Muhammad Umar Elahi

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Department of Mechanical, Robotics and Energy Engineering

Dongguk University-Seoul

Pil-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea, 100-715

E-mail: umarelahi@dgu.ac.kr

Biographical Information

Muhammad Umar Elahi received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from HITEC University, Taxila, Pakistan in 2018 and his M.S. degree in Design and Manufacturing Engineering from NUST University, Islamabad, Pakistan in 2021. He is now a research assistant in the Mechanical, Robotics, and Energy Engineering Department at Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea. His major fields are Computational mechanics, Soft robotics, Soft materials, and their application. 

• Ph.D. (2022-currently) Mechanical Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea

• M.S. (2018-2021) Design and Manufacturing Engineering (DME), NUST H-12 Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan

• B. S. (2014-2018), Mechanical Engineering, HITEC University, Taxila, Pakistan 

Academic Experience

• September, 2022-currently, Research Assistant in Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea

• September, 2021- June 2022, Temporary visiting Faculty (Lecturer), SMME NUST H-12 Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan

• September,2020- June 2021,Research Assistant in Design and Manufacturing Engineering Department, SMME NUST H-12 Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan

• September,2019- June 2020, Teacher Assistant of Principal and Dean, SMME NUST H-12 Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan

• September,2018- August 2019, Lecturer Cadet College Qutbal, Fateh Jhang, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Professional Awards

1. Muhammad Umar Elahi, Best Poster award, Prognostics and health managment (PHM) Korea 2023, “Design and optimization of unit cell model of soft actuator through Finite element method”, Seoul, July 4, 2023.

Research Interests  

• Design and modeling of Soft robotics

• Soft Actuators/ Soft Robotics

• Computational mechanics

• ABAQUS/ Finite Element Analysis

• Structural health monitoring (PHM)

• Rotary Friction welding, Friction Stir Welding

PUBLICATIONS-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL/ COMMUNICATED INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS

1. Khalid, S., Song, J., Azad, M. M., Elahi, M. U., Lee, J., Jo, S. H., & Kim, H. S. (2023). "A Comprehensive Review of Emerging Trends in Aircraft Structural Prognostics and Health Management". Mathematics, 11(18), 3837.  (SCIE | Q1 | IF: 2.4 | JCR Ranking 6.8 %) 

Korean Journal Papers

1. Muhammad Umar Elahi, Jung J., Salman K., Kim H.S., "Estimation of Strain for Large Deformation in SMA-textile Actuator using Nonlinear Geometry Analysis" Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea (JCOSEIK), 2024,  DOI:  10.7734/COSEIK.2024.37.4.259 (*KCI)

RESEARCH PAPER PRESENTED IN NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

2023

1. Muhammad Umar Elahi, Salman K., Jinwoo S., Kim H.S., "Optimization soft actuator design through finite element-based unit cell modeling" Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea 2023 Conference, The Ocean Resort, Yeosu, Korea. Apr 13-14,2023.

2. Muhammad Umar Elahi, Salman K., Jinwoo S., Kim H.S., "Design and optimization of unit cell model of soft actuator through finite element method" Prognostics and Health Management 2023 Conference, The-K Hotel Seoul, Korea, Jul 3-5, 2023. (Best Poster Award)

3. Muhammad Umar Elahi, Salman K., Jinwoo S., Kim H.S., "Design of soft actuator using equivalent cell models and their application" Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers 2023 Conference, Songdo Convensia, Korea. Nov 1-4,2023.

2024

4. Muhammad Umar Elahi, Salman K., Jinwoo S., Kim H.S., "Development of unit cell for prediction of large deformation in SMA-textile base actuator" SPIE Smart Structures/NDE Conference, Long Beach, CA, USA Mar 25-28, 2024. (International Conference)

5. Muhammad Umar Elahi, Salman K., Jinwoo S., Kim H.S., "Equivalent Unit Cell model to observe mimicking behaviour of soft robotics" Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea 2024 Conference, Jeju Shinhwa World, Korea, Apr 17-19, 2024.

6. Muhammad Umar Elahi, Jaehyun J., Salman K., Jinwoo S., Kim H.S., "Prediction of shape memory alloy-textile based actuation using equivalent unit cell model" Prognostics and Health Management 2024 Conference, The-K Hotel Seoul, Korea, Jun 24-26, 2024.

7. Muhammad Umar Elahi, Salman K., Kim H.S., "Equivalent unit cell model to analyze the strain in soft morphing structures" Korean Society for Mechanical Science and Technology 2024 Conference, Seoul Techno Park, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Korea, Jul 11-12, 2024.

8.  Umar M.E. and Kim H. S., “Equivalent Unit Cell Modelling of Shape Memory Alloy Textile Soft Actuator,” 26th International Conference of the Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ICTAM2024), Daegu, August 25-30, 2024. (International Conference)