Publications

Journal Articles

1. Junmin Wang, Bapi Surampudi, and Joe Steiber, “Autonomous Ground Vehicle Control System for High-Speed and Safe Operation,” International Journal of Vehicle Autonomous Systems (under review).

2. Junmin Wang and Raul G. Longoria, “Coordinated and Reconfigurable Vehicle Dynamics Control,” IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology (accepted and in press).

3. Junmin Wang, “Hybrid Robust Air-Path Control for Diesel Engines Operating Conventional and Low Temperature Combustion Modes,” IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, Vol. 16, Issue 6, 2008.

4. Junmin Wang, “Air Fraction Estimation for Multiple Combustion Mode Diesel Engines with Dual-Loop EGR Systems,” IFAC Journal of Control Engineering Practice (in press).

5. Junmin Wang, “Smooth In-Cylinder Lean-Rich Combustion Switching Control for Diesel Engine Exhaust-Treatment System Regenerations,” SAE Transactions-Journal of Engines, Vol. 117, 2008.

6. Jayant Sarlashkar, Shizuo Sasaki, Gary D. Neely, Junmin Wang, and Hiroshi Sono, “An Airflow-Dominant Control System for Future Diesel Engines,” SAE Transactions-Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, Vol. 116, pp. 753 - 765, 2008.

7. Shizuo Sasaki, Jayant Sarlashkar, Gary Neely, Junmin Wang, Qilong Lu, Hiroshi Sono, “Investigation of Alternative Combustion, Airflow Dominant Control and Aftertreatment Systems for Clean Diesel Vehicles,” SAE Transactions-Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, Vol. 116, pp. 486 - 495, 2008.

8. Junmin Wang, Gary D. Neely, and Thomas W. Ryan III, “On-Board Fuel Property Classifier for Fuel Property Adaptive Engine Control System”, SAE Transactions: Journal of Engines, Vol. 115, pp. 45 – 60, March 2007.

9. Junmin Wang and Raul G. Longoria, “Effect of Computational Delay on the Performance of a Hybrid Adaptive Cruise Control System,” SAE Transactions: Journal of Passenger Cars – Electronic and Electrical Systems, pp. 307 – 316, Vol. 115, March 2007. (also included in the book “Adaptive Cruise Control” by Ronald K. Jurgen and published by SAE in 2006, ISBN# 978-0-7680-1792-2, pp. 3 – 12)

10. Junmin Wang and Rajesh Rajamani, “Should Adaptive Cruise Control Systems Be Designed to Maintain a Constant Time-Gap between Vehicles?” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 53, Issue 5, pp. 1480 – 1490, September 2004.

11. Junmin Wang, Lee Alexander and Rajesh Rajamani, “Friction Estimation on Highway Vehicles Using Longitudinal Measurements,” ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, Vol. 126, Issue 2, pp. 265 – 275, June 2004.

12. Junmin Wang and Rajesh Rajamani, “The Impact of Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) Systems on Highway Safety and Traffic Flow,” Journal of Automobile Engineering, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D, Vol. 218, Issue 2, pp. 111 –  130, 2004.

13. Junmin Wang, Yunlong Zhang, and Dahong Yuan, “Development of an Automobile Digital Cruising Control System”, Automobile Technology, No. 8, pp. 4 – 7, 2000 (in Chinese).

U.S. Patents
Awarded

14. Junmin Wang, “Control System for An Internal Combustion Engine Operating with Multiple Combustion Modes,” US Patent US 7,389,173 B1.

15. Junmin Wang, Gary D. Neely, Shizuo Sasaki, and Thomas W. Ryan III, “Fuel Property-Adaptive Engine Control System with On-Board Fuel Classifier,” US Patent No. 7,266,439, September 2007.  Counterpart patent applications filed in several countries around the world.

16. Junmin Wang and Jayant V. Sarlashkar, “Control System for Engines Having Multiple Combustion Modes,” US Patent No. 7,206,688 B2, April 2007. Counterpart patent applications filed in several countries around the world.

17. Shizuo Sasaki, Junmin Wang, and Gary D. Neely, “Control System for Internal Combustion Engine,” US Patent No. 7,163,007 B2, January 2007 (assigned to Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Japan).  Counterpart patent applications filed in several countries around the world.

18. Junmin Wang, Ryan C. Roecker, and Charles E. Roberts Jr., “Virtual Cylinder Pressure Sensor with Individual Estimators for Pressure-Related Values,” US Patent No. 7,142,975 B2, November 2006.  Counterpart patent applications filed in several countries around the world.

19. Junmin Wang and Jayant V. Sarlashkar, “Engine Crankshaft Position Recognition and Tracking Method Applicable to Cam and Crankshaft Signals with Arbitrary Patterns,” US Patent No. 7,076,361 B2, July 2006.  Counterpart patent applications filed in several countries around the world.

Pending

20. Junmin Wang and Chris Chadwell, “Apparatus and Method for Controlling Transient Operation of an Engine Operating in a Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) Combustion Mode,”  US Patent application number 11/867,427.

21. Junmin Wang, “Control-Oriented Engine Intake System Dynamic Modeling Approach for Engines Operating Multiple Combustion Modes,”  US Patent application number 11/837,036.

22. Junmin Wang, “Air Fraction Estimation Method for Multiple Combustion Mode Engines with Dual-Loop EGR Systems,” US Patent application number 11/942,453.

23. Junmin Wang, Bapi Surampudi, and Joe Steiber, “Autonomous Ground Vehicle Control System for High-Speed and Safe Operation,”  US Patent application number 12/115,010.

Invited Keynote Speech

24. Junmin Wang, Gary D. Neely, and Thomas W. Ryan III, “On-Board Fuel Property Classifier for Fuel Property Adaptive Engine Control System,” Keynote Session: Advanced Engine Technologies – Future Outlook, Global Powertrain Congress 2006, Novi, Michigan, 2006.

Refereed Conference Papers

25. Junmin Wang, Bapi Surampudi, and Joe Steiber, “Autonomous Ground Vehicle Control System for High-Speed and Safe Operation,” Proceedings of the 2008 American Control Conference—Invited Sessions, pp. 218-223, 2008.

26. Junmin Wang and Chris Chadwell, “On the Advanced Air-Path Control for Multiple and Alternative Combustion Mode Engines”, SAE Paper 2008-01-1730, SAE 2008 International Powertrain, Fuel, and Lubricant Congress, 2008.

27. Junmin Wang, “Smooth In-Cylinder Lean-Rich Combustion Switching Control for Diesel Engine Exhaust-Treatment System Regenerations,” SAE Paper 2008-01-0979, SAE 2008 World Congress, 2008.

28. Junmin Wang, “Air Fraction Estimation for Multiple Combustion Mode Diesel Engines with Dual-Loop EGR Systems,” Proceedings of the 46th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 2862 - 2867, December, 2007.

29. Junmin Wang, “Robust Nonlinear Control with Singularity Avoidance for Diesel Engines Having Multiple Combustion Modes,” Proceedings of the 2007 American Control Conference, pp. 4401 – 4406, 2007.

30. Junmin Wang, Javier M. Solis, and Raul G. Longoria, “On the Control Allocation for Coordinated Ground Vehicle Dynamics Control Systems,” Proceedings of the 2007 American Control Conference, pp. 5724 – 5729, 2007.

31. Junmin Wang, “Hybrid Robust Control for Engines Running Low Temperature Combustion and Conventional Diesel Combustion Modes,” SAE 2007 World Congress, SAE Paper 2007-01-0770.

32. Junmin Wang and Jayant V. Sarlashkar, “Engine Crankshaft Position Tracking Algorithms Applicable for Given Arbitrary Cam- and Crank-Shaft Position Signal Patterns,” SAE 2007 World Congress, SAE Paper 2007-01-1597.

33. Shizuo Sasaki, Jayant Sarlashkar, Gary Neely, Junmin Wang, Qilong Lu, Hiroshi Sono, “Investigation of Alternative Combustion, Airflow Dominant Control and Aftertreatment Systems for Clean Diesel Vehicles,” JSAE Paper 20077094 / SAE 2007-01-1937, JSAE 2007 Conference on Fuel and Lubes.

34. Jayant Sarlashkar, Shizuo Sasaki, Gary Neely, Junmin Wang, and Hiroshi Sono, “An Airflow-Dominant Control System for Future Diesel Engines,” JSAE Paper 20077092 / SAE Paper 2007-01-2070, JSAE 2007 Conference on Fuel and Lubes.

35. Junmin Wang and Raul G. Longoria, “Combined Tire Slip and Slip Angle Tracking Control for Advanced Vehicle Dynamics Control Systems,” Proceedings of the 45th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp.1733 – 1738, 2006.

36. Junmin Wang and Raul G. Longoria, “Coordinated Vehicle Dynamics Control with Control Distribution”, Proceedings of the 2006 American Control Conference, pp. 5348 – 5353, 2006.

37. Junmin Wang and Raul G. Longoria, “Effect of the Computational Delay on the Performance of a Hybrid Adaptive Cruise Control System”, SAE 2006 World Congress, SAE Technical Paper 2006-01-0800.

38. Junmin Wang, Gary D. Neely, and Thomas W. Ryan III, “On-Board Fuel Property Classifier for Fuel Property Adaptive Engine Control System”, SAE 2006 World Congress, SAE Technical Paper 2006-01-0054.

39. Junmin Wang, Ryan Roecker, and Charles E. Roberts Jr. “Virtual Cylinder Pressure Sensor (VCPS) with Individual Variable-Oriented Independent Estimators,” SAE 2005 World Congress, SAE Technical Paper 2005-01-0059.

40. Yiqun Huang, Joseph Grogen, Junmin Wang and Jayant Sarlashkar, “Effects of Engine Operating Conditions on In-Cylinder Air/Fuel Ratio Detection Using a Production Ion Sensing Device”, SAE 2004 World Congress, SAE Technical Paper 2004-01-0515.

41. Junmin Wang, Piyush Agrawal, Lee Alexander, and Rajesh Rajamani, “An Experimental Study with Alternate Measurement Systems for Estimation of Tire-Road Friction Coefficient,” Proceedings of the 2003 American Control Conference, pp. 4957 – 4962, June, 2003.

42. Junmin Wang and Rajesh Rajamani, “Adaptive Cruise Control System Design and Its Impact on Traffic Flow,” Proceedings of the 2002 American Control Conference, pp. 3690 – 3695, May, 2002.

43. Junmin Wang and Rajesh Rajamani, “Should Adaptive Cruise Control Systems Be Designed to Maintain a Constant Time-Gap between Vehicles?” ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings of 2001 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control, pp. 275 – 283, November, 2001.

44. Yunlong Zhang and Junmin Wang, “Development of Automotive Digital Cruise Control System,” Proceedings of the 4th Symposium of Automotive Electronics of CSAE, Beijing, P. R. China, pp. 39 – 42, October, 2000 (in Chinese).

45. Yi Shi, Hang Zhu, and Junmin Wang, “Development of Data Acquisition and Analysis System for Engine”, Proceedings of the 3rd Symposium of Automotive Electronics of CSAE, Beijing, P. R. China, September, 1997 (in Chinese).