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Ralf Gomm
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University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
Thesis: Real-Time Motion Planning of Construction Equipment
Mechanism by Dual-Resolution Heuristic Search.
University of Applied Sciences, Weingarten, Germany
Master of Science in Mechatronics
Thesis: Hybrid Electric Vehicles - Sizing of High Power
Electric Energy Storage Modules.
University of Applied Sciences, Weingarten, Germany
Diploma Engineer in Electrical Engineering
Thesis: Design and Development of a Test-Loop-Translator
for C-, X- and Ku-Band.
2006
2004
2003
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Parker Hannifin Corp., Charlotte, NC
Sr. Systems Engineer
Leading design, development, validation and CE certification efforts of
electric-hydraulic hybrid actuation systems. Software architect for off-highway
embedded controllers, high voltage inverters and energy storage systems.
Securing intellectual property.
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL
Research Consultant
Developed path and motion planning algorithms for mobile earth moving
machinery in Systems & Control group.
ND SatCom Inc., Immenstaad, Germany
Project Assistant (2 month each)
Designed and built RF circuits for application in satellite communication
systems resulting in marketed products. Evaluated performance and
tuned mobile satellite ground stations for military communication systems.
m+p International Inc., Verona, NJ
Internship (6 month)
Customer support of vibration control and environmental simulation systems.
Daimler Chrysler Research, Immenstaad, Germany
Internship (3 month)
Built fuel cell stacks and evaluated performance in research lab.
EADS Astrium GmbH, Immenstaad, Germany
Internship (6 month)
Designed electrical interfaces for satellite sub-components.
2006 - present
2004 - 2006
2001 - 2003
2001
2000
2000
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Lab Instructor - to Professor S. Cetinkunt in "Mechatronics"
Developed analog electronics and microprocessor based lab experiments.
Supervised students during experiments and graded lab reports.
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Teaching Assistant - to Professor Lee in "Manufacturing Process Principles"
Met with students upon request, and graded all written work, including
final exam papers.
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Teaching Assistant - to Professor F. Amirouche in "Introduction to
Computer-Aided Design". Taught "Pro Engineer" in weekly lab practicum
and graded all work including final projects.
2005
2004
2004
AWARDS
DAAD Research Fellowship
Masters Thesis Research Fellowship.
e-fellows.net
Career network and mentoring scholarship.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Engineering tools
Matlab, Simulink, Real-Time-Workshop, Mathcad, C/C++,
CANopen protocol, PSpice, ProEngineer, VHDL, Visio
Miscellaneous
Microsoft Office Tools, LaTeX
LANGUAGES
German: native language
English: fluent
French: basic competence
2004
2003 – 2007
PUBLICATIONS
[1] Gomm R., Vanderlaan D., “Method of Controlling Pressure in an Electro-Hydraulic Actuation
System ”, Provisional Patent Applicatoin File #2802101032, 2010.
[2] Gomm R., Vanderlaan D., Shenouda A., “Method of Controlling an Electro-Hydraulic Actuator
System Having Multiple Functions”, International Patent Application PCT/US2009/056586, 2009.
[3] Gomm R., Vanderlaan D., “Velocity Control of Unbalanced Hydraulic Actuator Subjected to
Over-Center Load Conditions ”, International Patent Application PCT/US2009/55807, 2009.
[4] Gomm R., Bhaskar V. and Cetinkunt S., “Automated Real-Time Motion Planning and Control of
Construction Equipment Mechanism”, International Journal of Robotics and Automation, Vol. 28, No. 2, 2008.
[5] Gomm R. and Cetinkunt S., “Memory Efficient Real-Time Motion Planning by Dual- Resolution Heuristic
Search”, Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, Vol. 19, No. 1, 2007.
[6] Gomm R. and Cetinkunt S., “Real-Time Motion Planning for Mobile Construction Equipment Vehicle
Linkage Mechanism”, International Forum on Systems and Mechatronics, Tainan, Taiwan, December 2006.
[7] Gomm R., Bhaskar V. and Cetinkunt S., “Real-Time Automated Planning and Control of Construction
Equipment Mechanism with Five Degrees of Freedom”, 10th International Conference on Mechatronics
Technology, Mexico City, Mexico, November 2006.
[8] Gomm R., Cetinkunt S., Gharsalli I., Bhaskar V. and Zhu Y., “Method for Automatically Planning a Collision
Free Motion Path of the Blade Mechanism of a Motor Grader”, US Patent application under review, 2005.