Dr. Yousef Sardahi

Associate Professor - Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
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WAEC 2225
304-696-6485

Biography

Dr. Yousef Sardahi is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department at Marshall University. Dr. Sardahi earned a Ph.D. from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Merced, in 2016. His research interests include control system design and multi-objective optimization. He brings his wealth of knowledge and experience to the classroom, teaching a diverse range of subjects, including control systems, digital controls, automation and control, system modeling, advanced vibrations, mechatronics, circuits and instruments, and mechanical engineering computation. With his passion for educating the next generation of engineers, Dr. Sardahi is a true asset to the academic community at Marshall University.

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Merced, USA, 2016
M.S., Mechanical Engineering (Mechatronics), Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan, 2011.
B.S., Mechatronics Engineering, University of Jordan, Jordan, 2007.
Control Systems, Digital Controls, Automation and Control, System Modeling, Advanced Vibrations, Mechatronics, Circuits and Instrumentations, and Mechanical Engineering Computations.
Linear and nonlinear control systems, single and multi-objective optimization, robotics, and fractional order control systems.
Aafaque, Muhammad, Almuatazbellah Boker, and Yousef Sardahi. "Three‐time scale multi‐objective optimal PID control with filter design." Asian Journal of Control (2023).
Raya Abushaker, Yousef Sardahi, and Ahmad Alshorman. "Multi-Objective Optimal Regulation of Glucose Concentration in Type I Diabetes Mellitus." Journal of Engineering and Science in Medical Diagnostics and Therapy (2022): 1-12.
Khan, Muhammad Ali, Yousef Sardahi, and C. I. Hernández Castellanos. "Multi-Objective and Robust Design of a Semi-Active Suspension System." International Journal on Engineering, Science, and Technology (IJonEST) 4.1 (2022): 1-13.
Greer, Christopher Stephen, and Yousef Sardahi. "Multidisciplinary Optimal Design of an Active Control System and State Estimator for an Aircraft Wing." International Journal on Engineering, Science and Technology (IJonEST) 3.2 (2021): 133-145.
Yuekun Chen, Yousef Sardahi, Salam Hajjar, and Christopher Greer. "Multi-Objective Optimal Design of a Cascade Control System for a Class of Underactuated Mechanical Systems." International Journal of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering 14, no. 5 (2020): 196-202.
Yao, Yuan, Guang Li, Yousef Sardahi, and Jian-Qiao Sun. "Stability enhancement of a high-speed train bogie using active mass inertial actuators." Vehicle system Dynamics 57, no. 3 (2019): 389-407.
Yao, Yuan, Guosong Wu, Yousef Sardahi, and Jian-Qiao Sun. "Hunting stability analysis of high-speed train bogie under the frame lateral vibration active control." Vehicle System Dynamics 56, no. 2 (2018): 297-318.
Khan, Muhammad Ali, Yousef Sardahi, and Carlos Ignacio Hernández Castellanos. "Robust Multi-Objective Optimal Design of a Racing Car Suspension System." Proceedings of International Conference on Engineering, Science, and Technology. 2021.
Yousef Sardahi, and Raymond Kolonay. “Multi-objective and Multidisciplinary Optimal Design of a flexible Wing with Multiple Ailerons.” In 2021 American Control Conference (ACC) (pp. 386-391). IEEE.
Christopher Greer, Yousef Sardahi, and Raymond Kolonay. “A Comparative Study on Multidisciplinary and Optimal Control Design of an Aircraft Wing.” In 2021 American Control Conference (ACC) (pp. 1384-1389). IEEE.
Chen, Yuekun, and Yousef Sardahi. "Multi-Objective Optimal Design of an Active Aeroelastic Cascade Control System for an Aircraft Wing with a Leading and Trailing Control Surface." In Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, vol. 84287, p. V002T37A001. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2020.
Xu, Xiaotian, Yousef Sardahi, and Almuatazbellah Boker. "Multi-Objective Optimal Design of a PID Sliding Mode Controller with Three Different Reaching Laws." In ASME 2019 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers Digital Collection, 2019.
Salam Hajjar and Yousef Sardahi. Arduino-based implementation of an adaptive autopilot system. IEEE - National Aerospace & Electronics Conference NAECON, 2019.
Yousef Sardahi, and Almuatazbellah Boker. "Multi-Objective Optimal Design of Four-Parameter PID Controls." In ASME 2018 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, pp. V001T01A001-V001T01A001. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2018.
Xiaotian Xu, Yousef Sardahi, Chenyu Zheng. “Multi-Objective Optimal Design of Passive Suspension System with Inerter Damper” Proceedings of the ASME DSCC, September 30-October 4, 2018, Atlanta, Georgia.
Yao, Yuan, Kailin Zhang, Yousef Sardahi, and Jian-Qiao Sun. "Study on Frame Lateral Vibration Control to Improve Hunting Stability of High-Speed Train Bogie." In ICRT 2017: Railway Development, Operations, and Maintenance, pp. 756-765. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018.
Civil-Military Innovation Institute (CMI2) in the amount of $ 188,182.77 for the period from 05/2022 to 07/2023. The project title is “Investigation the Best Format for the Field Artillery Master Gunner Skills Enhancement Suite Prototype.”
Civil-Military Innovation Institute (CMI2) in the amount of $500,000 for the period from 09/2022 to 03/2023. The project aims to design a mixed reality platform (MRP) for the Paladin skills enhancement suite. Dr. Sardahi is the PI on this project, and Dr. David Dampier is the CO-PI.
NASA West Virginia EPSCoR Program, Research Seed Grants in the amount of $20,000 in the period 06/2022-06/2023. This grant supports Dr. Sardahi’s “Optimal Multidisciplinary Design of Flexible Wings with Electro-Hydrostatic Actuation Systems " research.
NASA West Virginia EPSCoR Program, Research Seed Grants in the amount of $20,000 in the period 05/2019-05/2020. This grant supports Dr. Sardahi’s work on multi-objective optimal control for an aircraft wing.
Air Force Research Lab, Summer Faculty Fellowship Program in the amount of $27,600. The project’s theme is the multidisciplinary and multi-objective optimal design of a cascade control system for a flexible wing with embedded control surfaces having actuator dynamics. The project period is from 06/01/2020 to 08/20/2020.
Air Force Research Lab, Summer Faculty Fellowship Program in the amount of $22,251. The project’s theme is the multi-objective optimal design of active aeroelastic control for an aircraft wing with multiple control surfaces. The project period is from 05/20/2019 to 08/13/2019.
Weisberg Academy of Distinguished Teachers, Spring 2022.
National Science Foundation (NSF) Panelist.
Journal Reviewer: ISA Transactions; Journal of Dynamical and Control Systems, IET Journal of Control Theory and Application, IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, Applied Soft Computing, Vehicle System Dynamics, Asian Journal of Control, and Journal of Systems and Control Engineering.
Conference Reviewer: DSCC Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, Conference on Decision and Control, DSCC Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, Conference on Decision and Control, and ACC (American Control Conference).
Academic Advisor for the VEXU Robotics Club at Marshall University.
Member of the Standing Committee on Curriculum Innovation, January 2021- Feb 2021
Chair of the ME ad hoc curriculum committee 2020-2022.