The Sensing Diagnostics Monitoring and Prognostics (SenDiMoniProg) Lab
Research Field
Dr. Min-Chun Pan received his master and Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, in 1992 and 1996, respectively. In 1996, he was a senior researcher at the Sanyang Industry Corporation (SYM), and meanwhile, a junction associate professor at the Department of Forensic Science, Central Police University, Taiwan. After a two-and-half-a-year career in industry, in 1999 he joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National Central University (NCU), Taiwan as an assistant professor. He has been an associate professor and full professor with both the Mechanical Engineering Department and the Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering (GIBE) since 2003 and 2007, respectively. From August 2010 to July 2013, he served as the director of GIBE, NCU. Dr. Pan has been the recipient of Research Excellent Award at th NCU consecutively since 2007.
The Sensing Diagnostics Monitoring and Prognostics (SenDiMoniProg) Lab (or previously Diagnostics and Biomedical Measurement Lab, D-BioM Lab) was founded in Feb 1999. Its research themes cover sensing technology, signal processing and their integration related topics. Recently our study more focuses on the fields of medical devices design and implementation, and intelligent monitoring/diagnostics/prognostics applied in manufacturing process and machine operation process, including:
(1) Medical Devices Design and Implementation (i) near infrared diffuse optical imaging, (ii) implant osseointegration stability assessment techniques and devices, (iii) IMU-based wearable devices for rehab engineering and intelligent life.
(2) Intelligent Monitoring/Diagnostics/Prognostics (i) signal processing toolbox for intelligent monitoring and diagnostics that comprises time-frequency/time-scale analysis and order tracking etc., (ii) degradation assessment of cutting tools of band saws and circular saws, (iii) joint evaluation and fault diagnostics for surface mount technology, (iv) construction of trouble shooting system and degradation model for Li-ion battery modules.
Besides, some advanced research topics have been initiated such as inertial navigation, localization and route tracking, and firmware-based information security.
Dr. Pan’s research interests are in the areas of diffuse optical imaging system, medical devices design especially for dental implant osseointegration assessing device, and IMU-based rehab engineering and navigation, sensing technology, mechanical/biomedical signal processing, and condition monitoring / diagnostics and prognostics of mechanical systems and manufacturing processes, etc.
- (2024/03) recipient of the 20th Master thesis award of Hiwin Education Foundation, Outstanding Work Award.
- (2023/11) Hermes-Epitek Thesis Award 2023, recipient of Outstanding Work Award.
- (2023/10) SAA Intelligent Manufacturing Technical Thesis Competition 2023, recipient of Outstanding Work Award.
- (2023/03) recipient of the 19th Master thesis award of Hiwin Education Foundation, (Machine Tool) Special Award.
- (2022/10) 2022 Taiwan Innotech Expo, recipient of Silver Medal Award “Optical Tomography Device”; recipient of Bronze Medal Award “Battery Diagnosis Apparatus, Method, and Computer Program Product Thereof”; recipient of Bronze Medal Award “Dynamic Balancing System”.
- (2021/10) Recipient of the 16th National Innovation Award- Continual Advance Award, "Diffuse Optical Imaging System incorporated with Compliant Optical Channels and Simultaneous Multi-frequency Light Source”.
- (2020/9) 2020 Taiwan Innotech Expo, recipient of Gold Medal Award “Detection Device”; recipient of Bronze Medal Award “Optical Tomographic System and Imaging techniques”.
- (2019/9) Recipient of the 16th National Innovation Award- Continual Advance Award, "Prostrate-type Diffuse Optical Imaging System and Techniques”.
- (2019/11) Hermes-Epitek Thesis Award, recipient of bronze medal for undergraduate research “Single IMU-Based Walking Path Tracking and Moving Distance Estimation”.
- (2018/9) 2018 Taiwan Innotech Expo, recipient of Gold Medal Award “System, Apparatus and Method for Detecting Bone Defects”; recipient of Gold Medal Award “Bilateral Optical Scanning System Assisting in the X-ray Mammography”; recipient of Silver Medal Award “System and Method of Motion Trajectory Reconstruction”.
- (2018/7) Adviser to the recipient of 2018 MOST College Student Research Creativity Award “Study of Characteristics Confirmation on Electro-magnetic Excitation and Response Measurement System”.
- (2017/10) 2017 the sixth Competition of Topic Implementation on Precision Machine Tool and Intelligent Technology, Recipient of Bronze Medal Award “Cyber Physical Measurement Techniques on Electronic Component Manufacturing”.
- (2017/9) Recipient of Honorable Mention, 2017 Spintech Technology Thesis Award “Hand-Held Device for Assessing Dental Implant Osseointegration Stability through Vibro-Acoustic Technique”.
- (2017/8) 2017 University Invention and Creation Competition of Intelligent and Automatic Equipment, Recipient of Bronze Medal Award "Noncontact Dental Osseointegration Assessment Device”; Recipient of Honorable Mention "Prostrate Diffuse Optical Imaging Equipment”.
- Recipient of 2013-2014 Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program.
- 2013 Excellent Paper, Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, “Noncontact Vibro-acoustic Detection Technique for Dental Osseointegration”.
- 2012 Taipei Int’l Invention Show & Technomart, recipient of Silver Medal Award "Order Tracking Technology of Rotary Machinery".
- (2011/8/20) Advanced of Oral Presentation Contest, 2011 Biomedical Engineering Technical Conference.
- (2010) Recipient of the 7th National Innovation Award, "Diffuse Optical Tomographic Imaging Technology”.
- 2010 Taipei Int’l Invention Show & Technomart, recipient of gold medal "Apparatus and Method of Irregular Bone Defect Detection of Dental Implant"; recipient of silver medal "Highly-Efficient Ultrasonic Ink-jet Head and Fabrication Method for the Same".
- (2009/6/28) Best paper award, International Conference of Automation 2009.
- (2009/10/30) Recipient of silver medal of the 5th Excellent Paper Contest of Veterans General Hospital and University System of Taiwan Research Projects.
- (2007/6) Recipient of bronze medal of Poster Contest for Veterans General Hospital and University System of Taiwan Research Projects.
Ph.D., ME Dept., Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium
MS, ME Dept., KU Leuven, Belgium
MS, ME Dept., National Cheng-Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan
BS, 9/1981-6/1985, ME Dept., NCKU, Taiwan
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