John F. O'Brien

Education Background

2001 PhD Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

1997 M.S. University of Wyoming

1991 B.S. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

 

Areas of Expertise:

Robotics, Automatic Control

Kinematics, dynamics, and control of parallel mechanisms. Applications include vibration suppression and precision pointing for space/military payloads, and manufacturing.

Related Experience:

MISSILE DEFENSE NATIONAL TEAM SYSTEMS (GENERAL DYNAMICS) - Senior Lead Engineer, 2/02 - 8/03.

GENERAL DYNAMICS - Lead Engineer, 6/01 - 2/02.

NASA JET PROPULSION LABORATORY - Member of Technical Staff, 6/91 - 8/97. Academic Part-Time, 12/89 - 6/91.

 

Recent Publications

• Hughes, I. and O’Brien, J.F., “Transformer for Design of Automatic Control Systems, World Journal of Engineering and Technology, Vol. 12, No. 3, July 2024.
• Hughes, I. and O’Brien, J.F., “Transformer for Automated Feedback System Design,” IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, June 2023.
• O’Brien, J.F, Schoenwald, D.A., and Roberson, D., and, “Sensor/Actuator Colocation Feasibility in Distributed Power System Control,” Electric Power Systems Research, Vol 214, Part A, January 2023.
• Tacke, J.M., O’Brien, J.F., Roberson, D., “Auto-Synthesis of High-Performance Power System Compensators,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, May 2022.
• Glenn, B., O’Brien, J.F., and Roberson, D., “Assessing the Limitation of Just-in-Time Energy Delivery in the ERCOT Interconnection,” The Electricity Journal, December 2021.
• O’Brien, J.F., and Roberson, D. “Synchophasor Spoofing Detection and Remediation for Wide-Area Damping Control,” Electric Power Systems Research, October 2021.