CURRICULUM VITAE 2015 PERSONAL DETAILS Name Gender Nationality Marital Status Permanent Address Correspondent Address Tel E-mail Website ID Staff Expertise : Assoc Prof. Ir. Dr. Ahmad `Athif Bin Mohd Faudzi : Male : Malaysian : Married : No. 15, Jalan PI 5/13, Taman Pulai Indah, 81110, Kangkar Pulai, Johor Bahru, Johor Darul Takzim : P08-207, Control and Mechatronics Engineering Department (CMED), Faculty of Electrical Engineering (FKE), UTM Johor Bahru, 81310, Johor Bahru : (Mobile): +6010-4296110 (Lab): +607-5558576 (Fax Lab): +607-5558553 (Office FKE): +607-5535291 (Fax FKE): +607-5566272 : athif@fke.utm.my, athif.faudzi@gmail.com : http://a2rg.my, http://athif.fke.utm.my : 9552 : (Soft Mechanism, Pneumatic, Hydraulic) Actuators, System Integration, Contol System, Mechatronics, Robotics and Automation Publication links : 1. Scival Expert http://scival-expert.utm.my/expert.asp?n=Ahmad+%27Athif+Mohd+Fauzi&u_id=1127&oe_id=1&o_id=24 2. Research ID : A-1709-2013 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/A-1709-2013 3. ORCID : 0000-0002-8591-4551 http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8591-4551 4. SCOPUS ID : 26028861100 http://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.url?authorId=26028861100 5. Google Scholar ID https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=1uq08KwAAAAJ&hl=en ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS 2004 2006 2010 : Bachelor of Engineering (B. Eng (Hons)) in Electric-Computer, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia : Master of Engineering (M.Eng) in Mechatronics and Automatic Control, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia : Doctor of Engineering (Dr. Eng) in System Integration, Okayama University, Japan ACADEMIC CARRIER 1 2004 2006 2011 2015 : Tutor in Faculty of Electrical Engineering FKE, UTM : Lecturer in Faculty of Electrical Engineering FKE, UTM : Senior Lecturer in Faculty of Electrical Engineering FKE, UTM : Associate Professor in Faculty of Electrical Engineering FKE, UTM AWARD AND HONORS RECEIVED Research Awards 1. Best Paper Finalist Award of International Symposium on Robotics and Intelligent Sensors (IRIS) 2010 2. Best Paper Award – Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Symposium (AIR 2014) 3. Best Paper Award – IEEE International Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing Automation (ROMA 2014) 4. FRGS Terbaik 2011 from MOE – Awarded in Jan 2015 worth of RM150, 000 grant 5. AUNSEED Grant – Awarded in May 2015 worth of USD 50,000 grant Exhibition 1. Bronze Award in Industrial and Art Exhibition (INATEX) 2011 – IPA Realizing Position And Force Control 2. Silver Award in Industrial and Art Exhibition (INATEX) 2012 – IPA System and Its Application On Chair Seat Panel 3. Silver Award in Industrial and Art Exhibition (INATEX) 2012 - Realtime Hand Gestures System For Mobile Robot Control 4. Bronze Award in Industrial and Art Exhibition (INATEX) 2012 – Wireless Switch In Smart Home Appliance 5. Gold Award in ITEX 2013 - Intelligent Pnuematic Actuator (IPA) System and Its Application on Chair Seat Panel 6. Silver Award in ITEX 2013 - Real-time Hand Gestures System for Mobile Robots Control 7. Gold Award SIIF Korea 2013 – Haptic Pneumatic Device for Arm Excersizer 8. Silver Award SIIF Korea 2013 – Wheel Explorer – Multiple platform control device 9. Silver Award SIIF Korea 2013 – Ankle Rehabilitation Tools 10. Gold Award in INATEX 2014 – Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Pleco 11. Special Jury Award in INATEX 2014 – Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Pleco 12. Silver Award in EESS 2015 – System Identification and PFC Control for EHA 13. Silver Award in EESS 2015 – Robotic Hand Gesture control using Myo Sensor 14. Bronze Award in EESS 2015 – Turning Operated Bedsores Prevention System Competition th 1. 4 in Philips Young Inventor’s Challenge 2004 st 2. Champion (UTM B) and 1 runner up (UTM A) - ROBOCON 2011 National Competition: Bunga Raya: Unity For 1 Nation 3. Best Engineering Award (UTM B) - ROBOCON 2011 National Competition: Bunga Raya: Unity For 1 Nation nd 4. Champion (UTM B) and 2 runner up (UTM A) - ROBOCON 2012 National Competition: Peng On Dai Gat 5. Best Engineering Award (UTM A) - ROBOCON 2012 National Competition: Peng On Dai Gat 6. NI ASEAN Graphical System Design Achievemet Awards 2012 th 7. 8 in ICC Innopitch Competition 2012 8. Best Design Award - Fighting Robotic Competition 2015 Others 2 1. 2. 3. Excellence Award Okayama Muslim Student Association 2010 Citra Karisma – Anugerah Perkhidmatan Cemerlang 2011 Citra Karisma – Anugerah Perekacipta 2013 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP / QUALIFICATIONS / RECOGNITION 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Professional Engineer (P.Eng) under BEM since June 2013 Charted Engineer (C.Eng) under IET since September 2014 Corporate Member of Institute of Engineers Malaysia (IEM) Institute of Electrical and Electric Engineers (IEEE) IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) IEEE Control Systems Society (CSS) Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME) Member Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) Persatuan Saintis Muslim Malaysia (PERINTIS) The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Asian Control Association (ACA) - 15968 - 617691 - 23572 - 41430672 - 41430672 - 41430672 - 0914616 - 51359A - 50 - 1100293408 - ACA130054 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE FACULTY LEVEL 1. Final Year Project Coordinator for MER Dept 2. Head of Mechatronics Lab 3. Advisor for FKE Student Association 4. Advisor for JURUTEK FKE 5. Advisor for JAZARI CLUB, FKE 6. Committee for How to get your self employed 7. Committee of Self Assesmemt Report (SAR) UNIVERSITY LEVEL 1. FKE Liason Officer for Perodua Robot 2. Committee of UTM ALUMNI 3. Committee Persatuan Kakitangan Akademik UTM 4. Committee of Center for Student Innovation 5. Committee of ROBOCON 6. Committee of Special Project UTM - Animonsta 7. Committee of UTM New Academia – Learning Innovation 8. Member of CoE – Centre of Artificial Intelligence and Robotic 9. Assoc Member of CoE - UTM-IRDA Digital Media Centre UTMIRDA Digital Media Centre 10. Assoc Member of CoE - IJN-UTM Cardiovascular Eng. Centre 11. Committee for INATEX 2014 – Opening ceremony gimmick team 12. Liason Officer and Translator in– H.E Masahiko Horie, UTM Distinguished Ambassador at MJIIT 2010 – 2012 2011 – 2012 2011 – 2012 2012 – present 2012 – present 2011-2013 2010-2011 2010 – present 2010 – 2012 2010 – 2014 2010-2012 2011-2012 2012 – present 2013 2012 –present 2013 – present 2013 – present 2014 2012 and 2013 OTHERS EXPERIENCE 3 NATIONAL COMMITTEE 1. Lembaga Penasihat Akademik KYPJ (KYPJ Board of Study) 2. Organizing committee of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (AIR) 3. Organizing committee of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (AIR) 4. IEM Southern Branch Sub-committee of Continuing Education and Seminar 5. IEM Southern Branch Sub-committee of Social and Sport 6. Organizing committee of STEM Apps Challenge, PERINTIS and ASM 2013-2015 2013 2014 2012/2013 2014/2015 2014/2015 INTERNATIONAL APPOINTMENT/COMMITTEE th 1. Organizing committee (Local Arrangement and Publication) of 10 Asian Control Conference (ASCC) 2015 RESEARCH ACTIVITIES (GRANTS) MOHE - FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH GRANT SCHEME (FRGS FUND) 1. Project Leader, Biomimetic Soft Actuator Based Bionic Ribbon Fin Locomotion using FEM and CFD analysis, VOT 4F682, 1 February 2015 – 31 Januari 2017, Budget approved RM 150,000 2. Project Leader, Synthesis and Design of High Strength Polymer Nano Composite for a Bionic Hand, VOT 4F371, 16 December 2013 – 15 December 2015, Budget approved RM 142,500 3. Project Leader, Biomechanics Locomotion Study Of Ribbon Fin Movement Using FEM Analysis And Soft Actuator, VOT 4F102, 1 July 2011 – 30 June 2013, Budget approved RM 175,200 4. Project Member, A Study and Analysis of Wireless Resonant Micro-Heaters: A Path for Wireless-Control of MEMS Actuators, VOT 4F386, 16 December 2013 – 15 December 2015, Budget approved RM 80,000 5. Project Member, Investigations of adaptive input shaping control of a flexible dynamic system, VOT 4F553, 1 July 2014 – 30 June 2016, Budget approved RM 76,000 MOHE – EXPLORATORY RESEARCH GRANT SCHEME (ERGS FUND) 1. Project Leader, Expolatory Study on Five-Fingered Soft Exoskeleton Utilizing Soft Actuator for Post-Stroke Patient, VOT 4L070, 15 July 2012 -14 June 2014, The budget approved is RM 80,000 2. Project Member, Exploration on the Use of Dynamic Region Boundary-Based Control Scheme for an Underwater Vehicle, VOT 4L049, 15 June 2012 – 14 June 2014, The budget approved is RM 80,000 MOHE – TIER 1/TIER 2 FUND (RESEARCH UNIVERSITY GRANT) 1. Project Leader, Development Of Turning Operated Bedsore Prevention Equipment (TURNO), VOT 10H53, 1 May 2015 – 31 October 2016, The budget approved is RM 50,000 2. Project Leader, Expolatory Study on The Development of Soft Actuated Multifingered Soft Hand For Soft Robotic Applications, VOT 04H90, 1 December 2012 – 31 December 2014, The budget approved is RM 186,628 3. Project Leader, Development of Motion Simulator Platform Using Intelligent Hydraulic Actuator System, VOT 07H20, 1 April 2014 – 31 March 2016, The budget approved is RM 70,000 4. Project Leader, Bio-Mimetic Inchworm Robot Using Soft Actuator, VOT 04J56, 1 April 2011 – 31 July 2012, Budget approved is RM 40,000 5. Project Member, A Region Boundary-Based Control Scheme for a Fully Actuated 6 Dof Underwater Vehicle, VOT 01J92, 1 April 2011 – 31 July 2012, Budget approved is RM 40,000 6. Project Member, Development of Autonomous Sniffing Robot : A Wireless e-Nose Network, VOT 02J81, 1 April 2011 – 31 July 2012, Budget approved is RM 40,000 4 7. Project Member, Localization of Geographic Information System for Emergency Medical Services Application, VOT 01J39, 1 April 2011 – 31 March 2012, Budget approved is RM 40,000 8. Project Member, Haptic Knob to Rehabilitate Stroke Patient in Forearm Pronation/Supination, VOT 03J64, 1 April 2011 – 31 March 2012, Budget approved is RM 40,000 9. Project Member, Robust Control of a Two-Link Flexible Manipulator, VOT 04J57, 1 April 2011 – 31 July 2012, Budget approved is RM 40,000 10. Project Member, Virtual Reality System for Microsurgery Learning and Assessment, VOT 03J68, 1 April 2011 – 31 March 2012, Budget approved is RM 40,000 11. Project Member, 3D Electronic Mucosa System For Complex Odour Recognition, VOT 02J22, 1 April 2011 – 31 July 2012, Budget approved is RM 40,000 12. Project Member, Guiding Method of The Wheelchair Using Electro-Oculograph Signal, VOT 00J06, 1 April 2011 – 31 July 2012, Budget approved is RM 40,000 13. Project Member, Modeling and Controller Design of an Industrial Pneumatic Actuator System with Servo Valve, VOT 00H36, 1 April 2011 – 31 March 2013, Budget approved is RM 120,000 14. Project Member, Dynamic Path Planning on Omni-Directional Automated Guided Vehicle for Industrial Environment, VOT 04H66, 1 December 2012 – 31 December 2014, Budget approved is RM 194,000 15. Project Member, Region Based Control Scheme of an Underwater Vehicle with Kinematically Redundant Thrusters, VOT 05H54, 1 April 2014 – 31 March 2016, Budget approved is RM 80,000 MOHE – FLAGSHIP FUND (RESEARCH UNIVERSITY GRANT) 1. Project Leader, Development of Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) Probe Remote Positioning Control Unit, VOT 01G69, 1 April 2014 – 31 March 2015, The budget approved is RM 27,100 2. Project Member, 3D Position Tracking for Image Fusion of CT and Ultrasound Images of the Heart, VOT 01G90, 1 April 2014 – 31 March 2015, The budget approved is RM 30,000 3. Project Member, Image Registration of Ultrasound and Computed Tomography Image Fusion Software for Heart Surgery, VOT 01G61, 1 April 2014 – 31 March 2015, The budget approved is RM 27,100 4. Project Member, Multimodal medical image fusion in the context of cardiovascular plaque detection and monitoring, VOT 01G82, 1 April 2014 – 31 March 2015, The budget approved is RM 30,000 MOHE – NEW ACADEMIC STAFF FUND (RESEARCH UNIVERSITY GRANT) 1. Project Leader, Development Of Seating Apparatus Using Penumatic System For Ergonomics Chair Design, VOT 4P008, 1 April 2011 – 31 March 2012, Budget approved is RM 20,000 2. Project Member, Regulation Control Scheme for an Underwater Vehicle with an Edge-Based Segmentation Approach, VOT 4P013, 15 July 2011 – 14 June 2012, Budget approved is RM 20,000 3. Project Member, Quatification of Human Driver Skill for Applications in Human Adaptive Mechatronics, VOT 00K04, 1 December 2012 – 30 November 2013, The budget approved is RM 20,000 4. Project Member, 3D Position Tracking for Image Fusion of CT and Ultrasound Images, VOT 01K87, 1 July 2015 – 30 June 2016, The budget approved is RM 20,000 MOSTI – E=SCIENCE FUND 1. Project Member, Development of Navigated Needle-based 3D Image Guided Biopsy for Lung Cancer Detection, VOT 4S091, 1 July 2013 – 6 June 2015, The budget approved is RM 216,000 INNOVATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION CENTRE (ICC), UTM GRANT 1. Project Leader, Intelligent Pneumatic Actuator (IPA) Realizing Position and Force Control, 1 July 2012 - 30 June 2013, The budget approved is RM 55,000 2. Project Leader, Wheel Explorer Robot, 1 October 2014 - 30 April 2015, The budget approved is RM 27,500 3. Project Leader, Freescale Car Competition, 1 July 2014, The budget approved is RM 5,000 4. Project Leader, MUROC Robot Competition, 1 May 2014, The budget approved is RM 5,000 5 5. Project Leader, Water Tank Cleaner, ROV Pleco VOT 00C99, The budget approved is RM 30,000 CENTRE FOR STUDENT INNOVATION (CSI), UTM GRANT 1. Project Leader, Pulau Rintis with Augmented Reality, CSI.IGTD.001.11.2012, 1 November 2012 - 30 September 2013, The budget approved is RM 12,000 2. Project Leader, GempurBot, CSI.IG2K.002.12.2012, 13 December 2012 - 12 September 2013, The budget approved is RM 5,000 3. Project Leader, AutoBot (Mobile Robot Controlled using Hand Gestures), CSI.IG2K.001.12.2012, 13 December 2012 - 12 September 2013, The budget approved is RM 4,600 4. Project Leader, Dunia Futuristik BoboiBoy, CSI.IGTD.001.09.2012, 1 September 2012 - 31 December 2012, The budget approved is RM 9,950 OTHER FUNDS 1. Project Member, Factors Affecting Micromanipulation Accuracy And Learning, VOT 4P006, Budget approved is RM 40,000 2. Project Member, A Biological Inspired Dancing Robot, VOT 4P009, Budget approved is RM 20,000 3. Project Member, A New Geometric Formation Control of Multiple Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, 1 July 2011 - 30 June 2013, The budget approved is RM 40,000 4. Project Member, Development of Autonomous SI Robot: A Wireless E-Nose Network, VOT 02J81, Budget approved RM 40,000 INTERNATIONAL GRANT 1. Project Leader, Design and Development of an Interactive Ergonomic Chair, University of Hail, Saudi Arabia, 20 January 2015 - 31 December 2015. VOT 4B179. Budget given is USD10,000 (RM35,546.66) 2. Project Leader, Image guided Transbrochiol Intervention Using Soft Actuator, AUN/SEED- Net Reseach Grant, 1 May 2015 - 30 April 2017. VOT 4B187. Budget given is USD50,000 (RM180,000) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PATENTS 1. A Method of Actuator Braiding – PI 2014 003631 COPYRIGHT 1. Wireless Switch In Smart Home Application 2. Real-time Hand Gestures System for Mobile Robots Control 3. Development of Algorithm for choosing best prediction horizon of the Receding Horizon Controller and Application to Pneumatic Actuator Embedded System TEACHING ACTIVITIES Kod Kursus Mikropemproses (SKEE3223) Elektronik Digit (SKEE 1223) Semester / Sesi 1 - (2006/2007) 2 - (2006/2007) 1 - (2012/2013) 1 - (2013/2014) 1 - (2014/2015) 2 - (2013/2014) Credit Hour 3 credit*5 sem = 15 3 credit *2 sem = 6 6 Kawalan: Permodelan & Simulasi (SEE 2113) Design of Microprocessor - Based Mechatronic System (MEM1863) Amalan Profesional Kejuruteraan (SEE4012) Real - Time Control System Design (MEM1873) Latihan Industri (SEM9425) Makmal Kawalan 2 (SEM3742) 2 – (2014/2015) 1 - (2011/2012) 2 - (2010/2011) 3 credit *2 sem = 6 2 - (2012/2013) 2 - (2011/2012) 3 credit *2 sem = 6 2 - (2010/2011) 2 credit *1 sem = 2 2 - (2010/2011) 3 credit *1 sem = 3 3 - (2012/2013) 5 credit *2 sem = 10 2 - (2010/2011) 2 credit *1 sem = 2 2 credit *1 sem = 2 Makmal Kawalan 1 (SEE3732) 1 - (2011/2012) Makmal Robotik (SEM4722) 1 - (2011/2012) Makmal Elektronik Digit (SEM3712) 2 - (2004/2005) 2 credit *1 sem = 2 Makmal Instrumentasi (SEM3722) 2 - (2004/2005) 2 credit *1 sem = 2 1 - (2006/2007) 1 - (2011/2012) 1 - (2012/2013) 1 - (2013/2014) 1 - (2014/2015) 2 - (2006/2007) 1 - (2011/2012) 1 - (2012/2013) 1 - (2013/2014) 1 - (2014/2015) 2 - (2014/2015) 1 - (2011/2012) 1 - (2012/2013) 1 - (2013/2014) 1 - (2014/2015) 2 - (2014/2015) 1 - (2011/2012) 2 - (2012/2013) 2 - (2013/2014) 1 - (2014/2015) 2 - (2014/2015) Projek Sarjana Muda 1 (SEM4812) Projek Sarjana Muda 2 (SEM4824) Master Pre Project (MEM1813) Master Final Project (MEM1825) Total 2 credit *1 sem = 2 2 credit *5 sem = 10 4 credit *6 sem = 24 3 credit *5 sem = 15 3 credit *5 sem = 15 122 credits SUPERVISION 7 POSTDOCTORAL No. Name 1 Dr. Elango Natarajan Status Title Roles of Supervision Completed Postdoc (Jan-Dec 2013) Investigations on Skin material for Soft Robot Hand applied to Soft Manipulations Main Supervisor Title Roles of Supervision VISITING JUNIOR RESEARCHER No. Name Status 1 Dr. Mostafa Sayahkaraji PHD No. Name Completed Visiting Researcher (July – Feb 2015) Development of Finger Robot Using Soft Actuator Main Supervisor Status Title Roles of Supervision Completed PhD (Graduated 2015) New System Identification Model for Predictive Functional Control with Observer for an Intelligent Pneumatic Actuator Modelling and Controller Design of Industrial Pneumatic Actuator System Main Supervisor 1 Dr. Khairuddin Osman 2. Syed Najib bin Syed Salim Completed PhD (waiting Senate Letter) 2. Ili Najaa Aimi Nordin Ongoing 3. Muhammad Rusydi Muhammad Razif Ongoing 5. Tariq Rahman Ongoing 6. Noorhazirah Sunar Ongoing 7. Syed Najib bin Syed Salim Ongoing Soft Exoskeleton Utilizing Soft Actuator Performing Passive Range of Motion Exercise to Stroke Patient Development of A New Propulsion System For A Marine Vessel Based On Fish Locomotion Using Soft Actuator Development Of Motion Simulator Platform Using Intelligent Hydraulic Actuator System Modeling and Controller Design for Position Tracking of an Electro-Pneumatic Actuator with Control Valve Modelling and Controller Design of Industrial Pneumatic Actuator System Co-supervisor Main Supervisor Main Supervisor Main Supervisor Co-supervisor Co-supervisor 8 8. Alaa A. Abu Zaiter Ongoing 9. Siti Fatimah Ongoing MASTER BY RESEARCH No Name . Co-supervisor Co-supervisor Status Title Roles of Supervision Generalized Predictive Controller design for Pneumatic model with different stiffness characteristics and application in Haptic interface Position Controller of Pneumatic Cylinder and It's Application to Linear Stabilizing System Development of Motion Simulator Platform Using Intelligent Hydraulic Actuator System Manipulator-based Position Tracking System for 3D Freehand Ultrasound Imaging Computational Fluid Dynamic Analysis on Biomimetic Soft Actuator based bionic ribbon fin locomotion 3 Revolute-Prismatic-Spherical (RPS) Parallel Manipulator Platform using Electro-Hydraulic Actuators (EHA) Robotic Steering of Bronchoscopes using soft actuator Development of Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) Probe Remote Positioning Control Unit Main Supervisor 1 Nu’man Din Mustafa Completed M. Eng (Graduated - 2015) 2. Muhammad Asyraf bin Azman Completed M. Eng (Graduated - 2014) 3 Mohd Ridzuan Johary Ongoing 4. Muhaimin Mohd Fadzil Ongoing 5. Tham Weng Kit Ongoing 6. Wong Liang Xuan Ongoing 7. Rino Ferdian Ongoing 8. Dolwin Ching Ching Kho Ongoing MASTER BY TAUGHT COURSE No. Name Shape Memory Alloy based actuators for flexble llinks System Identification, Estimation And Controller Design of an Intelligent Pneumatic Actuator (IPA) System Status Title Main Supervisor Main Supervisor Main Supervisor Main Supervisor Main Supervisor Co Supervisor Co Supervisor Roles of Supervision 9 1 Mohamed Omer Completed M. Eng (Graduated – 2012) 2. Teh Chuan Enn Completed M. Eng (Graduated – 2012) 3. Omer Faris Completed M. Eng (Graduated – 2013) 4. Hirzi Mohd Ishak Completed M. Eng (Graduated – 2013) 5. Ubaidullah Aziz Completed M. Eng (Graduated – 2013) 6. Ahmad Sharifuddin Mamat Completed M. Eng (Graduated – 2013) 7. Zalina binti Kamis Completed M. Eng (Graduated – 2014) 8. Yeow Suek Fei Completed M. Eng (Graduated – 2014) 9. Seyed Mehdi Seyed Hossaini Completed M. Eng (Graduated – 2014) 10. Mahrookh Bavandi Completed M. Eng (Graduated – 2014) 11. Najib Kabir Dankadai Completed M. Eng (Graduated – 2014) 12 Taha Sadeq Completed M. Eng (Graduated – 2015) System Identification and PI Neuro Fuzzy Control of A Pneumatic Actuator Modelling, Position And Viscosity Control of Intelligent Pneumatic Actuator Receding Horizon Controller design for Position and Force Control of an Intelligent Pneumatic Actuator (IPA) system Application of Harmony Search Algorithm for tuning Proportional- Differential Fuzzy Controller for Position Control in Pneumatic Actuator The Harmony Search Algorithm (HSA) Optimization Approach To Optimize Generalized Predictive Control (GPC) for Pneumatic Actuator System Harmony Search Algortihm (HSA) Optimization In Tuning Proportional-IntegralDerivative (PID) Controller For Pneumatic Cylinder Position Control for Intelligent Pneumatic Actuator using Generalized Minimum Variance Control Robust Positional Controller Design For a Double Acting Cylinder. System ID and Postion Control of 2 Chambers Soft Actuator Main Supervisor Simulation Study of Five Links Soft Actuators for Fish Fin Locomotion Force Control Using Predictive Functional Control (PFC) Algorithm for Two Chambers Soft Actuator Pneumatic Actuated Ball and Beam System using Embedded system Main Supervisor Main Supervisor Main Supervisor Main Supervisor Main Supervisor Main Supervisor Main Supervisor Main Supervisor Main Supervisor Main Supervisor Main Supervisor 10 13. Noor Hanis Izzuddin Mat Lazim Completed M. Eng (Graduated – 2015) 14. Johari Ibrahim Ongoing 15. Mahmood Abdullah Farhan Ongoing 3 Degree-of-Freedom Motion Simulator Utilizing Parallel Manipulator Mechanism Kinematic study of 3-DOF Parallel Mechanism Platform using Electro- Hydraulic Actuator (EHA) Force Control of a Multifingered Hand with Soft Skin Main Supervisor Main Supervisor Main Supervisor PUBLICATIONS JOURNAL (13 ISI and 22 SCOPUS) ISI JOURNAL: 1. A.A.M. Faudzi, K. Suzumori and S. Wakimoto, Development of an Intelligent Pneumatic Cylinder for Distributed Physical Human-Machine Interaction, Advanced Robotics 23 (2009) pp. 203-225 (ISIWoS IF 0.71) 2. A.A.M. Faudzi, K. Suzumori and S. Wakimoto, Development of an Intelligent Chair Tool System Applying New Intelligent Pneumatic Actuators, Advanced Robotics 24 (2010) pp. 1503–1528 (ISIWoS IF 0.71) 3. M. F. Rahmat, S. N. S. Salim, N. H. Sunar, A. A. M. Fauzi, Z. H. Ismail, and K. Huda, Identification And NonLinear Control Strategy For Industrial Pneumatic Actuator, International Journal of the Physical Sciences Vol. 7(17), (2012), pp. 2565 - 2579 (ISIWoS IF 0.540 (Q2); 5-year IF 0.675 / DOAJ) 4. Ahmad 'Athif Mohd Faudzi, Khairuddin bin Osman, Mohd Fua’ad Rahmat, Koichi Suzumori, Nu’man Din Mustafaa, M. Asyraf Azman, Real-time Position Control of Intelligent Pneumatic Actuator (IPA) System using Optical Encoder and Pressure Sensor, Sensor Review, (2013) pp.1-25 (ISIWoS IF 0.658) 5. Khairuddin Osman, Ahmad ‘Athif Mohd Faudzi, M. F. Rahmat and Koichi Suzumori, System Identification and Embedded Controller Design for Pneumatic Actuator with Stiffness Characteristic, Mathematical Problems in Engineering (2014), Article ID 271741, pp. 1-13 (ISIWoS IF 1.383) 6. Nu’man Din Mustafa, Ahmad ‘Athif Mohd Faudzi, Khairuddin Osman, Force Control for a Pneumatic Cylinder Using Generalized Predictive Controller Approach, Mathematical Problems in Engineering (2014) Article ID 261829, pp. 1-5 (ISIWoS IF 1.383) 7. Zool Ismail, Ahmad 'Athif Mohd Faudzi, and Matthew Dunnigan, Fault-Tolerant Region Based Control of an Underwater Vehicle with Kinematically Redundant Thrusters, Mathematical Problems in Engineering (2014) Article ID 527315, pp. 1-12 (ISIWoS IF 1.383) 8. M.F. Rahmat, Syed Najib Syed Salim, Ahmad 'Athif Mohd Faudzi, Zool Ismail, and Noorhazirah Sunar, Position Control of Pneumatic Actuator using Self-Regulation Nonlinear PID (SN-PID), Mathematical Problems in Engineering (2014), Article ID 957041, pp. 1-12 (ISIWoS IF 1.383) 9. Sy Najib Sy Salim, M. F. Rahmat, Ahmad ‘Athif Mohd Faudzi, Zool Hilmi Ismail, Position Control of Pneumatic Actuator using an Enhancement of NPID Controller based on the Characteristic of Rate Variation Nonlinear Gain, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 75, No. 1-4, (2014) pp. 181-195 (ISIWoS IF 1.205) 10. Natarajan Elango, Ahmad Athif Mohd Faudzi, Azman Hassan, Muhammad Razif Muhammad Rusydi, Experimental Investigations of Skin-Like Material and Computation of its Material Properties, International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing, Vol. 15, No. 9 (2014), pp. 1909-1914. (ISIWoS IF 1.5) 11 11. Khairuddin Osman, Ahmad 'Athif Mohd Faudzi, M. F. Rahmat, Omer Faris Hikmat and Koichi Suzumori, Predictive Functional Control with Observer (PFC-O) Design and Loading Effects Performance for a Pneumatic System, The Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 2014, AJSE-D-14-00379R3, ISSN: 1319-8025 (ISIWoS IF 0.385) 12. N. Elango, A.A.M. Faudzi, A Review Article: Investigations on Soft Materials for Soft Robot Manipulations, Int J Adv Manuf Technol, 2015, ISSN: 0268-3768 (ISIWoS IF 1.919) 13. M. Jannati, A. Monadi, N.R.N. Idris & A.A.M. Faudzi, Analytical calculation of the RFOC method in singlephase induction motor, International Journal of Electronics (2015), pp. 644-647 (ISIWoS IF 0.459) SCOPUS JOURNAL: 1. A.A.M. Faudzi and K. Suzumori, Programmable System on Chip Distributed Communication and Control Approach for Human Adaptive Mechanical System, Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 6 (8), 2010, pp. 852861 (SCOPUS) 2. M. F. Rahmat, N. H. Sunar, S. N. S. Salim, M. S. Z. Abidin, A. A. M. Faudzi, and Z. H. Ismail, Review on Modeling and Controller Design in Pneumatic Actuator Control System, International Journal on Smart Sensing and Intelligent Systems, Vol. 4 (4), 2011, pp. 630-661 (SCOPUS) 3. M. F. Rahmat, S. N. S. Salim, A. A. M. Faudzi, Z. H. Ismail, S. I. Samsudin, N. H. Sunar, and K. Jusoff, Nonlinear Modeling and Cascade Control of an Industrial Pneumatic Actuator System, Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, Vol. 5 (8) 2011, pp. 465-477 (SCOPUS) 4. Z. Mohamed, A. A. Mohd Faudzi, M. N. Ahmad, Z. M Zain, A. W. I. Mohd Hashim, The Application Of Computer Algebra In Modelling And Vibration Control Of A Flexible Manipulator, Jurnal Teknologi (Sains & Kej.) Keluaran Khas, Vol. 54 (2011) pp. 465-485 (SCOPUS) 5. L. F. Tee, M. S. Mohamad, S. Deris, A. ‘A. M. Faudzi, R. Sallehuddin, Validation of Hierarchical Gene Clusters Using Repeated Measurements, Jurnal Teknologi (Sciences and Engineering) Vol. 61:1 (2013) pp. 7–12 (SCOPUS) 6. Ahmad 'Athif Mohd Faudzi, Khairuddin bin Osman, M.F. Rahmat, Nu'man Din Mustafa, M. Asyraf Azman, Controller Design for Simulation Control of Intelligent Pneumatic Actuators (IPA) System, Procedia Engineering 41 (2012) pp. 593-599 (SCOPUS) 7. Ahmad 'Athif Mohd Faudzi, Nu’man Din Mustafaa, Khairuddin bin Osman, M. Asyraf Azman, GPC Controller Design for an Intelligent Pneumatic Actuator, Procedia Engineering 41 (2012) pp. 657-663 (SCOPUS) 8. Ahmad 'Athif Mohd Faudzi, Muaammar Hadi Kuzman Ali, M. Asyraf Azman, Zool Hilmi Ismail, Real-time Hand Gestures System for Mobile Robots Control, Procedia Engineering 41 (2012) pp. 798-804 (SCOPUS) 9. Elango Natarajan, Ahmad Athif Mohd Faudzi, Viknesh Malliga Jeevanantham, Muhammad Rusydi Muhammad Razif, Ili Najaa Aimi Mohd Nordin, Numerical Dynamic Analysis of a Single Link Soft Robot Finger, Applied Mechanics and Materials, Vol. 459 (2014) pp. 449-454 (SCOPUS) 10. N. Elango, A. A. M. Faudzi, M. R. M. Rusydi, I. N. A. M. Nordin, Determination of Non-linear Material Constants of RTV Silicone Applied to a Soft Actuator for Robotic Applications, International Journal of Key Engineering Materials, Trans Tech Publications, Vol 594-595 (2014) pp. 1099-1104 (SCOPUS) 11. M. Jannati, N.R.N. Idris, M.J.A. Aziz, A. Monadi, A.A.M. Faudzi, A Novel Scheme for Reduction of Torque and Speed Ripple in Rotor Field Oriented Control of Single Phase Induction Motor Based on Rotational Transformations, Research Journal of Applied Science, Engineering and Technology 7:16 (2014) pp. 34053409 (SCOPUS) 12. Muhammad Asyraf Azman, Ahmad ‘Athif Mohd Faudzi, Nu’man Din Mustafa, Khairuddin Osman and Elango Natarajan, Integrating Servo-Pneumatic Actuator with Ball Beam System based on Intelligent Position Control, Jurnal Teknologi SK Special Issue No. 69:3 (2014) pp. 73-79 (SCOPUS) 12 13. Muhammad Rusydi Muhammad Razif, Elango Natarajan, Ili Najaa Aimi Mohd Nordin, Ahmad Athif Mohd Faudzi, Non-linear Finite Element Analysis of Biologically Inspired Robotic Fin Actuated by Soft Actuators, Applied Mechanics and Materials, Vol. 528 (2014) pp. 272-277 (SCOPUS) 14. Ahmad Athif Mohd Faudzi, Nu’man Din Mustafa, M. Asyraf Azman, Khairuddin Osman, Position Tracking of Pneumatic Actuator with Loads by using Predictive and Fuzzy Logic Controller, Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 903 (2014) pp. 259-266 (SCOPUS) 15. Mohammad Jannati, Ali Monadi, Nik Rumzi Nik Idris, Mohd Junaidi Abdul Aziz, Ahmad Athif Mohd Faudzi, Vector Control of Faulty Three-Phase Induction Motor with an Adaptive Sliding Mode Control, The journal of PrzeglÄ…d Elektrotechniczny (Electrical Review) R. 89 NR 12/2013 (2013) pp. 116-120 (SCOPUS) 16. N. H. Sunar, M. F. Rahmat, Z. H. Ismail, A. ‘A. M. Faudzi and S. N. S. Salim, Model Identification and Controller Design for an Electro-Pneumatic Actuator System with Dead Zone Compensation, International Journal on Smart Sensing and Intelligent System, 7:2 (2014) pp. 798-819 (SCOPUS) 17. Omer Faris Hikmat, Ahmad 'Athif Mohd Faudzi, Mohamed Omer Elnimair, Khairuddin Osman, PI Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy and Receding Horizon Position Control for Intelligent Pneumatic Actuator, Jurnal Teknologi (Sciences and Engineering) Vol 67:3 (2014) pp. 17–24 (SCOPUS) 18. Ili Najaa Aimi Mohd Nordin, A.A.M. Faudzi, M.R.M. Razif, E. Natarajan, S. Wakimoto, K. Suzumori, Simulations of Two Patterns Fiber Weaves Reinforced in Rubber Actuator, Jurnal Teknologi (Sciences and Engineering) Vol. 69:3 (2014) pp. 133-138 (SCOPUS) 19. Ahmad 'Athif Mohd Faudzi, Harith Md Nasir, Muhaimin Mohd Fadzil, Mohd ‘Azizir-Rahim Mukri, Abdul Aziz Abdul Satar, Structural Analysis of Portable Repositioning Equipment for Bedridden Patients, Jurnal Teknologi (Sciences and Engineering) Vol. 72 No:2 (2015) pp. 89-92 (SCOPUS) 20. Ahmad 'Athif Mohd Faudzi, Ong Tian-Qiong, Wong Liang Xuan, Tham Weng Kit, Development of ROV based Water Tank Cleaning Robot, Jurnal Teknologi (Sciences and Engineering) Vol. 72 No:2 (2015) pp. 103-110 (SCOPUS) 21. Najib K. Dankadai, Ahmad ‘Athif Mohd Faudzi, Amir Bature, Suleiman Babani, Muhammad I. Faruk, Position Control of a 2D Nonlinear Gantry Crane System using Model Predictive Controller, Applied Mechanics and Materials, Vol. 735 (2015) pp. 282-288 (SCOPUS) 22. Awad Eisa G. Mohamed, Ahmad ‘Athif Mohd Faudzi, A Review of Kinematics analysis, Workspace, Design and Control of 3-RPS Parallel Robots, International Journal of Enhanced Research in Science Technology & Engineering, Vol. 4 Issue 4 (2015), pp. 37-44 (ISIWoS IF 1.252) H INDEX : 8 SCOPUS Citation : 188 PROCEEDINGS/CONFERENCE (52 Conferences) 1. A.A.M. Faudzi, R. Mamat and Z. Mohamed, Implementation of GPC for Real-Time Process, International Conference on Control, Instrumentation and Mechatronics, Johor, Malaysia, (May, 2007) 2. A.A.M. Faudzi, K. Suzumori, S. Wakimoto and H. Kudo, Control Approaches and Detecting Function of Intelligent Cylinder for Human Adaptive Mechanism, Proceedings of the 2008 JSME Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics, Nagano, Japan, pp. 1A1-B16(1)-1A1-B16(4), (June, 2008) 3. A.A.M. Faudzi, K. Suzumori and S. Wakimoto, Distributed Physical Human Machine Interaction Using Intelligent Pneumatic Cylinders, 2008 International Symposium on Micro-Nano Mehatronics and Human Science, pp. 249-254, (November, 2008). 4. A.A.M. Faudzi, K. Suzumori and S. Wakimoto, Development of High Force Intelligent Pneumatic Cylinder for Intelligent Chair Tool, Proceedings of the 2009 JSME Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics, Fukuoka, Japan, pp. 2P1-A14 (1)-2P1-A14 (4), (May, 2009) 13 5. A.A.M. Faudzi, K. Suzumori and S. Wakimoto, Design and Control of New Intelligent Pneumatic Actuator for Intelligent Chair Tool Application, Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE/ASME, Int. Conf. on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, Singapore, pp. 1909-1914, (July, 2009) 6. A.A.M. Faudzi and K. Suzumori, Compliance and Viscosity Control for Intelligent Pneumatic Cylinder, The 27th Anual Conference of RSJ, RSJ2009AC3B2-02, (September, 2009) 7. T. Kubo, Y. Kobayashi, A.A.M. Faudzi and K. Suzumori, Development of Active 80-faced Polyhedron for Haptic Physical Human-Machine Interface, Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, St. Louis, USA, pp. 1259- 1264, (October, 2009) 8.A.A.M. Faudzi and K. Suzumori, Programmable System on Chip (PSoC) Application for Human Adaptive Mechanical System, Proceedings of the 2010 International Symposium on Robotics and Intelligent Sensors (IRIS2010), Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan, pp. 77-82, (March, 2010). 9. M. Fukunari, K. Suzumori, Y. Nishioka and A.A.M. Faudzi, Development of Active Link Mechanism for Physical Human-Machine Interaction, Proceedings of the 2010 JSME Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics, Asahikawa, Japan, 2P1-B21(1) – 2P1-B21(4), (June, 2010). 10. A.A.M. Faudzi, K. Suzumori and S. Wakimoto, Development of Pneumatic Actuated Seating System to Aid Chair Design, Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, Montréal, Canada, pp. 1035 – 1040, (July, 2010). 11. A.A.M. Faudzi, K. Suzumori, Stiffness and Viscous Coefficient Characteristics for Ergonomics Chair Design, Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, Budapest, Hungary. pp. 661 – 666, (July, 2011). 12. A.A.M. Faudzi, M. Rusydi. M. Razif, Ili Najaa Aimi M. Nordin, K. Suzumori, S. Wakimoto, D. Hirooka, Development of Bending Soft Actuator with Different Braided Angles, 2012 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM2012), Kaohsiung, Taiwan, (July, 2012) 13. A.A.M. Faudzi, K. Osman, M.F. Rahmat, Nu'man Din Mustafa, M. Asyraf Azman, K. Suzumori, Nonlinear Mathematical Model of an Intelligent Pneumatic Actuator (IPA) Systems: Position and Force Controls, 2012 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM2012), Kaohsiung, Taiwan, (July, 2012). 14. M. F. A. ‘Athif, M.N. Ili Najaa Aimi, R. Nur Fatiha, M.R. M. Rusydi, D.Hirooka, S. Wakimoto, K. Suzumori, Application of New Braided Soft Actuator Design In Biomimetic Robot Locomotion, 15th International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines (CLAWAR 2012), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA, (July 2012). 15. Ahmad 'Athif Mohd Faudzi, Khairuddin bin Osman, M.F. Rahmat, Nu'man Din Mustafa, M. Asyraf Azman, ‘Controller Design for Simulation Control of Intelligent Pneumatic Actuators (IPA) System’, International Symposium on Robotics and Intelligent Sensors 2012 (IRIS 2012), Kuching, Malaysia, pp. 593-599, (Sept, 2012). 16. Ahmad 'Athif Mohd Faudzi, Nu’man Din Mustafa, Khairuddin bin Osman, M. Asyraf Azman, ‘GPC Controller design for an Intelligent Pneumatic Actuator’, International Symposium on Robotics and Intelligent Sensors 2012 (IRIS 2012), Kuching, Malaysia, pp. 657-663, 2012, (Sept, 2012). 17. Ahmad 'Athif Mohd Faudzi, Muaammar Hadi Kuzman Ali, M. Asyraf Azman, Zool Hilmi Ismail, ‘Real-time Hand Gestures System for Mobile Robots Control’, International Symposium on Robotics and Intelligent Sensors 2012 (IRIS 2012), Kuching, Malaysia, pp. 798-804, 2012, (Sept, 2012). 14 18. Ahmad 'Athif Mohd Faudzi, Nu’man Din Mustafaa, Khairuddin bin Osman, M. Asyraf Azman, Koichi Suzumori, ‘System Identification Model for an Intelligent Pneumatic Actuator (IPA) System’, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2012), Vilamoura, Portugal, pp. 628-633 (Oct, 2012) 19. Ahmad ’Athif Mohd Faudzi, M. Asyraf Azman, Khairuddin bin Osman, Nu’man Din Mustafa, Koichi Suzumori, ‘PD-Fuzzy Logic Controller Design for Position Control of Intelligent Pneumatic Actuator System’, International Conference on Intelligent Robotics, Automation and Manufacturing (IRAM 2012), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 288-295, (Nov, 2012). 20. N.H Sunar, M.F. Rahmat, Z. H. Ismail, A. ‘A. M. Faudzi, S. N. S. Salim, Sharatul Izah Samsudin. “Application of Optimization Technique for PID Controller Tuning in Position Tracking of Pneumatic Actuator System”, IEEE 9th International Colloquium on Signal Processing and its Applications, 8 - 10 Mac. 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. pp 23-27. 21. Omer Faris Hikmat, Ahmad ‘Athif Mohd Faudzi, Mohamed Omer Elnimair, Khairuddin bin Osman, PI Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy and Receding Horizon Position Control for Intelligent Pneumatic Actuator, International Graduate Conference on Engineering Science & Humanity 2013 (IGCESH2013), Johor, Malaysia (April, 2013). 22. S. N. S. Salim, M.F. Rahmat, Z. H. Ismail, A. ‘A. M. Faudzi, N.H Sunar, Sharatul Izah Samsudin. “Tracking Performance and Disturbance Rejection of Pneumatic Actuator System”, The IEEE 9th Asian Control Conference (ASCC2013), Istanbul, Turkey, (June, 2013). 23. Ahmad ‘Athif Mohd Faudzi, Teh Chuan Enn, Khairuddin Osman, Zool HIlmi Ismail, Linearized Mathematical Model of Intelligent Pneumatic Actuator System: Position, Force and Viscosity Controls, The IEEE 9th Asian Control Conference (ASCC2013), Istanbul, Turkey, (June, 2013). 24. Z.H. Ismail, A.M. Faudzi, M.W. Dunnigan, A Fault-tolerant Control Scheme for a Hovering Underwater Vehicle Subject to Region Function Formulation, 9th Asian Control Conference (ASCC 2013), Istanbul, Turkey, (June 2013). 25. Ili Najaa Aimi Mohd Nordin, Muhammad Rusydi Muhammad Razif, Ahmad ‘Athif Mohd Faudzi, Elango Natarajan, Kazuhiro Iwata, Koichi Suzumori, 3-D Finite-Element Analysis of Fiber-reinforced Soft Bending, 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM2013), Wolonggong, Australia, (July, 2013). 26. M. Asyraf Azman, Ahmad ‘Athif Mohd Faudzi, Mohamed Omer Elnimair, Omer F. Hikmat, Khairuddin Osman, Chai Chang Kai, P-Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy and PD-Fuzzy Controller Design for Position Control of a Modified Single Acting Pneumatic Cylinder, 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM2013), Wolonggong, Australia, (July, 2013). 27. Ahmad ‘Athif Mohd Faudzi, Nu’man Din Mustafa, M. Asyraf Azman, Khairuddin Osman, Position Tracking of Pneumatic with loads by using Predictive and Fuzzy Logic Controller, International Manufacturing Engineering Conference (iMEC 2013), Gambang, Malaysia, (July, 2013). 28. N.H. Sunar, M.F. Rahmat, A.M. Faudzi, Z.H. Ismail, S.N.S. Salim, Identification nad Self-tuning Control of Electro-pneumatic Actuator System with Control Valve, 3rd International Conference on System Engineering and Technology (ICSET 2013), Shah Alam, Malaysia (August 2013). 29. E. Natarajan, A.A. Mohd Faudzi, V.M. Jeevanantham, M.R. Muhammad Razif, I.N.A. Mohd Nordin, Numerical Dynamic Analysis of a Single Link Soft Robot Finger, 4th International Conference on Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineeering (ICAMME 2013) (October 2013). 15 30. Ahmad 'Athif Mohd Faudzi, Wong Liang Xuan, Mohd Ridzuan Johary and Noor Hanis Izzuddin Bin Mat Lazim Direct and Indirect User Input Control for Mobile Robot Navigation, International Conference on Interactive Digital Media (ICIDM), pp. 424-429 (December 2013) 31. Ahmad 'Athif Mohd Faudzi, Loke Kuan Chuan, Tham Weng Kit and Shahrul 'Irfan Muhamad Sharif, Mimicking and Task Learning for Kinect Based Humanoid Robot Utilizing Curve Fitting Method, International Conference on Interactive Digital Media (ICIDM) pp. 430-435 (December 2013) 32. Sy Najib Sy Salim, M.F. Rahmat, A. A. M. Faudzi, Z. H. Ismail, N.H.Sunar, Shamsul Anuar Samsudin, Practical robust control using Self-regulation Nonlinear PID controller for pneumatic positioning system, International Conference on Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Informatics (EECSI 2014), pp. 57-62 (August 2014) 33. Najib K. Dankadai, Ahmad ‘Athif Mohd Faudzi, Amir Bature, Suleiman Babani, Muhammad I. Faruk, Model Predictive Controller of a 2D Nonlinear Gantry Crane System, International Graduate Conference on Engineering Science & Humanity 2014 (IGCESH 2014), pp. 186-191 (August 2014) 34. Dolwin C. C. Kho, Christina Pahl, Eko Supriyanto, Yin M. Myint, Ahmad A. M. Faudzi, Maheza I. M. Salim, Wireless Remote Control of Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) Probe, 18th International Conference on Circuits, Systems, Communications and Computers (CSCC 2014), pp. 268-271 (July 2014) 35. Najib K. Dankadai, Ahmad 'Athif Mohd Faudzi, Khairuddin Osman, Muhammad Rusydi Muhammad Razif, IIi Najaa Aimi Mohd Nordin, System Identification and Control of a Two Chambers Pneumatic Soft Actuator, 2nd Mini Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (AIR 2014) pp. 1-5 (August 2014) 36. Wong Liang Xuan, Ahmad 'Athif Mohd Faudzi, Mohamad Hafis Izran Ishak, Mobile Inspection Robot for HVAC Ducting System Using Embedded Raspbery-Pi Controller, 2nd Mini Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (AIR 2014), pp. 1-5 (August 2014) 37. Ong Tian-Qiong, Ahmad 'Athif Mohd Faudzi, Wong Liang Xuan, Tham Weng Kit, Zool Hilmi Ismail, Development of ROV based Water Tank Cleaning Robot, 2nd MiniSymposium on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (AIR 2014), pp. 1-5 (August 2014) 38. Harith Md Nasir, Ahmad 'Athif Mohd Faudzi, Muhaimin Mohd Fadzil, Mohd ‘Azizir- Rahim Mukri, Jimmy Ngow, Wong Mun Leong, Structural Analysis of Portable Repositioning Equipment for Bedridden Patients, 2nd Mini Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (AIR 2014), pp. 1-5 (August 2014) 39. Muhammad Rusydi Muhammad Razif, Mahrokh Bavandi, Ahmad 'Athif Mohd Faudzi, Ili Najaa Aimi Mohd Nordin, Elango Natarajan, Omar Yaakob, Two Chambers Soft Actuator Realizing Robotic Gymnotiform Swimmers Fin, 2014 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomemetics (ROBIO 2014), pp. 15-20 (December 2014) 40. Ahmad 'Athif Mohd Faudzi, Loke Kuan Chuan, Tham Weng Kit, Teleoperation of Humanoid Robot Using Microsoft Kinect with Task Learning Utilizing Curve Fitting Method, 2014 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomemetics (ROBIO 2014), pp. 1505-1511 (December 2014) 41. Rino Ferdian Surakusumah, Ahmad 'Athif Mohd. Faudzi, Dyah Ekashanti Octorina Dewi, Eko Supriyanto, Development of a Half Sphere Bending Soft Actuator for Flexible Bronchoscope Movement, 2014 IEEE International Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing Automation (IEEE-ROMA 2014), pp. 120-125 (December 2014) 42. Ahmad ‘Athif Mohd Faudzi, M. Asyraf Azman, Khairuddin Osman, Non-model Based Positional Controller design of a Pneumatic-Servo Cylinder with Variation of Loads, International Conference on Interactive Digital Media 2014 (ICIDM 2014) pp. 1-6 (December 2014) 43. Nonthaporn Nakphu, Dyah Ekashanti Octorina Dewi, Muhammad Qurhanul Rizqie, Eko Supriyanto, Ahmad ‘Athif Mohd Faudzi, Suhaini Kadiman, Panrasee Ritthipravat, Apical Four-Chamber Echocardiography 16 Segmentation using Marker-controlled Watershed Segmentation, 2014 IEEE Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Sciences (IECBES 2014), pp. 1-4 (December 2014) 44. Dolwin Ching Ching Kho, Ahmad ‘Athif Mohd Faudzi, Dyah Ekashanti Octorina Dewi, Eko Supriyanto, Characteristics of Wireless Technology for Healthcare Applications: An Overview, 2014 IEEE Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Sciences (IECBES 2014), pp. 1-6 (December 2014) 45. Mohd Ridzuan Johary, Ahmad 'Athif Mohd Faudzi, Hanis Izzudin Mat Lazim, System Identification and Position Control of Hydraulic Cylinder Actuator Controlled by an On-Off Valve, ICRIL-International Conference on Innovation in Science and Technology (IICIST 2015), pp. 1-6 (April 2015) 46. Taha Mohammed Ahmed Sadeq, Ahmad 'Athif Mohd Faudzi, Muhammad Asyraf Azman, System Identification and Position Control of Pneumatic Actuator using Embedded System, ICRIL-International Conference on Innovation in Science and Technology (IICIST 2015), pp. 1-5 (April 2015) 47. Ili Najaa Aimi Mohd Nordin, Ahmad ‘Athif Mohd Faudzi, Shuichi Wakimoto and Koichi Suzumori, Simulations of Fiber Braided Bending Actuator: Investigation on Position of Fiber Layer Placement and Air Chamber Diameter, The 10th Asian Control Conference (ASCC 2015), pp. 1-5 (June 2015) 48. Ahmad ‘Athif Mohd Faudzi, Mohd ‘Azizir-Rahim Mukri, Abdul Khamim Ismail, Muhammad Firdaus Omar, Substrate Temperature Dependent Surface Morphology of Nanostructured Zinc Antimonides Thin Film, The 10th Asian Control Conference (ASCC 2015), pp. 1-5 (June 2015) 49. Osama Mazhar, Abu Zeeshan Bari, Ahmad ‘Athif Mohd Faudzi, Real-time Gait Phase Detection using Wearable Sensors, The 10th Asian Control Conference (ASCC 2015), pp. 2500-2503 (June 2015) 50. Abdulrahman A.A.Emhemed, Rosbi Bin Mamat, Ahmad ‘Athif Mohd Faudzi, A New Predictive Control Technique for Force Control of Pneumatic Actuator Plant, The 10th Asian Control Conference (ASCC 2015), pp. 191-196 (June 2015) 51. Awad Eisa G. Mohamed, Ahmad ‘Athif Mohd Faudzi, A Mathematic Modeling for Hydraulic Transmission Line, The 10th Asian Control Conference (ASCC 2015), pp. 123-128 (June 2015) 52. Sy Najib Sy Salim, Aliza Che Amran, M.F. Rahmat, N.H.Sunar, A. A. M. Faudzi, Z. H. Ismail, Shamsul Anuar Shamsudin, A Study on Tracking Peformance of The Pneumatic System with Enhanced NPID Controller, The 10th Asian Control Conference (ASCC 2015), pp. 368-373 (June 2015) THESIS 1. Ahmad ‘Athif bin Mohd Faudzi, Development of Intelligent Pneumatic Actuators and Their Applications to Physical Human-Machine Interaction System, Ph.D. Thesis, Okayama University (2010) 2. Ahmad ‘Athif bin Mohd Faudzi, Implementation of Generalized Predictive Control (GPC) for a Real-time Process Control, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (2006) ORIGINAL BOOK 1. Ahmad `Athif Mohd Faudzi, Koichi Suzumori, Intelligent Pneumatic Actuators (IPA) and its application, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing (2012) ISBN-13: 978-3-8484-3733-7 BOOK CHAPTER 1. Nur Fatiha Rosli, Ahmad ‘Athif Mohd Faudzi, ‘Robot Arm End Effecter Control Using Soft Actuator’, Mechatronics, Instrumentation, Robotics and Control Exhibition Day 2012, Penerbit UTM (2012) 2. M. F. A. ‘Athif, M.N. Ili Najaa Aimi, R. Nur Fatiha, M.R. M. Rusydi, D.Hirooka, S. Wakimoto, K. Suzumori, ‘Application of New Braided Soft Actuator Design In Biomimetic Robot Locomotion’, Adaptive Mobile Robotics, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd ISBN 978-981-4415-94-1 (2012) 3. Ahmad `Athif Bin Mohd Faudzi, Quek Yeong Hua, Yeong Che Fai, ‘Voice Regulated Wireless Mobile Robot Using Xbee Module’, Research and Development in Mechatronic and Control, Penerbit UTM (2014) 17 4. Ahmad `Athif Bin Mohd Faudzi, Mohd Hafiz Bin Azizan, Yeong Che Fai, ‘Web-Based Control Interface for Mobile Robot’, Research and Development in Mechatronic and Control, Penerbit UTM (2014) 5. Ahmad ‘Athif M. Faudzi, Dyah Ekashanti Octorina Dewi, Rino Ferdian Surakusumah, Ili Najaa Aimi Mohd. Nordin, Muhammad Rusydi Muhammad Razif, Development of Flexible Bronchoscope Device Using Soft Actuator. Medical Imaging Technology, Lecture Notes in Bioengineering, pp. 223-241, DOI 10.1007/978981-542-2_1. ISSN 2195-271X. ISBN 978-981-287-539-6. (2015) 6. Dyah Ekashanti Octorina Dewi, Muhaimin Mohd. Fadzil, Ahmad ‘Athif Mohd Faudzi, Eko Supriyanto and Khin Wee Lai, Position Tracking Systems for Ultrasound Imaging: A Survey, Medical Imaging Technology, Lecture Notes in Bioengineering, pp 57-90, DOI 10.1007/978-981-542-2_1. ISSN 2195-271X. ISBN 978-981287-539-6. (2015) KEYNOTE INVITED/GUEST SPEAKER 1. Visiting Researcher, Okayama University, November 2011 2. Visiting Senior Lecturer/Keynote Speaker, Okayama University, June 2012, st - presented Innovation in actuator and automation 1 series 3. Invited Speaker in SMI Al-Amin Bangi 2012 nd - presented Innovation in research 2 series 4. Visiting Senior Lecturer/ Keynote Speaker, Okayama University, May 2013 rd - presented Innovation in actuator and automation 3 series 5. Moderator Forum in Kolej Matrikulasi Teknikal Johor, Pontian 2013 6. Visiting Senior Lecturer/ Keynote Speaker, UNISMUH, Makassar, May 2014 th - presented Innovation in actuator and automation 4 series 7. Visiting Senior Lecturer/Keynote Speaker, Tokyo Institute of Technology, June 2015 th - presented Innovation in actuator and automation 5 series 8. Keynote Speaker, Symposium Nasional Teknologi Terapan-3, Makassar, July 2015 th - presented Innovation in actuator and automation 6 series 9. Invited Speaker and Robotic Demonstration in Sekolah Menengah Islam Hidayah 2015 th - innovation in actuator and automation 7 series 10. Invited Speaker and Robotic Demonstration in Sekolah Menengah Usman Awang 2015 th - innovation in actuator and automation 8 series LINKAGES MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) 1. Manage MOU - Komputer Sistem (M) Sdn Bhd and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) 2. Manage MOU - ANIMONSTA Sdn Bhd and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) 3. Involved in MOU – Okayama University and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) 18 REFEREES Prof. Dr. Shamsudin H.M. Amin Head, Robotics Research Group, Centre for Artificial Intelligence & Robotics Frontier Materials Research Alliance Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia. (sham@fke.utm.my) Assoc. Prof Dr. Zaharuddin Mohamed Head Department, Control and Mechatronics Engineering (CMED), Facutly of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia. (zahar@fke.utm.my) 19