# jemdoc: addcss{jemdoc.css}, showsource = Ian Cassidy ~~~ {}{img_left}{ian_headshot.jpg}{}{150px}{225px}{} [https://iancassidy.com Ian Cassidy], Ph.D. \n Electromechanical Systems Engineer \n \n Former advisor: [https://cee.engin.umich.edu/people/jeff-scruggs Professor Jeff Scruggs] \n ~~~ == Contact Email: [ianlcassidy@gmail.com] == Interests and current research - Dynamics and control - Electromechanical transduction systems - Vibration energy harvesting - Structural response suppression - Data science & machine learning == Journal publications - [https://iancassidy.com/AOR2013.pdf Optimal causal control of a wave energy converter in a random sea], J. T. Scruggs, S. M. Lattanzio, A. A. Taflanidis, and I. L. Cassidy, /Applied Ocean Research/, 42: 1-15, 2013. - [https://iancassidy.com/JSV2013.pdf Nonlinear stochastic controllers for power-flow-constrained vibratory energy harvesters], I. L. Cassidy and J. T. Scruggs, /Journal of Sound and Vibration/, 332(13): 3134-3147, 2013. - [https://iancassidy.com/SMS2012.pdf Statistically linearized optimal control of an electromagentic vibratory energy harvester], I. L. Cassidy and J. T. Scruggs, /Smart Materials and Structures/, 21(8), Article \#085003, 2012. - [https://iancassidy.com/JIMSS2012.pdf Multi-objective optimal control of vibratory energy harvesting systems], J. T. Scruggs, I. L. Cassidy, and S. Behrens, /Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures/, 23(18):2077-2093, 2012. - [https://iancassidy.com/JIMSS2011.pdf Design and experimental characterization of an electromagnetic transducer for large-scale vibratory energy harvesting applications], I. L. Cassidy, J. T. Scruggs, S. Behrens, and H. P. Gavin, /Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures/, 22(17):2009-2024, 2011. (*Top 15 on the list of most read articles from December 2011 to February 2012*.) - [https://iancassidy.com/SMS2011.pdf Optimization of partial-state feedback for vibratory energy harvesters subjected to broadband stochastic disturbances], I. L. Cassidy, J. T. Scruggs, and S. Behrens, /Smart Materials and Structures/ 20(8), Article \#085019, 2011. == Conferences - [https://iancassidy.com/IFAC2014.pdf Regeneratively-constrained LQG control of passive networks], E. C. Warner, I. L. Cassidy, and J. T. Scruggs, In: /Proceedings of the 19th World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control/, Cape Town, South Africa, August 2014. - [https://iancassidy.com/ACC2013.pdf Numerical solutions to optimal power-flow-constrained vibratory energy harvesting problems], I. L. Cassidy, W. Song, and J. T. Scruggs, In: /Proceedings of the American Control Conference/, Washington, DC, June 2013. - [https://iancassidy.com/EMI2012_Presentation.pdf Multi-objective structural control for simultaneous response suppression and power generation], I. L. Cassidy and J. T. Scruggs, Presented at: /ASCE Conference of the Engineering Mechanics Institute/, South Bend, IN, June 2012. - [https://iancassidy.com/SPIE2012.pdf A statistical linearization approach to optimal nonlinear energy harvesting], I. L. Cassidy and J. T. Scruggs, In: /Proceedings of the SPIE Symposium on Smart Materials and Structures\\NDE/, San Diego, CA, March 2012. (*2nd Place in the Best Student Paper Competition*.) - [https://iancassidy.com/SMASIS2011.pdf Nonlinear stochastic feedback controllers for vibratory energy harvesters with power flow constraints], I. L. Cassidy, J. T. Scruggs, and S. Behrens, In: /Proceedings of the ASME 2011 Conference on Smart Materials Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems/, Scottsdale, AZ, September 2011. (*Finalist in the Best Student Paper Competition*.) - [https://iancassidy.com/SPIE2011.pdf Design of electromagnetic energy harvesters for large-scale structural vibration applications], I. L. Cassidy, J. T. Scruggs, and S. Behrens, In: /Proceedings of the SPIE Symposium on Smart Materials and Structures\\NDE/, San Diego, CA, March 2011. - [https://iancassidy.com/5WCSCM_Abstract.pdf Design and experimental characterization of a three phase, 1kN regenerative actuator], J. T. Scruggs, I. L. Cassidy, and S. Behrens, In: /Proceedings of the 5th World Conference on Structural Control and Monitoring/, Tokyo, Japan, July 2010. - [https://iancassidy.com/SPIE2010.pdf Optimal and sub-optimal power management in broadband vibratory energy harvesters with one-directional power flow constraints], J. T. Scruggs, and I. L. Cassidy, In: /Proceedings of the SPIE Symposium on Smart Materials and Structures\\NDE/, San Diego, CA, March 2010. == Education - Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, [https://duke.edu Duke University], August 2012 -- Dissertation: [https://iancassidy.com/Cassidy_PhD_Dissertation.pdf Control of vibratory energy harvesters in the presence of nonlinearities and power-flow constraints] - M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, [https://duke.edu Duke University], June 2011 -- Thesis: [https://iancassidy.com/Cassidy_MS_Thesis.pdf Modeling and control of an electromagnetic transducer for vibratory energy harvesting applications] - B.S.E. (With Distinction), Civil and Environmental Engineering, [https://duke.edu Duke University], May 2008 == Other pages - [http://people.duke.edu/~hpgavin Professor Henri Gavin's Website] - [genealogy.html My Academic Genealogy] - [jemdoc4win.html jemdoc Instructions for Windows Users]\n