Education
- Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008
- M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005
- B.S., Walla Walla University, 2002
Teaching Interests
Professor Sorensen teaches at both undergraduate and graduate levels on topics including dynamics, advanced motion control, vibrations, mechatronics, the design process, product development, engineering best practices, intellectual property, and product liability. His instruction focuses on integrating theory and practice.
Research Interests
Professor Sorensen’s research is oriented in mechatronics with applications in the dynamics and control of novel linear resonance actuators, adaptive manufacturing, telemanipulation, machine vision, trajectory synthesis, vibration control, wheeled inverted pendulum dynamics and control, and crane control.
Recent Publications
- K. L. Sorensen, R. Schmidt, A. Jenkins, C. Lyman, W. Singhose, F. Schlagenhauf, K. Dobson, “Eletromagnetic Model of Linear Resonant Actuators,” ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control,vol. 145, pp. 0510031-39, 2023.
- T. Rome, W. Singhose, K. Dobson, K. Sorensen, F. Schlagenhauf, J. Kang “Impact of Input Shaper Discretization on Linear Resonant Actuators for Haptic Feedback,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, Anchorage, Alaska, 2022.
- K. Sorensen, W. Singhose, “Wheeled Inverted Pendulum Control and Slip Dynamics,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Control and Automation, Anchorage, AK, USA, 2018.
- M. J. Kim, K. Sorensen, “Comparison of Coulomb and Brush Tire Models for Characterizing Tractive Force in WIP Systems,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Control and Automation, Anchorage, AK, USA, 2018.
- K. L. Sorensen, P. W. Cross, W. E. Singhose, S. Prakash, “Vibration Analysis and Mitigation of Dead-Zone on Systems Using Two-Impulse Zero Vibration Input Shaping,” ASME Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics. vol. 6, pp. 011011-1-7, 2011.