Education

  • Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018
  • M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012
  • B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010

 

Professional Summary

Adams has earned B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering, all from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He has been a research engineer and instructor for the Woodruff School since 2019. Adams is currently serving as the Assistant Director of the Crane Safety Research Center at Georgia Tech, and has held that position since the center's establishment in January 2024. His research interests include the dynamics and control of multi-input flexible systems as well as safety and hazard analysis of complex dynamical systems and machines. He has taught courses on mechanical design (ME 2110) and advanced control systems (ME 6404).

 

Representative Publications

W. Singhose, C. Adams, A. Rana, D. Kim, and W. Li. Use of Data-Mined Customer Reviews to Inform Design Evaluation and Testing of Bassinets. Proceedings of the ASME 2023 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. Volume 6: 35th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology (DTM), Boston, MA, 2023.

C. Adams and W. Singhose. Stability Margins of Heavy-Lifting Machines with a Telescoping Boom and Jib. 2023 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), Seattle, WA, 2023.

A. Castro, C. Adams, and W. Singhose. Effects of Surface Condition on Traction of Two-Wheeled Inverted-Pendulum Transporters. In ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. Volume 3: 21st International Conference on Advanced Vehicle Technologies; 16th International Conference on Design Education, Anaheim, CA. 2019.

C. Adams and W. Singhose. Robust Constant-Amplitude Input Shapers with Selectable Duration. AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 41(12), 2543-2553, 2018.

J. Wilbanks, C. Adams, and M. Leamy. Two-scale command shaping for feedforward control of nonlinear systems. Nonlinear Dynamics, 92, 885-903, 2018.

W. Singhose, C. Adams, D. Kim. A Dynamics-Based Hazard Analysis of Inverted-Pendulum Human Transporters Using Data-Mined Information. ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part B: Mechanical Engineering, 2(3), 2017.

J. Harber, C. Adams, A. Castro, and W. Singhose. Dynamic Effects of Obstacles on Two-Wheeled Inverted-Pendulum Transporters. In ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Boston, MA, 2015.

C. Adams, J. Potter, and W. Singhose, Input-Shaping and Model-Following Control of a Helicopter Carrying a Suspended Load. AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 38(1), 94-105, 2015.

J. Potter, C. Adams, and W. Singhose. A Planar Experimental Remote-Controlled Helicopter With a Suspended Load. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 20(5), 2496-2503, 2015.