Jafar Keighobadi
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Total Citations
145
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About
Jafar Keighobadi is a control systems researcher whose work has made significant contributions to the field of mobile robotics, particularly in the design of advanced controllers for nonholonomic wheeled and spherical mobile robots. His research sits at the intersection of nonlinear control theory, fuzzy logic, and sliding mode control, with a consistent focus on solving the challenging problem of precise trajectory tracking under real-world uncertainties. Keighobadi's most influential contribution, "From Nonlinear to Fuzzy Approaches in Trajectory Tracking Control of Wheeled Mobile Robots" (2011, 43 citations), demonstrated how knowledge-based fuzzy controllers can overcome the limitations of conventional computed torque methods — a landmark insight for robotics practitioners. His subsequent work on feedback linearization combined with fuzzy control (2010, 20 citations) further cemented his reputation for bridging classical and intelligent control paradigms. Extending his expertise to three-dimensional platforms, he developed nonlinear model predictive and robust sliding mode controllers for spherical mobile robots, broadening the applicability of his methods. Across more than a dozen publications, Keighobadi has accumulated over 140 citations, reflecting sustained influence within the robotics and control engineering communities. His body of work serves as a valuable resource for researchers tackling motion planning, stabilization, and robust control in autonomous robotic systems.
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- 4Fuzzy Sliding Mode Control of non-holonomic Wheeled Mobile Robot13 citations · 2011
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- 7Fuzzy Robust Trajectory Tracking Control of WMRs6 citations · 2011
- 8Fuzzy Sliding Mode Control of a Non-Holonomic Wheeled Mobile Robot3 citations · 2011
- 9Dynamic Based SMC of Nonholonomic Mobile Robots2 citations · 2013
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