Contact

Phone: 470-578-5536

Email: aamirimo@kennesaw.edu

Office Location: Q 320

Office Hours:
office hours TBD

Research

Advanced Mechatronics and Intelligent Robotics (AMIR) Lab

Research Interests

My current research interests include Robotics (Kinematics and Dynamics), Soft Robotics (Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Soft Pneumatic Actuators), Dynamic Systems and Control, Robust Control (Quantitative Feedback Theory), Mechanical Vibration, and Smart Materials. The essential element of my research strategy is to use a multidisciplinary design approach which includes mechanical, electrical, and control system design to insure reaching an optimum solution for complex engineering problems.

News:

I am honored to share that I have received NIH award as the Principal Investigator (PI) to work on “DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF SOFT PARALLEL ROBOTS FOR TRANSCATHETER INTERVENTIONS”. The co-investigators of the project are Dr. A. Tekes, and Dr. T. Ashuri.
Robotic catheter technology has the potential to revolutionize the treatment of cardiac disease. However, the existing catheter systems cannot provide the high level of maneuverability that is required for cardiovascular intervention. To address this issue, the current work proposes a novel six degrees of freedom transcatheter robotics system. Upon successful completion of this project, the heart surgeons will have access to a novel efficient device to plan and study new procedures for transcatheter heart surgery.

Journal Publications

[1]- A. A. Amiri Moghadam, S. Alaie, S. Deb Nath, M. A. Shaarbaf, James K. Min, S. Dunham, B. Mosadegh. "Laser Cutting as a Rapid Method for Fabricating Thin Soft Pneumatic Actuators and Robots" Soft Robotics, (ISI Impact Factor: 8.649). (https://doi.org/10.1089/soro.2017.0069), 2018.

 

[2]- S. Alaie, S. S. Robinson, A. A. Amiri Moghadam, J. Auge, A. Datye, H. Sidoti, T. Doshi, S. Gharaie, J. K. Min, B. Mosadegh, and S. Dunham, “Micro-patterning of Nonplanar Surfaces on 3D Devices using Conformal Template Vacuum Bagging” Advanced Materials Technologies, (https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.201700353), (ISI Impact Factor: 4.622), 2018.

 

[3]- A. A. Amiri Moghadam, S. Alaie, S. Gharaie, S. Deb Nath, S. Vawda, S.  J. Al’Aref, James K. Min, S. Dunham, B. Mosadegh. " Development of a Novel Inflatable Stent with Application in Endovascular Treatments ", Advanced Functional Materials, (https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201804147), (ISI Impact Factor: 13.325), 2018.

 

[4]- S. Gharaie, A. A. Amiri Moghadam, S. J. Al’Aref, S. Alaie, J. K. Min, S. Dunham, B. Mosadesgh “A novel minimally invasive soft ventricular assist device”, ASME Journal of Medical Devices, (in press), 2018.

 

[5]- Zolfagharian, A., Kouzani, A., A. A. Amiri Moghadam, Khoo, Sui Yang; Nahavandi, Saeid; Kaynak, Akif “Rigid Elements Dynamics Modelling of a 3D Printed Actuator”, Journal of Smart Material and Structures, (ISI Impact Factor: 2.769), 2018.

 

[6]- A. A. Amiri Moghadam, K. Torabi, A. Kaynak, M. N. H. Zainal Alam, A. Kouzani, and B. Mosadegh “Control-Oriented Modeling of a Polymeric Soft Robot” Soft Robotics Volume 3, Number 2, 2016 (ISI Impact Factor: 8.649).

 

[7]- B. Mac Murray, C. C. Futran, J. Lee, K. W. O’Brien, A. A. Amiri Moghadam, B. Mosadegh, M. N. Silberstein, James K. Min, Robert F. Shepherd “Compliant Buckled Foam Actuators and Application to Patient-Specific Direct Cardiac Compression”, Soft Robotics, 2017, (ISI Impact Factor: 8.649).

 

[8]- A. Zolfagharian, A. Kouzani, S. Y. Khoo, A. A. Amiri Moghadam, I. Gibson, A. Kaynak, “Evolution of 3D Printed Soft Actuators”, Sensors & Actuators: A. Physical, vol. 217, pp. 168–182, 2014, (ISI Impact Factor: 2.201).

 

[9]- A. A. Amiri Moghadam, V. Alizadeh, M. Tahani, A. Kouzani, A. Kaynak, “Equivalent Dynamic Thermoviscoelastic Modeling of a Polymer Actuator”, Polymers for Advanced Technologies, vol. 26, pp. 385–391, doi: 10.1002/pat. 3465, 2015, (ISI Impact Factor: 1.964).

 

[10]- A. A. Amiri Moghadam, A. Kouzani, K. Torabi, A. Kaynak, M. Shahinpoor, “Development of a Novel Soft Parallel Robot Equipped with Polymeric Artificial Muscles”, Journal of Smart Material and Structures, vol. 24, pp.035017, 2015, doi:10.1088/0964-1726/24/3/035017, (ISI Impact Factor: 2.769).

 

[11]- A. A. Amiri Moghadam, A. Kouzani, R. Zamani, K. Magniez, A. Kaynak, “Nonlinear Large Deformation Dynamic Analysis of Electroactive Polymer Actuators”, Journal of Smart Structures and Systems, Vol.16, No.1, pp. 1601-1623, doi: 10.12989/sss.2015.15.6.1601, 2015, (ISI Impact Factor: 1.43).

 

[12]- A. A. Amiri Moghadam, W. Hong, A. Kouzani, A. Kaynak, R. Zamani, R. Montazami, “Nonlinear Dynamic Modeling of Ionic Polymer Conductive Network Composite Actuators Using Rigid Finite Element Method”, Sensors & Actuators: A. Physical, vol. 217, pp. 168–182, 2014, (ISI Impact Factor: 2.201).

 

[13]- M. Alam, A. A. Amiri Moghadam, A. Kouzani, “Establishment of temperature control scheme for microbioreactor operation using integrated microheater”, Microsystem Technologies, vol. 21, pp. 415-428, doi:10.1007/s00542-014-2088-9, 2014 (ISI Impact Factor: 1.195).

 

[14]- A. A. Amiri Moghadam, “Dynamic Modelling and Robust Control of an L-Shaped Micro Robot Based on Fast Trilayer Polypyrrole Bending Actuators”, Journal of Intelligent Materials Systems and Structures. vol. 4, pp.: 484-498, 2012, (ISI Impact Factor: 2.172).

 

[15]- A. A. Amiri Moghadam, M. Moavenian, K.Torabi, M. Tahani “Analytical Dynamic Modeling of Fast Trilayer Polypyrrole Bending Actuators”, Journal of Smart Material and Structures, vol. 217, pp.168-182, 2011, (ISI Impact Factor: 2.769).

 

[16]- A. A. Amiri Moghadam, K.Torabi, M. Moavenian, “Finite Element Modeling and Robust Control of Fast Trilayer Polypyrrole Bending Actuators”, International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics Mechanics, vol. 35, pp. 281-305, 2011 (ISI Impact Factor: 1.188).  

 

[17]- K.Torabi, A. A. Amiri Moghadam, “Robust Control of Conjugated Polymer Actuators Considering the Spatio-temporal Dynamics”, Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, vol. 226, pp. 806-822, 2011, (ISI Impact Factor: 1.188).

 

[18]- A. A. Amiri Moghadam, M. Moavenian, H.Ekhteraei.T, “Modeling and Robust Control of a Soft Robot based on Conjugated Polymer Actuators”. International Journal of Modelling, Identification and Control, vol. 14, pp. 216-226, 2011.

 

[19]- A. A. Amiri Moghadam, M.Moavenian, K.Torabi, “Takagi-Sugeno Fuzzy Modelling and Parallel Distribution Compensation Control of Conducting Polymer Actuators”, Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, pp. 41-51, 2010 (ISI Impact Factor: 1.188).

 

[20]- A. A. Amiri Moghadam, M R Gharib, M Moavenian, K Torabi Z,” Modelling and control of a SCARA robot using quantitative feedback theory “, Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, Vol. 25, pp. 206-210, 2009 (ISI Impact Factor: 1.188).

 

[21]- A. A. Amiri Moghadam, M. Maarefdoust, “Proportional-derivative Fuzzy Control of Conjugated Polymer Actuators”, International Journal of Advanced Design and Manufacturing Technology, vol. 2, No. 5, pp. 7-15, 2012.

 

Conference Publications

[22]- A. A. Amiri Moghadam, S. Alaie, James K. Min, S. Dunham, B. Mosadegh, “Development of Thin Soft Actuators for Transcatheter Applications”, BMES 2017 Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 2017.

 

[23]- S. Dunham, S. Alaie, S. Robinson, A. A. Amiri Moghadam, J. Auge, H. Sidoti, L.Baskaran, James K. Min, B. Mosadegh “Catheter Deployable, Patient Specific, Left Atrial Appendage Occluders”, BMES 2017 Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 2017.

 

[24]- S. Alaie, S. Robinson, A. Datye, A. A. Amiri Moghadam, J. Yao, James Min, B. Mosadegh, S. Dunham “Engineering of Friction and Adhesion in Hemocompatible Devices by Micro-patterning of Nonplanar Soft Surfaces”, ASME's International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Nov 13, 2016.

 

[25]- M.Gharib, A. A. Amiri Moghadam, K. Kamali, “A composite QFT controller as a remedy for MIMO systems”, The 2nd biannual International Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control, Okayama, Japan, July, 2010.

 

[26]-K. Torabi, A. A. Amiri Moghadam, “Modeling and Control of Conducting Polymer Actuators Using Robust Control QFT”, 3rd International Conference on Computer Technology and Development, 2011.

 

[28]- Keivan Torabi Z., A. A. Amiri Moghadam, Mehdi Maarefdoost, “Optimal Design of Robust PID Controller for Robot Arm Manipulators Using Quantitative Feedback Theory (QFT) Method”, Proceedings of 10th Iranian Conference on Manufacturing Engineering (ICME 2010).

 

[29]- A. A. Amiri Moghadam, A.Akbarzadeh.Tootoonchi, “Multi-level Fuzzy-QFT Control of Conjugated Polymer Actuators”, pp.1038–1045, ISR/ROBOTIK 2010.

 

[30]- K. Torabi.Z., M. Moavenian., A. A. Amiri Moghadam, A.H.Amiri.M., “Modelling and Control of Conjugated Polymer Actuators Using Robust Control QFT”, 17th Annual Int. Conf. on Mechanical Engineering, ISME, pp. 181-190, 2009.

 

[31]- A. A. Amiri Moghadam, Y. Mesri, A. H. Amiri Moghadam, A. Farshidianfar “Consideration of Physical Parameters in Building Energy Efficiency”, Student Conference of Mechanical Engineering (MEC2009), Mashhad, Iran, November 2009.

 

[32]- A. M., Pashaeenezhad, M Moavenian, A. A. Amiri Moghadam “Design of Robust Controller for Vehicle Active Suspension Applying QFT”, Proc. of 16th Annual International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ISME 2008), Kerman, Iran, May 14-16, 2008.

 

[33]- M R Gharib, A. A. Amiri Moghadam, M Moavenian, “OPTIMAL CONTROLLER DESIGN FOR TWO ARM MANIPULATORS USING QUANTITATIVE FEEDBACK THEORY METHOD”, Proceedings of ISARC 2007,http://www.isarc2007.iitm.ac.in/

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