Jie Huang     

Choh-Ming Li Research Professor of Mechanical and Automation Engineering

Dpl, Fuzhou University; ME, Nanjing University of Science and Technology; PhD, The Johns Hopkins University
Life Fellow of IEEE, Fellow of IFAC, CAA, and HKIE

Address: Room 316 Mong Man Wai Engineering Building
Tel: (852) 3943-8473
Fax: (852) 2603-6002
E-mail: jhuang@mae.cuhk.edu.hk

 

Jie  Huang studied Power Engineering at Fuzhou University from 1977 to 1979 and Circuits and Systems at Nanjing University of Science and Technology (NUST) from 1979 to 1982.  He got his Master's degree from NUST in 1982 and was a faculty member there from 1982 to 1986. He completed his Ph.D. study in automatic control at the Johns Hopkins University in 1990 and subsequently held a post-doctoral fellow position there until July 1991. From August 1991 to July 1995, he worked in industry in USA. In September 1995, he joined the  Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), and is now Choh-Ming Li Research Profesor of Mechanical and Automation Engineering of Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, CUHK. He has been advisory/guest professors at several universities. He served as the chairman of the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, CUHK, and a Science Advisor to the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and Honorary Advisor to Hong Kong Science Museum. His research interests include control theory and applications, robotics and automation, neural networks and systems biology, and guidance and control of flight vehicles. He received the State Natural Science Prize, Class II, in 2011, Croucher Senior Research Fellowship award in 2006, the best paper award of the Eighth International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics, and Vision in 2004, and the SUPCON Best Paper Award of the 9th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation in 2012. He was elected HKIE Fellow in 2017, CAA Fellow in 2010, IFAC Fellow in 2009, and IEEE Fellow in 2005.

Jie Huang is an Editor-at-Large of Communications in Information and Systems,  Member of the Advisory Board of Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control, and Subject Editor of International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, and Associate Editor of Science in China, Ser. F: Information Sciences and ACTA Automatica Sinica.  He served as Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control from 2002 to 2004, and an Associate Editor of the Asian Journal of Control from 1999 to 2001. He has been Guest Editor for IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks, International, International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear  Control, and Asian Journal of Control. He was Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE  Control Systems Society from 2005 to 2008, and member of the Board of Governors  of IEEE Control Systems Society from 2006 to 2007. He served in organizing committee or operating committee of several major international Conferences including the General Chair of 2002 International Conference on Control and Automation, Publicity Chair of 2003 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Program Co-Chair of 2005 Chinese Control Conference, General Co-chair of 2007 International Conference on Control and Automation, Vice Program Chair of IEEE Conference on Decision and Control,  and Program Chair of 2010 World Congress of Intelligent Control and Automation, and General Co-chair of The 12th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, December 2012.

 

Publications

1. Books
  1. H. Cai, Y. Su, and J. Huang, Cooperative Control of Multi-agent Systems- Distributed Observer and Internal Model Approaches, Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2022.
  2. Z. Chen and J. Huang, Stabilization and Regulation of Nonlinear Systems: A Robust and Adaptive Approach, Springer, 2015.
  3. M. Abu-Khalaf, J. Huang, and F. Lewis, Nonlinear H2/H-infinity Constrained Feedback Control, A Practical Design Approach Using Neural Networks, Springer, 2006.
  4. J. Huang, Nonlinear Output Regulation: Theory and Applications, Philadelphia, USA, SIAM, 2004.
    For contents and an up-to-date errata list, see http://www.mae.cuhk.edu.hk/~jhuang/OutputRegulation/errata.pdf.

2. Selected Journal papers
  1. H. Cheng and J. Huang, “Bearing-based formation with disturbance rejection,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, conditionally accepted.
  2. T. Liu, S. Wang and J. Huang, “An adaptive distributed observer for a class of uncertain linear leader systems over jointly connected switching networks and its application,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Nov. 2024, DOI 10.1109/TAC.2024.3388295
  3. J. Huang, “Distributed Nash equilibrium seeking for a class of uncertain nonlinear systems subject to bounded disturbances”, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, July 2024, to appear.
  4. T. Liu and J. Huang, “Exponential stability for a class of discrete-time switched systems and its applications to multi-agent systems”, SIAM on Control and Optimization, 2024, to appear.
  5. Y. Su, H. Cai and J. Huang, “Cooperative robust output regulation for a class of nonlinear multi-agent systems over jointly connected switching networks’’, International Journal of Control, 2024, to appear.
  6. J. Huang, “Adaptive output synchronization for a class of uncertain nonlinear multi-agent systems over switching networks”, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, April 2024, DOI 10.1109/TAC.2023.3334992.
  7. T. Liu and J. Huang, “Distributed exponential state estimation for discrete-time linear systems over jointly connected switching networks”, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, DOI 10.1109/TAC.2023.3241783.
  8. H. Cheng and J. Huang, “Adaptive robust bearing-based formation control for multi-agent systems”, Automatica, DOI: 10.1016/j.automatica.2024.111509.
  9. T. Liu and J. Huang, “Distributed exponential state estimation of linear systems over jointly connected switching networks”, Automatica, accepted.
  10. Y. Su, H. Cai and J. Huang, “An overview on the distributed internal model approach and its applications,” Control Theory and Technology, 2024, invited.
  11. T. Wang and J. Huang, “Event-triggered distributed observer for a rigid body leader system over acyclic switching networks and its application”, Unmanned Systems, Feb. 2024 invited
  12. X. He and J. Huang, “Distributed Nash equilibrium seeking on compact action sets over jointly strongly connected switching networks,” Journal of Systems Science & Complexity, Feb. 2024, to appear, invited
  13. R. Zhang and J. Huang, “Event-triggered output-based adaptive distributed observer over jointly connected networks and its application”, Nonlinear Analysis: Hybrid Systems, Vol. 50, 101415, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nahs.2023.101415.
  14. T. Liu and J. Huang, “On the leader-following exponential consensus of discrete-time linear multi-agent systems over jointly connected switching networks,” Control Theory and Technology, Nov. 2023, invited.
  15. X. He and J. Huang, “Distributed Nash equilibrium seeking for high-order integrator dynamics subject to disturbances of unknown bounds”, Automatica, accepted.
  16. X. He and J. Huang, “Distributed Nash equilibrium seeking with dynamics subject to disturbance of unknown frequencies over jointly strongly connected switching networks,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 69, No. 1, Jan. 2024, pp. 606-613.
  17. X. He and J. Huang, “Distributed Nash equilibrium seeking over strongly connected switching networks”, Neurocomputing, Vol. 533, pp. 206-213, 2023..
  18. C. He and J. Huang, “Output-based adaptive distributed observer for general linear leader systems over periodic switching digraphs”, Autonomous Intelligent Systems, 3:1, https://doi.org/10.1007/s43684-023-00046-6, 2023.
  19. C. He and J. Huang, “Leader-following formation tracking for multiple quadrotor helicopters over switching networks”, Unmanned Systems, pp. 1-12, 2023-03-02 2023. DOI: 10.1142/S2301385024500201.
  20. H. Cai, Y. Su and J. Huang, “The cooperative output regulation by the distributed observer approach”, International Journal of Network Dynamics and Intelligence, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 20-35, Dec. 2022.
  21. X. He and J. Huang, “Distributed Nash equilibrium seeking over jointly strongly connected switching networks,” IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, DOI: 10.1109/TCYB.2022.3219826.
  22. M. Bin, J. Huang, A. Isidori, L. Marconi, M. Mischiati, and E. Sontag, “Internal Models in Control, Bioengineering, and Neuroscience,” Annual Review of Control, Robotics, and Autonomous Systems, Vol. 5, pp. 55-79, 2022.
  23. T. Liu and J. Huang, “Global exponential estimation of the unknown frequencies of discrete-time multi-tone sinusoidal signals,” Automatica, vol. 142, 110317, 2022.
  24. C. He and J. Huang, “Leader-following consensus of multiple rigid body systems by a sampled-data distributed observer,” Automatica, Vol. 146, 110658, 2022.
  25. C. He and J. Huang, “Adaptive distributed observer for general linear leader systems over periodic switching digraphs,” Automatica, 1. Vol. 137, 2022, 110021.
  26. T. Wang and J. Huang, “Time-varying formation control with attitude synchronization of multiple rigid body Systems,” International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 181-204, 2022.
  27. W. Liu, and J. Huang, “Sampled-data semi-global robust output regulation for a class of nonlinear systems,” Journal of Systems Science & Complexity, Vol. 34, pp. 1743–1765, 2021.
  28. C. He and J. Huang, “Leader-following consensus for multiple Euler-Lagrange systems by distributed position feedback control,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 66, No. 11, pp. 5561-5568, 2021.
  29. W. Liu, and J. Huang, “Sampled-Data cooperative output regulation of linear multi-agent systems,” International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, Vol. 31, No. 10, pp. 4805-4822, 2021.
  30. C. He and J. Huang, “Leader-following consensus over acyclic switching digraphs,” Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control-Transactions of ASME, Vol. 143, No. 8, 081008-1 to 081008-6, 2021
  31. T. Liu and J. Huang, “Exponential estimation of the unknown frequencies of discrete-time multi-tone sinusoidal signals,” Automatica, vol. 129, 109698, 2021.
  32. T. Wang and J. Huang, “Leader-following event-triggered adaptive practical consensus of multiple rigid spacecraft systems over jointly connected networks, " IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, vol. 32, no. 12, pp. 5623-5632, 2021.
  33. H. Cai, and J. Huang, “Output based adaptive distributed output observer for leader-follower multiagent systems,” Automatica, Vol. 125, 2021, 109413.
  34. D. Liang, and J. Huang, “Robust output regulation of linear systems by event-triggered dynamic output feedback control,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 66, No. 5, May 2021, pp. 2415-2422.
  35. T. Liu and J. Huang, “Discrete-Time Distributed Observers over jointly connected switching networks and an application,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, April 2021, Vol. 66, No. 4, April 2021, pp. 1918-1924.
  36. D. Liang, and J. Huang, “Leader-following bipartite consensus of multiple uncertain Euler-Lagrange systems over signed switching digraphs,” Neurocomputing, 405 (2020), pp. 96-102.
  37. J. Liu and J. Huang, “Discrete-time leader-following consensus under switching digraphs with general system modes,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, March 2021, Vol. 66, No. 3, March 2021, pp. 1238-1245.
  38. S. Wang and J. Huang, “Adaptive distributed observer for an uncertain leader with an unknown output over directed acyclic graphs,” International Journal of Control, to appear
  39. W. Liu, and J. Huang, “Event-triggered cascade high-gain observer and its application,” International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, to appear.
  40. D. Liang, and J. Huang, “Robust bipartite output regulation of linear uncertain multi-agent systems,” International Journal of Control, to appear
  41. W. Liu, and J. Huang , “Leader-following consensus for linear multi-agent systems via asynchronous sampled-data control,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 65, No. 7, July 2020.
  42. T. Wang and J. Huang, “ Consensus of multi-spacecraft systems under switching networks by attitude feedback,” IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, Vol. 56, No. 3, June 2020, pp. 2018-2025.
  43. T. Wang and J. Huang, “Leader-following adaptive consensus of multiple uncertain rigid body systems over jointly connected networks,” Unmanned Systems, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 2018-2025, 2020.
  44. T. Liu and J. Huang, “Leader-following consensus with disturbance rejection for uncertain Euler-Lagrange systems under switching networks,” International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 2019;29: pp. 6638-6656. https://doi.org/10.1002/rnc.4741.
  45. T. Liu and J. Huang, “Cooperative robust output regulation for a class of nonlinear multi-agent systems subject to a nonlinear leader system,” Automatica, 108 (2019), 108501.
  46. W. Liu, and J. Huang, “Output regulation of linear systems via sampled-data control,” Automatica, 113 (2020) 108684.
  47. S. Wang and J. Huang, “Cooperative output regulation of linear multi-agent systems subject to an uncertain leader system,” International Journal of Control, 94:4, 952-960, June 2019, https://doi.org/10.1080/00207179.2019.1625445.
  48. W. Liu, and J. Huang, “Cooperative adaptive output regulation for lower triangular nonlinear multi-agent systems subject to jointly connected switching networks,” IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, vol. 31, No. 5, May 2020, pp. 1724 – 1734.
  49. C. He and J. Huang, “Leader-following consensus for a class of multiple robot manipulators over switching networks by distributed position feedback control,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 65, No. 2, Feb. 2020, pp. 890 - 896.
  50. T. Liu and J. Huang, “Robust output regulation of discrete-time linear systems by quantized output feedback control,” Automatica, 107 (2019), pp. 587-590.
  51. W. Liu, and J. Huang, “Global robust practical output regulation for nonlinear systems in output feedback form by output-based event-triggered control,” International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 2019;29:2007-2025. https://doi.org/10.1002/rnc.4472.
  52. J. Liu, and J. Huang, “Adaptive output tracking of linear uncertain discrete-time networked systems over switching topologies,” International Journal of Control, 93:6, 1388-1396, https://doi.org/10.1080/00207179.2018.1508852 .
  53. Y. Dong, J. Chen, and J. Huang, “A self-tuning adaptive distributed observer approach to the cooperative output regulation problem for networked multi-agent systems,” International Journal of Control, Vol. 92, No. 8, 2019, pp. 1796 – 1804.
  54. S. Wang and J. Huang, “Adaptive leader-following consensus for multiple Euler-Lagrange systems with an uncertain leader,” IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems,” vol. 30, No. 7, July 2019, pp. 2162-2388.
  55. J. Liu and J. Huang, “A spectral property of a graph matrix and its application to the leader-following consensus problem of discrete-time multi-agent systems,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 64, no. 6, June 2019, pp. 2583-2589.
  56. T. Liu and J. Huang, “A distributed observer for a class of nonlinear systems and its application to a leader-following consensus problem,’’ IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 64, No. 3, March 2019, pp. 1221-1227.
  57. T. Liu and J. Huang, “An output-based distributed observer and its application to the cooperative linear output regulation problem,” Control Theory and Technology, Vol. 17, No. 1, Feb. 2019, pp. 62-72.
  58. T. Liu and J. Huang, “Adaptive cooperative output regulation of discrete-time linear multi-agent systems by a distributed feedback control law,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 63, No. 12, Dec. 2018, pp. 4383-4390.
  59. J. Liu and J. Huang, “Leader-following consensus of linear discrete-time multi-agent systems subject to jointly connected switching digraphs,” Science in China Information Sciences,Vol. 61, 2018, 112208.
  60. T-C. Lee, W. Xia, Y. Su, and J. Huang, “Exponential consensus of discrete-time systems for directed switching networks: A tighter lower bound of the dwell time,” Automatica, , vol. 97, pp. 189-199, Nov. 2018.
  61. W. Liu, and J. Huang, “Event-triggered cooperative global robust practical output regulation for second-order uncertain nonlinear multi-agent,” IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, Vol. 29, No. 11, Nov. 2018, pp. 5486-5498.
  62. Y. Dong, J. Chen, and J. Huang, "Cooperative robust output regulation for second-order nonlinear multi-agent systems with an unknown exosystem," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 63, no. 10, pp. 3418--3425, Oct. 2018.
  63. Y. Dong and J. Huang, “Consensus and Flocking with connectivity preservation of uncertain Euler-lagrange multi-agent systems,” Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control-Transactions of ASME, Vol. 140, No. 9, Sept. 2018, 4039666.
  64. W. Liu, and J. Huang, “Cooperative global robust output regulation for a class of nonlinear multi-agent systems by distributed event-triggered control,” Automatica, Vol. 93, pp. 138--148, July 2018.
  65. T. Liu and J. Huang, “Leader-following attitude consensus of multiple rigid spacecraft systems over directed switching networks,” Automatica, Vol. 92, pp. 63--71, June 2018.
  66. T. Liu and J. Huang, “A discrete-time recurrent neural network for solving rank-deficient matrix equations with an application to output regulation of linear systems,” IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, Vol. 29, No. 6, pp. 2271-2277, June 2018.
  67. S. Wang and J. Huang, “Cooperative output regulation of singular multi-agent systems under switching networks by standard reduction," IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems- I: REGULAR PAPERS, 1. Vol. 65, No. 4, pp. 1377-1385, April 2018.
  68. M. Lu and J. Huang, “Internal model approach to cooperative robust output regulation for linear uncertain time-delay multi-agent systems,” International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, vol. 28, no. 6, pp. 2528--2542, April 2018.
  69. T. Liu and J. Huang, “Cooperative output regulation for a class of nonlinear multi-agent systems with unknown control directions subject to switching networks," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 63, No. 3, pp. 783-790, March 2018.
  70. W. Liu and J. Huang, “Cooperative adaptive output regulation for second-order nonlinear multi-agent systems with jointly connected switching networks,” IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems,” Vol. 29, No. 3, pp. 695-705, March 2018.
  71. Y. Yan and J. Huang, “Cooperative robust output regulation problem for discrete-time linear time-delay multi-agent systems," International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, Vol. 28, No. 3, pp. 1035-1048, Feb. 2018.
  72. W. Liu and J. Huang, “Cooperative global robust output regulation for nonlinear output feedback multi-agent systems under directed switching networks,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 62, No. 12, pp. 6339-6352, December 2017.
  73. W. Liu and J. Huang, “Robust practical output regulation for a class of uncertain linear minimum-phase systems by output-based event-triggered control,” International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, Vol. 27, No. 18, pp. 4574-4590, Dec. 2017.
  74. Y. Dong and J. Huang, “Leader-following consensus with connectivity preservation of uncertain Euler-lagrange multi-agent systems,” International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, Vol. 27, No. 18, pp. 4772–4787, Dec. 2017.
  75. W. Liu and J. Huang, “Adaptive leader-following rendezvous and flocking for a class of uncertain second-order nonlinear multi-agent systems,” Journal of Control Theory and Technology, Nov. 2017, pp. 354-363, invited.
  76. W. Liu and J. Huang, “Event-triggered cooperative robust practical output regulation for a class of linear multi-agent systems,” Automatica, Vol. 85, pp. 158-164, Nov. 2017.
  77. W. Liu and J. Huang, “Event-triggered global robust output regulation for a class of nonlinear Systems,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 27, No. 11, pp. 5923-5930, Nov. 2017.
  78. J. Huang, “Leader-following consensus for a class of discrete-time multi-agent systems under directed switching networks,’’ IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 62, No. 8, pp. 4086-4092, Aug. 2017.
  79. Y. Yan and J. Huang, “Cooperative output regulation of discrete-time linear time-delay multi-agent systems under switching networks,” Neurocomputing, vol. 241, pp. 108-114, 2017.
  80. Y. Dong and J. Huang, “The leader-following rendezvous with connectivity preservation via a self-tuning adaptive distributed observer,” International Journal of Control, Vol. 90, No. 7, pp. 1518-1527, 2017.
  81. W. Liu and J. Huang, “Adaptive leader-following consensus for a class of higher-order nonlinear multi-agent systems with directed switching networks’’ Automatica, Vol. 75, pp. 84-92, May 2017.
  82. H. Cai and J. Huang, “Leader-following attitude consensus of multiple uncertain spacecraft systems subject to external disturbance,” International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, Vol. 27, no. 5, 2017, pp. 742-760.
  83. J. Huang, “The cooperative output regulation problem of discrete-time linear multi-agent systems by the adaptive distributed observer,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 62, No. 4, pp. 1979-1984, April 2017.
  84. H. Cai, F. Lewis, G. Hu, and J. Huang, “The adaptive distributed observer approach to the cooperative output regulation of linear multi-agent systems,” Automatica, vol. 75, pp. 299-305, Jan. 2017.
  85. Y. Yan and J. Huang, “Robust output regulation problem for discrete-time linear systems with both input and communication delays,” Journal of Systems Science and Complexity, Vol. 30, 2017, pp. 68-85, invited.
  86. J. Huang, “Adaptive distributed observer and the cooperative control of multi-agent systems,” Journal of Control and Decision, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 1-11, 2017, invited.
  87. W. Liu and J. Huang, “Cooperative output regulation for a class of nonlinear multi-agent systems with arbitrarily large uncertainty (in Chinese)," Scientia China Mathematics, Nov. 2016, pp. 1473-1486, invited.
  88. M. Lv, and J. Huang, “Cooperative global robust output regulation for a class of nonlinear multi-agent systems with a nonlinear leader,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 61, No. 11, Nov. 2016, pp. 3557-3562.
  89. W. Liu, and J. Huang, “Leader-following consensus for uncertain second-order nonlinear multi-agent systems,” Journal of Control Theory and Technology, vol. 14, No. 4, pp. 279-286, Nov. 2016, invited.
  90. H. Cai, and J. Huang, "The Leader-following consensus for multiple uncertain Euler-Lagrange systems with a distributed adpative observer," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 61, No. 10, pp. 3152 – 3157, Oct. 2016.
  91. Y. Yan and J. Huang, ``Cooperative output regulation of discrete-time linear time-delay multi-agent systems," IET Control Theory & Applications, Oct. 2016, pp, 2019-2026.
  92. M. Lv, and J. Huang, “Cooperative robust output regulation for linear time-delay multi-agent systems under switching network”, Neurocomputing, vol. 190, pp. 132-139, May. 2016
  93. H. Cai and J. Huang, “Leader-following adaptive consensus of multiple uncertain rigid spacecraft systems,” Science in China, Ser. F: Information Sciences, 2016, Vol. 59, No. 1, pp. 1-13, 2016, invited.
  94. Y. Yan and J. Huang, “ Output regulation problem for discrete-time linear time-delay systems by output feedback control,” Journal of Control Theory and Technology, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 1-8, Feb. 2016, invited.
  95. H. Cai, and J. Huang, “Unit quaternion based output feedback control for leader-following attitude consensus of multiple rigid spacecraft systems,” Automatica, Vol. 69, pp. 87-92, 2016.
  96. Y. Su, and J. Huang, "Cooperative global robust output regulation for nonlinear uncertain multi-Agent systems in lower triangular form," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 60, No. 9, September 2015, pp. 2378 – 2379.
  97. M. Lv, and J. Huang, “A class of nonlinear internal models for global robust output regulation problem,” International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, vol. 25, no. 12, pp. 1831-1843, 2015.
  98. W. Liu, and J. Huang, "Cooperative global robust output regulation for a class of nonlinear multi-agent systems with switching network," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 60, No. 7, July 2015, pp. 1963-1968.
  99. M. Lv, and J. Huang, “Robust output regulation problem for linear time-delay systems,” International Journal of Control, Vol. 88, No. 6, 2015, pp. 1236-1245.
  100. Z. Ping, and J. Huang, “Speed tracking control of surface-mounted PM synchronous motor with unknown exosystem,” International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, Vol. 25, No. 8, May 2015, pp. 1247-1264.
  101. Y. Dong and J. Huang, “Flocking with connectivity preservation of a group of multi-agent systems subject to external disturbances by distributed control,” Automatica, March 2015, pp. 197-203.
  102. 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.
  103. Y. Su and J. Huang, “Cooperative global adaptive output regulation for nonlinear uncertain multi-agent systems with iISS inverse dynamics,” Asian Journal of Control, Vol. 17, No. 1, Jan. 2015, pp. 14-22.
  104. Y. Su and J. Huang, “Cooperative robust output regulation of a class of heterogeneous linear uncertain multi-agent systems,” International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, Vol. 24, No. 17, Nov. 2014, pp. 2819-2839.
  105. 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, Nov. 2014, pp. 2231-2242.
  106. Y. Dong, and J. Huang, “Leader-following connectivity preservation rendezvous of multiple double integrator systems based on position measurements only,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 59, No. 9, Sept., 2015, pp. 2598-2603.
  107. Y. Dong, and J. Huang, “Cooperative global output regulation for a class of nonlinear multi-agent systems,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 59, No. 5, May 2014 pp. 1348-1354.
  108. H. Cai, and J. Huang, “The leader following consensus control of multiple rigid spacecraft systems," Automatica, Vol. 50, No. 4, April 2014, pp. 1109 – 1115.
  109. Y. Su and J. Huang, “Cooperative semi-global robust output regulation for a class of nonlinear uncertain multi-agent systems,” Automatica, Vol. 50, No. 4, April 2014, pp. 1053 – 1065.
  110. H. Cai, and J. Huang, “Leader-following consensus of multiple uncertain Euler-Lagrange systems under switching network topology,” International Journal of General Systems, Vol. 43, No. 3-4, 2014, pp.294-304, invited.
  111. Y. Dong and J. Huang, "Cooperative global robust output regulation for nonlinear multi-agent systems in output feedback form," Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control-Transactions of ASME, 136(3), 031001, 2014.
  112. Y. Dong, and J. Huang, “Leader-following rendezvous with connectivity preservation of single-integrator multi-agent systems,” IEEE/CAA Journal on Automatica Sinica, January 2014, 1 (1), pp. 57-61.
  113. Y. Su and J. Huang, “Cooperative global output regulation of heterogenous second-order nonlinear uncertain multi-agent systems,” Automatica, vol. 49, 2013, pp. 3345-3350.
  114. Z-P. Jiang, and J. Huang, “Stabilization and output regulation by nonlinear feedback: a brief overview,” Acta Automatica Sinica, 2013, 39(9): 1389-1401
  115. D. Xu, J. Huang and Z-P. Jiang, “Global adaptive output regulation for a class of nonlinear systems using output feedback,” Automatica, Vol. 49, July 2013, pp. 2184 – 2191.
  116. Y. Su and J. Huang, “Cooperative adaptive output regulation for a class of nonlinear uncertain multi-agent systems with unknown leader,” Systems and Control Letter, Vol. 62, April 2013, pp. 461-467..
  117. Y. Dong and J. Huang, “Leader-following rendezvous with connectivity preservation of a class of multi-agent systems,” Automatica, Vol. 49, March 2013, pp. 1386-1391.
  118. Y. Su, Y. Hong and J. Huang, “A general result on the cooperative robust output regulation for linear uncertain multi-agent systems,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 58, No. 5, May 2013, pp. 1275-1279.
  119. Z. Ping and J. Huang, "Global robust output regulation for a class of multivariable systems," International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, Vol. 23, No. 3, 2013, pp. 241-261.
  120. S. Xu, G. Feng, Y. Zou, and J. Huang, “Robust controller design of uncertain discrete time-delay systems with input saturation and disturbances,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 57, Oct. 2012, pp. 2604 – 2609.
  121. Y. Su and J. Huang, “Cooperative output regulation of linear multi-agent systems by output feedback,” Systems and Control Letter, Vol. 61, No. 12, Dec. 2012, pp. 1248-1253.
  122. X. Yang, and J. Huang, “New results on robust output regulation of nonlinear systems with a nonlinear exosystem," International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, Oct. 2012, pp. 2604-2609.
  123. X. Yang and J. Huang, “Output regulation of time-varying nonlinear systems,” Asian Journal of Control, Sept. 2012, pp. 1387-1396.
  124. Y. Su, and J. Huang, “Consensus of discrete-time linear multi-agent systems under switching network topology,” Automatica, Vol. 48, Sept. 2012, pp. 1988-1997.
  125. Y. Su, and J. Huang, “Stability of a class of linear switching systems with applications to two consensus problems,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 57, June 2012, pp.1420-1430.
  126. Y. Su and J. Huang, "Cooperative output regulation of linear networked systems under switching topology," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, Cybernetics. B, Cybernetics, 2012, Vol. 42, No. 3, June 2012, pp. 864-875.
  127. Z. Ping and J. Huang, "Speed tracking control of PM synchronous motor by internal model design," International Journal of Control, Vol. 85, No. 5, May 2012, pp. 522-532.
  128. Z. Ping and J. Huang, "Approximate output regulation of spherical inverted pendulum by neural network control,” Neurocomputing, No. 85, April 2012, pp. 38-44.
  129. Y. Su and J. Huang, “Cooperative output regulation of a linear multi-agent system,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control," Vol. 57, No. 4, April 2012, pp. 1062-1066.
  130. J. Huang, “An overview of the output regulation problem,” Journal of System Science and Mathematical Sciences, Vol. 31, No. 9, September 2011, pp. 1055-1081, invited.
  131. 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, No.7, July 2011, pp. 1690 -1695.
  132. D. Xu and J. Huang, “Output regulation for output feedback systems with iISS inverse dynamics,” Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control-Transactions of ASME, July 2011, Vol., 044503-1 - 044503-4.
  133. J. Huang, “Remarks on synchronized output regulation of linear networked systems," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 56, No. 3, March 2011, pp. 630 -631.
  134. W. Sun, J. Huang, and Z. Sun, “Global robust stabilization for a class of time-varying output feedback systems with its application to output regulation problem,” International Journal of Robotics and Automation, Vol. 26, No.1, 2011, pp. 93 – 99, invited.
  135. X. Wang, Y. Hong, J. Huang, and Z-P. Jiang, “A distributed control approach to linear robust output regulation," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 55, No. 12, 2010, pp. 2891 – 2895.
  136. D. Xu and J. Huang, “Global output regulation for output feedback systems with an uncertain exosystem and its application,” International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, Vol. 20, Oct. 2010, pp. 1678 - 1691.
  137. T. Chen and J. Huang, “Global robust stabilization of feedforward systems with uncertainties,” International Journal of Control Theory and Applications, Vol. 8, No. 3, August 2010, pp. 262-270, invited.
  138. D. Xu and J. Huang, “Robust adaptive control of a class of nonlinear systems and its applications," IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems-I: REGULAR PAPERS, VOL. 57, NO. 3, March. 2010, pp. 691 – 702.
  139. D. Xu and J. Huang, “Output regulation design for a class of nonlinear systems with an unknown control direction," Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control-Transactions of ASME, 132(1), 2010.
  140. T. Chen and J. Huang, “A small gain approach to global robust stabilization of nonlinear feedforward systems with input unmodeled dynamics," Automatica, Vol. 46, June 2010, pp. 1028 – 1034.
  141. W. Sun and J. Huang, "On a robust synchronization problem via internal model approach," Asian Journal of Control, Vol. 12, No. 1, January 2010, pp. 1-7. 2009.
  142. W. Sun and J. Huang, “Global output regulation for a class of uncertain nonlinear systems with nonlinear exosystem,'' Science in China, Ser. F: Information Sciences, Vol. 52, No. 11, Nov. 2009, pp. 2172–2179, invited.
  143. Z. Sun and J. Huang, “A note on connectivity of multi-agent systems with proximity graphs and linear feedback protocol,” Automatica, Vol. 45, 2009, pp. 1953-1956.
  144. T. Chen and J. Huang, “Global robust output regulation by state feedback for strict feedforward systems, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Sept. 2009, pp.2167-2163.
  145. L. Liu, Z. Chen, and J. Huang, “Parameter convergence and minimal internal model with an adaptive output regulation problem," Automatica, vol. 45, April 2009, pp. 1206 - 1311.
  146. Z. Chen, and J. Huang, “Attitude tracking and disturbance rejection of rigid spacecraft by adaptive control," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 2008, Vol. 54. No. 3, March 2009, pp. 600 -605.
  147. L. Liu, and J. Huang, “Asymptotic disturbance rejection of the Duffing's system by adaptive output feedback control," IEEE Transactions on Circuit and Systems-II: Express Briefs : Vol. 55, No. 10, Oct. 2008, pp. 1066 - 1030.
  148. M. Abu-Khalaf, F. L. Lewis and J. Huang, “Neural dynamic programming and zero sum games for constrained control systems," IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks, Sept. 2008, pp. 1243 - 1252.
  149. T. Chen, and J. Huang, “On global robust stabilization of feedforward systems with unmodeled dynamics," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 2008, Vol.~53, pp. 1711-1717, 2008.
  150. L. Liu, F. L. Lewis, and J. Huang, "An asymptotic tracking problem and its application," IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I, Sept. 2008. pp. 2743 ?2752.
  151. L. Liu, and J. Huang, “Global robust output regulation of lower triangular systems with unknown high-frequency gain sign," Automatica, May 2008, pp. 1278 - 1284.
  152. Z. Chen, and J. Huang, “A Lyapunov's direct method for the global robust output regulation of nonlinear cascated systems," Automatica, (44), March 2008, pp745 - 752.
  153. Z. Chen, and J. Huang, “Global robust servomechanism of a class of nonlinear systems using output feedback," Asian Journal of Control, Oct. 2007, pp. 292 - 305.
  154. W. Lan, and J. Huang, “Neural network based approximate output regulation of discrete-time nonlinear systems," IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks, July 2007, pp. 1196 - 1208.
  155. J. Huang, “An alternative approach to global robust output regulation of output feedback systems," Journal of System Science and Complexity, Vol. 20, 2007, pp. 235 - 242, invited.
  156. M. Zhu and J. Huang, “Small gain theorem with restrictions for time-varying nonlinear systems," Communications in Information and Systems, Vol. 6, No. 2, 2006, pp. 115 - 136.
  157. X. Ye, J. Huang, and H. Unbehauen "Decentralized robust stabilization for large-scale feedforward nonlinear systems," International Journal of Control, Vol. 79, No. 12, December 2006, pp. 1505 - 1511.
  158. M. Abu-Khalaf, F.L. Lewis, and J. Huang, “Policy iterations on the Hamilton-Jacobi-Isaacs equation for H-infinity state feedback control with input saturation," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 51, Dec. 2006, pp. 1989-1995.
  159. L. Liu, and J. Huang, “Global robust stabilization of cascade-connected systems with dynamic uncertainties without knowing the control direction," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 51, No. 10, October 2006, pp.1693-1699.
  160. L. Liu, and J. Huang, “Adaptive robust stabilization of output feedback systems with application to Chua's circuit," IEEE Transactions on Circuit and Systems-II: Express Briefs,Vol. 53, No. 9 Sept. 2006, pp.926 - 930
  161. L. Liu, and J. Huang, “Global robust output regulation for output feedback systems with unknown high-frequency gain sign," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 51, No. 4, April 2006, pp. 625 - 631.
  162. 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, No. 4, Dec. 2005, pp. 285 - 400.
  163. Z. Chen, and J. Huang, “A simplified small gain theorem for time-varying nonlinear systems," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 50, No. 11, Nov. 2005, pp.1904 - 1908.
  164. Z. Chen and J. Huang, “Robust output regulation with nonlinear exosystems," Automatica, vol. 41, pp. 1447-1454, 2005.
  165. D. Wang, and J. Huang, “Neural network based adaptive dynamic surface control for nonlinear systems in strict-feedback form," IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks, Vol. 16, No. 1, Jan. 2005.
  166. Z. Chen, and J. Huang, “A general formulation and solvability of the global robust output regulation problem," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 50, pp. 448 - 462, 2005.
  167. S. Pang, J. Huang, and B. Bai, “Robust output regulation of singular nonlinear systems via the nonlinear internal model," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 50, No. 2, pp. 222 - 228, Feb. 2005.
  168. W. Lan, and J. Huang, “Robust output regulation for discrete-time nonlinear systems," International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, Vol 15, pp. 63 - 81, 2005.
  169. Z. Chen, and J. Huang, “Global robust output regulation problem for output feedback systems," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 50, No. 1, pp. 117-121, Jan. 2005.
  170. J. Huang, and Z. Chen, “A general framework for tackling the output regulation problem," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 49, No. 12, pp. 2203 - 2218, Dec. 2004.
  171. Z. Chen, and J. Huang, “Global robust servomechanism of lower triangular systems in the general case," Systems and Control Letters, 52 (2004) pp. 209 - 220.
  172. Z.P. Jiang, I. Mareels, D.J. Hills, and J. Huang, “A unifying framework for global regulation via nonlinear output feedback: from ISS to integral ISS," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, pp. 549 - 562, April 2004
  173. Z. Chen, and J. Huang, “Dissipativity, stabilization, and regulation of cascade-connected systems," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 49, pp. 635-650, May 2004.
  174. J. Huang and G. Hu, “A control design for the nonlinear benchmark Problem via the output regulation method," Journal of Control Theory and Applications, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 11-19, 2004.
  175. W.W. Law, W.H. Liao, J. Huang, “Vibration control of structures with self-sensing piezoelectric actuators incorporating adaptive mechanisms," Smart Materials and Structures, pp. 720 - 730, 12, 2003.
  176. W. Lan and J. Huang, “On the discrete-time robust nonlinear servomechanism problem," Communications in Information and Systems, Vol. 3, No. 2, October 2003, pp. 75 - 100.
  177. W. Lan, and J. Huang, “Semi-global stabilization and output regulation of singular linear systems with input saturation," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, July 2003, pp. 1274 - 1279.
  178. J. Huang, “On the solvability of the regulator equations," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, May 2003, pp. 880-885.
  179. K. Yeung, and J. Huang. “Development of a remote-access laboratory: A DC motor control experiment," Computer in Industry, Dec. 2003, pp.305 - 315.
  180. D. Chen, L. Guo, and J. Huang, “On quadratic Lyapunov functions," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, May 2003, pp. 885-890.
  181. Z. Chen, and J. Huang, “Global stabilization of a class of polynomial nonlinear systems," Systems and Control Letters, 2003, pp. 445-553.
  182. W. Wang, and J. Huang, “On the solution of output regulation problem by normal output control for a class of singular nonlinear systems," Asian Journal of Control, March 2003, pp.153-159.
  183. X. Ye, and J. Huang, “Decentralized adaptive output regulation for a class of large-scale nonlinear systems," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Feb. 2003, pp. 276-281.
  184. D. Wang and J. Huang, “Neural network based adaptive tracking of uncertain nonlinear systems in triangular form," Automatica, 38 (2002), pp. 1365 - 1372.
  185. Y. Hong, Y. Xu, J. Huang “Finite time control of a class of robot systems," Systems and Control Letters," 46, 2002, pp. 243 - 253.
  186. Z. Chen, J. Huang, “Solution of output regulation of singular nonlinear systems by normal outpurt feedback," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, May 2002, pp. 808-813.
  187. Z. Chen, J. Huang, “Robust output regulation of singular nonlinear systems," Communications in Information and Systems, Vol. 1, No. 4, Dec. 2001, pp. 381-394.
  188. J. Huang, “Remarks on the robust output regulation problem for nonlinear systems," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Dec. 2001, pp. 2028-2031.
  189. Jin Wang, and J. Huang, “Neural network enhanced output regulation in nonlinear systems," Automatica, (37), Aug. 2001, pp. 1189 - 1200.
  190. W.D. Zhu, J. Ni, and J. Huang, “Active control of translating media with an arbitrary varying length,'' ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, 2001, Vol. 123, July 2001, pp. 347 - 358.
  191. D. Wang and J. Huang, “A neural network based approximation method for discrete-time nonlinear servomechanism problem," IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks, Vol. 12, No. 3, May 2001, pp. 591- 597.
  192. J. Huang, “On the robust regulator for linear systems with structural uncertainty," ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, June 2001, pp. 248 - 252.
  193. P. Chen, H. Qin, and J. Huang, “Stabilization of a class of nonlinear systems by dynamic output feedback," Automatica, July 2001, pp. 969 - 981.
  194. Y. Hong, J. Huang, and Y. Xu, “On an output finite-time stabilization problem," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, February 2001, pp. 305 - 309.
  195. J. Huang, “Editorial," Special Issue on Output Regulation of Nonlinear Systems, International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, Vol.10, April 2000, pp. 321-322.
  196. Jin Wang, J. Huang, and S.T.T. Yau, “Practical output regulation based on the universal approximation theorem," International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, Vol.10, April 2000, pp. 439-456.
  197. J. Huang, “Asymptotic tracking of a nonminumum phase nonlinear system with nonhyperbolic zero dynamics," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, March 2000, pp. 542 - 546.
  198. Y.C. Chu and J. Huang, “A neural network method for nonlinear servomechanism problem," IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks, Nov. 1999, pp. 1412 - 1423.
  199. J. Huang, “Optimizing the feedback gains of the robust linear regulator," ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, Vol. 121, No. 3, Sept. 1999, pp. 346 - 350.
  200. Y.C. Chu and J. Huang, “Solving the nonlinear regulator equations by a single layer feedforward neural network,'' Journal of Computers and Industrial Engineering, Vol. 35, No. 1-2, pp. 359 - 362, Sept. 1998.
  201. J. Huang, “An algorithm to solve the HJI equations arising in L2 gain optimization problem, International Journal of Control, 1999, VOL. 72, No. 1, 49-57.
  202. J. Huang and Ji-feng Zhang, “Impulse-free output regulation of singular nonlinear systems," International Journal of Control, 1998, vol. 71, No. 5, pp789-806.
  203. J. Huang, “K-fold exosystem and the robust servomechanism problem", ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, pp149-153,1998.
  204. J. Huang, “An iterative method to solve a sequence of linear equations arising in nonlinear H-infinity control, " IMACS Applied Numerical Mathematics, 26 (1998) pp 293-306.
  205. J. Huang, “Asymptotic tracking in uncertain Volterra systems", Systems and Control Letters (31) (1997) 215-223.
  206. W. Kang and J. Huang, “Calculation of the minimal dimension k-th order robust servo-regulator," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Feb.1997, pp. 382 - 386.
  207. J. Huang, “On the minimal robust servo-regulator for nonlinear systems," Systems and Control Letters, 26, 1995, pp. 313 - 320.
  208. J. Huang and C-F. Lin, “A numerical approach to computing nonlinear H-infinity control laws," AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, September/October, 1995, pp. 989-994.
  209. J. Huang, “A simple proof of the output feedback linear robust regulator," Control-Theory and Advanced Technology, Vol. 10, No. 4, Part 3, September 1995, pp. 1499-1504.
  210. J. Huang, “Output regulation of nonlinear systems with nonhyperbolic zero dynamics," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, August 1995, pp. 1497 - 1500.
  211. J. Huang, “Asymptotic tracking and disturbance rejection in uncertain nonlinear systems," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, June 1995, pp. 1118-1122.
  212. J. Huang, and C-F Lin, “On the solvability of the general nonlinear servomechanism problem," Control-Theory and Advanced Technology, Vol. 10, No. 4, Part 2, June 1995, pp. 1253-1262.
  213. J. Huang and C-F. Lin, “A modified CLOS guidance law via right inversion," IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, January 1995, pp. 23--27.
  214. J. Huang and C-F. Lin, “A stability property and its application to discrete-time nonlinear system control," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, November 1994, pp. 2307-2311.
  215. J. Huang and C-F. Lin, “On a robust nonlinear servomechanism problem," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, July 1994, pp. 1510--1513.
  216. J. Huang and W.J. Rugh, “An approximation method for the nonlinear servomechanism problem," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, September 1992, pp. 1395-1398.
  217. J. Huang and W.J. Rugh, “Stabilization on zero-error manifolds and the nonlinear servomechanism problem," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, July 1992, pp. 1009-1013.
  218. J. Huang and W.J.Rugh, “Approximate noninteracting control with stability for nonlinear systems," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, March 1991, pp. 295-304.
  219. J. Huang and W.J. Rugh, “On a nonlinear multivariable servomechanism problem," Automatica, Vol. 26, No. 6, pp. 963-972, 1990.

Research Projects and Grants

  1. Principal Investigator, “Numerical approach to computing nonlinear H-infinity control laws." $150,000 from the CUHK direct grant.
  2. Principal Investigator, “Robust control of nonminimum phase nonlinear systems," $416,000 from Hong Kong Research Grants Council, RGC Ref. No. : CUHK 380/96E.
  3. Principal Investigator, “An efficient iterative approach to computing nonlinear H-infinity control laws," $435,600 from Hong Kong Research Grants Council, RGC Ref. No. : CUHK 4115 /97E.
  4. Co-Investigator, “Multilayer recurrent neural networks for synthesizing and optimizing robust linear and nonlinear control systems," $435,600, Hong Kong Research Grants Council, 1997.
  5. Principal Investigator, “An approximation method for the L2 gain attenuation problem in discrete-time nonlinear systems," $405,000 from Hong Kong Research Grants Council, RGC Ref. No. : CUHK 4168 /98E.
  6. Principal Investigator, “Practical output regulation of nonlinear systems," $405,000 from Hong Kong Research Grants Council, RGC Ref. No. : CUHK 4400 /99E.
  7. Principal Investigator, “Approximation methods for the discrete nonlinear servomechanism problem," $635,817 from Hong Kong Research Grants Council, RGC Ref. No. : CUHK 4209 /00E.
  8. Principal Investigator, “Output regulation in Uncertain Nonlinear Systems," $580,743 from Hong Kong Research Grants Council, RGC Ref. No. : CUHK 4181 /01E.
  9. Investigator, “Nonlinear control based on energy," RMB1,070,000, subproject from National-973-plan project ``The Vital Research on Collapse Prevention and Optimal Operation of Modern Power Systems," No. G1998020308.
  10. Co-Investigator, “Dynamics and control of train suspension systems with smart dampers," $588,696 from Hong Kong Research Grants Council, RGC Ref. No. : CUHK 4216 /01E
  11. Principal Investigator, “A general framework for tackling global robust output regulation problem," $611,404 from Hong Kong Research Grants Council, RGC Ref. No. : CUHK 4316/02E.
  12. Principal Investigator, “Global robust output regulation of nonlinear systems by adaptive control," $565,723 from Hong Kong Research Grants Council, RGC Ref. No. : CUHK 4168/03E.
  13. Principal Investigator, “Breaking through the bottleneck of the nonlinear robust output regulation problem," RMB220,000, National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2003.
  14. Principal Investigator, “Nonlinear internal model and the robust nonlinear servomechanism problem," $506,447 from Hong Kong Research Grants Council, RGC Ref. No. : CUHK 4196/04E.
  15. Co-Investigator, “Output regulation of piecewise linear systems," $506,447 from Hong Kong Research Grants Council, RGC Ref. No. : CityU 1201/04E.
  16. Principal Investigator, “Small gain theory based robust input-to-state stabilization of nonlinear systems with time-variant uncertainties," $538,836 from Hong Kong Research Grants Council, RGC Ref. No.412305.
  17. Principal Investigator, “Theory of input-to-state stability with restrictions for time-varying nonlinear systems and its applications," $356,000 from Hong Kong Research Grants Council, RGC Ref. No. 412006.
  18. Principal Investigator, “Adaptive robust control for a class of nonlinear systems and its applications," $895,980 from Hong Kong Research Grants Council, RGC Ref. No. 412007.
  19. Principal Investigator, “A class of generalized internal models and its applications," $537,990 from Hong Kong Research Grants Council, RGC Ref. No. 412408, 2008.12-2011.11.
  20. Principal Investigator, “Global robust servomechanism design for nonlinear systems by output feedback control,” HK$793,500 from Hong Kong Research Grants Council, RGC Ref. No. 412609, 2010.01-2012.12.
  21. Principal Investigator, “PE condition, parameter convergence, and stability analysis of a class of nonlinear adaptive control systems,” HK$600,300 from Hong Kong Research Grants Council, RGC Ref. No. 412810, 2010.08-2014.01.
  22. Co-investigator, “The internal model based output regulation problem for complex nonlinear systems with applications,” RMB 200,000 from National Natural Science Foundation of China, Ref. No. 61004010, 2011.01-2013.12
  23. Principal Investigator, “Global adaptive robust stabilization for nonlinear systems with integral ISS Inverse dynamics and its applications,” HK$1,153,680 from Hong Kong Research Grants Council, RGC Ref. No. : 412611, 2012.01-2015.06.
  24. Principal Investigator, “Cooperated output regulation of multi-agent systems and its applications,” RMB 600,000 from National Natural Science Foundation of China, Ref. No. 61174049, 2012.01-2014.12.
  25. Principal Investigator, “Global robust output regulation for a class of multi-input multi-output uncertain nonlinear systems with unknown exosystems and its applications,” HK$1,041,000 from Hong Kong Research Grants Council, RGC Ref. No. : 412612, 2013.01-2015.12
  26. Principal Investigator, “A framework for cooperative global output regulation of nonlinear uncertain multi-agent systems,” HK$836,450 from Hong Kong Research Grants Council, RGC Ref. No. : 412813, 2014.01-2016.12
  27. Principal Investigator, “Leader-following with connectivity preservation of multi-agent systems by distributed observer based approach,” HK$692,894 from Hong Kong Research Grants Council, RGC Ref. No. : 14202814, 2014.10-2017.09
  28. Principal Investigator, “Cooperative global stabilization of nonlinear uncertain multi-agent systems by switched feedback control and its applications,” HK$871,044 from Hong Kong Research Grants Council, RGC Ref. No. : 14200515 , 2016.01-2018.12
  29. Principal Investigator, “The certainty equivalence principle and the cooperative control of networked systems with its applications,” HK$844,559 from Hong Kong Research Grants Council, RGC Ref. No. : 14219516, 2017.01-2019.12.
  30. Main Participant, "Nonlinear control methodology for cyber-physical systems," CNY 2,450,000 from National Natural Science Foundation of China, Ref. No. : 61633007, 01-01-2017 to 31-12-2021.
  31. Principal Investigator, “A framework for distributed control of discrete-time multi-agent systems,” HK$875,000 from Hong Kong Research Grants Council, RGC Ref. No. : 14200617, 01-08- 2017 to 31-07-2020.
  32. Principal Investigator, “Non-cooperative behavior detection, isolation and repair of land-based multi-agent Systems,” CNY 2,300,000, International Collaborative Research Key Program, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Ref. No. : 61720106011, 01-01-2018 to 31-12-2022
  33. Principal Investigator, “From purely decentralized control to fully distributed control for complex multi-agent systems,” HK$790,526 from Hong Kong Research Grants Council, RGC Ref. No. 14201418.: 01-10- 2018 to 30-09-2021.
  34. Principal Investigator, “A Framework for the cooperative output regulation of multi-agent systems by sampled-data distributed control and its applications ,” HK$ 695,919 from Hong Kong Research Grants Council, RGC Ref. No. 14202619:, 01-08- 2019 to 31-07-2022.
  35. Principal Investigator, “求解复杂多智能体系统协作式控制的统一框架,”（A framework for cooperative control of complex multi-agent）National Natural Science Foundation of China, Ref. No. 61973260, 2020.01-2023.12, RMB 570,000.
  36. Co-Investigator, “Agile legged locomotion based on external appendage and null space avoidance control framework,” HK$ 695,919 from Hong Kong Research Grants Council, RGC Ref. No. 14209719, 01-01-2020 to 31-12-2022.
  37. Principal Investigator, “Adaptive distributed observer for uncertain leader systems and its applications,” HK$ 873,995 from Hong Kong Research Grants Council, RGC Ref. No. 14201420, 01-01- 2021 to 31-12-2023.
  38. Co-Investigator, “Safe and effective robotic debridement and drilling with adjustable force sensing anchoring system and hierarchical virtual fixture control for confined space bone work,” HK$ 873,995 from Hong Kong Research Grants Council, RGC Ref. No. 14211320
  39. Principal Investigator, “An integrated approach to the cooperative control of complex multi-agent systems,” HK$ 815,601 from Hong Kong Research Grants Council, RGC Ref. No. 14201621, 01-01- 2022 to 31-12-2024.