Refereed Conference Proceedings

1.           Jagadeep Thota, Mohamed Trabia, Brendan O'Toole, Computational Prediction of the Damage to a Military Vehicle Composite Armor Due to Ballistic Impact, 2020 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition, San Diego, California, February, 2020.

2.            Patrick Messimer, Brendan O’Toole, and Mohamed Trabia, Identification of the Mechanical Characteristics of 3D Printed Ninjaflex®, ASME IMECE, Salt Lake City, Utah, November, 2019.

3.            Pouya Shojaeishahmirzadi, Mohamed Trabia, Brendan O’Toole, Effect of Bolted Joints on Shock Propagation across Structures under Medium Impact Loading ASME IMECE, Salt Lake City, Utah, November, 2019.

4.            Xing Zhang, Bo Mao, Rebecca Histed, Mohamed Trabia, Brendan O’Toole, Richard Jennings, Pouya Shojaei, Yiliang Liao Selective Laser Melting of Ti/SiC Nanocomposite Coating towards Enhanced Surface Performance of Ti64, Materials Science & Technology 2019 (MS&T19), Portland, Oregon, September 2019.

5.            Mathew Sunil Varre, Janet Dufek, Mohamed Trabia, Pressure Time Integral as a Discriminant for Group Membership in the Progression of Diabetes, ISB/ASB 2019, Calgary Canada, August 2019.

6.            Deepak Somasundaram, Pouya Shojaeishahmirzadi, Mohamed Trabia, Brendan O’Toole, Shock Propagation through a Bolted Joint Structure under Impact Loading, 26th International Congress on Sound and Vibration (ICSV26), Montreal, Canada, July, 2019. 

7.            Jessica DeBerardinis, Janet S. Dufek, Mohamed B. Trabia, Yann Le Gall, Nicolas Da Silva Sacoto, System Identification of Pressure-Measuring Insoles for Determining Ground Reaction Force during Walking, Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering and Biotransport Conference SB3C 2019, Seven Springs, Pa, USA, June, 2019.

8.            M. Trabia, S. VanBeuge, R. Venkat, and H. Stephen, Distance Learning Programs in STEM: Experiences, Challenges, and Solutions, 2019 STEM for All Video Showcase: Innovation in STEM Education, May 2019, https://stemforall2019.videohall.com/p/1361.

9.            Jessica DeBerardinis, Daniel Lidstone, Janet S. Dufek and Mohamed B. Trabia, Elliptical Estimation of Plantar Contact Areas during Walking, 42nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, Rochester, MN, USA, August, 2018.

10.        Jessica DeBerardinis, Conner Nielsen, Janet S. Dufek and Mohamed B. Trabia, Validity of Pressure-Measuring Insoles in Quantifying Center of Pressure, 42nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, Rochester, MN, USA, August, 2018.

11.        Mathew Sunil Varre, Jessica DeBerardinis, Daniel E. Lidstone, Ashley Trotter,  Mohamed B. Trabia, and Janet Dufek, Estimating Walking Speed Using a Single Camera in the Plane of Progression, 42nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, Rochester, MN, USA, August, 2018.

12.        Deepak Somasundaram, Mohamed Trabia, and Brendan O’Toole, Predicting Shock Propagation within Bolted-Joint Structures under Impact, 1st International Symposium on Mechanics, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, July 2018.

13.        Jason McDonald, Sikhanda Satapathy, Michael Pena, Mohamed Trabia, Brendan O'Toole, A Combined Experimental and Computational Approach for the Observation of Rayleigh Waves and Impact Surface Motion in Glass, SEM Annual Conference, Greenville, South Carolina, June 2018

14.        Lidstone, D.E., DeBerardinis, J., Varre, M.S., Trabia, M.B. Izuora, K., and Dufek, J.S., Comparison of Peak Plantar Pressure and Peak Pressure Gradient among Patients with Prediabetes and Diabetes, American Diabetes Association’s 78th Scientific Sessions, June, 2018, Orlando, Florida.

15.        Lidstone, D.E., DeBerardinis, J., Ghanem, A., Trotter, A., Varre, M.S., Trabia, M.B. and Dufek, J.S., Characterization of plantar contact area error from pressure-measuring insoles is reduced using an adaptive threshold method, Southwest Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Long Beach, CA, October 2017.

16.        Varre, M.S., Lidstone, D.E., DeBerardinis, J., Trotter, A., Trabia, M.B. and Dufek, J.S., Evaluation of plantar pressure distribution in prediabetic and diabetic, Southwest Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Long Beach, CA, October 2017.

17.        Daniel Lidstone, Louise Porcher, Jessica DeBerardinis , Janet S. Dufek, and Mohamed B. Trabia, Concurrent Validity of an Automatic Technique to Calculate Plantar Contact Area at Mid-Stance During Gait,  41st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, Boulder, Colorado, August, 2017. 

18.        J. Limido, M. Trabia, S. Roy, B. O’Toole, R. Jennings, W. Mindle, M. Pena, E. Daykin, R. Hixson, M. Matthes, Modeling of Hypervelocity Impact Experiments Using Gamma-SPH Technique, ASME 2017 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference PVP2017, Waikoloa, Hawaii, July, 2017.

19.        Anthony Ghanem, Jessica DeBerardinis , Mohamed B. Trabia, Janet S. Dufek, and Daniel Lidstone, Identification of Hysteresis Behavior of Pressure-Measuring Insoles, 2017 Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering and Biotransport Conference (SB3C2017), Tucson, AZ, June, 2017. 

20.         Jessica DeBerardinis, Daniel Lidstone, Janet S. Dufek, and Mohamed B. Trabia, Determining Gait Symmetry Using Pressure-Measuring Insoles, 2017 Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society (GCMAS) Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 2017.

21.         Daniel Lidstone , Jessica DeBerardinis , Louise M. Porcher , Mohamed B. Trabia, and Janet S. Dufek, Calculating The Area of Compressed Plantar Tissue During Gait, 2017 Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society (GCMAS) Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 2017.

22.         Deniz, H., Yesilyurt, E., Kaya, E., and Trabia, M., The influence of an authentic engineering design experience on elementary teachers’ nature of engineering views, Annual Meeting of National Association for Research in Science Teaching, San Antonio, Texas, April 2017.

23.         J. McDonald, S. Satapathy, M. Pena, M. Tabia, B. O’Toole, Studying Surface Waves and Failure Fronts in Glass Using a Combined Experimental and Computational Approach, 41st International Conference & Expo on Advanced Ceramics, Daytona Beach, Florida, January 2017. 

24.        M. Matthes, B. O’Toole, M. Trabia, C. Hawkins, T. Graves, R. Hixson, , E. Daykin, Z. Fussell, A. Daykin, M. Heika, S. Roy, R. Jennings, E. Bodenchak, M. Boswell, Hypervelocity Impact of TI6L4V Alloy Materials,  24th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ICTAM 2016), Montreal, Canada, August, 2016.

25.        T. Graves, R. Hixson, E. Daykin, C. Hawkins, Z. Fussell, A. Daykin,. M. Heika, B. O’Toole, M. Trabia, S. Roy, R. Jennings, M. Matthes, E. Bodenchak, and M. Boswell Comparison of Failure Mechanisms due to Shock Propagation in Forged, Layered, and Additive Manufactured Titanium Alloy, SEM XIII International Congress, Orlando, Florida, June, 2016.

26.        T. Graves, R. Hixson, E. Daykin, C. Hawkins, Z. Fussell, A. Daykin, M. Heika, B. O'Toole, M. Trabia, S. Roy, R. Jennings, M. Matthes, E. Bodenchak, M. Boswell, Comparison of Failure Mechanisms Due to Shock Propagation in Forged, Layered, and Additive Manufactured Titanium, 2016 Stewardship Science Academic Programs Annual, National Nuclear Security Administration, DOE/NA-0038, February 2016, 58-59.

27.        M. Trabia, J. Longo, and S. Wainscott, Training Graduate Engineering Students in Ethics, ASEE Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 2016.

28.        Deniz, H., Trabia, M., and Rehmat, A., Addressing Engineering Design in the Next Generation Science Standards, Annual Meeting of Southern Nevada Science Teacher Association, Las Vegas, NV, 2016.

29.        Deniz, H., Trabia, M., and Rehmat, A., Constructing Soda Can Crushers to Address Engineering Design in the Next Generation Science Standards, Annual Meeting of the National Science Teachers Association Regional Convention, Reno, Nevada, October, 2015. (poster)

30.        J. DeBerardinis, M. B. Trabia, D. Samson, and J. S. Dufek, Dynamic Reliability and Validity of Pressure-Measuring Insoles, 39th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, Columbus, Ohio, August, 2015.

31.        J. DeBerardinis, M. B. Trabia, D. Samson, and J. S. Dufek, Effect of Walking Speed on the Validity of Pressure-Measuring Insoles, Mountain West Clinical Translational Research Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, June, 2015.

32.        Z. Cook, S. Pirbastami, B. O'Toole, M. Trabia, and V. Dandolu, Practical and Inexpensive Procedure to Measure Mechanical Properties of Vaginal Tissue, SUFU 2015 Winter Meeting, February, 2015.

33.        J. Inouye, J. Mercer, C. Mobley, M. Trabia, D. Feng, L. Allen, K. Daub, K. Speck, Activity and Diet Assessments with Wearable Technology in a Rural Setting, 4th Cross Cultural Health Care Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, January, 2015.

34.        J. DeBerardinis, D. Samson, M. Trabia, J. Dufek, Determination of Heel Deformation Using a Two-Camera System, Annual Southwest Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine, Costa Mesa, CA, October, 2014. (poster)

35.        D. Samson, J. DeBerardinis, M. Trabia, J. Dufek, Methodology for Evaluating Heel Deformation Utilizing a Variable Sized Cursor Scan, Southwest Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine, Costa Mesa, CA, October, 2014. (poster)

36.        M. Trabia, B. O’Toole, S. Roy, D. Somasoundarum, R. Jennings, M. Matthes, R. Hixson, S. Becker, E. Daykin, M. Pena, E, Machorro, Computational model verification using multiplexed photonic Doppler velocimetry for high-velocity projectile impact on steel targets, International Conference on Multiscale Materials Modeling 2014, Berkeley, California, October, 2014. (poster)

37.        Y. Liu, J. Mitchell, W. Yim, Y. Chena, R. Wang, M. Trabia, Frequency dependent viscoelastic properties of porcine upper airway, 7th World Congress of Biomechanics, Boston, Massachusetts, July, 2014.

38.        M. Slewa, B. O’Toole, and M. Trabia, Effect of High Velocity Impact on Grain Structure of A36 Steel, PDV Workshop 2014, Las Vegas, NV, June 2014. (presentation only)

39.        S. Roy, B. O’Toole, M. Trabia, R. Jennings, M. Matthes, M. Pena, E. Daykin, R. Hixson, S. Becker, C. Perez, E. Machorro, Use of Multiplexed Photonic Doppler Velocimetry (MPDV) in Measuring Plastic Deformation of Plates under Hypervelocity Condition, PDV Workshop 2014, Las Vegas, NV, June 2014. (presentation only)

40.        D. Somasandaram, M. Trabia, B. O’Toole, R. Hixson, Variables affecting smoothed particle hydrodynamics simulation of high velocity flyer plate impact experiments, 13th International Conference on Structures Under Shock and Impact, New Forest, United Kingdom, June, 2014.

41.        M. Trabia, B. O’Toole, S. Roy, D. Somasoundarum, R. Jennings, M. Matthes, R. Hixson, S. Becker, E. Daykin, M. Pena, E, Machorro, An Approach for Measuring and Modeling of Plastic Deformation of Metallic Plates During High Velocity Impact, NAFEMS Americas Conference, Colorado Springs, Colorado, May 2014.

42.        S. Roy, M. Trabia, B. O’Toole, J. Thota, R. Jennings, D. Somasandaram, M. Matthes, S. Becker, E. Daykin, R. Hixson, E. Machorro, T. Meehan, M. Pena, C. Perez, N. Snipe, K. Crawford, and S. Gardner, Plastic Deformation of Steel Plates under High Impact Loading, 84th Shock & Vibration Symposium, Atlanta, GA, November, 2013.

43.        J. Thota, M. Trabia, B. O’Toole, C. Lee, H. Park, M. Koo, K. Lee, and H. Kim Optimization of the shock mitigation layer in the space frame joints of an armored vehicle, 39th Design Automation Conference, Portland, Oregon, August 2013.

44.        M. Trabia, B. O’Toole, J. Thota, R. Jennings, D. Somasundaram, S. Roy, S. Becker, E. Daykin, R. Hixson, Computational Simulation and Experimental Study of Plastic Deformation in A36 Steel during High Velocity Impact, ASME Verification & Validation Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 2013 (abstract).

45.        J. Thota, M. Saadeh, M. Trabia, B. O’Toole, C. Lee, K. Woo, H. Park, K. Lee, M. Koo, and K. Lee, Material Characterization of Rubberized Aramid for Shock Mitigation, 2012 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Houston, Texas, November 2012.

46.        J. Thota, D. Somasundaram, R. Jennings, M. Trabia, B. O’Toole, C. Lee, K. Woo, H. Park, K. Lee, M. Koo, and K. Lee, Assessment of the Performance of an Armored Vehicle Joint Using a Two-Stage Gas Gun And Computational Analysis, 2012 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Houston, Texas, November 2012 (abstract).

47.        M. Saadeh and M. Trabia, A Hybrid Master-Slave Genetic Algorithm-Neural Network Approach for Modeling a Piezoelectric Actuator, 2012 ASME, Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, Stone Mountain, September 2012.

48.        J. Thota, M. Trabia, and B. O’Toole, Finite Element Validation of Low Impact Response on a Lab-Scale Space Frame Structure, ASME Verification & Validation Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 2012 (abstract).

49.        J. Thota, M. Trabia, and B. O’Toole, Simulation of Shock Response in a Lab-Scale Space Frame Structure Using Finite Element Analysis, 2011 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Denver, Colorado, November 2011.

50.        M. Saadeh and M. Trabia, Identification of a Force Sensing Resistor for Tactile Applications, 2011 ASME, Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, Scottsdale, Arizona, September 2011, Finalist in the Best Student Hardware Competition.

51.        A. Barreau, R. Hernandez, B. O’Toole, and M. Trabia, Failure Strength of Silicone Carbide Ceramic Disks under Biaxial Flexure when Exposed to Elevated Temperatures and Concentrated Sulfuric Acid, SAMPE 2011 Conference, Long Beach, CA, May 2011.

52.        S. Gutta, W. Yim, and M. Trabia, Path Planning and Control for Underwater Vehicle Driven by an Ionic Polymer Metal Composite (IPMC) Actuator, 2010 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Vancouver, Canada, November 2010.

53.        M. Saadeh and M. Trabia, Development of a Measuring System of Contact Force for Braille Reading Using a Six-Axis Force Sensor 2010 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Vancouver, Canada, November 2010.

54.        M. Trabia, W. Yim, and M. Saadeh, Modeling of Hysteresis and Backlash within a Smart Fin with A Piezoelectric Actuator, 2010 ASME, Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 2010.

55.        G. Ladkany and M. B. Trabia, A Hybrid Biomimetic Genetic Algorithm Using a Local Fuzzy Simplex Search, 36th Design Automation Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, August 2010.

56.        M. Saadeh, M. Trabia, Y. Shen, and M. Fadali, Design of a Wearable Fingertip Haptic Braille Device, 2010 Design of Medical Devices Conference, Minneapolis, MN, April, 2010.

57.        J. Thota, M. B. Trabia, and B. O’Toole, Shock Optimization in a Military Vehicle with Internal Space Frame, 2009 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Orlando, Florida, November 2009.

58.        M. Trabia, W. Yim, Z. Rehmat, and J. Roll, Flight Characteristics of Flapping Wing Miniature Air Vehicles with Figure-8 Spherical Motion, 2009 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Orlando, Florida, November 2009. 

59.        S. Gutta, W. Yim, and M. Trabia, Yaw Angle and Speed Control of Underwater Vehicle Propelled By Ionic Polymer Metal Composite (IPMC) Actuator, ASME 2009 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, Oxnard, California, September 2009.

60.        Z. Rehmat, J. Roll, J. Lee, W. Yim, and M. Trabia, W. Yim, Design of Figure-8 Spherical Motion Flapping Wing for Miniature UAV, 2009 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, San Diego California, August 2009. 

61.        J. Thota, M. B. Trabia, and B. O’Toole, Shock Optimization in a Military Vehicle with Internal Space Frame, 10th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Columbus, Ohio, July 2009 (abstract).

62.        S. Gutta, W. Yim, and M. Trabia, Modeling dynamics of underwater vehicles actuated by ionic polymer metal composite (IPMC) actuators, 16th Annual Symposium of SPIE on Smart Structures and Materials & Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, San Diego, California, March 2009.

63.        V. Mudupu, M. B. Trabia, W. Yim, and M. Saadeh, Modeling of a Piezoelectrically Actuated Smart Projectile Fin Hysteresis, The 3rd International Conference on Mechatronics (ICOM'08), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December, 2008, pp. 335-340.

64.        A. Fayed, M. B. Trabia, and M. ElMadany, Optimization of Weighting Parameters for an Active Suspension System of a Vehicle, Boston, Massachusetts, November 2008.

65.        J. Thota, M. B. Trabia, and B. O’Toole, Optimization of a Military Vehicle Space Frame Subject to High Impact Loading, 2008 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Boston, Massachusetts, November 2008.

66.        D. S. Somasundaram, M. B. Trabia, B. O’Toole, and Q. Liu, Experimental Investigation of Shock Mitigation of Electronic Boards within Projectiles, 2008 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Boston, Massachusetts, November 2008.

67.        D. S. Somasundaram and M. B. Trabia, Fuzzy-controlled Hooke-Jeeves Optimization Search Algorithm, 34th Design Automation Conference, New York, New York, August 2008.

68.        G. Ladkany and M. B. Trabia, Incorporating Twinkling in Genetic Algorithms for Global Optimization, 34th Design Automation Conference, New York, New York, August 2008.

69.        S. Gutta, M. B. Trabia, and W. Yim, Modeling of Ionic Polymer Metal Composite (IPMC) Actuator Dynamics Using Large Deflection Beam Model, 2007 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Seattle, Washington, November 2007.

70.        S. Sridharala, M. Trabia, A. Ayyaswamy, B. O’Toole, Q. Liu, and M. Chowdhury, Characterization of Electronic Board Material Properties under Impact Loading, 2007 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Seattle, Washington, November 2007.

71.        K. Moustafa, M. Ismail, and M. B. Trabia, and, Modeling and Control of a Variable Length Flexible Cable Overhead Crane Using the Modified Galerkin Method, 2007 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Seattle, Washington, November 2007.

72.        J. Thota, A. Ayyaswamy, M. Trabia, and B. O’Toole, Optimization of a Light-Weight Composite Blast Containment Vessel Structural Response, 2007 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Seattle, Washington, November 2007.

73.        V. Ponyavin, T. Mohamed, M. Trabia, Y. Chen, and A. Hechanova, Transient Analysis of a Ceramic High Temperature Heat Exchanger and Chemical Decomposer, 2007 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Seattle, Washington, November 2007.

74.         V. Mudupu, M. Trabia, W. Yim, P. Weinacht, Design and Validation of Fuzzy Logic Control for a Smart Projectile Fin, 2007 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Seattle, Washington, November 2007.

75.         M. Trabia and K. Nelson, Incorporating Rapid Prototyping Machine in Teaching Mechanical Engineering Design, 2007 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Seattle, Washington, November 2007.

76.         U. Sakaray, B. O’Toole, and M. Trabia, J. Thota Optimization of a Vehicle Space Frame under Ballistic Impact Loading, 33rd Design Automation Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 2007.

77.        V. Mudupu, M. Trabia, W. Yim, and P. Weinacht, GA-Based Fuzzy Logic Control for a Smart Fin of a Projectile, 21st Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 2007.

78.        M. Trabia, W. Yim, P. Weinacht, and V. Mudupu,  Control of a Projectile Smart Fin Using an Inverse Dynamics-Based Fuzzy Logic Controller, 21st Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 2007.

79.        K. Moustafa, M. Trabia, M. Ismail, Finite Element versus Galerkin Approximation for Modeling and Control of a Class of Flexible Manipulators, International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition (AIPR-07) Orlando, USA, on July 9-12, 2007, pp. 88-94.

80.        P. Ginobbi, W. Vodrazka, J. Wang, H. Selvaraj, N. Ghafoori, M. Trabia, L. Gewali and R. Venkat, College-wide Senior Design Competition: A Motivating Approach, National Capstone Design Course Conference, June 13-15 2007, Boulder, Colorado.

81.        B. O’Toole, M. Trabia, and J. Thota, Analysis and Optimization of a Composite Blast Containment Vessel, Proceedings of the 17th U.S. Army Symposium on Solid Mechanics, April 2-5, 2007, Baltimore, Maryland.

82.        V. Ponyavin, Y. Chen, T. Mohamed, M. Trabia, and A. Hechanova, Parametric Study of Sulfuric Acid Decomposer for Hydrogen Production, 2nd COE-INES International Symposium on Innovative Nuclear Energy Systems, INES-2, Yokohama, Japan, November 2006.

83.         V. Ponyavin, T. Mohamed, M. Wilson, M. Trabia, Y. Chen, and A. Hechanova, Modeling and Parametric Study of A Ceramic High Temperature Heat Exchanger and Chemical decomposer, 2006 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, November 2006.

84.         M. Trabia, J. Renno, and K. Moustafa, A Single Phase Anti-Swing Fuzzy Logic Controller for an Overhead Crane with Hoisting, 2006 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, November 2006.

85.        V. Chakka, M. Trabia, B. O’Toole, S. Sridharala, S. Ladkany, and M. Chowdhury, Shock Reduction for Electronic Components within a Projectile, 2006 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, November 2006.

86.        M. Trabia, B. O’Toole, V. Chakka, and M. Chowdhury, Optimization of Finite Element Modeling Methodology for Projectile Models, 2006 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, November 2006.

87.        U. Sakaray, B. O’Toole, and M. Trabia, Full Frontal Collision Simulation and Optimization of Joint Design for the Space Frame of a Military Vehicle, 77th Shock & Vibration Symposium, Monterey, CA, October, 2006.

88.         M. Trabia, J. Huang, B. O’Toole, U. Sakaray, Optimization of Joint Design for Bottom Panel of a Military Vehicle for Shock Reduction Under Blast Loading, 77th Shock & Vibration Symposium, Monterey, CA, October, 2006.

89.         J. Thota, M. Trabia, B. O’Toole, and S. Sridharala, Optimization of a Light-Weight Composite Explosion-Proof Vessel, 77th Shock & Vibration Symposium, Monterey, CA, October, 2006.

90.         W. Yim, M. Trabia, J. Renno, J. Lee, and K. Kim, Dynamic Modeling of Segmented Ionic Polymer Metal Composite (IPMC) Actuator, 2006 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Beijing, China, October 2006.

91.        M. Trabia, J. Renno, and K. Moustafa, A general anti-swing fuzzy controller for an overhead crane with hoisting, 2006 IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems, July, 2006, Vancouver, Canada, pp. 3091-3098. Winner of the Best Session Presentation Award.

92.        B. O’Toole, M. Trabia, J. Thota, T. Wilcox, K. Karpanan, Structural Response of Blast Loaded Composite Containment Vessels, SAMPE ’06 Conference, Long Beach, CA, April 2006. Winner of the Conference Best Paper Award.

93.        M. Trabia, B. O’Toole, J. Thota, K. Matta, Modeling of a Light-Weight Composite Blast-Containment Vessel, 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Orlando, Florida, November 2005.

94.        M. Trabia, B. O’Toole, S. Ladkany, V. Chakka, K. Krishna, G. Nallani, S. Sridharala, and M. Chowdhury, Finite element modeling of electronic components in projectiles, Proceedings of the 76th Shock and Vibration Symposium, New Orleans, LA, Oct. 30- Nov. 4, 2005.

95.        M. Trabia, B. O’Toole, S. Ladkany, J. Naraparaju, S. Sridharala, J. Huang Optimization of Joint Design for Side Panel of a Military Vehicle for Shock Reduction, 76th Shock and Vibration Symposium, Destin, FL, November 2005.

96.        M. Trabia, W. Yim, and S. Parimi, Inverse Dynamics-Based Fuzzy Logic Control of a Projectile Smart Fin, 20th Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise, Long Beach, California, September 2005.

97.        S. Mani, S. Singh, S. Parimi, W. Yim, M. Trabia, Adaptive Control of a Projectile Fin Using Piezoelectric Elastic Beam, AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit, San Francisco, California, August 2005.

98.        K. Moustafa, M. Trabia, M. Ismail, Stability Analysis and Control of Overhead Crane with Time-Dependent Flexible Cable, IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, July 2005, Monterey, California.

99.        M. Trabia, W. Yim, and S. Parimi, Fuzzy Logic Control of a Projectile Smart Fin, the 2005 IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems, May, 2005, Reno, Nevada.

100.    K. Moustafa and M. Trabia, A Generalized Model for an Overhead Crane with Flexible Cable and Load Hoisting, The Sixth Annual U.A.E. University Research Conference, April 2005, Al-Ain, U.A.E.

101.    S. Mani, S. Singh, S. Parimi, W. Yim, M. Trabia, Direct Adaptive Control of a smart projectile fin by a piezoelectric flexible beam actuator, SPIE Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, March 11-13, 2005.

102.    J. Renno, M. Trabia, and K. Moustafa, Anti-Swing Adaptive Fuzzy Controller for an Overhead Crane with Hoisting, 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Anaheim, California, November 2004.

103.    M. Trabia, W. Yim, and S. Parimi, Fuzzy Logic Control of Projectile Fin Angle Using Piezoelectric Beam Actuator, 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Anaheim, California, November 2004.

104.    M. Trabia, W. Culbreth, Subramanian, S., and T. Tajima, Optimization of Chemical Etching Process in Niobium Cavities, 30th Design Automation Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, September 2004.

105.    S. Mani, S. Singh, Yim, W. and M. Trabia, Adaptive Trajectory Control of a Smart Projectile Fin by Piezoelectric Flexible Beam, Actuator, 4th International Symposium on Robotics and Automation, ISRA'2004, Queretaro, Mexico, August 25-27, 2004.

106.    W. Yim, S. Singh, and M. Trabia, Adaptive Control of Projectile Fin Angle Using Piezoelectric Beam, Actuator, SPIE 11th Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, San Diego, California, March 2004, pp. 343-352.

107.    L.Z. Shi, and M. Trabia, Design and Tuning of Distributed Importance-Based Fuzzy Logic Controller for Two-Link Rigid-Flexible Manipulator, 2003 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Washington D.C., November 2003.

108.    L.Z. Shi, and M. Trabia, Comparison of Two Distributed Fuzzy Logic Controllers for Two-Link Rigid-Flexible Manipulator, Symposium on Dynamics and Vibration of Robotic Systems of the 19th Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise, ASME Design Technical Conferences, Chicago, Illinois, September, 2003.

109.    K. Zabotkin, B. O’Toole, and M. Trabia, Identification of the Dynamic Tensile Properties of Metals under Moderate Strain Rates, ASCE Engineering Mechanics '03 conference, Seattle, Washington, July, 2003.

110.    S. Dusi, H. Wang, B. O’Toole, and M. Trabia, Identification of Dynamic Properties of Metals under Moderate Strain Rates and Elevated Temperatures, 2003 ASME Mechanical and Materials Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona, June 2003 (abstract).

111.    M. Holl, R. Schill, and M. Trabia, Optimization of a Five Cell Niobium Cavity, AccApp'03: Accelerator Applications in a Nuclear Renaissance in San Diego, California, June, 2003.

112.    A. K. Roy, S. Pothana, H. Aquino, B. J. O'Toole, M. B. Trabia, and Z. Wang, Environment-Assisted-Cracking of Cladding Materials under Different Loading Conditions, 10th  International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2003.

113.     K. Moustafa, M. Trabia, M. Emira, and S. Elnaggar, PD versus Fuzzy Control of a Three-Link Spatial Manipulator with One Flexible Link, 6th World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics, and Informatics (SCI 2002), Orlando, July 2002.

114.    K. Zabotkin, B. O’Toole, and M. Trabia, Identification of the Dynamic Properties of Candidate Materials for the Spent Nuclear Fuel Container, Fourteenth U.S. National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Blacksburg, Virginia, June 2002, pp. 559 (abstract).

115.    S. Subramanian, Q. Xue, M. Trabia, Y. Chen, and R. Schill, Modeling and Optimization of the Chemical Etching Process in Niobium Cavities, International Congress on Advanced Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP), Hollywood, Florida, June 2002.

116.    M. Trabia, K. Zabotkin, and R. Wang, Design of a V-Plate-Wire Mandibular Fixation System, 2001 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, New York, New York, November 2001.

117.    M. Mekhilef, and M. Trabia, Successive Twinkling Simplex Search Optimization Algorithms, 27th Design Automation Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 2001.

118.    Z. Ceylan, and M. Trabia, Optimization of the Closure-Weld Region of Cylindrical Containers for Long-Term Corrosion Resistance, 27th Design Automation Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 2001.

119.    L. Z. Shi, and M. Trabia, Comparison of Two Distributed Fuzzy Logic Controllers for Flexible-Link Manipulators, Proceedings of the ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division-2000, DSC-Vol.69-1, ASME, New York, 2000, pp. 443-451. Presented at the 2000 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Orlando, Florida, November 2000.

120.    M. Trabia, A Hybrid Fuzzy Simplex Genetic Algorithm. 26th Design Automation Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, September 2000.

121.     L. Z. Shi, and M. Trabia, Genetic Tuning of Fuzzy Logic Controller for a Flexible Link Manipulator, Proceedings of the International Conference on Mathematics and Engineering Techniques in Medicine and Biological Sciences (METMBS’00), Las Vegas, Nevada, June 2000, CSREA Press, pp. 579-585.

122.    N. Hodge, L. Z. Shi, and M. Trabia, Speed Fuzzy Logic Control for an Autonomous Vehicle, Proceedings of the ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division-1999, DSC-Vol.67, ASME, New York, 1999, pp. 477-486. Presented at the 1999 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Nashville, Tennessee, November 1999.

123.    M. Trabia, and X. Lu, A Fuzzy Adaptive Simplex Search Optimization Algorithm, 25th Design Automation Conference, Las Vegas, NV, September 1999.

124.    N. Hodge, and M. Trabia, Steering Fuzzy Logic Controller for an Autonomous Vehicle, 1999 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Detroit, Michigan, May 1999, pp. 2482-2488.

125.    M. Trabia, Tuning of Distributed Fuzzy Logic Controller for a Flexible-Link Robot, Vibration and Noise Control, DE-Vol. 97, ASME, New York, 1998, pp. 57-66. Presented at the 1998 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Anaheim, California, November 1998.

126.    K. Murali, and M. Trabia, Placement of Robotic Manipulator for Traversing a Path in Minimum Time, Proceedings of DET'97, 23rd Design Automation Conference, ASME, New York, 1997.

127.     N. Hodge, and M. Trabia, Navigational Fuzzy Logic Control of an Autonomous Vehicle, IASTED International Conference on Control, Cancun, Mexico, May 1997, pp. 258-262.

128.     R. Venkatesh, W. Yim, and M. Trabia, Control of Multiple Teleoperated Robotic Bridge Transporters for Remote Handling, IASTED International Conference on Robotics and Manufacturing, Honolulu, Hawaii, August 1996, pp. 111-114.

129.     R. Venkatesh, W. Yim, and M. Trabia, A Minimum-Time Collision-Free Path Planning for Two Teleoperated Robotic Bridge Transporters, IASTED International Conference on Robotics and Manufacturing, Honolulu, Hawaii, August 1996, pp. 115-118

130.     M. Sauerberger, and M. Trabia, Design and Implementation of an Autonomous Control Algorithm for an Omnidirectional Vehicle, IASTED International Conference on Robotics and Manufacturing, Honolulu, Hawaii, August 1996, pp. 131-134.

131.     M. Kaseko, and M. Trabia, A Fuzzy Logic Controller for a Traffic Signal, IASTED International Conference on Applications of Control and Robotics, pp. 117-122, Orlando, Florida, January1996.

132.     K. Murali, and M. Trabia, Optimal Placement of a Robot for a Traversal of a Prescribed Path in Minimum Time with Actuator and Obstacle Constraints, presented at the Fourth National Applied Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, November 1995.

133.     S. Ladkany, S. Channanarayapatna, and M. Trabia, Experimental Verification of Hydraulic Robot for Remote Handling of HLNW, 1995 International High Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 1995, pp. 704-706.

134.     W. McCarthy, and M. Trabia, Path-Planning of an Autonomous Vehicle Operating in an Unknown Environment Using a Fuzzy Logic Controller, Dynamic Systems and Control 1994, DSC-Vol. 55-1, ASME, New York, 1994, pp. 379-388.

135.     M. Nalley, and M. Trabia, Design of a Fuzzy Logic Controller for Swing-Damped Transport of an Overhead Crane Payload, Dynamic Systems and Control 1994, DSC-Vol. 55-1, ASME, New York, 1994, pp. 389-398, presented at the 1994 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, November 1994.

136.     M. Trabia, A Continuous Force Model for Elastic-Plastic Impact of Solids, Advances in Design Automation-1993, DE-Vol. 65-1, ASME, New York, 1993, pp. 687-692.

137.     M. Bodie, and M. Trabia, Mobile Robot Path Planning in Unknown Terrain and Hazardous Environment, presented at Ninth International Conference on Mathematical and Computer Modelling, Berkeley, California, July 1993.

138.     W. McCarthy, and M. Trabia, Selection of Membership Sets for Optimal Performance of a Fuzzy Logic Controller, presented at Ninth International Conference on Mathematical and Computer Modelling, Berkeley, California, July 1993.

139.     Y. Lei, M. Trabia, and D. Too, Optimization of the Seating Position in a Human-Powered Vehicle, Biomechanics in Sport XI, pp. 115-119, presented at the 11th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sport, Amherst, Massachusetts, June 1993.

140.     S. Jupudi, S. N. Singh, and M. Trabia, Trajectory and Vibration Control of a Three-Link Flexible Robot Using Inverse Joint Controller and Optimal Multiple Stabilizers, 2nd  Conference on Recent Advances in Active Control of Sound and Vibration, Technomic Publishing Inc., Lancaster, 1993, pp. 705-716.

141.     M. Trabia, and E. Lam, Symbolic Formulation of the Dynamic Equations of Motion of an Open Chain of Serially Connected Flexible Bodies, Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing, Volume 2, Section B, 1993, pp. 1048-1053.

142.     J. Li, V. Musukula, and M. Trabia, Design of Machine Tool Spindle for Minimum Cylindricity Error, Advances in Design Automation-1992, DE-Vol. 44-1, ASME, New York, 1992, pp. 145‑150.

143.     R. Rajagopalan, and M. Trabia, Optimal Design of an Overhead Crane Runaway Girder, Advances in Design Automation-1992, DE-Vol. 44-1, ASME, New York, 1992, pp. 231‑237.

144.     M. Trabia, and M. Kiley, ASME Pressure Vessel Code Application to Nuclear Waste Container Design, 1992 International High Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference, Volume 2, pp. 1244-1252, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 1992.

145.     M. Trabia, and E. Lam, Modeling of the UNLV-ARO Light Weight Hydraulically Actuated Robot, Second National Applied Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, Volume II, pp. VIIB. 4-1 -  4-13. Cincinnati, Ohio, November 1991.

146.     M. Trabia, and W. Yim, Optimal Joint Trajectory Planning of a Single Link Elastic Robot, Robotics Research‑1990, DSC-Vol.26, ASME, New York, 1991, pp. 59‑66.

147.     M. Trabia, Use of MATHCAD in Teaching Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines, Proceedings of the 1990 Annual Meeting and Conference of American Society for Engineering Education, Pacific Southwest Section, Las Vegas, Nevada, October, 1990, pp. 219‑226.

148.     M. Trabia, and J. K. Davidson, Substitute Wrists for the Attitude and Control of a Robot Tool Carried by a 3-R Spherical Wrist, Cams, Gears, Robot and Mechanism Design, DE-Vol. 26, ASME, New York, 1990, pp. 245-254.

149.     R. Reynolds, and M. Trabia, Improving the Performance of Gravity Meter Stabilizer Mechanism, First National Applied Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, Volume II, 7B-3, pp. 1-7, Cincinnati, Ohio, November 1989.

150.     M. Trabia, Automatic Generation of Near-Minimum Length Collision-Free Paths for Robots, Flexible Assembly Systems‑1989, DE-Vol.20, ASME, New York, 1989, pp. 93‑98.

151.     W. Yim, and M. Trabia, Control of a Robot with Elastic Links Using Nonlinear Feedback and Dynamic Joint Angle Modification, Sensors and Controls for Manufacturing-1988, PED-Vol. 33, ASME, New York, 1988, pp. 163-174.

152.     M. Trabia, and J. K. Davidson, Design Conditions for the Orientation and Attitude of a Robot Tool Carried by a 3-R Spherical Wrist, Trends and Developments in Mechanisms, Machines, and Robotics-1988, DE-Vol. 15-3, ASME, New York, 1988, pp. 177‑191.