Dr. Amor Jnifene
B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc., Ph.D., P.Eng.
Associate Professor

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Brief History

Education

B.A.Sc. (Mechanical Engineering) - University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

M.A.Sc. (Robotics & Control) - University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Ph.D. (Robotics & Control) - University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Brief Biography

Dr Jnifene received his PhD from the University of Ottawa in 1996 in the area of robotic and control systems. The main topic of Dr Jnifene’s PhD thesis is on the dynamics and control of robot manipulators with flexible. The main contribution of this work was on the use of Time Delay Control (TDC) for active vibration control. Dr Jnifene’s current research includes Dynamics and Control of Flexible Structures, Collaborative Multi-Robot Systems, Adaptive Structure, Intelligent Control, Biologically Inspired Robotics Systems, and Path Planning and Formation Control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Dr Jnifene is a reviewer for several international journals and he is currently a member of the editorial board for the Canadian Transactions for Mechanical Engineering.

Specializations and Research Interests (Keywords)

• Robot Dynamics and Control
• Intelligent Control
• Active Vibration Control of Flexible Structure
• Vehicle Dynamics
• Mechatronics
• Path Planning and Control of Collaborative Multiple Mobile Robots
• Smart Material Based Artificial Muscles for Robotic Application

Current and Recent Teaching Duties

Undergraduate Courses

MEE345A	Applied Mechanics
MEE383B	Measurement Systems and Devices
MEE443B	Control Systems
MEE346B	Dynamics of physical Systems
MEE437B	Robot Dynamics and Control

Graduate Courses

ME551A	State-Space Control
MEE541A	Mechanical Vibrations
MEE545B	Advanced Control Systems

Publications