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Journal Publications:

1. Zhang Z. and Sun, Z., “A Novel Internal Model-Based Tracking Control for a Class of Linear Time-Varying Systems”, In press, ASME Transactions on Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, 2009.

2. Sun, Z. and Kuo, T., “Transient Control of Electro-Hydraulic Fully Flexible Engine Valve Actuation System”, In press, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 2009.

3. Song, X., Sun, Z., Yang, X. and Zhu, G., “Modeling, Control and Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation of an Automated Manual Transmission”, In press, Proceedings of the IMechE, Part D, Journal of Automobile Engineering, 2009.

4. Song, X., Zulkefli, A., Sun, Z. and Miao, H., “Modeling, Analysis, and Optimal Design of the Automotive Transmission Ball Capsule System”, accepted for publication, ASME Transactions on Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, 2009.

5. Sun, Z., Zhang, Z. and Tsao, T.-C., “Trajectory Tracking and Disturbance Rejection for Linear Time-Varying Systems: Input/Output Representation”, Systems and Control Letters, 58, pp.452-460, 2009.

6. Sun, Z., “Electro-Hydraulic Fully Flexible Valve Actuation System with Internal Feedback”, ASME Transactions on Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, Vol. 131, 024502, 2009.

7. He, X., Durret, R. and Sun, Z., “Late Intake Valve Closing as an Emission Control Strategy at Tie 2 Bin 5 Engine-Out NOx Level”, SAE International Journal of Engines, 1(1), pp.427-443, 2008.

8. Tsao, T.-C., Sun, Z., Hanson, R.D. and Babinski, A., "Design, Modeling and Motion Control of the Non-Circular Turning Process for Camshaft Machining", ASME Transactions on Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, Vol. 130, 031005, 2008.

9. Sun, Z. and Tsao, T.-C., “Process Feedback Control of the Non-Circular Turning Process for Camshaft Machining”, ASME Transactions on Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, Vol. 130, 031006, 2008.

10. Reddy, R. G., DeVor, R. E., Kapoor, S. G. and Sun, Z., “A Mechanistic Model-Based Force-Feedback Scheme for Voice-Coil Actuated Radial Contour Turning”, International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, Vol.41, pp.1131-1147, 2001.

11. Sun, Z. and Tsao, T.-C., “Adaptive Control with Asymptotic Tracking Performance and Its Application to an Electrohydraulic Servo System”, ASME Transactions on Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, Vol.122, pp. 188-195, 2000.

Conference Publications:

1. Gupta, V., Zhang, Z. and Sun, Z., “A Novel Pressure Control Mechanism for Common Rail Fuel Injection Systems”, accepted for publication, the 2009 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, Hollywood, CA.

2. Mohd Zulkefli, M., Song, X., Sun, Z. and Miao, H., “A Novel Automotive Transmission Clutch Control Mechanism”, accepted for publication, the 2009 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, Hollywood, CA.

3. Zhang, Z. and Sun, Z., “Rotational Angle Based Control of Common Rail Fuel Injection Systems for Internal Combustion Engines”, Proceedings of the 2009 American Control Conference, St. Louis, MO, pp. 2690-2695, June, 2009.

4. Gillella, P. and Sun, Z., “Modeling and Control Design for a Camless Valve Actuation System”, Proceedings of the 2009 American Control Conference, St. Louis, MO, pp. 2696-2701, June, 2009.

5. Song, X., Mohd Zulkefli, A., Sun, Z. and Miao, H., “Modeling, Analysis, and Design of the Transmission Ball Capsule System”, Proceedings of the 2009 American Control Conference, St. Louis, MO, pp. 1379-1384, June, 2009.

6. Wang, Y., Sun, Z. and Stelson, K., “Modeling and Tracking Control of a Hydrostatic Dynamometer”, Proceedings of the 2009 American Control Conference, St. Louis, MO, pp. 1391-1396, June, 2009.

7. Zhang, Z. and Sun, Z., “A Novel Internal Model-Based Tracking Control for a Class of Linear Time-Varying Plants”, Proceedings of the 2009 American Control Conference, St. Louis, MO, pp. 5339-5344, June, 2009.

8. Miao, H., Sun, Z., Fair, J., Lehrmann, J. and Harbin, S., “Modeling and Analysis of the Hydraulic System for Oil Budget in an Automotive Transmission”, Proceedings of the 2008 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, Ann Arbor, MI, DSCC2008-2165, Oct., 2008.

9. Song, X., Mohd Zulkefli, A., Sun, Z. and Miao, H., “Transmission Clutch Fill Control Using an Improved Dynamic Programming Method”, Proceedings of the 2008 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, Ann Arbor, MI, DSCC2008-2166, Oct., 2008.

10. He, X., Durret, R. and Sun, Z., “Late Intake Valve Closing as an Emission Control Strategy at Tie 2 Bin 5 Engine-Out NOx Level”, 2008 SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI, SAE Technical Paper 2008-01-0637, April, 2008.

11. Ulicny, J., Klingenberg, D., Kittipoomwong, D., Golden, M., Smith, A., Namuduri, C., Sun, Z., “Modeling of MR Fluids and Devices”, AIP Conference Proceedings of the International Workshop on Smart Devices: Modeling of Material Systems, Chennai, India, pp. 127-139, January, 2008.

12. Sun, Z. and He, X., “Development and Control of Electro-Hydraulic Fully Flexible Valve Actuation System for Diesel Combustion Research”, Proceedings of the SAE 2007 Powertrain and Fluid Systems Conference, Chicago, IL, SAE Technical Paper 2007-01-4021, Oct., 2007.

13. Miao, H. and Sun, Z., “Active Electro-Hydraulic Limited Slip Differential”, Proceedings of the 2007 CTI Symposium and Expo Automatic Transmission North America, Detroit, MI, June, 2007.

14. Sun, Z. and Kuo, T., “Electro-Hydraulic Fully Flexible Valve Actuation System for Advanced Combustion Development”, Proceedings of the 2006 FISITA World Congress, Yokohama, Japan, F2006P287, Oct., 2006.

15. Sun, Z. and Miao, H., “Hydraulic Assist Power System”, Proceedings of the 2006 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Chicago, IL, IMECE2006-13704, Nov., 2006.

16. Ulicny, J., Klingenberg, D, Smith, A. and Sun, Z., “Lumped Parameter Model of a Magnetorheological Fluid Clutch”, Proceedings of the 2006 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Chicago, IL, IMECE2006-13225, Nov., 2006.

17. Sun, Z. and Hebbale, K., “Challenges and Opportunities in Automotive Transmission Control”, Proceedings of the 2005 American Control Conference, Portland, OR, pp.3284-3289, June, 2005.

18. Sun, Z., “Tracking or Rejecting Rotational-Angle Dependent Signals Using Time Varying Repetitive Control”, Proceedings of the American Control Conference, Boston, MA, pp.144-149, June, 2004.

19. Browne, A. L., Bucknor, N. K., Cheng, Y. T., Johnson, N. L., Lin, W. C., Namuduri, C. S., Sun, Z. and Usoro, P. B., “Mechamatronics: An Automotive Perspective”, SPIE Smart Structure/NDE 2004 Conference, San Diego, CA, Paper No. 5388-54, March, 2004.

20. Sun, Z. and Cleary, D., “Dynamics and Control of an Electro-Hydraulic Fully Flexible Valve Actuation System”, Proceedings of the American Control Conference, Denver, CO, pp. 3119-3124, June, 2003.

21. Sun, Z. and Tsao, T.-C., “Repetitive Control for Linear Time Varying Systems”, Proceedings of the 2002 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, New Orleans, LA, Vol. 2, IMECE2002-33414, Nov. 2002.

22. Sun, Z. and Tsao, T.-C., “Disturbance Rejection for Nonlinear Systems”, Proceedings of the American Control Conference, Anchorage, AK, pp.3484-3489, May, 2002.

23. Sun, Z. and Tsao, T.-C., “Control of Linear Systems with Nonlinear Disturbance Dynamics”, Proceedings of the American Control Conference, Arlington, VA, pp.3049-3054, June, 2001.

24. Sun, Z. and Tsao, T.-C., “A Multiresolution Tracking Control Design for Non-minimum Phase Systems”, Proceedings of the American Control Conference, Chicago, IL, pp.477-481, June, 2000.

25. Tsao, T.-C. and Sun, Z., “Tracking/Rejection of Exogenous Signals with Known Dynamics – from Periodic to Chaotic Signals”, RESCCE, 2000 Japan-USA-Vietnam Workshop on Research and Education in Systems, Computation, and Control Engineering, Hochiminh City, Vietnam, pp.530-538, June 2000.

26. Sun, Z. and Tsao, T.-C., “Adaptive Tracking Control by System Inversion”, Proceedings of the American Control Conference, San Diego, CA, pp.29 – 33, June, 1999.

27. Sun, Z. and Tsao, T.-C., “Rejection of Disturbance with Nonlinear Dynamics”, Proceedings of the American Control Conference, San Diego, CA, pp.2573 – 2577, June, 1999

28. Sun, Z. and Tsao, T.-C., “Process Feedback Control of Non-circular Turning for Camshaft Machining”, Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Nashville, TN, DSC-Vol. 67, pp.949-956, Nov., 1999.

29. Tsao, T.C., Hanson, R.D, Sun, Z. and Babinski, A., "Motion Control of Non-circular Turning Process for Camshaft Machining", Proceedings of The Japan-U.S.A. Symposium on Flexible Automation, Otsu, Japan, Vol. 2, pp.485-489, July, 1998.

30. Sun, Z. and Tsao, T.-C., "Adaptive Repetitive Control Design with Its applications to an Electrohydraulic Servo", Proceedings of The ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Dallas, TX, FPST-Vol.4, pp.39-53, Nov., 1997.

31. Sun, Z. and Tsao, T.-C., "Discrete Time Adaptive Control Design with Asymptotic Performance", Proceedings of the Chinese Control Conference, Lushan, China, pp.745-748, Aug., 1997.

Patents:

1.Kuo, T., Sun, Z., Kang, J., Eng, J., Chang, C., Brown, B., Najt P. and Chang, M., “Method for Transition Between Control Auto-Ignition and Spark Ignition Mode in Direct Fuel Injection Engines”, US patent 7,370,616, 2008.

2. Chang, C., Sun, Z., Kang, J., Kuo, T., Eng, J., Brown, B., Najt, P. and Chang, M., “Speed Transient Control Methods for Direct-Injection Engines with Controlled Auto-Ignition Combustion”, US patent 7,367,313, 2008.

3. Kang, J., Chang, C., Sun, Z., Kuo, T., Eng, J., Brown, B., Najt, P. and Chang, M., “Load Transient Control Methods for Direct-Injection Engines with Controlled Auto-Ignition Combustion”, US patent 7,370,633, 2008.

4. Kuo, T., Kang, J., Chang, C., Sun, Z., Eng, J., Brown, B., Najt, P. and Chang, M., “Method for Load Transient Control Between Lean and Stoichiometric Combustion Modes of Direct-Injection Engines with Auto-Ignition Combustion”, US patent 7,367,308, 2008.

5. Sun, Z. and Kuo, T., “Engine Valve Actuation System and Method”, US patent 7,287,497, 2007.

6. Kuo, T., Sun, Z., Eng, J., Brown, B., Najt, P., Kang, J., Chang, C. and Chang, M., “Methods of HCCI and SI Combustion Control for a Direct Injection Internal Combustion Engine”, US patent 7,275,514, 2007.

7. Sun, Z., “Electro-Hydraulic Engine Valve Actuation”, US patent 7,194,990, 2007.

8. Sun, Z. and Rask, R., “Electro-Hydraulic Engine Valve Actuation”, US patent 7,040,266, 2006.

9. Sun, Z., “Engine Valve Actuation Control and Method for Steady State and Transient Operations”, US patent 6,971,348, 2005.

10. Sun, Z., “Electro-Hydraulic Valve Actuator Assembly”, US patent 6,971,347, 2005.

11. Sun, Z., “Engine Valve Actuation Control and Method”, US patent 6,966,285, 2005.

12. Sun, Z., “Engine Valve Actuator Assembly with Dual Automatic Regulation”, US patent 6,959,673, 2005.

13. Sun, Z., “Self-Regulating Electro-Hydraulic Valve Actuator Assembly”, US patent 6,928,966, 2005.

14. Sun, Z., Bucknor, N. and Tong, J., “Engine Valve Actuator Assembly with Hydraulic Feedback”, US patent 6,918,360, 2005.

15.Sun, Z. and Bucknor, N., “Engine Valve Actuator Assembly with Dual Hydraulic Feedback”, US patent 6,886,510, 2005.

16. Sun, Z., “Engine Valve Actuator Assembly with Automatic Regulation”, US patent 6,837,196, 2005.

17. Sun, Z., “Method for Valve Seating Control for an Electro-Hydraulic Engine Valve”, US patent pending, 2007.

18. Sun, Z., “A Drive Piston Assembly for A Valve Actuator Assembly”, US patent pending, 2006.

19. Marriott, C. and Sun, Z., “Center-Biased Dual Action Internal Feedback Spool with Detent”, US patent pending, 2006.