Dr. Ou Ma, Ph.D., P.E.

Office: Jett Hall, Room #111

Address: P.O. Box 3001, MSC 3450
New Mexico State University

Las Cruces, NM 88003

Phone: (505)646-6534 (Office), (505)646-6544 (Lab)
Fax:(505)646-6111

Email oma@nmsu.edu

Education
  • Ph.D., 1991, Mechanical Eng. and Center of Intelligent Machines (CIM), McGill University, Montreal, Canada
  • M.Eng., 1987, Mechanical Eng. and Center of Intelligent Machines (CIM), McGill University, Montreal, Canada
  • B.Sc., 1982, Mechanical Eng. and CAD/CAM Research Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

    • Professional Experience

  • August 2008 - , Professor

    Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, New Mexico State University
    Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA

  • August 2002 - July 2008, Associate Professor

    • Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, New Mexico State University
    Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA

  • July 1991 - July 2002, Senior Control & Analysis Engineer, R&D Technical Leader, Project Engineer

    • MDA Space Missions, (previously called Spar Aerospace, MD Robotics, or MDR)
    9445 Airport Road, Brampton, Ontario, Canada, L6S 4J3

    Research Interests
  • Dynamics and controls for robotics applications
  • Contact and impact dynamics (modeling, simulation, and experimental validation)
  • Flexible Multi-body system and structural dynamics
    • Current Research Projects
  • Model reduction for impact-contact dynamics of flexible multibody systems
  • Reduced-mass and reduced-gravity simulation technologies for space and healthcare applications
  • Balancing mechanisms for test and verification of micro aerial vehicles
  • System identification for aerospace aplications
  • Computerized adaptive dynamic assessment of problem-solving
  • Mobile robot control for tracking/capturing moving and rotating objects
    • Lab Facilities
  • Robotics and Dynamics Lab
  • Mechatronics and UAV Lab
    • Courses Taught
  • ME 234 Dynamics
  • ME 236 Engineering Mechanics 1
  • ME 486 Fundamentals of Robotics
  • ME 452 Introduction to Automation Design
  • ME 487 Mechatronics
  • ME 526 Robotics
  • ME 570 Engineering Analysis 1
    • Undergraduate Capstone Deign Projects
  • GPS-Guided Autonomous Blimp (sponsored by Boeing Co.)
  • NMSU Nano Satellite (sponsored by AFOSR/AFRL/NASA and Boeing Co.)
  • 0-G Test of Inertia Property Identification Technology (sponsored by NASA)

    • Publications

  • Peer-Reviewed Journal Papers
  • Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers
  • Book chapters
  • Invited Presentations
    • Professional Societies
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics (IEEE)
  • American Institute of Aeronautics of Astronautics (AIAA)
  • Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO), Canada
    • Industrial Experience
  • Contact dynamics modeling and simulation for space robotic applications
  • Verification of Space Robotic Systems
  • Satellite docking and on-orbit robotic servicing