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Journal Publications:

1. Sun, Z. and Kuo, T., “Transient Control of Electro-Hydraulic Fully Flexible Engine Valve Actuation System”, under review, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 2007.

2. Sun, Z., “Electro-Hydraulic Fully Flexible Valve Actuation System with Internal Feedback”, under review, ASME Transactions on Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, 2007.

3. Tsao, T.-C., Hanson, R.D., Sun, Z. and Babinski, A., "Non-Circular Turning Process for Camshaft Machining, Part I: Design, Modeling and Motion Control for Cam Profile Tracking", Accepted for publication, ASME Transactions on Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, 2006.

4. Sun, Z. and Tsao, T.-C., “Non-Circular Turning Process for Camshaft Machining, Part II: Frequency Domain Learning for Process Feedback Control”, Accepted for publication, ASME Transactions on Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, 2006.

5. 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.

6. 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. 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”, Submitted to the 2008 American Control Conference, Seattle, Washington, June, 2008.

2. 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”, To appear in the 2008 SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI, April, 2008.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.

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

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. 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

19. 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.

20. 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.

21. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

16. Kuo, T., Sun, Z., Kang, J., Eng, J., Chang, C., Brown, B., Najt P. and Chang, M., “Control Methodology for Robust Transition Between HCCI and SI Combustions in Gasoline Direct Injection Engines”, US patent pending, 2005.

17. Kuo, T., Kang, J., Chang, C., Sun, Z., Eng, J., Brown, B., Najt, P. and Chang, M., “Methodology for Auto-Ignition Combustion Control in Gasoline Direct Injection Engines”, US patent pending, 2005.

18. Chang, C., Sun, Z., Kang, J., Kuo, T., Eng, J., Brown, B., Najt, P. and Chang, M., “Speed Transient Control Methodology for Gasoline Direct-Injection Controlled Auto-Ignition Combustion Engines”, US patent pending, 2004.

19. Kang, J., Chang, C., Sun, Z., Kuo, T., Eng, J., Brown, B., Najt, P. and Chang, M., “Load Transient Control Methodology for Gasoline Direct-Injection Controlled Auto-Ignition Combustion Engines”, US patent pending, 2004.