Dr. Alan Barhorst
Contact Information
Dr. Alan Barhorst
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX 79409-1021
Tel: (806)742-3563 ext. 241
Fax: (806)742-3540
email: alan.barhorst@ttu.edu
Current Vita
Education
- B.S., Texas A&M, 1984
- M.S., Texas A&M, 1989
- Ph.D., Texas A&M, 1991
Experience
- Professor, Texas Tech University, present
- Visiting Professor, Program Coordinator: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas
A&M University at Qatar, July, 2007-July, 2008 - Faculty Development Leave, Sandia National Labs, Center for Integrated Nanotechnology
(CINT), Fall 2006 - Los Alamos National Laboratory Dynamics Summer School Mentor and Visiting Researcher,
2004-2006 - Professor, Texas Tech University, 2006
- Associate Professor, Texas Tech University, 1998-2005
- Summer Faculty Fellow: ASEE/NASA (Johnson Space Center), 1993, 1994
- Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University, 1992-1997
- Visiting Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University, 1991
- Engineer, Lockheed Engineering and Sciences, Houston, 1985,1987
Teaching Areas
- Controls
- Dynamic Systems
- Robotics
- Structural Dynamics & Vibrations
Research Interests
- Multi-Body, Elasto-Dynamics and Control
- Bio-Mechanics
- Fluid-Structure Interaction
- NDE (acoustic emission)
- Parametric Optimization
- Robotics
- Vibrations
Recent Publications
- Symeonidis, S. and Barhorst, A. A. (2009). Law-Enforcement Small Arms Detection and
Discrimination using Neural Networks. Neural Computing and Applications, in review. - Joel R. Feenstra, Tyler F. Winter, Brandon R. Dierschke, and Alan Barhorst (2010). Modeling Loose Joints in Elastic Structures-Validation at Higher Excitation Frequencies. Journal of Vibration and Control, Accepted for publication.
- Wong, C-N Simon., and Barhorst, A. A. (2009). General Order Perturbation Method with Skew-symmetric Approach for Structural Health Monitoring of Modular Beam. Journal of Vibration and Control, 15(12):1763-1781.
- Barhorst, A. A. and Schovanec, L. (2009). A Neuro-Muscular Elasto-Dynamic Model of the Human Arm{Part 1: Model Development. Journal of Bionic Engineering, 6(2):93-107.
- Moody, C. B., Barhorst, A. A. and Schovanec, L. (2009). A Neuro-Muscular Elasto-Dynamic Model of the Human Arm{Part 2: Musculotendon Dynamics and Related Stress E ffects. Journal of Bionic Engineering, 6(2):108-119.
- J. T. Foster, Jr., A. A. Barhorst, C. N. Wong, and M. T. Bement (2009). Modeling Loose Joints in Elastic Structures{Experimental Results and Validation. Journal of Vibration and Control, 15(4):549-565.
- Barhorst, A. A. (2009). Modeling Loose Joints in Elastic Structures-Simulation Algorithm and Results. Journal of Vibration and Control, 15(1):3-24.
- Barhorst, A. A. (2008). Modeling Loose Joints in Elastic Structures-Momentum Transfer Model Development. Journal of Vibration and Control, 14(12):1803-1841.
- Barhorst, A. A. (2008). Modeling Loose Joints in Elastic Structures-Variable Structure Motion Model Development. Journal of Vibration and Control, 14(11):1767-1797.
- Wong, Chun-Nam, and Barhorst, A. A. (2007). Stochastic analysis of Poisson impact series using discrete form, spectrum analysis and time correlation. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 21(1):151-164.
- C. N. Wong and A. A. Barhorst (2006). Parameter Identi cation of Nonlinear Hybrid Parameter Multibody Dynamic System with Contact using a Polynomial Interpolated Taylor Series Method. Journal of Nonlinear and Computational Dynamics, 1(3):248-256.
- Meekangvan, P., Barhorst A. A., Burton, T. D., Chatterjee, S., and Schovanec, L. (2006). Nonlinear Dynamical Model and Response of Avian Cranial Kinesis. The Journal of Theoretical Biology, 240(1):32-47.
- Rose, S. E., Moody, C. B., James, D. L., and Barhorst, A. A. (2006). Drag Measurement and Dynamic Simulation of Martian Wind Driven Sensor Platform Concepts. Journal of Fluids and Structures, 22(1):21-43.