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Research Interests in Systems and Control
- Robust and nonlinear control
- Estimation theory with
applications in autonomous vehicles
- Networked control systems
- Sensor networks
- Time-delay systems
- Multi-dimensional systems
- Control of smart structures
and disk drive servo
Research Interests in
Signal Processing
- FIR and IIR filter design
- Envelope-constrained filter
- Signal processing for
uncertain systems
- Optimal filtering and deconvolution
- Multi-rate and filter banks
Funded Research
Projects
- Advanced digital control,
Academic Research Fund, 1993-1997.
- Development of decentralized
controllers for industrial processes, Academic Research Fund, 1996-1997.
- Control and filtering for
industrial processes, Academic Research Fund, 1995-1998
.
- A robust and adaptive
filtering approach to active control of noise in a cleanroom,
Academic Research Fund, $71,000, 1998-2002.
- Development of an intelligent
monitoring and control system for hazardous waste chemical treatment,
A*-STAR, $1.04m, 1999-2002.
- Analysis and synthesis of
two-dimensional systems with applications in signal processing and
control, Australian Research Council, A$163,000, 2000-2003.
- Development of Optimization
Technology for Building HVAC Systems, A*STAR, $1.2m, 2001-2003.
- Robust Control of Smart
Structure, Academic Research Fund, $149,000, 2001-2004.
- Soft-sensing Technologies
with Application to Chemical Waste Treatment, EDB/PureChem/NTU,
$498,000, 2004-2007.
- Collaborative Signal Processing
and Control in Wireless Sensor Networks, AcRF
(RG12/05), $85,043.20, 1
Dec. 2005 – 31
Nov 2008.
- Distributed Information
Processing for Wireless Sensor Network, RGM 19/05, $80,000, Feb. 2006-Jan.
2009.
- Soft Intelligent Sensors and
Its Applications in Magnetic Data Storage Systems, A*STAR (SERC Grant no.
052 101 0036), $527,840, Jan. 2006 – Dec. 2008.
- Markov Jump System Theory for
Collaborative Signal and Information Processing in Wireless Sensor
Networks, A*STAR (SERC Grant no. 052 101 0037), $510,439, Jan. 2006 – Dec.
2008.
- Integrative Serviceability
Management and Supervisory Control of Networked Manufacturing Systems and
Virtual Exterprises, A*STAR, Thematic Strategic
Research Programme Grant P0520104, $982,190,
April 2006-March 2009.
My Research Groups
(a)
Intelligent Sensing for Chemical Waste
Treatment
·
Mr Qiao Hongbo (Research
Associate)
·
Dr Zhang Sen (Research Associate)
(b)
Wireless Sensor Networks (in
collaboration with Institute of Info-Comm Research
·
Dr Sun Shuli (Research Fellow)
·
Dr Xie Li (Research Fellow)
·
Dr Yu
Mei (Research Fellow)
·
Dr Weng
Yang (Research Fellow)
·
Mr Meng Wei
(Research Associate)
·
Ms Wang
Hongxia (Research Associate)
·
Mr Li Tao (Project
Officer)
·
Mr Toh Yue Khing (Project Officer)
·
Mr Lin Jianyong (PhD student)
·
Mr Hu Jinwen (PhD
student)
(c )
Disk Drive Control (in collaboration with Data Storage Institute)
·
Dr Hu Qinglei (Research Fellow)
·
Dr Zhao
Yanlong (Research Fellow)
·
Mr Xu Jun (Project Officer)
·
Ms Teoh Jul Nee (PhD student)
·
Ms Gao
Tingting (PhD student)
(d)
Control of Networked Manufacturing
Systems (in collaboration with Singapore
Institute of Manufacturing Technology)
·
Dr Ding Baocang (Research Fellow)
·
Mr Lin Jun (PhD
student)
·
Mr Cao Chengtao (PhD student)
·
Mr Zhuang Liqun
(PhD student)
·
Mr Liu Shuai (PhD student)
·
Mr Xiao Nan (PhD
Student)
·
Mr You Keyou (PhD student)
Visiting Professors
·
Professor
Yang Tao, School of Information Engineering, Southwest University of Science
and Technology, Mianyang, China, Sept 2006 – March
2007.
·
Professor
Zhong-Ping Jiang, New York Polytechnic
University, July 2006.
·
Professor
Minyue Fu, University of Newcastle,
May 2006.
·
Professor
Frank Lewis, University of Texas
at Arlington,
March 2006.
·
Professor
Huanshui Zhang, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen Graduate
School, March 2005.
Postgraduate Students and Their Theses
Ph.D. Students
- Xie Shoulie, 1997- 1999, PhD, Robust and nonlinear
control of interconnected systems. Research fellow, Institute of Information
Research.
- Du Chunling, 1997- 1999, PhD,
H-infinity filtering and control of two-dimensional systems. Senior
Research Engineer, Data Storage Institute.
- Li Luowen,
1997 - 1999, PhD, Optimal model reduction and reduced order filtering.
Senior Engineer in Singapore
Aerospace Engineering.
- Zhou Huan, 2000 - 2003, H2
and H-infinity Optimal Design of Multirate
Filter Bank Systems, Panasonic Singapore.
- Lu Lilei,
2000- 2004, PhD, Issues in Robust and Networked Control Systems.
- Zhang Sen, 2002-2005, PhD,
Simultaneous Localization and Map
Building for Outdoor
Mobile Robot Navigation.
- Xu Jun, 2003-2007, PhD,
Control and Estimation of Piecewise Affine Systems.
- Cao Chengtao,
2002-2007, PhD, A Polynomial Approach to Robust
Channel Estimator Design for DS-CDMA Systems.
- Lin Jun, 2002-2007, PhD,
Robust Deconvolution and Control of Uncertain
and Time-delay Systems.
- Teoh Jul Nee, 2003-2007,
PhD, High Precision Motion Control for Hard Disk Drive Systems
- Lin Jianyong,
2005-present, PhD, Sensor Scheduling in Wireless Sensor Networks
- Zhuang Liqun, 2006-present, PhD
(part-time), Optimization in Networked Systems
- You Keyou,
2007-present, PhD, Quantized Estimation and Control
- Xiao Nan, 2007-present, PhD,
Analysis and Design of Networked Control Systems
- Liu Shuai,
2007-present, PhD, Control of Systems with Multiple Input Delays
- Yu Zhong, 2007-present, PhD,
Cooperative Control of Multi-robot Systems
- Ni Wei, 2007-present, PhD,
Process Control
Master students
- Su Weizhou, 1995 - 1996, MEng., Robust
control of cascaded uncertain nonlinear systems
- Xie Shoulie, 1995 - 1996, MEng, Dissipative control of uncertain dynamical
systems
- Chen Chang, 1995 - 1996, MEng, Robust and optimal control of helicopter systems
- Tay Huck Sun, 1995 - 1996, MSc, Precision headload
control of high capacity disk drive
- Tham Poi Kwan, 1995 - 1997, MSc, Head positioning control of hard disk drive
- Yang Xiao Hua, 1997 - 1999, MEng, Multi-channel active
noise control
- Tian Hui, 1997 - 1998, M.E.
Nonlinear composite control of hard disk drive
- Gao Wei, 1996 - 1998, MSc, H-infinity iterative control of ball and plate
systems
- Zaw
Naing Oo, 1995 - 1999,
MSc, Robust control of simplified helicopter
model
- Zheng Hong, 1998-2000, MSc, Active Noise Control
- Huang Fu Zhong, Master of
Science, 1997-2000, Identification and control of a distillation column
- Bayu
Jayawardhana, 2001-2002, MEng,
Active Noise Control
- Gao Ronghua,
2002-2003, MSc, Robust estimation with
applications in signal dectection
- Li Hui, 2002-2003, MSc, System identification and active vibration
control of a hexpod
- Sai
Sai, 2002-2003, MSc,
Active vibration control
- Zhang Ling, 2002-2003,
Energy optimization of air distribution and chilled water systems
- Low Cher Wee, 2002-2003,
Active noise control for air handling unit
- Myo
Thant Aung, Master of Science, 2002-2003,
Modeling and control of a Stewart platform
- Tan Toa You, Master of
Science, 2003-2004, Multirate digital notch
filter and resonance screening for hard disk drive
- Maung
Aung Khant, Master of
Science, 2004, Control of Stewart platform – An adaptive filtering
approach
- Du Zhe,
MSc., 2005-2006, Control of Stewart Platform
- Leng Mei, MSc., 2006-2007, Multi-hop Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks
- Huang Kang, MSc., 2006-2007, Development of A Body Sensor Network
System
- Liu Jiandong,
MSc., 2007, Quantized Filtering with Application
in Wireless Sensor Network Based Target Tracking System
- Toh Yue Khing, 2007-present,
MEng, Development of A Wireless Sensor Network
Target Tracking System
- Saba Salehi,
2007-present, MEng, Networked Control for
Pressure Loop of HVAC System