International Journal of Control Science and Engineering

International Journal of Control Science and Engineering seeks to provide an outlet for technical papers on advances in the field of control systems and control technology. It aims at speedy, online publication of original, peer-reviewed papers in all established and newly emerging areas of control theory and applications, encompassing modeling, identification, estimation, analysis, design, implementation of control systems, and in broader and related areas of signal processing and systems and information sciences. The Journal employs a paperless, electronic submission and evaluation system to promote a rapid turnaround in the peer review process.


Ameen El-Sinawi

Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Control Science and Engineering

Associate Professor, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Research Areas

Modeling and Control of Dynamic Structure, Renewable Energy, Vibrations Suppression and Energy Harvesting

Education

1999Ph.DMechanical Engineering, University of Dayton, OH, USA
1994M.ScMechanical Engineering, University of Dayton, OH, USA
1990B.ScMechanical Engineering, Al-Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq

Experience

2007-presentAssociate Professor, Mechanical Engineering. American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE.
2006-2007Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering. American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE.
2005-2006Visiting Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering. American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE
2000-2005Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
1999-2000Research & Development Engineer, International (Navistar) Truck and Engine Corporation, Chicago, IL.
1999Consultant, Daimler Chrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA

Academic Achievement

Received the Rating of Excellent for Overall Faculty Academic Performance from UPM (2000-2001, 2001-2002, and 2002-2203)
DAGSI (Dayton Area Graduate Studies Institute) Scholarship (tuition) for Ph.D, (1995-1999)
University of Dayton: Assistantship for PhD, (1995-1998)
Jordanian Government: Full Scholarship for B. Sc, (1986)
Undergraduate Dean's Honors Award: (based on academic performance), (188-1990)
Best Senior Design project Award: (1990)

Membership

Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Member of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Publications: Journals

[1]  T.A. Ratlawamah, A.H. El-Sinawi, M.A. Gadalla and A. Aidan. "Performance analysis of a newly designed PEM fuel cell". International Journal of Energy Research. 2011, DOI: 10.1002/er.1877. In press
[2]  El-Sinawi, A.H., "Active Control of Tool Position in the Presence of Nonlinear Cutting Forces in Orthogonal Cutting". International Journal of Robotics and Automation. Vol. (2) Issue (3). 2011, pp 167-182:
[3]  El-Sinawi, A.H., "Modeling and Control of cutter Vibration in the Presence of Random Distribution of Micro-hardness of Workpiece and Nonlinear Cutting Forces in Lathe Process". ISRN Mechanical Engineering. 2011, In press
[4]  S.H. Emam and El-Sinawi, A.H., "Active Control of a Highly Nonlinear Magnetic Levitation System". Journal of Control and Instrumentation. 2011, in press.
[5]  El-Sinawi, A.H., "Active control of tool position in the presence of nonlinear cutting forces, Machine tool dynamics and interrupted orthogonal cutting". Journal of Control and Instrumentation. 2011, in press.
[6]  El-Sinawi, A. H., "Vibration Attenuation of a Thin Cantilevered Beam Using LQG-Based Controller and Inertial Actuator". International Journal of Engineering, Vol. (4) Issue (2), 2010, pp. 119-138.
[7]  El-Sinawi, A.H., "Tow-dimensional vibration suppression in turning using a Kalman estimator-based feed-forward active controller". International Journal of Machining and Machinability of Materials, Vol. 3, No. 1/2, 2008, pp 91-103.
[8]  M. N. Hamdan and El-Sinawi, A.H., "On the nonlinear vibration of an inextensible rotating arm with setting angle and flexible hub". Journal of Sound and Vibration, 281(1-2), 7 March, 2005, pp 375-398.
[9]  El-Sinawi, A.H., and A. R. Kashani. "Improving surface roughness in turning using a Kalman estimator-based feed forward control of tool's position". 2005, 167, pp 54-61 Journal of Materials Processing Technology.
[10]  El-Sinawi, A.H., "Active vibration Isolation of a flexible structure mounted on a vibrating elastic base". Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2004, 271(Issue 1-2), pp 323-337.
[11]  El-Sinawi, A.H., "Vibration attenuation of a flexible beam mounted on a rotating compliant hub". Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, Part I, April, 2004, 218, pp 121-135.
[12]  El-Sinawi, A.H., and M. N. Hamdan. "Optimal vibration estimation of a non-linear flexible beam mounted on a compliant hub". Journal of sound and vibration, 2003, 259(4), pp 857-872.
[13]  B. Al-Bedoor, El-Sinawi, A.H., and M.N. Hamdan. "Non-linear dynamic model of an inextensible rotating flexible beam". Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2002, 251(5), pp 767-781.
[14]  El-Sinawi, A.H., and A. R. Kashani. "Active vibration control using a Kalman estimator-based controller". Journal of Vibration and Control, 2001, 7: pp 1163-1173.

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums

[1]  T.A. Ratlawamah, A.H. El-Sinawi, and M.A. Gadalla. "Performance analysis of a newly designed fuel cell". Proceedings of the IEEE International Energy Conference, Manama, Bahrain, 2010.
[2]  A.H. El-Sinawi and S.H. Emam. "Active control of tool position in the presence of nonlinear cutting force and machine tool dynamics in orthogonal cutting. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Applied Optimization, Kuala Lumpur. April 2011
[3]  A.H. El-Sinawi and S.H. Emam. "Dual LQG-PID control of a highly nonlinear magnetic levitation system". Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Applied Optimization, Kuala Lumpur. April 201.
[4]  A.H. El-Sinawi, "Approximate dynamic model of a short bolted joint" to be presented in the 17th International Conference on Sound and Vibration, 17th ICSV, Cairo, Egypt, July 18-22, 2010.
[5]  A.H. El-Sinawi, "PI Control of a Flexible Structure Subjected to stochastic Base Excitation and deterministic Excitation at the Output Location". Proceedings of the International Conference on Modeling, Identification, and Control, Proceedings of the ICIMIC 2008, Shanghai, China.
[6]  A.H. El-Sinawi, "Approximate dynamic model of a short bolted joint" to be presented in the 17th International Conference on Sound and Vibration, 17th ICSV, Cairo, Egypt, July 18-22, 2010.
[7]  A.H. El-Sinawi, "PI Control of a Flexible Structure Subjected to stochastic Base Excitation and deterministic Excitation at the Output Location". Proceedings of the International Conference on Modeling, Identification, and Control, Proceedings of the ICIMIC 2008, Shanghai, China.
[8]  El-Sinawi, A. H., "Active control of a rotating system subject to random torque input: case study" Proceedings of the 5th international conference on control and automation. Budapest, Hungary, June, 2005, pp 908-913.
[9]  El-Sinawi, A. H., "Effect of torque characteristics on optimal control of the vibration of a flexible beam mounted on a rotating compliant hub". Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Mechatronics, ICOM 2005, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
[10]  El-Sinawi, A. H., and I Al-Zaharnah "Two-Dimensional Vibration Suppression in Machining a Smooth Surface with Uniform Cross Section and Zero Modulation" Proceedings of the 5th international conference on control and automation. Budapest, Hungary, June, 2005, pp 919-924.
[11]  El-Sinawi, A. H., and A. R. Kashani. "Improving surface roughness in turning using a Kalman estimator-based feed forward control of tool's radial position". Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Advanced Manufacturing Technology, ICAMT 2004, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 90-96.
[12]  El-Sinawi, A.H., and M. N. Hamdan, "Tip deflection estimation of a rotating cantilevered beam", Proceedings of the 6th Saudi Engineering Conference, December 2002, pp 461-473.
[13]  El-Sinawi, A.H., B. Al-Bedoor, and M. N. Hamdan, "Non-linear dynamic model of an inextensible rotating flexible beam supported mounted on a flexible base". Presented at the ASME PVP conference in Atlanta, Georgia, July 2001.
[14]  A. R. Kashani, I. Hammad, and El-Sinawi, A. H., "A Tri-axial, High-speed, Closed-chain Shaking System". SAE TRANSACTIONS, 2000, VOL 108; PART 6; PART 2, pages 3106-3111.
[15]  A.H. EI-Sinawi, R. Kashani, Active vibration isolation of plate structures using a Kalman estimator-based feed-forward controller, ASME DE-Vol.97/DSC-Vol.65, 1998, pp. 173-178.
[16]  El-Sinawi, A.H., "A New approach in estimating the dynamic Matrix" Proceedings of the IEEE, National Electronics and Aerospace Conference (NAECON), Dayton, OH, 1998, pp. 33-37.
[17]  El-Sinawi, A.H., A. R. Kashani and Ibrahim Hamad, "Active A Tri-axial, High-Speed, Closed-Chain Shaking Mechanism" Proceedings of the Society of Automotive Engineers 1999 Noise and vibration conference, paper no. 1999-01-1853.
[18]  El-Sinawi, A.H., and A. R. Kashani, "Active Control of Engine Mounts" Proceedings of the Society of Automotive Engineers 1999 Noise and vibration conference, paper no. 1999-01-1845