Brian Lynn Steward

Brian L. Steward is Professor of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at Iowa State University. Dr. Steward teaches in the areas of dynamic systems modeling and simulation, fluid power engineering and technology, computational intelligence, and sustainable engineering. His research focuses on the areas of dynamic systems and sensing for agriculture and biosystems, precision agriculture, and field automation and mechatronics at the interface of machine and environment. He provides leadership to international programs within the ABE Department including coordination of student exchange programs with Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil, Federal University of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil and study abroad trips to Brazil. He is a member of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers in which he been an associate editor for seven years and currently chairs the Resource Editorial Board. He has a total of 177 technical publications including 35 refereed journal articles and 44 invited talks. He has received more than $4.8 million in grants and contracts as a principal investigator or co-principal investigator. He received his BS and MS in Electrical Engineering from South Dakota State University, and his Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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Acadêmico

Formação acadêmica

Doutorado em Agricultural Engineering

1995 - 1999

University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
Título: Sensing and control for real-time machine vision-based selective herbicide application under outdoor field conditions.
Orientador: Lei Tian
Bolsista do(a): United States Department of Agriculture. Palavras-chave: selective spraying; precision agriculture; weed control; herbicide application; machine vision; weed identification. Grande área: Engenharias / Área: Engenharia Mecânica / Subárea: Projetos de Máquinas / Especialidade: Controle de Sistemas Mecânicos. Grande Área: Ciências Agrárias / Área: Engenharia Agrícola / Subárea: Máquinas e Implementos Agrícolas. Grande Área: Ciências Agrárias / Área: Engenharia Agrícola / Subárea: Energização Rural. Setores de atividade: Agricultura, Pecuária, Silvicultura e Exploração Florestal.

Mestrado em Agricultural Engineering

1991 - 1994

South Dakota State University
Orientador: Douglas Miron
Bolsista do(a): National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Graduação em Electrical Engineering

1985 - 1989

South Dakota State University

Idiomas

Inglês

Compreende Bem, Fala Bem, Lê Bem, Escreve Bem.

Chinês

Compreende Pouco, Fala Pouco.

Português

Compreende Razoavelmente, Fala Razoavelmente, Lê Razoavelmente, Escreve Pouco.

Áreas de atuação

Grande área: Engenharias / Área: Engenharia Elétrica / Subárea: Fluid Power.

Grande área: Engenharias / Área: Engenharia Elétrica / Subárea: Dynamic Systems Modeling.

Grande área: Engenharias / Área: Engenharia Elétrica / Subárea: Precision Agriculture.

Produções bibliográficas

Kruckeberg, J.P. ; HANNA, H. M. ; Steward, Brian L. . The relative accuracy of DRIFTSIM when used as a real-time spray drift predictor. Transactions of the ASAE (Cessou em 2005. Cont. Transactions of the ASABE) , v. 55, p. 1159, 2012.
MONGA, MADHU ; Karkee, Manoj ; SUN, SONG ; KIRANTONDEHAL, LAKSHMI ; Steward, Brian ; ATULKELKAR, ; ZAMBRENO, JOSEPH . Real-time Simulation of Dynamic Vehicle Models using a High-performance Reconfigurable Platform. Procedia Computer Science , v. 9, p. 338-347, 2012.
Karkee, M. ; MCNAULL, R. P. ; BIRRELL, S. J. ; Steward, Brian L. . Estimation of optimal biomass removal rate based on tolerable soil erosion for single-pass crop grain and biomass harvesting system. Transactions of the ASAE (Cessou em 2005. Cont. Transactions of the ASABE) , v. 1, p. 105, 2012.
SABARENSE, CÉPHORA MARIA ; Steward, Brian Lynn ; SILVA, FABYANO FONSECA ; ROSA, DAMIANA DINIZ ; ROCHA, KELLER SULLIVAN OLIVEIRA ; PEREIRA, MARINA MARIA LELIS DA SILVA ; MARTINS, JOSÉ HELVECIO . A new computational method for hepatic fat microvesicles counting in histological study in rats. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (Print) , v. 418, p. 284-289, 2012.
Aziz, S. A ; Steward, Brian L. ; KALEITA, A. L. ; KARKEE, M. . Assessing the effects of DEM error uncertainty on soil loss estimation in agricultural fields. Transactions of the ASAE (Cessou em 2005. Cont. Transactions of the ASABE) , v. 55, p. 785, 2012.
Karkee, Manoj ; Steward, Brian L. ; II., Z. T. K. . Modeling and Real-time Simulation Architectures for Virtual Prototyping of Off-Road Vehicles. Virtual Reality (Waltham Cross) , v. 15, p. 83-96, 2011.
BHANDARI, ALOK ; ONG, SAY KEE ; Steward, Brian L. . Student Learning in a Multidisciplinary Sustainable Engineering Course. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice , v. 137, p. 86-93, 2011.
Karkee, Manoj ; Steward, Brian L. . Parameter estimation and validation of a tractor and single axle towed implement dynamic system model. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture , v. 77, p. 135-146, 2011.
VISSER, EVAN MICHAEL ; VISSER, EVAN ; OLIVEIRA FILHO, DELLY ; MARTINS, MÁRCIO ARÊDES ; STEWARD, B. L. ; STEWARD, BRIAN L. ; MARTINS, MARCIO ARÃªDES ; FILHO, DELLY OLIVEIRA . Bioethanol production potential from Brazilian biodiesel co-products. Biomass & Bioenergy , v. 35, p. 489-494, 2011.
Karkee, Manoj ; STEWARD, B. L. ; Kelkar, Atul G. ; Kemp, Zachary T. . Modeling and real-time simulation architectures for virtual prototyping of off-road vehicles. Virtual Reality (Waltham Cross) , p. 1-2, 2010.
Karkee, Manoj ; Steward, Brian L. . Local and Global Sensitivity Analysis of a Tractor and Single Axle Grain Cart Dynamic System Model. Biosystems Engineering , v. 106, p. 352-366, 2010.
AZIZ, S. A. ; STEWARD, B. L. ; Karkee, Manoj . Using spatial uncertainty of prior measurements to design targeted sampling of elevation data. Transactions of the ASAE , v. 53, p. 349-357, 2010.
Karkee, Manoj ; Steward, Brian L. . Study of the open and closed loop characteristics of a tractor and a single axle towed implement system. Journal of Terramechanics , v. 47, p. 379-393, 2010.
AZIZ, S. A. ; STEWARD, B. L. ; TANG, L. ; Karkee, Manoj . Utilizing repeated GPS measurement from field operations for development of agricultural field DEM. Transactions of the ASAE , v. 52, p. 1057-1067, 2009.
Karkee, Manoj ; STEWARD, B. L. ; TANG, L. ; AZIZ, S. A. . Quantifying sub-pixel signature of paddy rice field using an artificial neural network. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture , v. 65, p. 65-76, 2009.
Karkee, Manoj ; STEWARD, B. L. ; AZIZ, S. A. . Improving Quality of Public Domain Digital Elevation Models through Data Fusion. Biosystems Engineering , v. 101, p. 293-305, 2008.
Khot, L ; TANG, L. ; STEWARD, B. L. ; HAN, S. . Sensor Fusion for Improving Roll and Pitch Estimation for an Agricultural Sprayer Vehicle. Biosystems Engineering , v. 101, p. 13-20, 2008.
Thorp, K.R ; STEWARD, B. L. ; KALEITA, A. ; BATCHELOR, W. D. . Using aerial hyperspectral remote sensing imagery to estimate corn plant stand density. Transactions of the ASAE , v. 51, p. 311-320, 2008.
KALEITA, A. ; STEWARD, B. L. ; EWING, R. P. ; ASHLOCK, D. A. ; WESTGATE, M. E. ; HATFIELD, J. L. . Novel Analysis Of Hyperspectral Reflectance Data For Detecting Onset Of Pollen Shed In Maize. Transactions of the ASAE , v. 49, p. 1947-1954, 2006.
Thorp, K.R ; BATCHELOR, W. D. ; PAZ, J. O. ; STEWARD, B. L. ; CARAGEA, P. C. . Methodology to link production and environmental risks of precision nitrogen management strategies in corn. Agricultural Systems , v. 89, p. 272-298, 2006.
BRUMM, T. ; MICKELSON, S. ; STEWARD, B. L. ; KALEITA, A. . Competency-based outcomes assessment for agricultural engineering programs. International Journal of Engineering Education , v. 22, p. 1163-1172, 2006.
STEWARD, B. L. ; MICKELSON, S. ; BRUMM, T. . Continuous engineering course improvement through synergistic use of multiple assessment. International Journal of Engineering Education , v. 21, p. 277-287, 2005.
Shrestha, D. S ; STEWARD, B. L. . Shape and size analysis of corn plant canopies for plant population and spacing sensing. Applied Engineering in Agriculture , v. 21, p. 292-303, 2005.
Westphalen, M. L. ; STEWARD, B. L. ; S. J. Birrell . Topographic mapping through measurement of vehicle attitude and elevation. Transactions of the ASAE , v. 47, p. 1841-1849, 2004.
Shrestha, D. S ; STEWARD, B. L. . Image processing algorithms for early stage maize plant detection. Biosystems Engineering , v. 89, p. 119-129, 2004.
STEWARD, B. L. ; MICKELSON, S. ; BRUMM, T. . Formative and summative assessment techniques for continuous agricultural technology classroom improvement. NACTA Journal , v. 48, p. 33-41, 2004.
Miller, M. A. ; STEWARD, B. L. ; Westphalen, M. L. . Effects of multi-mode four-wheel steering on sprayer machine performance. Transactions of the ASAE , v. 47, p. 385-395, 2004.
STEWARD, B. L. ; L. F. Tian ; D. Nettleton ; TANG, L. . Reduced-dimension clustering for vegetation segmentation. Transactions of the ASAE , v. 47, p. 609-616, 2004.
Shrestha, D. S ; STEWARD, B. L. . Automatic corn plant population measurement using machine vision. Transactions of the ASAE , v. 46, p. 559-565, 2003.
TANG, L. ; L. F. Tian ; STEWARD, B. L. . Texture-based real-time broadleaf and grass classification for selective weed control. Transactions of the ASAE , v. 46, p. 1247-1254, 2003.
STEWARD, B. L. ; L. F. Tian ; TANG, L. . Distance-based control system for machine vision-based selective spraying. Transactions of the ASAE , v. 45, p. 1255-1262, 2002.
STEWARD, B. L. ; D. S. Humburg . Modeling the Raven SCS-700 chemical injection system with carrier control. Transactions of the ASAE , v. 43, p. 231-245, 2000.
TANG, L. ; L. F. Tian ; STEWARD, B. L. . Supervised color image segmentation by genetic algorithm for real-time weed sensing in outdoor lighting conditions. Transactions of the ASAE , v. 43, p. 1019-1027, 2000.
TANG, L. ; L. F. Tian ; STEWARD, B. L. . Machine vision-based high-resolution weed mapping and patch-sprayer performance simulation. SAE Transactions , v. 108, p. 317-326, 2000.
STEWARD, B. L. ; L. F. Tian . Machine vision weed density estimation for real-time outdoor lighting conditions. Transactions of the ASAE , v. 42, p. 1897-1909, 1999.
Santos, E. S. ; CORREA, P. C. ; Steward, Brian L. . Object-oriented model of fixed-bed drying of coffee berries. 2011. (Apresentação de Trabalho/Conferência ou palestra).
Karkee, M. ; MONGA, M. ; Steward, Brian L. ; KELKAR, A. G. . Real-time Simulation and Visualization Architecture with Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) Simulator. 2010. (Apresentação de Trabalho/Conferência ou palestra).
AZIZ, S. A. ; Steward, Brian L. ; BIRRELL, S. J. . Dielectric spectroscopy of hydraulic fluid for contamination detection. 2007. (Apresentação de Trabalho/Conferência ou palestra).
Brumm, T.J ; MICKELSON, S. ; Steward, Brian L. ; KALEITA-FORBES, A. ; BERN, C. . ABET is Coming! Getting Faculty Involved. 2005. (Apresentação de Trabalho/Conferência ou palestra).
Steward, Brian L. ; EWING, R. P. ; ASHLOCK, D. A. ; KALEITA, A. L. . Range operator enabled genetic algorithms for hyperspectral analysis. 2004. (Apresentação de Trabalho/Conferência ou palestra).
L, S. ; MANIMARAN, G. ; Steward, Brian L. . Feedback-based Real-time Scheduling in Autonomous Vehicle Systems. 2004. (Apresentação de Trabalho/Conferência ou palestra).
Mickelson, S. K. ; Brumm, T ; J., Hanneman ; Steward, Brian L. . Using Engineering Competency Feedback to Assess Agricultural Engineering Curriculum. 2003. (Apresentação de Trabalho/Conferência ou palestra).
Shrestha, D. S. ; Steward, Brian L. ; KASPAR, T. C. . Determination of early stage corn plant height using stereo-vision. 2002. (Apresentação de Trabalho/Conferência ou palestra).
Miller, M. A ; Steward, Brian L. . Control and Evaluation Methods for Multi-Mode Steering. 2002. (Apresentação de Trabalho/Conferência ou palestra).
Shrestha, D. S. ; Steward, Brian L. ; BARTLETT, E. . Segmentation of plant from background using neural network approach. 2001. (Apresentação de Trabalho/Conferência ou palestra).
Tang, L. ; TIAN, L. F. ; Steward, Brian L. . Machine vision-based high-resolution weed mapping and patch-sprayer performance simulation. 1999. (Apresentação de Trabalho/Conferência ou palestra).

Prêmios

2011

Served as faculty advisor to Simon Nielsen, who received the ISU Graduate Student Research Excellence Award, Graduate College, Iowa Satate University.

2011

Served as faculty advisor to Simon Nielsen, who received the Howard P. Johnson award for outstanding MS student of the year, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department, Iowa State University.

2011

Honorable Mention Paper Award for the Transactions of the ASABE journal article (top 5 of all ASABE journal articles published in 2010), ASABE.

2011

ISU College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Outstanding Achievement in International Agriculture Award, Presented at the CALS Spring University Convocation, ISU College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.

2010

ISU Louis Thompson Distinguished Undergraduate Teacher Award, Presented at the ISU Fall University Convocation, Iowa State University.

2009

Served as faculty advisor to Manoj Karkee, who received the ISU Graduate Student Research Excellence Award, Graduate College, Iowa State University, and International Leadership award, Iowa State University.

2009

Served as faculty advisor to Manoj Karkee, who received the Rev. P.T. Taiganides award for outstanding PhD student of the year, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department, Iowa State University.

2009

Fulbright Scholarship Grant for Research and Lecturing at the Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brasil, Universidade Federal de Viçosa.

2008

ISU College of Engineering Superior Engineering Teacher Award, Presented at the ISU College of Engineering Fall Convocation, ISU College of Engineering.

2007

ISU Engineering Student Council Leadership Award for significant and lasting contributions to the success of Iowa State Engineering Students, ISU Engineering Student Council.

2006

Served as faculty advisor to Kelly Thorp, who received the Rev. P.T. Taiganides award for outstanding PhD student of the year, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department, Iowa State University.

2006

Served as faculty advisor to Kelly Thorp, who received the ASABE Mid-Central Graduate Student of the Year Award, ASABE.

2006

Honorable Mention for the quality of design and proposal: Renewable Resources To Power A University, US Environmental Projection Agency Honorable Mention P3 award.

2005

Jack Everly Journal Award, North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA).

2005

Young Engineer of the Year, Iowa Section of the ASAE.

2004

Served as faculty advisor to Dev Shrestha, who was a finalist in the 2004 ASAE Graduate Student Research Award paper competition, American Society of Agricultural Engineers.

2004

Served as faculty advisor to Dev Shrestha, who received the Rev. P.T. Taiganides award for outstanding PhD student of the year, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department, Iowa State University.

2004

Served as faculty advisor to Mark Westphalen, who received the Howard P. Johnson award for outstanding MS student of the year, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department, Iowa State University.

2003

Select Paper Award of the Information and Electrical Technologies Division of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, American Society of Agricultural Engineers.

2003

Best Paper Award of the Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division of the American Society for Engineering Education, American Society for Engineering Education.

2003

Advisor Recognition Award as faculty advisor of the Nepal Student Association, ISU Student Activities Center.

2003

Newcomer of the Year, Iowa Section of the ASAE.

2003

Served as faculty advisor to Dev Shrestha, who received the ISU Graduate Student Teaching Excellence Award, Graduate College, Iowa State University, and International Leadership award, Iowa State University.

2002

Exceptional Student Support Recognition, Iowa State University.

2002

Served as faculty advisor to Mitch Miller, who received the Howard P. Johnson award for outstanding MS student of the year, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department, Iowa State University.

2001

Served as faculty advisor to Mitch Miller, who received the ISU Graduate Student Teaching Excellence Award, Graduate College, Iowa State University.

1999

Teaching Excellence List, University of Illinois.

1999

Teaching Excellence Award, Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Illinois.

1999

First Place Cutting Edge Award for research presentation, College of Engineering, University of Illinois.

Histórico profissional

Endereço profissional

Iowa State University, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering. , 214D Davidson Hall, 50011 - Ames, - Estados Unidos, Telefone: (001) 5152941452, Fax: (001) 5152942255, URL da Homepage:

Experiência profissional

2009 - 2010

Universidade Federal de Viçosa

Vínculo: Visitor Professor, Enquadramento Funcional: Fulbright Visiting Professor

1999 - 2005

Iowa State University

Vínculo: , Enquadramento Funcional: Assistant Professor, Regime: Dedicação exclusiva.

Outras informações:
50 % Teaching / 50 % Research Appointment

1998 - 1999

University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign

Vínculo: Formal labor contract, Enquadramento Funcional: Research Assistant

1994 - 1995

Changsha Electric Power University

Vínculo: , Enquadramento Funcional: Foreign Expert

1991 - 1993

South Dakota State University

Vínculo: Formal labor contract, Enquadramento Funcional: Teaching Assistant

1989 - 1994

Raven Industries, Sioux Falls

Vínculo: Formal labor contract, Enquadramento Funcional: Design Engineer

Outras informações:
Schemes of job: 1989 - 1991: full time 1991- 1994: part time

1989 - 1989

Missouri Basin Municipal Power Agency, Sioux Falls

Vínculo: Intern, Enquadramento Funcional: Intern, Regime: Dedicação exclusiva.