Ahsan Qamar
PhD Candidate
Phone: +46 8 790 65 79
E-mail: ahsan dot qamar at md.kth.se
Visiting Address: Brinellvägen 83, 10044 Stockholm, Sweden
Research
Current Research Project
Design of mechatronic systems is a complex process. The systems themselves are becoming complex due to an increase in functionality and behavior intelligence. On the other hand, the overall design problem is partitioned into domain-specific problems. In a model based design process, this partitioning leads to a situation where product properties influence each other, resulting in dependencies between design models. For model management, management of dependencies is vital, especially in avoiding inconsistencies, which can lead towards failures and substantial losses. A mechatronic design methodology that addresses management of dependencies is lacking. Hence, there is a strong need to provide better support through methods and tools, not only to manage the dependencies, but also to address the design integration and model interoperability issues, primary aims of this research project. Supporting the conceptual phase of mechatronic design through a common system-level modeling language is also an important topic of this research. The main aim is to make better decisions, which should provide better design solutions.
Research Interests
Model Based Systems Engineering, Mechatronic Design, Model Management, Dependency Modeling, Model Integration, Tool Interoperability, Design Processes, Design Methodologies, Automatic Control
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Curriculum Vitae
| Current | PhD. candidate in Mechatronics at the Department of Machine Design, KTH-Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden |
| 11/2011-03/2012 | Visiting Researcher at the Model Based Systems Engineering Center, The G.W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| 2009 - 2011 | Licentiate of Technology, Division of Mechatronics, KTH-Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden |
| 2008 | Research Engineer at Computer Vision and Media Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark |
| 2007 | Research Engineer at Automation and System Technology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aarhus University, Denmark |
| 2007 | Mechatronic consultant at Danish Innovation Institute, Pera Denmark |
| 2004 - 2006 | MSc. In Electrical Engineering, Aalborg University, Denmark |
| 2000 -2003 | Bachelor of Engineering in Mechatronics, National University of Sciences & Technology, Pakistan |
Teaching
- Dynamics and Motion Control Teaching-Assistant
- Master Thesis Supervision
Publications
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| Ahsan Qamar An Integrated Approach Towards Model-Based Mechatronic Design Licentiate Thesis, ISBN 978-91-7501-025-0, Department of Machine Design, School of Industrial Engineering & Management, KTH-Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, June 2011 |
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| Sebastian J. I. Herzig, Ahsan Qamar, Axel Reichwein and Christiaan J. J. Paredis A Conceptual Framework for Consistency Management in Model-Based Systems Engineering 31st Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (CIE), ASME 2011 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference IDETC/CIE 2011, Washington, DC, USA, 2011 |
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| Jonas Morkeberg Torry-Smith, Ahsan Qamar, Sofiane Achiche, Jan Wikander, Niels Henrik Mortensen and Carl During Mechatronic Design- Still A Considerable Challenge 23rd International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology (DTM), ASME 2011 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference IDETC/CIE 2011, Washington, DC, USA, 2011 |
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| Ahsan Qamar, Jan Wikander and Carl During Designing Mechatronic Systems: A Model Integration Approach International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED11), Copenhagen, Denmark, 2011 |
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| Ahsan Qamar, Jan Wikander and Carl During A Mechatronic Design Infrastructure Integrating Heterogeneous Models in Proceedings of International Conference on Mechatronics (ICM), Istanbul, Turkey, 2011 |
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| Ahsan Qamar, Martin Torngren, Carl During, and Jan Wikander Integrating Multi-Domain Models for the Design and Development of Mechatronic Systems in Proceedings of 7th European Systems Engineering Conference (EUSEC2010), Stockholm, Sweden, 2010 |
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| Ahsan Qamar Requirement Specifications for an Integrated Design Environment Targeting Mechatronic Systems Technical report, KTH-Royal Institute of Technology, ISSN 1400-1179, TRITA MMK 2011:09, May, 2011 |
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| Ahsan Qamar, Carl During, and Jan Wikander Designing Mechatronic Systems, A Model-based Perspective, An Attempt to Achieve SysML-Matlab/Simulink Model Integration In Proceedings of 2009 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM09). Singapore, 2009 |
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| Michael Nørremark, Ahsan Qamar, Mikkel Nilars, Krister Persson A system using GNSS to record spray boom movement and absolute position under operating conditions International Conference on Agricultural Engineering (AGENG2008), Greece, June 2008 |
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| Ahsan Qamar and Ali Zaib Control of High Precision Satellite Tracking System: A Fault Tolerant Approach MSc. Thesis, Aalborg University, Denmark, June 2006 |
