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43
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3872
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180

Overview

Maarouf Saad is affiliated with the École de Technologie Supérieure in Canada and has a research portfolio that focuses primarily on engineering and its various subfields. The scientist's work spans several domains including Control and Systems Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications, and Aerospace Engineering.

Their research topics include:

  • Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems
  • Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics
  • Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems
  • Control and Dynamics of Mobile Robots
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Robotic Path Planning Algorithms

Maarouf Saad has published extensively in various scientific venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • IEEE Access
  • International Journal of Modelling Identification and Control
  • ISA Transactions
  • IEEE Systems Journal
  • IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics

Recent papers include:

  • "Novel adaptive impedance control for exoskeleton robot for rehabilitation using a nonlinear time-delay disturbance observer," 2020, ISA Transactions
  • "Guaranteed Performance Design for Formation Tracking and Collision Avoidance of Multiple USVs With Disturbances and Unmodeled Dynamics," 2020, IEEE Systems Journal
  • "A review on the deployment of demand response programs with multiple aspects coexistence over smart grid platform," 2022, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • "Sliding Mode Control with Model-Based Switching Functions applied on a 7-DOF Exoskeleton Arm," 2020, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
  • "Relay manoeuvre based fixed-time synchronized tracking control for UAV transport system," 2020, Aerospace Science and Technology

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Saad's research, with frequent co-authors including Jawhar Ghommam, Yassine Kali, Brahim Brahmi, Mohammad Habibur Rahman, and Khalid Benjelloun. The counts of joint works with these colleagues range from 8 to 23 publications each, indicating sustained collaborative efforts.

Best Publications

  • Sliding-Mode Robot Control With Exponential Reaching Law

    Charles J Fallaha;Maarouf Saad;Hadi Youssef Kanaan;Kamal Al-Haddad

  • Sliding Mode Control of PMSG Wind Turbine Based on Enhanced Exponential Reaching Law

    Seyed Mehdi Mozayan;Maarouf Saad;Hani Vahedi;Handy Fortin-Blanchette

  • An efficient approach for short term load forecasting using artificial neural networks

    Nahi Kandil;René Wamkeue;Maarouf Saad;Semaan Georges

  • Identification and Real-Time Control of an Electrohydraulic Servo System Based on Nonlinear Backstepping

    C. Kaddissi;J.-P. Kenne;M. Saad

  • Development of a whole arm wearable robotic exoskeleton for rehabilitation and to assist upper limb movements

    M. H. Rahman;M. J. Rahman;O. L. Cristobal;Maarouf Saad

  • Formation path following control of unicycle-type mobile robots

    J. Ghommam;M. Saad;F. Mnif

  • A higher level path tracking controller for a four-wheel differentially steered mobile robot

    Elie Maalouf;Maarouf Saad;Hamadou Saliah

  • Indirect Adaptive Control of an Electro-Hydraulic Servo System Based on Nonlinear Backstepping

    Claude Kaddissi;Jean-pierre Kenne;Maarouf Saad

  • Adaptive Leader–Follower Formation Control of Underactuated Surface Vessels Under Asymmetric Range and Bearing Constraints

    Jawhar Ghommam;Maarouf Saad

  • An improved Artificial Potential Field approach to real-time mobile robot path planning in an unknown environment

    Joe Sfeir;Maarouf Saad;Hamadou Saliah-Hassane

  • A Monitoring Technique for Reversed Power Flow Detection With High PV Penetration Level

    Hashem Mortazavi;Hasan Mehrjerdi;Maarouf Saad;Serge Lefebvre

  • Control of an exoskeleton robot arm with sliding mode exponential reaching law

    Mohammad H. Rahman;Maarouf Saad;Jean-Pierre Kenné;Philippe S. Archambault

  • Super-twisting algorithm with time delay estimation for uncertain robot manipulators

    Yassine Kali;Maarouf Saad;Khalid Benjelloun;Charles Khairallah

  • A Decentralized Control of Partitioned Power Networks for Voltage Regulation and Prevention Against Disturbance Propagation

    Hasan Mehrjerdi;Serge Lefebvre;Maarouf Saad;Dalal Asber

  • Nonlinear coordination control for a group of mobile robots using a virtual structure

    Hasan Mehrjerdi;Jawhar Ghommam;Maarouf Saad

  • Adaptive Tracking Control of an Exoskeleton Robot With Uncertain Dynamics Based on Estimated Time-Delay Control

    Brahim Brahmi;Maarouf Saad;Cristobal Ochoa-Luna;Mohammad Habibur Rahman

  • Fuzzy Learning Decomposition for the Scheduling of Hydroelectric Power Systems

    Maarouf Saad;Pascal Bigras;A. Turgeon;R. Duquette

  • Learning disaggregation technique for the operation of long‐term hydroelectric power systems

    Maarouf Saad;André Turgeon;Pascal Bigras;R. Duquette

  • Autonomous Landing of a Quadrotor on a Moving Platform

    Jawhar Ghommam;Maarouf Saad

  • Backstepping-based cooperative and adaptive tracking control design for a group of underactuated AUVs in horizontal plan

    Jawhar Ghommam;Maarouf Saad

  • Robust Observer-Based Dynamic Sliding Mode Controller for a Quadrotor UAV

    Nuradeen Fethalla;Maarouf Saad;Hannah Michalska;Jawhar Ghommam

Frequent Co-Authors

Louis-A. Dessaint
Louis-A. Dessaint École de Technologie Supérieure
Ambrish Chandra
Ambrish Chandra École de Technologie Supérieure
Kamal Al-Haddad
Kamal Al-Haddad École de Technologie Supérieure
Jesus Doval-Gandoy
Jesus Doval-Gandoy Universidade de Vigo
El-Kébir Boukas
El-Kébir Boukas Polytechnique Montréal
Bhim Singh
Bhim Singh Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Graham C. Goodwin
Graham C. Goodwin University of Newcastle Australia
Quanmin Zhu
Quanmin Zhu University of the West of England
Youmin Zhang
Youmin Zhang Concordia University
Hua Geng
Hua Geng Tsinghua University

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