Dr Vahid Fakhari

    Electronic Engineering

    Assistant Professor/Lecturer

    Biography

    Vahid Fakhari obtained his BSc, MSc, and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology in 2005, 2007, and 2013, respectively. From 2015, he served as an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Mechanical and Energy Engineering at Shahid Beheshti University for nearly 8 years. During this period, he managed industrial projects and supervised over 20 graduate and postgraduate theses in his research group, focusing on areas including mathematical modelling, dynamics, vibration control, control systems, optimisation, manufacturing, and experimental testing of mechanical and mechatronic systems. His work specifically addressed the development of wind turbines, solar trackers, energy harvesters, and robotic systems. Vahid then joined the University of Galway as a Research Fellow in the Large Structure Research Group, where he contributed to the development of tidal energy devices and airborne wind energy systems for nearly 1.5 years. He is currently an Assistant Professor/Lecturer in the Department of Electronic Engineering and the Centre for Ocean Energy Research (COER) at Maynooth University. His research interests include dynamic modelling, system identification, control systems, optimisation, ocean energy systems, energy harvesters, and mechatronics.

    Research Interests

    Control Systems

    Dynamics and Vibration

    Ocean Energy

    Energy Harvesters

    Optimisation

    Robotics and Mechatronics

    System Identification

    Peer Reviewed Journal

    Year Publication
    2025 Tenis Ranjan Munaweera Thanthirige; Michael Flanagan; Ciaran Kennedy; Yadong Jiang; Micheal O’Conghaile; Clement Courade; Patrick Cronin; Conor Dillon; Vahid Fakhari; Cormac Ó Cadhain; Michael Walls; Carlos Bachour; Tomas Flanagan; Brendan Cahill; Jarlath McEntee; Jamie Goggins; William Finnegan (2025) 'Advanced structural testing and modelling of a novel full-scale helical shape tidal turbine foil'. Engineering Structures, . [Link] [DOI]
    2024 Vahid Fakhari; Tenis Ranjan Munaweera Thanthirige; Michael Flanagan; Ciaran Kennedy; Yadong Jiang; Micheal O'Conghaile; Tomas Flanagan; Clement Courade; Patrick Cronin; Conor Dillon; Jamie Goggins; William Finnegan (2024) 'Theoretical and experimental transverse vibration analysis of a non-uniform composite helical tidal turbine foil'. Ocean Engineering, . [Link] [DOI]
    2024 Petoft, H.; Rahi, A.; Fakhari, V. (2024) 'Vibration analysis of a hyperloop pod with a novel hybrid levitation in accelerating and braking maneuvers'. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, . [Link] [DOI]
    2024 Seyed Mehdi Mousavi; Vahid Fakhari (2024) 'Design and development of closed-loop controllers for trajectory tracking of a planar vibration-driven robot'. JOURNAL OF VIBRATION AND CONTROL, . [Link] [DOI]
    2023 Amiri, N.; Sohrabi, K.; Eftekharian, G.; Fakhari, V. (2023) 'Optimization and control of an energy-efficient vibration-driven robot'. JVC/Journal of Vibration and Control, . [Link] [DOI]
    2023 Bakhtiary Yekta, H.; Fakhari, V. (2023) 'A novel optimized design of an energy harvester using magnetoelectric transducers'. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, . [Link] [DOI]
    2021 Amiri, N.; Fakhari, V.; Sepahvand, S. (2021) 'Motion control of a caterpillar robot using optimized feedback linearization and sliding mode controllers'. International Journal of Dynamics and Control, . [Link] [DOI]
    2021 Bakhtiary Yekta, H.; Fakhari, V. (2021) 'Nonlinear modeling, design and parametric study of an effective harvester in large amplitude vibration using magnetoelectric transducer'. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, . [Link] [DOI]
    2020 Naseri, R.; Talebi, H.A.; Ohadi, A.; Fakhari, V. (2020) 'A robust active control scheme for automotive engine vibration based on disturbance observer'. ISA Transactions, . [Link] [DOI]
    2020 Biglari, H.; Fakhari, V. (2020) 'Edgewise vibration reduction of small size wind turbine blades using shunt damping'. JVC/Journal of Vibration and Control, . [Link] [DOI]
    2017 Fakhari, V.; Shokrollahi, S. (2017) 'A theoretical and experimental disturbance analysis in a product of inertia measurement system'. Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation, . [Link] [DOI]
    2015 Fakhari, V.; Ohadi, A.; Talebi, H.A. (2015) 'A robust adaptive control scheme for an active mount using a dynamic engine model'. JVC/Journal of Vibration and Control, . [Link] [DOI]
    2015 Fakhari, V.; Choi, S.-B.; Cho, C.-H. (2015) 'A new robust adaptive controller for vibration control of active engine mount subjected to large uncertainties'. Smart Materials and Structures, . [Link] [DOI]
    2013 Fakhari, V.; Ohadi, A. (2013) 'Robust control of automotive engine using active engine mount'. JVC/Journal of Vibration and Control, . [Link] [DOI]
    2011 Fakhari, V.; Ohadi, A.; Yousefian, P. (2011) 'Nonlinear free and forced vibration behavior of functionally graded plate with piezoelectric layers in thermal environment'. Composite Structures, . [Link] [DOI]
    2011 Fakhari, V.; Ohadi, A. (2011) 'Nonlinear vibration control of functionally graded plate with piezoelectric layers in thermal environment'. JVC/Journal of Vibration and Control, . [Link] [DOI]

    Conference Publication

    Year Publication
    2020 Kawtharani, M.A.; Fakhari, V.; Haghjoo, M.R. (2020) HORA 2020 - 2nd International Congress on Human-Computer Interaction, Optimization and Robotic Applications, Proceedings Tracking Control of an Omni-Directional Mobile Robot [Link] [DOI]
    2019 Madani, P.; Mobaraki, M.; Jahromi, S.; Fakhari, V. (2019) ICRoM 2019 - 7th International Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics Experiental Robustness Evaluation of PID Controller for Position Control of a Cartesian Robot [Link] [DOI]
    2010 Mirsalim, S.M.; Hajialimohammadi, A.; Ehteram, M.; Fakhari, V. (2010) ASME 2010 10th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis, ESDA2010 Exergy analysis of a compressed natural gas turbocharged spark ignited engine [Link] [DOI]
    2009 Fakhari, V.; Ohadi, A. (2009) 16th International Congress on Sound and Vibration 2009, ICSV 2009 Active robust control of geometrically nonlinear vibration of FGM plate with piezoelectric sensor/actuator layers [Link]
    2008 Ohadi, A.R.; Fakhari, V. (2008) 15th International Congress on Sound and Vibration 2008, ICSV 2008 Nonlinear vibration control of fgm plate with piezoelectric sensor/actuator layers under thermal gradient and mechanical load [Link]
    2007 Ohadi, A.R.; Fakhari, V. (2007) Effect of bell plate on vibration behavior of automotive engine supported by hydraulic engine mounts [Link] [DOI]
    2007 Ohadi, A.R.; Maghsoodi, Gh.; Fakhari, V. (2007) 14th International Congress on Sound and Vibration 2007, ICSV 2007 Simulation of engine vibration on nonlinear hydraulic engine mounts through full-vehicle model [Link]
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