Selected Papers

• Abdel-Malek, K., Yang, J., Brand, R., and Tanbour, E., (2004), “Towards Understanding the Workspace of Human Limbs”, Ergonomics, Vol. 47, No. 13, 1386-1405.

• Abdel-Malek, K., Mi, Z., Yang, J., and Nebel, K., (2006), “Optimization-Based Trajectory Planning of the Human Upper Body”, Robotica (Cambridge University Press), Vol., No., pp. .

• Abdel-Malek, K., Yang, J., Marler, RT, Beck, S, Mathai, A., Zhou, X., Patrick, A., and Arora, J., (2006), "Towards a new generation of virtual humans: Santos", International Journal of Human Factors Modeling and Simulation, Vol. 1., No.1, pp. 2-39.

• Yang, J., Marler, T., Beck, S., Abdel-Malek, K., and Kim, J., (2006), “Real-Time Optimal Reach Posture Prediction in a New Interactive Environment”, J. Comput. Sci. & Tech., Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 189-198.

• Marler, T., Farrell, K., Kim, J., Rahmatallah, S., and Abdel-Malek, K., (2006), “Vision Performance Measures for Optimization-Based Posture Prediction”, Proceedings of the 2006 SAE DHM Conference, Lyon, France.

• Man, X., Swan, C., and Rahmatallah, S., (2006), "A Clothing Modeling Framework for Uniform and Armor System Design", Proceedings of SPIE.

• Yang, J., Pena-Pitarch, E., Kim, J., and Abdel-Malek, K., (2006), "Posture Prediction and Force/Torque Analysis for Human Hand", Proceedings of the 2006 SAE DHM Conference, Lyon, France.

• Yang, J.,   Sinokrot, T., Abdel-Malek, K., (2006), "Optimization-Based Workspace Zone Differentiation and Visualization for Santos", Proceedings of the 2006 SAE DHM Conference

• Abdel-Malek, K., Mi., Z., Yang, J., and Nebel, K., " Optimization-based layout design",

• Kim, JH, Abdel-Malek, K., Yang, J., and Marler, RT, (2006), "Prediction and analysis of human motion dynamics performing various tasks", International Journal of Human Factors Modeling and Simulation, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 69-94.

• Abdel-Malek, K., Yang, J., Brand, R., and Tanbour, E., 2001, "Towards Understanding the Workspace of The Upper Extremities," SAE Transactions-Journal of Passenger Cars: Mechanical Systems, Vol. 110, Section 6, pages 2198-2206.

• Farrell, K., and Marler, R. T., 2004, "Optimization-Based Kinematic Models for Human Posture", University of Iowa, Virtual Soldier Research Program, Technical Report Number VSR-04.11.

• Mi, Z., 2004, Task-Based Prediction of Upper Body Motion, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.

• Yu, W. (2001), Optimal Placement of Serial Manipulators, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.

• Mi, Zan, Yang, Jingzhou, Abdel-Malek, Karim, and Jay, Laurent (2002a), “Planning for Kinematically Smooth Manipulator Trajectories,” Proceedings of the 2002 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computer and Information in Engineering Conference, 5B, September, Montreal, Canada, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, 1065-1073.

• Mi, Zan, Yang, Jingzhou, Abdel-Malek, Karim, Mun, Joung H, and Nebel, Kyle (2002b), “Real-Time Inverse Kinematics for Humans,” Proceedings of the 2002 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computer and Information in Engineering Conference, 5A, September, Montreal, Canada, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, 349-359.

• Yang, J., Abdel-Malek, K., and Nebel, K. 2003, “The Reach Envelope of a 9 Degree of Freedom Model of the Upper Extremity,” (submitted) International Journal of Robotics and Automation.

• Abdel-Malek, K. and Yeh, H.J., 1997, "Geometric representation of the swept volume using Jacobian rank-deficiency conditions," Computer Aided Design, Vol. 29, No. 6, pp. 457-468.

• Alexander, R.M., 1997, “A minimum energy cost hypothesis for human arm trajectories”, Biological Cybernetics, n 76, p 97-105.

• Kim J., Abdel-malek, K., Mi, Z., and Nebel, K., 2004, “Layout design using an optimization-based human energy consumption formulation”, SAE Digital Human Modeling for Design and Engineering, June 15-17, Rochester, Michigan, USA.

• Yang, J., Marler, R.T., Kim, H., Arora, J., and Abdel-Malek, K., 2004b, “Multi-objective optimization for upper body posture prediction”, 10th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference, August, Albany, NY.

• Abdel-Malek, Karim, Wei, Yu, Mi, Zan, Tanbour, E., and Jaber, M. (2001), “Posture Prediction Versus Inverse Kinematics”, Proceedings of the 2001 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, September, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, 37-45.

• Arora, J. S. (2004), Introduction to Optimal Design, 2^nd ed., Elsevier, San Diego, CA.

• Marler, R. T., and Arora, J. S. (2004), “Survey of Multi-Objective Optimization Methods for Engineering,” Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Vol. 26, No. 6, pp. 369-395.

• Marler, R. Timothy, and Yang, Jingzhou   (2004), "Study of a Bi-Criterion Posture Prediction Problem Using Pareto Optimal Sets", University of Iowa, Virtual Soldier Research Program, Technical Report Number VSR-04.07.

• Yang, J., Abdel-Malek, K., and Nebel, Kyle, 2004c “Restrained and unrestrained driver reach barriers,” Proceedings of SAE Digital Human Modeling for Design and Engineering, June 15-17, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, USA.

• Dr. Jingzhou Yang, Tim Marler, HyungJoo Kim, Kimberly Farrell, Anith Mathai, Steven Beck, , Professor Karim-Abdel Malek, Professor J.S. Arora, and Kyle Nebel, "Santos: A New Generation of Virtual Humans", SAE 2005 World Congress, April 11-14, 2005, Cobo Center, Detroit, Michigan

• Joo Kim, Professor Karim Abdel-Malek, Dr. Jingzhou Yang, and Kyle Nebel, "Motion Prediction and Inverse Dynamics for Human Upper Extremities", SAE 2005 World Congress, April 11-14, 2005, Cobo Center, Detroit, Michigan

• Joo Kim, Dr. Jingzhou Yang, Professor Karim Abdel-Malek, and Kyle Nebel, "Task-based Vehicle Interior Layout Design Using Optimization Method to Enhance Safety", SPIE Defense & Security Symposium, Enabling Technologies for Simulation Science, March 28-April 1, 2005, Orlando, Florida

• Professor M. Asghar Bhatti, Ryan Vignes, Professor Ray P.S. Han, and Nate Horn, "Incorporating Muscle Fatigue in a Virtual Soldier Environment", an abstract submitted for the ISSC '04: International Soldier Systems Conference, December 13-16, 2004, Boston, Massachusetts (abstract reference number is 1546)

• Joo Kim, Professor Karim Abdel-Malek, Dr. Jingzhou Yang, and Kyle Nebel, "Dynamic Motion Prediction and Energy Level determination for a Virtual Soldier's Upper Body", ISSC '04: International Soldier Systems Conference, December 13-16, 2004, Boston, Massachusetts

• Professor Karim Abdel-Malek, Dr. Jingzhou Yang, Joo Kim, Tim Marler,  Steven Beck, and Kyle Nebel, "Santos: A Virtual Human Environment for Human Factors Assessment",  24th Army Science Conference: Transformational Science and Technology for the Current and Future Force, Orlando, Florida, November 29th-December 2, 2004

• *Dr. Jingzhou Yang, Professor Karim Abdel-Malek, Kimberly Farrell, Kyle Nebel, "The IOWA Interactive Digital-Human Virtual Environment", 2004 ASME International Engineering Congress, The 3rd Symposium on Virtual Manufacturing and Application, November 13-19, 2004, Anaheim, California

• Tim Marler, Professor J.S. Arora, "Study of Multi-Objective Optimization Using Simplified Crash Models", 10th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference, Albany, New York, August 30 - September 1, 2004

• Dr. Salam Rahmatalla, Professor Colby Swan, "Sparse Monolithic Complaint Mechanisms Using Continuum Structural Topology Optimization", 10th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference, Albany, New York, August 30 - September 1,2004

• Dr. Salam Rahmatalla, Professor Colby Swan, "Topological Design and Control of Path-Following Complaint Mechanisms", 10th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference, Albany, New York, August 30 - September 1, 2004

• Dr. Jingzhou Yang, Tim Marler, Dr. HyungJoo Kim, Professor J.S. Arora, Professor Karim Abdel-Malek, "Multi-Objective Optimization for Upper Body Posture Predicition", 10th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference, August 30 - September 1, 2004, Albany, New York

• Professor Karim Abdel-Malek, Zan Mi, Dr. Jingzhou Yang, Kyle Nebel, "Optimization-Based Layout Design", 4th International Symposium on Robotics and Automation ISRA '2004, Queretaro, Mexico, August 25-27, 2004

• Qian Wang, Professor J.S. Arora, "Alternate Formulations for Structural Optimization", 45th AIAA/ASME/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, April 19-21, 2004, Palm Springs, California

• Kimberly Farrell, Dr. Jingzhou Yang, and Professor Karim Abdel-Malek, "Santos: A New Interactive Virtual Human",  SIGGRAPH 2004 Real-Time 3DX: Demo or Die, Los Angeles, California, August 8-12, 2004

• Karim Abdel-Malek, Dr. Jingzhou Yang, Zan Mi, Dr. V.C. Patel, Kyle Nebel, "Human Upper Body Motion Prediction", Conference on Applied Simulation and Modeling (ASM) 2004, June 28-30, 2004, Rhodes Greece

• Dr. Jingzhou Yang, Professor Karim Abdel-Malek, Kyle Nebel, "Restrained and Unrestrained Driver Reach Barriers", Proceedings of 2004 SAE Digital Human Modeling for Design and Engineering, June 15-17, 2004, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan

• Xianlian Zhou and Professor Jia Lu, "Deformable solid modeling using NURBS-based finite element method", Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Sciences, 2004, Marshalltown, Iowa

• Xiaolin Man, Professor Colby Swan, "Mathematical Clothing Modeling in a Digital Human Environment", Proceedings of 2004 IMECE International Mechanical Engineering Congress and R&D Exposition

• Tim Marler, Dr. Jingzhou Yang, Professor S.S. Rao, "A Fuzzy Approach For Determining A Feasible Point In A Constrained Problem"

• Professor M. Asghar Bhatti, Ryan Vignes, Professor Ray P.S. Han, and Nate Horn, "Incorporating Muscle Fatigue in a Virtual Soldier Environment",  an abstract submitted for the ISSC '04: International Soldier Systems Conference 2004 (abstract reference number is 1546)

   

  Xiaolin Man and Professor Colby Swan, "Mathematical Clothing Modeling in a Digital Human Environment", Proceedings of 2004 IMECE International Mechanical Engineering Congress and R&D Exposition

   

  Xianlian Zhou and Professor Jia Lu, "Deformable solid modeling using NURBS-based finite element method",  Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Sciences, 2004, Marshalltown, Iowa

Task based prediction of upper body motion by Dr. Zan Mi  (Complete dissertation)
                               Chapter 1:   Introduction
                               Chapter 2: Modeling open-loop kinematics structures
                                Chapter 3: Task-based posture prediction
                               Chapter 4: Human path trajectory design
                               Chapter 5: Upper body path motion prediction
                               Chapter 6: Optimization-based layout design
                               Chapter 7: Computer interface design
                               Chapter 8: Conclusions and recommendations
                               Chapter 9: References

A Study of Multi-Objective Optimization Methods for Engineering Applications by Tim Marler (December '04)

Modeling Muscle Fatigue in Digital Humans by Ryan Vignes, (May'04)

Optimization-Based Dynamic Human Motion Prediction", by Emily Horn (MS Thesis).

"Kinematic Human Modeling and Simulation Using Optimization-based Posture Prediction", by Kimberly Farrell (MS Thesis).

"Modeling Muscle Fatigue in Digital Humans", by Ryan Vignes (MS Thesis).

"Task Based Prediction of Upper Body Motion" by Dr. Zan Mi (PhD Dissertation).

A Study of Multi-Objective Optimization Methods for Engineering Applications by Dr. Tim Marler (PhD Dissertation).

Dynamics and Motion Planning of Redundant Manipulators Using Optimization with Applications to Human Modeling by Dr. Joo Hyun Kim (PhD Dissertation).

J.S. Arora, Introduction to Optimum Design, Second Edition, Elsevier Academic Press, San Diego, CA, May 2004

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Copyright ©  2004-06   The University of Iowa                 Main Page                          Contact us