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D-Index
58
Citations
12804
World Ranking
1865
National Ranking
737

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2010 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to control for nonlinear uncertain systems

Overview

Zhihua Qu is affiliated with the University of Central Florida in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines primarily within engineering and computer science, with a significant focus on areas such as distributed control multi-agent systems, smart grid security and resilience, and microgrid control and optimization.

The main fields of study for Zhihua Qu include:

  • Engineering
  • Computer Science

In terms of specialized subfields, their work covers:

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • General Health Professions

Core topics consistently addressed in their publications are:

  • Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems
  • Smart Grid Security and Resilience
  • Microgrid Control and Optimization
  • Network Security and Intrusion Detection
  • Power System Optimization and Stability
  • Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
  • Optimal Power Flow Distribution

Recent papers authored by Zhihua Qu include:

  • "Resilient Control of Cyber-Physical System Using Nonlinear Encoding Signal Against System Integrity Attacks," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
  • "Continuous-Domain Real-Time Distributed ADMM Algorithm for Aggregator Scheduling and Voltage Stability in Distribution Network," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering
  • "A Hybrid-Learning Algorithm for Online Dynamic State Estimation in Multimachine Power Systems," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems
  • "Data-Driven Wide-Area Control Design of Power System Using the Passivity Shortage Framework," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
  • "Resilient Dynamic Average-Consensus of Multiagent Systems," 2022, IEEE Control Systems Letters

Zhihua Qu frequently collaborates with several other researchers, including:

  • Azwirman Gusrialdi
  • Toru Namerikawa
  • Ying Xu
  • Sanam K. Aksha
  • Kelly A. Stevens

Their works appear regularly in publication venues such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • IEEE Access
  • IFAC-PapersOnLine
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering

Among professional recognitions, Zhihua Qu has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012 and was designated an IEEE Fellow in 2010 for contributions to control for nonlinear uncertain systems.

Best Publications

  • Cooperative Control of Dynamical Systems: Applications to Autonomous Vehicles

    Zhihua Qu;Jing Wang;R.A. Hull

  • Lyapunov, Adaptive, and Optimal Design Techniques for Cooperative Systems on Directed Communication Graphs

    Hongwei Zhang;F. L. Lewis;Zhihua Qu

  • Secondary control of microgrids based on distributed cooperative control of multi-agent systems

    Ali Bidram;Ali Davoudi;Frank L. Lewis;Zhihua Qu

  • Robust Control of Nonlinear Uncertain Systems

    Zhihua Qu

  • Robust Tracking Control of Robot Manipulators

    Zhihua Qu;Darren M. Dawson

  • A Self-Organizing Strategy for Power Flow Control of Photovoltaic Generators in a Distribution Network

    Huanhai Xin;Zhihua Qu;J. Seuss;A. Maknouninejad

  • On constructing Lyapunov functions for multi-agent systems

    Hongwei Zhang;Zhongkui Li;Zhihua Qu;Frank L. Lewis

  • Robust Control of Nonlinear Uncertain Systems Under Generalized Matching Conditions

    Zhilnua Qu

  • Robust tracking control of robots by a linear feedback law

    Z. Qu;J. Dorsey

  • A new analytical solution to mobile robot trajectory generation in the presence of moving obstacles

    Zhihua Qu;Jing Wang;C.E. Plaisted

  • Robust control for the tracking of robot motion

    D. M. Dawson;Z. Qu;F. L. Lewis;J. F. Dorsey

  • Global stabilization of nonlinear systems with a class of unmatched uncertainties

    Z. Qu

  • Tracking control of rigid-link electrically – driven robot manipulators

    D. M. Dawson;Z. Qu;J. J. Carroll

  • On the state observation and output feedback problems for nonlinear uncertain dynamic systems

    D.M. Dawson;Z. Qu;J.J. Carroll

  • Robust Iterative Learning Control for a Class of Nonlinear Systems

    Jian-Xin Xu;Zhihua Qu

  • Optimal, Nonlinear, and Distributed Designs of Droop Controls for DC Microgrids

    Ali Maknouninejad;Zhihua Qu;Frank L. Lewis;Ali Davoudi

  • Realizing Unified Microgrid Voltage Profile and Loss Minimization: A Cooperative Distributed Optimization and Control Approach

    Ali Maknouninejad;Zhihua Qu

  • Distributed Scheduling and Cooperative Control for Charging of Electric Vehicles at Highway Service Stations

    Azwirman Gusrialdi;Zhihua Qu;Marwan A. Simaan

  • MODEL-BASED LEARNING CONTROLS AND THEIR COMPARISONS USING LYAPUNOV DIRECT METHOD

    Zhihua Qu;Jian-Xin Xu

  • Brief An iterative learning algorithm for boundary control of a stretched moving string

    Zhihua Qu

Frequent Co-Authors

Darren M. Dawson
Darren M. Dawson Methode Electronics
Deqiang Gan
Deqiang Gan Zhejiang University
Frank L. Lewis
Frank L. Lewis The University of Texas at Arlington
Huanhai Xin
Huanhai Xin Zhejiang University
James D. McCalley
James D. McCalley Iowa State University
Hatem H. Zeineldin
Hatem H. Zeineldin Khalifa University
Jian-Xin Xu
Jian-Xin Xu National University of Singapore
Ali Davoudi
Ali Davoudi The University of Texas at Arlington
Issa Batarseh
Issa Batarseh University of Central Florida
Juan Carlos Balda
Juan Carlos Balda University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

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