Chris Kelley

Dr. Chris Kelley joined Florida Poly as an assistant professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department in 2021. Prior to that, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Central Florida, where he also completed graduate degrees from 2014 to 2020. Kelley’s research applies dynamics and control theory toward understanding human motor control, characterizing movement dysfunction, and creating new rehabilitation and treatment strategies.

Awards and Honors

• Health Systems Engineering Innovative Grant, Florida Polytechnic University, 2022
• Oral Communication Presentation Winner, University of Central Florida Graduate Research Forum, 2019
• Best Graduate Presentation, University of Central Florida Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, 2018
• Doctoral Research Support Award, University of Central Florida, 2017
• Office of Research and Commercialization Fellowship, University of Central Florida, 2016

Education

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2020
• M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2016
• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida, 2013

Expertise

• Control systems
• Human motor control
• Movement disorders
• Rehabilitation robotics

Professional Activities

• Reviewer, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 2019-present
• Reviewer, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 2016-present
• Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

Select Publications

• Kelley, C.R. and Kauffman, J.L. (2020). Towards Wearable Tremor Suppression Using Dielectric Elastomer Stack Actuators. Smart Materials and Structures, 30(2), pp. 021007. DOI: 10.1088/1361-665X/abccdc
• Kelley, C.R. and Kauffman, J.L. (2020). Optimal Control Perspective on Parkinson’s Disease: Increased Delay Between State Estimator and Controller Produces Tremor. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 28(10), pp. 2144-2152. DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2020.3018626
• Kelley, C.R. and Kauffman, J.L. (2020). Tremor-Active Controller for Dielectric Elastomer-Based Pathological Tremor Suppression. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 25(2), pp. 1143-1148. DOI: 10.1109/TMECH.2020.2972884
• Kelley, C.R. and Kauffman, J.L. (2017). Optimal Switch Timing for Piezoelectric-Based Semi-Active Vibration Reduction Techniques. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 28(16), pp. 2275-2285. DOI: 10.1177/1045389X17689934