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Academic
Dr.
Mohammad A. AlFares
Associate Professor
Office Location:
S01E2181
Education
Degree | Field | Institution | Year |
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Ph.D | Mechanical Engineering | University of Wisconsin at Madison, USA | 1995 |
M.Sc. | Mechanical Engineering | University of Wisconsin at Madison, USA | 1990 |
B.Sc. | Mechanical Engineering | Kuwait University | 1987 |
Research Interests
Kinematics of Robot Manipulators, Robotics Application in Construction Industry, Kinematics of Robot Manipulators, Robotics Application in Construction Industry,
Selected Publications
Selected Conference Publications
- Alfares, M. and Alhazza, K., On the effect of Overhead Crane Motion along Inclined Surfaces on the Performance of Different Types of Input and Command Shaping Controllers to minimize Residual vibrations of Crane Payload”, The 2nd International Conference on Mechanical System Dynamics, Peking University, Beijing, China, September 1st-5th, 2023.
- Alhazza, K., Alfares, M., Alawadhi, A., “A Closed-Form Command Shaping Control of a Rotating Flexible Beam with Nonzero Initial Conditions”, International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, ASME, August 20th, 2023, 87387, pp. V010T10A025.
- Effect of Varying Elasticity of Helical Gear Teeth on Loading and Stressing, 138th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, _, San Francisco, USA, 2009
- Automation of the Design and Construction of Concrete Buildings, 13th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construcltion, _, Tokyo, Japan, Jun, 1996
- An Integrated Robotic-Based System for the On-Site Reinforced Concrete Construction, First ECPD International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Intelligent Automation, _, Athens, Greece, Sep, 1995
Selected Journal Publications
- Alfares, M., Alhazza, K., and Alawadhi, A., (2024), A Waveform Command Shaping Control of a Damped Single Degree-of-Freedom Crane System with Nonzero Initial Conditions, International Journal of Dynamics and Control, Vol. 12, pp. 2850–2863.
- Alfares, M. and Alhazza, K., (2024), A waveform command shaping control of a double pendulum with nonzero initial conditions, Asian Journal of Control, 26(4), pp. 1849-1863.
- Alfares, M. and Alhazza, K., (2024), Comparative Analysis on the Performance of Different Types of Input- and Command-Shaping Controllers in Minimizing Payload Residual Vibration of an Overhead Crane with an Inclined Supporting Track, International Journal of Mechanical System Dynamics, 4(1), pp. 22-33.
- Al-Bazali, T. and Alfares, M., (2023), On the Impact of Temperature on Shale Swelling and Expansion: A Diffuse Double-Layer Perspective, Journal of Energy Engineering, 149(5), https://doi.org/10.1061/JLEED9.EYENG-4943.
- Alfares, M., Saleem, O., and Majeed, M., (2019), Analytical Study of Thermal Variation Impact on Dynamics of a Spindle Bearing System, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part K: Journal of Multi-Body Dynamics, 233(4), pp. 871-898.
Work Experience
Academic Experience
Institution | Designation | Year/Period |
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Kuwait University | Associate Professor | Aug, 1995 |
Industry Experience
Organization | Designation | Year/Period |
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Kuwait Petroleum Company (KPC) | Member of the Board | 2019 - Present |
The State of Kuwait | Minister of Education and Higher Education | 2017 - 2017 |
Kuwait University | General Secretary | 2016 - 2016 |
Private Universities Council, Ministry of Higher Education | Member of the Licensing Committee | 2003 - 2012 |
College for Women-Adailiya Campus, Kuwait University | Member of the Executive office | 2002 - 2003 |
University of Wisconsin at Madison, USA | Research Assistant | 1990 - 1991 |
Kuwait University | Laboratory Engineer | 1987 - 1988 |