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A. Control Theory and Applications
§ Nonlinear complex systems modeling, analysis, control, and optimization
—Flocking control for multi-agent systems with permanent obstacles
—Energy-efficient flocking control
—Fast-distributed consensus for multi-agent systems with switching topology
B. Vehicular Cyber-Physical System
§ Connected autonomous vehicles and intelligent transportation systems
—Multiple connected scaled autonomous ground vehicles development (Public video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0jh_1gkp1w)
Scaled connected and automated vehicle systems
—Novel hierarchical flocking control framework for vehicular cyber-physical systems
—Cybersecurity
—Flocking spacing policy for the intelligent transportation system
C. Automated Driving Technology
—Electric autonomous ground vehicle prototype development
Full-size over-actuated electric autonomous ground vehicle prototype
—Experimental validation of GPS-based autonomous driving (Public video link: https://youtu.be/2rQuL1xjATY)
Road test on ASU Polytechnic campus
—Lane detection and lane-keeping control
D. Vehicle Dynamics and Control
§ Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and active safety control systems
—Novel active stabilizer for enhancement of vehicle lateral, yaw, and roll stability
—Rollover index development
—MIMO decoupling control for nonlinear vehicle planar and roll dynamics
§ Energy management and optimization
—Energy optimization for autonomous ground vehicles with four-wheel steering control
§ Noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH)
—Experimental study on riding comfort for scaled crawler vehicles based on the similitude theory
1:5 Scaled crawler vehicle prototype
—Optimal control for riding comfort improvement of crawler vehicles with magnetorheological semi-active suspensions
Magnetorheological semi-active suspension
Fengchen “Felix” WANG, Ph.D. 