Professor Zhiyong Chen, PhD

陈智勇

 

School of Engineering

College of Engineering, Science and Environment

The University of Newcastle

Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia

Phone: +61 2 4921 6352

Fax: +61 2 4921 6993

Email: zhiyong.chen at newcastle.edu.au

　　

 

　

　

Degrees Conferred

　

• Ph.D., The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005

• M.Phil., The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002

• B.E., University of Science and Technology of China, 2000
• LL.B. (second degree), University of Science and Technology of China, 2000

　

 

Positions Held:

 

•Professor, The University of Newcastle, 1/2018 - date

•Head of School of Electrical Engineering and Computing, 8/2020 – 8/2021

•Head of Discipline Electrical and Computer Engineering, 7/2019 - 6/2020

•Associate Professor, The University of Newcastle, 7/2013 - 12/2017

•Senior Lecturer, The University of Newcastle, 1/2010-6/2013

• Lecturer, The University of Newcastle, 11/2006-12/2009

• Research Associate, University of Virginia, 2005-2006

• Adjunct Professor, RMIT University

　

Awards and Prizes:

 

• Changjiang (Yangtze River) Scholar award, Ministry of Education, China, 2016. 

• Outstanding Alumni Award, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2014.

• Vice Chancellor's Award for Supervision Excellence, University of Newcastle, 2013

•SUPCON Best Paper Award, The 10th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation, 2012.

•Emerging Research Leaders, University of Newcastle, 2012.

•Natural Science Paper Award (Class I), Hubei China, 2012.

• National Natural Science Award of China, 2010.

• Vice Chancellor's Award for Research Excellence, University of Newcastle, 2010.

• Pro Vice Chancellor's Award for Research Excellence, University of Newcastle, 2010.

• Steve Hsia Biomedical Paper Award, The 8th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation, 2010.

• Best PhD Thesis Award (Engineering), The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005

• Best Paper Award, The Eighth International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, 2004

• Li Po Chun Charitable Trust Fund Postgraduate Scholarship, 2003 - 2004

• Lee Hysan Foundation Postgraduate Studentship for Mainland China Students, 2002 - 2003

　

 

　

Research Interests:

 

• Nonlinear systems and control, robust and adaptive control

• Complex network dynamics, multi-agent systems, collective dynamic behaviors

• Reinforcement learning, artificial intelligence

• Secure control, cyberphysical systems

• Biological systems and control, biologically inspired robotics

　

　

Services:

　

• Fellow – Institution of Engineers Australia (FIEAust)

• Senior Member - IEEE

• Member - Academic Senate, University of Newcastle, 2017-date

• Member - Technical Committee on Control Theory, Chinese Association of Automation, 2018-date

• Member - IFAC Technical Committee on Mechatronic Systems, 2016-date

 

• Associate Editor - Automatica, 2018-date

• Young Scientists Committee  - Science China: Information Sciences, 2019-date

• Associate Editor - Mechatronics IFAC, 2016-date

• Subject Editor - International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 2015-2018

• Associate Editor - IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 2012-2017

• Associate Editor - IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 2014-2016

• Associate Editor - Systems and Control Letters, 2010-2014

• Associate Editor - Asian Journal of Control, 2010-2013

• Associate Editor - Conference Editorial Board,  IEEE Control Systems Society, 2009-2013

• Associate Editor - Journal of Control Science and Engineering, 2009-2012

 

• Guest Editor - Special Issue on Distributed Estimation and its Applications in Networked Systems, Journal of the Franklin Institute, 2021

• Guest Editor - Special issue on Advanced Techniques for Event-Triggered Control and Estimation, Science China: Information Sciences, 2019

• Guest Editor - Special issue on Security and Privacy of Distributed Algorithms and Network Systems, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 2018

• Guest Editor - Special issue on Distributed Event-Triggered Control, Estimation, and Optimization, Journal of the Franklin Institute, 2017

• Guest Editor - Special issue on Advanced Techniques for Networked Systems with Applications, Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2016

• Guest Editor - Special issue on Consensus-Based Applications in Networked Systems, International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 2015

 

• General Chair - International Conference on Mechanical, Aerospace and Automotive Engineering (CMAAE 2021), Changsha China, 2021

• General Chair - The 11th International  Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications (ICIRA18), Newcastle Australia, 2018

• Organizing Committee Co-Chair - The 5th International  Conference on Information, Cybernetics, and Computational Social Systems (IEEE-ICCSS18), Hangzhou China, 2018

• IPC Co-Chair  - The 2019 IFAC Symposium on Nonlinear Control Systems (NOLCOS 2019), Vienna Austria, 2019

• Sponsorship Chair - The 56th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), Melbourne Australia, 2017

• Publication Chair - Australian Control Conference (AuCC), Newcastle Australia, 2016

• Publicity Chair - The 12th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation (WCICA), Guilin China, 2016

• General Chair - Symposium on New Tides of Control Theory and Applications, Hong Kong, 2015

• Local Arrangement Chair - 2013 IEEE/ASME International conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, Wollongong Australia, 2013

• Regional Chair - The 3rd Annual IEEE International Conference on CYBER Technology in Automation, Control, and Intelligent Systems, Nanjing China, 2013

 

Keynote Speech

• International Conference on Automation, Control and Mechatronics for Industry 4.0 (ACMI), Bangladesh, 2021

• The 7th International Conference on Control, Instrumentation and Automation (ICCIA 2020), Tabriz, Azarbayjan Sharghi, Iran, 2021

• IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics (ICARM 2018), Singapore, 2018

• The 29th Chinese Control and Decision Conference (2017CCDC), Chongqing, China 2017

• The 2016 International Conference on Mechanical Control and Automation (ICMCA2016), Shanghai, China, 2016

 

• International Program Committee

ACC/Seattle~USA/2017;  AIM/Banff~Canada/2016, WCICA/Guilin~China/2016;

ASCC/Istanbul~Turkey/2013; CCC/Xi’an~China/2013;

ICRA/Karlsruhe~Germany/2013; CCDC/Guiyang~China/2013;

ICICIP/Dalian~China/2012; WCICA/Beijing~China/2012;

ICRA/St. Paul~USA/2012;CCC/Hefei~China/2012; CCDC/Taiyuan~China/2012;

CCC/Yantai~China/2011; AUCC/Melbourne~Australia/2011; ASCC/Taiwan~China/2011;
CCDC/Mianyang~China/2011; IEEE MSC/Yokohama~Japan/2010;
IASTED-AsiaRC/Bangkok~Thailand/2010; ICICIP/Dalian~China/2010;
WCICA/Jinan~China/2010; IASTED-CA/Alberta~Canada/2010;
IEEE~CDC&CCC/Shanghai~China/2009; IASTED-ICA/Hawaii~USA/2009;
ASCC/Hong~Kong~China/2009; IEEE~ICCA/Guangzhou~China/2007.

　

　

　

Teaching:

　

• ELEC3240 - Electronics

• ELEC2430 - Signals and Circuits

• ELEC2400 - Signals and Systems

• ELEC2200 - Introduction to Electronics

• ELEC2131 - Machines and Sensors

• ELEC2320 - Electrical Circuits

• ELEC2700 - Computer Engineering

　

　

 

Research Grants:

 

Chief/Principal Investigator

• Investigator,  Fundamental technologies in design and implementation of remote robotic platforms, Research Project, ICC Education Pty Ltd, AUD110,400, 2022-2025.

• Investigator, Unique control system algorithms and Al for the autonomous operation of trains - Researcher Placement, 4Tel Pty Ltd, Innovation Connection, AUD50,528; Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, AUD50,000, 2019-2020.

• Investigator, Cyber secure control for smart electricity grid, NSW Cyber Security Innovation Node, NSW Department of Industry, Australia, AUD73,739, 2019-2020.

• Principal Investigator, Control of noise-resilience high-speed high precision nano-positioning systems, National Natural Science Foundation of China – Joint Research Fund for Overseas Scholars (Extended Funding Project), RMB1,800,000, 2018-2021.

• Chief Investigator, Topological analysis and control design for heterogeneous multi-agent systems, ARC Discovery Grant, Australia, AUD355,100, 2015-2017.

• Chief Investigator, Dynamics and feedback in networked biological systems, ARC Discovery Grant, Australia, AUD330,000, 2013-2015.

• Chief Investigator, Biological pattern generators for control and optimization of locomotion systems, ARC Discovery Grant, Australia, AUD220,000, 2008-2010.

• Chief Investigator, Global Connections Fund Priming Grant, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Australia, AUD7,000, 2016-2017.  (ATSE Innovation Story)

• Chief Investigator, University of Newcastle Emerging Research Leader Grant, AUD10,000, 2012.

• Principal Investigator, Dynamics and control in nano-positioning systems,  National Natural Science Foundation of China – Joint Research Fund for Overseas Scholars (Two-year Funding Project), RMB200,000, 2014-2015.

• Chief Investigator, New controller design techniques for sensor disturbance rejection, University of Newcastle ECR Grant, AUD11,000, 2007.
• Principal Investigator, Adaptive robust output regulation of nonlinear systems,  National Natural Science Foundation of China, RMB60,000, 2006.

 

　

　

Publications:                     

 


Book:

 

Z. Chen and J. Huang, Stabilization and Regulation of Nonlinear Systems, A Robust and Adaptive Approach, Series of Advanced Textbooks in Control and Signal Processing, Springer, 2015. ISBN 978-3-319-08833-4.

 

v  Integrated approach to teaching state-of-the-art methods for dealing with central problems of nonlinear control

v  Every design method illustrated in detail not only by worked examples, but also by real systems

v  Many exercises are provided to facilitate study and learning

v  Solutions available for download save the instructor time

The core of this textbook is a systematic and self-contained treatment of the nonlinear stabilization and output regulation problems. Its coverage embraces both fundamental concepts and advanced research outcomes and includes many numerical and practical examples. Several classes of important uncertain nonlinear systems are discussed. The state-of-the art solution presented uses robust and adaptive control design ideas in an integrated approach which demonstrates connections between global stabilization and global output regulation allowing both to be treated as stabilization problems.

Stabilization and Regulation of Nonlinear Systems takes advantage of rich new results to give students up-to-date instruction in the central design problems of nonlinear control, problems which are a driving force behind the furtherance of modern control theory and its application. The diversity of systems in which stabilization and output regulation become significant concerns in the mathematical formulation of practical control solutions—whether in disturbance rejection in flying vehicles or synchronization of Lorenz systems with harmonic systems—makes the text relevant to readers from a wide variety of backgrounds. Many exercises are provided to facilitate study and solutions are freely available to instructors via a download from springerextras.com.

Striking a balance between rigorous mathematical treatment and engineering practicality,Stabilization and Regulation of Nonlinear Systems is an ideal text for graduate students from many engineering and applied-mathematical disciplines seeking a contemporary course in nonlinear control. Practitioners and academic theorists will also find this book a useful reference on recent thinking in this field.

Z. Chen, A. Mendes, Y. Yan, and S. Chen (Eds), Intelligent Robotics and Applications, Springer, 2018. ISBN 978-3-319-97585-6 (Part I), ISBN 978-3-319-97585-6 (Part II).

The two volume set LNAI 10984 and LNAI 10985 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2018, held in Newcastle, NSW, Australia, in August 2018.

 

 

Front Cover Paper

Z. Chen, J. Zheng, H. Zhang, and H. Ding, Tracking of piezoelectric actuators with hysteresis: a nonlinear robust output regulation approach, International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, Volume 27, Issue 15, 1 October 2017.

Nature Physics | Research Highlights

November 2016.

Z. Cheng, Z. Chen, T. Vicsek, D. Chen, H. Zhang, “Pattern phase transitions of self-propelled particles: gases, crystals, liquids, and mills,” New Journal of Physics, vol. 18, pp. 103005, 2016.

Advances in Engineering | Significance

September 2019.

Innovation of new Nussbaum functions: adaptive control with unknown direction and time-varying impact.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Referred journal papers:

1.    Z. Chen, “Synchronization of frequency modulated multi-agent systems,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control [regular paper].

2.    C. Banerjee, Z. Chen, and N. Noman, “Improved soft actor-critic: mixing prioritized off-policy samples with on-policy experiences," IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems.

3.    L. Zhang, Z. Chen, X. Yu, J. Yang, and S. Li, “Sliding mode based robust output regulation and its application in PMSM servo systems,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, DOI: TIE.2022.3163536.

4.    H.-T. Zhang, H. Cao, and Z. Chen, “A necessary and sufficient condition of an interfering reverse edge for a directed acyclic graph,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, DOI: 10.1109/TAC.2022.3162548.

5.    C. Banerjee, Z. Chen, N. Noman, and M. Zamani, “Optimal actor-critic policy with optimized training datasets,” IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence.

6.    J. Hou, Z. Chen, M. Zhang, and X. Wang, "Multi-armed bandit based distributed resilient consensus and its applications in social networks," Journal of the Franklin Institute.

7.    M. Lv,  Z. Chen, B. De Schutter, and S. Baldi, "Prescribed-performance tracking for high-power nonlinear dynamics with time-varying unknown control coefficients," Automatica.

8.    Z. Zhang and Z. Chen, “Modeling and control of robotic manipulators based on symbolic regression,” IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems [regular paper], DOI: 10.1109/TNNLS.2021.3106648.

9.    B.-B. Hu, Z. Chen, and H.-T. Zhang, Distributed moving target fencing in a regular polygon formation, IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems [regular paper], DOI:  10.1109/TCNS.2021.3094784.

2022

10. L. Kou, Z. Chen, and J. Xiang, “Cooperative fencing control of multiple vehicles for a moving target with an unknown velocity,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 67, no. 2, pp. 1008-1015, 2022.

11. P. Mallick, Z. Chen, and M. Zamani, “Reinforcement learning using expectation maximization based guided policy search for stochastic dynamics,” Neurocomputing, vol. 484, pp. 79-88, 2022.

12. W. Hu, Y. Cheng, and Z. Chen, “Reset control for consensus of double-integrator multi-agent systems,” Automatica, vol. 136, pp. 110057, 2022.

13. I. H. Imran, Z. Chen, L. Zhu, and M. Fu, A distributed adaptive scheme for multi-agent systems, Asian Journal of Control [regular paper], vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 46-57, 2022.

14. G. D. Khan, Z. Chen, and Y. Yan, “Event-triggered output synchronization of heterogeneous nonlinear multi-agents,” SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, vol. 60, no. 1, pp. 210-232, 2022.

2021

15. L. Zhu, Z. Chen, D. J. Hill, S. Du, Event-triggered controllers based on the supremum norm of sampling-induced error, Automatica, vol. 128, pp. 109532, 2021.

16. L. Kou, Y. Huang, Z. Chen, S. He, and J. Xiang, Cooperative fencing control of multiple second-order vehicles for a moving target with and without velocity measurements, International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, vol. 31, no. 10, pp. 4602-4615, 2021.

17. W. Fang, M. Zamani, and Z. Chen, Secure and privacy preserving consensus for second-order systems based on Paillier encryption, Systems & Control Letters, vol. 148, pp. 104869, 2021.

18. J. Zhang, Z. Chen, H. Zhang, and T. Feng, “Coupling effect and pole assignment in trajectory regulation of multi-agent systems,” Automatica, vol. 125, pp. 109465, 2021.  

19. Z. Hu, Z. Chen, and H.-T. Zhang, Necessary and sufficient conditions for asymptotic decoupling of stable modes in LTV systems, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control [regular paper], vol. 66, no. 10, pp. 4546-4559, 2021.

20. Y. Yan, Z. Chen, V. Varadharajan, J. Hossain, and G. Town, Distributed consensus-based economic dispatch in power grids using Paillier cryptosystem, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 3493-3502, 2021.

21. Y. Yan, Z. Chen, and R. Middleton, Autonomous synchronization of heterogeneous multi-agent systems, IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems [regular paper], vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 940-950, 2021. 

22. L. Zhu, Z. Chen, X. Chen, and D. J. Hill, Output synchronization of heterogeneous networked linear MIMO systems: \gamma-stabilization and H_\infinite control, IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems [regular paper],  vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 147-157, 2021.

23. A. Bazaei, M. H. Ettefagh, and Z. Chen, Displacement amplification and differential actuation in piezo driven nanopositioners, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, vol. 151, pp. 107356, 2021.

24. A. Bazaei, M. Boudaoud, M. H. Ettefagh, Z. Chen, and S. Regnier, Non-collocated displacement sensing by semiconductor strain gauges in differentially piezo-driven nanopositioners, IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 21, no. 8. Pp. 9690-9697, 2021.

2020

25. L. Sadeghikhoram, M. Zamani, Z. Chen, and A. A. Safavi, “A secure control mechanism for network environments,” Journal of the Franklin Institute, vol. 357, no. 17, pp. 12264-12280, 2020.

26. B M Ruhul AMIN, S. Taghizadeh, M. S. Rahman, J. Hossain, V. Varadharajan, and Z. Chen, “Cyber attacks in smart grid - dynamic impacts, analyses and recommendations,” IET Cyber-Physical Systems: Theory & Applications, vol. 5, no. 4, pp.321-329, 2020.

27. R. da Silveira Castro, J. V. Flores, A. T. Salton, Z.  Chen, and D. F. Coutinho, “A stabilization framework for the output regulation of rational nonlinear systems,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 65, no. 11, pp. 4860-4865, 2020.

28. G. Ren, Z. Chen, H. Zhang, Y. Wu, H. Meng, D. Wu, and H. Ding, “Design of interval type-2 fuzzy controllers for active magnetic bearing systems,” IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics [regular paper], vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 2449-2459, 2020.

29. U. I. Khan and Z. Chen, “Natural oscillation gait in humanoid biped locomotion,” IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology [regular paper], vol. 28, no. 6, pp. 2309-2321, 2020.

30. B. Liu, Z. Chen, H. Zhang, X. Wang, T. Geng, H. Su, and J. Zhao, “Collective dynamics and control for multiple unmanned surface vessels,” IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, vol. 28, no. 6, pp.2540-2547, 2020.

31. G. D. Khan, Z. Chen, and L. Zhu, “A new approach for event-triggered stabilization and output regulation of nonlinear systems,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 65, no. 8, pp.  3592-3599, 2020.

32. Q. Zhang, W. Xu, W. Zhang, J. Feng, and Z. Chen, “Multi-hypothesis square-root cubature Kalman particle filter for speaker tracking in noisy and reverberant environments,” IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech and Language Processing [regular paper],  vol. 28, pp.1183-1197, 2020.

33. R. Delgado, Z. Chen, and R. H. Middleton, “Stepwise Tikhonov regularisation: application to the prediction of HIV-1 drug resistance,” IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics [regular paper], vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 292-301, 2020.

34. H. D. Aghbolagh, M. Zamani, S. Paolini, and Z. Chen, “Balance seeking opinion dynamics model based on social judgment theory,” Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, vol. 403, pp. 132336, 2020.

35. Z. Chen, Q.-L. Han, Y. Yan, and Z.-G. Wu, “How often should one update control and estimation: review of networked triggering techniques”, Science China Information Sciences [Review], vol. 63, no. 5, pp. 150201, 2020.

2019

36. M. K. Mehrabadi, M. Zamani, and Z. Chen, “Structural controllability of a consensus network with multiple leaders,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 64, no. 12, pp. 5101-5107, 2019.

37. A. Bazaei, M. Boudaoud, M. H. Ettefagh, Z. Chen, and S. Régnier, “Displacement sensing by piezoelectric transducers in high-speed lateral nanopositioning,” IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 9156-9165, 2019.

38. U. I. Khan and Z. Chen, “Natural gait analysis for a biped robot: jogging vs walking,” Science China Information Sciences, vol. 62, no. 12, pp. 229203, 2019.

39. H. Zhang, W. Sun, Z. Chen, H. Meng, and G. Chen, “A backwards square completion MPC solution for real-time economic dispatch in power networks,” IET Control Theory & Applications, vol. 13, no. 17, pp. 2940-2947, 2019.

40. M. H. Ettefagh, M. Boudaoud, A. Bazaei, Z. Chen, and S. Regnier, “Piezoelectric ceramic transducers as time-varying displacement sensors in nanopositioners,” Sensors & Transducers Journal, vol. 237, no. 9-10, pp. 30-36, 2019.

41. Z. Chen, “A cooperative target-fencing protocol of multiple vehicles,” Automatica, vol. 107, pp. 591-594, 2019.

42. Z. Chen, “Feedforward design for output synchronization of nonlinear heterogeneous systems with output communication,” Automatica, vol. 104, pp. 126-133, 2019.

43. Z. Chen, “Nussbaum functions in adaptive control with time-varying unknown control coefficients,” Automatica, vol. 102, pp. 72-79, 2019.

44. J. He, A. Sheng, D. Xu, Z. Chen, and D. Wang, “Robust precision attitude tracking of an uncertain rigid spacecraft based on regulation theory,” International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, Vol. 29, pp. 3666-3683, 2019.

45. J. Wang, A. Sheng, D. Xu, Z. Chen, and Y. Su, “Event-based practical output regulation for a class of multi-agent nonlinear systems,” IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics [regular paper], vol. 49, pp.  3689-3698, 2019.

46. I. H. Imran, Z. Chen, Y. Yan, and M. Fu, “Adaptive consensus of nonlinearly parameterized multi-agent systems,” IEEE Control Systems Letters, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 505-510, 2019.

47. H. D. Aghbolagh, M. Zamani, and Z. Chen, "A new bounded confidence model seeking structural balance," IEEE Control Systems Letters, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 541-546, 2019.

48. X. Mo, Z. Chen, and H. Zhang, “Effects of adding a reverse edge across a stem in a directed acyclic graph,” Automatica [regular paper], vol. 103, pp. 254-260, 2019.

49. Q. Xiong, P. Lin, Z. Chen, W. Ren, and W. Gui, “Distributed containment control for first-order and second-order multi-agent systems with arbitrarily bounded delays,” International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 1122-1131, 2019.

50. Gulam D. Khan, Z. Chen, and H. Meng, “Output synchronization of nonlinear heterogeneous multi-agent systems with switching networks,” Systems and Control Letters, vol. 125, pp. 45-50, 2019.

51. Y. Yan and Z. Chen, “Cooperative output regulation of linear discrete-time time-delay multi-agent systems by adaptive distributed observers,” Neurocomputing, vol. 331, pp. 33-39, 2019.

2018

52. H. Meng, Z. Chen, and R. Middleton, “Consensus of multi-agents in switching networks using input-to-state stability of switched systems,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol 63, no. 11, pp. 3964-3971, 2018.

53. H. Meng and Z. Chen, “Input-to-state stability of switched systems with explicit gain functions,” Systems and Control Letters, vol. 122, pp. 39-47, 2018.

54. H. Zhang, B. Hu, L. Li, Z. Chen, D. Wu, B. Xu, X. Huang, G. Gu and Y. Yuan, “Distributed Hammerstein modeling for cross-coupling effect of multi-axis piezoelectric micropositioning stages,” IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics [regular paper],  vol. 23, no. 6, pp. 2794-2804, 2018.

55. X. Wang, Z. Chen, and D. Xu, “A framework for global robust output regulation of nonlinear lower triangular systems with uncertain exosystems,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 63, no.3, pp. 894-901, 2018.

56. T. Huang, L. Zhu, S. Du, Z. Chen, and H. Ding, “Robust active chatter control in milling processes with variable pitch cutters,” ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering,  vol. 140, no. 10, pp. 101005, 2018.

57. Z. Chen, “Review and recent development of internal model design,” Journal of Control and Decision, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 94-114, 2018.

58. A. Ponomarev, Z. Chen, and H. Zhang, “Discrete-time predictor feedback for consensus of multi-agent systems with delays,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 63, no. 2, pp. 498-505, 2018.

59. A. Bazaei, Z.Chen, Y. Yong, and R. Moheimani, “A novel state transformation approach to tracking of piecewise linear trajectories,” IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology [regular paper], vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 128-138, 2018.

60. C. Zhong, L. Wu, Y. Guo, and Z. Chen, “Robust adaptive attitude manoeuvre control with finite-time convergence for a flexible spacecraft,” Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control,  vol. 40, no. 2, pp.425-435, 2018.

2017

61. L. Zhu and Z. Chen, “Robust input-to-output stabilization of nonlinear systems with a specified gain,” Automatica, vol. 84, pp.199-204, 2017.

62. Z. Chen and H.-T. Zhang, “A minimal control multi-agent model for collision avoidance and velocity alignment," IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics [regular paper],  vol. 47, no. 8, pp. 2185-2192, 2017. 

63. H. Zhang, Z. Chen, and X. Mo, “Effect of adding edges to consensus networks with directed acyclic graphs,”  IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 62, no. 9, pp. 4891-4897, 2017.

64. D. Xu, Z. Chen, and X. Wang, “Global robust stabilization of nonlinear cascaded systems with integral ISS dynamic uncertainties,” Automatica, vol. 80, pp. 210-217, 2017. 

65. C. Zhong, Z. Chen, and Y. Guo, “Attitude control for flexible spacecraft with disturbance rejection,” IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, vol. 53, no. 1, pp.101-110, 2017.

66. L. Zhu, X. Shi, Z. Chen, H. Zhang, and C.Xiong, “Adaptive servomechanism of pneumatic muscle actuators with uncertainties,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics [regular paper],  vol. 64, no. 4, pp. 3329-3337, 2017.

67. Z. Chen, J. Zheng, H. Zhang, and H. Ding, “Tracking of piezoelectric actuators with hysteresis: a nonlinear robust output regulation approach,” International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control,  vol. 27, no. 15, pp. 2610-2626, 2017.

68. X. Chen and Z. Chen, “Robust sampled-data output synchronization of nonlinear heterogeneous multi-agents,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control,  vol. 62, no. 3, pp. 1458-1464, 2017.

69. H. Zhang, Q. Wang, Z. Chen, and F-L. Wei, “Dynamics and feedback control of electrospinning processes,” IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 611-618, 2017.

70. Y. Yuan, L. Shi, J. Liu, Z. Chen, H. Zhang, and J. Goncalves. “Distributed Kalman filtering with minimum-time consensus algorithm,” arXiv:1703.05438, 2017. 

2016

71. Z. Lin, L. Wang, Z. Chen, M. Fu, and Z. Han, “Necessary and sufficient graphical conditions for  affine formation control,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control [regular paper],  vol. 61, no. 10, pp. 2877-2891, 2016.

72. Z. Cheng, Z. Chen, T. Vicsek, D. Chen, H. Zhang, “Pattern phase transitions of self-propelled particles: gases, crystals, liquids, and mills,” New Journal of Physics, vol. 18, pp. 103005, 2016.

73. S. Knorn, Z. Chen, and R. Middleton, “Overview: collective control of multi-agent systems,” IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems [regular paper], vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 334-347, 2016.

74. X. Chen and Z. Chen, “Robust perturbed output regulation and synchronization of nonlinear heterogeneous multi-agents,” IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics [regular paper], vol. 46, no. 12, pp. 3111-3122, 2016.

75. X. Chen, Z. Chen, and C. Mei, “Sampled measurement output feedback control of multi-agent systems with jointly-connected topologies,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 61, no.6, pp. 1670-1675, 2016.

76. H. Zhang, Z. Chen, and M. Fan, “Collaborative control of multi-vehicle systems in diverse motion patterns," IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 1488-1494, 2016.

77. C. Mei, L. Zhu, and Z. Chen, “Robustness analysis of locomotion controllers for mechanical rectifier systems in natural oscillation,” IET Control Theory & Applications, vol. 10, no. 7, pp. 833-837, 2016.

78. L. Zhu, Z. Chen, and R. Middleton, “A general framework for robust output synchronization of heterogeneous nonlinear networked systems,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control [regular paper], vol. 61, no. 8, pp. 2092-2107, 2016.

79. H. Meng, Z. Chen, L. Zhu, and R. Middleton, “Consensus of a class of second-order nonlinear heterogeneous multi-agent systems with uncertainty and communication delay,” International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, vol. 26, no. 15,  pp. 3311-3329, 2016.

80. H. Jin, L. Zhu, and Z. Chen, “Trajectory control of snake-like robots in natural oscillation,” Asian Journal of Control, vol 18, no. 5, pp. 1908-1913, 2016.

81. Z. Chen and D. Xu, “Output regulation and active disturbance rejection control:  unified formulation and comparison,” Asian Journal of Control [regular paper], vol. 18, no. 5, pp. 1668-1678, 2016.

82. L. Zhu, Z. Chen, and R. Middleton, “Robust asymptotic model matching and its application to output synchronization of heterogenous multi-agent systems,” Systems and Control Letters, vol. 94, pp. 37-45, 2016. 

83. D. Xu, X. Wang, and Z. Chen, “Output regulation of nonlinear output feedback systems with exponential parameter convergence,” Systems and Control Letters, vol. 88, pp. 81-90, 2016.

84. J. V. Flores, A. T. Salton, J.M. Gomes da Silva Jr. N. B. Neto, and Z. Chen, “A discrete-time framework for proximate time-optimal performance of damped servomechanisms,” Mechatronics, vol. 36, pp. 27-35, 2016.

85. A. T. Salton, Z. Chen, J. Zheng, and M. Fu, “Constrained optimal preview control of dual-stage actuators,” IEEE Transactions on Mechatronics, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 1179-1184, 2016.

86. H. Zhang, Z. Chen, P. Chen, X. Zhang, and H. Ding, “Saturated output regulation approach for active vibration control of thin-walled flexible workpieces with voice coil actuators,” IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics [regular paper], vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 266-275, 2016.

87. J. Zhang, L. Zhu and Z. Chen, Control of natural oscillation gait for mechanical locomotors in three-dimensional space, Asian Journal of Control [regular paper], vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 302-315, 2016.

2015

88. Z. Chen, H. Zhang, X. Chen, D. Chen, and T. Zhou, “Two-level leader-follower organization in pigeon flocks,” EPL (Europhysics Letters), vol. 112, no. 2, pp. 20008, 2015.

89. W. He, H. Zhang, Z. Chen, J. Lin, K. Tian, B. Shan, R. Chen, Temperature control for nano-scale films by spatially-separated atomic layer deposition based on generalized predictive control, IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology [regular paper],  vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 1094-1103, 2015.

90. W. J. He, H.-T. Zhang, Z. Chen, B. Chu, K. Cao, B. Shan, and R. Chen, “Generalized predictive control of temperature on an atomic layer deposition reactor,” IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, vol. 23, no. 6, pp. 2408-2415, 2015.

91. T. Huang, Z. Chen, H. Zhang, and H. Ding, “Active control of an AMBs supported spindle for chatter suppression in milling process,” ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control [regular paper], vol. 137, pp.111003, 2015.

92. Z.Chen, T. Iwasaki, and L. Zhu, Feedback control for natural oscillations of locomotion systems under continuous interactions with environment, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology [regular paper], vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 1294-1306, 2015.

93. Z. Chen, M.-C. Fan, and H.-T. Zhang, How much control is enough for network connectivity preservation and collision avoidance, IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics [regular paper], vol. 45, no. 8, pp. 1647-1656, 2015.

94. Z. Han, Z. Lin, M. Fu, and Z. Chen, “[Review] Distributed coordination in multi-agent systems: a graph Laplacian perspective,” Frontiers of Information Technology & Electronic Engineering, vol. 16, no. 6, pp. 429-448, 2015.

95. Z. Chen, “A novel adaptive control approach for nonlinearly parameterized systems,” International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, vol. 29, pp.81-98, 2015.

96. Z. Chen and J. Huang, “Global robust adaptive output regulation for nonlinear systems of relative degree up to two,” Communications in Information and Systems, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 15-33, 2015.

97. H. Meng, Y. Kang, Z. Chen, Y. Zhao, and G. Liu, “Stability analysis and stabilization of a class of cutting systems with chatter suppression,” IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 991-996, 2015.

2014

98. Z. Chen, “Pattern synchronization of nonlinear heterogeneous multi-agent networks with jointly connected topologies,” IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems [regular paper], vol 1, no. 4, 349-359, 2014.

99. H.Zhang, Z. Chen, T.Vicsek, G. Feng, L. Sun, R. Su, and T. Zhou, Route-dependent switch between hierarchical and egalitarian strategies in pigeon flocks, Scientific Reports, 4, No. 5805, 2014.

100.              M. N. Islam and Z. Chen, “Natural gaits for multi-link mechanical systems,” IEEE Transactions on Robotics, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 765-771, 2014.

101.              P. Colaneri, R. Middleton, Z. Chen, D. Caporale, and F. Blanchini, “Convexity of the cost functional in an optimal control problem for a class of positive switched systems,” Automatica, vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 1227-1234, 2014.

102.              Z. Chen and H. Fujioka, “Performance analysis of nonlinear sampled-data emulated controllers,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 59, no.10, pp.2778-2783, 2014.

103.              M.-C. Fan, Z. Chen, H.-T. Zhang, “Semi-global consensus of nonlinear second-order multi-agent systems with measurement output feedback,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 59, no. 8, pp. 2222-2227, 2014.

104.              H. Zhang and Z. Chen, “Consensus acceleration in a class of predictive networks,” IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, vol.25, no. 10, pp. 1921-1927, 2014.

105.              Z. Chen, H. Zhang, X. Zhang, and H. Ding, “Adaptive active chatter control in milling processes,” ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, vol.136, no.2, pp.021007, 2014.

106.              L. Zhu and Z. Chen, “Robust homogenization and consensus of nonlinear multi-agent systems,” Systems and Control Letters, vol. 65, pp.50-55, 2014.

107.              Z. Chen, H. Zhang, M. Fan, D. Wang, and D. Li, “Algorithms and experiments on flocking of multiagents in a bounded space,” IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 1544-1549, 2014.

108.              Z. Chen, and J Huang, "Attitude tracking of rigid spacecraft subject to disturbances of unknown frequencies," International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, vol. 24, no. 16, pp. 2231-2242, 2014.

2013

109.              Z. Chen, T. Iwasaki, and L. Zhu, “Neural control for coordinated natural oscillation patterns,” Systems and Control Letters, vol. 62, pp.693-698, 2013.

110.              L. Zhu, Z. Chen, and T. Iwasaki, "Oscillation, orientation, and locomotion of underactuated multi-link mechanical systems," IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology [regular paper], vol.21, pp.1537-1548, 2013.

111.              Z. Chen, and H. Zhang, "A remark on collective circular motion of heterogeneous multi-agents," Automatica, vol. 49, 1236-1241, 2013.

112.              Z. Chen and H. Zhang, "Analysis of joint connectivity condition for multi-agents with boundary constraints," IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics [regular paper], vol. 43, 437-444, 2013.

113.              H. Zhang, Z. Chen, L. Yan, and W. Yu, "Applications of collective circular motion control to multi-robot systems," IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, vol. 21, 1416-1422, 2013.

114.              Z. Peng, D. Wang, Z. Chen, X. Hu, and W. Lan, "Adaptive dynamic surface control for formation of autonomous surface vehicles with uncertain dynamics," IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, vol. 21, 513-520, 2013.

2012

115.              M. N. Islam and Z. Chen, "Natural Oscillation Control of Prototype Mechanical Rectifiers," IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, vol. 20, 1559-1566, 2012.

116.              A. Salton, Z. Chen, and M. Fu, "Improved control design methods for proximate time-optimal servomechanisms, " IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics [regular paper], vol 7, 1049-1058, 2012.

2011

117.              Z. Chen and H. Zhang, "No-beacon collective circular motion of jointly connected multi-agents," Automatica [regular paper], vol. 47, 1929-1937, 2011.

118.              L. Liu, Z. Chen, and J. Huang, "Global disturbance rejection of lower triangular systems with an unknown linear exosystem," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 56,  1690-1695, 2011.

119.              H. Zhang, Z. Chao, and Z. Chen, "A general alignment repulsion algorithm for flocking of multi-agent systems," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol 56, pp. 430-435, 2011.

120.              A. Salton, Z. Chen, J. Zheng, and M. Fu, "Preview control of dual-stage actuator systems for super fast transition time, " IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, vol. 16, pp.758-763, 2011.

2010

121.              Z. Chen, "On observability of nonlinear steady-state generators," Automatica, vol. 46, pp.1712-1718, 2010.

122.              H.-T. Zhang, M.Z. Chen, and Z. Chen, "Nonlinear Laguerre-Volterra observer-controller and its application to process control," International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, vol. 20, pp. 412-423, 2010.

2009

123.              Z. Chen, "A remark on sensor disturbance rejection of nonlinear systems," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 54, no. 9, pp.2206-2210, 2009.

124.              Z. Chen and T. Iwasaki, "Matrix perturbation analysis for weakly coupled oscillators," Systems and Control Letters, vol. 58, pp. 148-154, 2009.

125.              Z. Chen, "Global stabilization of nonlinear cascaded systems with a Lyapunov function in superposition form," Automatica, vol. 45, pp. 2041-2045, 2009.

126.              L. Liu, Z. Chen, and J. Huang, "Parameter convergence and minimal internal model with an adaptive output regulation problem," Automatica, vol.45, pp.1306-1311, 2009.

127.              Z. Chen and J. Huang, "Attitude tracking and disturbance rejection of rigid spacecraft by adaptive control," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 54, pp. 600-605, 2009.

2008

128.              Z. Chen, M. Zheng, W. O. Friesen, and T. Iwasaki, "Multivariable harmonic balance analysis of neuronal oscillator for leech swimming," Journal of Computational Neuroscience, vol. 25, no. 3, pp.583-606, 2008.

129.              Z. Chen and T. Iwasaki, "Circulant synthesis of central pattern generators with application to control of rectifier systems," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control [regular paper], vol. 53, pp273-286, 2008.

130.              Z. Chen and J. Huang, "A Lyapunov's direct method for the global robust stabilization of nonlinear cascaded systems," Automatica, vol. 44, pp745 - 752, 2008.

2007

131.              Z. Chen and J. Huang, "Global robust servomechanism of a class of nonlinear systems using output feedback," Asian Journal of Control, vol. 9, pp. 292-305, 2007.

2005

132.              W. Lan, Z. Chen and J. Huang, "Semi-global robust output regulation for nonlinear systems in normal form using output feedback," Communications in Information and Systems, vol. 5, pp. 285 400, 2005.

133.              Z. Chen and J. Huang, "A simplified small gain theorem for time-varying nonlinear systems," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol 50, pp.1904-1908, 2005.

134.              Z. Chen and J. Huang, "Robust output regulation with nonlinear exosystems," Automatica, vol. 41, pp. 1447-1454, 2005

135.              Z. Chen and J. Huang, "A general formulation and solvability of the global robust output regulation problem" IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control [regular paper], vol.50, pp.448-462, 2005.

136.              Z. Chen and J. Huang, "Global robust output regulation for output feedback systems," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 50, pp.117-121, 2005.

2004

137.              J. Huang, and Z. Chen, "A general framework for tackling the output regulation problem," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control [regular paper], vol. 49, pp. 2203-2218, 2004.

138.              Z. Chen, J. Huang, "Dissipativity, stabilization, and regulation of cascade-connected systems," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control [regular paper], vol. 49, pp. 635-650, 2004.

139.              Z. Chen and J. Huang, "Global robust servomechanism of lower triangular systems in the general case," Systems and Control Letters, vol. 52, pp. 209-220, 2004.

2002

140.              Z. Chen and J. Huang, "Solution of output regulation of singular nonlinear systems by normal output feedback," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 47, pp.803-813, 2002.

141.              Z. Chen and J. Huang, "Global robust stabilization of cascaded polynomial systems," Systems and Control Letters, vol. 47, pp. 445-453, 2002.

2001

142.              Z. Chen and J. Huang, "Robust output regulation of singular nonlinear systems," Communications in Information and Systems, vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 381-394, 2001.

　

　

 

Referred conference papers:

 

2022

1.      ZW Chen, L. Peng, J. Fan, Z. Chen, T. Peng, and C. Yang, “Fault injection strategies for air brake system of high-speed train with AMESim/Simulink co-simulation,” The 11th IFAC Symposium on Fault Detection, Supervision and Safety for Technical Processes, Safeprocess 2022, Pafos, Cyprus, 2022.

2.      Y. Yan and Z. Chen, "Conjectures on adaptive autonomous synchronization of heterogeneous multi-agent systems," The 17th IEEE International Conference on Control & Automation (ICCA), Naples, Italy, June 2022.

3.      J. Wang, Z. Chen, ZW Chen, T. Peng, L. Peng, and R. Liu, "Optimization control strategy for braking system of high-speed trains under partial loss of braking force," The 17th IEEE International Conference on Control & Automation (ICCA), Naples, Italy, June 2022.
2021

4.      J. Hou, F. Wang, L. Wang, and Z. Chen, “Reinforcement learning based multi-agent resilient control: from deep neural networks to an adaptive law,” The 35th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, A Virtual Conference, 2021.

5.      Z. Wang, W. Zhou, J. Li, Z. Chen, S. Chen, and H.-T. Zhang, “A reweighted $\ell_1$-minimization algorithm for joint topology and line parameter identification in electric grids,” The 40th Chinese Control Conference, Shanghai, China, 2021. 

6.      W. Fang and Z. Chen, “Modeling and control design of quadrotor UAVs using symbolic regression,” The 2021 China Automation Congress, Beijing, China, 2021.

2020

7.      M. H. Ettefagh, A. Bazaei, Z. Wang, Z. Chen, H. Zhang, M. Boudaoud, and S. Regnier, “Hysteresis in nanopositoining systems driven by dual-stack differential driving piezoelectric actuators,” The 21st IFAC World Congress, Berlin, Germany, 2020.

2019

8.      I. H. Imran, Z. Chen, Y. Yan, and M. Fu, “Adaptive consensus of nonlinearly parameterized multi-agent systems,” The 58th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Nice, France, 2019.

9.      A. Bazaei, M. Boudaoud, M. H. Ettefagh, Z. Chen and S. Regnier, “In-Situ semiconductor position sensor for differentially piezo-driven nanopositioners,” The 2019 IEEE Sensors Conference, Montreal, Canada, 2019.

10.  A. Bazaei, M. Boudaoud, M. H. Ettefagh, Z. Chen and S. Regnier, “Direct sensing of time-varying displacement in nanopositioners by piezoelectric ceramics transducers,” The 5th International Conference on Sensors and Electronic Instrumentation Advances, Canary Islands (Tenerife), Spain.

11.  Y. Yan and Z. Chen, “Output synchronization of multi-agent systems with time-delay and unknown leader dynamics,” IEEE 15th International Conference on Control and Automation, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2019

12.  A. Bakhshi, N. Nasimul, Z. Chen, Z. Mohsen, and S. Chalup, “Fast automatic optimisation of CNN architectures for image classification using genetic algorithm,”  IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, Wellington, New Zealand, 2019.

2018

13.  U. I. Khan, Z. Chen, “Natural oscillation and optimal gaits for humanoid biped models,” The 18th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids), Beijing, China, November 2018.

14.  H. D. Aghbolagh, M. Zamani, Z. Chen,  “Containment control in extended Taylor model,” 2018 Australian & New Zealand Control Conference, Melbourne, Australia, December 2018.

15.  H. D. Aghbolagh,  R.Schmid, M. Zamani, Z. Chen, “Nonovershooting bipartite output regulation of linear multi-agent systems,” 2018 Australian & New Zealand Control Conference, Melbourne, Australia, December 2018.

16.  D. Ginn, A. Mendes, S. Chalup, and Z. Chen, “Sliding window bag-of-visual-words for low computational power robotics scene matching,” The 4th International Conference on Control, Automation and Robotics (ICCAR 2018), Auckland, New Zealand, April 2018.

2017

17.  H. D. Aghbolagh, M. Zamani, and Z. Chen, “Bipartite output regulation of multi-agent systems with antagonistic interactions,” 2017 Asian Control Conference, Gold Coast, Australia, Dec. 2017.

18.  D. Xu, J. He, Z. Chen, D. Wang, “Robust Attitude Tracking Control of a Rigid Spacecraft Based on Nonlinearly Controlled Quaternion,” 2017 Asian Control Conference, Gold Coast, Australia, Dec. 2017.

19.  L. Zhu, X. Chen, Z. Chen, and D. J. Hill, “Output synchronization of linear MIMO heterogeneous multi-agent systems via output communication,” Proceedings of the 20th IFAC World Congress, Toulouse, France, July 2017.

20.  B. Hu, H.-T. Zhang, and Z. Chen, “ Nonlinear cross-coupling of a 2-DOF piezoelectric actuator with multi-channel Hammerstein model,” Proceedings of the 36th Chinese Control Conference, pp. 1196-1201, Dalian, China, July 2017.

21.  J. Wang, D. Xu, Z. Chen, Y. Su, and A. Sheng, “Event based design for cooperative output regulation of a class of multi-agent nonlinear systems,” Proceedings of the 36th Chinese Control Conference, pp. 8627-8631,Dalian, China, July 2017.

2016

22.  T. Zhu, B. Liu, H.-T. Zhang, and Z. Chen, “A design of novel damping controller combined with PID for nanopositioners,” Proceedings of the 35th Chinese Control Conference, 2016.

23.  L. Zhu, Z. Chen and X. Chen, “Robust input-to-output stabilization of nonlinear systems with a specified gain,” Proceedings of the 12th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation, 2016.

2015

24.  H. Meng, Z. Chen, L. Zhu, and R. Middleton, “Consensus of a class of second-order nonlinear heterogeneous multi-agent systems with uniform time delay,” Proceedings of the 54th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2015.

25.  Z. Han, Z. Lin, Z. Chen, and M. Fu, “Formation maneuvering with collision avoidance and connectivity maintenance,” 2015 IEEE Multi-Conference on Systems and Control, pp. 652-657, Sydney Australia, September 2015.

26.  H.-T. Zhang, Z. Chen, and M. Fan, “Algorithms and experiments for multi-vehicle systems in diverse motion patterns,” Proceedings of the 34th Chinese Control Conference, Hangzhou, July 2015.

2014

27.  Z. Chen, “Synchronization of nonlinear heterogeneous multiple agents in diverse patterns,” Proceedings of the 53rd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Los Angeles, December 2014.

28.  X. Chen, Z. Chen, and H. Zhang, “Robust Perturbed Output Regulation and Its Application to Synchronization of Nonlinear Heterogeneous Multi-Agents” Proceedings of the 53rd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Los Angeles, December 2014.

29.  A. Salton, J. Flores, J.  Gomes Da Silva Jr, J. Zheng, and Z. Chen, “A Framework for the Nonlinear Control of Dual-Stage System,” Proceedings of the 19th IFAC World Congress, Cape Town, South Africa, 2014.

30.  X. Chen and Z. Chen, “Sampled position feedback consensus of multiple double integrators with jointly connected topologies.” Proceeedigs of the 11th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation, Shenyang, China, June 2014.

31.  J. Zhong, Z. Lin, Z. Chen, and W. Xu, "Cooperative localization using angle-of-arrival information", Proceedings of the 11th IEEE International Conference on Control and Automation, Taichung, Taiwan, June 18-20, 2014

2013

32.  L. Zhu and Z. Chen, “Robust consensus of nonlinear heterogeneous multi-agent systems,” Proceedings of the 52nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 6724-6728, Firenze, Italy, December 2013.

33.  Z. Lin, Z. Chen, and M. Fu, “A linear control approach to distributed multi-agent formations in d-dimensional space,” Proceedings of the 52nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 6049-6054, Firenze, Italy, December 2013.

34.  M. Fan, H. Zhang, and Z. Chen, “Experiments on flocking of multi-robots in a bounded plane,” Proceedings of the 13th IFAC Symposium on Large Scale Complex Systems: Theory and Applications, pp. 25-30, Shanghai, July 2013.

35.  Z. Chen, H. Zhang, and M. Fan, “A flocking algorithm for multi-agents in a bounded space,” Proceedings of the 32nd Chinese Control Conference, pp.7131-7135, Xi’an, July 2013.

36.  M. Fan, Z. Chen, and H. Zhang, “Position feedback pinning control for nonlinear multi-agent systems,” Proceedings of the 2013 Asian Control Conference, pp. 1-5, Istanbul, June 2013.

37.  M. Fan, Z. Chen, and H. Zhang, “Velocity-free compact rigid flock control with input saturations,” Proceedings of the 25th Chinese Control and Decision Conference, pp.316-321, Guiyang China, May 2013.

38.  A. Salton, Z. Chen, J. Zheng, and M. Fu, “Optimal trajectories for the preview control of dual-stage actuators,” Proceedings of the 2013 American Control Conference, pp. 5005-5010, Washington DC, June 2013.

39.  M. Islam and Z. Chen, “Multi-link mechanical locomotors in natural gaits - controller design and experiments,” Proceedings of the 2013 American Control Conference, pp. 6480-6485, Washington DC, June 2013.

2012

40.  Z. Chen, "Robust stability analysis of nonlinear sampled-data control systems with time delay," Proceedings of the 2nd Australian Control Conference, pp. 110-115, Sydney, Dec 2012.

41.  L. Zhu and Z. Chen, "Control of flapping-wing rectifier systems in natural oscillation," Proceedings of the 51st IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 1790-1795, Maui, Dec 2012.

42.  Z. Chen, "Robust sampled-data control of nonlinear output feedback systems," Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, pp.782-786, Guangzhou China, Dec 2012.

43.  Z. Chen, H.-T. Zhang, and H. Ding, "Mitigation of chatter instability in milling processes by active Fourier series compensation," IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, pp.167-171, Seoul Korea, Aug 2012.

44.    Z. Chen and H.-T. Zhang, "Decentralized control of heterogeneous multi-agents in collective circular motion," Proceedings of the 30th Chinese Control Conference, pp.6021-6026, Hefei China, July 2012.

45.  H. Zhang, Z. Chen, L. Yan, and W. Yu,  "Multi-robot systems' torus collective behavior control," Proceedings of the 20th International Symposium on Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems, Melbourne Australia, July 2012.

46.    Z. Chen and H. Zhang, "Neuronal network control for robust entrainment to natural oscillations - a case study," Proceedings of the 10th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation, pp.4995-5000, Beijing China, July 2012.

47.  Z. Chen and J. Huang, "Parameter convergence analysis in adaptive disturbance rejection problem of rigid spacecraft," Proceedings of the 10th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation, pp.1418-1423, Beijing China, July 2012.

2011

48.  A. Salton, Z. Chen, and M. Fu, "Improved servomechanism control design - dynamically damped case," Proceedings of The 9th IEEE International Conference on Control & Automation, Santiago Chile, pp. 1151-1155, Dec 2011.

49.  Z. Chen, H.-T. Zhang, and H. Ding, "Asymptotic tracking control of piezoelectric actuators with hysteresis," Proceedings of the 50th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp.3246-3251, Orlando, Dec 2011.

50.  M. Islam and Z. Chen, "Natural oscillation control experiments on a prototype mechanical rectifier," Preprints of the18th IFAC World Congress, pp.13764-13769, Milano Italy, Aug-Sep 2011.

51.  L. Zhu and Z. Chen, "Control of underactuated multi-segmental mechanical systems in natural oscillation," Preprints of the18th IFAC World Congress, pp. 13741-13746, Milano Italy, Aug-Sep 2011.

52.  A. Salton, Z. Chen, and M. Fu, "Improved servomechanism control design - nonswitching case," Preprints of the18th IFAC World Congress, pp.8614-8619, Milano Italy, Aug-Sep 2011.

53.  Z. Chen and H.-T. Zhang, "Almost satisfaction of a joint connectivity condition for multi-agents in a bounded plane," Proceedings of the 30th Chinese Control Conference, pp.6012-6017, Yantai China, July 2011.

54.  H.-T. Zhang, X. Chen, and Z. Chen, "Dual mode predictive control for ultrafast piezoelectric nanopositioning stages," Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp.3622-3627, Shanghai China, May 2011.

55.  Z. Chen, "Forward/backward adaptation law for nonlinearly parameterized systems", Proceedings of the 2011 American Control Conference, pp. 3530-3535, San Francisco, 2011.

56.  Z. Chen and H.-T. Zhang, "Consensus acceleration of multi-agent systems via model prediction", Proceedings of the 2011 American Control Conference, pp.5336-5341, San Francisco, 2011.

2010

57.  Z. Chen and H.-T. Zhang, "Torus problems in jointly-connected no-beacon networks," Proceedings of the 49th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp.7147-7152, Atlanta, Dec 2010.

58.  Z. Chen, L. Zhu, and T. Iwasaki, "Autonomous locomotion of multi-link mechanical systems via natural oscillation pattern," Proceedings of the 49th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp.6034-6039, Atlanta, Dec 2010.

59.  A. Salton, Z. Chen, J. Zheng and M. Fu, "Continuous Preview Control of Dual-Stage Actuator Systems for Reduced Transition Time," Proceedings of the 49th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp.5168-5173, Atlanta, Dec 2010.

60.  Z. Chen and H.-T. Zhang, "Asymptotic synchronization and collision avoidance for multi-agent flocking," Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, pp.263-268, Singapore, Nov 2010.

61.  Z. Chen and T. Iwasaki, "Analysis of weakly coupled neuronal oscillators and its applications to leech swimming," Proceedings of the 8th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation, pp. 969-974, Jinan, 2010.

62.  L. Zhu, Z. Chen, and T. Iwasaki, "Synthesis of controllers for exact entrainment to natural oscillation," Proceedings of the 8th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation, pp.709-713, Jinan, 2010.

2009

63.  Z. Chen and T. Iwasaki, "Robust entrainment to natural oscillations of asymmetric systems arising from animal locomotion," Proceedings of the 48th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 2954-2959, Shanghai, 2009.

64.  Z. Chen and J. Huang, "Robust adaptive regulation of polynomial systems with dynamic uncertainties," Proceedings of the 48th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 5275-5280, Shanghai, 2009.

65.  A. Salton, Z. Chen, and M. Fu, "A class of preview control for dual-stage actuator systems," Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Control and Automation, pp. 110-115, Christchurch, 2009.

66.  Z. Chen, L. Liu and J. Huang, "Global tracking and disturbance rejection of a class of lower triangular systems subject to an unknown exosystem," Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Control and Automation, pp. 53-58, Christchurch, 2009.

2008

67.  Z. Chen, "Minimal dimension internal models for lower triangular systems," Proceedings of the 47th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp.4448-4453, Cancun, Mexico, 2008.

68.  H.-T. Zhang, M. Chen, and Z. Chen, "Laguerre-Volterra observer-controller design and its applications," Proceedings of the IFAC 21st Triennial World Congress, Seoul, Korea, 2008.

69.  Z. Chen, "Changing supply function in superposition form and its applications," Proceedings of the 27th Chinese Control Conference, pp. 363-367, Kunming, 2008.

70.  Z. Chen, "Global observability of the steady state generator in output regulation problem," Proceedings of the 2008 American Control Conference, pp.3034-3039, Seattle, June 2008.

71.  L. Liu, Z. Chen, and J. Huang "Parameter convergence with an adaptive output regulation problem," Proceedings of the 2008 American Control Conference, pp.4827-4832, Seattle, June 2008.

2007

72.  Z. Chen and J. Huang, "An adaptive regulation problem and its application to spacecraft systems," Proceedings of the 46th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp.4631-4636, New Orleans, 2007.

73.  Z. Chen, "Internal model principle for measurement feedback problem," Proceedings of the 2007 American Control Conference, pp.2606-2611, New York, 2007.

74.  Z. Chen and J. Huang, "Asymptotic rejection of a class of persistent disturbance for spacecraft systems," Proceedings of the 2007 American Control Conference, pp.906-911, New York, 2007.

75.  Z. Chen, "Global robust regulation of lower triangular systems via measurement feedback," Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE International Conference on Control and Automation, pp.1496-1500, Guangzhou, China, 2007.

2006

76.  Z. Chen and T. Iwasaki, "Analysis and synthesis of weakly coupled oscillators by multivariable harmonic balance approach," Proceedings of the 45th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp.661-666, San Diego, 2006.

77.  Z. Chen and T. Iwasaki, "State pattern generation of rectifier systems by circulant neuronal oscillators,"17th International Symposium on Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems, pp. 415-422, Kyoto, Japan, 2006.

78.  Z. Chen and T. Iwasaki, "Exact synthesis of biological pattern generation: a circulant paradigm," Proceedings of the 25th American Control Conference, pp.4112-4117, Minneapolis, June 2006.

79.  Z. Chen and J. Huang, "Construction of a Lyapunov function for nonlinear cascaded systems with dynamic uncertainties," Proceedings of 2006 IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, Florida, 2006.

2005

80.  W. Lan, Z. Chen and J. Huang, "Semi-global robust output regulation for a class of nonlinear systems using output feedback," Proceedings of the 24th American Control Conference, pp.5127-5132, Portland, June 2005.

2004

81.  Z. Chen and J. Huang, "Global robust servomechanism problem for uncertain lower triangular nonlinear systems by output feedback Control," Proceedings of the 43rd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp.4583-4588, Bahamas, Dec. 2004.

82.  Z. Chen and J. Huang, "A variation of the small gain theorem," Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, pp.338-343, Kunming, China, Dec. 2004.

83.  Z. Chen and J. Huang, "Global adaptive robust servomechanism of lower triangular systems via nonlinear internal model," Preprints of the 6th IFAC Symposium on Nonlinear Control Systems, pp. 101-106, Stuttgart, Germany, Sept. 2004.

84.  Z. Chen and J. Huang, "Robust output regulation with nonlinear exosystems," Proceedings of the 2004 American Control Conference, pp. 2403-2408, Boston, Massachusetts, July 2004.

85.  Z. Chen and J. Huang, "Global output feedback stabilization for uncertain nonlinear systems with output dependent incremental rate," Proceedings of the 2004 American Control Conference, pp. 3047-3052, Boston, Massachusetts, July 2004.

2003

86.  Z. Chen and J. Huang, "A general formulation and solvability of the global robust output regulation problem," Proceedings of the 42nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 1071-1079, Maui, Hawaii, Dec. 2003.

87.  Z. Chen and J. Huang, "Global robust output regulation for output feedback systems," Proceedings of the 2003 IEEE International Conference on Robotics, Intelligent Systems and Signal Processing, pp. 25-30, Changsha, China, Oct. 2003.

88.  Z. Chen and J. Huang, "Asymptotic tracking and disturbance rejection in uncertain nonlinear cascaded systems," Proceedings of 2003 Chinese Control Conference, pp. 54-60, Yichang, China, Aug. 2003.

89.  Z. Chen and J. Huang, "Global robust servomechanism problem of lower-triangular systems in the general case," Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Control and Automation, pp. 610-614, Montreal, Canada, June 2003.

90.  Z. Chen and J. Huang, "Nonlinear Internal model and the robust output regulation problem," Proceedings of the 2003 American Control Conference, pp. 1560-1565, Denver, Colorado, June 2003.

91.  Z. Chen and J. Huang, "On global robust adaptive stabilization for cascaded nonlinear systems," Proceedings of the 2003 American Control Conference, pp. 3014-3019, Denver, Colorado, June 2003.

2002

92.  Z. Chen and J. Huang, "Global Tracking of Uncertain Nonlinear Cascaded Systems with Adaptive Internal Model," Proceedings of the 41st IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 3855-3862, Las Vegas, Nevada, Dec. 2002.

93.  Z. Chen and J. Huang, "Global output regulation of nonlinear triangular systems with uncertain exosystem," Proceedings of the 4th Asian Control Conference, pp. 833-838, Singapore, Sep. 2002.

94.  Z. Chen and J. Huang, "Global output regulation for lower triangular nonlinear systems," Proceedings of the IFAC 19th Triennial World Congress, Barcelona, Spain, July 2002.

95.  Z. Chen and J. Huang, "Robust output regulation of singular nonlinear systems," Proceedings of the IFAC 19th Triennial World Congress, Barcelona, Spain, July 2002.

96.  Z. Chen and J. Huang, "Global robust stabilization of cascaded polynomial systems," Proceedings of the 2002 International Conference on Control and Automation, pp.1319-1323, Xiamen, China, June 2002.

97.  J. Huang and Z. Chen, "A general framework for output regulation problem,"Proceedings of the 2002 American Control Conference, pp. 102-109, Anchorage, Alaska, May 2002.

2001

98.  Z. Chen and J. Huang, "A complete solution of output regulation of singular nonlinear systems by normal output feedback," Proceedings of 2001 Chinese Control Conference, pp. 167-172, Dalian, China, Aug. 2001.