Prof. Zhihong Man   Head of Robotics and Mechatronics - Professor of Engineering

Qualifications

• PhD, University of Melbourne, Australia, 1994
• MSc, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, 1987
• BE, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China, 1982

Areas of Expertise and Research

• Nonlinear control
• Signal processing
• Robotics
• Neural networks
• Fuzzy systems
• Engineering optimization
• Wireless communication

Current Research Projects

• Robust control of the steer–by–wire systems in electric vehicles
• Neural network–based signal processing and control
• Nonlinear differential equations with finite–time solutions
• Sliding mode control of nonlinear systems
• Resource allocation of wireless communication systems
• TCP congestion control

Supervision of higher degree by research (HDR) (Current students)

Brief Biography

Zhihong received his B.Eng degree from Shanghai Jiaotong University, China, in 1982, the M.Sc degree from Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1987, and the PhD degree from the University of Melbourne, Australia, in 1994. From 1994 to 1996, Zhihong was the Lecturer in the Department of Computer and Communication Engineering at Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia. From 1996 to 2001, he was the Lecturer and then the Senior Lecturer in the School of Engineering at The University of Tasmania, Australia.

In 2001, he was the Visiting Senior Fellow in the School of Computer Engineering at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. From 2002 to 2007, he was the Associate Professor of Computer Engineering at NTU. From 2007 to 2008, Zhihong was with Monash University Sunway Campus (Malaysia), where he served as the Professor and Coordinator of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering, the Chair of the Research Committee of the School of Engineering, and the Chair of the Monash Sunway Campus Research Committee. Zhihong is currently the Professor and Head of Robotics and Mechatronics in the Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.

Zhihong’s research interests are in nonlinear control, signal processing, robotics, neural networks, fuzzy systems, engineering optimization and wireless communication. He has published more than 150 papers in refereed international journals and refereed international conferences proceedings. Since 1994, Zhihong has been involved in more than 30 international conferences in control, robotics, signal processing, neural networks and industrial electronics as Program Committee Chair, Track Chair, Session Chair, and the International Advisory Committee and Technical Committees member, including the Chair of the Technical Committee of the third IEEE International Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications (ICIEA 2008) and the co–Chair of the Program Committee of the Fourth IEEE International Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications (ICIEA 2009).

In addition, Zhihong received the Nanyang Technological University Best Teacher Award in 2004, and the Most Popular Lecturer in the School of Computer Engineering at NTU from 2002 to 2007.

Selected Publications

Books

1. Z. Man, An Introduction to Signals and Systems. Prentice–Hall, Pearson Education Asia Pte Ltd, ISBN 981–06–7916–5, 2007.
2. Z. Man, Robotics. Prentice–Hall, Pearson Education Asia Pte Ltd, ISBN 981–244–756–3, 2005.
3. Z. Man, Robotics for Computer Engineering Students. Prentice–Hall, Pearson Education Asia Pte Ltd, ISBN 981–244–66–3, 2004.

Journal Papers

1. C. Tan, X. Yu and Z. Man, “Terminal sliding mode observers for a class of nonlinear systems”, Automatica (in press, accepted in April. 2010), 2010.
2. K. Ng, C. Tan, Z. Man and R. Akmeliawati, “New results in disturbance decoupled fault reconstruction in linear uncertain systems using two sliding mode observers in cascade”, International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems (in press, accepted in Nov. 2009), 2010.
3. S. Khoo, L. Xie, and Z. Man, “Robust finite–time consensus tracking algorithm for multirobot systems”, IEEE/ASME transactions on mechatronics, Vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 219–228, 2009.
4. S. Zhao, Z. Man, and S. Khoo, “A generalized data windowing scheme for adaptive conjugate gradient algorithms,” Signal Processing, vol. 89 (5), pp. 894–900, May 2009.
5. S. Zhao, Z. Man, S. Khoo and H. R. Wu, “Stability and convergence analysis of transform–domain LMS adaptive filters with second–order autoregressive process”, IEEE Trans. on Signal Processing, vol. 57, no. 1, pp. 119–130, Jan 2009.
6. S. Zhao, Z. Man, S. Khoo, and H. R. Wu, “Variable step–size LMS algorithm with a quotient form”, Signal Processing, vol. 89 (1), pp. 67–76, Jan 2009.
7. S. Gao, Z. Man and X. Yu, “Feedback control of T–S fuzzy systems based on LTV system theory”, International Journal of Electrical Engineering Education, Volume 46, Number 1, January , pp. 47–58, 2009.
8. S. Khoo, Z. Man, and S. Zhao, “Comments on ‘Adaptive multiple–surface sliding control for non–autonomous systems with mismatched uncertainties’”, Automatica, 44(11), pp. 2995–2998, Nov 2008.
9. S. Khoo, Z. Man, and S. Zhao, “Sliding Mode Control for A Class of Complex Nonlinear Systems with T–S Fuzzy models,” accepted by WSEAS Transactions on Systems, 2008.
10. S. Khoo, Z. Man, and S. Zhao, “Sliding Mode Control for T–S Fuzzy Systems,” International Journal of Systems and Control, vol. 1, pp. 22–30, 2007.
11. Z. Man, S. Liu, H. R. Wu, and X. Yu, “A new adaptive back–propagation algorithm based on Lyapunov stability theory for neural networks”, IEEE Trans on Neural Networks, vol. 17, no. 6, pp. 1580–1591, 2006.
12. S. Yu, X. Yu, and Z. Man, “Continuous finite–time control for robotic manipulators with terminal sliding mode”, Automatica, vol. 41, no. 11, pp. 1957–1964, 2005.
13. S. Yu, X. Yu and Z. Man, “A fuzzy neural network approximator with fast terminal sliding mode and its applications,” Fuzzy Sets and Systems, vol. 148, no. 3, pp. 469–486, 2005.
14. Z. Man and X. Yu, “ A new output regulation using sliding mode technique for a class of SISO linear time–varying systems”, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems, Part 1, Vol. 49, no. 12, pp. 1880–1884, 2002.
15. Seng, K. P, Man, Z., and H. R. Wu, “Lyapunov theory–based radial basis function networks for adaptive filter”, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems, Part 1, Vol. 49, no. 8, pp.1215–1220, 2002.
16. X. Yu and Z. Man, “Fast terminal sliding–mode control design for nonlinear dynamical systems”, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems, Part 1, Vol. 49, no. 2, pp. 261–264, 2002.
17. Y. Feng, X. Yu, and Z. Man, “Non–singular terminal sliding mode control of rigid manipulators”, accepted by Automatica, 2002.
18. Seng, K. P., Liu, H. L., and Z. Man, “Further investigation of Lyapunov stability theory”, WSEAS Transactions on Mathematics, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 108–110, 2002.
19. F. Mei, Z. Man, and Thong Nguyen, “Fuzzy modelling and tracking control of robotic manipulators”, J. of Mathematics and Computer Modelling, vol. 33, pp. 759–770, 2001.
20. X. Yu and Z. Man, “Fuzzy sliding mode control systems with adaptive estimation”, the International Journal of Cybernetics and Systems, vol. 30, no. 7, pp. 663 – 680, 2001.
21. X. Yu, Z. Man, S Chong and M. Fei, “Robust adaptive sliding mode control of robot manipulators”, International Journal of Robotics and Automation, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 54–60, 1999.
22. Z. Man, X. Yu and M. O'Day, “A robust adaptive terminal sliding mode control for rigid robotic manipulators”, J. of Intelligent and robotic systems, vol. 24, pp. 23–41, 1999.
23. Y. Wu, X. Yu and Z. Man, “Terminal Sliding Mode Control Design for Uncertain Dynamic Systems”, Systems and Control Letters, vol. 34, pp. 281–287, 1998.
24. S. S. Chong, X. Yu and Z. Man, “Robust adaptive sliding mode control with modified regressor matrix and composite adaptation for robotic manipulators”, Int. J. of Advanced Robotics, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 53–66, 1998.
25. Z. Man, H. R. Wu, and M. Palaniswami, “An adaptive tracking controller using Neural Networks for a class of nonlinear systems”, the IEEE Trans. Neural Networks, vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 947–955, 1998.
26. H. R. Wu and Z. Man, “Comments on fast algorithm and implementation of 2–D discrete cosine transform”, IEEE Trans on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 128–129, 1998.
27. X. Yu and Z. Man, “Adaptive terminal sliding mode control of SISO linear systems”, Automatica, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 389–392, 1998.
28. X. Yu and Z. Man, “Fuzzy sliding mode control for linear systems”, Fuzzy Sets and Systems, vol. 95, pp. 295–306, 1998.
29. Z. Man and X. H. Yu. “Terminal sliding mode control of MIMO linear systems”, IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems–I, Vol. 44, No. 11, pp. 1065–1070, 1997.
30. Z. Man and D. Habibi. “A robust adaptive sliding mode control for rigid robotic manipulators with arbitrary bounded input disturbances”, J. of Intelligent & Robotics Systems, vol. 17, pp. 371–386, 1997.
31. Z. Man and X. Yu, “Adaptive terminal sliding mode tracking control for rigid robotic manipulators with uncertain dynamics”, JSME Int. J. of Mechanical Systems, Machine Elements and Manufacturing, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 493 –502, 1997.
32. X. Yu and Z. Man, “Model reference adaptive control systems with terminal sliding modes ”, Int. J. Control, vol. 64, no. 6, pp. 1165–1176, 1996.
33. K–B. Park, J–J. Lee and Z. Man, “Comments on ”A robust MIMO terminal sliding mode control scheme for rigid robotic manipulators“, IEEE Trans. Automatic Control, vol. 41, no. 5, pp. 761 – 762, 1996.
34. Z. Man, and M. Palaniswami. “A decentralized three–segment nonlinear sliding mode control for rigid robotic manipulators”, Int. J. of Adaptive control and Signal Processing, vol. 9, pp. 443 – 457, 1995.
35. Z. Man, “A robust adaptive tracking controller using neural networks for a class of nonlinear systems”, J. of Neural Computing & Applications, vol. 3, pp. 157 – 163, 1995.
36. Z. Man, and M. Palaniswami. “A robust adaptive tracking control scheme for robotic manipulators with uncertain dynamics”, Int. J. of Computer and Electrical Engineering, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 211 – 220, 1995.
37. Z. Man, “Parameter estimation of continuous linear time invariant systems using functional approximation”, Int. J. of Computer & Electrical Engineering, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 183 – 187, 1995.
38. Z. Man, A. P. Paplinski and H. R. Wu. “A robust neural controller for a class of second order nonlinear systems”, Complexity International: An Electronic Journal of Complex System Research (ISSN 1320–0682), vol. 2, 1995.
39. Z. Man, and M. Palaniswami. “Robust tracking control for rigid robotic manipulators”, IEEE Trans. Automatic Control, vol. 39, pp. 154 – 159, 1994.
40. Z. Man, A. P. Paplinski and H. R. Wu. “A robust terminal sliding mode control scheme for rigid robotic manipulators”, IEEE Trans. Automatic Control, vol. 39, pp. 2464 – 2469, 1994.
41. Z. Man and M. Palaniswami, “An improved variable structure model following control for robotic manipulators”, Int. J. of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, vol. 7, pp. 539 – 562, December, 1993.