Rajpal Sodhi
Rajpal Sodhi
Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engr
311 Mechanical Engineering Center
Education
Ph.D.; University of Houston; Mechanical Engineering; 1980
M.S.; Union College; Industrial Administration; 1976
B.S.; Thapar College of Engineering; ; 1971
BSME; Thapar Institute of Technology; Mechanical Engineering; 1971
M.S.; Union College; Industrial Administration; 1976
B.S.; Thapar College of Engineering; ; 1971
BSME; Thapar Institute of Technology; Mechanical Engineering; 1971
2023 Fall Courses
ME 408 - MECHANICAL SYSTEMS DESIGN II
ME 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
ME 408 - MECHANICAL SYSTEMS DESIGN II - HONORS
ME 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
ME 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
ME 490 - MECH ENGR PROJECT A
ME 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
ME 403 - MECHANICAL SYSTEMS DESIGN I
ME 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
ME 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
ME 790A - DOC DISSERTATION & RES
ME 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
ME 408 - MECHANICAL SYSTEMS DESIGN II - HONORS
ME 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
ME 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
ME 490 - MECH ENGR PROJECT A
ME 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
ME 403 - MECHANICAL SYSTEMS DESIGN I
ME 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
ME 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
ME 790A - DOC DISSERTATION & RES
Teaching Interests
Mechanical Design, Stress Analysis, Kinematics
Past Courses
ME 231: KINEMATICS OF MACHINERY
ME 403: MECH SYSTEMS DESIGN I
ME 403: MECHANICAL SYSTEMS DESIGN I
ME 408: MECH SYSTEMS DESIGN II
ME 408: MECHANICAL SYSTEMS DESIGN II
ME 630: ANAL METHDS IN MACHN DGN
ME 794: MECHANICAL COLLOQUIUM
ME 403: MECH SYSTEMS DESIGN I
ME 403: MECHANICAL SYSTEMS DESIGN I
ME 408: MECH SYSTEMS DESIGN II
ME 408: MECHANICAL SYSTEMS DESIGN II
ME 630: ANAL METHDS IN MACHN DGN
ME 794: MECHANICAL COLLOQUIUM
Research Interests
Mechanism synthesis, Mechanical Design, Biomechanics, Rehabilitation engineering
Book
Sodhi, Rajpal, & Russell, Kevin (2023). Mechanical Design – Fundamentals to Capstone. Newark NJ: NJIT Faculty Authored Text Book: Open and Affordable Textbook Program
Russell, Kevin, & Shen, John, & Sodhi, Rajpal (2022). Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanical Systems Implementation in MATLAB and Simscape Multibody 3rd Edition. CRC Press:
Russell, Kevin, & Shen, Qiong , & Sodhi, Rajpal (2021). Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanical Systems:Implemenation in MATLAB and SiMmechanics 2nd Edition. Boca Raton Florida: CRC Press
Russell, Kevin, & Shen, Qiong, & Sodhi, Rajpal (2018). Second Edition Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanical Systems. Boca Raton Florida: CRC Press
Russell, Kevin, & Shen, Qiong, & Sodhi, Rajpal (2015). Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanical Systems: Implementation in MATLAB and SimMechanics, e-book. Duxbury, Massachussets: Taylor and Francis
Russell, Kevin, & Shen, Qiong, & Sodhi, Rajpal (2013). Solutions Manual for Mechanism Design, Visual and Programmable Approach. Boca Raton Florida: Taylron and Francis Group
Russell, Kevin, & Shen, Qiong, & Sodhi, Rajpal (2013). Mechanism Design: Visual and programmable Approaches . Boca Raton Florida: Taylor and Francis
Russell, Kevin, & Shen, John, & Sodhi, Rajpal (2022). Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanical Systems Implementation in MATLAB and Simscape Multibody 3rd Edition. CRC Press:
Russell, Kevin, & Shen, Qiong , & Sodhi, Rajpal (2021). Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanical Systems:Implemenation in MATLAB and SiMmechanics 2nd Edition. Boca Raton Florida: CRC Press
Russell, Kevin, & Shen, Qiong, & Sodhi, Rajpal (2018). Second Edition Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanical Systems. Boca Raton Florida: CRC Press
Russell, Kevin, & Shen, Qiong, & Sodhi, Rajpal (2015). Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanical Systems: Implementation in MATLAB and SimMechanics, e-book. Duxbury, Massachussets: Taylor and Francis
Russell, Kevin, & Shen, Qiong, & Sodhi, Rajpal (2013). Solutions Manual for Mechanism Design, Visual and Programmable Approach. Boca Raton Florida: Taylron and Francis Group
Russell, Kevin, & Shen, Qiong, & Sodhi, Rajpal (2013). Mechanism Design: Visual and programmable Approaches . Boca Raton Florida: Taylor and Francis
Conference Paper
Teaching of Professional Ethics in Engineering Design
ASEE, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2022
Training Middle and High School Teachers in Introducing Science and Engineering to Students
ASEE, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2022
ASEE, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2022
Training Middle and High School Teachers in Introducing Science and Engineering to Students
ASEE, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2022
Other
Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanical Systems Implementation in MATLAB and Simscape Multibody 3rd Edition
CRC Press, December 2022
Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanical Systems: Implementation in MATLAB and SimMechanics
CRC Press, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2020
Mechanism Design: Visual and Programmable Approaches
Taylor and Francis, November 2013
Mechanism Design: Visual and Programmable Approaches
Taylor and Francis, November 2013
CRC Press, December 2022
Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanical Systems: Implementation in MATLAB and SimMechanics
CRC Press, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2020
Mechanism Design: Visual and Programmable Approaches
Taylor and Francis, November 2013
Mechanism Design: Visual and Programmable Approaches
Taylor and Francis, November 2013
Journal Article
Al-Smadi, Yahia, & Aburmaileh, Yusra, & Russell, Kevin, & Sodhi, Rajpal (2022). Genetic Algorithm for Sensitivity Analysis of Automobile hood four-bar Mechanisms Synthesis Using Motion Generation. International Journal of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering, 19(1,), 9362 -9378.
Lee, Wen-Tzong, & Russell, Kevin, & Sodhi, Rajpal (2021). A Study of the Tibial Motion Accuracy Using Circular and Non-Circular Gears in a Transfemoral Prosthetic Knee Part I: Tibial Motion Acquisition. Journal of the Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers, 42(6), 613-618.
Lee, Wen-Tzong, & Russell, Kevin, & Sodhi, Rajpal (2021). A Study of Tibial Motion Accuracy Using Circular and Non-Circular Gears in a Transfemoral Prosthetic Knee Part 2: Motion and Axode Generation and Curve Fitting. Journal of The Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers, 42(6), 619-630.
Lee, Wen-Tzong , & Russell, Kevin, & Sodhi, Rajpal (2020). On Transfemoral Prosthetic Knee-Design for Natural Human Knee Motion. Recent Patents on Mechanical Engineering, Bentham Science Publishers, 13(Volume 13, NO 1), 49-59.
D'Allisio, Jerry, & Russell, Kevin, & Sodhi, Rajpal (2016). Spherical Four Bar Motion Generation and axode generation in cam Mechanism Design . Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design Systems and Manufacturing, 10(2),
D'Allesio, Jerry, & Russell, Kevin, & Sodhi, Rajpal (2015). On the Application of Rodrigues Equation for the Generation of the Finite Helical Axes for Tibial Motion. Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering, 10(4), 1-7.
D'Allesio, Jerry, & Russell, Kevin, & Shen, Qiong, & Sodhi, Rajpal (2013). A Concept Cam Mechanism to Replicate RRSS Coupler Motion. Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design Systems and Manufacturing, 7, 1-8.
Lee, Wen-Tzong, & Russell, Kevin, & Sodhi, Rajpal (2021). A Study of the Tibial Motion Accuracy Using Circular and Non-Circular Gears in a Transfemoral Prosthetic Knee Part I: Tibial Motion Acquisition. Journal of the Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers, 42(6), 613-618.
Lee, Wen-Tzong, & Russell, Kevin, & Sodhi, Rajpal (2021). A Study of Tibial Motion Accuracy Using Circular and Non-Circular Gears in a Transfemoral Prosthetic Knee Part 2: Motion and Axode Generation and Curve Fitting. Journal of The Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers, 42(6), 619-630.
Lee, Wen-Tzong , & Russell, Kevin, & Sodhi, Rajpal (2020). On Transfemoral Prosthetic Knee-Design for Natural Human Knee Motion. Recent Patents on Mechanical Engineering, Bentham Science Publishers, 13(Volume 13, NO 1), 49-59.
D'Allisio, Jerry, & Russell, Kevin, & Sodhi, Rajpal (2016). Spherical Four Bar Motion Generation and axode generation in cam Mechanism Design . Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design Systems and Manufacturing, 10(2),
D'Allesio, Jerry, & Russell, Kevin, & Sodhi, Rajpal (2015). On the Application of Rodrigues Equation for the Generation of the Finite Helical Axes for Tibial Motion. Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering, 10(4), 1-7.
D'Allesio, Jerry, & Russell, Kevin, & Shen, Qiong, & Sodhi, Rajpal (2013). A Concept Cam Mechanism to Replicate RRSS Coupler Motion. Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design Systems and Manufacturing, 7, 1-8.
Conference Proceeding
An Object Oriented Framework for Spatial Mechanism Analysis
Proceedings of the 5th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering - Theory, Applications and Practice, December 2020
On Transfemoral Prosthetic Knee Design Using RRSS Motion and Axode Generation
XII International Conference on Theory of Machines and Mechanisms , 2016
Proceedings of the 5th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering - Theory, Applications and Practice, December 2020
On Transfemoral Prosthetic Knee Design Using RRSS Motion and Axode Generation
XII International Conference on Theory of Machines and Mechanisms , 2016
Instructor's Manual
Solutions Manual to Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanical Systems : Implementation in MATLAB and SimMechanics 2nd Edition
Taylor and Francis, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2019
Taylor and Francis, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2019