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Dr. Mohammad AlFares

Academic

Dr.

Mohammad A. AlFares

Associate Professor

Office Location:
S01E2181

Education

Degree Field Institution Year
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
Kuwait University Associate Professor Aug, 1995
Industry Experience
Organization Designation Year/Period
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