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Mehdi Zahir

Control Systems / Experimental Laboratory 

 

 

Appointment:

Room:

Technician specializing in Control and Robotic systemsRoom B01 Kathleen Lonsdale Building
 

Email Address:

Telephone Number:

m.zahir@ucl.ac.uk020 3108 6327 (56327)
 

Responsibilities: 

Design and development of Control system Hardware/Software for specialized research equipment in the Rock & Ice Labs. Maintenance and repair of equipment. Provision of advice and technical support to academic and research staff. 

Skills: 
Control: PID control design and implementation in various languages/software packages: C++, Labview, Profilab Expert 4, Processing V4(Java), MATLAB(system modelling, real-time control via Simulink models with real-time kernel, system identification), Ladder Logic and PLC Programming, Data acquisition and Control using various Interface boards(PCI, PCIe, USB), Arduino Microcontrollers.

Robotics(Previous Employment): Design and development of Control systems for Wall Climbing Robots, working with a team of Mechanical Engineers and research staff. Worked in Teaching labs with various Industrial Robots(IBM7545, Staubli RX90, SykeRobot 600-5, Fanuc A600, Niryo-1) with programming skills in the following Robotic languages AML, C, VAL+ and Python.