Tomizuka is the recipient of the 2002 ASME Rufus T. Oldenburger Medal

 

Masayoshi Tomizuka is the recipient of the 2002 ASME Rufus T. Oldenburger Medal. Professor Tomizuka's citation reads:

For seminal contributions in the areas of adaptive control, preview control, and zero-phase control, which have led to design improvements in the control of mechanical motion, including machine tools, disk drives, and robotic systems.

The Rufus T. Oldenburger Medal is a prestigious Society award for lifetime achievements in automatic control. Inaugurated in 1968, the medal recognizes significant contributions and outstanding achievements in the field of automatic control. Such achievements may be, for example, in the areas of education, research, development, innovation, and service to the field and profession. The award was established to honor Rufus Oldenburger for his distinctive achievements in the field and for his service to the Society and the Division. The list of recipients is a true honor role of major contributors to the science and profession of control. Professor Tomizuka is the fourth winner of this award from Berkeley, following Professors Yasundo Takahashi, George Leitmann and Lotfi Zadeh.