Mohamed R. Mahfouz

About

Mohamed R. Mahfouz is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of biomedical engineering, robotics, and wireless positioning systems. His most influential work centers on ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, where he developed a novel noncoherent UWB positioning radar architecture that achieves millimeter-range accuracy in real time—a breakthrough cited over 180 times. This system, with dynamic 3D accuracy under 6 mm, dramatically outperforms commercial alternatives and enables new applications in indoor navigation and surgical guidance. Mahfouz has also made significant contributions to flexible capacitive sensors for high-resolution pressure measurement, advancing tactile robotics and biomechanics. His work on quaternionic attitude estimation using Monte Carlo methods has improved human motion tracking with MEMS sensors. More recently, he has pioneered a radiation-free approach to 3D bone reconstruction using ultrasound and electromagnetic tracking, enabling rapid preoperative templating for knee arthroplasty. With a career spanning foundational sensor innovations to clinical translation, Mahfouz’s research consistently pushes the boundaries of precision, from sub-millimeter positioning to high-fidelity biomechanical sensing.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Real-Time Noncoherent UWB Positioning Radar With Millimeter Range Accuracy: Theory and Experiment

   186 citations · 2009
2. 2
   Flexible capacitive sensors for high resolution pressure measurement

   62 citations · 2008
3. 3
   Quaternionic Attitude Estimation for Robotic and Human Motion Tracking Using Sequential Monte Carlo Methods With von Mises-Fisher and Nonuniform Densities Simulations

   26 citations · 2013
4. 4
   A novel approach to 3D bone creation in minutes

   13 citations · 2021
5. 5
   Real-time UWB indoor positioning system with millimeter 3-D dynamic accuracy

   6 citations · 2009

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