Hi! I’m Amer, a PhD Candidate at the New Mexico State University(NMSU) in the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at the Autonomous Systems Laboratory (ASL). I’m a researcher in the Autonomous systems specialized in Control Systems, State Estimation, and Localization.

My work and research

Since 2006, I have been conducting experimental research in the field of unmanned autonomous systems, particularly, VTOL helicopter, Quadcopters and Fixed Wing UAV. During this time, I have gained a great deal of experience in modeling, simulation, instrumentation, system identification, estimation, localization, control, guidance, and navigation. In my current PhD research, I am studying self-localization of the quadcopter in GPS-denied environment using EKF, UKF while controlling it using PID, LQR, Backstepping-Lyapunov nonlinear controllers.

In the summer of 2018, I did an excellent internship at a drone mapping company in Silicon Valley. They provide the necessary data for autonomous driving car companies. I was excited to evaluate several sensors (IMU/INS/GPS, LiDar) in order to develop the final sensor kit. Also, I gained good experience in embedded systems and sensor fusion.

Also for my PhD research, I have gained extensive experience with operating the Motion Capture System (Tracker software by VICON) to provide the “ground truth” for developing onboard control systems.

My background and history

I am currently pursuing my Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering at the at the New Mexico State University (NMSU). I received my M.Sc. in Mechatronics Engineering at the American University of Sharjah (AUS), and my B.Sc. in Mechatronics Engineering at the Al- Balqa’ Applied University (BAU).