Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM)

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    This research group works in the areas of intelligent mechatronic systems development, robotics, control systems design, automation, autonomous and smart systems, pneumatic and hydraulic systems. Our research main activities focus on applying mechatronic system design approaches in the areas of industrial, healthcare, manufacturing, agriculture and energy. Our research topics are covering two main categories:

    1.    Fundamental research which focuses on the improvements and providing innovative solutions in the following topics:

    a.      Robot mechanisms and actuation systems design optimization

    b.     Inspired designs by nature

    c.      Dynamics modelling and simulation

    d.     Advanced and intelligent control

    e.      Optimizations for better energy consumptions in machines and robotics

    f.      Smart actuators design

    g.     Locomotion analysis and control techniques of humans and robotics

    h.     Autonomous reasoning, cognition, planning, and decision making in machines and robotics

    i.       Perceptions and multi-sensor fusion design

    j.       Discrete event systems modeling and control

    2.     Applications which focuses on applying the fundamental research developed in 1 and providing solutions in the areas of industrial, healthcare, manufacturing, agriculture and energy.

  • Publications

    2020

    1.     Tahir Hussain, Nadeem Iqbal, Hafiz Farhan Maqbool, Mukhtaj Khan, Mohammed Ibrahim Awad, Abbas A Dehghani-Sanij, “Intent based recognition of walking and ramp activities for amputee using sEMG based lower limb prostheses”, Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbe.2020.05.010

    2.  M.H. Mohamed, S.H. Wagdy, M.A. Atalla, A. Rehan Youssef, S.A. Maged, “A proposed soft pneumatic actuator control based on angle estimation from data-driven model”, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 234(6), pp. 612-625, 2020.

    3.  Omar T. Abdelaziz, Shady A. Maged, Mohammed I. Awad, “Towards Dynamic Task/Posture Control of a 4DOF Humanoid Robotic Arm”, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research, 2020.

    4.  MN El-Agroudy, MI Awad, A Rehan, SA Maged, "Assistive exoskeleton hand glove using soft pneumatic actuators: design optimization", IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2020.  https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/973/1/012041

    5.  Hussein Sarwat, Mohammed Ibrahim Awad, Shady A Maged, Hassan Sarwat, “Self-Organizing Maps to Assess Rehabilitation Progress of Post-Stroke Patients”, 2020 2nd Novel Intelligent and Leading Emerging Sciences Conference (NILES), 2020. DOI: 10.1109/NILES50944.2020.9257927

    6.  Mohammed Nagy El-Agroudy, Mohammed Gaber, Diana Joseph, Mark Ibrahim, Mohamed Amin, Doaa Helmy, Mahmoud Hanafy, Soha Hisham, Mohammed I Awad, Aliaa Rehan Youssef, Shady A Maged, “Assistive Exoskeleton Hand Glove”, 2020 International Conference on Innovative Trends in Communication and Computer Engineering (ITCE), 2020. DOI: 10.1109/ITCE48509.2020.9047803

    7.  Amr Adel, Mostafa Mahmoud, Nada Sayed, Omar Hisham, Omar Ossama, Pola Adel, Youssef Ayman, Mohammed I Awad, Shady A Maged, Syed Muhammad Umer, Hashim Iqbal, Hafiz F Maqbool, “Design of A 6-DOF Hydraulic Vehicle Driving Simulator”, 2020 International Conference on Innovative Trends in Communication and Computer Engineering (ITCE), 2020. DOI: 10.1109/ITCE48509.2020.9047787

    8.  Samer A Mohamed, Mohammed I Awad, Shady A Maged, “Online Gait Generation For NAO Humanoid Robot Using Model Predictive Control”, 2020 International Conference on Innovative Trends in Communication and Computer Engineering (ITCE), 2020. DOI: 10.1109/ITCE48509.2020.9047787

    9.  A Halim, A Abdellatif Ibrahim, Mohammed I Awad, Mostafa RA Atia, “Optimization of Sensor Number for Lower Limb Prosthetics using Genetic Algorithm”, 2020 International Conference on Innovative Trends in Communication and Computer Engineering (ITCE), 2020. DOI: 10.1109/ITCE48509.2020.9047780

    10.  Alireza Abouhossein, Uriel Martinez-Hernandez, Mohammed I Awad, Imran Mahmood, Derya Yilmaz, Abbas A Dehghani-Sanij, “Assistive Gait Wearable Robots—From the Laboratory to the Real Environment”, in "Reinventing Mechatronics",  Springer, 2020.  link.springer.com

     

    2019

    1. H. F. Maqbool, M. A. B. Husman, M. I. Awad, A. Abouhossein, N. Iqbal, and A. A. Dehghani-Sanij, "Heuristic real-time detection of temporal gait events for lower limb amputees”, IEEE Sensors Journal, 2019 (DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2018.2889970)

    2. M. Zarzoura, P. Del Moral, M. I Awad, and F. A. Tolbah, “Investigation into reducing anthropomorphic hand degrees of freedom while maintaining human hand grasping functions”, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 2019

    3. Alireza Abouhossein, Mohammed I. Awad, Hafiz F. Maqbool, Carl Crisp, Todd Stewart, Neil Messenger, Robert C. Richardson, Abbas A. Dehghani-Sanij, and David Bradley, "Foot trajectories and loading rates in a transfemoral amputee for six different commercial prosthetic knees: An indication of adaptability",  Medical engineering & physics, 2019.

    4. Ahmed Mobrez, Muhammad El-Brollossy, Muhammad Yehia, Mohammed I Awad, Shady A Maged, Dilruba Siddiqi, Hafiz F Maqbool, "Microprocessor-Based Hydraulic Damping-Controlled Prosthetic Knee for Developing Countries",  2019 International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Industry (ICRAI), 2019.

     

    2018

    1. S. A. Abdelwahab, F. A. Tolbah, M. M. Abdelhameed, M. B. Trabia, and M. I. Awad, “Characterization and Control of IPMC for Use in Bio-inspired Actuators”, International Journal of Mechanisms and Robotic Systems (ISSN 2047-7252), 4(3), pp.155-175, 2018.

    2. Adrian Bee Tiong Soon, Kian Sek Tee, Mohammed Ibrahim Awad, and Chin Fhong Soon. "Oncoming Vehicle Detection with Variable-Focus Liquid Lens." International Journal of Integrated Engineering 10, no. 8 (2018).

    3.   S. A. Mohamed, S. A. Maged and M. I. Awad, "Design and Control of the Lower Part of Humanoid Biped Robot," 2018 3rd International Conference on Robotics and Automation Engineering (ICRAE), Guangzhou, China,  pp. 19-23, 2018. doi: 10.1109/ICRAE.2018.8586705

    4.   Alireza Abouhossein, Uriel Martinez Hernandez, Mohammed I. Awad, David Bradley, and Abbas A. Dehghani-Sanij. "Human-activity-centered measurement system: challenges from laboratory to the real environment in assistive gait wearable robotics." In 16th Mechatronics Forum International Conference, 2018.

     

     

     

     

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