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43
Citations
6132
World Ranking
1749
National Ranking
70

Overview

Meyer Nahon is affiliated with McGill University in Canada and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, particularly within aerospace engineering. Their research spans multiple subfields, including aerospace engineering, computational mechanics, control and systems engineering, computer vision and pattern recognition, and global and planetary change.

Their work focuses on several main topics, notably aerospace and aviation technology, vibration and dynamic analysis, fluid dynamics and vibration analysis, robotic path planning algorithms, aerospace engineering and energy systems, adaptive control of nonlinear systems, and air traffic management and optimization.

Nahon has published numerous papers, with recent contributions appearing in venues such as the Journal of Fluids and Structures, Journal of Sound and Vibration, AIAA Scitech Forum, and the International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS). Key recent papers include:

  • Dynamics of a cantilevered pipe subjected to internal and reverse external axial flow: A review, 2021, Journal of Fluids and Structures
  • Dynamics of a confined pipe aspirating fluid and concurrently subjected to external axial flow: An experimental investigation, 2021, Journal of Fluids and Structures
  • Dynamics of a confined pipe aspirating fluid and concurrently subjected to external axial flow: A theoretical investigation, 2021, Journal of Sound and Vibration
  • Dynamics of a confined pipe aspirating fluid concurrently subjected to external axial flow: Experiments on confinement length effects, 2023, Journal of Sound and Vibration
  • Trajectory Tracking Control of Highly Maneuverable Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, 2020, AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum

Their frequent co-authors include Inna Sharf, Michael P. Païdoussis, M.F.J. Butt, Juan Carlos Hernandez Ramirez, and Fares El Tin. These collaborations have resulted in multiple publications together, indicating ongoing research partnerships.

Publication venues in which Nahon has appeared repeatedly include:

  • 2022 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS)
  • Journal of Fluids and Structures
  • Journal of Sound and Vibration
  • AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum
  • Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems

The scope of their work shows an emphasis on experimental, theoretical, and computational approaches to dynamics and control challenges in aerospace and fluid-related systems. This includes studies of pipes under axial flow, vibration and dynamic behaviors, and control strategies for unmanned aerial vehicles.

Best Publications

  • Kinematic Analysis and Optimization of a New Three Degree-of-Freedom Spatial Parallel Manipulator

    J. A. Carretero;R. P. Podhorodeski;M. A. Nahon;C. M. Gosselin

  • Simulator motion-drive algorithms - A designer's perspective

    Meyer A. Nahon;Lloyd D. Reid

  • Development and validation of a lumped-mass dynamics model of a deep-sea ROV system

    F.R. Driscoll;R.G. Lueck;M. Nahon

  • Dynamics and control of a towed underwater vehicle system, part I: model development

    B. Buckham;M. Nahon;M. Seto;X. Zhao

  • Airship dynamics modeling: A literature review

    Yuwen Li;Meyer Nahon;Inna Sharf

  • Dynamics modeling and performance evaluation of an autonomous underwater vehicle

    Jason Evans;Meyer Nahon

  • Motion Simulation Capabilities of Three-Degree-of-Freedom Flight Simulators

    Nicolas A. Pouliot;Clement M. Gosselin;Meyer A. Nahon

  • Real-time force optimization in parallel kinematic chains under inequality constraints

    M.A. Nahon;J. Angeles

  • Development of a Finite Element Cable Model for Use in Low-Tension Dynamics Simulation

    Brad Buckham;Frederick R. Driscoll;Meyer Nahon

  • A simplified dynamics model for autonomous underwater vehicles

    M. Nahon

  • Force optimization in redundantly-actuated closed kinematic chains

    M.A. Nahon;J. Angeles

  • Modeling and Simulation of Airship Dynamics

    Yuwen Li;Meyer Nahon

  • Control of an Overactuated Cable-Driven Parallel Mechanism for a Radio Telescope Application

    G. Meunier;B. Boulet;M. Nahon

  • FLIGHT SIMULATION MOTION-BASE DRIVE ALGORITHMS.: PART 2, SELECTING THE SYSTEM PARAMETERS

    L D Reid;M A Nahon

  • Modelling and analysis of a solid polymer fuel cell system for transportation applications

    R Cownden;M Nahon;M.A Rosen

  • Response of airline pilots to variations in flight simulator motion algorithms

    Lloyd D. Reid;Meyer A. Nahon

  • Simulation of an underwater hexapod robot

    Christina Georgiades;Meyer Nahon;Martin Buehler

  • Exergy analysis of a fuel cell power system for transportation applications

    Ryan Cownden;Meyer Nahon;Marc A. Rosen

  • Dynamics Modeling and Simulation of Flexible Airships

    Yuwen Li;Meyer Nahon;Inna Sharf

  • The motion of a deep-sea remotely operated vehicle system: Part 1: Motion observations

    F.R. Driscoll;R.G. Lueck;M. Nahon

Frequent Co-Authors

Inna Sharf
Inna Sharf McGill University
Jorge Angeles
Jorge Angeles McGill University
Hamid D. Taghirad
Hamid D. Taghirad K.N.Toosi University of Technology
Clément Gosselin
Clément Gosselin Université Laval
Kamran Behdinan
Kamran Behdinan University of Toronto
Michael P. Païdoussis
Michael P. Païdoussis McGill University
Gérard Lachapelle
Gérard Lachapelle University of Calgary
Pedram Mousavi
Pedram Mousavi University of Alberta
Xin-Jun Liu
Xin-Jun Liu Tsinghua University
Martin Buehler
Martin Buehler Boston Dynamics (United States)

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