Ahmad Balasie
Ahmad Balasie
Dr. Ahmad Albalasie is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at Birzeit University in Palestine since 2016, where he also served as the Department Chair for a three-year term. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechatronics Engineering from Technische Universität Berlin, Germany, in 2016. Dr. Albalasie also holds a Master of Science degree in Automatic Control Technologies from Politecnico di Torino, Italy (2012), and a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechatronics Engineering from Palestine Polytechnic University (PPU), Palestine (2008).
Dr. Albalasie began his academic career at PPU, where he served as a lecturer for one year and a research and teaching assistant for two years before that. His research interests are focused on variable stiffness actuators, robust control, optimal control (with a particular emphasis on model predictive control), haptic control, the control of under-actuated robots, and floating parallel marine robots. He has authored numerous publications in these areas, contributing significantly to the advancement of research in these fields.
List of Publications:
? Horoub, M. M., Horoub, A. M., Khan, S., Albalasie, A., Ali, S., Ajamieh, I. A., & Alzaydi, A. (2023). Study the effect of changing Cables’ pattern on the workspace of a six DOF floating parallel marine robot (FPMR). Alexandria Engineering Journal, 64, 847-858.
? Hussain, I., Albalasie, A., Awad, M. I., Tamizi, K., Niu, Z., Seneviratne, L., & Gan, D. (2021). Design and control of a discrete variable stiffness actuator with instant stiffness switch for safe human-robot interaction. IEEE Access, 9, 118215-118231
? Abu Hanieh, A., & Albalasie, A. (2021). Noise and vibrations reduction of stone cutting factories. International Journal of Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering.
? Ali, S., Khan, S., Horoub, M. M., Ali, S., Albalasie, A., & Jamal, A. (2020, June). Effect of Baffles Location on the Rollover Stability of Partially Filled Road Container. In 2020 International Conference on Electrical, Communication, and Computer Engineering (ICECCE) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
? Khan, S., Jamal, A., Ali, S., Horoub, M. M., Albalasie, A., & Ali, S. (2020, June). Dynamic modeling and analysis of a four-bar mechanism for automobile applications. In 2020 international conference on electrical, communication, and computer engineering (ICECCE) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
? Ahmad, R., Khan, F., Jamal, A., Khan, S., Ali, S., Horoub, M. M., & Albalasie, A. (2020, June). Simulation and breakdown characteristics of China clay and silica sand for improved grounding system. In 2020 International Conference on Electrical, Communication, and Computer Engineering (ICECCE) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
? Albalasie, A., Hussain, I., Horoub, M., Khan, S., Ali, S., & Gan, D. (2019, July). Design, prototype, and control design based on computed torque control of selective compliance assembly robot arm. In 2019 IEEE 9th Annual International Conference on CYBER Technology in Automation, Control, and Intelligent Systems (CYBER) (pp. 70-75). IEEE.
? Hussain, I., Albalasie, A., Awad, M. I., & Gan, D. (2019, June). Modeling, identification, and control of a discrete variable stiffness actuator (DVSA). In Actuators (Vol. 8, No. 3, p. 50). MDPI.
? Hussain, I., Albalasie, A., Awad, M. I., Seneviratne, L., & Gan, D. (2018). Modeling, Control, and Numerical Simulations of a Novel Binary-Controlled Variable Stiffness Actuator (BcVSA). Front. Robot. AI 5: 68.
? Hanieh, A. A., & Albalasie, A. (2019). Comparison between elastomeric passive isolators and LQR active control in stone cutting process: modelling and simulation. Procedia Manufacturing, 33, 770-777.
? Albalasie, A. (2016). Modelling, kinematics, dynamics and control design for under-actuated manipulators.
? Albalasie, A., Seliger, G., & Hanieh, A. A. (2016). Using adaptive model predictive technique to control underactuated robot and minimize energy consumption. Procedia CIRP, 40, 407- 412.
? Albalasie, A., Glodde, A., Seliger, G., & Hanieh, A. A. (2015). Quasi-linearization Approach for the Under-actuated Robots. Procedia CIRP, 26, 223-228
