Eric D. Larsen Mechanical Engineer Research Areas:
Environmental Engineering; Robotics Biography:
Eric D. Larsen is a mechanical engineer at the Idaho National Laboratory with 19 years of experience in design and integration of electro-mechanical and industrial robotics systems. He works on a technical team that focuses on computer control of materials processes. He is the chief architect of software integration for the Yucca Mountain Waste Package Closure Welding and Inspection System. He has seven U.S. patents and is a member of the INL Inventor Hall of Fame. He holds a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from Utah State University, where he studied extensively in CAD/CAM, control theory, and finite element analysis. His projects included assembly language programming of stepper motor controllers, laser inspection of surface quality, computer algorithms for spectral shading and hidden line removal of 3-D objects, and finite element analysis of frame structures.
An avid mountaineer, in October 2015 he became the first American to climb Mukot Peak in western Nepal, elevation 21,778 feet. Education: B.S., Mechanical Engineering - Utah State University Publications: H.B. Smartt, E. D. Larsen, D.P. Pace, R.J. Bitsoi, C.R. Tolle, "Design of a Robotic Welding System" in Proceedings of the 7th International Conference, Pine Mountain, Georgia, p 623-628, August 2006. K.S. Miller, R. J. Bitsoi, E.D. Larsen, H.B. Smartt, "Design and Testing of a Friction Stir Processing Machine for Laboratory Research" in Proceedings of the 7th International Conference, Pine Mountain, Georgia, p 213-218, August 2006. "Remote Welding, NDE and Repair of DOE Standardized Canisters", E. D. Larsen, A. D. Watkins, T. R. McJunkin, D. P. Pace, and R. J. Bitsoi, Conference Proceedings, 5th International Conference on NDE in Relation to Structural Integrity for Nuclear and Pressurized Components, May 2006. “Design and Testing of a Friction Stir Processing Machine for Laboratory Research”, K.S. Miller, R.J. Bitsoi, E.D. Larsen, H.B. Smartt, Proceedings of the Seventh International Trends in Welding Research, Pine Mountain, GA, May 2005. “Design of a Robotic Welding System for Closure of Waste Storage Canisters”, H.B. Smartt, E.D. Larsen, D.P. Pace, R. J. Bitsoi, C.R. Tolle, Proceedings of the Seventh International Trends in Welding Research, Pine Mountain, GA, May 2005. “The Effects of Stress Mitigation on Nondestructive Examination” D.C. Kunerth, T.R. Mcjunkin, E.D Larsen, A.D. Watkins, Prepared for the Department of Energy, Office of Environmental Management, August 2004. “Feedback Control of a Cupola-Concepts and Experimantal Results” K. L. Moore, M. Abdelrahman, E. D. Larsen, and D. E. Clark, 2nd International Cupola Conference Proceedings, Cincinnati OH, Oct. 1998. “Neural Net Implementation of the Cupola Process Model” D. E. Clark, E. D Larsen, and S. Katz, 2nd International Cupola Conference Proceedings, Cincinnati OH, Oct. 1998. “Open Architecture Software for Control of Materials Joining”, E. D. Larsen, J. A. Johnson, K. Gee, K. L. Kenney, H. B. Smartt, D. P. Pace, Proceedings of the Fifth International Trends in Welding Research, Pine Mountain, GA, June 1998. “Experimental Investigation of Pulse Current GMAW”, J. A. Johnson, K. S. Miller, E. D. Larsen, K. L. Kenney, and H. B. Smartt, Proceedings of the Fifth International Trends in Welding Research, Pine Mountain, GA, June 1998. “A Learning Based Intelligent Control System to Evaluate Mixed Cultures of Acidophilic Mining Bacteria” K. S. Miller, E. D. Larsen, D. J. Fife, D. L. Stoner, and J. A. Johnson, Proceedings of the 98th General Meeting of the American Society of Microbiology, Atlanta, GA, May 17-21, 1998. “Use of an Intelligent control System to Evaluate Multiparametric Effects on Iron Oxidation by Thermophilic Bacteria” D. L. Stoner, K. S. Miller, D. J. Fife, E. D. Larsen, C. R. Tolle, and J. A. Johnson in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Nov. 1998. "A Multivariable Smith Predictor for Intelligent Control of a Cupola Furnace" K. L. Moore, M. Adelrahaman, D. E. Clark, E. D. Larsen, et. al. in Proceedings of the 1995 American Control Conference, Seattle WA. June 1995. "Neural Network Applications for Cupola Melting Control" D. E. Clark, E. D. Larsen, K. L. Moore, et al., Proceedings of Material Processing in the Computer Age, Las Vegas, Nevada, February, 1995. "Properties of Vitrified Rocky Flats TRUW With Different Waste Loadings" T.L. Eddy, J. W. Sears, J. D. Grandy, D V. Miley, A. W. Erickson, R. N. Farnsworth, E. D. Larsen, Report EGG-MS-114420, July 1994. "Sensing the Gas Metal Arc Welding Process", N. M. Carlson, J. A. Johnson, H. B. Smartt, A. D. Wakins, E. D. Larsen, P. L. Taylor, and M. L. Waddoups, submitted to the Proceedings of the International Conference on Computerization of Welding Information IV, November 3-6, 1992, Orlando, FL. (Invited). "Noncontacting Ultrasonic System for Concurrent Defect Detection in Solidified Weld Metal" J. A. Johnson, N. M. Carlson, and E. D. Larsen, submitted to the Proceedings of the Review of Progress in QNDE 12, Plenum Press July 19-24, 1992, LaJolla, CA. Patents: McJunkin, Timothy R., Johnson, John A., Larsen, Eric D., Smartt, Herschel B., 2006, "Welding Apparatus and Methods for Using Ultrasonic Sensing," Patent 7,094,989, August 22, 2006. Larsen, Eric D., Watkins, Arthur D., Bitsoi, Rodney J., Pace, David P., 2005, "Grinding Assembly, Grinding Apparatus, Weld Joint Defect Repair System, and Methods," Patent 6,949,005, September 27, 2005. Johnson, John A., Stoner, Daphne L., Larsen, Eric D., Miller, Karen S., Tolle, Charles R., 2004, "Learning-based Controller for Biotechnology Processing, and Method of Using," Patent 6,792,336, September 14, 2004. Johnson, John A., Larsen, Eric D., Miller, Karen S., Smartt, Herschel B., McJunkin, Timothy R., 2002, " Method for the Concurrent Ultrasonic Inspection of Partially Completed Welds," Patent 6,484,584, November 26, 2002. Smartt, Herschel B., Johnson, John A., Larsen, Eric D., Bitsoi, Rodney J., Perrenoud, Ben C., Miller, Karen S., Pace, David P., 2002, "Apparatus for the Concurrent Inspection of Partially Completed Welds," Patent 6,365,873, April 2, 2002. Weinberg, David M., Harding, L.Dean, Larsen, Eric D., 2002, "Position Detectors, Methods of Detecting Position and Methods of Providing Positional Detectors," Patent 6,385,857, May 14, 2002. Smartt, Herschel B., Larsen, Eric D., Johnson, Jonn A., 2001, "Inspection Apparatus for Evaluating a Partially Completed Weld," Patent 6,178,819, January 30, 2001. Presentations: C.I. Nichol, D.P. Pace, E.D. Larsen, T.R. McJunkin, D.E. Clark, M.L. Clark, K.L. Skinner, A.D. Watkins, H.B. Smartt, “Yucca Mountain Waste Package Closure System Robotic Welding and Inspection System:, Nuclear Technology, October 2011. C.I. Nichol, T.R. McJunkin, D.E. Clark, E.D. Larsen, “Remote Robotic Fabrication”, American Welding Society National Robotic Arc Welding Conference, Milwaukee, WI, May 2011. T.R. McJunkin, C.I. Nichol, D.E. Clark, E.D. Larsen, “Automated and Remote Fabrication”, American Welding Society National Robotic Arc Welding Conference, Milwaukee, WI, May 2011. H.B. Smartt, D.P. Pace, E.D. Larsen, T.R McJunkin, C.I. Nichol, D.E. Clark, K.L. Skinner, M.L. Clark, T.G. Kaser, C.R. Tolle, “Robotic Welding and Inspection System”, 8th International Conference – Trends in Welding Research, Pine Mountain, GA June 2008 . “Yucca Mountain: Design of a welding and inspection system for waste package closure,”H. B. Smartt, A. D. Watkins, D. P. Pace, R. J. Bitsoi, E. D. Larsen, T. R. McJunkin, and C. R. Tolle, in 2006 International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2006. “Intelligent Control of Cupola Melting” E. D. Larsen, D. E. Clark, K.L. Moore, and P. E. King, Australasia-Pacific Forum on Intelligent Processing and Manufacturing of Materials, Gold Coast, Australia, July 1997. "Intelligent Control of Cupola Melting" E. D. Larsen, D. E. Clark, H. B. Smartt, and K. L. Moore, presented at American Foundrymen's Society Annual Congress, Kansas City, April 1995 to appear in the Transactions of the American Foundrymen's Society. "LabVIEW in Bioprocessing" E. D. Larsen, LabVIEW User Symposium, Idaho Falls, ID March 1995. "Advanced Control of Cupola Melting" E. D. Larsen, D. E. Clark, H. B. Smartt, and K. L. Moore, Presented at the Technology 2004 Conference in Washington, DC, November 8, 1994, and published in the proceedings. "Properties of Vitrified Rocky Flats TRUW With Different Waste Loadings" T. L. Eddy, J. W. Sears, J. D. Grandy, D. V. Miley, A. W. Erickson, E. D. Larsen, R. N. Farnsworth American Ceramic Society 96th Annual Meeting, April 25, 1994, Indianapolis, IN. "Sensing the Gas Metal Arc Welding Process", N. M. Carlson, J. A. Johnson, H. B. Smartt, A. D. Wakins, E. D. Larsen, P. L. Taylor, and M. L. Waddoups, Technology 2003, Anaheim CA, December 7-9, 1993. "Ultrasonic and Optical Sensing of Gas Metal Arc Welding" P. L. Taylor, H. B. Smartt, J. A. Johnson, N. M. Carlson, A. D. Watkins, E. D. Larsen, AeroMat '93, June 7, 1993, Anaheim, CA. "Sensing the Gas Metal Arc Welding Process", N. M. Carlson, J. A. Johnson, H. B. Smartt, A. D. Wakins, E. D. Larsen, P. L. Taylor, and M. L. Waddoups, 11th Symposium on Energy Engineering Sciences, Argonne National Labatory, May 15, 1993. "Optical and Ultrasonic Sensing of Gas Metal Arc Welding", H. B. Smart, J. A. Johnson, N. M. Carlson, P. L. Taylor, A. D. Watkins, E. D. Larsen. American Welding Society Annual Meeting, April 25, 1993, Houston, TX. "Optical and Ultrasonic Sensing of Gas Metal Arc Welding", H. B. Smart, J. A. Johnson, N. M. Carlson, P. L. Taylor, A. D. Watkins, E. D. Larsen. Golden Gate Materials Technology Conference, February 3-5, 1993, San Francisco CA. "Ultrasonic Sensing of GMAW: Laser/EMAT Defect Detection System" , N. M. Carlson, J. A. Johnson, E. D. Larsen, A. V. Clark, S. R. Schaps, and C. M. Fortunko, submitted to Recent Trends in Welding Science and Technology, ASM, Gatlinburg, TN, June 3-6, 1992. "An Integrated Optical Sensor for GMAW Feedback Control" P. L. Taylor, A. D. Watkins, E. D. Larsen, and H. B. Smartt submitted to Recent Trends in Welding Science and Technology, ASM, Gatlinburg, TN, June 3-6, 1992. "Optical Sensing of GMAW, an Integrated Approach" A. D. Watkins, H. B. Smartt, P. L. Taylor and E. D. Larsen, 1991 Materials Congress (ASM International), Cincinnati, OH, October 21-24, 1991. |
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