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Muhammad Bin Abdullah

Academic Qualifications

  • Ph.D in Engineering - Doctor of Philosophy, University of Sheffield
  • Ph.D in Automatic Control and System Engineering - Doctor of Philosophy, University of Sheffield
  • MASTER OF SCIENCE ( MECHANICAL ENGINEERING) - Masters Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical-Automotive) Honor - Bachelor Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia

Muhammad Bin Abdullah (Dr.)

Assistant Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus

KULLIYYAH OF ENGINEERING


mohd_abdl@iium.edu.my
4551


Expert Profile


Dr Muhammad Abdullah is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at International Islamic University Malaysia, specializing in Automatic Control and System Engineering. His area of interest is in vehicle dynamics, and the application of automatic control in automotive engineering and intelligence systems specifically ADAS systems. He obtained his B.Sc. in Mechanical-Automotive Engineering from the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) in 2011, then his Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the same university in 2014, and his Ph.D. from The University of Sheffield, UK in 2019. He is a registered Graduate Engineer with the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM). Dr. Muhammad believes in fostering an interactive and engaging learning environment that encourages curiosity and critical thinking. He integrates real-world research problems into his teaching to connect theoretical knowledge with practical applications. His commitment to student success is evident in his approachable nature and dedication to providing extra support through mentoring and career advice.   


Area of Specialisation


  • Engineering Tech ~ Applied Sciences And Technologies ~ Engineering Materials ~ Other Engineering Materials n.e.c.


Teaching Responsibilities


AEROSPACE ENGINEERING LAB II 2019/2020
AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING LAB III 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING LAB IV 2024/2025
CONTROL SYSTEMS 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
DYNAMICS 2025/2026 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
ENGINEERING MECHANICS 2023/2024 2022/2023
FINAL YEAR PROJECT 1 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024
HYBRID AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE 2025/2026 2024/2025
INTRODUCTION TO IOT AND APPLICATIONS 2023/2024
IOT AND APPLICATIONS 2025/2026 2024/2025
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING LAB 3 2024/2025
PROJECT I 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2019/2020
PROJECT II 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
STATICS 2019/2020
VEHICLE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS 2024/2025
VEHICLE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS SYSTEMS 2024/2025


Supervision


Design And Analysis Of An Adaptive Control For Battery Management System Of An Electric Vehicle.
Ph.D Completed 2025 Main Supervisor
Modelling And Optimisation Of Electric Vehicle Regenerative Braking Systems Via Predictive Control.
Ph.D In Progress Main Supervisor
Design And Analysis Of Hierarchical Predictive Functional Control For Adaptive Cruise System .
Ph.D In Progress Main Supervisor
Machine Reinforcement Learning For Autonomous Swarm Artificial Intelligence.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
Optimal Deceleration Formulation Based On Reinforcement Learning For Energy Recovering Using Regenerative Braking..
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
Electromagnetic Multistage Autonomous Braking System For Emergency Collision Avoidance .
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
Performance Analysis Of Predictive Functional Control For Adaptive Cruise Control System.
Master Completed 2025 Main Supervisor
The Effect Of Recurrent Pedal Pressing And Sitting Posture In Inducing Stress And Fatigue On A Driver During Road Traffic Delay.
Master In Progress Co-supervisor
Optimal Deceleration Formulation Based On Reinforcement Deep Learning For Energy Generation From Regenerative Braking Mode Of An Electric Motorcycle..
Master In Progress Co-supervisor
Ai-Enhanced Retrofit As A Service: Optimizing Electric Motorcycle Architecture With Predictive Bots.
Master In Progress Co-supervisor
Optimized Adaptive Cruise Control Strategies For Enhanced Motorcycle Safety.
Master In Progress Co-supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2024 - 2024 Knowledge Transfer Programme: Malaysia Autonomous Vehicle Challenge (MAVEC '24)
2022 - 2024 Vision Inspection System for Door Mirror Painting Defect Detection and Analysis
2020 - 2023 Investigation of a Low Computation Nonlinear Predictive Functional Control for energy-efficient Adaptive Cruise Control.
2020 - 2023 MODELLING AND ANALYSIS OF AN AUTOMATIC MECHANISM FOR RECURRENT PEDALS PRESSINGS DURING ROAD TRAFFIC DELAY
2019 - 2022 Prototyping of Artificial Intelligent Embedded IoT based Driveline for Electric Coaster
On-Going
2024 - Present Program Pentauliahan Profesional dalam Bidang Sistem Bantuan Pemandu Termaju (ADAS)
2024 - Present Development of Secure Embedded Telematic Control Unit (T-Box) for Connected Vehicle with Cloud-based Data Acquisition and Analytics
2023 - Present Development of a fuzzy intelligent adaptive autonomous servo-electromagnetic emergency braking system for high-speed electric vehicle
2023 - Present Optimal Deceleration Formulation Based on Reinforcement Deep Learning For Energy Generation From Regenerative Braking Mode Of An Electric Motorcycle.
2022 - Present Prototyping Fuzzy Intelligence Adaptive Electromagnetic Two-speed Transmission for Electric Vehicle
2021 - Present Predictive Cascade Framework for Performance Optimization of an Energy-Efficient Adaptive Cruise Control.
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
2019 - Present Modelling of an adaptive control framework to synchronize the charging/discharging of the hybrid energy system of electric vehicles


Publications


Articles

2025 Enhanced voltage regulation of buck converter-fed DC motors using fuzzy logic control under dynamic load conditions. International Journal of Robotics and Control Systems, 5 (2) pp. 1422-1440
2025 Regenerative braking system (Rbs) mosfet switching-based drive cycle for an electric motorcycle. IIUM Engineering Journal, 26 (2) pp. 286-304
2024 Analysis of a simplified predictive function control formulation using first order transfer function for adaptive cruise control. International Journal Of Automotive And Mechanical Engineering, 21 (3) pp. 11641-11651
2024 Improving the feedforward component for recent variants of predictive functional control. Processes, 12 (1) pp. 1-15
2024 Modelling of vehicle longitudinal dynamics for speed control. Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Mechanics, 123 (1) pp. 56-74
2024 Switching on/off air conditioner and fan alternately based on IoT motion detection and room temperature. International Journal on Informatics Visualization, 8 (3-2) pp. 1560-1566
2023 Comparison analysis between PI and adaptive controllers for DC-DC converter of hybrid energy storage systems in electric vehicles. International Journal of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering, 20 (3) pp. 10659-10670
2023 Performance analysis of predictive functional control for automobile adaptive cruise control system. IIUM Engineering Journal, 24 (1) pp. 213-225
2023 Performance comparison between centralized and hierarchical predictive functional control for adaptive cruise control application. International Journal of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering, 20 (4) pp. 10808-10820
2022 Model predictive control for regulating fuel cell stack temperature and air flow rate. Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, 92 (2) pp. 171-181
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
2021 CFD modelling of wake-induced vibration at low Reynolds number. Semarak Ilmu Publishing, 13 (11) pp. 53-64
2020 Improving the use of feedforward in predictive functional control to improve the impact of tuning. International Journal of Control, () pp. 1-12
2019 Using laguerre functions to improve the tuning and performance of predictive functional control. International Journal of Control, () pp.
2018 Input shaping predictive functional control for different types of challenging dynamics processes. Processes, 6 (8) pp. 1-18
2017 Development of constrained predictive functional control using laguerre function based prediction. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 50 (1) pp. 10705-10710
2017 Pole-placement predictive functional control for under-damped systems with real numbers algebra. ISA Transactions, 71 () pp. 403-414
Conference or Workshop Items

2022 Deep learning based prediction model of recurrent pedal pressing for low speed. In: 8th International Conference on Mechatronics Engineering (ICOM 2022),
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),
2019 A new paradigm for predictive functional control to enable more consistent tuning. In: 2019 American Control Conference, ACC 2019,
2018 A Formal sensitivity analysis for laguerre based predictive functional control. In: UKACC 12th International Conference on Control, CONTROL 2018,
2018 Alternative method for predictive functional control to handle an integrating process. In: 2018 UKACC 12th International Conference on Control (CONTROL),
2018 The effect of model structure on the noise and disturbance sensitivity of predictive functional control. In: 16th European Control Conference, ECC 2018,
2016 Utilising laguerre function in predictive functional control to ensure prediction consistency. In: 2016 UKACC 11th International Conference on Control (CONTROL),