Morten Kjeld Ebbesen

• MAS100 Mekanikk/Mechanics B.Sc. Mechatronics
• MAS235 Design av mekaniske systemer/Design of mechanical systems B.Sc. Mechatronics (I am organizing and teaching; co-teachers are Johannes Steinschaden (Fachhochschule Vorarlberg, Austria), Geir Grasmo (UiA), Jan Henriksen (UiA))
• MAS244 Design av mekaniske systemer/Design of mechanical systems B.Sc. Mechatronics (I am organizing and teaching; co-teachers are Johannes Steinschaden (Fachhochschule Vorarlberg, Austria), Tor John Rødsås (UiA), Jan Henriksen (UiA))
• MAS306 Bacheloroppgave, mekatronikk/Bachelor Thesis Mechatronics B.Sc. Mechatronics
• MAS308 Maskinelementer og FEM 2/Machine Elements and FEM 2 B.Sc. Mechatronics (I am organizing and teaching; co-teacher is Jan Henriksen (UiA))
• MAS414 Maskintekniske systemer 2/Mechanical Systems 2 M.Sc. Mechatronics
• MAS500 Masteroppgave i mekatronikk/Master's Thesis in Mechatronics M.Sc. Mechatronics
• MAS703 Analysis of Dynamic Mechanical Systems PhD.

• 2003-2006: Ph.D. student at Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aalborg University, Denmark
• 2006-2008: Assistant professor at Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aalborg University, Denmark.
• Since 2009: Associate professor at Department of Engineering, University of Agder.
   

Academic interests

My main interests lie within the use of numerical methods for modeling, design and optimization of dynamic mechatronic systems. I have teaching and supervision experience at B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. level since 2003. My activities have mainly been devoted to mechanical engineering and my teaching and supervision have included:

• 2D and 3D statics and dynamics of rigid body systems, Newtonian and Lagrangian approach
• 3D dynamics of flexible bodies
• Machine elements
• Design optimization
• Modeling and simulation

Research activities

I am member of the Machine Design group at UiA.

I participate or have participated in several research projects with emphasis on model based design of mechatronic products with industrial partners. Currently I am supervising or co-supervising the following Ph.D. students:

• Konrad Jensen, Investigation and development of path control for hydraulically actuated crane with hanging load, funded by The Norwegian Research Council and Department of Engineering, UiA.
• Wei Zhao, Energy Efficient Offshore Hydraulic Systems with focus on linear Actuation. The project is part of the SFI – Centre for Research-based Innovation – Offshore Mechatronics which is co-funded by The Norwegian Research Council, Department of Engineering, UiA, and industrial partners.
• Søren Ketelsen (Aalborg University, Denmark), Energy Saving Potential in Knuckle Boom Cranes Using a Novel Pump Controlled Cylinder Drive. The project is part of the SFI – Centre for Research-based Innovation – Offshore Mechatronics which is co-funded by The Norwegian Research Council, Department of Engineering, UiA, and industrial partners.