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A new perspective on teaching the natural exponential to engineering students (2021)
Journal Article
Ullah, M., Aman, M. N., Wolkenhauer, O., & Iqbal, J. (2021). A new perspective on teaching the natural exponential to engineering students. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1080/0020739X.2021.1896812

The natural exponential and logarithm are typically introduced to undergraduate engineering students in a calculus course using the notion of limits. We here present an approach to introduce the natural exponential/logarithm through a novel interpret... Read More about A new perspective on teaching the natural exponential to engineering students.

Nonlinear adaptive backstepping control of permanent magnet synchronous motor (2021)
Journal Article
Ali, N., Alam, W., Pervaiz, M., & Iqbal, J. (2021). Nonlinear adaptive backstepping control of permanent magnet synchronous motor. Revue Roumaine des Sciences Techniques : Série Électrotechnique et Énergétique, 66(1), 9-14

This paper addresses the speed tracking problem of a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) under the influence of parametric uncertainties and external load torque disturbances. The nonlinear dynamics associated with both PMSM and load is conside... Read More about Nonlinear adaptive backstepping control of permanent magnet synchronous motor.

Comparative review of pipelines monitoring and leakage detection techniques (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Aljuaid, K. G., Albuoderman, M. A., Alahmadi, E. A., & Iqbal, J. (2020). Comparative review of pipelines monitoring and leakage detection techniques. In 2nd International Conference on Computer and Information Sciences (ICCIS). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCIS49240.2020.9257602

The oil and gas industry owns expensive and widely-spread assets. Any fault in this complex transportation network may result in accidents and/or huge losses thereby triggering various environmental and economic issues. Thus, real-time monitoring and... Read More about Comparative review of pipelines monitoring and leakage detection techniques.

Predictive control using active aerodynamic surfaces to improve ride quality of a vehicle (2020)
Journal Article
Ahmad, E., Iqbal, J., Khan, M. A., Liang, W., & Youn, I. (2020). Predictive control using active aerodynamic surfaces to improve ride quality of a vehicle. Electronics, 9(9), Article 1463. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics9091463

This work presents a predictive control strategy for a four degrees of freedom (DOF) half-car model in the presence of active aerodynamic surfaces. The proposed control strategy consists of two parts: the feedback control deals with the tracking erro... Read More about Predictive control using active aerodynamic surfaces to improve ride quality of a vehicle.

Operational Efficiency Improvement of PEM Fuel Cell - A Sliding Mode Based Modern Control Approach (2020)
Journal Article
Javaid, U., Mehmood, A., Arshad, A., Imtiaz, F., & Iqbal, J. (2020). Operational Efficiency Improvement of PEM Fuel Cell - A Sliding Mode Based Modern Control Approach. IEEE Access, 8, 95823-95831. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2995895

The efficiency and durability of a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) can be improved with proper controller design to regulate the flow of reactants, cell stack temperature and humidity of the membrane. In this paper, sliding mode controller... Read More about Operational Efficiency Improvement of PEM Fuel Cell - A Sliding Mode Based Modern Control Approach.

Hypnosis regulation in propofol anaesthesia employing super-twisting sliding mode control to compensate variability dynamics (2020)
Journal Article
Ilyas, M., Iqbal, J., Ahmad, S., Uppal, A. A., Imtiaz, W. A., & Riaz, R. A. (2020). Hypnosis regulation in propofol anaesthesia employing super-twisting sliding mode control to compensate variability dynamics. IET Systems Biology, 14(2), 59-67. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-syb.2018.5080

Regulation of hypnosis level on bi-spectral index monitor (BIS) during a surgical procedure in propofol anaesthesia administration is a challenging task for an anaesthesiologist in multi-tasking environment of the operation theater. Automation in ana... Read More about Hypnosis regulation in propofol anaesthesia employing super-twisting sliding mode control to compensate variability dynamics.

Robust Integral Sliding Mode Control Design for Stability Enhancement of Under-actuated Quadcopter (2020)
Journal Article
Ullah, S., Mehmood, A., Khan, Q., Rehman, S., & Iqbal, J. (2020). Robust Integral Sliding Mode Control Design for Stability Enhancement of Under-actuated Quadcopter. International journal of control, automation and systems, 18(7), 1671-1678. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12555-019-0302-3

In this paper, a robust backstepping integral sliding mode control (RBISMC) technique is designed for the flight control of a quadcopter, which is an under-actuated nonlinear system. First, the mathematical model of this highly coupled and under-actu... Read More about Robust Integral Sliding Mode Control Design for Stability Enhancement of Under-actuated Quadcopter.

Estimation of Surgical Needle Insertion Force Using Kalman Filter (2020)
Journal Article
Jafri, S. R. U. N., Jamshaid, A., Jafri, S. M. U. N., & Iqbal, J. (2020). Estimation of Surgical Needle Insertion Force Using Kalman Filter. Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology, 15(2), 899-906. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42835-020-00355-3

This paper presents a novel low-cost technique to measure the insertion force of a surgical needle on a testing surface to check needle strength. A combination of a load cell with a current sensor for a linear DC motor has been used to estimate the i... Read More about Estimation of Surgical Needle Insertion Force Using Kalman Filter.

On the improvement of calibration accuracy of parallel robots - Modeling and optimization (2020)
Journal Article
Bentaleb, T., & Iqbal, J. (2020). On the improvement of calibration accuracy of parallel robots - Modeling and optimization. Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (Poland), 58(1), 261-272. https://doi.org/10.15632/JTAM-PL/115863

This paper proposes kinematic based calibration methods for Delta parallel robots. The boundary of the robot workspace is computed using a forward kinematic model. Influence of errors in kinematic parameters on the workspace boundaries is investigate... Read More about On the improvement of calibration accuracy of parallel robots - Modeling and optimization.

Rigid 3d registration algorithm for localization of the vertebral centroids in 3d deformity models of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (2020)
Journal Article
Ćuković, S. M., Taylor, W., Luković, V., Ghionea, I., Baizid, K., Iqbal, J., & Karuppasamy, S. (2020). Rigid 3d registration algorithm for localization of the vertebral centroids in 3d deformity models of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Computer-Aided Design and Applications, 17(6), 1313-1325. https://doi.org/10.14733/cadaps.2020.1313-1325

In this paper, we developed a methodology for a non-invasive 3D diagnosis based on a digitized dorsal surface of the patient enabling assessment and monitoring of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS). We applied a novel 3D registration algorithm, wh... Read More about Rigid 3d registration algorithm for localization of the vertebral centroids in 3d deformity models of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

Robust Sliding Mode Control for Flexible Joint Robotic Manipulator via Disturbance Observer (2019)
Journal Article
Alam, W., Ahmad, S., Mehmood, A., & Iqbal, J. (2019). Robust Sliding Mode Control for Flexible Joint Robotic Manipulator via Disturbance Observer. Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems, 17(1), 85-97. https://doi.org/10.7906/indecs.17.1.11

In a flexible joint robotic manipulator, parametric variations and external disturbances result in mismatch uncertainties thus posing a great challenge in terms of manipulator’s control. This article investigates non-linear control algorithms for des... Read More about Robust Sliding Mode Control for Flexible Joint Robotic Manipulator via Disturbance Observer.

Robotics Inspired Renewable Energy Developments: Prospective Opportunities and Challenges (2019)
Journal Article
Iqbal, J., Al-Zahrani, A., Alharbi, S. A., & Hashmi, A. (2019). Robotics Inspired Renewable Energy Developments: Prospective Opportunities and Challenges. IEEE Access, 7, 174898-174923. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2957013

The domain of Robotics is a good partner of renewable energy and is becoming critical to the sustainability and survival of the energy industry. The multi-disciplinary nature of robots offers precision, repeatability, reliability, productivity and in... Read More about Robotics Inspired Renewable Energy Developments: Prospective Opportunities and Challenges.

Adaptive Backstepping Based Sensor and Actuator Fault Tolerant Control of a Manipulator (2019)
Journal Article
Awan, Z. S., Ali, K., Iqbal, J., & Mehmood, A. (2019). Adaptive Backstepping Based Sensor and Actuator Fault Tolerant Control of a Manipulator. Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology, 14(6), 2497-2504. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42835-019-00277-9

The purpose of this research is to propose and design fault tolerant control (FTC) scheme for a robotic manipulator, to increase its reliability and performance in the presence of actuator and sensor faults. To achieve the said objectives, a hybrid c... Read More about Adaptive Backstepping Based Sensor and Actuator Fault Tolerant Control of a Manipulator.

Modeling and Robust Control of Twin Rotor MIMO System (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Shah, S. H., Khan, S. G., Iqbal, J., & Alharthi, M. (2019). Modeling and Robust Control of Twin Rotor MIMO System. In International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Industry (ICRAI). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRAI47710.2019.8967355

Recently, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have witnessed immense popularity in various fields, ranging from surveillance, rescue, and fire fighting to other more sophisticated military and commercial applications. However, due to their highly nonline... Read More about Modeling and Robust Control of Twin Rotor MIMO System.

Modern control laws for an articulated robotic arm: Modeling and simulation (2019)
Journal Article
Iqbal, J. (2019). Modern control laws for an articulated robotic arm: Modeling and simulation. Engineering, Technology and Applied Science Research, 9(2), 4057-4061. https://doi.org/10.48084/etasr.2598

The robotic manipulator has become an integral component of modern industrial automation. The current paper deals with the mathematical modeling and non-linear control of this manipulator. DH-parameters are used to derive kinematic model while the dy... Read More about Modern control laws for an articulated robotic arm: Modeling and simulation.

Experimental validation of an integral sliding mode-based LQG for the pitch control of a UAV-mimicking platform (2019)
Journal Article
Khan, S. G., Bendoukha, S., Naeem, W., & Iqbal, J. (2019). Experimental validation of an integral sliding mode-based LQG for the pitch control of a UAV-mimicking platform. Advances in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 17(3), 275-284. https://doi.org/10.15598/aeee.v17i3.3031

In this paper, an enhanced Integral Sliding Mode-based Linear Quadratic Gaussian (ISM-LQG) controller has been proposed and verified in real-time on a Twin Rotor multi-input-multi-output MIMO System (TRMS). A TRMS serves as a suitable laboratorybased... Read More about Experimental validation of an integral sliding mode-based LQG for the pitch control of a UAV-mimicking platform.

Gain-scheduled proportional integral derivative control of taxi model of unmanned aerial vehicles (2019)
Journal Article
Wasim, M., Ullah, M., & Iqbal, J. (2019). Gain-scheduled proportional integral derivative control of taxi model of unmanned aerial vehicles. Revue Roumaine des Sciences Techniques : Série Électrotechnique et Énergétique, 64(1), 75-80

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are extensively used for defense and surveillance applications. To ensure desirable performance under all conditions, a UAV requires an appropriate control strategy. For the design of control law, a complete understand... Read More about Gain-scheduled proportional integral derivative control of taxi model of unmanned aerial vehicles.

Control of flexible joint robotic manipulator: Design and prototyping (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Alam, W., Ali, N., Wahaj Aziz, H. M., & Iqbal, J. (2018). Control of flexible joint robotic manipulator: Design and prototyping. In 2018 International Conference on Electrical Engineering (ICEE). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEE.2018.8566796

Robots are now an integral part of automation sector, thus indicating the importance of the associated control strategies. In contrast with conventional rigid manipulators, flexible arms offer several benefits in terms of light weight and power effic... Read More about Control of flexible joint robotic manipulator: Design and prototyping.

Human machine interface: robotizing the instinctive living (2018)
Journal Article
Tahir, A. M., Iqbal, J., & Aized, T. (2018). Human machine interface: robotizing the instinctive living. International Robotics & Automation Journal, 4(5), 308-314. https://doi.org/10.15406/iratj.2018.04.00142

The advancement in medical science and technology has revolutionized human interaction with machines, crafting one of the most promising state-of-the-art technological fields of today’s world. This innovation has made doors opened to rehabilitation b... Read More about Human machine interface: robotizing the instinctive living.

Advanced sliding mode control techniques for Inverted Pendulum: Modelling and simulation (2018)
Journal Article
Irfan, S., Mehmood, A., Razzaq, M. T., & Iqbal, J. (2018). Advanced sliding mode control techniques for Inverted Pendulum: Modelling and simulation. Engineering Science and Technology : an International Journal, 21(4), 753-759. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jestch.2018.06.010

Numerous practical applications like robot balancing, segway and hover board riding and operation of a rocket propeller are inherently based on Inverted Pendulum (IP). The control of an IP is a sophisticated problem due to various real world phenomen... Read More about Advanced sliding mode control techniques for Inverted Pendulum: Modelling and simulation.