Papers
16
Total Citations
105
H-Index
6
About
Zakarya Zyada is a robotics and control systems researcher whose work spans mobile robotics, cooperative manipulation, and intelligent control. His most significant contributions lie in the domain of nonprehensile manipulation, where he has developed dynamic models and control algorithms for multi-link objects handled by cooperative robot arms — research motivated by real-world applications such as robotic patient transfer in healthcare settings. His 2014 paper on skid steering mobile robot modeling and control, which introduced an LQR controller augmented with a feed-forward component, stands as his most cited work with 17 citations, reflecting its practical relevance in autonomous ground vehicle research. Zyada has also made notable contributions to wall-climbing robotics, sensor fusion for humanitarian mine detection, and reinforcement learning for robotic vision-based tasks, demonstrating a broad and evolving research portfolio. His early work on tunnel segment assembly using fuzzy-compensated parallel link robots highlights a long-standing interest in precision force-controlled systems. Across more than a decade of publishing, Zyada has accumulated citations in robotics conferences and journals, with cumulative citations exceeding 90. His research consistently bridges theoretical modeling with practical robotic implementation, making his work particularly valuable for engineers and researchers working on service, field, and cooperative robotics.
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Top Papers
- 1Skid steering mobile robot modeling and control17 citations · 2014
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- 4Kinematic analysis of a two-link object for whole arm manipulation10 citations · 2010
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- 6Sensor Fusion Based Fuzzy Rules Learning for Humanitarian Mine Detection8 citations · 2006
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- 8Reinforcement Learning for Robotic Applications with Vision Feedback5 citations · 2021
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