College / Department
Teaching areas
Machine Design, Robotics, Mechatronics, biomechanics of motion
Research areas
Theory of Mechanisms and Machines, Design and Analysis of Parallel Mechanisms, Design and optimization of mechatronic systems,Biomechanics.
Education
PhD, University of Florida, USA, 1989
Professional experience
American University of Sharjah, since 2013
University of Sousse, Tunisia, since 1992
King Saud University, KSA, 1990-1992
Memberships
ASME,IEEE,International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanisms and Machines (IFToMM)
Contact
lromdhane@aus.edu
+971 6 515 2497
Dr. Lotfi Romdhane
Professor, Associate Dean of Engineering and Director of the Mechatronics Engineering Graduate Program
PhD in Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida, USA
Lotfi Romdhane has held academic positions at King Saud University, KSA, and the University of Monastir and Sousse, Tunisia. He has also been a visiting professor in France and Poland. His research interests are in robotics, mechanisms, machine design, biomechanics of motion and mechatronics. He has taught several undergraduate and graduate courses in these fields and supervised over 10 PhD students and 30 master’s students. Dr. Romdhane is a member of the Technical Committee for Computational Kinematics and Robotics and Mechatronics of the International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanisms and Machines (IFToMM).
Publications
Graa, Mortadha, Mohamed Najlaoui, Ajmi Houidi, Zouhaier Affi, and Lotfi Romdhane. "Control and vibration of rail vehicle semi-active suspensions with comfort evaluation." International Journal of Vehicle Noise and Vibration 13, no. 1 (2017): 52-65.
Najlawi, Bilel, Mohamed Najlaoui, Zouhaier Affi, and Lotfi Romdhane. "Multi-objective robust design optimization of a mechatronic system with uncertain parameters, using a polynomial chaos expansion method." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering doi: 10.1177/0959651817722333.
Lamine, Houssein, Med Amine Laribi, Sami Bennour, Lotfi Romdhane, and Said Zeghloul. "Design study of a Cable-Based Gait Training Machine." Journal of Bionic Engineering 14 (2017): 232–244. doi: 10.1016/S1672-6529(16)60394-3. url: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1672652917300057. 12, 2016 04, 2017
AHMEDALBASHIR, Mouna, Lotfi Romdhane, and Jin-Hyuk Lee. "Dynamics of a Four-Bar Mechanism with Clearance and Springs - Modeling and Experimental Analysis." Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology 31, no. 3 (2017): 1023-1033. doi: 10.1007/s12206-017-0201-6. url: http://www.springer.com/-/2/AVsHxrLeCYMfo4g2p7H3. [Comment: ISSN# 1738-494X. ] 11, 2016 03, 2017
NAJLAWI, Bilel, Mohamed Nejlaoui, Zouhaier Affi, and Lotfi Romdhane. "Multi-objective robust design optimization of the mechanism in a sewing machine." Mechanics and Industry 01, 2017
Khadr, Aymen, Ajmi Houidi, and Lotfi Romdhane. "Dynamic modelling and handling study of a two wheeled vehicle on a curved track." Mechanics and Industry 01, 2017
Najlawi, Bilel, Mohamed Nejlaoui, Zouhaier Affi, and Lotfi Romdhane. "Mechatronic design optimization of the mechanism in a sewing machine." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science 12, 2016
Najlawi, Bilel, Mohamed Nejlaoui, Zouhaier Affi, and Lotfi Romdhane. "Multi-objective robust design optimization of the NBTTLMechanism under uncertainty." Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing 11, 2016
GRAA, Mortadha, Mohamed Nejlaoui, Zouhaier Affi, and Lotfi Romdhane. "Modeling and control of rail vehicle suspensions: a comparative study based on the passenger comfor." Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science 11, 2016
GRAA, Mortadha, Mohamed Nejlaoui, Zouhaier Affi, and Lotfi Romdhane. "Mechatronic suspension design for full rail vehicle system." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part K: Journal of Multibody Dynamics doi: 10.1177/1464419316679298. 10, 2016
CHEBBI, Ahmad, Youssef Chouaibi, Zouhaier Affi, and Lotfi Romdhane. "Sensitivity analysis and prediction of the orientation error of a three translational parallel manipulator." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C-Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science [Comment: ISSN# 0954-4062. ] 09, 2016
Lamine, Houssein, Sami Bennour, and Lotfi Romdhane. "Design of cable-driven parallel manipulators for a specific workspace using interval analysis." Advanced Robotics (2016): url: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01691864.2016.1142897. [Comment: ISSN# 0169-1864. ] 12, 2015 03, 2016
ISMAIL, Mourad, Samir Lahouar, and Lotfi Romdhane. "Collision-free and dynamically feasible trajectory of a hybrid cable-serial robot with two passive links." Robotics and Autonomous Systems (2016): doi: 10.1016/j.robot.2016.03.001. 03, 2016 03, 2016
GRAA, Mortadha, Mohamed Nejlaoui, Zouhaier Affi, and Lotfi Romdhane. "Mechatronic Rail Vehicle Design Based on the Passenger Comfort." JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY REVIEW 9, no. 3 (2016): 176-185. [Comment: ISSN# 1791-2377. ] N/A 03, 2016
Najlawi, Bilel, Nejlaoui Mohamed, Affi Zouhaier, and Lotfi Romdhane. "An improved imperialist competitive algorithm for multi-objective optimization." Engineering Optimization (2016): 1-22. doi: 10.1080/0305215X.2016.1141204. [Comment: ISSN# 0305-215X. ] 01, 2016 02, 2016
Graa, Mortadha, Mohamed Nejlaoui, Ajmi Houidi, and Lotfi Romdhane. "Development of a reduced dynamic model for comfort evaluation of rail vehicle systems." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part K-Journal of Multi-Body Dynamics (2016): doi: 10.1177/1464419315627914. [Comment: ISSN# 1464-4193. ] 12, 2015 01, 2016
Chouaibi, youssef, Ahmed Hachem, Zouhaier Affi, and Lotfi Romdhane. "Analytical modeling and analysis of the clearance induced orientation error of the RAF translational parallel manipulator." Robotica (2014): doi: 10.1017/S0263574714002653. [Comment: ISSN# 0263-5747. ] 10, 2014 12, 2014
Chaker, Abdelbadia, Abdelfattah MLIKA, Mohamed-Amine LARIBI, Lotfi Romdhane, and Said ZEGHLOUL. "Accuracy analysis of non-overconstrained spherical parallel manipulators." European Journal of Mechanics A - Solids 47, no. 1 (2014): 362-372. doi: 10.1016/j.euromechsol.2014.06.00. url: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0997753814000825. [Comment: ISSN# 0997-7538. ]
Ahmed Hachem Chebbi, Zouhaier Affi & Lotfi Romdhane, Modelling and analysis of the 3-UPU spherical manipulator, European Journal of Computational Mechanics, Volume 22, Issue 2-4, 2013
Badreddine EL-Kribi, Ajmi Houidi, Zouhaier Affi, Lotfi Romdhane, Application of multi-objective genetic algorithms to the mechatronic design of a four bar system with continuous and discrete variables, Volume 61, March 2013, Pages 68–83
M. Nejlaoui, A. Houidi, , Z. Affi, , L. Romdhane, Multiobjective robust design optimization of rail vehicle moving in short radius curved tracks based on the safety and comfort criteria, Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.simpat.2012.07.012
A. Chaker, A. Mlika, M.A. Laribi, L. Romdhane, S. Zeghloul, « Clearance and manufacturing errors' effects on the accuracy of the 3-RCC Spherical Parallel Manipulator» European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids, Volume 37, January–February 2013, Pages 86-95.
A. Chaker, A. Mlika, M.A. Laribi, L. Romdhane, S. Zeghloul (2012): Synthesis of Spherical Parallel Manipulator for a Dexterous Medical Task, Front. Mech. Eng. 2012, 7(2): 150–162
Amani Bensghaier, Lotfi Romdhane, Fethi Benouezdou, Multi-objective optimization to predict muscle tensions in a pinch function using genetic algorithm, Comptes Rendus Mécanique Volume 340, Issue 3, March 2012, Pages 139–155
S. Bennour, M. Harshe, L. Romdhane & J.-P. Merlet (2011): A new experimental set-up based on a parallel cable robot for analysis and control of human motion, Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 14:sup1, 83-85, (IF= 1.565)
Amani BenSghaier, L. Romdhane, Fethi Benouezdou, “ Analysis of tendinous actuation in balancing the maximal fingertip force for normal and abnormal forefinger system ” Computer Methodsin Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, accepted January 2011
Marco Ceccarelli et L. Romdhane, “Design issues for human-machine platform interface in cable-based parallel manipulators for physiotherapy applications” Journal of Zhejiang University - Science A, Springer, Volume 11, Number 4 / avril 2010
Lahouar, E. Ottaviano, S. Zeghoul, L. Romdhane, M. Ceccarelli, “Collision Free Path-Planning for Cable-Driven Parallel Robots”, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Accepted Juin 2009.
Conference Presentations
Book editor: Sa?d Zeghloul, Lotfi Romdhane, Med Amine Laribi (Eds) Computational Kinematics Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Computational Kinematics that was held at Futuroscope-Poitiers, France, in May 2017 Part of the Mechanisms and Machine Science book series (Mechan. Machine Science, volume 50) Springer International Publishing AG 12, 2017
Over 80 conference papers
Awards and Honors
Faculty Research Grant, American University of Sharjah: FRG17-R-38-Design and Fabrication of a Cable Robot for Rehabilitation
FRG15-40: Dynamic Analysis of Flexible Mechanisms with Clearance
University of Sousse contact person for the European Tempus project MASTECH: Master of Technology, October 2010-October 2013.
Member of the project 3+3 EUROMED : cooperation between,’ l’Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Sousse’, ‘INRIA at Sophia Antipolis, France’, ‘LARM à Cassino Italy’ and‘USTO Algeria’, Financed by INRIA, France 2005-2011.
Other creative/research
CHAPTERS and BOOKS
L. Romdhane and A. Mlika, “Teaching and Research in Mechanism Theory and Robotics in Tunisia” in Technology Developments: the Role of Mechanism and Machine Science and IFToMM, 2011, Volume 1, Part 3, 451-459, DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-1300-0_38
A. Mlika and L. Romdhane, Analyse cinématique et Dynamique des Mécanismes, Centre des Publications Universitaires, Tunisia, 249 pages (2011) (in French).
L. Romdhane et S. Zeghloul, « Al Jazari » in Distinguished Figures in Mechanism and Machine Science: Their Contributions and Legacies, Part 2 Edited by Marco Ceccarelli, Springer Verlag
M.A. Laribi, L. Romdhane, S. Zeghloul, "Advanced Synthesis of the DELTA parallel robot for a specified workspace” dans “ Parallel Robots” ISBN 978-3-902613-20-2.
S. Lahouar, S. Zeghloul, L. Romdhane, "Collision free Path Planning for Multi-DoF Manipulators" dans "Industrial Robotics: Theory, Modelling and Control"ISBN 3-86611-285-8, pp. 964, ARS/plV, Germany, December 2006, Edited by: Sam Cubero.
