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Mehrdad Saif's List of Publications



Book
  1. M. Jamshidi, and M. Saif (Editors), Robotics and Manufacturing-Recent Trends in Research, Education, and Applications, 1026 pages, ISBN 0-7918-0016-4, ASME Press, NY, 1990.
    2006
  2. de Silva, C.W., Cao, Y., and Saif, M., Neural Network Modeling and Adaptive Control of A Deployable Manipulator System, submitted to Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy System, 2006.
  3. Chen, W., and Saif, M., Robust detection of incipient faults via a second-order sliding mode estimator, submitted to International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 2006.
  4. Chen, W., and Saif, M., High-order Sliding-mode Differentiator Based Actuator Fault Diagnosis For Linear Systems with Arbitrary Relative Degree and Unmatched Unknown Inputs, submitted to International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control Special Issue on Higher Order Sliding Mode (HOSM2007), 2006.
  5. Chen, W., and Saif, M., Adaptive Actuator Fault Detection, Isolation and Accommodation (FDIA) in Uncertain Systems, to appear in International Journal of Control, 2006.
  6. Chen, W., and Saif, M., Unknown Input Observer Design for a Class of Nonlinear Systems: an LMI Approach, revised and resubmitted to IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 2006.
  7. Morozoff, E.P., and Saif, M., Oxygen Therapy Control of Neonates: Part I-Neonate's Oxygen Transport Model, revised and resubmitted to Control and Intelligent Systems, 2006.
  8. Morozoff, E.P., and Saif, M., Oxygen Therapy Control of Neonates: Part II-Controller Design, revised and resubmitted to Control and Intelligent Systems, 2006.
  9. Chen, W., and Saif, M., An Observer Based Fault Diagnosis of a Satellite System Subject to Time-varying Thruster Faults, to appear in ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, 2006.
  10. Chen, W., and Saif, M., A Sliding Mode Observer Based Strategy for Fault Detection, Isolation, and Estimation in a Class of Lipschitz Nonlinear Systems, submitted to International Journal of Systems Science-Special Issue on Advances in Sliding Mode Observation and Estimation, 2006.
  11. Wu, Q., and Saif, M., Robust Fault Detection and Diagnosis in a Class of Nonlinear Systems Using a Neural Sliding Mode Observer, submitted to International Journal of Systems Science-Special Issue on Advances in Sliding Mode Observation and Estimation, 2006.
  12. Chen, W. and Saif, M., A Variable Structure Adaptive Observer for Robust Fault Diagnosis in Nonlinear Systems, resubmitted to International Journal of Systems Science, 2004.
  13. Chen W., and Saif, M., An Iterative Learning Observer for Fault Detection and Accommodation in Nonlinear Time-Delay Systems, International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 1-19, 2006.
  14. Christensen, G., and Saif, M., The Asymptotic Stability of Nonlinear Autonomous Systems, accepted for publication in Canadian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering, April 2006.
  15. Chen, W., and Saif, M., High-order Sliding-mode Differentiator Based Actuator Fault Diagnosis For Linear Systems with Arbitrary Relative Degree and Unmatched Unknown Inputs, accepted for IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2006.
  16. Wu, Q., and Saif, M., Observer-Based Robust Fault Detection and Diagnosis for a Satellite System with Flexible Appendages, accepted for IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2006.
  17. Chen, W., and Saif, M., Output Estimator Based Fault Detection, Isolation and Estimation for Systems with Unmatched Unknown Inputs, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Control Applications, Munich, Germany, October 2006.
  18. Chen, W., and M. Saif, Unknown Input Observer Design for a Class of Nonlinear Systems: an LMI Approach , Proceedings of the 2006 American Control Conference, pp. 834 - 838, Minniapolis, 2006.
  19. Wu, Q., and M. Saif, Robust Fault Diagnosis for a Satellite Large Angle Attitude System Using an Iterative Neuron PID (INPID) Observer, Proceedings of the 2006 American Control Conference, pp. 5710 - 5715, Minniapolis, 2006.
  20. Chen, W., and M. Saif, Fault Detection and Isolation Based on Novel Unknown Input Observer Design, Proceedings of the 2006 American Control Conference, pp. 5129 - 5134, Minniapolis, 2006.
  21. Chen, W., and M. Saif, Novel Sliding Mode Observers for a Class of Uncertain Systems, Proceedings of the 2006 American Control Conference, pp. 2622 - 2627, Minniapolis, 2006.
  22. Chen, W., and M. Saif, A Variable Structure Controller for a Class of Uncertain Systems with Unknown Uncertainty Bounding Function, Proceedings of the 2006 American Control Conference, pp. 4700 - 4705, Minniapolis, 2006.
    2005
  23. Busawon, K., Saif, M., and Tingey, D., Nonlinear Control Design Using the Extended Jordan Controllable Canonical Form, The Mediterranean Journal of Measurement and Control, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 44-49, 2005.
  24. Chen, W., and Saif, M., A Novel Fuzzy System with Dynamic Rule Base, IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, Vol. 13, No. 5, pp. 569-582, October 2005.
  25. Wu, Q., and M. Saif, Robust Fault Diagnosis for a Satellite System Using a Neural Sliding Mode Observer, to appear in the Proceedings of the 2005 Joint IEEE Conference on Decision and Control-European Control Conference (CDC-ECC) Conference, Seville, Spain, December 2005.
  26. Chen, W., M. Saif, and B. Shafai, Observer Design for a Class of Differential-Algebraic Systems, Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Conference, pp. 3252-3257, Hawaii, Oct. 2005.
  27. Wu, Q., and M. Saif, Robust Fault Diagnosis for Satellite Attitude Systems Using Neural State Space Models, Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Conference, pp. 1955-1960, Hawaii, Oct. 2005.
  28. Chen, W., and M. Saif, Actuator Fault Isolation and Estimation for Uncertain Nonlinear Systems, Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Conference, pp. 2560-2565, Hawaii, Oct. 2005.
  29. Chen, W., G. Jia, and M. Saif, Application of Sliding Mode Observers for Actuator Fault Detection and Isolation in Linear Systems, Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Conference on Control Applications. pp. 1479-1484, Toronto, August 2005.
  30. Tingey, D., K. Busawon, and M. Saif, Biomass Concentration Estimation Using Extended Jordan Observable Form, Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Conference on Control Application, pp. 143-147, Toronto, August 2005.
  31. Chen, W. and Saif, M., Passivity and Passivity Based Controller Design for a Class of Switched Control Systems, accepted 16th IFAC World Congress, Prauge, July 2005.
  32. Chen, W. and Saif, M., Unknown Input Observer for a Class of Switched Control Systems,Proceedings of the 2005 American Control Conference, pp. 1173-1178, Portland, June 2005.
  33. Chen, W. and Saif, M., An Actuator Fault Isolation Strategy for Linear and Nonlinear Systems, Proceedings of the 2005 American Control Conference, pp. 3321-3326, June 2005.
  34. Wu, Q., and Saif, M., Neural Adaptive Observer Based Fault Detection and Identification for Satellite Attitude Control Systems, Proceedings of the 2005 American Control Conference, pp. 1054-1059, Portland, June 2005.
    2004
  35. T. Sayed, D. Pohar, and M. Saif, Online Reinforcement Learning in Neuro-Fuzzy Traffic Signal Control (04-3182), Proceedings of the 2004 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, January 2004.
  36. Chen, W., Saif, M. and Shafai, B., Fault Diagnosis in a Class of Differential-Algebraic Systems, Proceedings of the 2004 American Control Conference, pp. 4398-4402, Boston, MA, 2004.
  37. Oloomi, H., Saif, M., and Shafai, B., On the Well Posedness of Singularly Perturbed Fault Detection Filters, Proceedings of the 2004 American Control Conference, pp. 5676-5677, Boston, MA, 2004.
  38. Chen W., and Saif, M., Observer Design for Linear Switched Control Systems, Proceedings of the 2004 American Control Conference, pp. 5796-5801, Boston, MA, 2004.
    2003
  39. Saif, M., and Xiong, Y., Sliding mode observers and their application in fault diagnosis, Fault Diagnosis and Fault Tolerance for Mechatronic Systems, Edited by F. Caccavale, and L.Villani, pp. 1-52, Springer-Verlag, 2003.
  40. Xiong, Y., and Saif, M., Unknown Disturbance Inputs Estimation Based on a State Functional Observer Design, Automatica, Vol. 39, pp. 1389-1398, 2003.
  41. Chen, W., and Saif, M., Fault detection and accommodation in nonlinear time delay systems, Proceedings of the 2003 American Control Conference, pp. 4255 - 4260, Vol.5, 2003.
  42. Chen, W., and Saif, M., Disturbance Attenuation Observer in Time-Delay Nonlinear Systems with Applications to Automotive Engine Fault Detection, IEEE Int. Conference on Control and Automation (ICCA '03), pp. 276-280, Montreal, June 2003.
    2002
  43. Saif, M., Fault Diagnosis Based on Equivalent Control Concept, Proceedings of the 5th Biannual World Automation Congress, ISIAC' 2002, Vol. 14, pp. 423-428, Orlando, Florida, 2002.
  44. Chen, W., and Saif, M., Robust Fault Detection and Isolation in Constrained Nonlinear Systems via a Second Order Sliding Mode Observer,to appear in Proceedings of the 15th IFAC World Congress, Barcelona, Spain, July 21-26, 2002.
    2001
  45. Xiong, Y. and Saif, M., Sliding Mode Observer For Nonlinear Uncertain Systems, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 46, No. 12, pp. 2012-2017, 2001.
  46. Tan, Y., and Saif, M., Neural Network Based Modelling and Failure Diagnosis for Manifold Pressure in Automotive Engines, International Journal of Knowledge-Based Intelligent Engineering Systems, Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 187-194, 2001.
  47. Tan, Y., Van Cauwenberghe, A.R., and Saif, M., Neural Network Based Direct Optimizing Predictive Control with on-line PID Gradient Optimization, The international Journal of Intelligent Automation and Soft Computing, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp.107-123, 2001.
  48. Chen, W., and Saif, M., An Iterative Learning Nonlinear Observer Based Approach for Fault Detection and Identification in Nonlinear Systems, Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 4469-4474, Orlando, 2001.
  49. Chen, W., and Saif, M., Robust Fault Detection in Nonlinear Systems via a Second Order Sliding Mode Observer, Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 573-578, Orlando, 2001.
  50. Xiong, Y., and Saif, M., Robust and Nonlinear Fault Diagnosis Via a Sliding Mode Observer, Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 2012-2017, Orlando, 2001.
  51. Saif, M., and Xiong, Y., Sliding Mode Observers for Robust Fault Diagnosis, Proceedings of the Measurement and Control Conference, pp. 80-84, Pittsburgh, May 2001.
    2000
  52. Xiong, Y., and Saif, M., Robust Fault Detection and Isolation via Diagnostic Observer Design, Invited Paper, International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control-Special Issue on Fault Detection and Isolation, Vol. 10, pp.1175-1192, 2000.
  53. M. Ghetie, D. Sauter, H. Noura, and M. Saif, Fault Diagnosis Using Algorithmic Redundancy, Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 201-220, 2000.
  54. Hou, M., Busawon, K.K., and Saif, M., Observer Design Based on Triangular Form Generated by Injective Mapping, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 45, No. 7, pp. 1350-1355, 2000.
  55. Tan, Y. , and Saif, M., Neural Networks Based Nonlinear Dynamic Modeling for Automotive Engines, Neurocomputing, Vol. 30, pp. 129-142, 2000.
  56. Xiong, Y., and Saif, M., Sliding Mode Observer for Uncertain Systems-Part I: Linear Systems Case,, Proceedings of the 39th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 316-321, Sydney, 2000.
  57. Xiong, Y., and Saif, M., Sliding Mode Observer for Uncertain Systems-Part II: Nonlinear Systems Case,, Proceedings of the 39th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 322-327, Sydney, 2000.
  58. Xiong, Y., and Saif, M., Output Derivative Free Design of Unknown Input Plus State Functional Observer, Proceedings of the 2000 American Control Conference, pp. 399-403, Chicago, June 2000.
  59. Chen, W., Saif, M., and Soh, Y.C., A Variable Structure Adaptive Observer Approach for Actuator Fault Detection and Diagnosis in Uncertain Nonlinear Systems, Proceedings of the 2000 American Control Conference, pp. 2674-2678, Chicago, June 2000.
  60. Busawon, K., Saif, M., De Leon Morales, J., Estimation and Control for a Class of Discretized Nonlinear Systems, World Automation Conference, Paper ISIAC-076, Maui, Hawaii, June 2000.
  61. Saif, M., and Tan, Y., Neural Network Based Strategy for On-Board Engine Diagnostics, Technical Report submitted to GM NAO R&D Center, April 2000.
  62. Saif, M., Afrashteh, R., Chang, M.F., and Ting, T., A Neural Network Based Approach to Fault Detection and Isolation of MAP Sensor and EGR Valve, Technical Report submitted to GM NAO R&D Center, April 2000.
    1999
  63. Busawon, K., and Saif, M. A State Observer for Nonlinear Systems, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 44, No. 11, pp. 2098-2103, 1999.
  64. Xiong, Y., and Saif, M., Robust Diagnostic Observer for Bilinear Systems, Proceedings of the 38th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 4478-4479, Phoenix, 1999.
  65. Ghetie, M., and Saif, M., On Line Fault Detection and Isolation Using Unbalanced Residuals, Proceedings of the 38th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 4480 -4485, Phoenix, 1999.
  66. Hou, M., Busawon, K.K., and Saif, M., Nonlinear Observer Design via Triangular Form, Proceedings of the 1999 European Control Conference, Karsruhre, Germany.
  67. Busawon, K., Saif, M., and De Leon Morales, J., Estimation and Control of a Class of Euler Discretized Nonlinear Systems, Proceedings of 1999 American Control Conference, pp. 3579-3583, San Dieago, Ca, 1999.
  68. Xiong, Y., and Saif, M., Robust Fault Isolation Observer Design, Proceedings of 1999 American Control Conference, pp. 2077-2081, San Dieago, Ca, 1999.
  69. Busawon, K., De Leon Morales, J., and Saif, M., A Feedback Control Design for a Class of Nonlinear Systems, Proceedings of the 1999 American Control Conference, pp. 3559-3563, San Dieago, Ca, 1999.
  70. Busawon, K., and Saif, M., Stabilization and Control of Nonlinear Systems in Strict Feedback Form, IFAC '99 World Congress, pp. 291-296, Beijing, PRC, 1999.
  71. Li, R., and Saif, M., Global Stabilization of a Class of Discrete-Time Nonlinear Systems, IFAC '99 World Congress, pp. 271-276, Beijing, PRC, 1999.
  72. Xiong, Y., and Saif, M., Functional Observers for Linear Systems with Unknown Inputs, IFAC '99 World Congress, pp. 261-266, Beijing, PRC, 1999.
  73. Tan, Y., and Saif, M., Using Neural Networks for Engine Modelling and Sensor Failure Diagnosis, IFAC '99 World Congress, pp. 203-208, Beijing, PRC, 1999.
    1998
  74. Saif, M., A Robust Discrete Time Observer with Application to Fault Diagnosis, IEE Proceedigs-Part D: Control Theory and Applications, Vol. 145, No. 3, pp. 353-357, 1998.
  75. Busawon, K., and Saif, M., An Observer for a Class of Disturbance Driven Nonlinear Systems, Applied Mathematics Letters, Vol. 11, No. 6, pp. 109-113, 1998.
  76. Yang, H. , and Saif, M., Observer Design and Fault Diagnosis for State Retarded Dynamical Systems, Automatica, Vol. 34, No. 2, pp. 217-227, 1998.
  77. Xiong, Y., and Saif, M., A Novel Design for Robust Fault Diagnostic Observer, Proceedings of the 37th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 592-597, Tampa, Fl, 1998.
  78. Ghetie, M., Sauter, D.D.J., and Saif, M., Many-State Alarm Generation Using Multiple Binary Decisions, Proceedings of the 37th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 575-580, Tampa, Fl, 1998.
  79. Ghetie, M., Noura, H., and Saif, M., Fault Diagnosis Using Balance Equations Methods and the Algorithmic Redundancy Approach, Proceedings of the 37th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 586-591, Tampa, Fl, 1998.
  80. Linder, S.P., Shafai, B., and Saif, M., Estimation and Accommodation of Unknown Actuator Faults with PI Observers, Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Control Applications, Italy, September 1998.
  81. Busawon, K., and Saif, M., A Constant Gain Observer for Nonlinear Systems, Proceedings of the 1998 American Control Conference, pp. 2334 -2338, Philadelphia, June 1998.
  82. Saif, M., and Yang, H., A Robust Observer for Engine Diagnostics/Control, Proceedings of the World Automation Congress, Anchorage, Alaska, May 1998.
    1997
  83. Yang, H., and Saif, M., State Observation, Failure Detection and Isolation (FDI) in Bilinear Systems, International Journal of Control, Vol. 67, No. 6, pp. 901-920, 1997.
  84. Busawon, K., Saif, M., and Farza, M., A Discrete Time Observer for a Class of Nonlinear Systems, Proceedings of the 36th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 4796 -4801, San Diego, 1997.
  85. Tan, Y., and Saif, M., Nonlinear Dynamic Modelling of Automotive Engines Using Neural Networks, Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Control Applications, pp. 407 -416, Hartford, Connecticut, October 1997.
  86. Saif, M., An Observer Based Approach for Fault Diagnosis, Proceedings of the Control '97, pp. 239-242, Cancun, Mexico, May 1997.
  87. Yang, H. , and Saif, M., Robust Observation and Fault Diagnosis in a Class of Time-Delay Control Systems, Proceedings of the 1997 American Control Conference, pp. 478 -482, Albuquerque, NM, 1997.
  88. Yang., H., and Saif, M., Fault Detection and Isolation for a Class of Nonlinear Systems Using an Adaptive Observer, Proceedings of the 1997 American Control Conference, pp. 463 -467, Albuquerque, NM, 1997.
    1996
  89. Payandeh, S., and Saif, M., Force and Position Control of Grasp in Multiple Robotic Mechanisms, Journal of Robotic Systems, Vol. 13, No. 8, pp. 515-525, 1996.
  90. Yang, H. , and Saif, M., Observer Design and Fault Diagnosis for Retarded Dynamical Systems, Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 1149 -1154, Kobe, Japan, December 1996.
  91. Yang, H., and Saif, M., Fault Diagnosis for Time Delay Systems via Parity Space Approach,Proceedings of the International Conference on Automation, Robotics, Control, and Vision, Singapore, December 1996.
  92. Yang, H. , and Saif, M., Monitoring and Diagnosis of a Class of Nonlinear Systems Using Nonlinear Unknown Input Observer, Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Control Applications, pp. 1006 -1011, Dearborn, Michigan, September 1996.
  93. Saif, M., Yang, H., and Tan, Y., Modeling and Closed Loop Estimation of Intake Manifold Variables for Application to On-Board Engine Diagnostics, Interim Technical Report, submitted to General Motors Research Laboratories, Warren, MI, 40 pages, September 1996.
    1995
  94. Hwang, B.C., Saif, M. and Jamshidi, M., Fault Detection and Diagnosis of a Nuclear Power Plant Using Artificial Neural Networks, Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 197-213, 1995.
  95. Yan, D., and Saif, M., Neural Network Based Controllers for Nonlinear Systems, Control and Computers, Vol. 23, No. 3, pp. 73-78, 1995.
  96. Yang, H., and Saif, M., Failure Detection and Isolation (FDI) in Bilinear Systems with Applications, Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 2391-2396, New Orleans, LA, 1995.
  97. Yang, H., and Saif, M., Fault Detection in a Class of Nonlinear Systems via Adaptive Sliding Observer Design , Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, pp. 2199-2204, Vancouver, BC, 1995.
  98. Yang, H., and Saif, M., Nonlinear Observer Design for Fault Detection, Proceedings of the American Control Conference, pp. 1136-1139, Seattle, WA, 1995.
  99. Saif, M., Actuator Failure Detection and Identification Using a Bank of Robust Observers, IASTED International Conference on Modeling and Simulation, pp. 567-570, Pittsburgh, PA, 1995.
    1994
  100. Saif, M., A Disturbance Accommodating Estimator for Bilinear Systems, Control-Theory and Advanced Technology (C-TAT), Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 431-446, 1994.
  101. Saif, M., A Robust Discrete Estimator with Applications to Fault Detection and Identification, Proceedings of the American Control Conference, pp. 242-246, Baltimore, MD, 1994.
  102. Saif, M., Towards a Model-Based Strategy to Automotive Engine Diagnostics, General Motors Research Technical Report, 56 pages, August 1994.
    1993
  103. Saif, M., Robust Servo Design with Applications, IEE Proceedings - Part D: Control Theory and Applications, Vol. 140, No. 2, pp. 87-92, 1993.
  104. Saif, M. and Guan, Y., A New Approach to Robust Fault Detection and Identification, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, Vol. 29, No. 3, pp. 685-695, 1993.
  105. Saif, M., Reduced Order Proportional Integral Observer with Application, AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 16, No. 5, pp. 985-988, 1993.
  106. Saif, M., Estimation and Fault Detection in Discrete Time Systems with Noisy Measurements, Proceedings of the IASTED Modeling and Simulation Conference, M.H. Hamza (editor) paper # 205-178, pp. 313-316, Pittsburgh, PA, 1993.
  107. Yan, D., and Saif, M., Neural Network Based Controllers for Non-Linear Systems, Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Control Applications, pp. 331 -336, Vancouver, B.C., 1993.
  108. Saif, M., A Disturbance Accommodating Estimator for Bilinear Systems, Proceedings of the 1993 American Control Conference, pp. 945-949, San Francisco, CA, 1993.
  109. Hwang, B., Saif, M., and Jamshidi, M., A Neural Network Based Fault Detection and Identification (FDI) for a Pressurized Water Reactor, Proceedings of the 12th IFAC World Congress on Automatic Control, Sydney, Australia, 1993.
  110. Saif, M., A Reduced Order Observer for Servomechanism Applications, Proceedings of the 12th IFAC World Congress on Automatic Control, Vo.2, pp. 303-306, Sydney, Australia, 1993.
    1992
  111. Saif, M., Techniques in Robust State Estimation Theory with Applications, Invited Contributor, Control and Dynamic Systems-Advances in Theory and Applications, Vol. 53: High Performance Systems Techniques and Applications, C.T. Leondes (Editor), pp. 261-298, Academic Press, NY, 1992.
  112. Saif, M. and Jalili, M., Reliable Control of Nuclear Power Plants, Invited Paper, Control-Theory and Advanced Technology (C-TAT), Vol. 8, No. 3, Special Issue on Advanced Control Architectures for Nuclear Reactors, pp. 547-566, 1992.
  113. Saif, M., and Guan, Y., Decentralized State Estimation in Large-Scale Interconnected Dynamical Systems, Automatica, Vol. 28, No. 1 , pp. 215-219, 1992.
  114. Lin, Z., Jackson, E., and Saif, M., Modeling and Force Control of A Hydraulically Actuated Manipulator, Robotics and Manufacturing, Vol. 4, M. Jamshidi, R. Lumia, J. Mullins, and M. Shahinpoor (Editors), ASME Press, NY, pp. 37-43, 1992.
  115. Payandeh, S., and Saif, M., Force and Fine-Position Control of Multiple Planar Robotic Mechanisms,Robotics and Manufacturing, Vol. 4, M. Jamshidi, R. Lumia, J. Mullins, and M. Shahinpoor (Editors), ASME Press, NY, pp. 219-224, 1992.
  116. Saif, M., Optimal Robust Servo Design with Industrial and Process Control Applications, Proceedings of the American Control Conference, pp. 107-111, Chicago, Il, June 1992.
  117. Payandeh, S. and Saif, M., Force Control of Multiple Robotic Mechanisms, Proceedings of the American Control Conference, pp. 776-777, Chicago, Il, June 1992.
  118. Saif, M., Robust Estimation Using a PI Estimator, Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Pittsburgh Conference on Modeling and Simulation, pp. 2269-2276, Pittsburgh, PA, May 1992.
  119. Saif, M., and Bojadziev, G., An Analytical Redundancy Based Approach for Sensor Failure Detection in Control Systems, Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Pittsburgh Conference on Modeling and Simulation, pp. 2261-2267, Pittsburgh, PA, May 1992.
  120. Saif, M., Output Modal Control by Static and Dynamic Compensation, Tech. Rept. CSS-IS TR 92-17, Center for Systems Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, 1992.
  121. Saif, M., and Guan Y., Robust Fault Detection and Identification (FDI): Application to a VTOL Aircraft, Tech. Rept. CSS-IS TR 92-18, Center For Systems Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, 1992.
    1991
  122. Guan, Y., and Saif, M., A Novel Approach to the Design of Unknown Input Observers, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 36, pp. 632-635, 1991.
  123. Saif, M. and Guan, Y., Sensor and Actuator Failure Detection Using the UIO Theory, (Invited Paper), Proceedings of The 3rd International Conference on Advances in Communication and Control Systems-COMCON3, Vol. 2, pp. 729-736, Victoria, BC, October 1991.
  124. Saif, M., and Guan, Y., State Estimation in Uncertain Dynamical Systems, Proceedings of The 3rd International Conference on Advances in Communication and Control Systems-COMCON3, Vol. 2, pp. 674-683, Victoria, BC, October 1991.
  125. Payandeh, S., and Saif, M., Force and Fine-Position Control of Multiple Planar Robotics Mechanism, Proceedings of The 3rd International Conference on Advances in Communication and Control Systems-COMCON3, Vol. 2, pp. 580-590, Victoria, BC, October 1991.
  126. Bojadziev, G. and Saif, M., Fault Preventive Control of Planar Manipulators with Uncertain Masses, Proceedings of the AMSE International Conference on Neural Networks, Vol. 1, pp. 245-251, San Diego, 1991.
  127. Saif, M., Partially Modal Projective Control of a Nuclear Power Plant, Automatic Control - 11th Triennial World Congress of IFAC, Vol. VI, U. Jaaksoo, and V.I. Utkin, (Editors), pp. 103-108, Pergamon Press, 1991.
  128. Bird, J.S., Bohm, H., Saif, M., Hardy, S., and Havens, W., AUV Mission Control Systems, SPIRIT Consortium Technical Report, 85 pages, 1991.
    1990
  129. Saif, M., Design of A Trajectory Insensitive Regulator with Prescribed Degree of Stability, Transactions of the ASME - Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, Vol. 112, No. 3, pp. 513-516, 1990.
  130. Saif, M., and Guan, Y., Robust Fault Detection in Systems with Uncertainties, (Invited Paper), 5th IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control, pp. 570-576, Philadelphia, PA, Sept.4-6, 1990.
  131. Saif, M., A Sequential Approach to Pole Assignment, Proceedings of the 21st Annual Pittsburgh Conference on Modeling and Simulation, ISA Paper #90-1224, Vol. 21, Part-5, pp. 2033-2038, May 1990.
    1989
  132. Saif, M., Suboptimal Projective Control of a Pressurized Water Reactor, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Vol. 36, No. 6, pp. 2459-2465, 1989.
  133. Saif, M., Optimal Modal Control of a Boiling Water Nuclear Reactor, Control-Theory and Advanced Technology (C-TAT), Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 249-264, 1989.
  134. Saif, M., Optimal Modal Controller Design by Entire Eigenstructure Assignment, IEE Proceedings - Part D, Control Theory and Applications, Vol. 136, Pt.D., No. 6, pp. 341-344, 1989.
  135. Saif, M., Efficient Optimal Controller for Nuclear Power Plants, International Journal of Systems Science, Vol. 20, No. 9, pp. 1593-1610, 1989.
  136. Saif, M., Optimal Linear Regulator Pole Placement by Weight Selection, International Journal of Control, Vol. 50, No. 1, pp. 399-414, 1989.
  137. Saif, M., A Novel Approach for Control of a Pressurized Water Reactor, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Vol. 36, No. 1, pp. 1317-1325, 1989.
  138. Saif, M., Pole Placement by a Static Output Feedback Controller, Proceedings of the Canadian Conference in Electrical Engineering, Vol. II, pp. 790-793, Montreal, Canada, September 1989.
  139. Guan, Y.P., and Saif, M., A New Approach for Sensor Failure Detection in Dynamic Systems, Proceedings of the Canadian Conference in Electrical Engineering, Vol. II, pp. 1001-1004, Montreal, Canada, September 1989.
  140. Saif, M., On the Structure of the Riccati Equation and the Associated LQR, Tech. Rept. CSS-IS TR 89-01, Center for Systems Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, 1989.
  141. Saif, M., Optimal Modal Control, Tech. Rept. CSS-IS TR 89-05, Center for Systems Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, 1989.
  142. Saif, M., and Guan, Y., A Novel Approach to the Design of Unknown Input Observers (UIO), Tech. Rept. CSS-IS TR 89-07, Center for Systems Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, 1989.
  143. Saif, M., and Guan, Y., Decentralized Observers for Large Scale Systems, Tech. Rept. CSS-IS TR 89-10, Center for Systems Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, 1989.
    1988
  144. Saif, M., Stability Constrained Robust Linear Regulator, Control and Computers, Vol. 16, pp. 66-69, 1988.
  145. Saif, M., A Systematic Procedure for Selecting Weights in the LQR Theory, Proceedings of the Canadian Conference in Electrical Engineering, pp. 159-163, Vancouver, BC, November 1988.
    1987
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