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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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55
Citations
53407
World Ranking
876
National Ranking
371

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Citations
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World Ranking
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National Ranking
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to the theory of variable structure and sliding mode control.
  • 2003 - Rufus Oldenburger Medal, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Vadim I. Utkin was affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their research focused primarily within the field of Engineering, with a particular emphasis on Control and Systems Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Geometry and Topology, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine as subfields.

The main topics in their research work included:

  • Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems
  • Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems
  • Advanced Control Systems Optimization
  • Advanced DC-DC Converters
  • Microgrid Control and Optimization
  • Advanced Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems
  • Control and Stability of Dynamical Systems

Vadim I. Utkin had multiple frequent co-authors, including:

  • Yury Orlov
  • Andrey Polyakov
  • Alex Poznyak
  • Yazan M. Alsmadi
  • Isaac Chairez

Some notable recent papers authored by or associated with their research include:

  • "Conventional and high order sliding mode control," 2020, Journal of the Franklin Institute
  • "Sliding mode control of photovoltaic based power generation systems for microgrid applications," 2020, International Journal of Control
  • "Into higher dimensions for nonsmooth dynamical systems," 2022, Physica D Nonlinear Phenomena
  • "Sliding Mode Optimization in Robot Dynamics With LPV Controller Design," 2021, IEEE Control Systems Letters
  • "Data-Driven Modeling and Design of Multivariable Dynamic Sliding Mode Control for the Underground Coal Gasification Project Thar," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology

Vadim I. Utkin frequently published in the following venues:

  • IFAC-PapersOnLine
  • International Journal of Control
  • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part I Journal of Systems and Control Engineering
  • Journal of the Franklin Institute
  • Physica D Nonlinear Phenomena

The scientist authored a book titled Road Map for Sliding Mode Control Design published by Springer International Publishing in 2020.

Among the awards received were the IEEE Fellow in 2004 for contributions to the theory of variable structure and sliding mode control, and the Rufus Oldenburger Medal from The American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2003.

Best Publications

  • Sliding Modes in Control and Optimization

    Vadim Ivanovich Utkin

  • Variable structure systems with sliding modes

    V. Utkin

  • Sliding Mode Control in Electro-mechanical Systems

    Vadim Ivanovich Utkin;Jürgen Guldner;Jingxin Shi

  • Sliding mode control on electro-mechanical systems

    Vadim I. Utkin;Hao Chi Chang

  • Sliding mode control in electromechanical systems

    Vadim Ivanovich Utkin;Jürgen Guldner;Jingxin Shi

  • A control engineer's guide to sliding mode control

    K.D. Young;V.I. Utkin;U. Ozguner

  • Sliding Modes and their Application in Variable Structure Systems

    V. I. Utkin

  • Sliding mode control design principles and applications to electric drives

    V.I. Utkin

  • Integral sliding mode in systems operating under uncertainty conditions

    V. Utkin;Jingxin Shi

  • Chattering suppression methods in sliding mode control systems

    Hoon Lee;Vadim I. Utkin

  • Adaptive sliding mode control with application to super-twist algorithm: Equivalent control method

    Vadim I. Utkin;Alex S. Poznyak

  • Chattering problem in sliding mode control systems

    Vadim Utkin;Hoon Lee

  • Methods for constructing discontinuity planes in multidimensional variable structure systems

    V. I. Utkin

  • Sliding mode control in dynamic systems

    Sergey V. Drakunov;Vadim I. Utkin

  • A singular perturbation analysis of high-gain feedback systems

    Kar-Keung Young;P. Kokotovic;V. Utkin

  • Sliding mode observers. Tutorial

    S. Drakunov;V. Utkin

  • Linear and nonlinear controller design for robust automatic steering

    J. Ackermann;J. Guldner;W. Sienel;R. Steinhauser

  • On multi-input chattering-free second-order sliding mode control

    G. Bartolini;A. Ferrara;E. Usai;V.I. Utkin

  • Sensorless sliding-mode control of induction motors

    Zhang Yan;Changxi Jin;V. Utkin

  • Sliding mode control

    Vadim I. Utkin

Frequent Co-Authors

Hideki Hashimoto
Hideki Hashimoto Chuo University
Giorgio Rizzoni
Giorgio Rizzoni The Ohio State University
Antonella Ferrara
Antonella Ferrara University of Pavia
Yury Orlov
Yury Orlov Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education at Ensenada
Giorgio Bartolini
Giorgio Bartolini Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - CNR
Longya Xu
Longya Xu The Ohio State University
Andrey Polyakov
Andrey Polyakov French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation - INRIA
Martin Buss
Martin Buss Technical University of Munich
Umit Ozguner
Umit Ozguner The Ohio State University

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