Name:                              Ahmad Mirabadi                                            

  Present Position:             Assistant professor

  Department :                  School of Railway Engineering 

  Tel:                                  +98-21- 77240162

 E-mail: mirabadiiust.ac.ir

  Education and Qualifications

  - PhD in Mechatronics , “ Fault Tolerant Train Navigation Using A Multisensor Integration Approach” , University of Sheffield, Dept. of Automatic Control, 1995-2000

  - MSc in Mechatronics and Optical Engineering, Loughborough University, Uk, 1994-1995

  - BSc in Manufacturing Engineering, AmirKabir University of Tehran (Poly Technique), 1988-1992

 

 Teaching Experiences

  Postgrad .

  - Fault Detection and Identification, School of railway Engineering, IUST
  - Fault tolerant systems, School of railway Engineering, IUST

  - Railway Control and signaling, School of railway Engineering , IUST

  - Systems Safety and Reliability, School of Railway Engineering, IUST

  - Mechatronics Engineering Dept. Of Mech. Eng., IUST

  - Principle of Reliability in railway systems, Advance railway research center, UK

  - Train navigation for moving block signaling systems, Advance railway research center, University of Sheffield, UK

  Undergrad.

  - Priciples of electricity and electronics, School of railway Engineering

  - Measurement Systems, School of railway Engineering

  - Railway Control and signaling, School of Railway Engineering

  - Automatic Control Systems School of Railway Engineering

Publications :   Journal Papers (ISI)
 

[1] Mirabadi A., Schmid F., Mort N., "Multisensor Integration Methods in the Development of a Fault-Tolerant Train Navigation System", The Journal of Navigation,  Cambridge, UK, pp. 385-398, Vol. 56 , 2003. (Abstract) 
[2] Mirabadi A., Bemani M., "Automatic generation and verification of Railway Interlocking Control Tables using FSM and NuSMV", Transportation Problems, Poland, pp.  103-110, Vol. 4, 2009.  (Abstract)
[3] Mirabadi A., Khodadadi A., "Slip and Slide Detection and compensation for Odometery System, Using Adaptive Fuzzy KF" , Sensor Letters, USA, pp. 84-90, Vol. 7,  2009.  (Abstract) 
[4] Khodadadi A., Mirabadi A., Moshiri B., "Assessment of Particle Filter and KF for estimating velocity Using Odometery System", Sensor Review, USA, 204-209, Vol. 30,  2010.  (Abstract)
[5] Mirabadi A., Sharifian S., "Appl. of association rules in Iranian Railways accident data analysis", Safety Science, USA, 2010.  (Abstract) 
[6] Mirabadi A., Najafi M., "Energy Management System in Hybrid Trains Using Fuzzy Control Systems", Journal of JRRT, IMeche, UK , 2010  
[7] Mirabadi A., Najafi M., "Fuzzy Based Energy Management Algorithm For Hybrid Train Systems", JMechE, Malaysia, 2010.  (Abstract)   
[8] Lesan J., Mirabadi A., "Signaling System Selection Based on a Full Fuzzy Hierarchical-TOPSIS algorithm", IJMSEM, USA, 2010.  (Abstract) 

[11]  Bolbolamiri, N., Sanai M. S., Mirabadi A., “Time-Domain Stator Current Condition Monitoring: Analyzing Point Failures Detection by Kolmogorov-Smirnov (K-S) Test, World Academy of Science, Engineering & Technology; Issue 66, p1049, June 2012
[12]  Zamani A., Mirabadi A., “Railway wheel detector in the presence of eddy current brakes”, Journal of Applied computational electromagnetics society, vol. 28, No. 1, pp 77-84, 2013
[13] Kebriaee M., Sandidzade M., Mirabadi A., "Component sizing and intelligent energy management of a heavy hybrid electric vehicle based on a real drive cycle", Proceedings Of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Part F, Journal Of Rail And Rapid Transit, 2017
[14] Abbasnezhad S., Mirabadi A., "Predicting the failure of railway point machines by using Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average and Autoregressive-Kalman methods", Proceedings Of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Part F, Journal Of Rail And Rapid Transit, Vol 233, 2017
[15]Hossaini K., Mirabadi A., Yousefi, S., Mostaghim P., Nasr A., “Design Development and Test of a Practical Train Energy Optimization using GA0PSO Algorithm”, Journal Of Railway Research, pp 61-70, 2017
[16] Hossaini N., Mirabadi A., Gholami Manesh F., “A Hybrid Fault Diagnosis Scheme for Railway Point Machines by motor Current Signal Analysis”, Journal Of Rail and rapid Transit, 2021
[17] Adeli H., Mirabadi A., Yousefi S., Fazel S., "Novel Approach for Reducing Train Wheel and Brake Shoe Wear Using Speed Profile Optimization", Transportation Research Record, 2024
 
 

  Projects

- Condition monitoring of traction motors, using acoustic signals
- condition monitoring of electro motors, using motor current signal
 -  Design and development of an Interlocking system for Iranian railway,                                    2017-2022
- Design and development of Point Machine condition monitoring system for APRIN station 2018 - 2021
- Design and development of Fuel Consumption Optimization for railway locomotives,             2013-2018

- Design and development of Locomotive consition Monitoring System,                                       2014-2018

- Analysis of affecting factors on fuel consumption of the locomotives                                          2011- 2012

  - Assessment of hybrid technology for shunting locomotives                                                          2009-2010

  - Condition monitoring for railway switch machines                                                                       2009-2014

  - Design of the signalling and control systems for the Tehran-Parand Railway line                2008-2010

  - Studying the EMI test tools and methods for the signalling and control systems                   2008-2009

  - Feasibility study of the Bafgh-Bandar electrification                                                                    2008-2009

  - Design of the railway management and control centre for Raja Railway                              2007-2008

  - Feasibility Study of the Moving Block Control and Signalling for Iranian railway             2006-2007

  - Studying the RAMS parameters in Electronic Interlocking Systems                                       2006-2008

  - Assessment of FBG fibre optic sensors for railway applications                                              2004-2005

  - Design and development of GPS based tracking for transportation industry                       2001-2004

  Some of the recent Supervised Research projects
 

- Train speed optimization for wear reduction of the train

- Train speed optimization, for energy consumption reduction purposes

- obstacle detection in railway lines, using image processing and machine learning

- Obstacle detection in level crossings, using image processing techniques

- driver  drawsinss detection, using image processing techniques

- Design and development of interlocking systems using B method

- reliability asessment of railway stations

- safety analysis of interlocking systems, using Dynamic Fault tree analysis (DFTA)

- Verification of interlocking control table using NuSMV

- Design and development of Cab signaling System

- Hybrid system analysis for urban railway

- Design and development of point monitoring system, using fuzzy based algorithms

- Assessment of automatic control systems on railway headway and capacity

- Modelling and simulation of axle counters for overhead line EMI analysis