Craig Beal

Craig Beal is an associate professor of mechanical engineering. Some of his interests include vehicle dynamics and control, product design and mechatronics and robotics. He was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to research vehicle safety systems. Read Professor Beal's profile and learn about the P1 vehicle, the electric drive-by-wire car owned and operated by Bucknell University.

A more detailed biographical page is available at https://eg.bucknell.edu/~cbeal/.

Educational Background

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

Research Interests

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

Courses Taught

• System Dynamics (MECH 405)
• Robotics (MECH 453)
• Mechanical Design (MECH 392)
• Senior Design (MECH 401/402)
• Vehicle Dynamics and Control (MECH 454)

Selected Publications

JOURNAL PAPERS

Liming Gao, Juliette Mitrovich, Craig E. Beal, Wushuang Bai, Satya Prasad Maddipatla, Cindy Chen, Kshitij Jerath, Hossein Haeri, Lorina Sinanaj, Sean Brennan, "Boxes-based Representation and Data Sharing of Road Surface Friction for CAVs," Data Science for Transportation, 5:2, 1-9, 2023.

Lorina Sinanaj, Hossein Haeri, Satya Prasad Maddipatla, Liming Gao, Rinith Pakala, Niket Kathiriya, Craig Beal, Sean Brennan, Cindy Chen, Kshitij Jerath, "Granulation of Large Temporal Databases: An Allan Variance Approach," SN Computer Science, 4:1, 1-19, 2023.

Hossein Haeri, Craig E. Beal and Kshitij Jerath, "Near-optimal Moving Average Estimation at Characteristic Timescales: An Allan Variance Approach," IEEE Control Systems Letters, 5:5, 1531-1536, 2021.

Michael D. Robinson, Craig E. Beal and Sean Brennan, "At What Cost? How Planned Collisions with Pedestrians May Save Lives," Accident Analysis & Prevention, 141, 2020.

Craig E. Beal and Sean Brennan, "Modeling and Friction Estimation for Automotive Steering Torque at Very Low Speeds," Vehicle System Dynamics. 59:3, 458-484.

Craig E. Beal and Sean Brennan, "Friction Detection from Stationary Steering Manoeuvers," Vehicle System Dynamics, 58:11, 1736-1765, 2020.

CONFERENCE PAPERS

Juliette Mitrovich, Srivenkata Satya Prasad Maddipatla, Liming Gao, Ilgin Guler, Craig E. Beal, Sean Brennan, "Analysis of Friction Utilization Within a Roadway Network Using Simulated Vehicle Trajectories," In Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications. Bridgetown, Barbados, September 2023.

Liming Gao, Craig Beal, Juliette Mitrovich, Sean Brennan, "Vehicle Model Predictive Trajectory Tracking Control with Curvature and Friction Preview," In Proceedings of the 10th IFAC Symposium on Advances in Automotive Control, Columbus, OH, USA, August 2022.

Liming Gao, Craig Beal, Daniel Fescenmyer, Sean Brennan, "Analytical Longitudinal Speed Planning for CAVs with Previewed Road Geometry and Friction Constraints," In Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE International Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference (ITSC), Indianapolis, IN, USA, September 2021.

Liming Gao, Srivenkata Satya Prasad Maddipatla, Craig Beal, Kshitij Jerath, Cindy Chen, Lorina Sinanaj, Hossein Haeri, Sean Brennan, "A Micro-simulation Framework for Studying CAVs Behavior and Control Utilizing a Traffic Simulator, Chassis Simulation, and a Shared Roadway Friction Database," In Proceedings of the 2021 American Control Conference (ACC), New Orleans, LA, USA, May 2021.

Christina Boyd and Craig E. Beal, "Vehicle Stabilization during critical cornering scenarios using sliding surface control," In Proceedings of the 2017 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, Tyson's Corner, VA, USA, October 2017.