Arts & Sciences Program

Faculty & Staff

Dr. Samuel Cubero Assistant Professor, College of Arts & Sciences   Email:  scubero@pi.ac.ae Office:  +971-2-607-5176   and   Mobile:  05 6733 1526 Office:  4102  (Building 4)

Academic Qualifications

• Ph.D., Mechatronic Engineering, University of Southern Queensland, 1998
• B.E. (Hons) Mech, Honours degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Queensland, 1993

Selected experience

2010 to present	Assistant Professor for General Studies, Arts & Sciences Program, Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi
2007 to 2010	Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland, QLD, Australia (Robotics & Machine Vision, Mobile robotics, Stress analysis, 3D CAD solid modeling, microcontrollers, electronics, sensors, actuators, computer programming, control & simulation programming, motor control, PBL team based engineering projects)
1998 to 2007	Lecturer, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, WA, Australia (PLC programming, pneumatics & hydraulics, automation & manufacturing, mechanical design, failure analysis, 2D & 3D CAD / AutoCAD and Inventor, Engineering graphics & communications, PBL & teamwork, microcontrollers, electronics, sensors, actuators, robotics, control & simulation programming, networks, wireless communications, machine vision, MasterCAM & CNC machining)

Research Interests

Mechatronics, computer control, programming, microcontrollers, electronics, mobile robots, robotic manipulators, walking machines, flying robots (UAVs), machine vision (object & shape recognition) programming, design and manufacturing.  For more information, please see:  www.samcubero.com

Teaching Interests

Mechanical design, stress analysis, CAD/CAM, manufacturing, electronics, computer control, robotics

Selected publications

1. Cubero, S  2010.  “ESRA – Electric Scooter Robot Arm” , for M2VIP 2010  IEEE conference proceedings on CD-ROM.  Editors: Robin Bradbeer & John Billingsley.
2. Cubero, S  2010.  “Designing competitions to enhance mechatronic engineering education” , for M2VIP 2010 IEEE conference proceedings on CD-ROM.  Editors: Robin Bradbeer & John Billingsley.
3. Worden, J, Goh, S, Brodie, L, Zhou, H and Cubero, S  2009. “A case study on the revitalisation of a 2nd level year engineering and spatial science PBL course”, Proc. AaeE 2009 conference, Adelaide.
4. Cubero, S  2008.  “Blind Search Inverse Kinematics for controlling all types of Serial-link robot arms”.  Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice – Editors: Billingsley, J and Bradbeer, R.  ISBN: 978-3-540-74026-1.  pp 229-246.
5. Portlock, J and Cubero, S 2008.  “Dynamics and Control of a VTOL Quad-Thrust Aerial Robot ”.  Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice – Editors: Billingsley, J and Bradbeer, R.  ISBN: 978-3-540-74026-1.  pp 27-40.
6. Cubero, S  2007 (Editor).  “Industrial Robotics: Theory, Modelling & Control”.  pIV leterature, Verlag Robert Mayer-Scholz.  Advanced Robotics Systems (ARS) International  ISBN: 3-86611-285-8  (952 pages)
7. Sanathkumara, K and Cubero, S  2007.  “Automated Soil Hardness Testing Machine”.  Proceedings of M2VIP 2006 14th International IEEE Conference on Mechatronics & Machine Vision in Practice, Xiamen, China.  ISSN: 1908-1162.
8. Portlock, J and Cubero, S  2006.  “QTAR:  Quad Thrust Aerial Robot”.  Proceedings of M2VIP 2006 13th  International IEEE Conference on Mechatronics & Machine Vision in Practice, Toowoomba QLD, Australia.  ISSN: 1908-1162.
9. Frost, B and Cubero, S  2005.  “Development of a 3D laser scanner for guiding a six-legged walking robot ”.  Proceedings of M2VIP 2005 12th International IEEE Conference on Mechatronics & Machine Vision in Practice, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines.  ISSN: 1908-1162.  pp 26-36
10. Tjoe, D and Cubero, S  2005.  “A low-cost vision guided car for autonomous racing car competitions ”.  Proceedings of M2VIP 2005 12th International IEEE Conference on Mechatronics & Machine Vision in Practice, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines.  ISSN: 1908-1162. pp 1-14.
11. Cubero, S  2005.  “Teaching Mechatronic Engineers how to build intelligent machines”, 3 hour presentation, Proceedings of M2VIP 2005 12th International IEEE Conference on Mechatronics & Machine Vision in Practice, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines (published on CD-ROM)
12. Cubero, S  2004.  “A general purpose inverse kinematics algorithm for all manipulators”.  Proceedings of M2VIP 2004 11th Int’l IEEE Conference on Mechatronics & Machine Vision in Practice, Macau, China.
13. Cubero, S, Layanto, J and Goode, M. 2003.  “Autonomous Racing Car Competition for Mechatronic Engineering Education”.  Mechatronics and Machine Vision 2003: Future Trends.  Research Studies Press.  ISBN: 0-86380-290-7.  pp 9-16.  Also published on the M2VIP 2003 10th IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision In Practice Conference Proceedings CD-ROM  ISBN 962-442-246-X.
14. Cubero, S, 2000.  “A 6-legged Hybrid Walking and Wheeled Vehicle”.  Proc 7th International Conference on Mechatronics and Machnie Vision in Practice (M2VIP), Hervey Bay, QLD, Australia, September 19 – 21, 2000, pp. 293-302 "Mechatronics and Machine Vision", Research Studies Press, ISBN: 0 86380 261 3.
15. Cubero, S, 1999.  “Design of a six-legged passenger carrying hybrid walking vehicle with four-wheel-drive capability”.  Proc 2nd International Conference on CLimbing And Walking Robots (CLAWAR), pp. 361-372, September 1999, Portsmouth, UK, "CLAWAR: CLimbing And WAlking Robots", ISBN 186058 207 9.