Only state projects (Guojiaji Zongxiang Keyan Xiangmu) are listed here.

 
 Current projects
 
1 Optimal design of linear multivariable control systems with time delay
   National Natural Science Foundation (60474031)
   2005.1-2007.12
   Chief Investigator
   
2 First Program for New Century Excellent Talents in Universities (NCET-04-0383)
   Ministry of Education
   2004.1-2006.12
   Chief Investigator
 
 Finished projects

1 Analytical Design of Smith and Quasi-Smith Predictor 
   National Natural Science Foundation (69804007)
   1999.1-2001.12 
   Chief Investigator
 
2 Study on Automation-Oriented Novel Medium Access Control Protocols 
   National Natural Science Foundation (69984003)
   2000.1-2002.12
   Second Chief Investigator (In collaboration with Prof. Xiaoming Xu)
   
3 Analytical Design of Integrating Processes with Long Time Delay
   National Natural Science Foundation
   Special fund for International Cooperation and Exchange (60210206312)
   2002.1-2002.12
   Chief Investigator
 
4 Optimal Control of Nonregulating Processes with Time Delay
   Program of Shanghai Science and Technology Phosphor (99QD14012) 
   1999.7-2001.12
   Chief Investigator
 
5 Commercial configuration and control Software for Process Control
   Grand Project, National Key Technologies R&D Program in the Ninth Five-Year Plan (96-728-01-07)
   1996.1-1998.12
   Third Chief Investigator (In collaboration with Prof. Xiaoming Xu)

6 Commercial Field Bus for Process Control
   Grand Project, National Key Technologies R&D Program in the Ninth Five-Year Plan (96-728-07)
   1996.1-1998.12
   Ninth Investigator (In collaboration with Prof. Xiaoming Xu)

7 Modeling and Control software of Basis Weights and Moisture Contents for Paper Machines 
   Key Project, National Key Technologies R&D Program in the Eighth Five-Year-Plan(85-720-10-14-03)
   in Zhejiang Jiaxing Minfeng Paper Mill
   1993.1-1995.12
   Third Investigator (In collaboration with Prof. Youxian Sun)
 
8 Restricted Complexity Controllers for Process Control: Design and Optimization
   National Natural Science Foundation (60274032)
   2003.1-2005.12
   Chief Investigator
 
9 Intelligent Control Theory and its applications on Process Control
   State 973 project (2002cb312200)
   2003.1-2005.12
   Second Chief Investigator (In collaboration with Prof. Xiaoming Xu)
 
10 Quantitative Performance Design for Process Controller
   Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (20030248040)
   2004.1-2006.12
   Chief Investigator
 
11 Analytical Design for multi-input/multi-output systems
   Outstanding Science and Technology Rising-Star program of Shanghai (04QMH1405)
   2005.1-2006.12
   Chief Investigator
 
 Research report
 
1 Analytical Design for Process Control (过程控制解析设计方法研究)
   Post-doctoral research report (PDF, 4.2M)
 
2 Robust Control of Systems with Time Delay (时滞系统鲁棒控制)
   Ph.D dissertation 
 
3 Microcomputer-based Ultrasonic Range Finder for Automobile (汽车倒车超声测距系统)
   Master degree dissertation 
 
 Main contribution
 
1 Quantitative control theory.
   Typical paper--See Zhang, W.D.et al., ISA Trans., 2002, 41(4), 511-520
 
2 New two-degree-of-freedom control scheme
   Cited by other authors for more than 80 times.
   Typical paper--See Zhang and Sun, Ind Eng. Chem. Res., 1996, 35(8), 2769-2772

3 A complete solution to multivariable decoupling control
   A complete solution to the decoupling control. See Zhang et al., Ind Eng. Chem. Res., 2006, , 45(4), 1408-1419 
   I believe that truth is always simple due to the beauty of Mother Nature. 
 4Analytical solution to the inner-outer and spectral factorization
   The result is so simple. Why have no people thought of it before?
 
5 Analytical solution to H2 multivariable control
Our goal: Simple and effective analytic solution that may someday appear in standard textbooks.
 In the method no state variables, controllability/observability, and Riccati equations are used.
 
6 Radial track following of an optical disk driver (a typical repetitive control problem)
   Goal: reject periodic disturbances caused by eccentric rotation of the disk.
   Performance spec: Controller order: 4, Bandwidth>180Hz, 
                               Amplitude of disturbance>50um, Error permitted<0.022um.
   The best result we can find in the literature is 150Hz, 50um->0.022um 
          (Ryoo, J.R. IEEE T. Consumer Electronics, 2003, 49(4), p1178). 
   This result is not permitted opening.
 
 My guide line
 
 In my research, I look for solutions that are fundamental, but efficient  in the sense that they 
shed light on existing solutions and open doors to solving the problem in the simplest way 
possible. I like to judge research results by the extent to which they may someday appear 
in standard textbooks of the field, and by their impact on future engineering practice. I believe 
   that such solutions are all around us, and that we just have to make a conscious effort to 
   look for them. 
 
(Compiled from the original text of Minh Q. Phan, Dartmouth College)
   
   Homepage of my group: http://automation.sjtu.edu.cn/ipac (in Chinese).
 
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