Resume

Michael Jastram

Graduate Student
Research Assistant
Department of Ocean Engineering, Design Laboratory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Research Projects

Medial Axis Transformation

The Medial Axis (MA) of an object is the locus of centers of balls which are maximal within the object, together with the limit points of this locus. A ball is maximum within an object if it is contained in the object but is not a proper subset of any other ball contained in the object. The Medial Axis Transform (MAT) is the MA together with the associated radius function that specifies the radius of the maximal ball around any given point on the MA.

Localization

Localization is the process of determining the rigid-body translations and rotations that must be performed on a set of points measured on a manufactured surface to move those points into the closest correspondence with the ideal design surface. In unconstrained localization, all points have equal effect on the determination of the rigid-body transformation, while constrained localization allows a subset of the points to have stronger influence on the transformation.
Abstract is available.

Feature Extraction

During the manufacturing process, a propeller blade surface undergoes slight modifications, that result in small changes to the data describing its features. It is therefore desirable to recompute these features for comparison with the original design data.
Abstract is available.

Education

Master of Science in Ocean Engineering: Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Thesis: Inspection and Feature Extraction of Marine Propellers
Diplom Ingenieur im hochschulübergreifenden Studiengang Schiffbau: Universität Hamburg, Institut für Schiffbau
Vordiplom im hochschulübergreifenden Studiengang Schiffbau: Universität Hamburg, Institut für Schiffbau; Thesis: (no Thesis)

Research Interests

Geometric Modeling
Inspection in the context of manufacturing
Internet Technology, specifically Java
Object Broker Systems and the OMG standard CORBA

Professional Experience

Research Assistant, MIT Department of Ocean Engineering: January 1996 to present; Pursuing a research assistantship to work on the geometric modeling and interrogation computer program Praxiteles.
Software Engineer, ITECS Engineering Inc.: July 1994 to August 1995; Undertook practical training at ITECS Engineering, followed by a part-time job as a programmer during the school year. Involved in several projects, including extending the functionality of a finite element program for advanced calculations, major work on PLANTECS, a planning tool to organize the collaborative work of over one hundred employees, as well as several small software solutions.
Trainee, Astilleros Españoles: September 1991 to February 1992; Practical training at the shipyard Astilleros Españoles. Performed rotational assignments in welding, piping, milling, engineering departments and studies of the supply chain and logistics of a major shipyard.

Publications

November 1988: Wrote a "Font Editor" in Pascal, which was published in a detailed 16 page article in the German computer magazine "PC Plus".
December 1996/January 1997: "Localization and Feature Extraction of Marine Propeller Blades", Master's Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Michael Jastram
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Last modified: November 25, 1996