Detailed Information for Dale McDonald

Dr. Dale B. McDonald 
Engineering, McCoy School of
 » Assistant Professor
Office Location
McCoy Engineering Hall 219E
Office Hours

TR 9:00-11:30 am and W 10:00-11:00 am & 1:00-5:00 pm 

 
Phone
Voice: (940) 397-4004
Fax: (940) 397-4536
 
 

Contact Information

dale.mcdonald@mwsu.edu

My Websites

Interests

1) Instantaneous Optimal Control

2) Numerical Optimization Algorithms

3) Differential Game Theory

4) Sustainability/Energy

5) Response Surface Modeling


Course Information

  Semester Course #    Section Course Name Location Days / Times
Details Spring 2013 4253  201  Control Systems    McCoy Engineering Hall 131

Course Schedule: MWF 10:00 - 10:50 am

 

Details Spring 2013 4203  201  Mechanical Engineering Analysis    McCoy Engineering Hall 131

Course Schedule: MWF 9:00 – 9:50 AM

 

Details Spring 2013 3234  21B  Heat Transfer Laboratory    McCoy Engineering Hall 123

Course Schedule: W 1:00-2:50 PM

Details Spring 2013 2133  201  Dynamics    McCoy Engineering Hall 131

Course Schedule: MWF 8:00 – 9:50 AM

 

Details Spring 2013 1202  101  Solid Modeling    McCoy Engineering Hall 207

M 1:00-4:50 pm

Details Fall 2012 4134  11A  Dynamics of Machines Laboratory    McCoy Engineering Hall 121

Tuesday 2:00-4:50 PM

Details Fall 2012 3123  11B  Measurements and Instrumentation Laboratory    McCoy Engineering Hall 112

Monday 5:00 - 7:50 PM

Details Fall 2012 2133  101  Engineering Economics    McCoy Engineering Hall 207

MWF 9:00-9:50 am

Details Fall 2012 1202  101  Solid Modeling    McCoy Engineering Hall 207

M 1:00-5:00 pm

Details Fall 2012 1132  101  Engineering Graphics    Dillard College of Business Administration 121

TR 8:00-8:50

Details Summer I 2012 2113  301  Statics    McCoy Engineering Hall 131

Monday-Thursday 10:10 AM - 12:10 PM

Details Spring 2012 4253  201  Control Systems    McCoy Engineering Hall 131

Course Schedule: TR 10:00 – 11:20 AM

 

Details Spring 2012 4203  201  Mechanical Engineering Analysis    McCoy Engineering Hall 131

Course Schedule: MWF 9:00 – 9:50 AM

 

Details Spring 2012 3234  21B  Heat Transfer Laboratory    McCoy Engineering Hall 123

Course Schedule: W 2:00-4:50 PM

Details Spring 2012 1202  201  Solid Modeling    McCoy Engineering Hall 205

Course Schedule: M 1:00-4:50 PM

 

Details Spring 2012 1101  201  Intoduction to Engineering    Prothro-Yeager Hall 103

Course Schedule: R 1:00-2:50 PM

 

 

Details Fall 2011 MENG 1101  101  Introduction to Engineering    Dillard College of Business Administration 101

Monday and Wednesday 1:00-2:00 pm

Details Fall 2011 1133  101  Engineering Graphics    McCoy Engineering Hall 205

Tuesday and Thursday: 8:00 - 10:50 AM

Details Fall 2011 1133  102  Engineering Graphics    McCoy Engineering Hall 205

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: 8:00 - 9:50 AM

Details Summer II 2011 1202  201  Solid Modeling    McCoy Engineering Hall 205

MTRF 2:30-4:40 PM

Details Spring 2011 4253  201  Control Systems    McCoy Engineering Hall 131

MWF 11:00 - 11:50 AM

Details Spring 2011 4203  201  Mechanical Engineering Analysis    McCoy Engineering Hall 131

MWF 9:00 - 9:50 AM

Details Spring 2011 4203  201  Dynamics    McCoy Engineering Hall 207

MWF 3:00 - 3:50 PM

Details Spring 2011 1133  201  Engineering Graphics    McCoy Engineering Hall 205

TR 1:00 - 3:50 PM

Details Fall 2010 4123  101  Mathematical Methods for Engineers    McCoy Engineering Hall 207

MWF 10:00-10:50 AM

Details Fall 2010 1133  101  Engineering Graphics    McCoy Engineering Hall 205

MWF 8:00 – 9:50 AM

Details Fall 2010 1133  102  Engineering Graphics    McCoy Engineering Hall 205

TR 8:00 – 10:50 AM

Details Fall 2010 1133  180  Engineering Graphics    McCoy Engineering Hall 205

TR 4:00 – 6:50 PM




Education Background

Institution Degree    Graduation Date
Washington State University Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering  
Washington State University M.S. Mechanical Engineering  
Washington State University B.S. Mechanical Engineering  



Employment Background

Institution Position Start Date / End Date
 Washington State University  Visiting Assistant Professor    
 Midwestern State University  Assistant Professor    



Research and Publications

Recent Publications:

Brink, J., Azzouz, S., McDonald, D., Wang, S., and Azouz, I., "An Interdisciplinary Engineering Education Model", Proceedings of the 2011 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, March 9-11, 2011, Houston, TX, USA.

 

Brink, J., and McDonald, D., "Work Sampling Study of an Engineering Professor During a Regular Contract Period", Accepted for Publication by the College Student Journal, January, 2011.

 

Brink, J., and McDonald, D., "Work Sampling Study of a Professor During "Off Contract" Periods", Accepted for publication by the College Student Journal, October, 2010.

 

McDonald, D., "Efficient Continuous-Time Optimization", ASME Early Career Technical Journal, Vol. 9, No. 1, 2010.

 

McDonald, D. and Taylor, C., "Integral and Reduced Order Lyapunov Optimizing Sliding Mode Control", ASME Early Career Technical Journal, Vol. 8, No. 1, 2009.

 

Al-Kheder, M., and McDonald, D. B., "Development of a Global Web-Based Industrial Process Control Laboratory for Undergraduate and Graduate Engineering Technology Education", The Technology Interface, Vol. 9, No. 1, Spring 2009.

 

McDonald, D. B., "Quickest Descent Control of Nonlinear Systems with Singular Control Chatter Elimination", 2008 NAIT-IJME International Conference, Nashville, TN, Nov. 18-22, 2008.

 

 McDonald, D. B. "Lyapunov Optimizing Sliding Mode Control for Linear Systems with Bounded Disturbance", Applied Mathematical Sciences, Vol. 2, 2008, no. 19, 901 – 918.   

 

McDonald, D. B., "A Trajectory Following Control Algorithm for Chatter Elimination with Reduced Stiffness", 2008 NAIT-IJME International Conference, Nashville, TN, Nov. 18-22, 2008.   

 

McDonald, D., Azouz, I., and Taylor, C., "Simulation, Design, and Implementation Based Undergraduate Research in Control Systems: Nonlinear before Linear", 2008 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Boston, MA, Oct. 31 – Nov. 6, 2008.

 

McDonald, D. B., Grantham, W. J., Tabor, W. L. and Murphy, M. J., "Global and Local Optimization Using Radial Basis Function Response Surface Models," Applied Mathematical Modelling, Vol. 31, No. 10, Oct. 2007, pp. 2095-2110.

McDonald, D. B., "Structurally Time Optimal Control for Linear Systems with Bounded Control and Bias Disturbance", Proceedings of the 2007 American Controls Conference, New York, New York, USA, July 11-13, 2007. 

 

McDonald, D. B., and Grantham, W. J., "Singular Perturbation Trajectory Following Algorithms for Min-Max Differential Games", in Advances in Dynamic Game Theory and Applications, Jørgensen, S. J., Vincent, T. L., and Quincampoix, M. eds., Birkhaüser, Boston, 2006.