Rogelio Luck

Rogelio Luck

Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering Department
Mail Stop 9552, 210 Carpenter Building
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Telephone: (662) 325-7307
Fax: (662) 325-7223
E-mail: luck@me.msstate.edu

 

Education

  • Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Penn State University, 1989
  • M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Penn State University, 1987
  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University, 1985

Experience Record

  • 1994-Present,  Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University
  • 1989-1994,  Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University

Specialty Areas

  • Modeling and simulation of mechanical, electrical, thermal, hydraulic, and pneumatic dynamic systems
  • Design of control systems, sensors, actuators, and automated systems
  • Vibration and Stochastic Analysis

Teaching Awards

2003  Pi Tau Sigma “Shaft of Excellence Award” in recognition for outstanding teaching.

Research Summary

Dr. Luck's research is in the general area of System Dynamic Modeling, Measurement, and Control. His current activities include dynamic simulation of  cooling, heating, and power systems (CHP) for residential and small commercial facilities where engine driven electrical generators are used to supply electrical power and heat recovered from the exhaust of the engines is used for heating or cooling the facilities.  His past research  include analysis, simulation, and design of sensors and actuators, filtering of noise from sensor data, control of dynamic systems where the feedback sensor data is delayed or occasionally lost, and detection and isolation of sensor and actuator failures. He has also worked in the simulation and control of thermal power plants, vibration analysis, and dynamic simulation of the solidification process in aluminum castings including inverse heat transfer problems and pressurized feeding.

Research Activities

Inverse Heat Transfer and Pressurize Feeding in Aluminum Castings.  Accurate simulations of the solidification of castings can have a significant economic impact on the development effort by reducing or even eliminating the number of trial and error pourings required to obtain a satisfactory product.  A key parameter needed for an accurate simulation of the solidification of a casting is the heat transfer coefficient.  The inverse heat transfer problem consists in obtaining the heat transfer coefficient from temperature measurements in the casting and the mold.  The research consists in developing accurate and computational effective methods that can be used to obtain the heat transfer coefficients and the degree of uncertainty involved given the geometry of the castings, the material properties, and the temperature histories.

Porosity in aluminum castings can have a detrimental effect on the mechanical properties of the casting.  One source of porosity formation in aluminum castings is the release of hydrogen bubbles during the solidification process.  It is predicted that the onset of bubble formation can be delayed by increasing the feeding pressure.  Simulations are being developed to predict the formation of hydrogen, and experiments are being conducted to investigate the effect of pressurize feeding on the porosity formation.

Development of Simulation Software for Dynamic Systems.  This research attempts to develop a methodology to simulate and analyze mechanical, electrical, thermal, hydraulic, and pneumatic lump parameter models including rigid body dynamics. Existing methodologies for simulation of lumped parameter systems, such as Bondgraphs and Line Graphs, fail to incorporate rigid body dynamic motion in a simple manner. The methodology being investigated is based on the use of generalized efforts and constrain equations in the form of interconnectivity matrices for the simple, one dimensional, lumped parameters, and in the form of position, velocity, or acceleration constraints in the rigid body systems.

Publications

Book Chapter

King R.L. and Luck R., “Power System Control,” Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, edited by Professor John G. Webster and published by John Wiley & Sons, 1999.

 

Journal Publications

  • M. Roberts, J.W. Stevens and R. Luck, "Evaluation of Parameter Effects in Estimating Non-linear Uncertainty Propagation," Measurement - J. of the Int. Measurement Confederation, Vol. 40, pp. 15-20, 2007
  • Luck, R., Berry, J. T., Pehlke, R., Johnson, A., and Weathers, J., 2006, “The Determination of Accurate Heat Transfer Coefficient Data for Permanent Mold Aluminum Alloy Casting – The Results of an AFS Research Project,” Trans. Am. Foundry Society, Vol. 114
  • J.T. Berry, R. Luck, and R.P. Taylor,  “The Connection Between Filling, Feeding, and Applied Pressure in Cast Aluminum Alloys," International Journal of Cast Metals Research, Vol. 19, No. 1, Jan. 2006,  pp. 26-31.
  • J. Weathers, A. Johnson, R. Luck, K. Walters, J. T. Berry, “The Effects of Thermocouple Placement on Highly Transient Temperature Measurements in Mold Media for Aluminum Castings” AFS Transactions 2005, Paper 05-194, Vol. 113.
  • Xue, R. Luck, and J.T. Berry "Comparisons and Improvements Concerning the Accuracy and Robustness of Inverse Heat Conduction Algorithms" Inverse Problems in Engineering, Vol. 13, No. 2, April 2005, pp. 177-199.
  • R. Luck and J. W. Stevens, “A Simple Numerical Procedure for Estimating Non-Linear Uncertainty Propagation” ISA Transactions, Vol. 43, n. 4, pp 491-498, 2004.
  • B. Zhang, R. Luck, and J.T. Berry,  “The Effects of Pressure Applied During Feeding On Porosity Reduction with Reference to Fatigue Behavior” AFS Transactions 2004, Paper 04-037, pp. 237-250
  • X. Xue, R. Luck, B. Dawsey, and J.T. Berry,  “Modeling of Temperature Measurement Process with a Thermocouple: A Comprehensive Parametric Study and some Experimental Results” AFS Transactions 2004, Vol. 112, Paper 04-044, pp. 37-54.
  • J.T. Berry, J.R. Shenefelt, and R. Luck, “Pressurized Feeding Systems,” Int. J. of Cast Metals Res., 2002, 14, 365-370.
  • R.P. Taylor, J.R. Shenefelt, J.T. Berry, R. Luck, “Comparison and Criticism of Casting Criteria Functions,” AFS Transactions 02-042, 2002
  • R. Luck and J. W. Stevens, “Explicit Solutions for Transcendental Equations,” SIAM Review, Vol. 44, No. 2, pp. 227-233, 2002.
  • J.R. Shenefelt, R. Luck, R.P. Taylor, J.T. Berry, “Solution to Inverse Heat Conduction Problems Employing Singular Value Decomposition and Model-Reduction,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 45, 2002, pp. 67-74.
  • J.R. Shenefelt, S. Gales, R. Luck, J. T. Berry, “The Effects of Applied Pressure During Feeding on the Fatigue Properties of Critical Cast Aluminum Alloy Components,” 2001 AFS Transactions, 01-124, pp. 593-603
  • J. Shenefelt, R. Luck, R. P. Taylor, J. T. Berry, "Solution to the Inverse Heat Conduction Problem Using Model Reduction through Matrix Transform," AFS Transactions, 99-128, pp. 223-229.
  • J. W. Stevens and R. Luck, 1999, "Explicit Approximations for All Eigenvalues of the 1-D Transient Heat Conduction Equations," Heat Transfer Engineering, Vol. 20, No.2, pp. 35-41
  • R. Luck and E. Agba, "On the Design of Piezoelectric Sensors and Actuators" Journal of the Instrument Society of America, Vol. 37, pp. 65-72, 1998.
  • R.P. Taylor and R. Luck, "Comparison of Reciprocity and Closure Enforcement Methods for Radiation View Factors" Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 660-666, 1995.
  • R.P. Taylor, R. Luck, B.K. Hodge, and W.G. Steele, "Uncertainty Analysis of Diffuse-Gray Radiation Enclosure Problems" Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 63-69, 1995.
  • R. Luck and A. Ray, "Compensation of Distributed Delays in Integrated Communication and Control Systems."  International Journal of Control,  Vol. 59, No. 6, pp. 1357-1372, 1994.
  • R. Luck and A. Ray, "A Fixed Memory Filter for Real-time Estimation of Noise-corrupted Signals,” AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 631-634, 1994.
  • R. Luck, Y. Halevi and A. Ray, "Extended Observability for Linear Time-Invariant Systems under Random Loss of Output Data," AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 284-287, 1992.
  • A. Ray and R. Luck, "An Introduction to Sensor Signal Validation in Redundant Measurement Systems."  IEEE Control Systems Magazine, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 44-49, 1991.
  • R. Luck and A. Ray, "Failure Detection and Isolation of Ultrasonic Ranging Sensors for Robotic Applications," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 221-227, 1991.
  • R. Luck and A. Ray, "An Observer-Based Compensator for Distributed Delays," Automatica, Vol. 26, No. 5, pp. 903-908, 1990.

 

Conference Papers

  • Berry, J.T., Luck, R., Felicelli S.D., “Liquid Metal Damage Before and After Pouring – Some Recent Observations,” Presented at CIDAUT 2007, March 27, Valladolid, Spain.
  • Pehlke, R. , Wan, X., Berry, J.T., Luck, R., August, J., and Weathers, J., “Sensor Positioning and the Problem of Solidification Model Validation,” Presented at MCWASP 2006.
  • Hodge, B.K., Luck, R., “Using Computational Software Root Solvers: A New Paradigm for Problem Solutions?” ASEE  SE, Paper 2006059HOD.
  • Berry, J.T., Luck, R. , “Porosity Criteria Revisited," Presented at the 2006 World Casting Congress.
  • Berry, J.T., Luck, R. ,  J.T., Pehlke, R., Johnson, A., and Weathers, J. "Temperature Measurements for Thermal Contact Calculations in Permanent Modeling of Aluminum Alloys," Proceedings of Simulation of Aluminum Shape Casting Processing: From Alloy Design to Mechanical Properties, Edited by Q.G. Wang, M. Krane, and P.D. Lee, TMS (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society) 2006, Warrendale, PA, pp.259-268.
  • J. Weathers, A. Johnson, R. Luck, K. Walters, J. T. Berry, “The Effects of Thermocouple Placement on Highly Transient Temperature Measurements in Mold Media for Aluminum Castings” 2005 CastExpo, April 16, St. Louis, MO.
  • J.T. Berry, R. Luck, and R.P. Taylor,  “The Connection Between Filling, Feeding, and Applied Pressure in Cast Aluminum Alloys," The John Campbell Symposium. Edited by M. Tiryakioglu, and P.N. Crepeau. TMS (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society).   San Francisco, February 2005.
  • Xue, R. Luck, J.T. Berry, and R.D. Pehlke,  “Specifying Interfacial Heat Transfer Conditions in Permanent Mold Castings:  A Comparison of Two Promising Techniques," Modeling of Casting, Welding and Advanced Solidification Processes X. Edited by D.M. Stefanescu, J. Warren, M. Jolly and M. Krane. TMS (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society), 2003.
  • J. Shenefelt, R. Luck, R. P. Taylor, J. T. Berry, and K.A. Woodbury "Specifying Interfacial Heat Transfer Coefficient in Permanent Mold Castings: A Comparison of Two Promising Techniques" Presented in the MCWASP X in Destin, Florida, June 2003. Published in Modeling of Casting, Welding and Advanced Solidification Processes, pp. 709-716. TMS (The Minerals Metals and Materials Society) Proceedings, 2003.
  • R. Luck, J. Shenefelt, XingJian Xue and J. T. Berry, “On The Role of Inverse Heat Transfer Computations In Porosity Modeling,” Presented at the 2nd International Conference on the Filling and Feeding of Castings, Birmingham, England, April 23, 2002.
  • J. Shenefelt, S. Gayles, R. Luck, J. T. Berry and R. Andriano “The Effects of Applied Pressure During Feeding on the Fatigue Properties of Critical Cast Aluminum Alloy Components – An AFS/CMC Research Progress Report,” Presented at the AFS 2001 Casting Congress in Ft. Worth, Texas
  • J. Shenefelt, R. Luck, R. P. Taylor, J. T. Berry, and K.A. Woodbury "Reducing Uncertainty in the use of the Inverse Method of Determining Heat Transfer Coefficient Data" Presented in the MCWASP IX in Aachen, Germany, August 2000. Published in Modeling of Casting, Welding and Advanced Solidification Processes, pp. 215-221. Shaker Verlag, Germany, 2000.
  • J. Shenefelt, R. Luck, R. P. Taylor, J. T. Berry, "Solidification Modeling and Porosity Control in Aluminum Alloy Castings," 1999 ASME Winter Annual Meeting, San Diego.
  • J. Shenefelt, R. Luck, and J. T. Berry, "The Case for Riser Pressurization," First International Conference on the Gating, Filling, and Feeding of Aluminum Castings (AFS 2H Committee), Oct. 10-13, 1999.
  • J. Shenefelt, R. Luck, R. P. Taylor, J. T. Berry, "Solution to the Inverse Heat Conduction Problem Using Model Reduction through Matrix Transform," 1999 American Foundrymen’s Society Casting Congress, St. Louis, MO, March 13, 1999.
  • J. T. Berry and R. Luck, " Electromagnetic Feeding of Castings," Presented at the 13th Annual Metal Casting Technology Center Industrial Symposium - Electrotechnologies in the Foundry, Tuscaloosa, AL, Dec. 2, 1998.
  • Roger L. King, S. Mark Halpin, and Rogelio Luck, “Very Short Term Load Forecasting Algorithms for Intelligent Control of Large Systems,” Proceedings of the 1998 Large Engineering Systems Conference on Power Engineering, pp. 2-6, June 1998.
  • R.P. Taylor and R. Luck, "Comparison of Reciprocity and Closure Enforcement Methods for Radiation View Factors," 4th ASME/JSME Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, Maui, HI, 1995.
  • M.D. Ngo, R.L. King, and R. Luck, "Implications of Frequency Bias Settings on AGC" Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, March 12-14, 1995.
  • D.Long, R.L. King, and R. Luck, "Control of Power Systems Using Case-Based Reasoning" Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, March 12-14, 1995.
  • R.M. Draper, R.L. King, R. Luck, "An Automatic Generation Control Algorithm in Incorporating Fuzzy Logic,"  Presented at the IEEE Fall Bi-annual Industrial, Electric Power Applications Symposium, New Orleans, Nov 10-11, 1994.
  • E. Wayne, D.J. Keiper, R. Luck, R.L. King, and S. Clayton, "New Algorithms for Short-Term Load Forecasting for Automatic Generation Control of Electric Power Systems," Presented at the IEEE Fall Bi-annual Industrial, Electric Power Applications Symposium, New Orleans, Nov 10-11, 1994.
  • R.L. King and R. Luck, "An Architecture for an Intelligent Automatic Generation Control for Electric Power Systems," DOE Adaptive Control Systems Technology Symposium, Pittsburgh, PA., Oct. 24-25, 1994. 
  • R.P. Taylor, R. Luck, B.K. Hodge, and W.G. Steele, "Uncertainty Analysis of Diffuse-Gray Radiation Enclosure Problems" 32nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, January 10-13, 1994, Reno, NV.
  • R. Luck and A.K. Stiffler, "Piezoelectric Relations for Sensor and Actuator Applications," ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Nov.28-Dec. 3, 1993, New Orleans, LA.
  • R.P. Taylor, R. Luck, B.K. Hodge, and W.G. Steele, "Uncertainty Analysis of Diffuse-Gray Radiation Enclosure Problems-- A Hypersensitive Case Study," 1993 Thermal and Fluids Analysis Workshop, NASA Lewis Research Center, August 16-20, 1993, Cleveland, OH.
  • R. King and R. Luck, "Issues on the Implementation of Area Generation Control,"  36th Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, August 16-18, 1993, Detroit, MI.
  • R.P. Taylor, R. Luck, "A Case Study of View Factor Rectification Procedures for Diffuse-Gray Radiation Enclosure Computations,” Sixth Annual Thermal and Fluids Analysis Workshop, August 15-16, 1993,  Cleveland, OH.
  • R. Luck and A. Ray, "A Fixed Memory Filter for Real-time Estimation of Noise-corrupted Signals," ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Nov. 1992, Anaheim, CA.
  • A. Smaili, H. F. Tylicky, and R. Luck, "The Use of Matlab for the Analysis and Synthesis of Planar Mechanisms."  Second National Applied Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, Nov. 1991, Cincinnati, OH.
  • R. Luck and A. Ray, "Compensation of Network-Induced Delays in Integrated Communication and Control Systems:  Part II - Design and Experimentation."  American Control Conference, May 1990, San Diego, CA.
  • R. Luck and A. Ray, "Compensation of Network-Induced Delays in Integrated Communication and Control Systems:  Part I - Analysis."  American Control Conference, May 1990, San Diego, CA.
  • R. Luck and A. Ray, "An Observer Based Compensator for Distributed Delays."  AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Aug. 1989, Boston, MA.
  • R. Luck, A. Ray, and Y. Halevi, "Extended Observability under Recurrent Loss of Output Data."  AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Aug. 1989, Boston, MA.
  • R. Luck and A. Ray, "Observer Design for Compensation of Network-Induced Delays in Integrated Communication and Control Systems."  ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Dec. 1988, Chicago, Illinois.
  • R. Luck and A. Ray, "Redundancy Management and Failure Detection of Ultrasonic Ranging Sensors for Robotic Applications."  1988 USA-Japan Symp. on Flexible Automation, Minneapolis, MN.

 

Reports

  • “Effect of Applied Pressure During Feeding on the Fatigue Properties of Cast Aluminum Alloy Components,” Three-Annual Reports since Nov. 1999, prepared for the AFS 2-H Committee, Cast Metal Coalitions and the U.S. Department of Energy.
  • “Intelligent Automatic Control for Power Systems,” Final Report, Sept.1996 prepared for EPRI under Research Project 8030-12.
  • “Intelligent Control Concepts for Automatic Generation Control of Electric Power Systems,” Annual Report 1993, Annual Report 1994, Annual Report 1995, and Final Report 1996 prepared for NSF under Contract Number: ECS-92-16549.
  • "Compensation of Distributed Delays in Integrated Communication and Control Systems," prepared for NASA Lewis Research Center under Grant NAG3-823, Aug. 1991.
  • "Intelligent Sensing Schemes Based on Neural Networks," internal report to the Office of the Vice President of Research at Mississippi State University, Dec. 31, 1991.