Professor Zi-Qiang Lang
BSc, MSc, PhD
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Professor of Complex Systems Analysis and Design
z.lang@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 5623
+44 114 222 5623
Amy Johnson Building
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Professor Zi-Qiang Lang
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Amy Johnson Building
Portobello Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Amy Johnson Building
Portobello Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD
- Profile
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Professor Lang received his BS and MSc degree in the subject area of Automatic Control in China, and PhD degree in the Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering at the University of Sheffield, UK. After several years' postdoctoral positions at Sheffield, he became a Lecturer in Automatic Control and Systems Engineering in 2003, was promoted to Senior Lecturer and Reader in 2008 and 2010, respectively, and has held the position of Chair in Complex Systems Analysis and Design in the Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering at Sheffield since 2013.
His main expertises relate to the theories and methods for complex systems modelling, analysis, design, and signal processing, and the application of these to resolving various engineering and scientific problems. The application areas include smart structures and systems, civil and mechanical structure vibration control, structural health monitoring, condition monitoring and fault diagnosis for wind turbine components and systems, optimal periodic operation of chemical reactors, digital manufacturing, and medical diagnosis.
- Research interests
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- Nonlinear system modelling, analysis and design in the frequency domain
- Structural health monitoring
- Condition monitoring and fault detection of wind turbine system and
components - Smart structures and systems
- Passive and semi-active vibration control with applications in marine,
automobile, and earthquake engineering - Digital manufacturing
- Application of machine learning to medical diagnosis
- Publications
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Books
- Frequency Domain Analysis and Design of Nonlinear Systems based on Volterra Series Expansion. Springer International Publishing.
Journal articles
- Uncertainties of Data-Driven Models: Theory and Application to Condition Monitoring. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 74, 1-11.
- Data-driven source term estimation of hazardous gas leakages under variable meteorological conditions. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 94, 105506-105506.
- Optimizing Sensor Placement for Enhanced Source Term Estimation in Chemical Plants. Processes, 13(3). View this article in WRRO
- Developing a logistic regression model to predict spontaneous preterm birth from maternal socio-demographic and obstetric history at initial pregnancy registration. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 24. View this article in WRRO
- Deep learning-based source term estimation of hydrogen leakages from a hydrogen fueled gas turbine. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 86, 875-889.
- Digital twin-based anomaly detection for real-time tool condition monitoring in machining. Journal of Manufacturing Systems, 75, 163-173.
- Dynamic monitoring of a masonry arch rail bridge using a distributed fiber optic sensing system. Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring, 1-16. View this article in WRRO
- Vibration Signal-Based Tool Condition Monitoring Using Regularized Sensor Data Modeling and Model Frequency Analysis. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 73, 1-13.
- Unsupervised Detection of Tool Breakage: A Novel Approach Based on Time and Sensor Domain Data Analysis. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 72, 1-13.
- A filter-predictor polynomial feature based machine learning approach to predicting preterm birth from cervical electrical impedance spectroscopy. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 80, 104345-104345.
- Analysis and design of non-linear seismic isolation systems for building structures—an overview. Frontiers in Built Environment, 8.
- A novel data-driven approach to analysis and optimal design of forced periodic operation of chemical reactions. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 70(8), 8365-8376. View this article in WRRO
- Sensor Data Modeling and Model Frequency Analysis for Detecting Cutting Tool Anomalies in Machining. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, 53(5), 2641-2653.
- Hysteretic behaviour of uniaxially thermoformed auxetic foams under 3-point bending low-frequency vibration. Nonlinear Dynamics, 111, 1019-1045. View this article in WRRO
- Integrated Identification of the Nonlinear Autoregressive Models With Exogenous Inputs (NARX) for Engineering Systems Design. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 31(1), 394-401.
- A dynamic poroelastic model for auxetic polyurethane foams involving viscoelasticity and pneumatic damping effects in the linear regime. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 179, 109375-109375.
- A novel multi-sensor data-driven approach to source term estimation of hazardous gas leakages in the chemical industry. Processes, 10(8).
- Anisotropy in conventional and uniaxially thermoformed auxetic polymer foams. Composites Part B: Engineering, 237, 109849-109849.
- Impact properties of uniaxially thermoformed auxetic foams. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 163, 104176-104176.
- Beneficial effects of antisymmetric nonlinear damping with application to energy harvesting and vibration isolation under general inputs. Nonlinear Dynamics, 108(4), 2917-2933.
- Orthogonal least squares based fast feature selection for linear classification. Pattern Recognition, 123, 108419-108419.
- Nonlinear output frequency response functions: A new evaluation approach and applications to railway and manufacturing systems’ condition monitoring. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 163.
- Online Rotor Systems Condition Monitoring Using Nonlinear Output Frequency Response Functions Under Harmonic Excitations. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 18(10), 6798-6808.
- Dynamic Event-Triggered SMC of Multi-Agent Systems for Consensus Tracking. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, 69(3), 1188-1192.
- Cervical cancer prognosis and diagnosis using electrical impedance spectroscopy. Journal of Electrical Bioimpedance, 12(1), 153-162. View this article in WRRO
- Topological characteristics and mechanical properties of uniaxially thermoformed auxetic foam. Materials and Design, 211.
- Multi-level Dynamic Principal Component Analysis for Abnormality Diagnosis of Fused Magnesia Furnaces. Zidonghua Xuebao Acta Automatica Sinica, 47(11), 2570-2577.
- The Data-Driven Surrogate Model-Based Dynamic Design of Aeroengine Fan Systems. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 143(10).
- A Novel Integrated Approach to Characterization of Petroleum Naphtha Properties From Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 70, 1-13.
- An output-only ARX model-based sensor fusion framework on structural dynamic measurements using distributed optical fiber sensors and fiber Bragg grating sensors. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 152, 107439-107439.
- Nonlinear model standardization for the analysis and design of nonlinear systems with multiple equilibria. Nonlinear Dynamics, 104(3), 2553-2571.
- SCADA-data-based wind turbine fault detection : a dynamic model sensor method. Control Engineering Practice, 102. View this article in WRRO
- Large stiffness thermoformed open cell foams with auxeticity. Applied Materials Today, 20, 100775-100775.
- Semi-actively implemented non-linear damping for building isolation under seismic loadings. Frontiers in Built Environment, 6.
- Modeling and Optimization of the Cement Calcination Process for Reducing NOx Emission Using an Improved Just-In-Time Gaussian Mixture Regression. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 59(11), 4987-4999.
- A new convergence analysis for the Volterra series representation of nonlinear systems. Automatica, 111. View this article in WRRO
- Weighted contribution rate of nonlinear output frequency response functions and its application to rotor system fault diagnosis. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 460, 114882-114882.
- Calibrating static measurement data from distributed fiber optics by the integration of limited FBG sensors based on the extended kernel regression method. Measurement Science and Technology, 30(12), 125102-125102.
- Analysis and optimal design of a vibration isolation system combined with electromagnetic energy harvester. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 30(16), 2382-2395.
- Baseline model based structural health monitoring method under varying environment. Renewable Energy, 138, 1166-1175. View this article in WRRO
- Gain-Scheduled Control of Linear Differential Inclusions Subject to Actuator Saturation. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 66(10), 8051-8059.
- Perspectives on Data-driven Operation Monitoring and Self-optimization of Industrial Processes. Zidonghua Xuebao Acta Automatica Sinica, 44(11), 1944-1956.
- Optimal design of the inlet temperature based periodic operation of non-isothermal CSTR using nonlinear output frequency response functions. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 51(18), 620-625.
- Wavelet Energy Transmissibility Function and its Application to Wind Turbine Bearing Condition Monitoring. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 9(4), 1833-1843. View this article in WRRO
- System identification-based frequency domain feature extraction for defect detection and characterization. NDT & E International, 98, 70-79. View this article in WRRO
- The analysis of nonlinear systems in the frequency domain using Nonlinear Output Frequency Response Functions. Automatica, 94, 452-457. View this article in WRRO
- The Effects of Linear and Nonlinear Characteristic Parameters on the Output Frequency Responses of Nonlinear Systems: The Associated Output Frequency Response Function. Automatica, 93, 422-427. View this article in WRRO
- Nonlinear damping based semi-active building isolation system. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 424, 302-317. View this article in WRRO
- Design of nonlinear systems in the frequency domain: an output frequency response function-based approach. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 26(4), 1358-1371. View this article in WRRO
- Finite-Time L₂ Leader-Follower Consensus of Networked Euler-Lagrange Systems With External Disturbances. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, 48(11), 1920-1928.
- Nonlinear vibration characteristics analysis of a cantilever beam with slant crack. Zhendong yu Chongji/Journal of Vibration and Shock, 35(12), 86-91.
- Analysis of the dynamic characteristics of a slant-cracked cantilever beam. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 75, 261-279.
- Generalized Transmissibility Damage Indicator with Application to Wind Turbine Component Condition Monitoring. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 63(10), 6347-6359. View this article in WRRO
- Dispersion analysis for broadband guided wave using generalized warblet transform. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 367, 22-36.
- Vibration Control of Systems in Presence of Hard Nonlinearities. Shock and Vibration, 2016, 1-2.
- A New Efficient System Identification Method for Nonlinear Multiple Degree-of-Freedom Structural Dynamic Systems. Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, 11(2). View this article in WRRO
- The Generalized Frequency Response Functions and Output Spectrum of Nonlinear Systems, 9-30.
- Condition Monitoring and Damage Location of Wind Turbine Blades by Frequency Response Transmissibility Analysis. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 62(10), 6558-6564.
- Magnitude Bound Characteristics of Nonlinear Frequency Response Functions, 269-296.
- Output Frequency Characteristics of Nonlinear Systems, 31-52.
- Summary and Overview, 321-324.
- The Parametric Characteristics of Nonlinear Output Spectrum and Applications, 83-111.
- The Alternating Series Approach to Nonlinear Influence in the Frequency Domain, 237-268.
- Determination of Nonlinear Output Spectrum Based on Its Parametric Characteristics: Some Theoretical Issues, 133-151.
- The Parametric Characteristics Based Output Spectrum Analysis, 113-131.
- The Parametric Characteristics of the GFRFs and the Parametric Characteristics Based Analysis, 65-82.
- Using Nonlinearity for Output Vibration Suppression: An Application Study, 179-205.
- Nonlinear Characteristic Output Spectrum, 153-177.
- Mapping from Parametric Characteristics to the GFRFs and Output Spectrum, 207-235.
- Parametric Characteristic Analysis, 53-63.
- Parametric Convergence Bounds of Volterra-Type Nonlinear Systems, 297-320.
- Optimal placement and design of nonlinear dampers for building structures in the frequency domain. Earthquakes and Structures, 7(6), 1025-1044.
- A New Transmissibility Analysis Method for Detection and Location of Damage via Nonlinear Features in MDOF Structural Systems. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 20(4), 1933-1947.
- Design of vibration isolators by exploiting the beneficial effects of stiffness and damping nonlinearities. Journal of Sound and Vibration.
- Spatial frequency range analysis for the nonlinear Schrödinger equation. Nonlinear Dynamics.
- A spatial frequency domain analysis of the belousov-zhabotinsky reaction. International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, 24(3).
- A frequency domain analysis of the effects of nonlinear damping on the Duffing equation. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing.
- Output frequency response function based design of additional nonlinear viscous dampers for vibration control of multi-degree of freedom systems. Journal of Sound and Vibration.
- Vibration isolation using nonlinear damping implemented by a feedback-controlled MR damper. Smart Materials and Structures, 22(10).
- Simulation study of a vibration isolation system with nonlinear damping implemented by an MR damper. Proceedings of the 2013 14th International Carpathian Control Conference Iccc 2013, 117-122.
- System identification methods for metal rubber devices. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing.
- Volterra Series Approximation of a Class of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems Using the Adomian Decomposition Method. Nonlinear Dynamics, 1-13.
- The use of Volterra series in the analysis of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation. Nonlinear Dynamics, 1-13.
- A parametric frequency response method for non-linear time-varying systems. International Journal of Systems Science.
- A Volterra series representation for a class of nonlinear infinite dimensional systems with periodic boundary conditions. Systems and Control Letters, 62(2), 115-123.
- Incipient fault classification using a combination of S-transform and Hilbert transform method. International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems, 23(1), 122-134.
- Evaluation of transmissibility for a class of nonlinear passive vibration isolators. Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering, 7(4), 401-409.
- Reducing force transmissibility in multiple degrees of freedom structures through anti-symmetric nonlinear viscous damping. Acta Mechanica Sinica Lixue Xuebao, 28(5), 1436-1448.
- A Volterra series approach to the frequency domain analysis of non-linear viscous Burgers' equation. NONLINEAR DYNAMICS, 70(3), 1753-1765.
- Characterizing nonlinear spatio-temporal systems in the frequency domain. International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, 22(2).
- MR damper based implementation of nonlinear damping for a pitch plane suspension system. Smart Materials and Structures, 21(4).
- A nonlinear frequency analysis based approach for power cable insulation fault detection. COMPEL - The International Journal for Computation and Mathematics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 31(2), 369-386.
- Location for high impedance fault and polluted insulator in transmission line-based non-linear frequency analysis. International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology, 43(1), 51-59.
- Effects of anti-symmetric nonlinear viscous damping on the force transmissibility of multi-degree of freedom structures. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters, 1(6), 063004-063004.
- A novel baseline model-based technique for condition monitoring of wind turbine components. Insight, 53, 434-438.
- Modeling and frequency domain analysis of nonlinear compliant joints for a passive dynamic swimmer. CoRR, abs/1108.3206.
- Application of non-linear damping to vibration isolation: an experimental study. Nonlinear Dynamics, 69(1-2), 409-421.
- Study of the effects of cubic nonlinear damping on vibration isolations using Harmonic Balance Method. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics.
- Analysis and design of the force and displacement transmissibility of nonlinear viscous damper based vibration isolation systems. Nonlinear Dynamics, 1-17.
- The force transmissibility of MDOF structures with a non-linear viscous damping device. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics.
- Polynomial chirplet transform with application to instantaneous frequency estimation. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 60(9), 3222-3229.
- Nonlinear influence in the frequency domain: Alternating series. Systems and Control Letters, 60(5), 295-309.
- Transmissibility of non-linear output frequency response functions with application in detection and location of damage in MDOF structural systems. International Journal of Non Linear Mechanics, 46(6), 841-853.
- Feasibility study of structural damage detection using NARMAX modelling and Nonlinear Output Frequency Response Function based analysis. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 25(3), 1045-1061.
- On the distribution of nonlinear effects in locally nonlinear one-dimensional chain type structures. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 53(3), 226-235.
- The effects of crack on the transmission matrix of rotor systems. Shock and Vibration, 18(1-2), 91-103.
- High impedance fault location in transmission line using nonlinear frequency analysis. Lecture Notes in Computer Science Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics, 6328 LNCS(PART 1), 104-111.
- Detection and location of nonlinearities in MDOF structural systems. ACTA MONTANISTICA SLOVACA, 15(1), 28-32.
- Output frequency properties of nonlinear systems. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, 45(7), 681-690.
- The Transmissibility of Vibration Isolators With a Nonlinear Antisymmetric Damping Characteristic. J VIB ACOUST, 132(1).
- Output frequency properties of nonlinear systems. International Journal of Nonlinear Mechanics, 45, 681-690.
- Locating nonlinear components in periodic structures using nonlinear effects. Structural Health Monitoring, 9(5), 401-411.
- The nonlinear output frequency response functions of one-dimensional chain type structures. Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions ASME, 77(1), 1-10.
- Numerical investigation of the effects of mr damper characteristic parameters on vibration isolation of sdof systems under harmonic excitations. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 21(5), 483-501.
- Analysis of Locally Nonlinear MDOF Systems Using Nonlinear Output Frequency Response Functions. J VIB ACOUST, 131(5).
- Feature Extraction for Damage Detection in Structures Based on Nonlinearity Analysis. DAMAGE ASSESSMENT OF STRUCTURES VIII, 413-414, 627-634.
- Theoretical study of the effects of nonlinear viscous damping on vibration isolation of sdof systems. J SOUND VIB, 323(1-2), 352-365.
- Parametric Characteristic Analysis for Generalized Frequency Response Functions of Nonlinear Systems. CIRC SYST SIGNAL PR, 28(5), 699-733.
- Determination of the analytical parametric relationship for output spectrum of Volterra systems based on its parametric characteristics. J MATH ANAL APPL, 351(2), 694-706.
- A novel method for locating rub-impacts in rotor systems using nonlinear output frequency response functions, 27, 29-32.
- Suppressing Resonant Vibrations Using Nonlinear Springs and Dampers. J VIB CONTROL, 15(11), 1731-1744.
- On the generalized frequency response functions of volterra systems. Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, Transactions of the ASME, 131(6), 1-8.
- Frequency domain analysis of a dimensionless cubic nonlinear damping system subject to harmonic input. Nonlinear Dynamics, 58(3), 469-485.
- Frequency-Dependent Magnitude Bounds of the Generalized Frequency Response Functions for NARX Model. EUR J CONTROL, 15(1), 68-83.
- Analytical Description of the Frequency Response Function of the Generalized Higher Order Duffing Oscillator Model. IEEE T CIRCUITS-I, 56(1), 224-232.
- A novel nonlinear approach to suppress resonant vibrations. J SOUND VIB, 317(3-5), 918-936.
- Nonlinear parameter estimation for multi-degree-of-freedom nonlinear systems using nonlinear output frequency-response functions. MECH SYST SIGNAL PR, 22(7), 1582-1594.
- Frequency domain analysis for suppression of output vibration from periodic disturbance using nonlinearities. J SOUND VIB, 314(3-5), 536-557.
- Mapping from parametric characteristics to generalized frequency response functions of non-linear systems. INT J CONTROL, 81(7), 1071-1088.
- Novel method for detecting the non-linear components in periodic structures. P I MECH ENG C-J MEC, 222(6), 903-910.
- Comparisons between harmonic balance and nonlinear output frequency response function in nonlinear system analysis. J SOUND VIB, 311(1-2), 56-73.
- Magnitude bounds of generalized frequency response functions for nonlinear Volterra systems described by NARX model. AUTOMATICA, 44(3), 838-845.
- An effective method for locating nonlinear components in periodic structures. Journal of Physics Conference Series, 96(1).
- The design of energy transfer filters for energy focus filtering. INT J CONTROL, 81(2), 214-226.
- Frequency domain analysis for non-linear Volterra systems with a general non-linear output function. INT J CONTROL, 81(2), 235-251.
- Numerical analysis of cracked beams using nonlinear output frequency response functions. Computers and Structures, 86(17-18), 1809-1818.
- The effects of nonlinearity on the output frequency response of a passive engine mount. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 318(1-2), 313-328.
- Constructing an overall dynamical model for a system with changing design parameter properties. International Journal of Modelling Identification and Control, 5(2), 93-104.
- A novel approach for nonlinearity detection in vibrating systems. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 314(3-5), 603-615.
- Output frequency response function-based analysis for nonlinear Volterra systems. MECH SYST SIGNAL PR, 22(1), 102-120.
- The nonlinear output frequency response function and its application to fault detection, 1, 36-41.
- Relationship between harmonic balance method and non-linear output frequency response function approach. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 221(12), 1533-1543.
- Detecting the position of non-linear component in periodic structures from the system responses to dual sinusoidal excitations. International Journal of Non Linear Mechanics, 42(9), 1074-1083.
- Analysis of bilinear oscillators under harmonic loading using nonlinear output frequency response functions. INT J MECH SCI, 49(11), 1213-1225.
- Linear parameter estimation for multi-degree-of-freedom nonlinear systems using nonlinear output frequency-response functions. MECH SYST SIGNAL PR, 21(8), 3108-3122.
- Non-linear output frequency response functions of MDOF systems with multiple non-linear components. INT J NONLIN MECH, 42(7), 941-958.
- On the convergence of the Volterra-series representation of the Duffing's oscillators subjected to harmonic excitations. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 305(1-2), 322-332.
- Analysis of output frequencies of nonlinear systems. IEEE T SIGNAL PROCES, 55(7), 3239-3246.
- A system identification based approach for pulsed eddy current non-destructive evaluation. Measurement Science and Technology, 18(7), 2083-2091.
- An algorithm for determining the output frequency range of Volterra models with multiple inputs. IEEE T CIRCUITS-II, 54(6), 532-536.
- Non-linear output frequency response functions for multi-input non-linear Volterra systems. INT J CONTROL, 80(6), 843-855.
- Output frequency response function of nonlinear Volterra systems. AUTOMATICA, 43(5), 805-816.
- Crack detection using nonlinear output frequency response functions. J SOUND VIB, 301(3-5), 777-788.
- Resonances and resonant frequencies for a class of nonlinear systems. J SOUND VIB, 300(3-5), 993-1014.
- New bound characteristics of NARX model in the frequency domain (vol 80, pg 140, 2007). INT J CONTROL, 80(3), 492-494.
- New bound characteristics of NARX model in the frequency domain. INT J CONTROL, 80(1), 140-149.
- The parametric characteristic of frequency response functions for nonlinear systems. INT J CONTROL, 79(12), 1552-1564.
- A new method for the design of energy transfer filters. INT J CONTROL, 79(8), 968-981.
- Analytical description of the effects of system nonlinearities on output frequency responses: A case study. J SOUND VIB, 295(3-5), 584-601.
- The nonlinear output frequency response function and its application to fault detection. IFAC Proceedings Volumes IFAC Papersonline, 6(PART 1), 36-41.
- Suppressing resonant vibrations via energy transfer concepts. Structural Control and Health Monitoring, 13(1), 523-535.
- An investigation into the characteristics of non-linear frequency response functions. Part 1: Understanding the higher dimensional frequency spaces. INT J CONTROL, 78(13), 1031-1044.
- Energy transfer properties of non-linear systems in the frequency domain. INT J CONTROL, 78(5), 345-362.
- An investigation into the characteristics of non-linear frequency response functions. Part 2: New analysis methods based on symbolic expansions and graphical techniques. INT J CONTROL, 78(14), 1130-1149.
- An orthogonal least squares based approach to FIR designs. International Journal of Automation and Computing(2), 163-170.
- An orthogonal least squares based approach to FIR designs. International Journal of Automation and Computing, 2, 163-170.
- The identification of a class of nonlinear systems using a correlation analysis approach. IFAC Proceedings Volumes IFAC Papersonline, 38(1), 208-212.
- Non-linear systems in the frequency domain: energy transfer filters. INT J CONTROL, 75(14), 1066-1081.
- Evaluation of output frequency responses of nonlinear systems under multiple inputs. IEEE T CIRCUITS-II, 47(1), 28-38.
- A nonparametric polynomial identification algorithm for the Hammerstein system. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 42(10), 1435-1441.
- Output frequencies of nonlinear systems. INT J CONTROL, 67(5), 713-730.
- Truncation of nonlinear system expansions in the frequency domain. INT J CONTROL, 68(5), 1019-1042.
- A bound for the magnitude characteristics of nonlinear output frequency response functions .1. Analysis and computation. INT J CONTROL, 65(2), 309-328.
- A bound for the magnitude characteristics of nonlinear output frequency response functions .2. Practical computation of the bound for systems described by the nonlinear autoregressive model with exogenous input. INT J CONTROL, 65(3), 365-384.
- Output frequency characteristics of nonlinear systems. INT J CONTROL, 64(6), 1049-1067.
- On identification of controlled plants described by the Hammerstein system. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, AC-39(3), 569-573.
- New method for the identification of Hammerstein model. Zidonghua Xuebao Acta Automatica Sinica, 19(1), 37-45.
- Controller design oriented model identification method for Hammerstein system. Automatica, 29(3), 767-771.
- A simple method for identification of linear dynamics with hysteresis nonlinear input. Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, 144, 507-515.
- National Service Evaluation of the Quality of Care for Children and Young People with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia in the UK: Survey Responses from Patients and Clinicians. Hormone Research in Paediatrics, 98(3), 296-306.
- Tool Condition Monitoring Based on Nonlinear Output Frequency Response Functions and Multivariate Control Chart. Journal of Dynamics, Monitoring and Diagnostics.
- A Quantitative Risk Assessment Model for Domino Accidents of Hazardous Chemicals Transportation. Processes, 11(5), 1442-1442.
- The design of nonlinear damped building isolation systems by using mobility analysis. Frontiers in Built Environment, 8.
- A new method for determining the generalised frequency response functions of nonlinear systems. IEEE Trans on Circuits and Systems-I, 59.
- Time-frequency data fusion technique with application to vibration signal analysis. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing.
Book chapters
- Data-Driven Science and Physically Interpretable Machine Learning for Complex Dynamic Systems, Encyclopedia of Systems and Control Engineering (pp. 535-552). Elsevier
- Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy Based Preterm Birth Prediction with Machine Learning, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (pp. 85-97). Springer Nature Switzerland
- A Preliminary Case Study on the Dynamic Testing of a Masonry Arch Rail Bridge Using a Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing System, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering (pp. 696-703). Springer Nature Switzerland
- Contributors, Machine Learning Techniques for Space Weather (pp. xi-xii). Elsevier
- Applications of NARMAX in space weather, Machine Learning Techniques for Space Weather (pp. 203-236).
- Applications of NARMAX in Space Weather, Machine Learning Techniques for Space Weather (pp. 203-236). Elsevier
- Introduction, Understanding Complex Systems (pp. 1-7). Springer International Publishing
- Nonlinear output frequency response functions: concept, properties and applications in mechanical vibration analysis, Mechanical Vibrations: Measurement, Effects and Control Hauppauge, NY, USA: Nova Science Publishers.
Conference proceedings
- Time-Sensor Domain Data Decomposition and Analysis for Fault Diagnosis of Cutting Tools. 2022 17th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision (ICARCV) (pp 187-192), 11 December 2022 - 13 December 2022.
- Analysis of the energy dissipation characteristics of a nonlinear vehicle suspension system. 2022 UKACC 13th International Conference on Control (CONTROL) (pp 177-182), 20 April 2022 - 22 April 2022.
- A data-driven modelling based approach to evaluating prognostic value of Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy for cervical cancer diagnosis. IFAC-PapersOnLine, Vol. 54(15) (pp 203-208)
- The Data Driven Surrogate Model Based Dynamic Design of Aero-Engine Fan Systems. Volume 10B: Structures and Dynamics, 21 September 2020 - 25 September 2020.
- Optimal Design of Nonlinear Systems by Using the Low Dimension Associated Output Frequency Response Function (AOFRF). 2020 International Conference on Advanced Mechatronic Systems (ICAMechS) (pp 313-318), 10 December 2020 - 13 December 2020.
- Data Driven Evaluation of Nonlinear Output Frequency Response Functions with Applications to Structural System Fault Diagnosis. 2019 1st International Conference on Industrial Artificial Intelligence (IAI) (pp 1-6), 23 July 2019 - 27 July 2019.
- Fault Detection of Nonlinear Rotor-Bearing Systems by Using the Nonlinear Output Frequency Response Functions (NOFRFs). 2018 10th International Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control (ICMIC) (pp 1-6), 2 July 2018 - 4 July 2018.
- Wind Turbine Blade Condition Monitoring and Damage Detection by Image-Based Method and Frequency-Based Analysis. 2018 10th International Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control (ICMIC) (pp 1-6), 2 July 2018 - 4 July 2018.
- Fault Detection of Nonlinear Rotor Bearing Systems by Using the Nonlinear Output Frequency Response Functions (NOFRFs). 2018 10th International Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control (ICMIC) (pp 1-6), 2 July 2018 - 4 July 2018.
- Nonlinear Design and Optimisation of a Vibration Energy Harvester. 2018 UKACC 12th International Conference on Control (CONTROL) (pp 180-185), 5 September 2018 - 7 September 2018.
- An Effective Method for Evaluation of the Nonlinear Output Frequency Response Functions from System Input-Output Data. 2018 UKACC 12th International Conference on Control (CONTROL) (pp 134-139), 5 September 2018 - 7 September 2018.
- Cervical electrical impedance spectroscopy predicts preterm delivery in asymptomatic women - the ECCLIPPx™ studies. BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY, Vol. 125 (pp 12-12)
- Analysis and design of a nonlinear vibration-based energy harvester - a frequency based approach. 2017 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) (pp 1550-1555), 3 July 2017 - 7 July 2017.
- Geometric nonlinear damper design — A frequency based approach. 2017 IEEE 3rd International Conference on Electro-Technology for National Development (NIGERCON) (pp 500-503), 7 November 2017 - 10 November 2017.
- Wayside detection of axle bearing faults in rolling stock through correlation signal processing. Wccm 2017 1st World Congress on Condition Monitoring 2017
- Analysis, design and optimization of a nonlinear energy harvester. 24th International Congress on Sound and Vibration Icsv 2017
- A comparative study on the evaluation of Nonlinear Output Frequency Response Functions (NOFRFs) of nonlinear systems. 2016 22nd International Conference on Automation and Computing (ICAC) (pp 323-328), 7 September 2016 - 8 September 2016.
- A new and efficient method for the determination of Output Frequency Response Function of nonlinear vibration systems. Transforming the Future of Infrastructure Through Smarter Information Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart Infrastructure and Construction Icsic 2016 (pp 447-452)
- Transmissibility damage indicator for wind turbine blade condition monitoring. 2015 21st International Conference on Automation and Computing (ICAC) (pp 1-4), 11 September 2015 - 12 September 2015.
- Optimisation of operational reliability of large-scale industrial wind turbines (pp 931-935)
- Fault diagnosis methodology based on nonlinear system modelling and frequency analysis. IFAC Proceedings Volumes, Vol. 47(3) (pp 8278-8285)
- Wayside detection of axle bearing faults in rolling stock through correlation signal processing. 11th International Conference on Condition Monitoring and Machinery Failure Prevention Technologies CM 2014 Mfpt 2014
- A novel health probability based engineering system condition and health monitoring method. 11th International Conference on Condition Monitoring and Machinery Failure Prevention Technologies CM 2014 Mfpt 2014
- The benefits of nonlinear cubic viscous damping on the force transmissibility of a Duffing-type vibration isolator. Proceedings of the 2012 Ukacc International Conference on Control Control 2012 (pp 479-484)
- A novel health probability for structural health monitoring. Icac 12 Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Automation and Computing Integration of Design and Engineering (pp 90-95)
- Detection of run-out of electrical machine/generator slip-rings using vibration measurements and nonlinear frequency analysis. The 9th International Conference on Condition Monitoring and Machinery Failure Prevention Technologi. London, 12 June 2012 - 14 June 2012.
- Integration of nonlinear damping with instantaneous harmonic control (IHC) for robust suppression of tonal disturbances. International Conference on Systems and Control. Marrakech, Morocco, 20 June 2012 - 22 June 2012.
- A novel baseline model-based technique for condition monitoring of wind turbine components. Insight: Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring, Vol. 53(8) (pp 434-438). St. David's Hotel, Cardiff, UK.
- A novel baseline model based technique for condition monitoring of wind turbine components. 8th International Conference on Condition Monitoring and Machinery Failure Prevention Technologies 2011 CM 2011 Mfpt 2011, Vol. 1 (pp 71-83)
- MR damper based implementation of nonlinear damping for the vibration control of a pitch plane suspension system. 10th Conference on Active Noise and Vibration Control Methods. Krakow-Wojanow, Poland, 6 June 2011 - 8 June 2011.
- Nonlinear viscous damping design for civil structure vibration control using output frequency response function. 2011 World Congress on Advances in Structural Engineering and Mechanics. Seoul, South Korea, 18 September 2011 - 22 September 2011.
- High Impedance fault location in transmission Line using nonlinear frequency analysis. International Conference on Intelligent Computing for Sustainable Energy and Environment. Wuxi, China, 17 September 2010 - 20 September 2010.
- Analysis of displacement vibration isolation of nonlinearly damped multi-storey building structures using output frequency response function. The 10th International Conference on Computational Structures Technology. Valencia, Spain, 14 September 2010 - 17 September 2010.
- Study of the effect of cubic nonlinear damping on vibration isolations using harmonic balance method. The Third International Conference on Dynamics, Vibration and Control. Zhejiang University, China, 12 May 2010 - 14 May 2010.
- Study of the nonlinear characteristics of MR dampers on vibration isolations using the output frequency response function. European Control Conference. Budapest, Hungary, 23 August 2009 - 26 August 2009.
- Output frequency response function of vibration isolation systems with a nonlinear viscous damper. 15th International Conference on Automation and Computing. Luton, UK, 15 September 2009 - 15 September 2009.
- Detection and location of nonlinearities in MDOF structural systems. International Carpathian Control Conference, ICCC 2009. Zakopane, Poland, 24 May 2009 - 27 May 2009.
- Properties of output frequencies of Volterra Systems. International Conference on Control 2008 (UKACC). Manchester, UK, 2 September 2008 - 4 September 2008.
- New results on the generalized frequency response functions of nonlinear volterra systems described by NARX model View this article in WRRO
- A coherence analysis based approach for locating nonlinear component in multi-degree-of-freedom systems. The 9th International Conference on Computational Structure Technology & Sixth International Confere. Athens, Greece, 2 September 2008 - 5 September 2008.
- New results on the generalised frequency response functions of nonlinear Volterra systems generated by NARX model. 17th IFAC World Congress (pp 15381-15386). Seoul, South Korea, 6 July 2008 - 11 July 2008.
- Magnitude bounds of generalized frequency response functions of nonlinear Volterra systems. 2007 European Control Conference (ECC) (pp 3068-3073), 2 July 2007 - 5 July 2007.
- Output frequencies of nonlinear systems under a general input. 2007 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NETWORKING, SENSING, AND CONTROL, VOLS 1 AND 2 (pp 668-673)
- Analysis of multi-degree-of-freedom nonlinear systems using nonlinear output frequency response functions View this article in WRRO
- Output frequencies of a class of nonlinear systems. 2006 13TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ELECTRONICS, CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS, VOLS 1-3 (pp 744-747)
- Frequency domain analysis based nonlinear feedback control for suppressing periodic disturbance. WCICA 2006: Sixth World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation, Vols 1-12, Conference Proceedings (pp 1161-1165)
- A study of the resonance for a class of SDOF nonlinear systems. 13th International Congress on Sound and Vibration (ICSV13). Vienna, Austria, 3 July 2006 - 6 July 2006.
- Accurate computation of output frequency responses of nonlinear systems. SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON VIBRATION MEASUREMENTS BY LASER TECHNIQUES: ADVANCES AND APPLICATIONS, Vol. 5503 (pp 131-142)
- Modelling and identification of electrode position controller in electric arc furnace. IEE Conference Publication, Vol. 1(332) (pp 434-439)
- Self-tuning control of the electrode position system for electric arc furnaces. 26th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (pp 2053-2057), 9 December 1987 - 11 December 1987.
Working papers
- Frequency Domain Analysis and Design of Nonlinear Systems based on Volterra Series Expansion. Springer International Publishing.
- Grants
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Electric Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) and machine learning-based decision support system for early diagnosis of oral cancer, Yorkshire Cancer Research, 03/2024 - 02/2027, £496,656, as Co-PI
Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy for Oral Cancer Diagnosis (Principal Investigator)
EPSRC, 1 January 2023 - 31 July 2023, £27,373Autonomous method for detecting cutting tool and machine tool anomalies in machining (Principal Investigator)
EPSRC, 1 November 2020 - 30 April 2025, £1,033,385SYstems Science-based design and manufacturing of DYnamic MATerials and Structures (SYSDYMATS) (Principal Investigator)
EPSRC, 1 October 2018 - 30 September 2021, £1,607,562Application of novel nonlinear data modelling and analysis to the study of cervical impedance spectroscopy for preterm birth prediction (Principal Investigator)
EPSRC, 1 July 2018 - 30 June 2021, £569,990Development of data processing and analysis methods for EIS-based medical diagnosis - KTP with Zilico Ltd (Principal Investigator)
Innovate UK (TSB), 15 May 2019 - 14 May 2021, £190,816Use of innovative fibre optic sensing to assess masonry arch bridges (Principal Investigator)
EPSRC KTA, 04/06/2018-31/12/2019, £63,779Nonlinear Logistic Analysis of Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy and Relevant Data for Pre-Term Birth Prediction (Principal Investigator)
EPSRC KTA, 01/05/2017-30/04/2018, £25,542Nonlinear Damping Design and Implementation for Building Base-Isolation Systems (Principal Investigator)
ROYAL SOCIETY, 17/08/2015- 16/05/2017, £12,000Novel Sensing and Network for Intelligent Monitoring - Newton (Principal Investigator at Sheffield)
EPSRC, 01/07/2012 - 30/06/2016, £1,175,282Demonstration of methods and tools for the optimisation of operational reliability of large-scale industrial wind turbines (Principal Investigator at Sheffield)
EU FP7, 01/08/13 - 31/07/16, €3,333,275Structural damage evaluation using nonlinear lamb wave and frequency analyses (Principal Investigator)
Royal Society and National Natural Science Foundation of China, 01/04/2013 - 31/03/2015, £12,000 and RMB 130,000An integrated wayside condition monitoring system for axle bearing (PI at Sheffield) (Principal Investigator)
Innovate UK (TSB), 01/09/2012 - 30/08/2013, £392,695Digital stereo Imaging and signal processing based condition monitoring technology for wind turbine blades (Principal Investigator)
EPSRC KTA, 01/11/2011 - 01/09/2012, £74,002Experimental study of beneficial effect of nonlinear damping on vibration control (Principal Investigator)
Royal Society, 30/05/2010 - 31/12/2012, £11,190Novel Integrated Condition Monitoring System for Wind Turbine Components (Principal Investigator)
UK Northern Wind Innovation Program (NWIP), 01/01/2010 - 31/03/2011, £80,664New Generation Damping Technologies (Principal Investigator)
EPSRC, 01/05/2008 - 31/10/2011, £378,519The application of advanced optimisation approaches to analytical engineering designs (Principal Investigator)
Royal Society UK-China Science Network follow-up grant,
01/05/2006 - 31/12/2006, £6,900Application of advanced optimisation approaches to the design of engineering systems and structures (Principal Investigator)
Royal Society UK-China Science Network start-up grant, 01/08/2004 - 21/08/2004, £1,800Nonlinear Output Frequency Response Functions: A New Concept in the Frequency Domain Analysis of Nonlinear Systems (Principal Investigator)
EPSRC, 01/04/2004 - 30/11/2006, £122,980