Shaun Salisbury

Professor

Faculty of Applied Science & Technology

Biography
Teaching & Research Interests
Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Grants

Shaun Salisbury graduated with a PhD from the University of Toronto in 2007. He was a professor at Western Univerity where he developed a research program in peizoelectric-driven stages, soft tissue property sensors and then in acuators and systems to be used in MRI-guided procedures. He has published extensively in IEEE Mechatronics and other journals and conferences. He also has 15 years of industry experience in large mechatronics system development.

Teaching Interests

Mechatronics, Sensors and actuators, Machine design and detailing, System analysis

Research Interests

Mechatronic devices, Actuators for MRI-guided procedures, System analysis

Conference Proceedings

Salisbury, S., Mohammad, T. (2010). Design of a Novel Vertical Motion Piezoworm Positioner. Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems.
Salisbury, S., Waechter, D., Ben, M., Prasad, S., Blacow, R., Yan, B. (2006). Tracking Controller for a Piezoworm™ Stage. ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition.
Salisbury, S., Waechter, D., Mrad, R., Prasad, S., Blacow, R., Yan, B. (2004). Complementary inchworm actuator for high-force high-precision applications. Smart Structures and Materials 2004: Smart Structures and Integrated Systems.
Salisbury, S., Elbannan, K. (2012). Design of a two degree-of-freedom, MRI-compatible actuator. 2012 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society.
Salisbury, S., Mrad, R., Waechter, D., Prasad, S. (2007). Characterization of a Piezoworm Stage. 2007 IEEE/ASME international conference on advanced intelligent mechatronics.
Salisbury, S., Waechter, D., Mrad, R., Blacow, R., Prasad, E. (2003). Design tools for piezoelectric actuated inchworm positioners. Proc. Canada-US CanSmart Workshop on Smart Materials and Structures.
Salisbury, S., Araghi, M. (2010). Feedback-based simultaneous detection of two resonance frequencies of a MIS instrument. Proceedings of the 2010 American Control Conference.

Journal Articles

Salisbury, S., Araghi, M. (2009). A feedback based dynamic instrument for measuring Mechanical Properties of Soft Tissues for Minimally-Invasive surgery.Smart Materials and Structures, 59--69.
Salisbury, S., El, B., Handler, W., Chronik, B. (2013). Heating of metallic rods induced by time-varying gradient fields in MRI.Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 38(2), 411--416.
Salisbury, S., Mohammad, T. (2013). Towards design optimisation of a lifting platform for a piezoworm-driven high precision positioning stage.International Journal of Mechanisms and Robotic Systems, 1(4), 301--315.
Salisbury, S., El, B., Chronik, B. (2015). Development of an MRI-compatible, compact, rotary-linear piezoworm actuator.Journal of Medical Devices, 9(1).
Salisbury, S., El, B., Handler, W., Wyenberg, C., Chronik, B. (2012). Prediction of force and image artifacts under MRI for metals used in medical devices.IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 18(3), 954--962.
Salisbury, S., Mrad, R., Waechter, D., Prasad, S. (2009). Design, modeling, and closed-loop control of a complementary clamp piezoworm stage.IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 14(6), 724--732.
Salisbury, S., Mrad, R. (2006). Analytical stiffness estimation for short flexures.Mechatronics, 16(7), 399--403.
Salisbury, S., Araghi, M. (2012). Improved evaluation of dynamic mechanical properties of soft materials with applications to minimally invasive surgery.IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 18(3), 973--980.
Salisbury, S., Waechter, D., Mrad, R., Prasad, S., Blacow, R., Yan, B. (2006). Design considerations for complementary inchworm actuators.IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 11(3), 265--272.
Salisbury, S., Mohammad, T. (2014). Design and assessment of a Z-axis precision positioning stage with centimeter range based on a piezoworm motor.IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 20(5), 2021--2030.
Salisbury, S., Mohammad, T. (2012). Design considerations for long travel Z-axis ultra-precision positioning stage.International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing, 13(9), 1581--1588.
Salisbury, S., Heroux, A., Tutunea-Fatan, O., Barari, A. (2014). Minimization of Bone Removal through Optimal Humeral Implant Alignment in Total Elbow Arthroplasty.Computer-Aided Design and Applications, 11(4), 478--492.
Salisbury, S., Mohammad, T. (2012). An improved stiffness model for piezo-actuated complementary clamp flexures.International Journal of Mechatronics and Automation, 2(4), 270--276.
Salisbury, S., Waechter, D., Mrad, R., Prasad, S., Blacow, R., Yan, B. (2007). Closed-loop control of a complementary clamp piezoworm actuator.IEEE/Asme Transactions on Mechatronics, 12(6), 590--598.

Grants

"Development of novel actuator systems". NSERC. Discovery. $100,000. 2008.
Shaun Salisbury (Principle Investigator).
"Investigation of the Suitability of Smart Material-Based Actuators for Aerospace Applications". NSERC. Engage. $24,850. 2011.
Shaun Salisbury (Principle Investigator).
"Optimization and Manufacturability Analysis of a Catheter Delivery System for Piezo-Resistive Pressure Sensor". NSERC. Engage. $24,950. 2011.
Shaun Salisbury (Principle Investigator), John Smith (Principle Investigator), Abdul Mohammed, Becky Smith.
"Assessment of the suitability of an MRI-compatible actuator for use in MR quality assurance phantoms". NSERC. Engage. $24,900. 2012.
Shaun Salisbury (Principle Investigator).
"Centre for the development and testing of MR-compatible medical devices and technology". Canada Foundation for Innovation. New Initiatives Fund. $1,764,778. 2013.
Shaun Salisbury (Co-Principle Investigator), B. Chronik (lead) J. Culham N. De Zanche A. Fenster D. Holdsworth R. Menon M. Noseworthy S. Salisbury J. Shoemaker J. de Bruyn.