Mohd Azuwan Mat Dzahir
Shibaura Institute of Technology, University of Technology Malaysia
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158
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About
Mohd Azuwan Mat Dzahir is a leading researcher in rehabilitation robotics, specializing in the development of compliant, pneumatic muscle-actuated systems for lower-limb gait training. His work focuses on harnessing the natural compliance and high power-to-weight ratio of Pneumatic Muscle Actuators (PMAs) to create safer, more effective orthoses for spinal cord injury (SCI) patients. His most influential work, a 2014 review on control schemes for pneumatic muscle-actuated gait trainers, has garnered 130 citations, establishing a foundational reference for the field. Mat Dzahir has made significant contributions to the precise control of these nonlinear actuators, including the development of a contraction model control scheme for antagonistic mono- and bi-articular actuators—a critical step in replicating natural human gait. He has also advanced the field through inverse modeling techniques using particle swarm optimization to mitigate the undesirable hysteresis effects inherent in artificial muscles. Beyond lower-limb rehabilitation, his research extends to snake robot locomotion for challenging environments, demonstrating a broader expertise in bio-inspired robotics. His work is pivotal in moving rehabilitation robotics toward lightweight, compliant, and user-friendly systems that can better assist patients in regaining mobility.
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