Staff Directory


Salmiah Bt. Ahmad

Academic Qualification

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Automatic Control and Systems Engineering - Doctor of Philosophy, University of Sheffield
  • Master in Engineering Science (Electrical Engineering) - Masters Degree, Curtin University of Technology
  • Bachelor Degree in Mechatronics - Bachelor Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia

Salmiah Bt. Ahmad (Dr.)

Associate Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus

KULLIYYAH OF ENGINEERING

salmiah@iium.edu.my
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Area of Specialisation


  • Engineering Tech ~ Engineering And Technology ~ Electrical and Electronic Engineering ~ Control and System - Control systems, Fuzzy Logic control design, Nonlinear control
  • Engineering Tech ~ Engineering And Technology ~ Electrical and Electronic Engineering ~ Robotics and Mechatronics - Mobile Robot
  • ICT ~ Information, Computer And Communications Technology (ICT) ~ Artificial Intelligence ~ Neural, Evolutionary and Fuzzy Computation - Intelligent Control and Optimization
  • Engineering Tech ~ Engineering And Technology ~ Electrical and Electronic Engineering ~ Signal Processing - Instrumentation, signal processing


Professional Membership


  • 2008 - 2017: Member of Profesional Body / Association, Senior Member, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (SMIEEE)
  • 2009: Member of Profesional Body / Association, Member, International Association of Engineers (IAENG)
  • 2011: Member of Profesional Body / Association, Member, Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM)
  • 2011 - 2012: Member of Profesional Body / Association, Member, Malaysian Society for Engineering & Technology (mSET)
  • 2014 - 2020: Member of Profesional Body / Association, Persatuan Saintis Muslim Malaysia (PERINTIS)
  • 2015 - 2019: Member of Profesional Body / Association, The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
  • 2020: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member (MIEM)), Instituition of Engineers Malaysia (IEM)


Teaching Responsibilities


AEROSPACE ENGINEERING LAB II 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
CONTROL SYSTEMS 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2012/2013
ENGINEERING INDUSTRIAL TRAINING 2012/2013 2011/2012
INSTRUMENTATION AND AVIONICS 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2011/2012
INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENTS 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011
INSTRUMENTATIONS AND MEASUREMENTS 2019/2020
INTRODUCTION TO IOT AND APPLICATIONS 2023/2024
MECHATRONICS ENGINEERING LAB I 2011/2012 2010/2011
MECHATRONICS WORKSHOP 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011
MODELING AND SIMULATION 2014/2015
MODERN CONTROL SYSTEMS 2019/2020
PROJECT 1 2010/2011
PROJECT II 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
SEMINAR 2005/2006 2004/2005
SENSORS AND ACTUATORS 2013/2014
SYSTEM DYNAMICS 2013/2014 2012/2013
SYSTEMS DYNAMICS AND CONTROL 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013
USRAH IN ACTION 1 2022/2023 2021/2022
USRAH IN ACTION 2 2022/2023


Research Projects


Completed
2021 - 2023 Intelligent Modeling System of Characteristics (Sifaat) Without Opposite for Tajweed Teaching and Learning
2021 - 2021 National Electrical and Electronic (E&E) Roadmap 2021-2030
2020 - 2023 Investigation of a Low Computation Nonlinear Predictive Functional Control for energy-efficient Adaptive Cruise Control.
2020 - 2023 IoT-based Visually Impaired Community (VIC) geospatial tracking with Swarming RoVision (SR)
2019 - 2022 Prototyping of Artificial Intelligent Embedded IoT based Driveline for Electric Coaster
2017 - 2020 RoBlind for visually impaired people: Prototype Upscaling and Field Testing
2017 - 2020 Gait Identification Modelling for a hybrid amphi-underwater robot with exponential momentum ant colony algorithm
2016 - 2019 Assistive Mobility Aids (AMA) for Visually Impaired Person: A Quasi-Interactive Identification and Analysis with Variable Agility Course
2016 - Development of Battery Monitoring System for Electric Motorbike
2015 - 2019 Upscaling, Testing and Optimization of a Rolling Bouncing Spherical Robot for Surveillance and Monitoring
2015 - 2020 Multisensory Analysis of the Correct Quranic Pronunciation for Automatic and Self-Learning System Tajweed Teaching And Learning
2015 - 2017 Design and Development of Motorized Adjustable Vertical Platform for Satellite Assembly, Integration and Test Facility
2015 - 2019 An Online Computational Modeling for EcoS Feature Selection in Traffic Volumes Prediction
2015 - 2017 Development of Battery Charging System for Electric Motobike
2015 - 2017 Robust FLC-PSO Battery Controller System Implementation to Green Electric Motorbike for Pumar Marketing Sdn. Bhd
2014 - 2016 Investigation and Modeling of Human Speech Organs in Generating a Unique Representation of Qurani Letters for Tajweed Teaching and Learning
2014 - 2018 Neuro-Navigational Computational Model of Affect for Profiling Maritime Pilot
2014 - 2017 Parametric Modelling and Development of Battery Cell Balancing for Energy Optimisation in Electric Vehicle (EV)
2014 - 2016 Nature-Inspired Parametric Analysis of Driver's Spinal Response to Steering Vibration Impact for Electric Vehicle Steering System
2014 - 2017 Investigation of Thumb-tip Force Prediction Based on Hill's Muscle Model using Noninvasive Electromyography and Ultrasound Signals
2014 - 2016 Formulation of Swarm-like Interaction Algorithm for Visually Impaired People with Nature-Inspired Techniques
2014 - 2016 Design and Development of Shoe-Tying Robotic Hands for Prosthetics and Humanoid Application
2013 - 2016 Prototype Upscaling of Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation Platform for Upper Extremity
2013 - 2016 Parametric Investigation to Optimize Dynamic Range of Magnetorheological Damper for Prosthetic Limbs
2013 - 2017 Formulation of Novel Controller Strategies for Vehicle Suspension Actuators
2013 - 2014 System Identification, Modelling and Validation : Towards Islamic Practical Knowledge
2013 - 2016 Novel Modeling and Investigation of Rolling Mechanism with Bouncing Capability using Natural Phenomena-based Algorithm
2012 - 2015 Modeling of in the loop emotion recognizer for robot assisted rehabilitation control
2012 - 2014 Design and Development of Intelligent Two-Wheeled Wheelchair for Disabled
2012 - 2014 Parametric Modelling and Intellingent Control for Vehicle Electrical Loads (VEL) using Fuzzy Logic Control and Particle Swarm Optimisation ( FLC-PSO)
2011 - 2012 Contract Research on Matlab/Simulink for PROTON BERHAD ? Phase 1 Customized training
2011 - 2012 Contract Research on Non-Propulsion Electrical Loads Control Strategy (NoPELCS) for PROTON BERHAD ? Phase 1 and 2
2011 - 2013 RU 2011: Design and Development of Double Link Two-Wheeled Mobile Robot
2010 - 2012 Offset reduction technique for motion control of two wheeled wheelchair
On-Going
2022 - Present Prototyping Fuzzy Intelligence Adaptive Electromagnetic Two-speed Transmission for Electric Vehicle
2022 - Present Sophibian: An amphibious Robot Upscaling for Multi-Scheme Maneuvering Environments
2021 - Present The Effect of Recurrent Pedal Pressings and Sitting Posture on the Driver's Fatigue During Road Traffic Delay via System Identification Models and Deep Learning Techniques
2021 - Present Predictive Cascade Framework for Performance Optimization of an Energy-Efficient Adaptive Cruise Control.
2020 - Present MODELLING AND ANALYSIS OF AN AUTOMATIC MECHANISM FOR RECURRENT PEDALS PRESSINGS DURING ROAD TRAFFIC DELAY
2020 - Present Artificial Intelligence-Based Speed Control and Range Optimisation for an Electric 3-Wheeler
2019 - Present Investigation of the correlation between thermal pattern from multi-view face images and the affective states of ASD children (Project 1)
2019 - Present Modelling of an adaptive control framework to synchronize the charging/discharging of the hybrid energy system of electric vehicles
2014 - Present Identification of Artificial Intelligence Based Algorithm for Hysteresis and Creep Coupled Nonlinear Systems for Position Control at Nanometer Scale
2014 - Present AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS AND ROBOTICS RESEARCH UNIT
2014 - Present Improving Coefficient of Performance (COP) via Combination of Photovoltaic / Thermal (PVT), Termoelectric Coolers and Absorption Refrigeration System
2013 - Present Lard and Alcohol Detection in Food and Beverages using Newly Developed Portable Near Infrared Microspectrometer
2013 - Present Grounding of the Education Model based on Branching of Islamic Knowledge into Engineering/Technical Education


Publications


Article

2023 Performance analysis of predictive functional control for automobile adaptive cruise control system. IIUM Engineering Journal, 24 (1) pp. 213-225
2022 Characteristics with opposite of quranic letters mispronunciation detection: a classifier-based approach. Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, 11 (5) pp. 2817-2827
2022 Design, simulation and experiment of PSO-FOPID controller for height position control of a scissor mechanism platform. FME Transactions, 50 (1) pp. 46-54
2022 Parametric modelling of pedal pressing activities during road traffic delay. Journal of Modern Mechanical Engineering and Technology, 9 () pp. 1-12
2022 Performance comparison between predictive functional control and PID algorithms for an automobile cruise control system. International Journal of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering, 19 (1) pp. 9460-9468
2022 Virtual prototype-based kinematic modeling and simulation of a multi-mode amphibious robot. IIUM Engineering Journal, 23 (2) pp. 246-256
2021 A modal analysis based on reactive power compensation on 6-bus Oman electrical grid. International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive System (IJPEDS), 12 (2) pp. 757-764
2021 Analysis and practical validation on a multi-linkage scissor platform's drive system for the satellite test facilities. International Journal of Heavy Vehicle Systems, 28 (1) pp. 1-14
2021 Analysis and practical validation on a multi-linkage scissor platforms drive system for the satellite test facilities. International Journal of Heavy Vehicle Systems, 28 (1) pp. 1-14
2021 Design and modeling of Klann mechanism-based paired four legged amphibious robot. IEEE Access, 9 () pp. 1-10
2021 Locomation strategies for amphibious robots-a review. IEEE Access, 9 () pp. 26323-26342
2021 Locomotion strategies for amphibious robots-a review. IEEE Access, 9 () pp. 26323 - 26342
2021 Particle swarm optimisation for reactive power compensation on Oman 6 bus electrical grid. International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive System (IJPEDS), 12 (3) pp. 1912-1918
2021 Robot head position balancing using FOPID controller. TELKOMNIKA Telecommunication Computing Electronics and Control, 99 (1) pp. 1-8
2021 The classification of actual pronunciation of Quranic alphabets for non-Arab speaker. PERINTIS E-Journal, 11 (1) pp. 70-83
2020 Vocal tract shape estimation and analysis of the quranic letters articulated from the deep throat. Technology Reports of Kansai University, 62 (11) pp. 6407-6418
2017 Analysis of formant frequencies of the correct pronunciation of Quranic alphabets between kids and adults. Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research, 25 (6) pp. 1370-1379
2017 Input significance analysis: feature ranking through synaptic weights manipulation for ANNS-based classifiers. Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, 9 (4S) pp. 639-662
2017 Input significance analysis: Feature selection through synaptic weights manipulation for EFuNNs classifier. Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, 9 (4S) pp. 681-709
2017 Lips tracking identification of a correct pronunciation of Quranic alphabets for tajweed teaching and learning. IIUM Engineering Journal, 18 (1) pp. 177-191
2017 Lips tracking identification of a correct Quranic letters pronunciation for tajweed teaching and learning. IIUM Engineering Journal, 18 (1) pp. 177-191
2017 Swarm-intelligence tuned current reduction for power assisted steering control in electric vehicle. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, PP (99) pp. 1-9
2016 Integrated modelling and design for realizing a two-wheeled wheelchair for disabled. Assistive Technology: The Official Journal of RESNA, () pp. 1-53
2016 Power reduction optimization with swarm based technique in electric power assist steering system. Energy, 102 () pp. 444-452
2016 Towards authentication of beef, chicken and lard using micro near-infrared spectrometer based on support vector machine classification. ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 11 (6) pp. 4130-4136
2015 Design and development of a solar based air conditioning blower system for vehicle . Advanced Material Research, 1115 () pp. 446-449
2015 Electric vehicle battery modelling and performance comparison in relation to range anxiety. Procedia Computer Science, 76 () pp. 250-256
2015 Fuzzy-based classifier design for determining the eye movement data as an input reference in wheelchair motion control. Jurnal Teknologi, 76 (8) pp. 71-75
2015 Modelling and investigation on bouncing mechanism of a sphere robot. Procedia Computer Science, 76 () pp. 296-301
2014 Energy consumption optimization with PSO scheme for electric power steering system. International Journal of Computer Theory and Engineering, 7 (4) pp. 297-301
2014 Implementation of fuzzy logic controller for wheelchair motion control based on EOG data. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 661 () pp. 183-189
2014 Implementation of wheelchair motion control based on electrooculography using simulation and experimental performance testing. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 554 () pp. 551-555
2014 Low pass filter with hybrid fuzzy design for balancing the two-wheeled mobile robot application. International Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, 1 (4) pp. 133-137
2014 Modelling and simulation of double-link scenario in a two-wheeled wheelchair. Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering, 21 (2) pp. 119-132
2013 Analysis of different level of EOG signal from eye movement for wheelchair control. International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, 11 (2) pp. 175-196
2013 Hybrid pid and pso-based control for electric power assist steering system for electric vehicle. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 53 () pp. 012039-1
2013 Parametric system identification of thermoelectric cooler for single photon avalanche diode application . Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology, 6 (4) pp. 712-719
2013 Steering motion control enhancement scheme of two wheeled wheelchair in confined space. International Journal of Automation and Control Engineering, 2 (4) pp. 179-189
2012 Control of a stair climbing wheelchair. International Journal of Robotics and Automation (IJRA), 1 (4) pp. 203-213
2012 Development of control strategy on segregation of HVAC energy efficiency as non propulsion Electrical Hotel Load in EV. Journal of Engineering, () pp. 14-20
2012 Evolutionary tuning of modular fuzzy controller for two-wheeled wheelchair. International Journal of Computational Intelligence and Applications, 11 (2) pp. 1250009 (1)-1250009 (23)
2012 Fuzzy-based temperature and humidity control for HV AC of electric vehicle. Procedia Engineering, 41 () pp. 904-910
2011 A modular fuzzy control approach for two-wheeled wheelchair. Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, 64 (3) pp. 401-426
Conference or Workshop Item

2022 Error driven Fuzzy Logic Controller (FLC) for spherical mobile robot: simulation & experimental performance analysis. In: ICMAAE-2021,
2022 Modelling of pedals pressing mechanisms for low speed driving in road traffic delay. In: ICMAAE-2021,
2022 Modelling of vehicle longitudinal dynamics using system identification. In: 8th International Conference on Mechatronics Engineering (ICOM 2022),
2021 Al-Hams and Al-Jahr Sifaat evaluation using classification approach. In: International Symposium of Scientific Research and Innovative Studies (ISSRIS'21),
2020 Optimizing PD-type fuzzy logic controller for position control of spherical robot. In: 7th International Conference on Mechatronics Engineering (ICOM) 2019,
2019 Exploiting UAV as NOMA based relay for coverage extension. In: International conference on Computer Applications & Information Security, ICCAIS'2019.,
2019 Features identification and classification of alphabet (ro) in leaning (Al-Inhiraf) and repetition (Al-Takrir) characteristics. In: "2019 IEEE International Conference on Automatic Control and Intelligent Systems, I2CACIS 2019",
2019 The modeling of the Quranic alphabets’ correct pronunciation for adults and children experts. In: 2019 2nd International Conference on Computer Applications & Information Security (ICCAIS),
2018 Analysis of two adjacent articulation Quranic letters based on MFCC and DTW. In: 2018 7th International Conference on Computer and Communication Engineering (ICCCE),
2017 Classification of the correct Quranic letters pronunciation of male and female reciters. In: 6th International Conference on Mechatronics (ICOM'17),
2017 Investigation on the maximum power point in solar panel characteristics due to irradiance changes. In: 3rd International Conference on Mechanical, Automotive and Aerospace Engineering, ICMAAE 2016,
2017 Modelling and control of base plate loading subsystem for the motorized adjustable vertical platform. In: 3rd International Conference on Mechanical, Automotive and Aerospace Engineering (ICMAAE 2016),
2017 Modelling and simulation analysis of rolling motion of spherical robot. In: 6th International Conference on Mechatronics - ICOM'17,
2016 Cascade control of robotic fingers with anthropomorphic inspiration. In: 2016 IEEE International Conference on Automatic Control and Intelligent Systems (I2CACIS),
2016 Modeling and simulation for heavy-duty mecanum wheel platform using model predictive control. In: 3rd International Conference on Mechanical, Automotive and Aerospace Engineering 2016 (ICMAAE’16),
2015 Design and development of eye movement data acquisition kit. In: 2015 IEEE International Conference on Computer, Communication, and Control Technology,
2015 Design and material analysis of spherical mobile robot for bouncing mechanism. In: 11th IFIP WG 12.5 International Conference, AIAI 2015,
2015 Particle swarm optimization: based identification of a bouncing spherical robot. In: 2015 10th Asian Control Conference (ASCC 2015),
2015 Performance analysis of an electrooculography-based on intelligent wheelchair motion control. In: 2015 10th Asian Control Conference (ASCC 2015),
2015 Performance comparison between PD-Fuzzy and PID controller towards the stability of the extendable double-link two-wheeled mobile robot. In: 2015 10th Asian Control Conference (ASCC 2015),
2015 PSO-based state feedback regulator for stabilizing a two-wheeled wheelchair in balancing mode. In: 2015 10th Asian Control Conference (ASCC 2015),
2015 Quranic letter pronunciation analysis based on spectrogram technique: case study on Qalqalah letters . In: The 11th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations (AIAI'15),
2014 Feature ranking through weights manipulations for artificial neural networks-based classifiers. In: 2014 Fifth International Conference on Intelligent Systems, Modelling and Simulation (ISMS 2014),
2013 Centre of Gravity (C.O.G)-based analysis on the dynamics of the extendable Double-Link Two-Wheeled Mobile Robot. In: 5th International Conference on Mechatronics (ICOM'13),
2013 Development of automatic adjustment rear view mirror . In: IIUM Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition 2013,
2013 Industrial training outcomes: Kulliyyah of Engineering practice as a case study . In: International Conference on Engineering Education 2013,
2013 Integrated design, modeling and analysis of a two-wheeled wheelchair for disabled . In: IIUM Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition 2013,
2013 Integrated design, modelling and analysis of two-wheeled wheelchair for disabled. In: 16th International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines (CLAWAR’13),
2013 Integrated modeling and analysis of an extendable double-link two wheeled mobile robot. In: IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM’13), ,
2013 Mechanical design and simulation of wwo-Wheeled wheelchair using solidworks. In: 5th International Conference on Mechatronics (ICOM'13),
2013 PID-Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) control for electric power assist steering system for electric vehicle. In: 2013 IEEE International Conference on Smart Instrumentation, Measurement and Applications,
2013 Towards port-hamiltonian approach for modeling and control of two-wheeled wheelchair. In: 5th International Conference on Mechatronics (ICOM'13),
2012 Modular hybrid control for double-link two-wheeled mobile robot. In: International Conference on Computer and Communication Engineering (ICCCE 2012),
2012 Simulation analysis of different strength levels of EOG signals. In: International Conference on Computer and Communication Engineering (ICCCE 2012),
2011 Fuzzy logic based temperature control of thermoelectric cooler (TEC) for single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) application. In: 4th International Conference on Mechatronics (ICOM),
2011 Linear quadratic regulator (LQR) approach for lifting and stabilizing of two wheeled wheelchair. In: 4th International Conference on Mechatronics (ICOM),
2010 A new configuration of two wheeled vehicles: towards a more workspace and motion flexibility. In: 2010 4th Annual IEEE Systems Conference,
2010 Modular fuzzy control with input shaping technique for transformation of two-wheeled wheelchair to four-wheeled mode. In: 2010 IEEE Symposium Indsutrial Electronics & Applications (ISIEA),
2009 Effect of inclined rowing machine on FES-assisted indoor rowing exercise performance. In: Third Asia International Conference on Modelling & Simulation, 2009. AMS '09. ,
2009 Genetic algorithm optimisation for fuzzy control of wheelchair lifting and balancing. In: 2009 Third UKSim Symposium on Computer Modeling and Simulation (EMS 2009),
2009 Rejection of yaw disturbance in a two-wheeled wheelchair system. In: Third Asia International Conference on Modelling & Simulation, AMS '09. ,
2008 Forward and backward motion control of wheelchair on two wheels. In: 3rd IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications, 2008. ICIEA 2008. ,
2008 Modelling and control of a wheelchair on two wheels. In: Second Asia International Conference on Modeling & Simulation, 2008. AICMS 08. ,
Book

2017 Online feature selection based on input significance analysis (ISA) for evolving connectionist systems (ECos). IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-688-3
Book Section

2012 Modular fuzzy logic controller for motion control of two-wheeled wheelchair. In: In Tech, ISBN: ISBN 978-953-51-0396-7, pp. 37-58
2011 A review on control of two-wheeled wheelchair system. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674181765, pp. 112-120
2011 An electrooculugram signal acquisition for wheelchair motion control. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674181734, pp. 163-170
2011 Cooling techniques for single photon avalanche diode. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674181536, pp. 243-255
2011 Fuzzy logic based temperature control of thermoelectric cooler for single photon avalanche diode application . In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-172-7, pp. 311-315
2011 Virtual modeling of two-wheeled wheelchair using MSc Visual Nastran 4D. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674181734, pp. 231-242
Monograph

2020 Gait identification modelling for a hybrid amphi-underwater robot with exponential momentum ant colony algorithm. In: ,
2012 Offset reduction technique for motion control of two wheeled wheelchair. In: s.n,