Hamidreza Marvi

Journal Papers

1. G. Lin*, Z. Ye*, X. Dong*, H. Marvi, O. Erin, W. Hu, M. Sitti, “Shape-programmable magnetic soft matter,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 201608193, 2016.
2. H. Marvi, J. Cook, J. Streator, D. Hu, “Snakes Move Their Scales to Increase Friction,” Journal of Biotribology, Special Issue: Biotribology in Nature, 5, pp 52-60, 2016.
3. H. Marvi*, S. Song*, M. Sitti, “Experimental Investigation of Optimal Adhesion of Mushroom-like Elastomer Microfibrillar Adhesives,” Langmuir, 31(37), pp10119-10124, 2015. *Equally contributing authors
4. H. Marvi*, Y. Han*, M. Sitti, “Actively Controlled Fibrillar Friction Surfaces,” Applied Physics Letters, 106(5), pp 051602, 2015.
5. H. Marvi, C. Gong, N. Gravish, H. Astley, M. Travers, R. Hatton, J. Mendelson, H. Choset, D. Hu, and D. Goldman, “Sidewinding with minimal slip: snake and robot ascent of sandy slopes,” Science, 346(6206), pp 224-229, 2014.
6. H. Marvi, J. Bridges, D. Hu, “Snakes Mimic Earthworms: Propulsion Using Rectilinear Traveling Waves,” Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 10(84), 2013.
7. H. Marvi, D. Hu, “Friction Enhancement in Concertina Locomotion of Snakes,” Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 9(76), pp 3067-3080, 2012.
8. B. Vasaghi-Gharamaleki, M. Keshavarz, S. Gharibzadeh, M. Sotodeh, H. Marvi, J. Mosayebnejad, and I. Ebrahimi Takamjani, “Temperature Changes During and after Eccentric Contractions and its Effect on Force and Desmin Loss in Rat,” Acta Medica Iranica, 49(4), pp 225-232, 2011.
9. M. Grujicic, G. Arakere, W. C. Bell, H. Marvi, H. V. Yalavarthy, B. Pandurangan, I. Haque and G. M. Fadel, “Reliability-based Design Optimization for Durability of Ground-vehicle Suspension-system Components,” Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 19(3), pp 301-313, 2010.
10. M. Grujicic, T. He, H. Marvi, B. A. Cheeseman, C. F. Yen, “A Comparative Investigation of the Use of Laminate-level Meso-scale and Fracture-mechanics Enriched Meso-scale Composite-material Models in Ballistic Resistance Analyses,” Journal of Materials Science, 45, pp 3136-3150, 2010.
11. M. Grujicic, H. Marvi, G. Arakere, W. C. Bell, I. Haque “The Effect of Up-armoring the High-Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) on the Off-road Vehicle Performance,” Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures, 6(2), pp 1169-1182, 2010. (Emerald Publishing Literati Network Award for Excellence)
12. M. Grujicic, H. Marvi, G. Arakere, I. Haque, “A Finite Element Analysis of Pneumatic-Tire/Sand Interactions During Off-Road Vehicle Travel,” Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures, 6(2), pp. 284-308, 2010.
13. B. Vasaghi-Gharamaleki, M. Keshavarz, S. Gharibzadeh, H. Marvi, J. Mosayebnejad, and I. Ebrahimi Takamjani, “The Effect of Temperature on Eccentric Contraction-induced Isometric Force Loss in Isolated Perfused Rat Medial Gastrocnemius Muscle,” Tehran University Medical Journal, 66(6), pp 388- 395, 2008.
14. B. Vasaghi-Gharamaleki, M. Keshavarz, S. Gharibzadeh, M. Sotodeh, H. Marvi, J. Mosayebnejad, and I. Ebrahimi Takamjani, “The Influence of Temperature Alterations on Eccentric Contraction-Induced Isometric Force and Desmin Loss in Rat Medical Gastrocnemius Muscle,” Journal of Medical Sciences, 8(2), pp 162-169, 2008.

Refereed Conference Proceedings

1. H. Bagheri, V. Taduru, S. Panchal, S. White, H. Marvi, “Animal and Robotic Locomotion on Wet Granular Media,” The 6th International Conference on Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems (Living Machines), Stanford, CA, July 2017.
2. Y. Han*, H. Marvi*, M. Sitti, “Fiberbot: A Miniature Crawling Robot Using a Directional Fibrillar Pad,” IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Seattle, WA, May 2015.
3. H. Marvi*, S. Song*, M. Sitti, “Experimental Investigation of Maximal Adhesion of Bio-Inspired Micro- Fiber Adhesives with Mushroom Shaped Tip Endings,” 38th Annual meeting of the Adhesion Society, Savannah, GA, February 2015. (Peebles Award)
4. H. Marvi, G. Meyers, G. Russell, D. Hu, “Scalybot: a Snake-inspired Robot with Active Frictional Anisotropy,” ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, Arlington, VA, November 2011. (Invited Paper, Best Student Paper of the Year in Mechatronics)
5. S.M. Hasheminejad, R. Talebi, H. Marvi, “FEM Dynamic Analysis of a Damped Composite Beam,” 5th International Mechanical Engineering Conference, Rasht, Iran, May 2001.
6. S.M. Hasheminejad, R. Talebi, H. Marvi, “Vibration Analysis of a Damped Composite Beam,” 5th International Mechanical Engineering Conference, Rasht, Iran, May 2001.

PATENTS

1. ​​H. Marvi, G. Meyers, D. Hu, J. Glisson, A. Hirabayashi, A. Pavone, “Scalybot,” U.S. Provisional Patent, 61/561,574, November 2011.
2. R. Taghavi Zenouz, J. Mosayyebnejad, H. Marvi, “Method and Apparatus for Automatic Sampling of a Pressure Distribution Using Scanning Valve,” Iranian Patent Office, 35572, July 2006.
3. H. Marvi, J. Mosayyebnejad, M. Keshavarz, B. Vasaghi Gharamaleki, “Method and Apparatus for Generating and Recording the Eccentric Contraction of Muscle,” Iranian Patent Office, 35940, August 2006.