Research
Bio-inspired robotic fish, electroactive polymer, modeling and control
Publications
Journal Papers
Z. Chen, S. Shatara, and X. Tan, “Modeling of Biomimetic Robotic Fish Propelled by An Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite Actuator”, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, to appear, 2009
Z. Chen, D. R. Hedgepeth, X. Tan, “A Nonlinear Control-Oriented Model for Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite Actuators”, Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 18, No. 5, pp1-9, 2008
Z. Chen, and X. Tan, “A Control-oriented, Physics-based Model for Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite Actuators”, IEEE/ASME Trans on Mechatronics, Vol. 13, No. 5, pp 519-529, 2008
Z. Chen, K. Y. Kwon, and X. Tan, “Integrated IPMC/PVDF Sensory Actuator and Its Application to Feedback Control”, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol. 144, No. 2, pp 231-241, 2008
Z. Chen, X. Tan, A. Will, and C. Ziel, “A Dynamic Model for Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite Sensors”, Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 1477-1488, 2007.
Z. Chen, Y. Shen, N. Xi, X. Tan, “Integrated sensing for ionic polymer–metal composite actuators using PVDF thin films”, (Invited paper for special issue on Electroactive Polymer Materials), Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. S262-S271,2007
Z. Chen, S. Jagannathan, “Generalized Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman Formulation based Neural Network Control of Affine Nonlinear Discrete-Time Systems”, IEEE Trans on Neural Networks, Vol .19 No. 1, pp 90-106, 2008
Conference Papers
A. Hunt, Z. Chen, X. Tan, and M. Kruusmaa, “Feedback Control of A Coupled IPMC (Ionic Polymer Metal Composite) Sensor-actuator”, accepted for presentation at the ASME Dynamic System and Control Conference, Hollywood, CA, 2009
Z. Chen and X. Tan “Model-based Nonlinear Control of Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite Actuators”, accepted for presentation at ASME Dynamic System and Control Conference, Hollywood, CA, 2009
M. Anton, Z. Chen, M. Kruusmaa and X. Tan, “Analytical and Computational Modeling of Robotic Fish Propelled by Soft Actuation Material-based Active Joints”, accepted for presentation at IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2009
Z. Chen, D. Hedgepeth, and X. Tan, “Nonlinear Capacitance of Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite”, Yoseph Bar-Cohen; Thomas Wallmersperger, Editors, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices, Proc. of the SPIE, Vol. 7287, pp 728715, 2009.
Z. Chen, S. Shatara, and X. Tan, “Modeling of Robotic Fish Propelled by an Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite Caudal Fin”, Yoseph Bar-Cohen; Thomas Wallmersperger, Editors, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices, Proc. of the SPIE, Vol. 7287, pp 72871M, 2009.
Z. Chen, D. R. Hedgepeth, X. Tan, “A Nonlinear Control-Oriented Model for Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite Actuators”, Proc. of the 47th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Vol., pp 1851-1856, 2008
E. Mbemmo, Z. Chen, S. Shatara, and X. Tan, ""Modeling of Biomimetic Robotic Fish Propelled by An Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite Actuator"", Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Pasadena, California, pp. 689-694, 2008
Z. Chen, K. Yong and X. Tan, “Design of Integrated IPMC/PVDF Sensory Actuator and Its Application to Feedback Control”, (Invited), M. Tomizuka, editor, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems, Proc. of the SPIE, Vol. 6932, pp. 68321O, 2008
Z. Chen, X. Tan, “A Scalable Dynamic Model for Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite Actuators”, Y. Bar-Cohen, editor, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) X, Proc. of the SPIE, Vol. 6927, pp. 69270I, 200810.
Z. Chen, and X. Tan, “A Control-oriented, Physics-based Model for Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite Actuators”, Proc. of the 46th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, New Orland, pp. 590-595, 2007
Z. Chen, A. Will, C. Ziel, and X. Tan, “A Dynamic Model for Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite Sensors” (Invited), Proc. of the World Forum on Smart Materials and Smart Structures Technology, Chongqin & Nanjing, China, 2007
Z. Chen, Y. Shen, J. Malinak, N. Xi, X. Tan, “Hybrid IPMC/PVDF Structure for Simultaneous Actuation and Sensing,” in Y. Bar-Cohen, editor, Smart Structures and Materials 2006: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD), Proceedings of SPIE, San Diego, CA, Vol. 6168, 2006
Z. Chen, X. Tan, M. Shahinpoor, “Quasi-static Positioning of Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite (IPMC) Actuators”, Proc. of the IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, Monterey, CA, pp. 60-65, 2005
Z. Chen, S. Jagannathan, “A Recursive Method of Obtaining the Optimal Control for Nonlinear Discrete-Time Systems”, Proc. of the 44th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control and European Control Conference, Seville, Spain, pp. 4123 – 4128, Dec. 2005
P. He, Z. Chen, S. Jagannathan, “Reinforcement-Learning Neural Network-based Control of Nonlinear Discrete-Time Systems in Non-Strict Form”, Proc. of the 44th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control and European Control Conference, Seville, Spain, pp. 2580 – 2585, 2005
J. Chen, Z. Chen, “Two-step Method for Gross Error Detection in Process Data”, Proc. of the American Control Conference, Arlington, VA, pp. 2121-2126, 2001. |
