Yskandar Hamam

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Yskandar Hamam is a distinguished researcher whose work spans robotics, optimal control, rehabilitation engineering, and autonomous systems. His career reflects a deep commitment to advancing intelligent robotic systems, from foundational motion planning algorithms to cutting-edge assistive technologies for individuals with mobility impairments. Hamam's early contributions in the early 1990s established robust methodologies for optimal trajectory planning of robot manipulators, incorporating collision detection and avoidance using convex polyhedral representations — work that has garnered 44 citations and remains a foundational reference in the field. His research on multi-robot coordination through decomposition-coordination methods further demonstrated his expertise in complex constrained optimization problems. In later decades, Hamam expanded his focus toward human-centered robotics, contributing meaningfully to human-exoskeleton interaction control, rehabilitative walking systems for patients with lower limb disorders, and holonomic robotic walkers for individuals with gait impairments. His 2020 exoskeleton interaction control paper has already attracted 20 citations, reflecting growing interest in this critical area. Across agricultural robotics and fuzzy control systems, Hamam's breadth is equally impressive. With over 120 cumulative citations, his interdisciplinary body of work makes him a valuable reference point for students and researchers working at the intersection of robotics, control theory, and assistive technology.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Optimal Trajectory Planning of Manipulators With Collision Detection and Avoidance

   44 citations · 1992
2. 2
   Interaction Control for Human-Exoskeletons

   20 citations · 2020
3. 3
   Optimal motion planning of a multiple-robot system based on decomposition coordination

   13 citations · 1992
4. 4
   An efficient crop row detection method for agriculture robots

   11 citations · 2014
5. 5
   Rhythmic Trajectory Design and Control for Rehabilitative Walking in Patients with Lower Limb Disorder

   9 citations · 2016
6. 6
   A Fuzzy Robust Controller For Trajectory Tracking Of Robotic Systems

   8 citations · 2005
7. 7
   Development of a Holonomic Robotic Wheeled Walker for Persons with Gait Disorder

   5 citations · 2019
8. 8
   Decomposition method for the constrained path planning of articulated systems

   4 citations · 1991
9. 9
   Mobility And Optimal Dynamic Navigation For a Mobile Robot

   4 citations · 2005
10. 10
    Human feet tracking in arranging the navigation of a robotic rollator

    3 citations · 2017

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