Technical Projects

Research & Publications

Exploring cutting-edge innovations in robotics, MEMS, and control systems

Robotics

Visual servoing control of robotic fish for underwater pipeline tracking

MU Masood, Z Chen

International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications 9 (3), 907-924 (2025)

Underwater Robotics
Visual Servoing
Pipeline Inspection Systems
Robotics

A Novel Wheeled Robot Design for Climbing Stairs

Q Zhu, W Zuo, MU Masood, Z Chen

2025 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (2025)

Mobile Robotics
Stair Climbing Design
Novel Wheel Mechanisms
Constrained Model Predictive Control of Variable Buoyancy Device
Control Systems

Constrained Model Predictive Control of Variable Buoyancy Device

MU Masood, T Kaaya, Z Chen

2023 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (2023)

Model Predictive Control
Variable Buoyancy Systems
Underwater Vehicle Control
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Robotics

A study on the feasibility of robotic harvesting for Chile pepper

MU Masood, M Haghshenas-Jaryani

Robotics 10 (3), 94 (2021)

Agricultural Robotics
Automated Harvesting Systems
Computer Vision for Crop Detection
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Surface roughness effects on electromechanical performance of RF-MEMS capacitive switches
MEMS

Surface roughness effects on electromechanical performance of RF-MEMS capacitive switches

MZ Hamid Nawaz, Muhammad Umar Masood, Muhammad Mubasher Saleem, Javaid Iqbal

Microelectronics Reliability 104 (113544) (2020)

RF-MEMS Technology
Surface Roughness Analysis
Electromechanical Performance Optimization
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Design, closed-form modeling and analysis of SU-8 based electrothermal microgripper for biomedical applications
MEMS

Design, closed-form modeling and analysis of SU-8 based electrothermal microgripper for biomedical applications

MU Masood, MM Saleem, US Khan, A Hamza

Microsystem Technologies 25 (4), 1171–1184 (2019)

Biomedical MEMS
Electrothermal Actuation
SU-8 Based Microfabrication
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Control Systems

Development of NI my-RIO Based Control Module for Versatile Terrain Autonomous Mobility Platform (VTAMP)

AB Siddique, A Afridi, QU Jamil, M Tiwana, H Akram, MU Masood, et al.

2019 International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Industry (ICRAI) (2019)

NI my-RIO
Control Modules
Autonomous Mobility Platforms
MEMS

Modeling and FEM Verification of Surface-Roughness Effect on the Static Response of RF-MEMS Switches

H Nawaz, MM Saleem, MU Masood

2019 16th International Multi-Conference on Systems, Signals & Devices (SSD) (2019)

RF-MEMS Modeling
FEM Verification
Surface Roughness Effects
Design of an electrothermally actuated SU-8 based microgripper for biomedical applications
MEMS

Design of an electrothermally actuated SU-8 based microgripper for biomedical applications

MZ Abbas, MU Masood, MM Saleem, MF Sheikh

2018 3rd Asia-Pacific Conference on Intelligent Robot Systems (ACIRS), 97-102 (2018)

Electrothermal Actuation
SU-8 Microfabrication
Biomedical Applications
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Robotics

Design and experimental testing of an in-parallel actuated 3 DOF serial robotic manipulator for unmanned ground vehicle

MU Masood, M Mujtaba, MA Sami, N Rashid, J Iqbal

2018 3rd Asia-Pacific Conference on Intelligent Robot Systems (ACIRS), 45-49 (2018)

Robotic Manipulators
Parallel Actuation
3-DOF System Design
Robotics

Design and development of a semi-autonomous stair climbing robotic platform for rough terrains

MU Masood, MA Sami, H Sohail, M Mujtaba, MA Siddique, H Akram, et al.

2017 17th International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems (ICCAS) (2017)

Mobile Robotics
Stair Climbing Mechanisms
Rough Terrain Navigation
Robotics

Object tracking with a robotic manipulator mounted on ground vehicle using Image Based Visual Servoing

MA Sami, MU Masood, M Waqar, M Mujtaba, AA Shah, A Shujah, et al.

Control, Automation and Systems (ICCAS), 2017 17th International Conference (2017)

Visual Servoing
Object Tracking
Mobile Manipulation Systems
Development of FPGA-based system for control of an Unmanned Ground Vehicle with 5-DOF robotic arm
Control Systems

Development of FPGA-based system for control of an Unmanned Ground Vehicle with 5-DOF robotic arm

A Afaq, M Ahmed, A Kamal, U Masood, M Shahzaib, N Rashid, M Tiwana, et al.

2015 15th International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems (ICCAS) (2015)

FPGA Control Systems
Unmanned Ground Vehicles
5-DOF Robotic Arm Control
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