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Academic Interests

Intelligent systems, dynamic systems and controls, multi-body and impact dynamics

Intelligent  and autonomous vehicles, collision avoidance, driver assistance systems, vehicle active safety

Vehicle dynamics and control, intelligent transportation systems, transportation safety

Mechatronics and robotics

Applied mechanics, non-linear dynamic FEM, meshless methods, and crashworthiness

Education

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1983

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, (with honors), The George Washington University, 1982

Current Research

Semi-autonomous active vehicle steering control systems

Integrated safety for driver assistance

Implementation of signal processing and feature extraction methods for drowsy/fatigued driver detection

Investigation of active systems for run-off-road countermeasures using vehicle dynamics modeling, simulation, and controls

V2V and V2I communications simulations for vehicle safety

Selected Professional Activities

2004-present :     Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions  on Intelligent Transportation Systems

2003-present:      Associate Editor, Int. J.  of Automotive Technology

2000-present:      Editorial Board, J.  of Multi-body Dynamics of Institution of Mechanical Engineers

2005-present:      Editorial Board, Int.  J.  of Vehicle Autonomous Systems

2005-present:      Editorial Board, Int.  J.  of Vehicle Information and Communication Systems

2008-2010            Elected member of Board of Governors of IEEE Intelligent Transportation Society.

Member of ASME (DSC, ATS, and Mechatronics), IEEE (ITS, CSS, and RAS) and SAE; Active in Automotive and Transportation Systems Technical Committee of ASME Dynamic Systems & Controls division, IEEE Intelligent Transportation Society, and SAE Intelligent Vehicles.

Chair, Co-chair, and organizer of over 30 technical sessions, including General Chair and Co-chair of three international conferences.

Invited reviewer/panelist for government organizations, e.g., NSF, NAS, Canadian National Centers of Excellence and Foundation for Innovation, US DOT, and Arthur Fleming Award.

Courses Taught at CEE (and CMEE), GWU

Undergraduate: Introduction to Mechanics of Solids, Introduction to Engineering, Mechanical Design, Engineering Systems Design, Analysis and Synthesis of Mechanisms.

Graduate: System Dynamics Modeling and Control, Analytical Mechanics (Dynamics), Robotic Systems, Vehicle Dynamics, Numerical Methods in Engineering, Simulation and Visualization, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Intelligent Systems Theory and Applications.

Selected Publications (30 out of 133 refereed publications)

Books:

Chen, Y., Lee, J., and Eskandarian, A., Meshless Methods in Solid Mechanics, Springer Verlag, May 2006.

Edited Volumes (& Journals)

Eskandarian, A., Sayed, R., and Blum, J. (Editors) Intelligent Transportation Systems Safety and Security, Conference Proceedings, Miami, FL, USA, March 24-25, 2004, CD-ROM.

Eskandarian. A. (Guest Editor), Adeli, H. (Editor-in-Chief), Special issue of Journal of Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering in Neural Networks in Highway and Vehicle Applications, 1998.

Oskard, M., Eskandarian, A., and Shapiro, F., (Editors), Neural Networks Application in Highway and Vehicle Engineering, Conference proceedings, FHWA Publication, No. RD96154, April 1996.

Refereed Journals: (20 selected from 53 articles)

Group 1: Intelligent Systems, Dynamics and Controls (Intelligent Vehicles, Crollision Avoidance)

Driver Assistance & Collision Avoidance

Mortazavi, A., Eskandarian, A., and Sayed, R.A., “Effect of Drowsiness on Driving Performance Variables of Commercial Vehicle Drivers”, International Journal of Automotive Technology, Vol. 10, Number 3, June 2009, pp. 391-404.

Arhin, S., Eskandarian, A., Blum, J., and Delaigue, P., “Development and Evaluation of an Advanced Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA) System”, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D, Journal of Automobile Engineering. Vol. 222No. D9, PP1603-1614 Sep. 2008.

Vahidi, A., and Eskandarian, A., “Research Advances in Intelligent Collision Avoidance and Adaptive Cruise Control”, IEEE Transactions on ITS, Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2003, pp. 143-153.

Sayed, R., and Eskandarian, A., “Unobtrusive Drowsiness Detection by Neural Network Learning of Driver Steering”, Journal of Automotive Engineering, Proc. of Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Vol. 215, Part D, 2001, PP. 969-975.

Eskandarian, A., and Thiriez, S., “Collision Avoidance Using Cerebral Model Arithmetic Computer Neural Network”, Journal of Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering (Previously, Microcomputers in Civil Engineering), Vol. 13, 1998, pp. 303-314.

Vehicle  Dynamics and Controls

Malcher, D., Eskandarian, A. and Delaigue, P., “Dynamic Models for Vehicle Roll Motion in Pre-Rollover Maneuvers”, Journal of Multibody Dynamics, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part K, Volume 221, No. K2, 2007, pp. 291-301.

Vahidi, A., and Eskandarian, A., “The Influence of Preview Uncertainties in Preview Control of Vehicle Suspensions”, Journal of Multibody Dynamics, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part K, Vol. 216, Number 4, 2002, pp. 295-301.

Vahidi, A. and Eskandarian, A., “Predictive Time-Delay Control of Vehicle Suspensions”, J. of Vibration and Control, 7, 2001, pp. 1195-1211.

Vehicular Communications

Blum, J., and Eskandarian, A., “Cross-Layer Coordination for Safety Applications Enabled by Wireless Access in Vehicular Environments”, International Journal of Intelligent Transportation Research, Vol. 7, No. 1, June 2009, pp. 27-37.

Blum, J. and Eskandarian A., “A Reliable Link Layer Protocol for Robust and Scalable Inter-Vehicle Communications”, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 8(1), 2007, pp. 4-13.

Group 2:  Applied Mechanics/Impact Dynamics

Applied Mechanics, Meshless Methods, Theory

Lee, J. D., Chen, Y., Zeng, X. , Eskandarian, A., and M. Oskard, “Modeling And Simulation Of Osteoporosis and Fracture of Trabecular Bone by Meshless Method”, International journal of Engineering Science, Vol 45, Issues 2-8, 2007, pp. 329-338.

Chen Y., Lee J. D., Eskandarian A and M. S. Oskard, “Meshless Analysis of Multiphase Materials”, Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 2006, 45, pp. 13-17.

Chen Y., Eskandarian A, Oskard, M. S., and J. D. Lee, “Meshless Simulation of Crack Propagation In Multiphase Materials”, Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, Volume 45, Issue 1, February 2006, pp. 13-17.

Chen Y., Eskandarian A, Lee J. D.  and M. S. Oskard, “Meshless Analysis of High-Speed Impact”, Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, Volume 44, Issue 3, December 2005, pp. 201-207.