Craig Beal

Craig BealAssistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA 17837
Phone: (570) 577-2347
Fax: (570) 577-7281
craig.beal@bucknell.edu

 

 

 

 

Educational Background:

  • B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Bucknell University, 2005
  • M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2007
  • Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2011

Courses Taught:

  • System Dynamics (MECH 405)
  • Robotics (MECH 453)
  • Mechanical Design (MECH 392)

Research Interests:

  • Vehicle dynamics and control
  • Control system design and implementation
  • Product design
  • Mechatronics and robotics
  • Modeling of dynamic and nonlinear systems

Selected Publications:

  • Craig E. Beal and J. Christian Gerdes, "Model Predictive Control for Vehicle Stabilization at the LImits of Handling," Submitted to IEEE Transactions on Control System Technology, 2012.
  • Craig E. Beal and J. Christian Gerdes, "A Method for Incorporating Nonlinear Tire Behavior into Linear Model Predictive Control for Vehicle Stability," Proceedings of the 2010 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, Boston, September, 2010.
  • Craig E. Beal and J. Christian Gerdes, "Predictive Control of Vehicle Roll Dynamics with Rear Wheel Steering," In Proceedings of the 2010 American Control Conference, Baltimore, June-July, 2010.