Behrad Khamesee, PEng

Behrad Khamesee is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Waterloo. He is also an integral member of the Waterloo Center for Automotive Research (WATCAR).

Professor Khamesee’s research interests are in microrobotics and micromanipulation using magnetic levitation, magnetically driven medical microrobots for drug delivery and microsurgery, smart structures and actuators, and the development of a cost-effective prosthetic leg.

He is also the Director of Maglev Microrobotics Laboratory, which studies the design and development of magnetically levitated (Maglev) robots. A magnetic Levitation setup enabling high precision 3D remote positioning was built. The lab is also working on the development and industrialization of various applications of magnetism such as electromagnetic energy harvesters for human locomotion and regenerative electromagnetic suspension system for vehicles, and non-destructive testing for detecting cracks and defects in live pipelines.

Dr. Khamesee is a Co-PI in the development of RoboHub through a large CFI grant. His research team designed, fabricated, and installed a Magnetic Levitation Floor in the RoboHub for flexible manufacturing applications.

• Mechatronics, Microrobotics, Magnetic levitation, Micromanipulation, Automation and robotics, Microactuator, Biomechanics and Biotechnology, Automotive, MEMS, Connectivity and Internet of Things, Electromagnetic Actuators, Additive Manufacturing, Robotics, IoT, Devices, Energy harvesting, Advanced manufacturing

My areas of interest include mechatronics, microrobotics, micromanipulation using magnetic levitation, and smart structures and actuators (micro-scale devices using Shape Memory Alloys, Piezo ceramics, and Ionic Conductive polymers actuators), drug delivery using capsuled microrobots, and prosthetic leg (structural design, sensor system, and controller). I am currently a member of the following professional accosiation: IEEE robotics and automation, IEEE engineering in medicine, ASME, JSME (Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers), and OCE Networking Member. I have been technical reviewer for: IEEE Trans on Magnetics, IEEE Transaction on Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transaction on Mechatronics, The Elsevier Journal of Mechatronics, and various IEEE Int. Conferences.

• Doctorate - Systems Engineering (Mechatronics), Mie University, Japan
• Master's - Mechanical Engineering, Mie University, Japan
• Bachelor's - Mechanical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology

• ME 555 - Computer-Aided Design
  • Taught in 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
• ME 780 - Special Topics in Mechatronics
  • Taught in 2023, 2024
• MTE 380 - Mechatronics Engineering Design Workshop
  • Taught in 2024, 2025
• MTE 481 - Mechatronics Engineering Design Project
  • Taught in 2021, 2022, 2023
• MTE 482 - Mechatronics Engineering Project
  • Taught in 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024

* Only courses taught in the past 5 years are displayed.

• Trakarnchaiyo C., Wang Y., and Khamesee M.B., Design of a Compact Planar Magnetic Levitation System with Wrench-Current Decoupling Enhancement, Applied Sciences, Volume 13, 2023.
• Heris P.K., and Khamesee M.B., Design and Fabrication of a Magnetic Actuator for Torque and Force Control Estimated by the ANN/SA Algorithm, Micromachines, Volume 13, 2022.
• Kumar P., Malik S., Toyserkani E., and Khamesee M.B., Development of an Electromagnetic Micromanipulator Levitation System for Metal Additive Manufacturing Applications, Micromachines, Volume 13, 2022.
• E. Farag H., Toyserkani E., and Khamesee M.B., Non-Destructive Testing Using Eddy Current Sensors for Defect Detection in Additively Manufactured Titanium and Stainless-Steel , Sensors, Volume 22, 2022.
• Kumar P., and Khamesee M.B., Development and Analysis of a Novel Magnetic Levitation System with a Feedback Controller for Additive Manufacturing Application, Actuators, Volume 11, 2022.
• Zhang X., Trakarnchaiyo C., Zhang H., and Khamesee M.B., MagTable: A tabletop system for 6-DOF large range and completely contactless operation using magnetic levitation, Mechatronics, Volume 77, 2021.
• Kumar P., Huang Y., Toyserkani E., and Khamesee M.B., Development of a Magnetic Levitation System for Additive Manufacturing: Simulation Analyses, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Volume 56, 2020.
• Zhang X., and Khamesee M.B., Automatic pick-and-place using a magnetically navigated microrobot and a motorized micromanipulator, Microsystem Technologies, Volume 26, 1733-1744, 2020.
• Askari H., Hashemi E., Khajepour A., Khamesee M.B., and Wang Z.L., Tire Condition Monitoring and Intelligent Tires Using Nanogenerators Based on Piezoelectric, Electromagnetic, and Triboelectric , Advanced Materials Technologies, Volume 4, 2019.
• Askari H., Khajepour A., Khamesee M.B., and Wang Z.L., Embedded self-powered sensing systems for smart vehicles and intelligent transportation, Nano Energy, Volume 66, 2019.

• United States Patent US9689934B2, “Method for providing force information in a magnetic field environment using remote measurement of flux”, June 27, 2017
• "Magnetic Abrasive Finishing Using Stationary Electromagnets". United States of America. PTO/AIA/14 OMB 0651-0032. 2022/10/12. Patent Status: Pending
• US Provisional patent application, “3D Energy Harvester”, #61/998,170 USPTO, January 8, 2019.
• US Provisional patent application, “Modular and Planar System with Omnidirectional Motion Capability”, US 62/978, 355, February 19, 2020.

• Dr. Behrad Khamesee was a Keynote Speaker, presentation title: “Magnetic Levitation for Microrobotics and Micromanipulation“, The 9th International Conference of Control, Dynamic Systems, and Robotics (CDSR’22), Niagara Falls, Canada, June 2, 2022 - June 4, 2022.
• Dr. Behrad Khamesee was invited to give a talk on magnetically levitated mirorobots for micromanipulation and biomedical applications at SOMMeRS on July 11, 2023.
• Joseph Nofech and Afarin Khabbazian, two MASc students from our laboratory, also participated in poster presentation.
• Chanuphon Trakarnchaiyo and Ridwan Bari, our PhD candidate and MASc student from the Magnetic Levitation Floor team hosted a workshop at Canadian Hyperloop Conference 2023 on May 27, 2022.
• Ridwan Bari and Joseph Nofech, two MASc students from our laboratory participated in poster presentation at the Waterloo Robotics Day event on March 6, 2023.