Benito R. Fernandez

Dr. Fernandez was born in Venezuela where he studied Chemical and Materials Engineering. in 1981 came to the USA for graduate work at MIT where he received a MS and PhD in Mechanical Engineering (Majoring in Systems Engineering). Dr. Fernandez is an specialist in Applied Intelligence: the use of different technologies (that include: Artificial neural networks, Fuzzy Systems, Genetic Algorithms, Artificial Immune Systems, Robust Control, Robust Fault Diagnosis, Automated Modeling, Mechatronics, Evolutionary Design, etc.) to bring about intelligent devices. The application areas include: Manufacturing Automation, Industrial Equipment Diagnostics, Evolutionary Robotics, Hybrid Processors, eXtreme Devices, Underwater ROV Maneuvering and Mechatronic Design. Dr. Fernandez is the founder and director of the NERDLab (Neuro-Engineering Research & Development Laboratory) and the LIME (Laboratory for Intelligent Manufacturing Engineering).

Selected Publications

1. Timothy M. Josserand and Benito R. Fernandez, "Optimally Robust Control of a Class of Robotic Underwater Vehicles", ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, (Fall 2006)
2. Timothy M. Josserand and Benito R. Fernandez, "Optimally Robust Control of a Class of Robotic Underwater Vehicles", ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, (Fall 2006)
3. Zhaohong, Wu, Campbell, Matthew, and Benito R. Fernández, "BOND GRAPH BASED AUTOMATED MODELING FOR COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS ", Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 130, (2008), 4, pp. 11 pages (041102-1--11)
4. Cecilia Temponi, Michael D. Bryant, and Benito Fernandez, "Integration of Business Unit Models into an Aggregate Enterprise Systems Model", European Journal of Operational Research, (2008), August 2008, pp. doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2008.08.007
5. Wu, Z., Fernandez, B.R., "Method For An Internal Calibrated Digital to Analog Converter", IEEE Transaction on Reliability, (2006)