Journal Publications

1. Shirin Esfhani, Venkatesan Muthukumar, Emma Regentova, Kazem Taghva, Mohamed Trabia, “Food Recognition Improvement by Using Hyper-Spectral Imagery,” International Journal of Advanced Computer Research, Vol. 11, Issue, 53, March, 2021.

2. Rahul Soangra, Michael Shiraishi, Richard Beuttler, Michelle Gwerder, LouAnne Boyd, Venkatesan Muthukumar, Mohamed Trabia, Afshin Aminian, Marybeth Grant-Beuttler, “Foot Contact Dynamics and Fall Risk among Children Diagnosed with Idiopathic Toe Walking, Applied Sciences. 2021; 11(6):2862. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11062862.

3. Jessica DeBerardinis, Conner Neilsen, Daniel E. Lidstone, Janet S. Dufek, Mohamed B. Trabia “Enhancing the Accuracy of Ground Reaction Force Measurement during Walking Using Pressure-Measuring Insoles,” Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, Vol 143, No, 1, 2021.

4. Pouya Shojaei, Riccardo Scazzosi, Mohamed Trabia, Brendan O’Toole, Marco Giglio, Xing Zhang, Yiliang Liao, Andrea Manes “Material Model Characterization of a Ti/SiC Metal Matrix Nanocomposite Coating Subjected to Hypervelocity Impact,” Structural Integrity Procedia, 2020.

5. Jessica DeBerardinis, Conner Neilsen, Daniel E. Lidstone, Janet S. Dufek, Mohamed B. Trabia “A Comparison of Two Techniques for Center of Pressure Measurements,” Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering, Volume 7, pp. 1–12, DOI: 10.1177/2055668320921063.

6. Pouya Shojaei, Mohamed Trabia, Brendan O’Toole, Richard Jennings, Xing Zhang, Yiliang Liao “Enhancing Hypervelocity Impact Resistance of Titanium Substrate Using Ti/SiC Metal Matrix Nanocomposite Coating,” Composites Part B, Volume 194, August 2020.

7. Md Shakhawat Hossen, Christopher Kapper, Mohamed Trabia, Brendan Morris, JeeWoong Park, and Alexander Paz, Design and Preliminary Testing of Demand-Responsive Transverse Rumble Strips (DRTRS), Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 11, No. 9, 2019. 

8. Jessica DeBerardinis, Janet S. Dufek, Mohamed B. Trabia, A Viscoelastic Ellipsoidal Model of the Mechanics of Plantar Tissues, Journal of Biomechanics, 2019.

9. Deniz, H., Kaya, E., Yesilyurt, E., and Trabia, M., The influence of an engineering design experience on elementary teachers' nature of engineering views, accepted for publication, International Journal of Technology and Design Education, pp. 1-22, 2019, DOI: 10.1007/s10798-019-09518-4, http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10798-019-09518-4

10. Daniel Lidstone, Janet Dufek, Jessica DeBerardinis, Mohamed Trabia, Electronic Measurement of Plantar Contact Area During Walking Using an Adaptive Thresholding Method for Medilogic® Pressure-Measuring Insoles, The Foot, 2019.

11. Daniel E Lidstone, Louise M Porcher, Jessica DeBerardinis, Janet S Dufek, Mohamed B Trabia, Concurrent Validity of an Automated Footprint Detection Algorithm to Measure Plantar Contact Area during Walking, Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, 2018.

12. Sabreen Abdallah Abdelwahab, Farid A. Tolbah, Magdy M. Abdelhameed, Mohamed B. Trabia, Mohammed I. Awad Characterization and Control of IPMC for Use in Bio-inspired Actuators, International Journal of Mechanisms and Robotic Systems, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 155-175, 2018.

13. DeBerardinis, J., Dufek, Janet S., Trabia, Mohamed B., Lidstone, Daniel, Assessing the validity of pressure-measuring insoles in quantifying gait variables, Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1177/2055668317752088. 

14. DeBerardinis, J., Trabia, Mohamed B., Dufek, Janet S. Review of Foot Plantar Pressure - Focus on the Development of Foot Ulcerations, Open Access Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 3, No. 3, 2016. 

15. S. Roy, M. Trabia, B. O’Toole, R. Hixson, S. Becker, M. Pena, R. Jennings, D. Somasundaram, M. Matthes, E. Daykin, and E. Machorro, Study of Hypervelocity Projectile Impact on Thick Metal Plates, Shock and Vibration, Volume 2016 (2016), Article ID 4313480, 11 pages.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4313480

16. D. Somasundaram, M. Trabia, and B. O’Toole, Parametric Sensitivity Comparison of Simulation Models for Flyer Plate Impact Experiments, International Journal of Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements, Vol. 3, Issue 4, pp. 305 - 315, 2015.

17. J. Thota, M. Trabia, and B. O’Toole, Computational Prediction of Low Impact Shock Propagation in a Lab-Scale Space Bolted Frame Structure, International Journal of Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2015, pp. 139-149.

18. J. Inouye, J. Mercer. C. Mobley, M. Trabia, D. Feng, K. Daub, K. Connelly, Activity and Diet Assessments with Wearable Technology in a Rural Setting, Hawai‘i Journal of Medicine & Public Health, Vol. 74, No. 7, 2015.

19. B. O’Toole, M. Trabia, R. Hixson, S. Roy, M. Pena, S. Becker, E. Daykin, E. Machorro, R. Jennings, M. Matthes, Modeling Plastic Deformation of Steel Plates in Hypervelocity Impact Experiments, Procedia Engineering 103, 2015, pp. 458-465.

20. M. Saadeh and M. Trabia, Parameters Identification for a Composite Piezoelectric Actuator Dynamics, Actuators, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2015, pp. 39-59.

21. D. Somasundaram, M. Trabia, and B. O’Toole, A Methodology for Predicting High Impact Shock Propagation within Bolted-Joint Structures, International Journal of Impact Engineering, 2014.

22. D. Somasundaram, M. Trabia, B. O’Toole, and Q. Liu, Shock Mitigation for Electronic Boards within a Projectile, International Journal of Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements, Vol. 1, No. 4, 2013, pp. 416-439.

23. M. Saadeh and M. B. Trabia, Identification of a Force Sensing Resistor for Tactile Applications, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, Vol. 27, No. 7, 2013, pp.813-827.

24. M. Zeng, T. Ma, B. Sundén, M.B. Trabia, M.B. and Q. Wang, Effect of Lateral Fin Profiles on Stress Performance of Internally Finned Tubes in a High Temperature Heat Exchanger, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 50, No. 1, 2013, pp. 886-895.

25. G. Ladkany and M. Trabia, A Genetic Algorithm with Weighted Average Normally-Distributed Arithmetic Crossover and Twinkling, Applied Mathematics, Vol. 3 No. 10, 2012, pp. 1220-1235. 

26. V. Ponyavin, Y. T. Chen, T. Mohamed, M. Trabia, A. E. Hechanova, and M. Wilson, Design of a Compact Ceramic High Temperature Heat Exchanger and Chemical Decomposer for Hydrogen Production, International Journal of Heat Transfer Engineering, Vol. 33, No. 10, 2012, pp. 853-870.

27. D. Somasundaram and M. Trabia, A Fuzzy-Controlled Hooke-Jeeves Optimization Algorithm, Journal of Engineering Optimization, Vol. 43, No. 10, 2011, pp. 1043-1062.

28. J. Thota, B. O’Toole, and M. Trabia, Optimization of Shock Response within a Military Vehicle Space Frame, Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2011, pp. 1-15.

29. M. B. Trabia, W. Yim, and M. Saadeh, Modeling of Hysteresis and Backlash for a Smart Fin with a Piezoelectric Actuator, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, Vol. 22, No. 11, 2011, pp. 1161-1176.

30. M. Saadeh, M. Trabia, Yantao Shen, and M. Fadali, Design of a Wearable Fingertip Haptic Braille Device, ASME Journal of Medical Devices. Vol. 4, no. 2, 027524, 2010.

31. K. A. F. Moustafa, M. B. Trabia, and M. I. Ismail, Modelling and control of an overhead crane with a variable length flexible cable, International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology, Vol. 34, No. 3, 2009, pp. 216-228.

32. S. Gutta, J. Lee, M. Trabia, and W. Yim, Modeling of Ionic Polymer Metal Composite Actuator Dynamics using a Large Deflection Beam Model, Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 18, 2009, pp. 1-9.

33. K. A. F. Moustafa, M. B. Trabia, and M. N. Emira, S. Elnaggar, Modeling and Simulation of a Three-Link Spatial Manipulator with One Flexible Link, International Journal of Modelling and Simulation, Vol.29, No.4, 2009.

34. J. Thota, M. Trabia, B. O’Toole and A. Ayyaswamy, Structural Response Optimization of a Light-Weight Composite Blast Containment Vessel, ASME Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Vol. 131, No. 3, 2009, 031209.

35. K. A. F. Moustafa, M. B. Trabia, and M. I. Ismail, Modeling and Control of an Overhead Crane with a Variable Length Flexible Cable, International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology (IJCAT), Volume 34, No. 3 2009, pp. 216-228.

36. V. Chakka, M. Trabia, B. O’Toole, S. Sridharala, S. Ladkany, and M. Chowdhury, Modeling and Reduction of Shocks on Electronic Components within a Projectile, International Journal of Impact Engineering, Volume 35, 2008, pp. 1326-1338. The paper was reprinted as Army Research Laboratory Report, ARL-RP-217, August 2008.

37. V. Mudupu, M. Trabia, W. Yim, P. Weinacht, Design and validation of a fuzzy logic controller for a smart projectile fin with a piezoelectric actuator, Smart Materials and Structures, Volume 17, Number 3, 2008, pp. 1-12.

38. M. Trabia, J. Renno, and K. Moustafa, Generalized Design of an Anti-Swing Fuzzy Logic Controller for an Overhead Crane with Hoist, Journal of Vibration and Control, Volume 14, Number 3, 2008, pp. 319-346.

39. V. Ponyavin, Y. T. Chen, T. Mohamed, M. Trabia, A. E. Hechanova, M. Wilson, Parametric Study of Sulfuric Acid Decomposer for Hydrogen Production, Progress in Nuclear Energy, Volume 50, 2008, pp. 427-433.

40. M. B. Trabia, B. O’Toole, J. Thota, and K. Matta, Finite Element Modeling of a Light-Weight Composite Blast Containment Vessel, ASME Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Volume 130, 011205, 2008, pp. 1-7.

41. B. O’Toole, M. B. Trabia, J. Thota, T. Wilcox, K. K. Nakelswamy, Structural Response of Blast Loaded Composite Containment Vessels, SAMPE Journal, Volume 42, n4, 2006, pp. 6-13.

42. L. Shi, and M. Trabia, Design and Tuning of Importance-Based Fuzzy Logic Controller for a Flexible-Link Manipulator, Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems, Volume 17, Number 3, 2006, pp. 313 - 323.

43. S. Mani, S. Singh, S. Parimi, W. Yim, and M. Trabia, Adaptive Rotation of a Smart Projectile Fin Using a Piezoelectric Flexible Beam Actuator, Journal of Vibration and Control, Vol. 11, No. 8, 2005, pp. 1085-1102.

44. L. Shi, and M. Trabia, Comparison of Distributed PD-Like and Importance-Based Fuzzy Logic Controllers for Two-Link Rigid-Flexible Manipulator, Journal of Vibration and Control, Vol. 11, No. 6, 2005, pp. 723-748.

45. M. Trabia, A Hybrid Fuzzy Simplex Genetic Algorithm, ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, November 2004, pp. 969-974.

46. N. Hodge, L. Shi, and M. Trabia, A Distributed Fuzzy Logic Controller for an Autonomous Vehicle. Journal of Robotic Systems, October 2004, Volume 21, Number 10, pp. 499-516.

47. Z. Ceylan, and M. Trabia, Optimization of the Closure-Weld Region of Cylindrical Containers for Long-Term Corrosion Resistance Using the Successive Heuristic Quadratic Approximation Technique, ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, September 2003, pp. 533-539.

48. M. Trabia, and L.Z. Shi Design and Tuning of a Distributed Fuzzy Logic Controller for Flexible-Link Manipulators, Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, Volume 10, Number 4, 2001, pp. 215-233.

49. M. Trabia, and X. Lu, A Fuzzy Adaptive Simplex Search Optimization Algorithm, ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 123, June 2001, pp. 216-225.

50. M. Trabia, M. Kaseko, and A. Murali, A Two-Stage Fuzzy Logic Controller for Traffic Signals, Transportation Research Part C, Volume 7, Number 6, March 2000, pp. 353-367.

51. M. Nalley, and M. Trabia, Control of Overhead Cranes Using Fuzzy Logic Controller, Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, Volume 8, Number 1, January 2000, pp. 1-18.

52. M. Trabia, and M. Kathari Placement of a Manipulator for Minimum Cycle Time, Journal of Robotic Systems, August 1999, pp. 419-433.

53. M. Trabia, and W. McCarthy, Design of Fuzzy Logic Controllers for Optimal Performance, Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, Volume 6, Number 4, December 1998, pp. 459-470.

54. C. Teng, D. Reynolds, and M. Trabia, Methods for Resolving Fan/Motor Vibration Problems in Air-Conditioning Units: I-Experimental Procedures for Identifying Vibration Modes Excited by Fan Impeller Imbalance, ASHRAE Transactions: Research, 1998, pp. 232-244.

55. C. Teng, M. Trabia, and D. Reynolds, Methods for Resolving Fan/Motor Vibration Problems in Air-Conditioning Units: II-Theoretical Models for Identifying Vibration Modes Excited by Fan Impeller Imbalance, ASHRAE Transactions: Research, 1998, pp. 245-254.

56. J. Li, and M. Trabia, Adaptive path planning and obstacle avoidance for a robot with a large degree of redundancy, Journal of Robotic Systems, March 1996, pp. 163-176.

57. S. Abayaweera, and M. Trabia, A Decompositional Algorithm for the Design of a Minimum Weight Multi-Stage Gearbox, Journal of Applied Mechanisms and Robotics, Volume 2, No. 3, 1995, pp. 42-48.

58. A. Bhargava, M. Trabia, and S. Moujaes, “Optimal Design of a Cold-Sea-Water Chiller,” ASHRAE Transactions: Research, 1994, pp. 122-130.

59. M. Trabia, “Planning Near Minimum-Collision-Free Paths for Robots,” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, September 1993, pp. 1481-1488.

60. M. Trabia, and J. K. Davidson, “Substitute Wrists for the Attitude and Control of a Robot Tool Carried by a 3-R Spherical Wrist,” ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, March 1992, pp. 143-152

61. M. Trabia, and W. Yim, “Dynamic Simulation of a Three Degrees of Freedom Hydraulically Activated Robot Arm with Flexible Links,” SME Transactions on Robotics Research, Vol. 1, 1990, pp. 8‑17 - 8‑40.

62. M. Trabia, and J. K. Davidson, “Design Conditions for the Orientation and Attitude of a Robot Tool Carried by a 3-R Spherical Wrist,” ASME Journal of Mechanisms, Transmissions, and Automation in Design, June 1989, pp. 176‑187.

63. M. Mostafa, T. Awad, M. Trabia, “A Computer Method for Kinematic and Dynamic Analysis of Plane Mechanisms,” Bulletin of the Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, vol. XII, 1983.

64. M. Mostafa, T. Awad, M. Trabia, “Optimum Dynamic Performance Using Nonlinear Programming,” Bulletin of the Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, vol. XII, 1983.