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Mohammad A. Ayoubi

 

Title: Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
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Office: EC 225
Phone: 408-554-5205
Fax: 408-554-5474
Email: maayoubi@scu.edu
Website: N/A
Education: Ph.D., Aeronautics & Astronautics, Purdue University, 2007
M.S., Aerospace Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 1998
B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 1991 

Biography

Professor Ayoubi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Santa Clara University. He graduated from the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Purdue University in 2007, after which he worked as a postdoctoral Research Associate with the Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). In 2008, he joined Santa Clara University. His general research interests are dynamics, control, and optimization.

Current Research Interests

  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Optimal and Intelligent Control (including Fuzzy Control and Artificial Neural Networks)
  • Dynamics and Control of Aerospace Vehicles
  • Optimization

Recent Publications

  • Ayoubi, M. A., Goodarzi, F. A., and Banerjee, A., “Attitude Motion of a Spinning Spacecraft With Fuel Sloshing and Nutation Damping,” Journal of Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 58, No. 4, October–December 2011, pp. 551–568.
  • Ayoubi, M. A. and Tai, L.C. , "Intelligent Control of a Large-Scale Variable Speed Wind Turbine," ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Vol. 133, Issue 4, 2011.
  • Ayoubi, M. A. and Longuski, J. M., “Asymptotic Theory for Thrusting, Spinning-Up Spacecraft Maneuvers,” Acta Astronautica, Vol. 64, Issue 7, 2009, pp. 810-831.
  • Ayoubi, M. A. and Longuski, J. M., “Asymptotic Theory of Spinning Rigid Bodies Subject to Constant Forces.” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 31, No. 5, 2007, pp. 1511-1516.
  • Ayoubi, M. A. and Longuski, J. M., “Analytical Solutions for Translational Motion of Spinning-Up Rigid Bodies Subject to Constant Body-Fixed Moments and Forces,” ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 75, No.1, 2008.
  • Ayoubi, M. A. and Longuski, J. M., “Axial Velocity Solutions for Spinning-Up Rigid Body Subject To Constant Forces,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 30, No. 6, 2007, pp. 1610-1619.
  • Longuski, J. M., Gick, R. A., Ayoubi, M. A., and Randall, L. “Analytical Solutions for Thrusting, Spinning Spacecraft Subject to Constant Forces,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol.28, No. 6, 2005, pp. 1301-1309.
Referred Conference Papers
  • Ayoubi, M. A. and Sandi, C., “Lyapunov-Based Attitude Tracking Control of a Quadrotor UAV,” IMECE2012-89517, presented at ASME 2012 IMECE, Houston, Texas, November 9-15, 2012.
  • Ayoubi, M. A. and Gazorpack, M., “Time-Optimal Attitude Control of a Quadrotor UAV,” presented at ASME DSCC 2012 Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Oct. 17-19, 2012.
  • Ayoubi, M. A., Martin, K. M., Longuski, J. M.“ Analytical Solution of the Motion of Spinning Thrusting Spacecraft with Transverse Ramp-Up Torques,” presented at AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Minneapolis, MN, August 13-16, 2012.
  • Ting, E. and Ayoubi, M. A.,“ An Optimal Fuzzy-PID Controller for Aircraft Pitch Control,” AIAA-2012-2580, presented at AIAA Infotech@Aerospace Conference, Garden Grove, California, June 19-21, 2012.
  • Ayoubi, M. A., Landau, D., and Longuski, J. M., "Solution of Spacecraft Attitude Via Angular Momentum in Body and Inertial Frames," AAS 11-569, presented at the AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Girdwood, Alaska, July 31-August 4, 2011.
  • Ayoubi, M. A., Goodarzi, F. A., and Banerjee, A., "Attitude Motion of a Spinning Spacecraft With Fuel Sloshing and Nutation Damping," AAS 11-109, 21st AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 13-17, 2011.
  • Ayoubi, M. A. and Tai, L. C., "Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Control of a Wind Turbine Operating in Region 3.," IMECHE2010-40970, International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, November 12-18, 2010.
  • Ayoubi, M. A. and Longuski, J. M., "Axial Velocity Solution for a Spinning-Up Rigid Body Subject to Constant Body-Fixed Forces and Moments," AIAA Paper No. 2006-6655, presented at the AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Keystone, CO, August 21-24, 2006.
  • Medlock, K. Gates, Ayoubi, M. A., and Longuski, J. M., "Analytic Solutions for Aerocapture, Descent, and Landing Trajectories for Dual-Use Ballute Systems," AIAA Paper No. 2006-6026, presented at the AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Keystone, CO, August 21-24, 2006.
  • Ayoubi, M. A. and Longuski, J. M., "Velocity Solution for a Spinning-Up Rigid Body Subject To Constant Body-Fixed Moments and Forces," AAS Paper No. 05-261, presented at the AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Lake Tahoe, CA, August 7-11, 2005.
  • J. Krozel, J., Andrisani II, D., Ayoubi, M. A., and Hoshizaki, T., "ADS-B Data Integrity Check," AIAA Paper No. 2004-6263, AIAA Fourth Aviation Technology Integration and Operations (ATIO) Forum, September, 20-22, 2004, Chicago, Illinois.

Awards

  1. Researcher of the Year, School of Engineering, 2012-2013.
  2. Purdue Research Foundation Fellowship, Summer 2006.
  3. Excellence in Teaching Award, Graduate School, Purdue University, 2005-2006.
  4. Magoon Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, School of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Purdue University, 2005-2006.
  5. Magoon Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Department of Freshman Engineering,Purdue University, 2004-2005.

Courses Taught

Undergraduate:

MECH 140 Dynamics
MECH 141 Mechanical Vibrations

Graduate:

MECH 200 Advanced Engineering Mathematics I
MECH 201 Advanced Engineering Mathematics II
MECH 214 Advanced Dynamics I
MECH 215 Advanced Dynamics II
MECH 323 Modern Control Systems I
MECH 324 Modern Control Systems II

Special Topics in Dynamics and Control:

Dynamics and Control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
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