Ying Yang

College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P R China
Tel: (010)6275-1815, Fax: (010)6276-4044, Email: yypku.edu.cn.

Researcher ID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-1069-2012

Research Areas: Fault prognosis and fault detection; Fault tolerant control; Numerical analysis; Robust control; Optimal control; Nonlinear control theory; Redundant control and control allocation.

Professional Preparation:

Yanshan University                    Detecting, measuring technique & instrument    B.Sc.  1994

Yanshan University                    Detecting, measuring technique & instrument    M.Sc. 1999

Peking University                       Control Theory                                                      Ph.D. 2002

Employment:

2014-                 Professor, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China.

2005-2014        Associate Professor, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China.

2010-2011         Visiting scholar, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

2004-2005        Lecuturer, Department of Mechanics and Engineering Science, Peking University, Beijing, China.

2003-2004        Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Mechanics and Engineering Science, Peking University, Beijing, China.

1994-1996       Assistant Engineer, Xi’an Heavy Machinery Research Institute

Representative Publications (5-10):

1.      Ying Yang, Lin Huang. H_∞ controller synthesis for pendulum-like systems. Systems & Control Letters, 50(4)：263-274，2003

2.      Ying Yang, Rao Fu and Lin Huang. Robust analysis and synthesis for a class of uncertain nonlinear systems with multiple equilibria. Systems & Control Letters, 53(2): 89-105, 2004

3.      Ying Yang, Zhisheng Duan and Lin Huang. Design of nonlinear interconnections guaranteeing the absence of periodic solutions. Systems & Control Letters, 55(4): 338--346, 2006

4.      Ying Yang, Zhisheng Duan and Lin Huang, Robust dichotomy analysis and synthesis with application to an extended Chua's circuit, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems-I: Regular papers,54(9):2078--2086,2007

5.      Ying Yang, Steven Ding, A control-theoretic study on iterative solutions to nonlinear equations for applications in embedded systems, Automatica, regular paper, 48(4): 583—594, 2012

6.      Ying Yang, Yong Zhang, Steven X. Ding and Linlin Li, Design and implementation of lifecycle management for industrial control applications, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 23(4): 1399-1410, 2015

7.      Ying Yang, Steven X. Ding and Linlin Li, On observer-based fault detection for nonlinear systems, Systems & Control Letters, 82(8): 18-25, 2015

8.      Ying Yang, Linlin Li and Steven X. Ding. A control-theoretic study on Runge-Kutta methods with application to real-time fault tolerant control of nonlinear systems, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 62(6): 3914-3922, 2015

9.      Ying Yang, Steven X. Ding and Linlin Li, Parameterization of observer-based nonlinear fault detection systems, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. DOI: 10.1109/TAC. 2016. 2532381

Representative Research Projects (5-10):

1.      Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC): “Robust Analysis and Synthesis of Periodic Solutions of Nonlinear Systems with Cylindrical Phase Space”, PI, 2005-2007.

2.      Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC): “Dynamic Analysis and Control of Phase Synchronization Systems”, PI, 2009-2011.

3.      Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC): “Dynamic Control Allocation of Redundant Actuators: Theories and Algorithms”, PI, 2012-2015.

4.      Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC): “Fault Detection and Fault Tolerant Control of Affine Nonlinear Systems Based on Kernel Operators”, PI, 2015-2018.

5.      Key Project of Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC): “Fault prognosis and health management of large marine power systems”, PI, 2017-2021.

6.      Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC): “Studies on Control of Complex Nonlinear Mechanical Systems”, Chief investigator, 2007-2011.

7.      Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC): “Coordinate Control of Hypersonic Vehicle in Near Earth Space”, Chief investigator, 2007-2011.

8.      National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program): “Cross-scale Micro-Gravity Compensation Based Base Control”, Chief investigator, 2012-2016.

Teaching:

·       “Linear Algebra and Analytic Geometry”, Autumn Semester, Undergraduates.

·       “Advanced Algebra”, Autumn Semester, Undergraduates.

·       “Linear System Theory”, Spring Semester, Graduates.

·       “Optimal Control”, Spring Semester, Graduates.

·       “Modern Robust Control”, Spring Semester, Graduates.

Honors:

·       Creative Ph. D. Dissertation Award, Peking University, 2002.

·       Finalist, Kwan Chao-Chih Best Paper Award at 24th China Control Conference, 2005.

·       Modern Education and Basic Teaching skills Award of Peking University, 2006.

·       Natural Science Award of the Ministry of Education, 2011.

·       Natural Science Award of the Chinese Association of Automation, 2014

·       National Natural Science Award, 2015

Memberships:

·       IEEE SM, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, since 2016.

Services (editorial board, experts committee, conference organizer, invited speaker, etc.):

·       Editorial board, Journal of System Science and Mathematical Science (since 2013).

·       Committee Member, Chinese Association of System Simulation Youth, since 2007; Chinese Association of Automation Safeprocess, since 2011; Chinese Association of Process Control, since 2015

·       Organizing Committee, 2008 National Conference on Complex Network (CCN2008) ; Organizing Committee, 1st Sino-German Workshop “Intelligent and Reliable Machines, Processes and Systems”, 2011; Program Committee, 2014, 2015, 2016 Chinese Control Conference (CCC2014, CCC2015, CCC2016) ; International Program Committee, 2014 International Conference on Complex and Hybrid Systems with Applications  (ICCHSA2014).