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Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch

 1- Personal Information  
First Name : Khoshnam
Last Name : Shojaei
E-mail : khoshnam.shojaee@gmail.com
Work Address : Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch, Esfahan
Academic Rank :Associate Professor


 2- Education Background  
Academic Degree Education Field University Country Year
B.Sc Electrical Engineering-Electronic Iran University of Science and Technology (Tehran) Iran 2004
M.Sc Electrical Engineering-Control Iran University of Science and Technology (Tehran) Iran 2007
Ph.D Electrical Engineering-Control Iran University of Science and Technology (Tehran) Iran 2011


 3- Educational Experience  
Row Specialized Courses Taught Degree
1 Adaptive Control Systems MSc
2 Nonlinear Control MSc
3 Robotic MSc
4 Advanced Engineering Mathematics MSc
5 Autonomous Mobile Robots MSc
6 Modern Control BSc
7 Linear Control Systems BSc
8 Industrial Control BSc
9 Instrumentation BSc
10 Sensors and Transducers BSc
11 Actuators BSc
12 Logic Circuits BSc
13 Signals and Systems Analysis BSc


 4- Research Interests  
Row Fields of Investigation and Specialized
1 Adaptive Control Systems
2 Industrial Automation, Mechatronic Systems and Instrumentation
3 Automatic control of robotic manipulators and underactuated autonomous robotic systems including ships, underwater vehicles, helicopters, quadrotors, and UAVs
4 Mobile robot navigation algorithms including localization, mapping, SLAM, collision avoidance, and path planning
5 Neural Adaptive Robust Control of Multi-agent systems


 5- Research Activities    5-1) Paper Published in Journals  
Row Article title Journal Name Year Issue/Volume Article Printed Pages
1 Robust amplitude-limited interval type-3 neuro-fuzzy controller for robot manipulators with prescribed performance by output feedback Neural Computing and Applications 2023 35 9115–9130
2 Robust state and output feedback prescribed performance interval type-3 fuzzy reinforcement learning controller for an unmanned aerial vehicle with actuator saturation Iet Control Theory 2023 17 605-627
3 A novel adaptive fuzzy reinforcement learning controller for a platoon of off-axle hitching tractor-trailers with a prescribed performance and path curvature compensation European Journal of Control 2023 69 100735
4 Terminal sliding-mode disturbance observer-based finite-time adaptive-neural formation control of autonomous surface vessels under output constraints Robotica 2023 41 258- 236
5 Platoon formation control of autonomous underwater vehicles under LOS range and orientation angles constraints Ocean Engineering 2023 271 113674
6 Coordinated Saturated Output-Feedback Control of an Autonomous Tractor-Trailer and a Combine Harvester in Crop-Harvesting Operation IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology 2022 71 1224-1236
7 A prescribed performance PID control of robotic cars with only posture measurements considering path curvature European Journal of Control 2022 65 100616
8 Reinforcement learning-based saturated adaptive robust neural-network control of underactuated autonomous underwater vehicles Expert Systems with Applications 2022 197 116714
9 Adaptive bipartite output consensus of nonlinear fractional-order multi-agent systems International Journal of Systems Science 2022 53-8 1615-1638
10 Neural network feedback linearization target tracking control of underactuated autonomous underwater vehicles with a guaranteed performance Ocean Engineering 2022 258 111827
11 Input output feedback linearization control of a tractor with n trailers mechanism considering the path curvature Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science 2022 236 9700-9715
12 Observer-based robust platoon formation control of electrically driven car-like mobile robots under collision avoidance and connectivity maintenance with a prescribed performance Journal of Vibration and Control 2022 28 2696-2716
13 Output-feedback robust saturated actor–critic multi-layer neural network controller for multi-body electrically driven tractors with n-trailer guaranteeing prescribed output constraints Robotics and Autonomous Systems 2022 154 104106
14 An Observer-Based Neural Adaptive PID2 Controller for Robot Manipulators Including Motor Dynamics With a Prescribed Performance IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics 2021 26-3 1689 - 1699
15 Saturated observer‐based adaptive neural network leader‐following control of N tractors with n‐trailers with a guaranteed performance International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing 2021 35-1 15-37
16 Robust prescribed performance-based control of autonomous tractor-trailers convoy with limited communication range International Journal of Systems Science 2021 52-3 555-582
17 Adaptive neural network output-feedback control of multiple Ackermann steering vehicles formation including motor dynamics with a guaranteed performan Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering 2021 235 784-806
18 Robust platoon control of underactuated autonomous underwater vehicles subjected to nonlinearities, uncertainties and range and angle constraints Applied Ocean Research 2021 110 102594
19 Intelligent coordinated control of an autonomous tractor-trailer and a combine harvester European Journal of Control 2021 59 82-98
20 Robust saturated dynamic surface controller design for underactuated fast surface vessels including actuator dynamics Ocean Engineering 2021 229 108987
21 Fast adaptive fuzzy terminal sliding mode control of synergistic movement of the hip and knee joints (air-stepping) using functional electrical stimul Biomedical Signal Processing and Control 2021 66 102445
22 A novel model free robust saturated reinforcement learning based controller for quadrotors guaranteeing prescribed transient and steady state Aerospace Science and Technology 2021 119 107128
23 Saturated Output-Feedback Hybrid Reinforcement Learning Controller for Submersible Vehicles Guaranteeing Output Constraints IEEE Access 2021 9 136580-136592
24 High-Gain Observer-Based Neural Adaptive Feedback Linearizing Control of a Team of Wheeled Mobile Robots Robotica 2020 38-1 69-87
25 A robust neural network approximation-based prescribed performance output-feedback controller for autonomous underwater vehicles with actuators satura Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence 2020 88 103382
26 Output feedback control of a tractor with N-trailer with a guaranteed performance Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing 2020 142 106746
27 Observer-based neural adaptive control of a platoon of autonomous tractor–trailer vehicles with uncertain dynamics IET Control Theory and Applications 2020 14-14 1898-1911
28 Approximation-based adaptive fault compensation backstepping control of fractional-order nonlinear systems: An output-feedback scheme international journal of adaptive control and signal processing 2020 34 298-313
29 Synchronization of Complex Dynamical Networks with Dynamical Behavior Links Asian Journal of Control 2020 22-1 1-12
30 Three-dimensional neural network tracking control of a moving target by underactuated autonomous underwater vehicles Neural Computing and Applications 2019 31-2 509-521
31 An Adaptive Output Feedback Proportional-Integral-Derivative Controller for n-Link Type (m,s) Electrically Driven Mobile Manipulators Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control 2019 141 091001-1-091001-10
32 Tracking control of a convoy of autonomous robotic cars with a prescribed performance Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control 2019 41-13 3725-3741
33 Adaptive Synchronization of Complex Dynamical Networks in Presence of Coupling Connections With Dynamical Behavior Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics 2019 14 061003-1-061003-8
34 Adaptive Neural Feedback Linearizing Control of Type (m,s) Mobile Manipulators with a Guaranteed Prescribed Performance Robotica 2019 37-11 1937-1955
35 Neural network-based target tracking control of underactuated autonomous underwater vehicles with a prescribed performance Ocean Engineering 2018 167 239-256
36 Neural network formation control of a team of tractor–trailer systems Robotica 2018 36-1 39-56
37 Three-dimensional tracking control of autonomous underwater vehicles with limited torque and without velocity sensors Robotica 2018 36 374-394
38 Neural adaptive output feedback formation control of type (m, s) wheeled mobile robots IET Control Theory and Applications 2017 11-4 504 – 515
39 Line-of-sight target tracking control of underactuated autonomous underwater vehicles Ocean Engineering 2017 133 244-252
40 Distributed control of networked uncertain Euler–Lagrange systems in the presence of stochastic disturbances: a prescribed performance approach Nonlinear Dynamics 2017 90-1 697-715
41 Output-feedback formation control of wheeled mobile robots with actuators saturation compensation Nonlinear Dynamics 2017 89-4 2867-2878
42 Neural adaptive PID formation control of car-like mobile robots without velocity measurements Advanced Robotics 2017 31-18 947-964
43 Saturated Neural Adaptive Robust Output Feedback Control of Robot Manipulators: An Experimental Comparative Study AUT Journal of Modeling and Simulation 2017 49-2 199-208
44 Output Feedback Look-ahead Position Control of Electrically Driven Fast Surface Vessels Automatika 2016 57-4 968-981
45 A Saturating Extension of an Output Feedback Controller for Internally Damped Euler-Lagrange Systems Asian Journal of Control 2016 18 1-13
46 Neural network formation control of underactuated autonomous underwater vehicles with saturating actuators Neurocomputing 2016 194 372-384
47 Distributed adaptive neural control of nonlinear multi-agent systems with unknown control directions Nonlinear Dynamics 2016 83 2213-2228
48 Observer-based neural adaptive formation control of autonomous surface vessels with limited torque Robotics and Autonomous Systems 2016 78 83-96
49 Saturated Output Feedback Control of Uncertain Nonholonomic Wheeled Mobile Robots Robotica 2015 33 87-105
50 Neural adaptive robust output feedback control of wheeled mobile robots with saturating actuators international journal of adaptive control and signal processing 2015 29 855-876
51 Leader–follower formation control of underactuated autonomous marine surface vehicles with limited torque Ocean Engineering 2015 105 196-205
52 Neural Adaptive Robust Control of Underactuated Marine Surface Vehicles with Input Saturation Applied Ocean Research 2015 53 267-278
53 Design and implementation of an inverse dynamics controller for uncertain nonholonomic robotic systems Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems 2013 71 65-83
54 Output feedback tracking control of uncertain nonholonomic wheeled mobile robots: a dynamic surface control approach IET Control Theory and Applications 2012 6 216-228
55 Adaptive robust time-varying control of uncertain nonholonomic robotic systems IET Control Theory and Applications 2012 6 90-102
56 Adaptive feedback linearizing control of nonholonomic wheeled mobile robots in presence of parametric and nonparametric uncertainties Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing 2011 27 194-204
57 Experimental Study of Iterated Kalman Filters for Simultaneous Localization and Mapping of Autonomous Mobile Robots Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems 2011 63 575-594
58 Adaptive trajectory tracking control of a differential drive wheeled mobile robot Robotica 2010 29 391-402
59 Finite-time Target Tracking for an Autonomous Submarine in Three-Dimensional Space by Using Dynamic Surface Control Journal of Control 2021 15-2 33-49
60 Nonlinear Disturbance Observer-Based Fuzzy Adaptive Finite-Time Dynamic Surface Formation Control of Tractor–Trailer Wheeled Mobile Robots Journal of Control 2021 5-1 93-112
61 Neural Adaptive Robust Finite-Time Control of Tractor-Trailer Wheeled Mobile Robot via Input-Output Feedback Linearization Technique Journal of Intelligent Procedures in Electrical Technology 2020 11-42 57-78
62 Optimal adjustment of three-term controller and two-term compensator in water power systems for frequency-load control Journal of Iranian Dam and Hydropower 2020 6-23 77-92
63 Tracking Control of Quadrotor by using Adaptive Sliding Mode Control based on Chebyshev Neural Networks Tabriz Journal of Electrical Engineering 2020 49-4 1591-1601
64 Coordinated Control of a Tractor-Trailer and a Combine Harvester by Neural Adaptive Robust Control Journal of Control 2020 13-4 23-35
65 Designing an Output Feedback Tracking Controller for Mobile Manipulators by Using a Neural Adaptive Robust Technique Journal of Control 2018 12-2 27-39
66 Partial State Feedback Control for Trajectory Tracking of Underactuated Autonomous Underwater Vehicle by Using Neural Adaptive Dynamic Surface Control Journal of Control 2017 11-2 43-54
67 A novel approach to 6-DOF adaptive trajectory tracking control of an AUV in the presence of parameter uncertainties Ocean Engineering 2015 107 246-258
68 On the neuro-adaptive feedback linearising control of underactuated autonomous underwater vehicles in three-dimensional space IET Control Theory and Applications 2015 9 1264-1273

 5-2) Papers Presented at the Conference  
Row Article title Conference Name Conference Location Year
1 Control of the blood glucose level in diabetic patients by using neuro-fuzzy sliding mode control Fifth National Conference on Electrical Engineering of Iran Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch 2019
2 Robust Adaptive Control of Robotic Wheelchairs by Using a Feedback Linearization Strategy Fifth National Conference on Electrical Engineering of Iran Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch 2019
3 Design of a Higher-Order Sliding-Mode Controller Based on Disturbance Observer for Car Active Suspension System Fifth National Conference on Electrical Engineering of Iran Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch 2019
4 Tracking Control of Quadrotor by Using Adaptive Sliding-Mode Based on Chebyshev Neural Networks 16th International Conference of Iranian Aerospace Society Khajeh Nasir Toosi University of Technology 2017
5 Fuzzy Gain Scheduling Saturated PID Controller: Design and Implementation on Robot Manipulator 25th Iranian Conference on Electrical Engineering Tehran 2017
6 Experimental Evaluation of a Saturated Output Feedback Controller Using RBF Neural Networks for SCARA Robot IBM 7547 24th Iranian Conference on Electrical Engineering Shiraz University 2016
7 Output Feedback Trajectory Tracking Control of a Car-like Drive Wheeled Mobile Robot Using RBF Neural Network The 6th International Power Electronics Drive Systems and Technologies Conference Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran 2015
8 Adaptive Robust Nonlinear Control of UAV Helicopters in Three-Dimensional Space Using RBF Neural Network The Second Iranian Conference on Avionics System Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 2015
9 Trajectory Tracking Control of Autonomous Underactuated Hovercraft Vehicles with Limited Torque 2nd RSI International Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics university of Tehran 2014
10 An Adaptive Control Scheme for 6-DOF Control of an AUV Using Saturation Functions 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Computational Systems Singapore 2013
11 Trajectory tracking control of nonholonomic mechanical systems in presence of model uncertainties International Conference on Mechanical Engineering Sharif University, Tehran 2010
12 Experimental study of kinematic control of differential drive wheeled mobile robot International Conference on Mechanical Engineering Sharif University, Tehran, Iran 2010
13 A Passivity based Stability Analysis of Disturbance Observer based Trajectory Tracking Control of a Nonholonomic Wheeled Mobile Robot IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics Montreal, Canada 2010
14 Adaptive Control of Nonholonomic Wheeled Mobile Robot in Presence of Lateral Slip and Dynamic Uncertainties International Conference on Electrical Engineering Isfahan, Iran 2010
15 Adaptive-robust feedback linearizing control of a nonholonomic wheeled mobile robot IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics Canada 2010
16 Adaptive Trajectory Tracking of WMRs based on Feedback Linearization Technique IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation China 2009
17 Iterated Unscented SLAM Algorithm for Navigation of an Autonomous Mobile Robot IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems Nice, France 2008
18 Optimal Vector Control of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor IEEE International Conference on Power and Energy Malaysia 2008
19 Comparison of different approaches in Kalman filters family for improvement of estimation accuracy for simultaneous localization and mapping of a WMR International Conference on Electrical Engineering Tehran 2007
20 Effects of Iteration in Kalman Filters Family for Improvement of Estimation Accuracy in Simultaneous Localization and Mapping IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics ETH Zürich, Switzerland 2007
21 Designing an adaptive feedback linearizing controller for a nonholonomic WMR in the presence of uncertain actuator dynamics (in persian) International Conference on Electrical Engineering IUST, Tehran, Iran 1388

 5-3) Completed Research Plans  
Row Title Responsibility Project Kind
1 Design, installation and applying a set of 5 Kilowatts solar cells connected to the network with online power quality parameters measurement capability Co-Worker External Grant
2 Coordinated Control of Autonomous Vehicles and Unmanned Automobiles Without Velocity Sensors by Using Adaptive Neural Networks Director Internal Grant
3 Design of Tracking Controllers for Navigation of Autonomous Ocean Vehicles with Limited Information Director Internal Grant

 5-4) Compilation and Books  
Row Title Compilation Kind Compilation Publishing Date Publisher

 5-5) Initiative, Innovation and Invention, and Valuable Asrbdy  
Row Title Registration Place Reference Confirmed Date

 5-6) Awards and Honors  
Row Institution Title Festival Date Reference Award Announcement
1 Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University Best University Researcher Award 2017 2017
2 Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University World two-percent superior scientists award in Engineering (Based on Scopus database) 2020
3 Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University Best University Researcher Award 2021 2021
4 Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University World two-percent superior scientists award in Engineering-2021 (Based on Scopus database) 2021
5 Institution of Engineering and Technology The IET Premium Awards 2021 2022

 5-7) Lecturer Of Workshop  
Row Title Date
1 New Trends in Robotics 03/12/13
2 Multi-Robotic Systems 16/12/13
3 Scientific Articles Publication Workshop 25/12/2020
4 Workshop of Simulation and Programming with MATLAB 29/05/2021
5 Neural Networks in Control 11/12/2021
6 Simulation of Advanced Adaptive Robust Control 06/12/2021
7 Coordinated Control of Autonomous Vehicles 03/01/2022
8 Design of Advanced Control Systems 09/06/2022
9 A Review of Advanced Automatic Control Systems 29/06/2023
10 Neural Networks and their Programming 29/06/2023


 6- Executive Experience  
Row Title Executive Year