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Farzad Ahmadkhanlou
Ph.D. Candidate and Graduate Research Associate

Intelligent Structures and Systems Laboratory
Department of Mechanical Engineering

201 W. 19^th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: (614) 688-0361
Email: Ahmadkhanlou.1@osu.edu

Web: http://mecheng.osu.edu/~ahmadkha/

Multidisciplinary background in Mechanical, Control, Computer, and Structural Engineering; ability to solve a wide range of complex engineering problems; model, design and control novel Smart structures and intelligent systems as well as develop software packages with emphasis on haptic, telerobotic, and medical systems.

EDUCATION

The Ohio State University,Columbus, OH
Ph.D.Mechanical Engineering, Expected March 2008 (GPA=3.7/4.0)
Dissertation: Design, Modeling and Control of Magnetorheological Fluid-Based Force Feedback Dampers for Telerobotic Systems
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, December 2005 (GPA=3.7/4.0)

Universityof Tehran,Tehran, Iran
M.S. Structural Engineering, March 1999
Thesis: Study of Column Base Plate under General Loading
B.S.Civil Engineering, February 1996

WORK EXPERIENCE

Intelligent Structures and Systems Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Graduate Research Assistant (January 2003-Present

• Modeled, designed, formulated, and controlled electromechanical and Magnetorheological (MR) fluid based devices used in force feedback and telerobotic systems.


• Designed and prototyped two haptic based joysticks and used in robotic control.


• Prototyped MR-based devices for minimally invasive surgery and orthopaedic knee brace applications.


• Developed a fully interactive object-oriented software package for modeling MR fluids and designing MR based devices such as MR damper and MR brake.


• Formulated and made home-made MR fluids comparable to commercial ones.


• Built a force feedback steer-by-wire device and developed a GUI for controlling the system.


• Controlled beam vibration using piezoelectric actuators.


• Supervised undergraduate students on making and testing MR fluids and MR fluid based devices as well as paper and poster publications.

Knowledge Engineering Lab, Department of Civil Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Graduate Research Assistant (September 2001-September 2002)

• Researched the cost optimization of concrete slabs using a neural dynamics model, and developed an interactive software package.


• Researched the application of MR dampers to the control of smart structures.

Tehran Institute of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Instructor (June 2000-September 2000)

• Taught commonly used structural software for modeling and designing.

Rayan-Sazeh Company, Tehran, Iran
Software Development Partner and Co-Manager (June 1998-March 2001)

• Developed fully interactive object-oriented computer software, called "DESIGN", for modeling and designing civil structures (http://rclsgi.eng.ohio-state.edu/~ahmadkha/Design.htm).


• Commercialized the aforementioned developed software “DESIGN” by advertising and establishing the customer service department. Six commercial versions have been released. More than 500 companies, institutes, consultants, and engineers have been using this package.

Municipality of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Volunteer Consultant and Advising Engineer (June 1997-March 2001)

• Controlled and verified structural engineers' design calculations for structural modeling, element design, and detailing for civil structures.

Universityof Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Instructor (January 2000-March 2000)

• Taught a special course on “Steel Structures” for applicants of graduate school entrance exam.


• Teaching Assistant (September 1996-October 1999)


• Taught “Design of steel structures”, “Advanced design of steel structures”

Rah-Shahr Consultant Engineering Company (registered with UNIDO and World Bank), Tehran, Iran

• Computer Programmer and Consulting Engineer(June 1994- September 1999)


• Modeled and designed several civil structures and developed engineering toolboxes for this purpose. QUALIFICATIONS
  


• Classic and modern control techniques: feedback control, digital control, optimal control, Model Predictive Control (MPC), sliding mode control.


• Magneto-Rheological (MR) fluid and MR based devices: model, manufacture, design and applications.


• Design of telerobotic, telesurgery, teleoperation, haptic, and force feedback systems.


• Application of piezoelectric and stack actuators in smart structures.


• Data acquisition systems (DSpace, Quanser, Siglab, MTS machine).


• Computer programming and software development for industrial and educational applications.


• Finite Element modeling and analysis.


• Self motivated, able to work in a team, ability to multi-task, and good organizational skills. COMPUTER SKILLS


• Platforms:Windows 98/NT/2000/XP, UNIX, DOS.


• Programming Languages: Visual Basic, VB.Net, Data Base/SQL, Quick Basic, C++, FORTRAN, and TCL/TK.


• Application Software: Canvas, Visio, Macromedia, Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Access, FrontPage)


• Engineering Tools: MATLAB, Simulink+RTW, Maple, AutoCAD, Solid Edge, and ANSYS.

PATENT/HONORS/AWARDS

• Inventions: Two novel MR fluid based telerobotic haptic joysticks, a MR fluid based active knee brace, and a 3-D force sensor, 2006-2007, (provisional patents in progress), The Ohio State University (OSU), Columbus, Ohio


• Licensed developed software: MR Fluid Modeling, Analysis, and Design (MRFMAD); Professional File Organizer (PFO), (software licensing in progress), OSU, Columbus, Ohio


• Patent:DESIGN, structural designing software, Patent # 100062, Iran (2000). Six commercial versions have been released since 1985.


• Denman Research Forum Judge, OSU, May 2006


• Co-Editor-in-Chief, 2006 International Conference on Nonlinear Science and Complexity,Beijing, China: reviewed and evaluated conference papers.


• Paper Reviewer, Chassis Systems Symposium of the SAE 2006 Automotive Dynamic Stability and Controls Conference, reviewed and evaluated conference papers.


• Best Paper Runner up, 12^th SPIE International Symposium, March 2005, San Diego, CA


• Engineer in Training (EIT), State of Ohio, June 2004


• Graduate Research Assistantship, OSU Department of Mechanical Engineering, April 2004-Present


• Fellowship, OSU Department of Mechanical Engineering, January 2003-April 2004


• Graduate Research Assistantship, OSU Department of Civil Engineering, Fall 2001-Spring 2002


• Selected for the Top 20 Students in the first Scientific Olympiad Competitions held nationwide among all the universities, Iran, 1996


• Best Paper of Department of Structural Engineering, 4th Conference of Civil Engineering Students, Iran University of Science and Technology, 1996


• Published more than 15 journal and conference papers

AFFILIATIONS

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME (2006-present)


• The International Society for Optical Engineering, SPIE (2006-present)


• The Ohio State University Alumni (2005-present)


• National Society of Professional Engineers, NSPE (2004-present)


• American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE (2001-present)

PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Journal

1. Christopher Kagarise, Monon Mahboob,Farzad Ahmadkhanlou,Stephen Bechtel, Gregory N. Washington, and Kurt W. Koelling “The Measurement and Modeling of the Viscoelastic Response of Magnetorheological Fluids to Steady and Dynamic Shear”, to be Submitted to Journal of Rheology, 2008


2. Farzad Ahmadkhanlou, Gregory N. Washington, and Stephen Bechtel “Modeling and Control of 5-Degree of Freedom Magnetorheological Fluid-Based Master Robotic System”, to be Submitted to International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery, 2008


3. Farzad Ahmadkhanlou, Gregory N. Washington, and Stephen Bechtel “Modeling and Control of Single and Two Degree of Freedom Magnetorheological Fluid-Based Haptic Systems for Telerobotic Surgery”, Submitted to Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, November 2007


4. Farzad Ahmadkhanlou, Monon Mahboob, Stephen Bechtel, and Gregory Washington, " Experiments and Models of the Magneto Rheological Behavior of High Weight Percent Suspensions of Carbonyl Iron Particles in Silicone Oil", Submitted to Journal of Fluids Engineering, September 2007
5. Farzad Ahmadkhanlou, Yingru Wang, Stephen Bechtel, Gregory Washington, "A Comparison of Kinetic-Based Models to Other Multiscale 3-D Models for Magnetorheological Fluids", Submitted to International Journal of Engineering Science, 2006


6. Farzad Ahmadkhanlou and Hojjat Adeli, "Optimum cost design of reinforced concrete slabs using neural dynamics model", Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, vol 18, pp 65–72, 2005

Refereed Conference

1. Stephen Bechtel, Gregory Washington, Farzad Ahmadkhanlou, and Yingru Wang, "Microstructural Analysis and Control of Magneto-Rheological Fluid", Proceedings of ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress, November 15-17, 2004, Anaheim, CA.


2. Farzad Ahmadkhanlou, Gregory Washington, Yingru Wang, Stephen Bechtel, "Development of Magnetorheological Fluid Based Transparent Haptic Systems", Proceedings of the 10^th Electrorheological Fluids and Magnetorheological Suspensions Conference, Lake Tahoe, June 2006

Non-Refereed Conference

1. Farzad Ahmadkhanlou, Gregory Washington, and Stephen Bechtel, "The Development of a Five DOF Magnetorheological Fluid-Based Telerobotic Haptic System", 15^th SPIE International Symposium, 9-13 March 2008, San Diego, CA


2. Farzad Ahmadkhanlou, Gregory Washington, and Stephen Bechtel, "Design, Modeling, and Control of Magnetorheological Fluid-Based Force Feedback Systems", NSF Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovations, 7-10 January 2008, Knoxville, TN


3. Farzad Ahmadkhanlou, Jamaal L. Zite, and Gregory N. Washington, “A Magnetorheological Fluid Based Controllable Active Knee Brace”, 14^th SPIE International Symposium, 18-22-March 2007, San Diego, CA


4. Farzad Ahmadkhanlou, Gregory Washington, Yingru Wang, Stephen Bechtel, "Magnetorheological Fluid Based Automotive Steer-By-Wire Systems", 13^th SPIE International Symposium, Feb 22-March 3 2006, San Diego, CA


5. Farzad Ahmadkhanlou, Jamaal L. Zite, Vijay A. Neelakantan, and Gregory N. Washington, “A Magnetorheological Fluid Based Orthopaedic Active Knee Brace”, 13^th SPIE International Symposium, Feb 22-March 3 2006, San Diego, CA


6. Farzad Ahmadkhanlou, Gregory Washington, Yingru Wang, Stephen Bechtel, "The Development of Variably Compliant Haptic Systems using Magnetorheological Fluids", 12^th SPIE International Symposium, March 6-10 2005, San Diego, CA (Best Paper Runner Up)


7. Farzad Ahmadkhanlou(1999), “Design: Structural Engineering Software”, Proceeding of the 1^st Technical and Scientific Conference of Civil Engineers, Tehran, Iran.


8. Farzad Ahmadkhanlou,S. Rasoul Mirghaderi (1999), “Study of Column Base Plate under biaxial Loading”, Proceeding of the 1^st Technical and Scientific Conference of Civil Engineers, Tehran, Iran.


9. Farzad Ahmadkhanlou (1998), “Structural Designing program”, NASHR-E-FAN: the technical magazine of the University of Tehran.


10. Farzad Ahmadkhanlou(1996), “Design version 2.5”, Proceedings of the 4^th Conference of Civil Engineering Students, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.


11. Farzad Ahmadkhanlou(1995), “Design version 1.4”, Proceedings of the 3^rd Conference of Civil Engineering Students, Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.