100
  • Warkentin, A. "A method for extracting surface deviations from coordinate measuring machine (CMM) data", CANCAM 1999, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
  • Warkentin, A., Ismail F. and Bedi, S., "Multi-Point Machining of Sculptured Surfaces", Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME) Forum, Ryerson Polytechnic University, 1998, 8 pages
  • Warkentin, A., Ismail, F. and Bedi, S., Intersection Approach to Multi-Point Machining, Computer Aided Geometric Design, 1998, Vol. 4, pp. 63-70
  • Warkentin, A., Multi-Point Machining of Sculptured Surfaces, Ph.D. Thesis, 1997
  • Warkentin, A., Bedi, S. and Ismail, F., "5-Axis Milling of Spherical Surfaces", International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 1995, Vol. 36, No. 2, pp. 229-243
  • Warkentin, A. and Semercigil, S. E., "Variable stiffness control of a single-link flexible robotic arm", Journal of Sound and Vibration, 1995, Vol. 187, No. 1, pp. 1-21
  • Warkentin, A. and Semercigil, S. E., "A passive joint controller for the flexible robotic arm", Journal of Sound and Vibration, 1994, Vol. 174, No. 1, pp. 123-134
  • Warkentin, A. and Semercigil, S. E., "A further note on the passive joint controller for the flexible robotic arm ", Journal of Sound and Vibration, 1994, Vol. 174, No. 1, pp. 135-139
  • Bedi, S., Ismail, F., Rao, N. and Warkentin, A., "New 5-Axis Milling Techniques", Proceedings of the 15th Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics, University of Victoria, 1995, pp. 698-699
  • Warkentin, A., Control of a Flexible Robotic Arm Using Passive and Semi-Active Control Techniques, Master's Thesis, 1993
  • Warkentin, A. and Semercigil, S. E., "Application of Variable Stiffness Control to a Robotic Arm", Proceedings of the 14th Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics, Queen’s University, 1993, pp. 79-80