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Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Home Introduction DMAE Mission Chair Department Salient Features of Department Teaching Faculty Laboratory & Equipment Program Educational Objectives(PEOs) Program Learning Outcomes(PLOs) Courses Description Commulative PLO Attainment Reports Fall 2022 Courses Learning Outcomes(CLOs) Programs Offered Research Groups Research Projects Dr. Jehanzeb Masud Dr. Ali Sarosh Dr. Sohail Iqbal Research Staff
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Dr. Sohail Iqbal
Assistant Professor
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Education Detail
PhD (Mechanical Engineering) Air University
MS (Mechanical Engineering) NUST
BS (Mechanical Engineering) NUST

Journal Publications:Z. Y. Xun et al., “A Low-Cost Microfluidic Device For the On-Line Counting of Microparticle/Bacteria,” Electrophoresis, 2024, doi: 10.1002/elps.202400061A. Ali, S. Iqbal, and X. Chen, “Recent advances in piezoelectric wearable energy harvesting based on human motion: Materials, design, and applications,” Energy Strategy Reviews, vol. 53. Elsevier Ltd, May 01, 2024. doi: 10.1016/j.esr.2024.101422.M. M. Ali and S. Iqbal, “Design and analysis of novel microelectromechanical system based microgripper for manipulating microbiological species and micro-objects,” Proc Inst Mech Eng C J Mech Eng Sci, 2024, doi: 10.1177/09544062241245545.Z. S. K. Niazi, S. Iqbal, M. M. Saleem, R. I. Shakoor, and Y. J. Lai, “Design and characterization of non-linear electromagnetic energy harvester with enhanced energy output,” Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 2023, doi: 10.1177/09544062231205183.A. Arshad, M. M. Saleem, M. I. Tiwana, H. ur Rahman, S. Iqbal, and R. Cheung, “A high sensitivity and multi-axis fringing electric field based capacitive tactile force sensor for robot assisted surgery,” Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, vol. 354, p. 114272, May 2023, doi: 10.1016/j.sna.2023.114272.M. Shahbaz, S. Iqbal, M. M. Saleem, and R. I. Shakoor, “Design, Analysis and Experimental Investigation of Micro Piezoelectric Vibrational Energy Harvester with Enhanced Power Extraction at Low Frequency,” Int. J. Precis. Eng. Manuf., 2022, doi: 10.1007/s12541-022-00726-y. S. Saghir, M. M. Saleem, A. Hamza, K. Riaz, S. Iqbal, and R. I. Shakoor, “A Systematic Design Optimization Approach for Multiphysics MEMS Devices Based on Combined Computer Experiments and Gaussian Process Modelling,” Sensors, pp. 1–22, 2021. S. Iqbal, Y. Lai, R. I. Shakoor, M. Raffi, and S. A. Bazaz, “Design, analysis, and experimental investigation of micro-displacement amplification compliant mechanism for micro-transducers,” Rev. Sci. Instrum., vol. 92, no. 10, p. 105007, Oct. 2021, doi: 10.1063/5.0061820. R. Saba, S. Iqbal, R. I. Shakoor, M. M. Saleem, and S. A. Bazaz, “Design and analysis of four-jaws microgripper with integrated thermal actuator and force sensor for biomedical applications,” Rev. Sci. Instrum., vol. 92, no. 4, p. 045007, Apr. 2021, doi: 10.1063/5.0032404. S. Iqbal and A. Malik, “A review on MEMS based micro displacement amplification mechanisms,” Sensors Actuators A Phys., vol. 300, p. 111666, Dec. 2019, doi: 10.1016/j.sna.2019.111666. S. Iqbal, R. I. Shakoor, H. N. Gilani, H. Abbas, and A. M. Malik, “Performance Analysis of Microelectromechanical System Based Displacement Amplification Mechanism,” Iran. J. Sci. Technol. Trans. Mech. Eng., vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 507–528, Sep. 2019, doi: 10.1007/s40997-018-0213-6. S. Iqbal, R. I. Shakoor, Y. Lai, A. M. Malik, and S. A. Bazaz, “Experimental evaluation of force and amplification factor of three different variants of flexure based micro displacement amplification mechanism,” Microsyst. Technol., vol. 25, no. 7, pp. 2889–2906, Jul. 2019, doi: 10.1007/s00542-019-04313-6. S. Iqbal, A. A. Malik, and R. I. Shakoor, “Design and analysis of novel micro displacement amplification mechanism actuated by chevron shaped thermal actuators,” Microsyst. Technol., vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 861–875, Mar. 2019, doi: 10.1007/s00542-018-4078-9. S. Iqbal, A. Malik, and R. I. Shakoor, “Kinematic sensitivity analysis of a novel micro-mechanism for displacement amplification,” Trans. Can. Soc. Mech. Eng., vol. 42, no. 4, pp. 436–443, Dec. 2018, doi: 10.1139/tcsme-2017-0149. R. I. Shakoor, M. Burnie, S. Iqbal, and Y. Lai, “Experimental evaluation of resonant frequencies with associated mode shapes and power analysis of thermally actuated vibratory microgyroscope,” Microsyst. Technol., vol. 24, no. 9, pp. 3601–3613, Sep. 2018, doi: 10.1007/s00542-018-3775-8. Iqbal, H. N. Gilani, R. A. Azim, A. A. Malik, and S. M. Zafar, “Design and Analysis of a Flapping Wing Mechanism with Asymmetric Frequencies for a Micro Air Vehicle,” Iran. J. Sci. Technol. Trans. A Sci., vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 75–89, Jun. 2016, doi: 10.1007/s40995-016-0012-0. International Conference Publications M. H. Khan et al., “Design Exploration of a Ground Station for an Airborne Wind Energy System,” in 2023 3rd International Conference on Digital Futures and Transformative Technologies (ICoDT2), IEEE, Oct. 2023, pp. 1–9. doi: 10.1109/ICoDT259378.2023.10325764.M. Nazir, T. Ahmed, M. T. Zaman, S. Iqbal, and K. M. Saad, “Design and Development of Multipurpose Agricultural Robot,” in 2023 3rd International Conference on Digital Futures and Transformative Technologies (ICoDT2), IEEE, Oct. 2023, pp. 1–8. doi: 10.1109/ICoDT259378.2023.10325806.U. Umar, H. S. Minhas, N. Naseer, H. Nazeer, S. Iqbal, and M. N. Ahmed, “Design and Simulation of Lower-Limb Exoskeleton to Assist Paraplegic People in Walking,” in 2022 8th International Conference on Control, Decision and Information Technologies (CoDIT), IEEE, May 2022, pp. 855–860. doi: 10.1109/CoDIT55151.2022.9804158. F. A. Khan, A. Islam, H. Abbas, S. M. M. H. Rasheed, and S. Iqbal, “Computational Analysis of a UAV Drone with Varying Angle of Attacks,” in 2023 2nd International Conference on Emerging Trends in Electrical, Control, and Telecommunication Engineering (ETECTE), IEEE, Nov. 2023, pp. 1–11. doi: 10.1109/ETECTE59617.2023.10396761. M. H. K. Martins et al., “Innovative Design, Prototyping, Integration of an Opening Mechanism and electronics for Enhanced Stability and Maneuverability in a Tandem Wing Tube-Launched UAV,” in 2024 4th International Conference on Digital Futures and Transformative Technologies (ICoDT2), IEEE, Oct. 2024, pp. 1–8. doi: 10.1109/ICoDT262145.2024.10740220. M. H. K. Martins et al., “Comparative Analysis of Tandem Wing Tube-Launched UAV Aerodynamics: Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD),” in 2024 4th International Conference on Digital Futures and Transformative Technologies (ICoDT2), IEEE, Oct. 2024, pp. 1–8. doi: 10.1109/ICoDT262145.2024.10740235. Sohail Iqbal, Hammad Nazeer Gilani, Raja Amer Azim and Dr. Afzaal Malik, “Design and Simulation of a Flapping Mechanism with Asymmetric Frequencies for a Micro Air Vehicle”, International Conference on Modeling and Simulation (ICOMS), 25-27 November 2013, Islamabad, Pakistan. Hasnain Raza Sarwar, Syed Saad Ali, Sohail Iqbal and Waseem Abbas, “Design and Analysis of Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicle capable of producing flap and pitch simultaneously, International Conference on Modeling and Simulation (ICOMS), 25-27 November 2013, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Research Interest
Microelectromechanical System (MEMS)
Bio MEMS
Solid Mechanics & Design
Robotics
Agriculture Technology
Modelling & Simulation
Renewable Energy
Energy Harvesting
Sustainability
AI & ML
a. Unmanned Air Vehicles
b. Unmanned Ground Vehicles
c. Micro Air Vehicles (MAV’s)
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