Sharif University of Technology

Aerospace Engineering Department

 

Journal Papers

 

Conference Papers

 
 
     

Seid H. Pourtakdoust
 Professor  
 
Selected Publications
 

 Refereed Journals

  1. Labibian A., Pourtakdoust Seid H., Kiani M., Sheikhi A., Alikhani A., “Experimental Validation of a Novel Radiation Based Model for Spacecraft Attitude Estimation”, Accepted for publication in the Journal of  Sensors And Actuators A-Physical, September 2016. http://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S0924424716304563 .

  2. Raouf N., Pourtakdoust Seid H., “Time Varying Structural Reliability of Launch Vehicle via Extreme Response Approach”, Accepted for publication in AIAA Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, July 2016.

  3. Shahrabi H., Pourtakdoust Seid H., “Systems Engineering Optimization of Omid-2 in the Conceptual Design Phase”, Journal of Systems Engineering and Electronics, Vol. 27, No. 3, pp. 634-648, June 2016.

  4. Raouf N., Pourtakdoust Seid H., Ashuri B., Rajabi A., “Structural Reliability Analysis of a Solid Rocket Motor with Ellipsoidal Cap ”, AIAA Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets,Vol. 53,No.2 ,pp. 389-392,  March 2016.

  5. Sharifi M., Pourtakdoust Seid H., Parnianpour M., “Optimal Control of Human-like Musculoskeletal Arm: Prediction of Trajectory and Muscle Forces ”, Accepted for publication in the Journal of Optimal Control Applications & Methods, March 2015.

  6. Kiani M., Pourtakdoust Seid H., “Adaptive Square-Root Cubature-Quadrature Kalman Particle Filter via KLD-Sampling for Orbit Determination ”,  Journal of Aerospace Science and Technology, Volume 46,pp. 159-167 , Elsevier, 2015.

  7. Jamali S., Pourtakdoust Seid H., Mosavi J.,“ Multidisciplinary and Multi-objective Design Optimization of a Flying projectile Using Evolutionary Algorithm (NSGA-II)  ”,  Accepted for publication in the Journal of Aeronautical Engineering , ISSN : 17359449 , Vol. 13,No. 1, pp. 23-37 , Aeronautical University of Science and Technology , Iran ,Spring 2015 (in Persian).

  8. Kiani M. , Pourtakdoust Seid H., Sheikhi A. “Consistent Calibration of Magnetometers for Nonlinear Attitude Determination”,  The Measurement Journal , Vol. 73, pp. 180-190 , Elsevier, 2015.

  9. Kiani M. , Pourtakdoust Seid H., “State Estimation of Nonlinear Dynamic Systems Using Weighted Variance-based Adaptive Particle Swarm optimization  ”,  Journal of Applied Soft Computing, Vol. 34, pp. 1-17, Elsevier, 2015.

  10. Sayanjali M., . Pourtakdoust Seid H , “Optimal Trajectory Design to Halo Orbits via Pseudo-Invariant Manifolds using a Nonlinear Four Body Formulation ” , Acta Astronautica, Vol. 110, pp. 115-128, Elsevier February 2015.

  11. Raouf N.,Pourtakdoust Seid H., “Launch Vehicle Multi-Objective Reliability-Redundancy Optimization Using a Hybrid GA-PSO ”, Proceedings of the IMechE, Part G- Journal of Aerospace Engineering ,Volume 229(10), pp.1785- 1797, Sage Publishing, 2015.

  12. Darvish K., Pourtakdoust Seid H., “Linear and Nonlinear Control Strategies for Formation and Station Keeping of Spacecrafts within the Context of the Three Body Problem ”, Journal of Aerospace Science and Technology, Volume 42, pp. 12-24 , Elsevier, 2015.

  13. Kiani M., Pourtakdoust Seid H., “Orbit Determination via Adaptive Gaussian Swarm Optimization”, Advances in Space Research, Vol. 55,  pp. 1028-1037, Elsevier, February 2015.

  14. M. Kiani, Pourtakdoust Seid H. , “Adaptive Square-Root Cubature-Quadrature Kalman Particle Filter for Satellite Attitude Determination Using Vector Observations”, Acta Astronautica, Volume 105,pp 109-116, 2014.

  15. Karimi J.,Pourtakdoust Seid H., “A Real-Time Algorithm for Variable-Objective Motion Planning over Terrain  and Threats ”,  Proceedings of the IMechE, Part G- Journal of Aerospace Engineering , DOI: 10.1177/0954410014543807, 2014 .

  16. Sayanjali M., Pourtakdoust Seid H., “Fourth Body Gravitation Effect on the Resonance Orbit Characteristics of the Restricted Three Body Problem”, Journal of Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos in Engineering Systems, Volume 72(6), pp. 957-972, Springer Publishing, 2014 .  

  17. Kiani M. , Pourtakdoust Seid H., “Concurrent Orbit and Attitude Estimation Using Minimum Sigma Points Unscented Kalman Filter”, Proceedings of the IMechE, Part G- Journal of Aerospace Engineering ,Volume 228(6), pp. 801-819,Sage Publishing, 2014 .  

  18. Pourtakdoust Seid H., Kiani M., “Spacecraft Attitude and System Identification via Marginal Modified Unscented Kalman Filter Utilizing the Sun and Calibrated Three-Axis-Magnetometer Sensors ”, Scientia Iranica,Transactions B: Mechanical Engineering, Volume 21,No .4, pp. 1451-1460, 2014.

  19. Karimi J., Pourtakdoust Seid H., “Optimal Maneuver-Based Motion Planning over Terrain and Threats using a Dynamic Hybrid PSO Algorithm”, Journal of Aerospace Science and Technology, No. 26 , pp. 60-71, ISSN: 1270-9638 , Elsevier, 2013.

  20. Pourtakdoust Seid H., Karimian S., Mazaheri K., Ebrahimi A., “ Experimental Analysis of a Flapping Aeroelastic Wing and Derivation of Genaralized Curves  ”,  Journal of Aeronautical Engineering , ISSN : 17359449 , Vol. 14,No. 1, pp. 13-25 , Aeronautical University of Science and Technology , Iran ,Spring 2012 (in Persian).

  21. Kiani M. , Pourtakdoust Seid H., “Spacecraft Attitude and System Identification using Marginal Reduced UKF utilizing the Sun and Calibrated TAM Sensors”, Applied Mechanics and Materials, Vol. 225 ,pp. 417-422, Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland , 2012 .  

  22. Karimi J., Pourtakdoust Seid H., “Integrated Motion Planning and Trajectory Control system for Unmanned Air Vehicles”, Proceedings of the IMechE, Part G- Journal of Aerospace Engineering , Volume 227(1) , pp. 3-18, 2012 , Sage Publishing.

  23. Pourtakdoust Seid H., Karimian S., “Evaluation of Flapping Wing Propulsion Based on a New Experimentally Validated Aeroelastic Model”, Scientia Iranica,Transactions B: Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 19, Issue 3, pp. 472-482, March 2012.

  24. Shahrabi H., Pourtakdoust Seid H., “Systems Engineering of Omid, the First Domestic Satellite of  the I.R. of Iran”, Journal of Systems Engineering , Vol. 15,Issue 3,pp. 307-320, Wiley-Blackwell , Fall 2012.

  25. Karimi j. , Nobahari H., Pourtakdoust S. H., “A new Hybrid Approach for Dynamic Continuous Optimization Problems ”,  Journal of Applied Soft Computing, Vol. 12, Issue 3, pp. 1158-1167, Elsevier, 2012.

  26. Pourtakdoust Seid H., M. Rezaei, J. Karimi, K. Shojaee , “ Development of a Mushy State Simulated Annealing Algorithm for the Design of an optimal Path Regulator Autopilot System ”,  Journal of Aeronautical Engineering , ISSN : 17359449 , Vol. 13,No. 1, pp. 23-37 , Aeronautical University of Science and Technology , Iran ,Spring 2011 (in Persian).

  27. Karimi j. , Pourtakdoust Seid H., Nobahari H., “Trim and Maneuverability Analysis of a UAV Using a New Constrained PSO Approach ”, International Journal of Aerospace Science and Technology, Vol. 8, Issue 1,pp. 45-56, ISSN: 1735-2134, Iranian Aerospace Society, October 2011.

  28. Pourtakdoust Seid H., M. Kiani, Hassanpour A., “Optimal Trajectory Planning for Flight through Microburst Wind Shears”,  Journal of Aerospace Science and Technology, Volume 15,pp. 567-576, Elsevier, 2011.

  29. M. Jafari Nadoushan, Pourtakdoust Seid H.,“ Modeling Halo Orbits and the Associated Manifolds in the RCTBP ”, Journal of Space Science and Technology (JSST), Iranian Aerospace Society, Vol. 3, No.1 & 2 ,Spring and Summer 2010, pp. 75-80  (in Persian).

  30. Assadian N., Pourtakdoust Seid H., “Multiobjective Genetic Optimization of the Earth-Moon Trajectories”, Advances in Space Research, Vol. 45, Issue 3, pp. 398-409, Elsevier, February 2010.

  31. Assadian N., Pourtakdoust Seid H., “On the Quasi-Equilibria of the Bi-Elliptic Four-Body Problem with Non-Coplanar Motion of Primaries”, Acta Astronautica, Vol. 66, Issues 1-2, pp. 45-58, Elsevier February 2010.

  32. Pourtakdoust Seid H., R. Moradi, Kamyar R., “Optimal Coupled Spacecraft Rendezvous and Docking Using Gauss Pseudospectral and Step by Step Linearization”, Journal of Space Science and Technology (JSST), Iranian Aerospace Society, Vol. 2, No. 4, Summer 2009, pp. 1-16 (in Persian).

  33. Pourtakdoust Seid H., F. Pazooki and M. Fakhri Noushabadi “A Neuro-optimal Approach for Thrust-Insensitive Trajectory Planning”, Journal of Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 81, No. 3, pp. 212-220, Emerald Group Publishing, May 2009.

  34. Ghanbarpour Asl  H., Pourtakdoust Seid H., Samani M. ,“A New Non-linear Algorithm for Complete Pre-Flight Calibration of Magnetometers in the Geomagnetic Field Domain ”, Proceedings of the IMechE, Volume 223, Part G- Journal of Aerospace Engineering , April 2009 , Professional Engineering Publishing.

  35. Jalali Naini S. H., Pourtakdoust Seid H., “Explicit Minimum Fuel Intercept Strategy”, Iranian Journal of Science & Technology, Transaction B: Engineering, Vol. 34, No. B2, pp 197-213, Shiraz University, Iran, February 2009.

  36. Ghanbarpour-Asl H., Pourtakdoust Seid H. ,“Strapdown Attitude Estimation Using IMU and Altimeter Integration for Maneuvering Vehicles”, Amirkabir Journal of Science and Technology , Volume 69, December  2008 (in Persian).

  37. Pourtakdoust Seid H., Fakhri M., and Assadian N., “Development of an Integrated Design Environment for Optimal Ascent Trajectory Planning,” Journal of Space Science and Technology (JSST), Iranian Aerospace Society, Vol., 1, No. 1, 2008, pp. 1-10 (in Persian).

  38. Heydari A., Pourtakdoust Seid H., “Time Optimal Slew Maneuver of Magnetically Actuated LEO Satellites”, International Journal of Aerospace Science and Technology, ISSN: 1735-2134, Vol. 5,  No. 2, pp. 51-56, Iranian Aerospace Society, June 2008.

  39. Jalali Naini S. H., Pourtakdoust Seid H., “On the Predicted Errors of Atmospheric Guidance Laws”, Journal of Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 80, No.3, pp.263-273 , Emerald Group Publishing, May  2008.

  40. Nobahari H., Pourtakdoust Seid H., “An Optimal-Fuzzy Two-Phase CLOS Guidance Law Design Using Ant Colony Optimization ”, The Aeronautical Journal  , Vol. 111, No. 1124, pp. 621-636, Royal Aeronautical Society, U.K , October 2007.

  41. Pourtakdoust Seid H.,  Ghanbarpour Asl  H., “ An Adaptive Unscented Kalman Filter for Quaternion Based Orientation Estimation in Low Cost AHRS ”,  Journal of Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology , Vol. 79, No. 5, pp. 485-493, Emerald Group Publishing,  2007.

  42. Jalali Naini S. H., Pourtakdoust Seid H.,  “A Modified Midcourse Guidance Law Based on Generalized Collision Course”,  International Journal of Aerospace Science and Technology, ISSN: 1735-2134, Vol. 3,  No. 3, pp. 113-123 ,Iranian Aerospace Society, September 2006.

  43. Nobahari H., Alasty A., Pourtakdoust S. H.,  “Design of a Supervisory Controller for CLOS Guidance with Lead Angle”,  Journal of Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 78, No. 5, pp. 395-406, Emerald Group Publishing,  2006.

  44. Fazelzadeh S. A., Pourtakdoust Seid H., Assadian N., “Stochastic Analysis of Two Dimensional Nonlinear Panels with Structural Damping Under Random Excitation”,  Journal of Aerospace Science and Technology, No. 10 , pp. 192-198, ISSN: 1270-9638 , Elsevier, 2006.

  45. Pourtakdoust Seid H., Novinzadeh A. B., “Time Optimal Closed-Loop Fuzzy-Control Strategy for Nonlinear Lunar Lander Mission”,  International Journal of Aerospace Science and Technology, ISSN: 1735-2134, Vol. 2,  No. 4, pp. 27-36, Iranian Aerospace Society, December 2005.

  46. Nobahari H., Pourtakdoust Seid H., “Optimal Fuzzy CLOS Guidance Law Design Using Ant Colony Optimization”, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 3777, Stochastic Algorithms, Foundations and Applications, pp 95-106, Springer, October  2005.

  47. Pourtakdoust Seid H., Rahbar N., Novinzadeh A. B., “Non-linear Feedback Optimal Control Law for Minimum-time Injection Problem Using Fuzzy System”, Journal of Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology ,Vol. 77 ,No. 5, pp. 376-383, Emerald Group Publishing, 2005.

  48. Pourtakdoust Seid H., Fazelzadeh S. A., “Nonlinear Aerothermoelastic Behavior of Skin Panel with Wall Shear Stress Effect”, Journal of Thermal Stresses, Vol. 28, Number 2, Taylor & Francis, February 2005.

  49.  Pourtakdoust S. H., Nobahari H., “An Extension of Ant Colony System to Continuous Optimization Problems”, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 3172, Ant Colony Optimization and Swarm intelligent, pp. 294-301, Springer, September 2004.

  50. Pourtakdoust Seid H., Assadian N., “Investigation of Thrust Effect on the Vibrational Characteristics of Flexible Guided Missiles”, Journal of Sound and Vibration, No. 272, Elsevier, April 2004.

  51. Pourtakdoust Seid H., Assadian N., “Aeroelastic Analysis of Guided Hypersonic Launch Vehicles”, International Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 11, No.1, pp. 26-36, Spring 2004.

  52. Pourtakdoust Seid H., Fazelzadeh S. A., “Chaotic Analysis of Nonlinear Viscoelastic Panel Flutter in Supersonic Flow”, Journal of Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos in Engineering Systems, Vol. 32, Issue 4, pp. 387-404, Springer,  June 2003.

  53. Pourtakdoust S. H., Fazelzadeh S. A., “Effect of Structural Damping on Chaotic Behavior of Nonlinear Panel Flutter”, Iranian  Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 27; Part B3, pp. 453-468, Shiraz University, Iran, 2003.

  54. Pourtakdoust Sedi H., Jalali M. A., “Thrust-Limited Optimal Three-Dimensional Spacecraft Trajectories”, International Journal of Engineering, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 81-90, February 2001.

  55. Pourtakdoust Seid H., Fazelzadeh S. A., “Automatic Landing Guidance systems and Design of An Optimal Landing Control System”, Esteghlal, No. 1, Vol. 18, pp. 113-125, September 1999. (In Persian)

  56. Jalali M. A., Pourtakdoust  Seid H., “Regular and Chaotic Solution of the Sitnikov Problem Near the 3/2 Commensurability ”  Journal of Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, Vol. 68,  pp. 151-162, Springer, 1997.

  57. Jalali M. A., Mehri B., Pourtakdoust Seid H., “Investigation of Periodic Orbits in Elliptical Galaxies Using the Method of Implicit Functions,” Journal of Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, Vol. 63, pp. 271-287, Springer, 1996.

  58. Pourtakdoust Seid H., “Scientific Flow-Field Simulation of Cruciform Missiles Through the Thin-Layer Navier-Stokes Equations,” International Journal of Engineering, Vol. 7, No. 1, 1994.

Conference Proceedings

  1. Zareh H, Bighashdel A., Pourtakdoust Seid H., “Analytical Solution for Structural dynamics of an Elastic Flapping wings ”, Proceedings of the Fifteenth Iranian Aerospace Society Conference, March 2016, Tehran, Iran.

  2. Bighashdel A., Zareh H, Pourtakdoust Seid H.,, “ Development of a Generalized Aerodynamic Model for Flapping Wings”, Proceedings of the Fifteenth Iranian Aerospace Society Conference, March 2016, Tehran, Iran.(in Persian)

  3. Narimani M., Pourtakdoust Seid H., “ Six DOF modeling of Elastic Flapping Vehicles using Unsteady Aerodynamics ”, Proceedings of the Fourteenth Iranian Aerospace Society Conference, March 2015, Tehran, Iran. (in Persian).

  4. Fadaee A., Pourtakdoust Seid H., “ Optimal Spacecraft Rendezvous on Halo Orbits of the Three Body Problem ”, Proceedings of the Fourteenth Iranian Aerospace Society Conference, March 2015, Tehran, Iran. (in Persian).

  5. Kiani M., Pourtakdoust Seid. H. ,“Real Time Calibration of Strap down Three-Axis-Magnetometer for Attitude Estimation ” 1St Navigation Conference, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran-Iran, Feb., 2015.(in Persian)

  6. Sheikhi A. , Pourtakdoust Seid. H., Kiani M. ,“ Eperimental Identification and Calibration of MEMS” 1St Navigation Conference, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran-Iran, Feb., 2015.(in Persian)

  7. Kiani M., Pourtakdoust Seid H. ,“Adaptive Diversity Guided Modified Unscented Particle Filter for Autonomous Orbit Determination” 65th International Astronautical Congress ,Toronto Convention Center ,Canada, 2014.

  8. Kiani M., Pourtakdoust Seid H. ,“Orbit Determination via Adaptive Gaussian Swarm Optimization ” Accepted for presentation at AEROTECH V  Conference , UPM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2014.

  9. Sheikji A. A., Pourtakdoust S. H., Kiani M., “ Experimental Identification of MEMS Stochastic Errors”,Proceedings of the Thirteenth Iranian Aerospace Society Conference, March 2014, Tehran, Iran. (in Persian)

  10. Motamedi S., Pourtakdoust S. H., “Application of FLI in the Relativistic Three Body Model ”,Proceedings of the Twelfth  Iranian Aerospace Society Conference, February 2013, Tehran, Iran. (in Persian)

  11. Kiani M., S. H. Pourtakdoust ,“ Spacecraft Attitude and System Identification using Marginal Reduced UKF utilizing the Sun and Calibrated TAM Sensors” AEROTECH IV Conference , UPM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 2012.

  12. Karimi J., Pourtakdoust S.H., “Maneuver Based Motion Planning of a UAV Using Particle Swarm Optimization ”, Proceedings of the 20th Annual Mechanical Engineering Conference ISME , April 2010, Shiraz , Iran. (in Persian)

  13. Kiani M., S. H. Pourtakdoust, “Application of Nonlinear Filters for Attitude Estimation using the Magnetic and Sun Sensors ”,Proceedings of the Eleventh Iranian Aerospace Society Conference, February 2012, Tehran, Iran. (in Persian)

  14. R. Kamyar ,S. H. Pourtakdoust, Moradi R., “Multi-objective Spacecraft Rendezvous and Docking  Using Gauss Pseduspectral and Particle Swarm Optimization ”, Proceedings of the Ankara International Aerospace Conference , 14-16 September 2011 - METU, Ankara Turkey.

  15. Moradi R., S. H. Pourtakdoust, Kamyar R., “Optimal Coupled Spacecraft Rendezvous and Docking”, ASME 10th biennial Conference on Engineering systems design and Analysis (ESDA 2010), Istanbul, Turkey, July 12-14, 2010.

  16. Pourtakdoust S.H., Zarezadeh A., “Integrated Impulsive Maneuver and Propulsion System Design for Orbital Transfer”, Proceedings of the Ninth Iranian Aerospace Society Conference, February 2010, Tehran, Iran. (in Persian)

  17. Khalaji A., Pourtakdoust S. H., “Modeling and Analysis of Full Perturbation Effects on Satellite Dynamic”, Proceedings of the Ninth Iranian Aerospace Society Conference, February 2010, Tehran, Iran. (in Persian)

  18. Karimi J., Pourtakdoust S. H., “Optimal UAV Maneuvers Using Constrained Heuristic Algorithms”, Proceedings of the Ninth Iranian Aerospace Society Conference, February 2010, Tehran, Iran. (in Persian)

  19. Shahrabi H., Pourtakdoust S. H., Abolghasemi M. “ System Engineering of OMID National Satellite”, Proceedings of the Ninth Iranian Aerospace Society Conference, February 2010, Tehran, Iran. (in Persian)

  20. Pourtakdoust S. H., Kinai M., “Analysis of Optimal Trajectory Planning for Flight through Microburst Wind Shears”,         AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois,  August 10-13, 2009, AIAA-2009-5933.

  21. Pourtakdoust S. H., Labibian H., Pazooki F., Novinzadeh A., “On-Line In-Flight Determination of Thrust Profile using Neural Networks", Ankara International Aerospace Conference, METU, Ankara – Turkey, August 17-19, 2009.

  22. Heydari A., Pourtakdoust S. H., “Magnetic Attitude Control Using Fuzzy Logic”, 2009 IEEE Multi-conference on Systems and Control,  Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 2009.

  23. Hatef Keshvadi M., Pourtakdoust S. H., “A Comparison of Various Filtering Techniques for the Orbit Determination Problem”, 2009 IEEE Aerospace Conference, ISBN: 978-1-4244-2622-5  , Big Sky , Montana, March 2009.

  24. Ghanbarpour Asl H., Jafari A., Pourtakdoust S. H., “Integrated Attitude Estimation utilizing Star Sensor and Gyroscopes via Multiplicative Quaternion Filters”, Proceedings of the Eight Iranian Aerospace Society Conference, February 2009, Esfahan, Iran.

  25. Ghanbarpour Asl H., Jafari A., Pourtakdoust S. H., “Increased Star Identification Search through Catalogue for a Satellite with Star Sensor”, Proceedings of the Eight Iranian Aerospace Society Conference, February 2009, Esfahan, Iran.

  26. Pourtakdoust S. H., Kinai M., “Evaluation of Various Microburst Models for Wind Shear Hazard Determination”, Proceedings of the Eight Iranian Aerospace Society Conference, February 2009, Esfahan, Iran

  27. Shahvarpour A., Pourtakdoust S. H., Gholam Reza Vossoughi, Jung Yong Kim and Mohamad Parnianpour, “Muscles Force Patterns Prediction and Joint Reactions Determination During 3D Spine Movements by Means of Optimal Control Theory”, International conference on Control, automation and systems  ICCAS 2008,October 2008, Seoul, Korea.

  28. Pourtakdoust S. H., Mortazavi S. H., “Aircraft Performance Optimization Using Fish-Like Locomotion”,  AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference and Exhibit , Hawaii, August 18-21, 2008, AIAA-2008-6879.

  29. Heydari A., Pourtakdoust S. H., “Closed Loop Near Time Optimal Magnetic Attitude Control Using Dynamic Weighted Neural Network”, 16th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation, June 2008, Ajaccio, France ,  978-1-4244-2505-1/08 , IEEE .

  30. Heydari A., Pourtakdoust S. H., “Time Optimal Magnetic Attitude Control Using a Variational Approach”, Proceedings of the Seventh Iranian Aerospace Society Conference, February 2008, Tehran, Iran.

  31. Asmari M., Pourtakdoust S. H., “Investigation of injection errors on the mission and life analysis of a satellite”, Proceedings of the Seventh Iranian Aerospace Society Conference, February 2008, Tehran, Iran.

  32. Jalali-Naini S. H., Pourtakdoust S. H., “A Simplified Midcourse Guidance Law for Air Interceptors ”, Proceedings of the Seventh Iranian Aerospace Society Conference, February 2008, Tehran, Iran.

  33. Pourtakdoust S. H., Keshavadi M. H., “Orbital Determination Using Radar Ranging Techniques”, Proceedings of the Seventh Iranian Aerospace Society Conference, February 2008, Tehran, Iran. (In Persian)

  34. Ghanbarpour Asl H., Pourtakdoust S. H., “UD Covariance Factorization for Unscented Kalman Filter using Sequential Measurements Update ”,  Proceedings of the World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology ,Vol. 25, November 2007,  ISSN: 1307-6884, Italy.

  35. Pourtakdoust S. H., Karimi J., “Longitudinal UAV Non-Linear Controller Design  for Two Dimensional Terrain Following Mission”, Proceedings of the 15th Annual International Mechanical Engineering Conference of ISME , 15-17 May 2007, Tehran, Iran. (In Persian)

  36.  Pourtakdoust S. H., Sakhai A., “Model Predictive Fault Tolerant Autopilot design  for a Typical Transport Aircraft”, Proceedings of the 15th Annual International Mechanical Engineering Conference of ISME, 15-17 May 2007, Tehran, Iran. (In Persian)

  37.  Jalali-Naini S. H., Pourtakdoust S. H., “A Unified Approach to Intercept Guidance Laws”, Proceedings of the Sixth Iranian Aerospace Society Conference, February 2007, Tehran, Iran.

  38.  Fakhri-Noshabadi M., Pourtakdoust S. H., “Optimal Closed Loop Trajectory Design using Neural Network”, Proceedings of the Sixth Iranian Aerospace Society Conference, February 2007, Tehran, Iran.

  39.  Ghanbarpur-Asl H., Pourtakdoust S. H., “A New Kalman Filter for Nonlinear Systems with Non-Gaussian Noise”, Proceedings of the Sixth Iranian Aerospace Society Conference, February 2007, Tehran, Iran. (In Persian)

  40. Nobahari H., Pourtakdoust S. H., Nikoosokhan M., “ Two Phase Line of Sight Guidance”, Proceedings of the Sixth Iranian Aerospace Society Conference, February 2007, Tehran, Iran. (In Persian)

  41. Pourtakdoust S. H., Karimi J., Shajiee s., “Design of a Tracking Control System for an optimal Post-Stall Maneuver Using Dynamic Inversion Approach”,  Proceedings of the 25th ICAS Congress, September 3-8, 2006, Hamburg, Germany.

  42. Nobahari H., Nabavi S. Y., Pourtakdoust S. H., “Aerodynamic Shape Optimization of Unguided Projectiles Using Ant Colony Optimization and Genetic Algorithm”,  Proceedings of the 25th ICAS Congress, September 3-8, 2006, Hamburg, Germany.

  43. Mortazavi S. H., Pourtakdoust S. H., “ Analysis of Natural Phenomena Enhancing Performance ”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Nonlinear Problems in Aviation and Aerospace, ICNPAA-2006, June 21-23, Budapest , Hungary.

  44. Pourtakdoust S. H., Novinzadeh A. B., “A Perturbation Approach in Determination of Closed-Loop Optimal-Fuzzy Control Policy for Lunar Lander”, 19th International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics, June 4-11, 2006, Kanazawa, Japan.

  45. Pourtakdoust S. H., Mortazavi S. H., “Periodic Performance Optimization of an  aircraft in Cruise Phase”, 14th annual conference on Mechanical Engineering ISME, May 16-18 2006, Isfahan, Iran. (In Persian)

  46. Pourtakdoust S.H., Shajiee s., “Development of an Optimal Software-Pilot Rating Scale for Flight in Turbulence Evaluation”, AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference and Exhibit , San Francisco, California, August 15-18, 2005, AIAA-2005-5910.

  47. Jalai-Naini S. H., Pourtakdoust S. H., “Modern Midcourse Guidance Laws in the Endoatmosphere”, AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference and Exhibit , San Francisco, California, August 15-18, 2005, AIAA-2005-6156.

  48. Nobahari  H., Alasty A., Pourtakdoust S. H., “Design of a Supervisory Controller for CLOS Guidance with Lead Angle”, AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference and Exhibit , San Francisco, California, August 15-18, 2005, AIAA-2005-6291.

  49. Pourtakdoust S. H., Karimi J., “Optimal Maneuvers in close air Combat ”, 13th annual conference on Mechanical Engineering ISME 2005 conference, Isfahan, Iran , May 17-19 2005.

  50. Nobahari H., Pourtakdoust S. H, “Optimization of Fuzzy Rule Bases Using Continuous Ant System”, First International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Applied Optimization, U.A.E, February 1-3, 2005.

  51. Jalali-Naini S. H., Pourtakdoust S. H., “Optimal Midcourse Guidance Law with Acceleration Limit”, The Second International and the Fifth National Conference of Iranian Aerospace Society, Feb. 2004.

  52. Jalali-Naini S. H., Pourtakdoust S. H., “Modern Guidance Laws Based on Minimum Fuel Consumption”, The Second International and the Fifth National Conference of Iranian Aerospace Society, Feb. 2004.

  53. Ghanbarpour asl H., Fazelzadeh S. A., Pourtakdoust S. H., “Smart Cantilevered Supersonic Panel with LQG Control under Random Gust Excitation”, The Second International and the Fifth National Conference of Iranian Aerospace Society, Feb. 2004.

  54. Rahmani A., Jalali M. A., Pourtakdoust S. H., “An Optimal Approach to Halo Orbit Control”, AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference and Exhibition, Austin, Texas, August 11-14, 2003, AIAA-2003-5748.

  55. Pourtakdoust S. H., Alemi Naeini, A. R., “On the Random Error Models of the Measuring Systems”, The 2nd Scientific and Applied Conference of Aerospace Industries, Tehran, Iran, February 2004. (In Persian)

  56. Fazelzadeh S. A., Pourtakdoust, S. H., “Higher Order Aerothermoelastic loading Model for Hypersonic Skin Panel”, Proceedings of the Second M.I.T Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics, M.I.T, Massachusetts, USA June 17-20, 2003.

  57. Fazelzadeh S. A., Pourtakdoust S. H., “Effect of Structural Damping on Bifurcation Behavior of Aerothermo-Viscoelastic Panel”, Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on Thermal Stresses and Related Topics, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA, June 8-11, 2003.

  58. Fazelzadeh S.A., Pourtakdoust S. H., Assadian N., “Stochastic Analysis of Nonlinear Viscoelastic Panels Under Random Excitation”, 44th AIAA/ASME /ASCE/AHS Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Material Conference, Norfolk, Virginia, April 7-10, 2003, AIAA-2003-1859.

  59. Pourtakdoust S. H., Jalali M. A., Ghorbani R., “Optimal Control of Spacecraft Trajectories Using Direct Solution of Neural Network Controllers”, 4th International Conference of Iran Aerospace Society, Tehran, Iran, January 2003.

  60. Pourtakdoust S. H., Sabri F., “Aeroelastic Simulation of Ultra-Light Airplanes with High Aspect Ratio Wings”, 4th International Conference of Iran Aerospace Society, Tehran, Iran, January 2003. (In Persian)

  61. Johari Majd, V., Pourtakdoust S. H., Alizadeh M. H., “Design of an Adaptive Fuzzy Longitudinal Controller”, 4th International Conference of Iran Aerospace Society, Tehran, Iran, January 2003. (In Persian)

  62. Pourtakdoust S. H., Jalali M. A., Sadeghi Givi Z., “Optimal Orbital Maneuvers in the Three Body Problem using Step by Step Linearization”, 4th International Conference of Iran Aerospace Society, Tehran, Iran, January 2003. (In Persian)

  63. Pourtakdoust S. H., Jalai, M. A., Ghorbani, R., Zahedi, A., “Optimal Control of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems Using Direct Solution of Neural Network Controllers”, AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference and Exhibition, August 6-8, 2002, Monterey, California, AIAA- 2002-4663.

  64. Pourtakdoust S. H., Fazelzadeh S.A., “Dynamical Analysis of Nonlinear Viscoelastic Panel in Supersonic Flow”, 10th International Annual Mechanical Engineering Conference of ISME, June, 2002, Tehran, Iran. (In Persian)

  65. Pourtakdoust S. H., Alemi Naeini A. R., “Analysis of the Effect of Random Gust Modeling Using Spectral Method and Shaping Filters”, 10th International Annual Mechanical Engineering Conference of ISME, June 2002, Tehran, Iran. (In Persian)

  66. Pourtakdoust S. H., Ghanbarpour H., “Adaptive Control of Dynamically Unknown Systems Based on Neural Network and Extended Kalman Filter”, 10th International Annual Mechanical Engineering Conference of ISME, June 2002, Tehran, Iran.

  67. Pourtakdoust S. H., Fazelzadeh S. A., “Chaotic Analysis of a Non-linear Panel Flutter under Support Stiffness Condition”, 1st Conference of Chaotic Dynamical Systems, Aerospace Research Institute, February 2002, Tehran, Iran. (In Persian)

  68. Gholami H., Pourtakdoust S. H., “Design of an Optimal Approach Control System for Aircrafts Landing on Moving Aircraft Careers”, First International and Third Biennial Conference of the Iranian Aerospace Society (AERO 2000), Tehran- Iran, December 30th, 2000. (In Persian)

  69. Tahmasbi N., Pourtakdoust S. H., Fazelzadeh S. A., “Investigation of the Effect of Axial Load on the Aeroelastic Behavior of Wings”, First International and Third Biennial Conference of the Iranian Aerospace Society (AERO 2000), Tehran- Iran, December 30th, 2000. (In Persian)

  70. Pourtakdoust S. H., Novinzadeh A. B., Mehri B., “An Investigation of Satellite Oscillations in an Arbitrary Orbit using Perturbation Theory and the WKB Method”, 4th International Conference of Iranian Society of Mechanical Engineering (ISME), Tehran, Iran, May 16-19, 2000.

  71. Pourtakdoust S. H., Fazelzadeh S.A., “Application of Finite Element Methods in the Solution of Optimal Control Problems”, 8th Annual Conference of Iranian Society of Mechanical Engineering (ISME), Tehran, Iran, June 2000. (In Persian)

  72. Esfahanian V., Pourtakdoust S. H., Novinzadeh A. R., “Evaluation of Rocket Flights Sensitivity to Aerodynamic Coefficients and Determination of Admissible Error Criteria”, 2nd Aerospace Engineering Conference, Isfahan, Iran, October 12-14, 1998. (In Persian)

  73. Pourtakdoust S. H., Asadi M., “Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of Wing Divergence”, 2nd Aerospace Engineering Conference, Isfahan, Iran, October 12-14, 1998. (In Persian)

  74. Pourtakdoust S. H., Jalali, M. A., Saberian, J.R., “Determination of Optimal Spacecraft Trajectories Using a Step-by-Step Linearization Method”, AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, February 10-12, 1997, Huntsville, Alabama.

  75. Pourtakdoust S. H., Fazelzadeh S. A., “Development of an Optimal Approach Control System”, 4th Annual Mechanical Engineering Conference of ISME, May 14-17, 1996, Shiraz, Iran.

  76. Pourtakdoust S. H., Jalali, M. R., “Optimal Gravity-Assisted Spacecraft Trajectories for Out-Of-Ecliptic Interplanetary Missions”, AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, February 12-15, 1996, Austin, Texas.

  77. Pourtakdoust S. H., Jalali M. R., “Thrust-Limited Optimal Three-Dimensional Spacecraft Trajectories”, AIAA Conference, August 7-9, 1995, Baltimore-MD.

  78. Fazelzadeh S. A., Pourtakdoust S. H., “Design of an Automatic Flare Control System”, 3rd Annual ISME Conference, Tehran, Iran, May 1995. (In Persian)

  79. Pourtakdoust S. H., Jalali, M. A., “Optimal Three-Dimensional Orbital Transfer Using Direct Optimization Methods”, ASME Proceeding, Vol. 6, Engineering System Design and Analysis, London, UK. July 4-7, 1994.

  80. Jalali M. A., Pourtakdoust S. H., “Optimal Orbital Maneuvers Using Steepest Descent”, 2nd Annual ISME Conference, Tehran, Iran, May 2-5, 1994. (In Persian)

  81. Pourtakdoust S. H., Fazelzadeh S. A., “Design of An Optimal Regulator for the Approach Stage”, 2nd Annual ISME Conference, Tehran, Iran, May 2-5, 1994. (In Persian)

  82. Pourtakdoust S. H., “Application of the Thin-Layer Navier-Stokes Equations for Missile Aerodynamics”, Proceeding of the First International Conference on Engineering Applications of Mechanics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, June 9-12, 1992.

  83. Pourtakdoust S. H., Lan C. E., “Thin-Layer Navier-Stokes Calculations of Supersonic Vortex Interaction on Missile Configurations”, AIAA-90-3089-CP.