Papers
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Total Citations
137
H-Index
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About
Dr. Md. Arafatur Rahman is a leading researcher in collaborative robotics and wireless communication systems for hostile and safety-critical environments. His work primarily focuses on developing air-ground wireless networks that integrate drones, robots, and human rescuers to enhance search-and-rescue operations, particularly in challenging alpine settings. Dr. Rahman’s most influential contribution is the SHERPA project and his pioneering work on enabling drone communications with WiMAX technology (69 citations), which established foundational protocols for real-time data transmission in remote, mountainous terrain. He further advanced this field with the Collab-SAR framework (29 citations), introducing a collaborative approach to avalanche rescue that dramatically improves efficiency over traditional non-collaborative methods. Expanding beyond alpine rescue, Dr. Rahman has applied his expertise to workplace safety, developing security robots and human-robot collaboration models that address violence prevention and risk management in Industry 4.0 environments. His notable achievements include the implementation of a smart garbage bin robot with obstacle avoidance and a robotic rail arm system for migrant worker safety, demonstrating a consistent commitment to using autonomous systems to solve real-world humanitarian and industrial challenges.
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- 1Enabling drone communications with WiMAX Technology69 citations · 2014
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- 9System-on-a-chip approach for industrial robotic controller design2 citations · 2002