Publications

Past

      • Shirkhodaie, A., "Soft-Computing-based Terrain Visual Sensing and Data Fusion For Unmanned Ground Robotic Systems," in the SPIE Security and Defense Conference, April 17-21, Orlando, FL, 2006.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., Amrani R., and Tunstel, E., "Visual Terrain Perception Modeling of Space Planetary Robotic Systems Based Soft Computing Classifiers," in 14th IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, August 13-15, 2005, Nashville, TN.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., Amrani R., and Tunstel, E., "Soft Computing for Visual Terrain Perception and Traversability Assessment by Planetary Robotic Systems," in the 2005 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, & Cybernetics, Oct. 10-12, 2005, Hawaii, USA.
      • Garga, A., Shirkhodaie, A., "Task Decomposition and Re-planning for Robotic Autonomy," the NASA Ames RoboSphere 2004 Conference, San Jose, CA, November 9-11, 2004.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., Amrani, R. Devgan T., and Tunstel, E., "Intelligent Visual Terrain Sensing Skills of Planetary Mobile Robots," the NASA Ames RoboSphere 2004 Conference, San Jose, CA, November 9-11, 2004.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., Amrani, R., Tunstel, E., "Visual Terrain Mapping for Traversable Path Planning of Mobile Robots," at the Optics East Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XXII: Algorithms, Techniques, and Active Vision, SPIE Vol., 5608, October 25-27, 2004, Philadelphia, PA.
      • Amrani R., Chawla N., Vicks, T. Shirkhodaie, A., "Traversable Terrain Modeling and Performance Measurement of Mobile Robots," in the 2004 Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems Workshop, held at NIST in Gaithersburg, MD, on August 24 - 26, 2004.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., "Visual World Perception Modeling and Control of Cooperative Mobile Robots," in the proceeding of the 2003 SPIE Conference on Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XXI: Algorithms, Techniques, and Active Vision, October 28-29, Rhodes Island, PP 5267-11.
      • Amrani, R., Shirkhodaie, A., “Visual Traversable Path Planning of Mobile Robots,” at the 10th International Conference on Robotics and Remote Systems For Hazardous Environments, March 28-April 1, Gainsville, FL 2004.
      • Singh, N., Shirkhodaie, A., ”Cooperative Man-Machine Interface (CORMI) For Telerobotic Applications,” at the 10th International Conference on Robotics and Remote Systems For Hazardous Environments, March 28-April 1, Gainesville, FL 2004.
      • Dubeck, J., Shirkhodaie, A., "Physics-Based Modeling of Bearing Based on Finite Element Modeling Technique," in The 2003 Winter Annual International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Rd & D Expo, November 17-21, Washington DC, pp. IMECE 2003-42500.
      • Blair, J., Heard, K., Shirkhodaie, A., “Failure Diagnosis In Rotary Dynamic Systems Based On Finite Element Prediction Model," in The 2003 Winter Annual International Mechanical Engineering Congress And Rd & D Expo, November 17-21, Washington DC, pp. IMECE 2003-42501.
      • Blair J., and Shirkhodaie A., "Bearing Fault Identifications Using Agent-based Data Mining and Numerical Visualization Techniques, "in the 2001 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exhibition, Nov. 11-16, 2001, New York, NY.
      • Avalareddy N., Rangavajhala S., and Shirkhodaie A., "Communication Based Tactical Mobility Planning of a Group of Mobile Robots," in the 33rd Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, March 19-21, 2001, Athens, Ohio.
      • Walker K., and Shirkhodaie A., "Development of a Virtual Environment for Fault Diagnosis in Rotary Machinery," in the 33rd Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, March 19-21, 2001, Athens, Ohio.
      • Rangavajhala Sirisha, and Shirkhodaie A., "Visual Servoing of Mobile Robots for Target Tracking Applications Based on Laser Sensory Data Fusion," in the Proceeding of IEEE South East Conference, March 19, 2001, Athens, Ohio.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., and Santharan, P., “Model-based Expert System for Fault Diagnosis and Prediction in Rotary Machinery,” at National Predictive and Preventive Maintenance Conference, November 1999.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., Goetz R., Patkar, A., Mansour M. Aderogba, S., and Avalareddy N., “Behavior-Based Tactical Navigational And Mobility Control of Tandem Ground Robotic Vehicles”, in review for publication in the Unmanned Ground Vehicle Conference, Orlando, FL, April, 2000.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., Goetz R., “Behavioral Control of Tandem Robotic Vehicles Under an Integrated Supervisory Mobility,” in the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, San Francisco, CA, April 2000.
      • Aderogba, S., and Shirkhodaie, A., “Navigation and Visual-Terrain Tracking of Multiple Mobile Robots With Vision and Sonar Using Neural Network Techniques,” in the IMCC’2000 International Manufacturing Conference in China,“ August 16-17, 2000, China.
      • Mansour, M., and Shirkhodaie, A., “Navigational Behaviors Fusion for Multi-Agent Intelligent Tandem Mobile Robots,” in the 2000 Japan-USA Symposium on Flexible Automation International Conference on Manufacturing Systems” Innovation for the 21st Century, Ann Arbor, MI, July 23-26, 2000.
      • Avalareddy, N., and Shirkhodaie, A., “Communication-based Tactical Task Planning of Cooperative Tandem Mobile Robot Vehicles Under an Intelligent Supervisory Mobility Controller,” in the 2000 Japan-USA Symposium on Flexible Automation International Conference on Manufacturing Systems” Innovation for the 21st Century, Ann Arbor, MI, July 23-26, 2000.
      • Patkar, A., Shirkhodaie, A., “Tactical Maneuverability Control of Tandem Mobile Robotic Vehicles Using a Fuzzy Logic-based Controller”, in review for publication in the 2000 Japan-USA Symposium on Flexible Automation International Conference on Manufacturing Systems” Innovation for the 21st Century, Ann Arbor, MI, July 23-26, 2000.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., Dubeck, J., and Garga, A., “Bearing Fault Diagnostics Using Physics-based Finite Element Modeling Technique”, in the 53rd meeting of the Society for Machinery Failure Prevention Technology, Virginia Beach, VA, April 21-24, 1999.
      • Dubeck, J., Shirkhodaie, A., and Garga, A., “Physics-based Modeling and Diagnosis of High-Performance Bearings”, in the Maintenance and Reliability Conference, MARCON’99, Gatlinburg, TN, May 10-12, 1999.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., and Muthuswamy, K.,”A Comparative Study on Performance of Neural-Networks for Condition Monitoring of Rotary Machinery,” in the 52nd Meeting of the Society of Machinery Failure Prevention Technology Conference, Virginia Beach, VA, March 30-April 2, 1998.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., and Subramanian, S., “Fuzzy-Logic Assisted Bearing Faults Diagnosis,” in the 52nd Meeting of the Society of Machinery Failure Prevention Technology Conference, Virginia Beach, VA, March 30-April 2, 1998.
      • Srinivasan S., Budruzzaman, M., Shirkhodaie, A., and Malkani, M., “LabVIEW Program Design for On-line Predictive Maintenance,” in the 30th IEEE Southeastern Symposium on System Theory (SSST’ 98), West Virginia University, Morgontown, WV, March 8-10, 1998.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., ”Advances on Health Monitoring and Faults Diagnosis and Prognosis of Machinery,” in the Sixth Annual Mechanical Engineering Conference of Iran Society of Mechanical Engineers, Tehran, Iran, May 10-15, 1998.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., Subramanian, S., Muthuswamy, K., “A Hybrid Neural Network-Fuzzy Logic Fault Diagnostic Technique For Bearings Condition-Based Maintenance” submitted for presentation in the 1998 SAE Advances in Aviation Safety Conference and Exposition, Daytona Beach, Florida, April 6-8, 1998.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., and Anthony Johnson, “A Technique for Predictive and Preventive Maintenance of Mechanical Systems Using Motor Current Signature Analysis,” The Engineering & Architecture Symposium Workshop and Exhibition, Prairie View, TX, 1997.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., Subramanian, S., Mann, L., “An Fuzzy-Expert System For Bearing Selection, Failure Causes, and Cures,” in the EPRI, the Electric Motor Predictive Maintenance Conference, Chesterfield, Missouri, September 8-9, 1997.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., and V. Challagolla, “Cartesian Control of a Robot Arm For Obstacle Avoidance Using Genetic Algorithms,” The Engineering & Architecture Symposium Workshop and Exhibition, Prairie View, TX, 1997.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., “Neural-Based Visuomotor Coordination of Robotic Systems”, in the OAI Neural Network Symposium and Workshops, Wright Patterson Air Force Base and NASA Research Center, August 21-22, 1995.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., “Autonomous Motion Planning of Intelligent Robots Using a Hybrid Fuzzy Ruled-based Control System”, in the 1995 Engineering and Architecture Symposium, Prairie View, TX, Jan., 15-18, 1995.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., “Computer-Aided Design and Modeling of Flexible Manufacturing Systems”, in the 3rd International Conference in Electrical Engineering, Iran, May 15-18, 1995.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., “Design, Modeling, a
        nd Simulation of Intelligent Manufacturing Robotic Systems”, the 1994 Japan-U.S.A Symposium on Flexible Automation, Raleigh Japan, October 10-13, 1994.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., “Simulation and Modeling of Sensor-based Robotic Systems”, the 1994 RI/SME Fifth World Conference on Robotics Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts, September 27-29, 1994.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., “Design and Evaluation of Virtual Flexible Manufacturing Systems”, Applied Mechanisms and Robotic Conference, Arizona, 1993.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., Tanasi, G., “FMCell: A Software for Design and Evaluation of Virtual Flexible Robotic Manufacturing Systems”, Applied Robotics and Mechanisms Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, November 7-10, 1993.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., Unsal, S., and Soni, A. H.,” Non-Parametric Decision Theoretic Approach to Object Recognition With a New Tactile Sensor Array”, the 4th Conference on Flexible Assembly Systems, Tempe, Arizona, September 13-16, 1992.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., Soni, N., and Soni, A. H., ”Collision-Free Path Planning of Autonomous Robots Using Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline (NURBS) via Artificial Transformation”, the 4th Conference on Flexible Assembly Systems, Tempe, Arizona, September 13-16, 1992.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., “A Control Strategy for Task Planning of Coordinating Robots”, The 1st IEEE Conference on Control Applications, Dayton, Ohio, September 13-16, 1992.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., “A Control Strategy for Task Planning of Coordinating Robots”, The 1st IEEE Conference on Control Applications, Dayton, Ohio, September 13-16, 1992.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., “A Control Strategy for Task Planning of Coordinating Robots”, The 1st IEEE Conference on Control Applications, Dayton, Ohio, September 13-16, 1992.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., Akcadag, C., and Soni, A. H., ”Computer Control of a Flexible Robotic Cell”, the 4th Conference on Flexible Assembly Systems, Tempe, Arizona, September, 13-16, 1992.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., Gupta, S., and Soni, A. H., ”Generation of Surface Model of 3D Objects From Their Wire-Frame Models”, the 4th Conference on Flexible Assembly Systems, Tempe, Arizona, September 13-16, 1992.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., and Soni, A. H., “RT-TAS: a Simulation Package for Concurrent Programming of Multiple Robot Arms”, the 20th Biennial ASME, Trends, and Development in Mechanisms, Machines, and Robotics, 1992.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., Lee S., Sathyadev, D., and Soni, A. H. ”Flexible Assembly Systems” Opportunities & Challenges”, the 2nd National Applied Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, Nov., 3-6, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1991.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., Sathyadev, D., and Soni, A. H., “Type Synthesis of Space Mechanisms”, the 2nd National Applied Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1991.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., and Soni, A. H., “Redundancy Compensation in Control of Multiple Arms”, the 2nd National Applied Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1991.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., and Soni, A. H., “An Approach for Kinematic/Dynamic Redundancy Control of Multiple Coordinating Robot Arms”, the 1989 ASME 1st Conference in Flexible Assembly Systems, Sept., 17-21, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
      • Shirkhodaie, A.,”Control, Coordination, and Simulation of Multiple Robot Arms”, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1989.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., and Soni, A. H., “An Efficient Technique for Parallel Force/Moment Distribution Between Coordinating Arms Handling a Common Object”, the 1989 ASME 1st Conference in Flexible Assembly Systems, Sept., 17-21, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., and Soni, A. H., “An Efficient Technique for Parallel Force/Moment Distribution Between Coordinating Arms Handling a Common Object”, the 1989 ASME 1st Conference in Flexible Assembly Systems, Sept., 17-21, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., and Soni, A. H., “Manipulation and Simulation of Human-like Robot Hands With Coupled Joints”, the 1988 U.S.A.-Japan Symposium on Flexible Automation, Minneapolis, MN.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., and Soni, A. H. “Manipulation and Motion Synthesis of Robot Hands With Joint-Coupling Characteristics”, Oklahoma State University, the 10th Applied Mechanism Conference, New Orleans, LA, 1987.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., Taban, A., and Soni, A. H., ”AI-Assisted Multi-Arm Robotics”, Proceeding of the 1987 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Raleigh, NC.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., and Soni, A. H., “RT-TAS: A Package for Real-time Coordinated Programming and Simulation of Two Robot Arms”, Oklahoma State University’s 10th Applied Mechanism Conference, New Orleans, LA, 1987.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., Taban, A., and Soni, A. H., “AI Integrated Coordination of Multiple Robot Arms”, The First Applied Robotics and Factory Automation Conference, St. Louis, MO., 1986.
      • Shirkhodaie, A., “Enumeration, Synthesis, and Simulation of Closed-loop Robots”, MAE 6010 Technical Report, OSU Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Stillwater, OK, June 1986.

 

     





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