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Survey on Robot Visual Servo Control: Vision System and Control Strategies

Published in Acta Automatica Sinica, 2015

Recommended citation: B. Jia, S. Liu, K. Zhang, and J. Chen. "Survey on robot visual servo control: Vision system and control strategies." Acta Automatica Sinica. 2015.
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Adaptive Visual Trajectory Tracking of Nonholonomic Mobile Robots Based on Trifocal Tensor

Published in Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2015

Recommended citation: Bingxi Jia, Jian Chen, and Kaixiang Zhang. "Adaptive visual trajectory tracking of nonholonomic mobile robots based on trifocal tensor." Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. 2015.
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A Constructive Stabilization Method via System Immersion for Multi-Input Non-Affine Nonlinear Systems

Published in Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2016

Recommended citation: C. Wu, J. Chen, Z. Wu, L. Qu, and K. Zhang. "A constructive stabilization method via system immersion for multi-input non-affine nonlinear systems." Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. 2016.
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Velocity and Range Identification of a Moving Object Using a Static-Moving Camera System

Published in Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2016

Recommended citation: K. Zhang, J. Chen, B. Jia, and Y. Gao. "Velocity and range identification of a moving object using a static-moving camera system." Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. 2016.
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Drivable Road Reconstruction for Intelligent Vehicles Based on Two-View Geometry

Published in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 2017

Recommended citation: B. Jia, J. Chen, and K. Zhang. "Drivable Road Reconstruction for Intelligent Vehicles Based on Two-View Geometry." IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 2017.
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Unified Tracking and Regulation Visual Serving of Wheeled Mobile Robots With Euclidean Reconstruction

Published in Proceedings of the American Control Conference, 2017

Recommended citation: K. Zhang, J. Chen, B. Jia, and Y. Li. "Unified tracking and regulation visual serving of wheeled mobile robots with Euclidean reconstruction." Proceedings of the American Control Conference. 2017.
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Recursive Drivable Road Detection With Shadows Based on Two-Camera Systems

Published in Machine Vision and Applications, 2017

Recommended citation: B. Jia, J. Chen, and K. Zhang. "Recursive drivable road detection with shadows based on two-camera systems." Machine Vision and Applications. 2017.
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A 2-Point Pose Estimation Algorithm for Monocular Visual Odometry of Ground Vehicles

Published in Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2017

Recommended citation: Y. Gao, J. Chen, K. Zhang, and B. Jia. "A 2-point pose estimation algorithm for monocular visual odometry of ground vehicles." Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. 2017.
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Trifocal Tensor-Based Adaptive Visual Trajectory Tracking Control of Mobile Robots

Published in IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 2017

Recommended citation: J. Chen, B. Jia, and K. Zhang. "Trifocal Tensor-Based Adaptive Visual Trajectory Tracking Control of Mobile Robots." IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics. 2017.
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Asymptotic Moving Object Tracking With Trajectory Tracking Extension: A Homography-Based Approach

Published in International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 2017

Recommended citation: K. Zhang, Jian Chen, and Bingxi Jia. "Asymptotic moving object tracking with trajectory tracking extension: A homography-based approach." International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control. 2017.
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Multi-View Geometry Based Visual Perception and Control of Robotic Systems

Published in CRC Press, 2018

Recommended citation: Jian Chen, Bingxi Jia, and K. Zhang. "Multi-View Geometry Based Visual Perception and Control of Robotic Systems." CRC Press. 2018.
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Control of Regenerative Braking Systems for Four-Wheel-Independently-Actuated Electric Vehicles

Published in Mechatronics, 2018

Recommended citation: J. Chen, J. Yu, K. Zhang, and Y. Ma. "Control of regenerative braking systems for four-wheel-independently-actuated electric vehicles." Mechatronics. 2018.
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Identification of a Moving Object’s Velocity and Range With a Static-Moving Camera System

Published in IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 2018

Recommended citation: J. Chen, K. Zhang, B. Jia, and Y. Gao. "Identification of a moving object's velocity and range with a static-moving camera system." IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 2018.
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Unified Visual Servoing Tracking and Regulation of Wheeled Mobile Robots With an Uncalibrated Camera

Published in IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 2018

Recommended citation: K. Zhang, J. Chen, Y. Li, and Y. Gao. "Unified visual servoing tracking and regulation of wheeled mobile robots with an uncalibrated camera." IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 2018.
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Adaptive Tracking for MIMO Nonlinear Systems With Unknown Fast Time-Varying Parameters

Published in International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 2018

Recommended citation: Zhongle Wu, Jian Chen, Chengshuai Wu, and K. Zhang. "Adaptive tracking for MIMO nonlinear systems with Unknown fast time-varying parameters." International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control. 2018.
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Homography-Based Visual Servo Tracking Without Derivative Measurement of Desired Trajectory

Published in Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2018

Recommended citation: K. Zhang, J. Chen, and X. Zhang. "Homography-based visual servo tracking without derivative measurement of desired trajectory." Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. 2018.
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Visual Servoing With Trifocal Tensor

Published in Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2018

Recommended citation: K. Zhang, J. Chen, and F. Chaumette. "Visual servoing with trifocal tensor." Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. 2018.
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Sequential Monocular Road Detection by Fusing Appearance and Geometric Information

Published in IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 2019

Recommended citation: B. Jia, J. Chen, K. Zhang, and Q. Wang. "Sequential Monocular Road Detection by Fusing Appearance and Geometric Information." IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 2019.
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Camera External Self-Calibration for Intelligent Vehicles

Published in Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, 2019

Recommended citation: Guoqing Yu, Jian Chen, K. Zhang, and Xinfang Zhang. "Camera External Self-Calibration for Intelligent Vehicles." Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics. 2019.
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Trifocal Tensor-Based 6 DOF Visual Servoing

Published in International Journal of Robotics Research, 2019

Recommended citation: K. Zhang, F. Chaumette, and J. Chen. "Trifocal tensor-based 6 DOF visual servoing." International Journal of Robotics Research. 2019.
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Visual Tracking and Depth Estimation of Mobile Robots Without Desired Velocity Information

Published in IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 2020

Recommended citation: K. Zhang, J. Chen, Y. Li, and X. Zhang. "Visual tracking and depth estimation of mobile robots without desired velocity information." IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics. 2020.
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An Efficient Method to Recover Relative Pose for Vehicle-Mounted Cameras Under Planar Motion

Published in IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics: Systems, 2021

Recommended citation: X. Zhang, Y. Gao, J. Chen, and K. Zhang. "An Efficient Method to Recover Relative Pose for Vehicle-Mounted Cameras Under Planar Motion." IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics: Systems. 2021.
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System Design and Control of an Apple Harvesting Robot

Published in Mechatronics, 2021

Recommended citation: K. Zhang, K. Lammers, P. Chu, Z. Li, and R. Lu. "System Design and Control of an Apple Harvesting Robot." Mechatronics. 2021.
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Visual Trajectory Tracking of Wheeled Mobile Robots With Uncalibrated Camera Extrinsic Parameters

Published in IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, 2021

Recommended citation: K. Zhang, J. Chen, G. Yu, X. Zhang, and Z. Li. "Visual Trajectory Tracking of Wheeled Mobile Robots With Uncalibrated Camera Extrinsic Parameters." IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems. 2021.
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Data-Enabled Predictive Control for Fast Charging of Lithium-Ion Batteries with Constraint Handling

Published in arXiv preprint arXiv:2209.12862, 2022

Recommended citation: K. Zhang, Kaian Chen, Xinfan Lin, Yusheng Zheng, Xunyun Yin, Xiaosong Hu, Ziyou Song, and Zhaojian Li. "Data-Enabled Predictive Control for Fast Charging of Lithium-Ion Batteries with Constraint Handling." arXiv preprint arXiv:2209.12862. 2022.
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Design and Evaluation of End Effectors for a Vacuum-Based Robotic Apple Harvester

Published in Journal of the ASABE, 2022

Recommended citation: Renfu Lu, Nathan Dickinson, Kyle Lammers, K. Zhang, Pengyu Chu, and Zhaojian Li. "Design and Evaluation of End Effectors for a Vacuum-Based Robotic Apple Harvester." Journal of the ASABE. 2022.
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Privacy-Preserving Dynamic Average Consensus via State Decomposition: Case Study on Multi-Robot Formation Control

Published in Automatica, 2022

Recommended citation: K. Zhang, Z. Li, Y. Wang, A. Louati, and J. Chen. "Privacy-Preserving Dynamic Average Consensus via State Decomposition: Case Study on Multi-Robot Formation Control." Automatica. 2022.
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Stochastic Model Predictive Control for Quasi-Linear Parameter Varying Systems: Case Study on Automotive Engine Control

Published in Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, 2022

Recommended citation: K. Chen, K. Zhang, Z. Li, Y. Wang, K. Wu, and U. Kalabi\'c. "Stochastic Model Predictive Control for Quasi-Linear Parameter Varying Systems: Case Study on Automotive Engine Control." Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control. 2022.
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Simultaneous Pose Estimation and Velocity Estimation of an Ego Vehicle and Moving Obstacles Using LiDAR Information Only

Published in IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2022

Recommended citation: Q. Wang, J. Chen, J. Deng, X. Zhang, and K. Zhang. "Simultaneous Pose Estimation and Velocity Estimation of an Ego Vehicle and Moving Obstacles Using LiDAR Information Only." IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 2022.
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Algorithm Design and Integration for a Robotic Apple Harvesting System

Published in Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2022

Recommended citation: K. Zhang, K. Lammers, P. Chu, N. Dickinson, Z. Li, and R. Lu. "Algorithm Design and Integration for a Robotic Apple Harvesting System." Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. 2022.
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Output Feedback Control With Performance Recovery Analysis for a Class of Time-Delay Nonlinear Systems

Published in Journal of the Franklin Institute, 2022

Recommended citation: Xinfang Zhang, Jian Chen, Zhongle Wu, Lalitesh Kumar, and K. Zhang. "Output feedback control with performance recovery analysis for a class of time-delay nonlinear systems." Journal of the Franklin Institute. 2022.
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Privacy-Preserved Data-Enabled Predictive Control for Connected and Automated Vehicles in Mixed Traffic

Published in Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2022

Recommended citation: K. Zhang, Kaian Chen, Zhaojian Li, and Yang Zheng. "Privacy-Preserved Data-Enabled Predictive Control for Connected and Automated Vehicles in Mixed Traffic." Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 2022.
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Event-Triggered Cloud-based Nonlinear Model Predictive Control with Neighboring Extremal Adaptations

Published in Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2022

Recommended citation: Amin Vahidi-Moghaddam, Zhaojian Li, Nan Li, K. Zhang, and Yan Wang. "Event-Triggered Cloud-based Nonlinear Model Predictive Control with Neighboring Extremal Adaptations." Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. 2022.
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Resource Provision for Cloud-Enabled Automotive Vehicles with a Hierarchical Model

Published in IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, 2023

Recommended citation: K. Zhang, Z. Li, X. Yin, and L. Han. "Resource Provision for Cloud-Enabled Automotive Vehicles with a Hierarchical Model." IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems. 2023.
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Cloud-Assisted Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Finite-Duration Tasks

Published in IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 2023

Recommended citation: N. Li, K. Zhang, Z. Li, V. Srivastava, and X. Yin. "Cloud-Assisted Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Finite-Duration Tasks." IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 2023.
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Dimension Reduction for Efficient Data-Enabled Predictive Control

Published in IEEE Control Systems Letters, 2023

Recommended citation: K. Zhang, Yang Zheng, Chao Shang, and Zhaojian Li. "Dimension Reduction for Efficient Data-Enabled Predictive Control." IEEE Control Systems Letters. 2023.
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O2RNet: Occluder-Occludee Relational Network for Robust Apple Detection in Clustered Orchard Environments

Published in Smart Agricultural Technology, 2023

Recommended citation: Pengyu Chu, Zhaojian Li, K. Zhang, Dong Chen, Kyle Lammers, and Renfu Lu. "O2RNet: Occluder-Occludee Relational Network for Robust Apple Detection in Clustered Orchard Environments." Smart Agricultural Technology. 2023.
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ABatRe-Sim: A Comprehensive Framework for Automated Battery Recycling Simulation

Published in Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, 2023

Recommended citation: Huanqing Wang, K. Zhang, Keyi Zhu, Ziyou Song, and Zhaojian Li. "ABatRe-Sim: A Comprehensive Framework for Automated Battery Recycling Simulation." Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics. 2023.
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Data-Enabled Neighboring Extremal Optimal Control: A Computationally Efficient DeePC

Published in Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2023

Recommended citation: Amin Vahidi-Moghaddam, K. Zhang, Zhaojian Li, and Yan Wang. "Data-Enabled Neighboring Extremal Optimal Control: A Computationally Efficient DeePC." Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. 2023.
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Active Laser-Camera Scanning for High-Precision Fruit Localization in Robotic Harvesting: System Design and Calibration

Published in Horticulturae, 2024

Recommended citation: K. Zhang, P. Chu, K. Lammers, Z. Li, and R. Lu. "Active Laser-Camera Scanning for High-Precision Fruit Localization in Robotic Harvesting: System Design and Calibration." Horticulturae. 2024.
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High-Precision Fruit Localization Using Active Laser-Camera Scanning: Robust Laser Line Extraction for 2D-3D Transformation

Published in Smart Agricultural Technology, 2024

Recommended citation: P. Chu, Z. Li, K. Zhang, K. Lammers, and R. Lu. "High-Precision Fruit Localization Using Active Laser-Camera Scanning: Robust Laser Line Extraction for 2D-3D Transformation." Smart Agricultural Technology. 2024.
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Privacy-Preserving Data-Enabled Predictive Leading Cruise Control in Mixed Traffic

Published in IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2024

Recommended citation: K. Zhang, Kaian Chen, Zhaojian Li, Jun Chen, and Yang Zheng. "Privacy-Preserving Data-Enabled Predictive Leading Cruise Control in Mixed Traffic." IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 2024.
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Physics-Augmented Data-EnablEd Predictive Control for Eco-Driving of Mixed Traffic Considering Diverse Human Behaviors

Published in IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 2024

Recommended citation: D. Li, K. Zhang, H. Dong, Q. Wang, Z. Li, and Z. Song. "Physics-Augmented Data-EnablEd Predictive Control for Eco-Driving of Mixed Traffic Considering Diverse Human Behaviors." IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology. 2024.
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Mechanical Design and Data-Enabled Predictive Control of a Planar Soft Robot

Published in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2024

Recommended citation: Huanqing Wang, Kaixiang Zhang, Kyungjoon Lee, Yu Mei, Keyi Zhu, Vaibhav Srivastava, Jun Sheng, and Zhaojian Li. "Mechanical Design and Data-Enabled Predictive Control of a Planar Soft Robot." IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 2024.
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An Automated Apple Harvesting Robot – from System Design to Field Evaluation

Published in Journal of Field Robotics, 2024

Recommended citation: K. Zhang, K. Lammers, P. Chu, Z. Li, and R. Lu. "An Automated Apple Harvesting Robot -- from System Design to Field Evaluation." Journal of Field Robotics. 2024.
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Communication-Efficient Decentralized Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control

Published in IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles, 2024

Recommended citation: D. Chen, K. Zhang, Y. Wang, X. Yin, Z. Li, and D. Filev. "Communication-Efficient Decentralized Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control." IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles. 2024.
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Extended Neighboring Extremal Optimal Control with State and Preview Perturbations

Published in IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 2024

Recommended citation: A. Vahidi-Moghaddam, K. Zhang, Z. Li, X. Yin, Z. Song, and Y. Wang. "Extended Neighboring Extremal Optimal Control with State and Preview Perturbations." IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. 2024.
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Development and Evaluation of a Dual-Arm Robotic Apple Harvesting System

Published in Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2024

Recommended citation: K. Lammers, K. Zhang, K. Zhu, P. Chu, Z. Li, and R. Lu. "Development and Evaluation of a Dual-Arm Robotic Apple Harvesting System." Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 2024.
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Direct Data-Driven Predictive Control for a Three-dimensional Cable-Driven Soft Robotic Arm

Published in arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.08953, 2025

Recommended citation: Cheng Ouyang, Moeen Ul Islam, Dong Chen, K. Zhang, Zhaojian Li, and Xiaobo Tan. "Direct Data-Driven Predictive Control for a Three-dimensional Cable-Driven Soft Robotic Arm." arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.08953. 2025.
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Distributed Platoon Control Under Quantization: Stability Analysis and Privacy Preservation

Published in arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.05959, 2025

Recommended citation: K. Zhang, Zhaojian Li, and Wei Lin. "Distributed Platoon Control Under Quantization: Stability Analysis and Privacy Preservation." arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.05959. 2025.
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Privacy-Preserving Nonlinear Cloud-based Model Predictive Control via Affine Masking

Published in Automatica, 2025

Recommended citation: K. Zhang, Z. Li, Y. Wang, and N. Li. "Privacy-Preserving Nonlinear Cloud-based Model Predictive Control via Affine Masking." Automatica. 2025.
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Deep DeePC: Data-Enabled Predictive Control With Low or No Online Optimization Using Deep Learning

Published in AIChE Journal, 2025

Recommended citation: Xuewen Zhang, K. Zhang, Zhaojian Li, and Xunyuan Yin. "Deep DeePC: Data-enabled predictive control with low or no online optimization using deep learning." AIChE Journal. 2025.
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Safe Data-Driven Predictive Control

Published in IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 2025

Recommended citation: A. Vahidi-Moghaddam, K. Chen, K. Zhang, Z. Li, Y. Wang, and K. Wu. "Safe Data-Driven Predictive Control." IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. 2025.
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Robust 3D Apple Localization in Robotic Harvesting Using Deep Learning and Spatial Clustering

Published in Proceedings of the ASABE Annual International Meeting, 2025

Recommended citation: Siddhartha S Bhattacharya, Chaaran Arunachalam, K. Zhang, Jiajia Li, Renfu Lu, and Zhaojian Li. "Robust 3D Apple Localization in Robotic Harvesting Using Deep Learning and Spatial Clustering." Proceedings of the ASABE Annual International Meeting. 2025.
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Privacy-Aware Data-Driven Predictive Control for Mixed Traffic Via Masking Techniques

Published in Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications, 2025

Recommended citation: K. Zhang, Yang Zheng, and Zhaojian Li. "Privacy-Aware Data-Driven Predictive Control for Mixed Traffic Via Masking Techniques." Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications. 2025.
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Foundation Model-Based Apple Ripeness and Size Estimation for Selective Harvesting

Published in Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2025

Recommended citation: Keyi Zhu, Jiajia Li, K. Zhang, Chaaran Arunachalam, Siddhartha Bhattacharya, Renfu Lu, and Zhaojian Li. "Foundation Model-Based Apple Ripeness and Size Estimation for Selective Harvesting." Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 2025.
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Online Reduced-Order Data-Enabled Predictive Control

Published in IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 2025

Recommended citation: A. Vahidi-Moghaddam, K. Zhang, Xunyuan Yin, Vaibhav Srivastava, and Zhaojian Li. "Online Reduced-Order Data-Enabled Predictive Control." IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. 2025.
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Advancement and Field Evaluation of a Dual-arm Apple Harvesting Robot

Published in Smart Agricultural Technology, 2025

Recommended citation: Keyi Zhu, Kyle Lammers, K. Zhang, Chaaran Arunachalam, Siddhartha Bhattacharya, Jiajia Li, Renfu Lu, and Zhaojian Li. "Advancement and Field Evaluation of a Dual-arm Apple Harvesting Robot." Smart Agricultural Technology. 2025.
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Detect, Segment, Cluster: Apple Localization for Robotic Harvesting in Complex Orchards

Published in Smart Agricultural Technology, 2025

Recommended citation: Siddhartha Bhattacharya, Chaaran Arunachalam, K. Zhang, Jiajia Li, Renfu Lu, and Zhaojian Li. "Detect, segment, cluster: Apple localization for robotic harvesting in complex orchards." Smart Agricultural Technology. 2025.
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A Modular Dual-Arm Apple Harvesting Robot with Enhanced Field Performance

Published in arXiv preprint arXiv:2606.14089, 2026

Recommended citation: Keyi Zhu, Kyle Lammers, Chaaran Arunachalam, K. Zhang, Renfu Lu, and Zhaojian Li. "A Modular Dual-Arm Apple Harvesting Robot with Enhanced Field Performance." arXiv preprint arXiv:2606.14089. 2026.
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Deep Reinforcement Learning-Enhanced Event-Triggered Data-Driven Predictive Control for a 3D Cable-Driven Soft Robotic Arm

Published in arXiv preprint arXiv:2606.26048, 2026

Recommended citation: Cheng Ouyang, Moeen Ul Islam, K. Zhang, Zhaojian Li, Xiaobo Tan, and Dong Chen. "Deep Reinforcement Learning-Enhanced Event-Triggered Data-Driven Predictive Control for a 3D Cable-Driven Soft Robotic Arm." arXiv preprint arXiv:2606.26048. 2026.
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Differentially-Private Distributed Model Predictive Control of Linear Discrete-Time Systems with Global Constraints

Published in IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 2026

Recommended citation: K. Zhang, Yongqiang Wang, Ziyou Song, and Zhaojian Li. "Differentially-Private Distributed Model Predictive Control of Linear Discrete-Time Systems with Global Constraints." IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 2026.
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Data-Enabled Neighboring Extremal: Case Study on Model-Free Trajectory Tracking for Robotic Arm

Published in IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 2026

Recommended citation: Amin Vahidi-Moghaddam, Keyi Zhu, K. Zhang, Ziyou Song, and Zhaojian Li. "Data-Enabled Neighboring Extremal: Case Study on Model-Free Trajectory Tracking for Robotic Arm." IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology. 2026.
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Data-Enabled Predictive Control for Flexible Spacecraft

Published in Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, 2026

Recommended citation: Huanqing Wang, K. Zhang, Amin Vahidi-Moghaddam, Haowei An, Nan Li, Daning Huang, and Zhaojian Li. "Data-Enabled Predictive Control for Flexible Spacecraft." Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control. 2026.
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Model-free Vehicle Rollover Prevention: A Data-driven Predictive Control Approach

Published in Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, 2026

Recommended citation: Mohammad R Hajidavalloo, K. Zhang, Vaibhav Srivastava, and Zhaojian Li. "Model-free Vehicle Rollover Prevention: A Data-driven Predictive Control Approach." Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control. 2026.
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Velocity-Form Data-Enabled Predictive Control of Soft Robots under Unknown External Payloads

Published in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2026

Recommended citation: Huanqing Wang, K. Zhang, Kyungjoon Lee, Yu Mei, Vaibhav Srivastava, Jun Sheng, Ziyou Song, and Zhaojian Li. "Velocity-Form Data-Enabled Predictive Control of Soft Robots under Unknown External Payloads." IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 2026.
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Learning-Based Data-Enabled Economic Predictive Control With Convex Optimization for Nonlinear Systems

Published in Control Engineering Practice, 2026

Recommended citation: Mingxue Yan, Xuewen Zhang, K. Zhang, Zhaojian Li, and Xunyuan Yin. "Learning-based data-enabled economic predictive control with convex optimization for nonlinear systems." Control Engineering Practice. 2026.
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Optimal Control

Guest lectures, Michigan State University, 2025

Static optimization. Nonlinear optimal control of discrete and continuous systems, with specialization to the LQ regulator and tracking. Extending the deterministic results to the Kalman filter and the LQG regulator. Dynamic programming and inequality constraints. Convex optimization and LMI’s.

Control Systems

Guest lectures, Michigan State University, 2026

Mathematical modeling of dynamic systems. Standard feedback control formulation. Transient and sinusoidal steady-state analysis. Time and frequency domain controller synthesis.