Prof. Ziyad Masoud
Professor, Dean of Graduate Studies
OFFICE: C228
PHONE: +962 6 4294444
Biography

Ziyad Masoud is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the German Jordanian University. He received his Ph.D. degree in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA in 2000. His current research interests include nontraditional control systems for commercial cranes, vibration control of multimode systems, and design of infinitely variable transmissions for hybrid vehicles

Educational Background

Engineering Mechanics, Virginia Tech, USA
Mechanical Engineering, University of Jordan, Amman- Jordan
Mechanical Engineering, Garyounis University, Libya
Research Interests

Vibration control of multi-mode systems.

Multi-body dynamics, linear and nonlinear dynamics, mechanical vibrations.

Nontraditional control, digital control, linear and nonlinear control of mechanical systems.

Nonlinear modeling and control of commercial cranes.

Experimental linear and nonlinear vibration control systems

Experience
  • 10/2021 – date             Dean of Graduate Studies, German Jordanian University.
  • 10/2017 – 10/2019        Dean of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, German Jordanian University.
  • 8/2016 – date               Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, School of Applied Technical Sciences, German Jordanian University.
  • 1/2011 – 8/2016           Associate Professor, Mechatronics Engineering Department, School of Applied Technical Sciences, German Jordanian University.
  • 3/2012 – 3/2016           Dean, School of Applied Technical Sciences, German Jordanian University.
  • 1/2011 – 3/2012           Vice Dean, School of Applied Technical Sciences, German Jordanian University.
  • 9/2009 – 9/2010           Head, Mechanical Engineering Department, Hashemite University.
  • 11/2008 – 9/2009         Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, Hashemite University.
  • 9/2006 – 11/2008         Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, Hashemite University.
  • 8/2005 – 8/2006           Director, Research & Development Department, SuperDyn, LLC, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
  • 8/2001 – 8/2005           Assistant Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics Department, Virginia Tech, USA.
  • 1/2001 – 7/2001           Visiting Assistant Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics Department, Virginia Tech, USA
Awards
  • Named “VT Scholar of the Week” by the Vice President of Research, Virginia Tech, November, 2004
  • National Science Foundation (NSF) Award, Summer Institute for Nano-Mechanics and Materials, 2003
  • Certificate of Excellence in Teaching, Virginia Tech, 2003

 Certificate of Excellence in Teaching, Virginia Tech, 2002

Selected Publications

2017 Ziyad N. Masoud, Khaled A. Alhazza,"A smooth multimode waveform command shaping control with selectable command length",Journal of Sound and Vibration,2017
2017 Sameer Arabsi , Ziyad N. Masoud,"Simultaneous Travel and Hoist Maneuver Input Shaping Control Using Frequency Modulation",Shock and Vibration,2017
2016 Ziyad N. Masoud,"Multimode input shaping control of flexible structures using frequency-modulation",Jordan Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering,2016
2016 Ziyad N. Masoud, Khaled A. Alhazza, Mohammad Nazzal,"Multimode input shaping control of flexible structures using frequency modulation",International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference,2016
2016 Ziyad N. Masoud, Khaled A. Alhazza,"Frequency-Modulation Input Shaping for Multimode Systems",Journal of Vibration and Control,2016
2016 Khaled A. Alhazza, Ziyad N. Masoud, Nehal Alotaibi,"A Smooth Wave-Form Shaped Command with Flexible Maneuvering Time: Analysis and Experiments",Asian Journal of Control,2016
2016 Khaled A. Alhazza, Ziyad N. Masoud,"Waveform Command Shaping Control of Multimode Systems,",Journal of Sound and Vibration,2016
2015 Khaled A. Alghanim, Khaled A. Alhazza, Ziyad N. Masoud,"A Discretized Optimization Strategy for Rest-to-Rest Maneuvers Considering the effect of Damping",ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference,2015
2015 Khaled A. Alhazza, Ziyad N. Masoud, Abdulsalam Alhazza,"A Multimode Wave-Form Command Shaping Control Applied on A Double Pendulum",ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference,2015
2015 Khaled A. Alhazza, Ziyad N. Masoud,"A Multi-Mode Smooth Command Shaper with an Adjustable Maneuver Time",,” ASME 2015 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference,2015
2015 Khaled A. Alghanim, Khaled A. Alhazza, Ziyad N. Masoud,"Discrete-Time Command Profiles for Simultaneous Travel and Hoist Maneuvers of Overhead Cranes",Journal of Sound and Vibration,2015
2014 K. A. Alhazza, A. M. Hassan, K. A. Alghanim, Z. N. Masoud,"An Iterative Learning Control Technique for Point-to-Point Maneuvers Applied on an Overhead Crane",Journal of Shock and Vibration,vol. 2014, Article ID 261509,2014
2014 Ziyad N. Masoud, Khaled A. Alhazza, Eiyad A. Abu-Nada, Majed Majeed,"A Hybrid Command-Shaper for Double-Pendulum Overhead Cranes",Journal of Vibration and Control,Vol. 20, No. 1, 2014, pp. 24 – 37. ,2014 [View]
2014 Khaled A. Alghanim, Khaled A. Alhazza, Ziyad N. Masoud,"A discretized Optimization Strategy for Rest-to-Rest Maneuvers Considering the effect of Damping",ASME 2014 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition,IMECE2014-37267,Montreal, Canada,2014
2014 Ziyad N. Masoud, Khaled A. Alhazza,"Frequency-Modulation Input Shaping Control of Double-Pendulum Overhead Cranes",ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control,136 (2), 2014, doi:10.1115/1.4025796,2014 [View]
2014 Ziyad N. Masoud, Khaled A. Alhazza,"A Hybrid Command-Shaper for Double-Pendulum Overhead Cranes",Journal of Vibration and Control,2014
2014 Ziyad N. Masoud, Khaled A. Alhazza,"Frequency-Modulation Input Shaping Control of Double-Pendulum Overhead Cranes,",ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems,2014
2014 K. A. Alhazza, A. M. Hassan, K. A. Alghanim, Z. N. Masoud,"An Iterative Learning Control Technique for Point-to-Point Maneuvers Applied on an Overhead Crane",Shock and Vibration,2014
2013 Ziyad N. Masoud, Khaled A. Alhazza,"A Frequency-Modulation Command-Shaping Strategy for Multi-Mode Systems",ASME 2013 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference,2013
2013 Khaled A. Alhazza, Ziyad N. Masoud, Nehal Alotaibi,"A Smooth Wave-Form Command Shaping Control",ASME 2013 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference,2013
2013 Khaled A. Alhazza, Ziyad Masoud,"A Novel Wave-Form Command Shaper for Overhead Cranes",Journal of Engineering Research,Vol. 1, No. 3, 2013, pp. 181 – 209,2013 [View]
2013 Khaled A. Alhazza, Ziyad N. Masoud, Nehal Alotaibi,"A Smooth Wave-Form Command Shaping Control",ASME 2013 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference,DETC2013-12768,Portland, Oregon,2013
2013 Ziyad N. Masoud, Khaled A. Alhazza,"A Frequency-Modulation Command-Shaping Strategy for Multi-Mode Systems",ASME 2013 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference,DETC2013-13355,Portland, Oregon,2013
2013 Khaled A. Alhazza, Ziyad N. Masoud,"A Novel Wave-Form Command Shaper for Overhead Cranes",Journal of Engineering Research,2013
2012 Khaled A. Alghanim, Khaled A. Alhazza, Ziyad N. Masoud,"A Novel Optimization Strategy for Command Shaping Control",IMAC XXX,Jacksonville, Florida,2012
2011 Ziyad N. Masoud, Khaled A. Alhazza,"Command-Shaping Control System for Double-Pendulum Gantry Cranes",ASME 2011 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference,2011
2011 Khaled A. Alhazza, Asmahan Al-Shehaima, Ziyad N. Masoud,"A Continuous Modulated Wave-Form Command-Shaping for Damped Overhead Cranes",ASME 2011 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference,2011
2011 Ziyad N. Masoud, Khaled A. Alhazza,"Command-Shaping Control System for Double-Pendulum Gantry Cranes",ASME 2011 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference,DETC2011-48400,Washington, DC,2011
2011 Khaled A. Alhazza, Asmahan Al-Shehaima, Ziyad N. Masoud,"A Continuous Modulated Wave-Form Command-Shaping for Damped Overhead Cranes",ASME 2011 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference,DETC2011-48336,Washington, DC,2011
2010 Khaled A. Alhazza,"A Novel Wave-Form Command-Shaping Control with Application on Overhead Cranes",2010 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference,2010
2010 Eiyad Abu-Nada, Ziyad Masoud, Hakan Oztop, Antonio Campo,"Effect of Nanofluids Variable Properties on Natural Convection in Enclosures",International Journal of Thermal Sciences,Vol. 49, 2010, pp. 479 – 491,2010 [View]
2010 Khaled A. Alhazza, Ziyad N. Masoud,"A Novel Wave-Form Command-Shaping Control with Application on Overhead Cranes",2010 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference,DSCC2010-4132,Cambridge, Massachusetts,2010
2010 Eiyad Abu-Nada, Ziyad N. Masoud, Hakan Oztop, Antonio Campo,"Effect of Nanofluids Variable Properties on Natural Convection in Enclosures",International Journal of Thermal Sciences,2010
2009 Ziyad N. Masoud, Khaled A. Alhazza, Majed A. Majeed, Eiyad A. Abu-Nada,"A Hybrid Command-Shaping Control System for Highly Accelerated Double-Pendulum Gantry Cranes",ASME 2009 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference,DETC2009-87501,San Diego, California,2009
2009 Ziyad N. Masoud,"Effect of Hoisting Cable Elasticity on Anti-Sway Controllers of Quay-Side Container Cranes",Springer Link,2009
2009 Ziyad Masoud,"Effect of Hoisting Cable Elasticity on Anti-Sway Controllers of Quay-Side Container Cranes,",Nonlinear Dynamics,Vol. 58, 2009, pp. 129 – 140. ,2009 [View]
2009 Ziyad N. Masoud, Khaled A. Alhazza, Majed A. Majeed, Eiyad A. Abu-Nada,"A Hybrid Command-Shaping Control System for Highly Accelerated Double-Pendulum Gantry Cranes",ASME 2009 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences ,2009
2008 Khaled A. Alhazza, Ziyad N. Masoud, Mohammed Alajmi,"Nonlinear Free Vibration Control of Beams Using Acceleration Delayed-Feedback Control",Journal of Smart Materials and Structures,Vol. 17, (2008) 015002,2008 [View]
2008 Eiyad Abu-Nada, Ziyad Masoud, Ala Hijazi,"Natural Convection Heat Transfer Enhancement in Horizontal Concentric Annuli Using Nanofluids",International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer,Vol. 35, No. 5, 2008, pp. 657 – 665,2008 [View]
2008 Z. Masoud,"Effect of Hoisting Cable Elasticity on the Oscillation Period of Quay-Side Container Cranes",49th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference,AIAA paper no. 2008-2269,Schaumburg, Illinois,2008
2008 Khaled A. Alhazza, Ziyad N. Masoud,"Nonlinear Free Vibration Control of Beams Using Acceleration Delayed-Feedback Control",Journal of Smart Materials and Structures,2008
2008 Eiyad Abu-Nada, Ziyad N. Masoud, Ala Hijazi,"Natural Convection Heat Transfer Enhancement in Horizontal Concentric Annuli Using Nanofluids",International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer,2008
2008 Henry, R, Masoud, Z., Nayfeh, A, Mook, D.,"Cargo Pendulation Reduction on Ship-Mounted Cranes via Boom-Luff Angle Actuation",Journal of Vibration and Control,2008
2008 Ziyad N. Masoud,"Effect of Hoisting Cable Elasticity on the Oscillation Period of Quay-Side Container Cranes",49th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference,2008
2008 Ziyad N. Masoud, Ali H. Nayfeh, Nader A. Nayfeh,"Sway Reduction on Quay-Side Container Cranes Using Delayed Feedback Controller: Simulations and Experiments",Journal of Vibration and Control,2008
2007 Ziyad N. Masoud,"Oscillation Control of Quay-Side Container Cranes Using Cable Length Manipulation",ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control,Vol. 129, Issue 2, March 2007, pp. 224 – 228,2007 [View]
2007 Ziyad N. Masoud, Mohammed F. Daqaq,"A Graphical Design of an Input-Shaping Controller for Quay-Side Container Cranes with Large Hoist: Theory and Experiments",Jordan Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering,Vol. 1, No. 1, 2007, pp. 57 – 67,2007 [View]
2007 Ziyad N. Masoud,"Oscillation Control of Quay-Side Container Cranes Using Cable Length Manipulation",ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems,2007
2007 Ziyad N. Masoud, Mohammed F. Daqaq,"A Graphical Design of an Input-Shaping Controller for Quay-Side Container Cranes with Large Hoist: Theory and Experiments",Jordan Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering,2007
2006 Mohammed F. Daqaq , Ziyad N. Masoud,"Nonlinear Input-Shaping Controller for Quay-Side Container Cranes",Springer Link,2006
2006 Ziyad N. Masoud, Mohammed F. Daqaq,"A Graphical Approach to Input-Shaping Control Design for Container Cranes with Hoist",IEEE,2006
2006 Mohammed F. Daqaq, Ziyad N. Masoud,"Nonlinear Input-Shaping Controller for Quay-Side Container Cranes",Nonlinear Dynamics,Vol. 45, No. 1-2, 2006, pp. 149 – 170,2006 [View]
2006 Ziyad N. Masoud, Mohammed F. Daqaq,"A Graphical Approach to Input-Shaping Control Design for Container Cranes with Hoist",IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology,Vol. 14, Issue 6, 2006, pp. 1070 – 1077,2006 [View]
2005 Mohammed F. Daqaq, Ziyad N. Masoud, Ali H. Nayfeh,"Nonlinear Modeling and Control of Quay-Side Container Cranes",IMAC XXIII,Paper No. 223,Orlando, Florida,2005
2005 M. Daqaq, Z. Masoud,"A Graphical Phase Plane Approach for Controlling Cargo Transfer on Quay-Side Container Cranes with Hoisting",46th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference,AIAA paper no. 2005-1841,Austin, Texas,2005
2005 Ziyad N. Masoud,"Differential Cable Length Manipulation for Oscillation Control of Quay-Side Container Cranes",20th Biennial ASME Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise,DETC2005-85320,Long Beach, California,2005
2005 Nader A. Nayfeh, Ziyad N. Masoud, William Baumann,"A Comparison of Three Feedback Controllers for Container Cranes",20th Biennial ASME Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise,DETC2005-85235,Long Beach, California,2005
2005 Day, D. L., Grandrino, R., Nayfeh, A. H., Masoud, Z. N., Abdel-Rahman, E. H., McKinney, R. A.,"Overview of HiCASS Cargo Transfer Method",ASNE Joint Sea Basing Conference,2005
2005 Mohammed F. Daqaq , Ziyad N. Masoud, Ali H. Nayfeh,"Nonlinear Modeling and Control of Quay-Side Container Cranes",IMAC XXIII,2005
2005 M. Daqaq , Ziyad N. Masoud,"A Graphical Phase Plane Approach for Controlling Cargo Transfer on Quay-Side Container Cranes with Hoisting",46th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference,2005
2005 Ziyad N. Masoud,"Differential Cable Length Manipulation for Oscillation Control of Quay-Side Container Cranes",20th Biennial ASME Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise,2005
2005 Nader A. Nayfeh, Ziyad N. Masoud,"A Comparison of Three Feedback Controllers for Container Cranes",20th Biennial ASME Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise,2005
2005 Ziyad N. Masoud, Ali H. Nayfeh, Nader A. Nayfeh,"Sway Reduction on Quay-Side Container Cranes Using Delayed Feedback Controller: Simulations and Experiments",Journal of Vibration and Control,Vol. 11, No. 8, 2005, pp. 1103 – 1122,2005 [View]
2005 Day, D. L., Grandrino, R., Nayfeh, A. H., Masoud, Z. N., Abdel-Rahman, E. H., McKinney, R. A.,"Overview of HiCASS Cargo Transfer Method",ASNE Joint Sea Basing Conference,Arlington, Virginia,2005
2004 Z. N. Masoud, A. H. Nayfeh, D. T. Mook,"Cargo Pendulation Reduction of Ship-Mounted Cranes",Nonlinear Dynamics,Vol. 35, No. 3, 2004, pp. 299 – 311,2004 [View]
2004 Ziyad N. Masoud, Mohammed F. Daqaq, Nader A. Nayfeh,"Pendulation Reduction on Small Ship-Mounted Telescopic Cranes",Journal of Vibration and Control,Vol. 10, No. 8, 2004, pp. 1167 – 1179,2004 [View]
2004 Z. N. Masoud,"Cargo Pendulation Reduction of Ship-Mounted Cranes,",Springer Link,2004
2004 Ziyad N. Masoud, Mohammed F. Daqaq, Nader A. Nayfeh,"Pendulation Reduction on Small Ship-Mounted Telescopic Cranes",Journal of Vibration and Control,2004
2003 Ziyad N. Masoud, Ali H. Nayfeh, Amjed Al-Mousa,"Delayed Position-Feedback Controller for the Reduction of Payload Pendulations of Rotary Cranes",Journal of Vibration and Control,Vol. 9(1-2), 2003, pp. 257 – 277,2003 [View]
2003 Ziyad N. Masoud, Nader A. Nayfeh,"Pendulation Reduction on Small Ship-Mounted Telescopic Cranes",44th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference,2003
2003 Ziyad N. Masoud, Nader A. Nayfeh, Ali H. Nayfeh,"Sway Reduction on Container Cranes Using Delayed Feedback Controller: Simulations and Experiments",19th Biennial ASME Conference on Mechanical Vibrations and Noise,2003
2003 E. M. Abdel-Rahman, A. H. Nayfeh, Z. N. Masoud,"Dynamics and Control of Cranes: A Review",Journal of Vibration and Control,Vol. 9, No. 7, 2003, pp. 863 – 908,2003 [View]
2003 Z. N. Masoud, A. H. Nayfeh,"Sway Reduction on Container Cranes Using Delayed Feedback Controller",Nonlinear Dynamics,Vol. 34, No. 3-4, 2003, pp. 347 – 358,2003 [View]
2003 Ziyad N. Masoud,"Delayed Position-Feedback Controller for the Reduction of Payload Pendulations of Rotary Cranes",Journal of Vibration and Control,2003
2003 E. M. Abdel-Rahman, A. H. Nayfeh, Z. N. Masoud,"Dynamics and Control of Cranes: A Review",Journal of Vibration and Control,2003
2003 Ziyad N. Masoud, A. H. Nayfeh,"Sway Reduction on Container Cranes Using Delayed Feedback Controller",Springer Link,2003
2003 Ziyad N. Masoud, Nader A. Nayfeh,"Pendulation Reduction on Small Ship-Mounted Telescopic Cranes",44th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference,AIAA paper no. 2003-1687,Norfolk, Virginia,2003
2003 Ziyad N Masoud, Nader A. Nayfeh, Ali H. Nayfeh,"Sway Reduction on Container Cranes Using Delayed Feedback Controller: Simulations and Experiments",19th Biennial ASME Conference on Mechanical Vibrations and Noise,DETC2003/VIB-21601,Chicago, Illinois,2003
2002 Ziyad N. Masoud, Ali H. Nayfeh,"Sway Reduction on Container Cranes Using Delayed Feedback Controller",43rd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference,43rd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, AIAA paper no. 2002-1279,2002
2002 Nayfeh, A.H., Masoud, Z.,"A Supersmart Controller for Commercial Cranes",Newsletter, International Association for Structural Control,2002
2002 Ziyad N. Masoud, Ali H. Nayfeh,"Sway Reduction on Container Cranes Using Delayed Feedback Controller",43rd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference,AIAA paper no. 2002-1279,Denver, Colorado,2002
2002 Nayfeh, A.H., Masoud, Z.N.,"A Supersmart Controller for Commercial Cranes",Newsletter, International Association for Structural Control,Vol. 6, No. 2, 4-6, 2002,2002
2001 Henry, R., Masoud, Z., Nayfeh, A., Mook, D.,"Cargo Pendulation Reduction on Ship-Mounted Cranes via Boom-Luff Angle Actuation",Journal of Vibration and Control,Vol. 7, No. 8, 2001, pp. 1253 – 1264. ,2001 [View]
2001 Ali H. Nayfeh ,"Delayed Position-Feedback Controller for the Reduction of Payload Pendulation of Rotary Cranes",18th Biennial ASME Conference on Mechanical Vibrations and Noise,2001
2001 Ali H. Nayfeh, Ziyad N Masoud,"Delayed Position-Feedback Controller for the Reduction of Payload Pendulation of Rotary Cranes",18th Biennial ASME Conference on Mechanical Vibrations and Noise,DETC2001/VIB-21601,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,2001
2000 Z. N. Masoud, A. Nayfeh, R. Henry, D. Mook,"Cargo Pendulation Reduction on Ship-Mounted Cranes via Boom-Luff and Slew Angles Actuation",41st AIAA Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference,2000
2000 Z. Masoud, A. Nayfeh, R. Henry, D. Mook,"Cargo Pendulation Reduction on Ship-Mounted Cranes via Boom-Luff and Slew Angles Actuation",41st AIAA Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference,AIAA paper no. 2000-1543,Atlanta, Georgia,2000