Personal Information

 Professor

Department of  Mechanical Systems Production and Design

Faculty of Engineering

Contact Information

Phone: 6402000 Ext. 72588

Email: hdiken@kau.edu.sa

Hamza Diken

 Professor

Profile

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Education

  • 1978

    Bachelor degree from Mechanical EngineeringFaculty of Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, تـــركـــيا

  • 1980

    Master degree from Mechanical EngineeringFaculty of Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, تـــركـــيا

  • 1986

    Doctorate degree from Mechanical EngineeringFaculty of Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY, USA., Troy, New York, امــريــكـا

Employment

  • 1991-1994

    Assistant Professor, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, تـــركـــيا

  • 1994-1996

    Associate Professor, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, تـــركـــيا

  • 1996-1998

    Associate Professor, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute, Topi, بـاكســـتان

  • 1998-2002

    Associate Professor, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2002-حاليا

    Professor, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, المملكة العربية السعودية

Research Interests

Rotor Dynamics, Robotics, Rotor Blade Vibrations, Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Vibrations.

Scientific interests

1. Hamza Diken and Saeed Asiri, 2021,”Parametric study of flapwise and edgewise vibration of horizontal axis wind turbine blades,” Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 13(9) 1–11.

2. Arif Ankaral?, Hüseyin Arslan and Hamza Diken, 2017, “Feedback control of a dc servomotor with time delays subjected to disturbance signals,” Sakarya University Journal of Science, Vol. 21, Issue 4, pp. 654-660.

3. Saeed Asiri, Hamza Diken, 2015, “Dynamic modeling and vibration analysis of a ball-screw drive system,” International Journal of Advanced Research in Science and Engineering, Vol. No 4, Issue 5, pp: 201-208.

4. O. Gundogdu, K. Alnefaie, H. Diken, 2013, “Modelling and analysis of a Jeffcott rotor as a continuous cantilever beam and an unbalanced disk system,”, Gazi University Journal of Science, 25(2): 465-476.

5. A. Ankarali, Z. Mecitoglu, H. Diken, 2012, “Response spectrum of a coupled flexible shaft-flexible beam system for cycloidal input motion,”, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 47, pp.89-102.

6. H. Diken, K. Alnefaie, 2011, “Effect of unbalanced rotor whirl on blade vibrations,” Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 330, pp. 3498-3506.  

7. K. Alnefaie, H. Diken, A. Alghamdi, 2009, “Residual Vibration of a Flexible Beam Subject to a Prescribed Motion,” Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Eng. Sci.,Vol. 20, No 2, pp. 89-99.

8. H. Diken, 2007, "Servomotor Control of a Coupled Elastic Shaft-Elastic Beam System," Journal of Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 42, No 10, pp. 1376-1387.

9. H. Diken, 2006, “Dynamic Behavior of a Coupled Elastic Shaft-Elastic Beam System,” Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 293, No 1-2, pp. 1-15.

10. H. Diken and K. Alnefaie, 2005, “Startup Dynamic Behaviour of a Jeffcott Rotor,” International Journal of Acoustics and Vibration, Vol. 10, No 2, June 2005, pp. 83-88.

11. H. Diken and A. Ankarali, 2004, “Vibration Control of a Servomotor-Driven Coupled Elastic Shaft-Elastic Beam System,” Proc. Instn Mech. Engrs Vol. 218 Part C: J. Mechanical Engineering Science, pp. 1115-1124.

12. A.A.N. Aljawi, H. Diken, S. A. Alshahrani, 2004, “Selection of a Trajectory Function for Minimum Energy Requirements of a Spherical Robot,” Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Eng. Sci.,Vol. 15, No 2, pp. 35-46.

13. H. Diken, and A.A.A. Alghamdi, 2003, “Residual Vibration Response Spectra for a Servomotor-Driven Flexible Beam,” Proc. Instn Mech. Engrs Vol. 217 Part C: J. Mechanical Engineering Science, pp. 577-583.

14. Diken, H., 2001, “Nonlinear Vibration Analysis and Subharmonic Whirl Frequencies of Jeffcott Rotor Model,” Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 243, No 2, pp. 117-125.

15. Diken, H., 2000, “Effect of Shaft Flexibility on Control System Parameters,” ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, Vol. 122, No. 3, pp. 222-226.

16. Diken, H., 2000, “Frequency Response Characteristics of a Single-Link Flexible Joint Manipulator and Possible Trajectory Tracking,” Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 232, No. 2, pp. 179-194.

17. Diken, H., 2000, “Vibration Control of a Rotating Euler-Bernoulli Beam,” Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 232, No. 3, pp. 541-551.

18. Diken, H., 1997, "Trajectory Control of Mass Balanced Manipulators," Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 32, No. 3, pp. 313-322.

19. Ankarali A., Diken H., 1997, “Vibration Control of an Elastic Manipulator Link,” Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 204, No. 1, pp. 162-170.

20. Diken, H., 1996, " Precise Trajectory Tracking Control of an Elastic Joint Manipulator," AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, Vol. 19, No. 3, pp. 715-718.  

21. Diken, H., 1995, "Effect of Mass Balancing on the Actuator Torque of a Manipulator," Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 30, No 4, pp. 495-500.

22. Diken, H., 1994, "Energy Efficient Sinusoidal Path Planning of Robot Manipulators," Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 29, No. 6, pp. 785-792.

23. Diken, H., Tadjbakhsh, I. G., 1989, "Unbalance Response of Flexible Rotors Coupled with Torsion," ASME Journal of Vibration, Acoustics, Stress, and Reliability in Design Vol. 111, pp. 179-186.

24. Diken, H., 1981, "Dynamic Analysis and Optimum Spring Design for Internal Combustion Engine Valve Systems," (in Turkish) Sakarya DMMA Bulletin, Vol. 11, pp. 96-105. 

Courses

Machine Dynamics 364 MENG

Areas of expertise

Applied Mechanics Vibration, Dynamics, Automatic Control
Istanbul Technical University Assistant Prof