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Experimental development of lightweight manipulators with improved design cycle time that leverages off-the-shelf robotic arm components (2024)
Journal Article
Abbas, M. R., Ahsan, M., & Iqbal, J. (2024). Experimental development of lightweight manipulators with improved design cycle time that leverages off-the-shelf robotic arm components. PLoS ONE, 19(7), Article e0305379. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0305379

The growing market for lightweight robots inspires new use-cases, such as collaborative manipulators for human-centered automation. However, widespread adoption faces obstacles due to high R&D costs and longer design cycles, although rapid advances i... Read More about Experimental development of lightweight manipulators with improved design cycle time that leverages off-the-shelf robotic arm components.

A Nonlinear Model Predictive Controller for Trajectory Planning of Skid-Steer Mobile Robots in Agricultural Environments (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Aro, K., Urvina, R., Deniz, N. N., Menendez, O., Iqbal, J., & Prado, A. (2023, September). A Nonlinear Model Predictive Controller for Trajectory Planning of Skid-Steer Mobile Robots in Agricultural Environments. Presented at 2023 IEEE Conference on AgriFood Electronics (CAFE), Torino, Italy

This research presents an integrated trajectory planning strategy with a motion control approach using a Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (NMPC) framework for Skid-Steer Mobile Robots (SSMRs) in agricultural scenarios. In a single architecture, the... Read More about A Nonlinear Model Predictive Controller for Trajectory Planning of Skid-Steer Mobile Robots in Agricultural Environments.

EMG Controlled Modular Prosthetic Hand–Design and Prototyping (2023)
Book Chapter
Suddaby, A., & Iqbal, J. (2023). EMG Controlled Modular Prosthetic Hand–Design and Prototyping. In X.-S. Yang, R. S. Sherratt, N. Dey, & A. Joshi (Eds.), Proceedings of Eighth International Congress on Information and Communication Technology : ICICT 2023 (97-107). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3043-2_8

Prosthetic hands can be essential for those without a biological hand(s) to accomplish everyday tasks but the cost, of up to tens of thousands, keeps them out of reach for many people. This paper reports on the development of a low-cost affordable an... Read More about EMG Controlled Modular Prosthetic Hand–Design and Prototyping.

Robust MPPT Control of Stand-Alone Photovoltaic Systems via Adaptive Self-Adjusting Fractional Order PID Controller (2023)
Journal Article
Saleem, O., Ali, S., & Iqbal, J. (2023). Robust MPPT Control of Stand-Alone Photovoltaic Systems via Adaptive Self-Adjusting Fractional Order PID Controller. Energies, 16(13), Article 5039. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16135039

The Photovoltaic (PV) system is an eco-friendly renewable energy system that is integrated with a DC-DC buck-boost converter to generate electrical energy as per the variations in solar irradiance and outdoor temperature. This article proposes a nove... Read More about Robust MPPT Control of Stand-Alone Photovoltaic Systems via Adaptive Self-Adjusting Fractional Order PID Controller.

Design and Adaptive Compliance Control of a Wearable Walk Assist Device (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Shah, S. H., Alam, M. S., Arsalan, M., Ul Haq, I., Khan, S. G., & Iqbal, J. (2023, March). Design and Adaptive Compliance Control of a Wearable Walk Assist Device. Presented at 2023 International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Industry (ICRAI), Peshawar, Pakistan

The ability to walk independently is a predominant feature that human beings are bestowed with by nature. People with moving disabilities face many challenges in day-to-day activities and they have to rely on others to perform their day-to-day activi... Read More about Design and Adaptive Compliance Control of a Wearable Walk Assist Device.

Information Rich Voxel Grid for Use in Heterogeneous Multi-Agent Robotics (2023)
Journal Article
Balding, S., Gning, A., Cheng, Y., & Iqbal, J. (2023). Information Rich Voxel Grid for Use in Heterogeneous Multi-Agent Robotics. Applied Sciences, 13(8), Article 5065. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13085065

Robotic agents are now ubiquitous in both home and work environments; moreover, the degree of task complexity they can undertake is also increasing exponentially. Now that advanced robotic agents are commonplace, the question for utilisation becomes... Read More about Information Rich Voxel Grid for Use in Heterogeneous Multi-Agent Robotics.

Precision agricultural robotic sprayer with real-time Tobacco recognition and spraying system based on deep learning (2023)
Journal Article
Nasir, F. E., Tufail, M., Haris, M., Iqbal, J., Khan, S., & Khan, M. T. (2023). Precision agricultural robotic sprayer with real-time Tobacco recognition and spraying system based on deep learning. PLoS ONE, 18(3 MARCH), Article e0283801. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283801

Precision agricultural techniques try to prevent either an excessive or inadequate application of agrochemicals during pesticide application. In recent years, it has become popular to combine traditional agricultural practices with artificial intelli... Read More about Precision agricultural robotic sprayer with real-time Tobacco recognition and spraying system based on deep learning.

Certainty equivalence-based robust sliding mode control strategy and its application to uncertain PMSG-WECS (2023)
Journal Article
Chand, A., Khan, Q., Alam, W., Khan, L., & Iqbal, J. (2023). Certainty equivalence-based robust sliding mode control strategy and its application to uncertain PMSG-WECS. PLoS ONE, 18(2), Article e0281116. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281116

This work focuses on maximum power extraction via certainty equivalence-based robust sliding mode control protocols for an uncertain Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator-based Wind Energy Conversion System (PMSG-WECS). The considered system is subj... Read More about Certainty equivalence-based robust sliding mode control strategy and its application to uncertain PMSG-WECS.

Model predictive control of consensus-based energy management system for DC microgrid (2023)
Journal Article
Ali, S. U., Waqar, A., Aamir, M., Qaisar, S. M., & Iqbal, J. (2023). Model predictive control of consensus-based energy management system for DC microgrid. PLoS ONE, 18(1), Article e0278110. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278110

The increasing deployment and exploitation of distributed renewable energy source (DRES) units and battery energy storage systems (BESS) in DC microgrids lead to a promising research field currently. Individual DRES and BESS controllers can operate a... Read More about Model predictive control of consensus-based energy management system for DC microgrid.

A novel adaptive PD-type iterative learning control of the PMSM servo system with the friction uncertainty in low speeds (2023)
Journal Article
Riaz, S., Qi, R., Tutsoy, O., & Iqbal, J. (2023). A novel adaptive PD-type iterative learning control of the PMSM servo system with the friction uncertainty in low speeds. PLoS ONE, 18(1), Article e0279253. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279253

High precision demands in a large number of emerging robotic applications strengthened the role of the modern control laws in the position control of the Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM) servo system. This paper proposes a learning-based ada... Read More about A novel adaptive PD-type iterative learning control of the PMSM servo system with the friction uncertainty in low speeds.