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Fuzzy-Augmented Model Reference Adaptive PID Control Law Design for Robust Voltage Regulation in DC–DC Buck Converters (2024)
Journal Article
Saleem, O., Rasheed Ahmad, K., & Iqbal, J. (2024). Fuzzy-Augmented Model Reference Adaptive PID Control Law Design for Robust Voltage Regulation in DC–DC Buck Converters. Mathematics, 12(12), Article 1893. https://doi.org/10.3390/math12121893

This paper presents a novel fuzzy-augmented model reference adaptive voltage regulation strategy for the DC–DC buck converters to enhance their resilience against random input variations and load-step transients. The ubiquitous proportional-integral-... Read More about Fuzzy-Augmented Model Reference Adaptive PID Control Law Design for Robust Voltage Regulation in DC–DC Buck Converters.

Meta-Heuristic Optimization of Sliding Mode Control—Application to Quadrotor-Based Inspection of Solar Panels (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rezoug, A., Bouderbala, F.-Z., Baizid, K., & Iqbal, J. (2022, December). Meta-Heuristic Optimization of Sliding Mode Control—Application to Quadrotor-Based Inspection of Solar Panels. Presented at 1st International Conference on Advanced Renewable Energy Systems (ICARES 2022), Tipaza, Algeria

In this paper, inspection of solar energy system is addressed using a quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system. The accurate positioning of the system on the solar panel requires a robust controller to precisely address the fault while ensuring... Read More about Meta-Heuristic Optimization of Sliding Mode Control—Application to Quadrotor-Based Inspection of Solar Panels.

Improving stability and adaptability of automotive electric steering systems based on a novel optimal integrated algorithm (2024)
Journal Article
Nguyen, T. A., & Iqbal, J. (2024). Improving stability and adaptability of automotive electric steering systems based on a novel optimal integrated algorithm. Engineering Computations, 41(4), 991-1034. https://doi.org/10.1108/EC-10-2023-0675

Purpose: Design a novel optimal integrated control algorithm for the automotive electric steering system to improve the stability and adaptation of the system. Design/methodology/approach: Simulation and calculation. Findings: The output signals foll... Read More about Improving stability and adaptability of automotive electric steering systems based on a novel optimal integrated algorithm.

Fuzzy Fault-tolerant Controller With Guaranteed Performance for MIMO Systems Under Uncertain Initial State (2024)
Journal Article
Yin, C. W., Riaz, S., Uppal, A. A., & Iqbal, J. (2024). Fuzzy Fault-tolerant Controller With Guaranteed Performance for MIMO Systems Under Uncertain Initial State. International journal of control, automation and systems, 22(6), 2038-2054. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12555-023-0327-5

It is always problematic that the initial value of the trajectory tracking error must be inside the area included in the prescribed performance constraint function. To overcome this problem, a novel fault-tolerant control strategy is designed for a s... Read More about Fuzzy Fault-tolerant Controller With Guaranteed Performance for MIMO Systems Under Uncertain Initial State.

Minimum Distance and Minimum Time Optimal Path Planning With Bioinspired Machine Learning Algorithms for Faulty Unmanned Air Vehicles (2024)
Journal Article
Tutsoy, O., Asadi, D., Ahmadi, K., Nabavi-Chashmi, S. Y., & Iqbal, J. (2024). Minimum Distance and Minimum Time Optimal Path Planning With Bioinspired Machine Learning Algorithms for Faulty Unmanned Air Vehicles. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, https://doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2024.3367769

Unmanned air vehicles operate in highly dynamic and unknown environments where they can encounter unexpected and unseen failures. In the presence of emergencies, autonomous unmanned air vehicles should be able to land at a minimum distance or minimum... Read More about Minimum Distance and Minimum Time Optimal Path Planning With Bioinspired Machine Learning Algorithms for Faulty Unmanned Air Vehicles.

Adaptive-optimal MIMO nonsingular terminal sliding mode control of twin-rotor helicopter system: meta-heuristics and super-twisting based control approach (2024)
Journal Article
Rezoug, A., Messah, A., Messaoud, W. A., Baizid, K., & Iqbal, J. (2024). Adaptive-optimal MIMO nonsingular terminal sliding mode control of twin-rotor helicopter system: meta-heuristics and super-twisting based control approach. Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, 46(3), Article 162. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40430-024-04714-3

This research proposes a novel hybrid control technique based on nonsingular terminal sliding mode (NTSM) control, metaheuristic optimization algorithms and adaptive super-twisting based on Lyapunov stability analysis for controlling Quanser aero sim... Read More about Adaptive-optimal MIMO nonsingular terminal sliding mode control of twin-rotor helicopter system: meta-heuristics and super-twisting based control approach.

Robust GDI-based adaptive recursive sliding mode control (RGDI-ARSMC) for a highly nonlinear MIMO system with varying dynamics of UAV (2024)
Journal Article
Abbas, N., Liu, X., & Iqbal, J. (2024). Robust GDI-based adaptive recursive sliding mode control (RGDI-ARSMC) for a highly nonlinear MIMO system with varying dynamics of UAV. Journal of mechanical science and technology, 38(3), https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-024-0234-6

The novelty of the proposed work lies in the control technique, referred to as the robust generalized dynamic inversion based adaptive recursive sliding mode control (RGDI-ARSMC), for addressing various challenges to control a highly coupled and pert... Read More about Robust GDI-based adaptive recursive sliding mode control (RGDI-ARSMC) for a highly nonlinear MIMO system with varying dynamics of UAV.

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.

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.

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.

A featureless approach for object detection and tracking in dynamic environments (2023)
Journal Article
Zohaib, M., Ahsan, M., Khan, M., & Iqbal, J. (2023). A featureless approach for object detection and tracking in dynamic environments. PLoS ONE, 18(1), Article e0280476. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280476

One of the challenging problems in mobile robotics is mapping a dynamic environment for navigating robots. In order to disambiguate multiple moving obstacles, state-of-art techniques often solve some form of dynamic SLAM (Simultaneous Localization an... Read More about A featureless approach for object detection and tracking in dynamic environments.

Neural network and URED observer based fast terminal integral sliding mode control for energy efficient polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell used in vehicular technologies (2023)
Journal Article
Javaid, U., Mehmood, A., Iqbal, J., & Uppal, A. A. (2023). Neural network and URED observer based fast terminal integral sliding mode control for energy efficient polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell used in vehicular technologies. Energy, 269, Article 126717. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2023.126717

In this research work, a Neural Network (NN) and Uniform Robust Exact Differentiator (URED) observer-based Fast Terminal Integral Sliding Mode Control (FTISMC) has been proposed for Oxygen Excess Ratio (OER) regulation of a Polymer Electrolyte Membra... Read More about Neural network and URED observer based fast terminal integral sliding mode control for energy efficient polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell used in vehicular technologies.

Characterization and calibration of multiple 2D laser scanners (2022)
Journal Article
Riaz un Nabi Jafri, S., Shamim, S., Faraz, S. M., Ahmed, A., Yasir, S. M., & Iqbal, J. (2022). Characterization and calibration of multiple 2D laser scanners. PLoS ONE, 17(7), Article e0272063. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272063

This paper presents the comparative evaluation of multiple compact and lightweight 2D laser scanners for their possible backpack based scanning and mapping applications. These scanners include Hokuyo URG-04LX, Slamtec RPLidar A1-M8 and Hokuyo UTM- 30... Read More about Characterization and calibration of multiple 2D laser scanners.

Extended grey wolf optimization–based adaptive fast nonsingular terminal sliding mode control of a robotic manipulator (2022)
Journal Article
Rezoug, A., Iqbal, J., & Tadjine, M. (2022). Extended grey wolf optimization–based adaptive fast nonsingular terminal sliding mode control of a robotic manipulator. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1177/09596518221099768

This article proposes a novel hybrid metaheuristic technique based on nonsingular terminal sliding mode controller, time delay estimation method, an extended grey wolf optimization algorithm and adaptive super twisting control law. The fast convergen... Read More about Extended grey wolf optimization–based adaptive fast nonsingular terminal sliding mode control of a robotic manipulator.

Performance comparison of structured H∞ based looptune and LQR for a 4-DOF robotic manipulator (2022)
Journal Article
Asghar, A., Iqbal, M., Khaliq, A., Rehman, S. U., & Iqbal, J. (2022). Performance comparison of structured H∞ based looptune and LQR for a 4-DOF robotic manipulator. PLoS ONE, 17(4), Article e0266728. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266728

We explore looptune, a MATLAB-based structured H1 synthesis technique in the context of robotics. Position control of a 4 Degree of Freedom (DOF) serial robotic manipulator developed using Simulink is the problem under consideration. Three full state... Read More about Performance comparison of structured H∞ based looptune and LQR for a 4-DOF robotic manipulator.

Theory and practice for autonomous formation flight of quadrotors via distributed robust sliding mode control protocol with fixed-time stability guarantee (2022)
Journal Article
Mechali, O., Xu, L., Xie, X., & Iqbal, J. (2022). Theory and practice for autonomous formation flight of quadrotors via distributed robust sliding mode control protocol with fixed-time stability guarantee. Control engineering practice, 123, Article 105150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conengprac.2022.105150

A detailed theoretical design and technological implementation aspects are presented in this paper to address the aerial formation control problem of networked quadrotors with a fixed-time stability property. The control algorithm is embedded in a di... Read More about Theory and practice for autonomous formation flight of quadrotors via distributed robust sliding mode control protocol with fixed-time stability guarantee.

Maximum Power Extraction from a Standalone Photo Voltaic System via Neuro-Adaptive Arbitrary Order Sliding Mode Control Strategy with High Gain Differentiation (2022)
Journal Article
Anjum, M. B., Khan, Q., Ullah, S., Hafeez, G., Fida, A., Iqbal, J., & R. Albogamy, F. (2022). Maximum Power Extraction from a Standalone Photo Voltaic System via Neuro-Adaptive Arbitrary Order Sliding Mode Control Strategy with High Gain Differentiation. Applied Sciences, 12(6), Article 2773. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12062773

In this work, a photovoltaic (PV) system integrated with a non-inverting DC-DC buck-boost converter to extract maximum power under varying environmental conditions such as irradiance and temperature is considered. In order to extract maximum power (v... Read More about Maximum Power Extraction from a Standalone Photo Voltaic System via Neuro-Adaptive Arbitrary Order Sliding Mode Control Strategy with High Gain Differentiation.

Performance improvement in polymer electrolytic membrane fuel cell based on nonlinear control strategies—A comprehensive study (2022)
Journal Article
Javaid, U., Iqbal, J., Mehmood, A., & Uppal, A. A. (2022). Performance improvement in polymer electrolytic membrane fuel cell based on nonlinear control strategies—A comprehensive study. PLoS ONE, 17(2 February), Article e0264205. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0264205

A Polymer Electrolytic Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) is an efficient power device for automobiles, but its efficiency and life span depend upon its air delivery system. To ensure improved performance of PEMFC, the air delivery system must ensure proper... Read More about Performance improvement in polymer electrolytic membrane fuel cell based on nonlinear control strategies—A comprehensive study.