Research
My philosophy is to do research in "the spirit of service" with the goal of making a positive influence in the world. I work with students and other faculty to create compliant mechanism theories and applications that are novel, used by others, and make a difference for good.
Our lab's educational objective is to provide students with world-class research experiences in a rewarding environment that increases students' technical abilities, confidence, and desire and ability to be an influence for good. I believe a powerful way to provide those experiences is to perform quality, original engineering research that is responsive to the needs of industry and society, provide research results that are used by others, and to treat sponsors, collaborators, colleagues, licensees and all others with dignity and respect.
You will see that our emphasis is on creating new knowledge and sharing it so that it can have an impact beyond the lab. We share with the research community through technical papers, books, theses and dissertations, hosting visiting scholars, collaborations, and presentations. We share with industry and government through research contracts, technology transfer (including licensing intellectual property), presentations, visits, and creating spinoff companies. We share with society through maker resources, videos, books, visits to our lab, presentations, exhibitions, and providing impactful products.
A few resources are listed here, and a more extensive list can be found on the Compliant Mechanisms & Robotics group site.
Peer-reviewed publications are the gold standard for sharing scientific research results. Google Scholar is a good resource for identifying resources and you can find my profile here. You will notice that nearly all my papers are coauthored with others, including students, faculty, and industry collaborators. Collaboration makes the work more interesting and rewarding, and it extends the boundaries of what is possible as you bring in expertise from different areas.
Patents
We patent some discoveries, not to prevent other people from using them, but to facilitate their use by entrepreneurs and industry partners. You can find patents on Google Patents here, or by using the search features at US Patent and Trademark Office.
For information about licensing our patents for commercial use, contact the BYU Technology Transfer Office.
Theses and Dissertations
Student theses and dissertations are accessible through BYU Scholars Archive. It also has many of our preprints, supplemental materials and other resources.