Musthafa Farhan
Papers
6
Total Citations
176
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About
Dr. Musthafa Farhan is a leading researcher in wearable sensing and robotic systems for infrastructure maintenance, whose work bridges smart textiles and field-deployable automation. His most impactful contribution is an ultraflexible polyurethane yarn-based strain sensor with a polydimethylsiloxane infiltrated multilayer sheath (122 citations), which achieves high gauge factor, stretchability, and waterproofing for smart textiles and biomedical electronics. This core-sheath design addresses a critical need for durable, fiber-based wearable sensors. In parallel, Dr. Farhan has pioneered teleoperated and autonomous robots for hazardous maintenance tasks: a service robot for on-site rust removal and protection of high-rise gas pipes (34 citations), a robot for remote assembly of protective jackets on live gas risers, and a miniature spraying system for underground pipe internal rehabilitation lining (6 citations). His work on learning to grasp unknown objects using force feedback (4 citations) and a recent in-pipe maintenance robot using spray-in-place techniques (2024) further demonstrate his versatility. With over 170 total citations, Dr. Farhan’s research directly impacts worker safety, infrastructure longevity, and wearable health monitoring, making him a key innovator in applied robotics and sensor engineering.
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