Ketill Gudmundsson is an automation engineer in the industry and energy sectors. With twenty-five years of experience in automation systems, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and Industry 4.0 projects. Primary focus areas are software design, control system design, networks, sensors, and actuators. This involves design, implementation, testing, installation, and commissioning of automation systems in the industry and energy sectors.

Working as an automation engineer for ten years, as a technology consultant at Deloitte for five years and as an automation team leader at Norconsult for ten years.  A co-author of numerous publications.

Refereed journal publications (ISI):

1. Gudmundsson, K.H., Jonsdottir, F., and Thorsteinsson, F.  2011. “An Experimental Investigation into the Off-State Viscosity of MR Fluids,” Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 22(15), 1763-67.

DOI: 10.1177/1045389X11426182

2. Gudmundsson, K.H., Jonsdottir, F., and Thorsteinsson, F.  2011. “Modeling Perfluorinated Polyether-Based MR Fluids,” Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 22(15), 1755-61.

DOI: 10.1177/1045389X11428675

3. Gudmundsson, K.H., Jonsdottir, F., Thorsteinsson, F. and Gutfleisch, O. 2011. “An Experimental Investigation of Unimodal and Bimodal Magnetorheological Fluids withan Application in Prosthetic Devices,” Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 22(6), 539-49.

DOI: 10.1177/1045389X11403821

4. Jonsdottir, F., Gudmundsson, K.H., Dijkman, T.B., Thorsteinsson, F. and Gutfleisch, O. 2010. “Rheology of Perfluorinated Polyether-based MR Fluids with Nanoparticles,” Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 21(11), 1051-60.

DOI: 10.1177/1045389X10376844

5. Gudmundsson, K.H., Jonsdottir, F. and Thorsteinsson, F. 2010 “A geometrical optimization of a magneto-rheological rotary brake in a prosthetic knee,” Smart Materials and Structures 19(035023).

DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/19/3/035023

6. Jonsdottir F., Thorarinsson E.T., Palsson H. and Gudmundsson K.H. 2009 "Influence of Parameter Variations on the Braking Torque of a Magnetorheological Prosthetic Knee," Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures 20(6) 659-67

DOI: 10.1177/1045389X08094303

Refereed conference publications:

1. Hreinsson, E., Gudmundsson, K.H., F. Jonsdottir, A.J.F., Bombard and F., Thorsteinsson. 2011. “ Durability of a magnetorheological fluid in a prosthetic knee joint equipped with a rotary brake actuator,” Proceedings of the 5th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Smart Structures and Materials, Saarbrucken, Germany.

2. Gudmundsson, I., Jonsdottir, F., Gudmundsson, K.H. and Thorsteinsson, F. 2011. “Fabrication and Characterization of Magnetorheological Elastomers for an Adaptive Spring Element,” Proceedings of the 22th International Conference on Adaptive Structures and Technologies, Corfu, Greece.

3. Gudmundsson, K.H., Jonsdottir, F. and Thorsteinsson, F. 2011. “Field-on versus Field-off Characteristics of Magnetorheological Fluids with an Application in Prosthetic Devices,” Proceedings of the ASME 2011 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, Phoenix, Arizona, 2011.

4. Jonsdottir, F., Gudmundsson, K.H., Hreinsson, E., Thorsteinsson, F. and Gutfleisch, O. 2010. “A Simple Shear Analysis of MR Fluids,” Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Electrorheological (ER) Fluids and Magnetorheological (MR) Suspensions, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

5. Gudmundsson, K.H., Jonsdottir, F., Thorsteinsson, F. and Gutfleisch, O. 2010. “An Experimental Investigation into the Off-state Viscosity of MR Fluids,” Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Electrorheological (ER) Fluids and Magnetorheological (MR) Suspensions, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

6. Gudmundsson, K.H., Jonsdottir, F., Thorsteinsson, F. and Gutfleisch, O. 2010. “Modeling Perfluorinated Polyether Based MR Fluids,” Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Electrorheological (ER) Fluids and Magnetorheological (MR) Suspensions, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

7. Jonsdottir, F., Gudmundsson, K.H. and Thorsteinsson, F. 2009 “Bidisperse Perfluorinated Polyether (PFPE)-Based Magneto-Rheological Fluids in a Prosthetic Knee,” Proceedings of the ASME 2009 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, Oxnard, California. DOI: 10.1115/SMASIS2009-1239

8. Jonsdottir, F., Gudmundsson, K.H., Thorsteinsson, F. and Gutfleisch, O. 2009 “A Magneto-rheological Suspension for a Prosthetic Knee Joint,” Proceedings of the Nordic Rheology Society, Reykjavík, Iceland.

9. Gudmundsson, K.H., Jonsdottir, F., and Thorsteinsson, F. 2009 “A Multi-Objective Design Optimization of a Smart Magneto-Rheological Prosthetic Knee,” Proceedings of the ASME 2009 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, Oxnard, California. DOI: 10.1115/SMASIS2009-1237

10. Gudmundsson, K.H., Jonsdottir, F., Thorsteinsson, F. and Gutfleisch, O. 2009. “A Perfluorinated Polyether-based Magneto-rheological Fluid in a Prosthetic Knee,” Proceedings of the 4th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Smart Structures and Materials, Porto, Portugal.

11. Gudmundsson, K.H., Jonsdottir, F., and Olafsson, S. 2008 “Multi-objective Optimization of a Magneto-Rheological Prosthetic Knee Actuator,” Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Adaptive Structures and Technologies, Ascona, Switzerland.

12. Gudmundsson, K.H., Jonsdottir, F., and Olafsson, S. 2008 “The Viscosity of Magneto-Rheological Fluids in a Prosthetic Knee Actuator,” Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on New Actuators, Bremen, Germany.

13.  Gudmundsson, K.H., Jonsdottir, F., Palsson, H. and Karlsson, S.G. 2007. “Optimization of a Magneto-rheological Rotary Brake,” Proceedings of the 3th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Smart Structures and Materials, Gdansk, Poland.

14. Jonsson, M.T. and Gudmundsson, K.H. Weight Optimization of Transmission Towers, Proceedings DETC'97 1997 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, September 14-17, 1997, Sacramento, California