Hashem Ashrafiuon, PhD

Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Director of the Center for Nonlinear Dynamics & Control | College of Engineering Villanova University

  • Villanova PA

Hashem Ashrafiuon, PhD, is an expert on robotics, autonomous vehicles, and nonlinear dynamics and control.

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Areas of Expertise

Autonomous Vehicles
Multibody Dynamics
System Dynamics
Robotics
Advanced Dynamics
Drones
Engineering Education

Biography

Hashem Ashrafiuon is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Center for Nonlinear Dynamics & Control at Villanova College of Engineering, where his areas of expertise include drone technology, robotics, autonomous vessels for air, land, and sky, and nonlinear dynamics. Dr. Ashrafiuon also directs the Center’s Unmanned Surface and Underwater Vehicles Laboratory, which he founded in 2008.

Education

State University of New York

PhD

State University of New York

MS

State University of New York

BS

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Drone Ecosystem - Beginning of What's Possible

Flarrio  

2017-08-02

“Drones are currently employed as individual agents in surveillance, forest fire detection, rail safety, etc. However, their future lies in multi-drone coordinated autonomous operations for more effective and diverse applications.” - Dr. Hashem Ashrafiuon

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What to Expect from Drones

Flarrio  online

2016-05-02

"Demands for safe and versatile operations will move drone technology toward collaborative missions between drones or with human operators. Such teamwork can exponentially expand drone capabilities and applications otherwise unattainable." - Dr. Hashem Ashrafiuon

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New EEG Technology Makes for Better Brain Reading

Psychology Today  online

2014-09-18

Low isn’t the only one pushing the boundaries of EEG technology using single electrode devices. Hashem Ashrafiuon, a mechanical engineering professor at Villanova University’s College of Engineering has developed similar technology. His work is being used in sports helmets that can instantly diagnose concussions by detecting large changes in brain waves that occur immediately after impact.

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Select Academic Articles

Robust Tracking Control of Quadrotors based on Differential Flatness: Simulations and Experiments

IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics

Poultney, A., Kennedy, C., Clayton, G., and Ashrafiuon, H.,

2018

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Guidance and Attitude Control of Rockets With Fixed Impulsive Forces

American Control Conference (ACC), 2017

Hashem Ashrafiuon

2017

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Asymptotic Solution and Trajectory Planning for Open-Loop Control of Mobile Robots

Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control

Alan Whitman, Garrett Clayton, Alexander Poultney, Hashem Ashrafiuon

2017

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