M. Reza J. Harandi
Papers
17
Total Citations
214
H-Index
10
About
M. Reza J. Harandi is a robotics and control engineer whose research has established him as a leading voice in the dynamics and control of parallel and cable-driven robotic systems. His work spans three tightly interconnected areas: adaptive control under uncertainty, underactuated robot stabilization, and passivity-based control theory — fields where his contributions have meaningfully advanced both theoretical foundations and practical implementation. Harandi's most influential work addresses the persistent challenge of kinematic and dynamic uncertainties in parallel robots, with his 2021 paper on adaptive control accumulating 47 citations in a relatively short period, reflecting strong community uptake. His subsequent 2023 follow-up, extending this framework to position feedback control, has already garnered 30 citations, demonstrating sustained relevance. A particularly notable thread in his research is the application of Interconnection and Damping Assignment Passivity-Based Control (IDA-PBC) to underactuated cable-driven robots — systems complicated by positive cable tension constraints and complex coupled dynamics. His elegant use of Pfaffian differential equations to resolve IDA-PBC matching conditions stands out as a mathematically rigorous contribution. Across roughly a dozen highly cited publications, Harandi has built a coherent and technically sophisticated body of work that is increasingly shaping how researchers approach advanced robot control design.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Adaptive control of parallel robots with uncertain kinematics and dynamics47 citations · 2021
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- 4Solution of matching equations of IDA-PBC by Pfaffian differential equations14 citations · 2021
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- 7Point-to-Point Motion Control of an Underactuated Planar Cable Driven Robot13 citations · 2019
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