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PROFILE
UPM's Staff Profile
PROF. MADYA DR. ERMIRA JUNITA BINTI ABDULLAH
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
ermira@upm.edu.my
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PROFESSIONAL

NAME :
(Prof. Madya Dr.) ERMIRA JUNITA BINTI ABDULLAH
POST :
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
ENTITY :
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

FIELD OF SUPERVISION
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING / CONTROL SYSTEM ENGINEERING / MECHANICAL ENGINEERING


EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
MSc in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University, United States of America,
2004.
BEng (Hons) in Aerospace Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 2001
WORKING EXPERIENCE
Oct 2004 - date Lecturer, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of
Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
Sept 2001 - Oct 2004 Tutor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of
Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
May 2001 – Aug 2001 Part-Time Tutor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of
Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
CONFERENCE / WORKSHOP / SEMINAR
Space Mission Analysis and Design, Putrajaya, 11-16 December 2006.
Team building , 20-22 January 2006.
Student Centered Learning, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 5-6 September 2005.
Outcome Based Education, Marriott Putrajaya, 4-6 July 2005.
Internal Audit Course, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 3-4 May 2005.
Towards a Successful Research, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 7-8 September 2004.
TEACHING
1. Flight Dynamics
2. Aircraft Stability and Control
3. Control Systems
4. Vibration and Control Laboratory
5. Vibration (Tutorial)
6. Dynamics (Tutorial)
7. Aircraft Design (Tutorial)
NON-JOB RELATED ACTIVITY
Committee member of AEROTECH 2007.
Reviewer of SET 2006.
Vibration and Control Laboratory Coordinator.
Final Year Student Project Coordinator.
Industrial Training Coordinator.
Academic Advisor.
Committee member of ROBOCON, Robotics Competition.
Participatedin LIMA 2005 as exhibitor.
AREA OF SPECIALISATION
FLIGHT DYNAMICS, AIRCRAFT STABILITY AND
CONTROL SYSTEMS
RESEARCH PROJECT
Effects of Aspect Ratio at Low Reynolds Number on Flight Dynamics and Aerodynamics
Performance of unmanned Aerial vehicle (AV), ScienceFund; Ministry of science 5nd
Technology, December 2006 (RM78,550)
Effects of Aspect Ratio on Dynamics Stability of Hybrid composite UAV, UPM 2006.
New Lecturer Research Scheme, 1 June 2006 (RM l0 000).
PUBLICATION
2024
Design of a Robotic Arm for Inspecting Curved Surface in Aerospace Non-Destructive Testing
2022
Modeling and Control of an Articulated Multibody Aircraft
2021
Accurate position control of shape memory alloy actuation using displacement feedback and self-sensing system
2021
Biomimetic Drones Inspired by Dragonflies Will Require a Systems Based Approach and Insights from Biology
2021
Flapping actuation using temperature feedback control of coated shape memory alloy actuators
2020
Design Fabrication of Adaptive Wing Structure
2020
Longitudinal Actuated Abdomen Control for Energy Efficient Flight of Insects
2019
Effect of Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) Coating on the Behavior of Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Actuator
2019
Effect of Sensor Location of Smart Composite Plate System on Feedback Control Performance
2018
Temperature and strain feedback control for shape memory alloy actuated composite plate
2018
Development of an aircraft load planning system for distribution of passenger baggage
2017
Comparison between Temperature and Strain Feedback Control for Shape Memory Alloy Actuated Smart Composite Plate
2015
Morphing Composite Plate-Like Wing using Shape Memory Alloy Actuator with Temperature and Strain Feedback
2015
Active control of strain in a composite plate using shape memory alloy actuators
2014
Active control of strain in a composite plate using shape memory alloy actuator
2014
Experimental Study on Variable Deflection Control of SMA Actuated Composite Plate
2014
Conceptual Design of Flapping Wing using Shape Memory Alloy Actuator for Micro Unmanned Aerial vehicle
2013
Wing morphing control with shape memory alloy actuators