1. Summary
2. Education and Background Information
3. Research Interests
4. Activities and organizations
5. Selected Publications [Published and Accepted JOURNAL
PAPERS: 210 {English Journal: 176; Japanese Journal: 24}, Books: 15(Including
Book Chapter), Proc. Papers: 365]
?? Professor Mingcong Deng is a professor
and chair of Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Tokyo
University of Agriculture and Technology. Professor Deng's research interests
include learning & operator based robust nonlinear control system designs
and applications. His research is at the forefront of heralding the next
generation of learning & operator based nonlinear safety control, which
will have a monumental impact on key aspects of industries and life-science
systems, including fault detection, isolation and tolerant control of nonlinear
systems.
?? He has significantly
contributed to learning & operator based nonlinear control technology,
systems development and knowledge. His research results have been expounded in
one monograph by IEEE Press Series on Systems Science and Engineering, as well
as in more than 590 publications in prestigious journals and prominent
conferences, with several important application approaches, such as: Networked
Distributed Control System (DCS) device based processes, polymer electrolyte
fuel cells, smart materials actuators, micro-stage control systems, wireless
power transfer systems, 3-DOF micro hands, micro reactors, and carbon dioxide
capture and storage systems.
?? He is a fellow of The
Engineering Academy of Japan, and a fellow of IEEE.
?? He is a Chair of Environmental
Sensing, Networking, and Decision Making Technical Committee of IEEE Systems,
Man, and Cybernetics (SMC) Society and Co-Chair of Agricultural Robotics and
Automation Technical Committee of IEEE Robotics and Automation (RA) Society.
Prof. Deng has organized 13 times International Conference on Advanced
Mechatronic Systems as the general chair, which is technically sponsored by
IEEE SMC Society.
?? Professor Deng received the 2014 &
2019 Meritorious Services Award from IEEE SMC Society, 2020 IEEE RAS Most
Active Technical Committee Award from IEEE RA Society, 2024 IEEE Most Active SMC
Technical Committee Award from IEEE SMC Society.
2. Education and Background Information:
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Education: B. Sc.; M. Sc.; Ph.D.
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Research Experience: Research Fellow (University of Exeter,
UK); Research Associate (NTT CS Lab., Japan); Visiting Scientist (Concordia
University, Canada).
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Academic Position (From 1997.4): Kumamoto University
(Assistant Professor), Okayama University (Assistant Professor, and then
Associate Professor), Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
(Professor).
3. Research Interest:
1) Learning schemes, micro-control, safety control and fault isolation (Started at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology);
2) Fault detection and fault tolerant control system design of thermoelectric conversion elements (Started at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology);
3) Robust nonlinear compensation of smart material actuators and microhands (Started at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology);
4) Modeling of non-linear systems (Started at University of Exeter, UK);
5) Control of nonlinear systems with hysteresis (Started at Concordia University, Canada);
6) Estimation of human arm viscoelasticity (Started at NTT Communication Science Lab, Japan);
7) Strong stability-based anti-windup compensation (Started at Okayama University);
8) Parallel compensator design (Started at Kumamoto University, Japan);
9) Operator-based nonlinear control and fault diagnosis (Started at Okayama University, Japan);
10) Control
systems design - Self-tuning control (Started at Northeastern University,
China); Simple adaptive control (Started at Kumamoto University, Japan);
Generalized predictive control (Started at Okayama University).
1.
International Conference Organisation:
1) Special Session Co-Chair, The 2007 IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control;
2) (7 times) Program Chair or Co-Chair of IEEE SMC financially or technically sponsored international conferences;
3) General Chair, International Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control (2010);
4) (7 times) IEEE SMC financially or technically sponsored international conferences as International Advisory Committee etc.;
5) Program Co-Chair, Workshop on Human Adaptive Mechatronics (2010);
6) Program Co-Chair, International Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control (2011);
7) Regional Chair, The 11th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation (2014);
8) Co-Chair, Steering Committee of 18th IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control (2021);
9) Co-Chair, Special Session of The 2021 International Conference on Cyber-physical Social Intelligence;
10) (13 times) General Chair, The International Conference on Advanced Mechatronic Systems (2011-2023).
2.
Editorship:
1) Editor in Chief, International Journal of Advanced Mechatronic Systems;
2) Associate Editor, IEICE Transactions on fundamentals of electronics, communications and computer sciences (2005.4-2009.3);
3) Associate Editor, Transactions of the The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (2007.4-2009.3);
4) Editorial Advisory Board, The Open Automation and Control Systems Journal (2008-);
5) Associate Editor of Special Issue, Proc. of IMechE, Part I: Journal of Sys. and Control Eng.;
6) Associate Editor of Special Issue on New Trends in Advanced Control and Applications, IJICIC;
7) Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Modelling, Identification and Control;
8) Editorial Board Member, International Review of Automatic Control (2008-);
9) Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology (2009-);
10) Editorial Committee Member, The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan (2011.4-2013.3);
11) Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (2012.1-2016.9);
12) Editor in Chief (2014-), The Global Journal of Technology and Optimization;
13) Editor
in Chief, International Journal of Human Factors
Modelling and Simulation;
14) Associate Editor, IEEE/CAA JOURNAL OF AUTOMATICA SINICA (2017.1-2018.12).
3.
Ph.D Examiner: Monash
Research Graduate School, Monash University (Australia); Shibaura Institute of
Technology; Okayama University of Science; Motilal
Nehru National Institute of Technology (India); Okayama University; Anna
University (India); Romanian Academy (Romania).
4.
IPC & NOC Member of Conferences: 160+ international
conferences.
5.
Plenary Lecture, etc.:
1) The Second International Conference on Impulsive Dynamical Systems and Applications (Oct. 2005);
2) The Third International Conference on Impulsive Dynamical Systems and Applications (July 2006);
3) The 13th International Conference on Automation and Computing (Sept. 2007);
4) The 2008 International Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control (June 2008);
5) The Third International Workshop on Networked Control (Aug. 2008);
6) UK Postgraduate Workshop on Human Adaptive Mechatronics (Jan. 2009);
7) The 3rd International Forum on Systems and Mechatronics (Sept. 2010);
8) The 4th Global Conference on Power Control and Optimization (Dec. 2010);
9) The 3rd International Conference on Recent Advances in Automotive Engineering & Mobility Research (December 4, 2015);
10)-34) HAM 2010, IEEE ICNSC
2017, CJCET 2017, CIEE 2017, SRC 2018, ICICTT 2018, REPE 2018, ICMIC 2019,
FIPAI 2019, SECCE 2019, REPE 2019, ICSSDO 2019, REPE 2020, ICICO 2020, ISMIC
2020, IEEE ICMRA 2020, FAAI 2021, ICO 2020, IWAMechS
2021, etc.
6.
Collaboration People so far: From 1) Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries, LTD.; 2) NTT Communication Science Laboratories; 3) University of
Virginia, USA; 4) Staffordshire University, UK; 5) Concordia University,
Canada; 6) Takamatsu National College of Technology; 7) The University of
Manchester, UK; 8) University of the West of England, UK; 9) Kagawa National
College of Technology; 10) Okayama University; 11) Kagawa University; 12)
Northeastern University, China; 13) Obafemi Awolowo
University, Nigeria; 14) China University of Mining and Technology; 15) Kyoto
University; 16) University of Lincoln, UK; 17) Romania Academy, Institute of
Solid Mechanics, Romania; 18) Ritsumeikan University,
Japan; 19)Osaka Institute of Technology,Japan; 20)
MEIKEN LAMWOOD Corp., Japan .
7.
Lecture for University:
1) Strongly stable continuous-time generalized predictive control of reformer temperature of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, Seminar at Zhejiang University, 2008.7.2;
2) Nonlinear control and fault detection based on operator theory approach, Seminar at Tongji University, 2008.7.2;
3) Nonlinear control of mechanical systems, Seminar at Leicester University, 2007.4.19;
4) Nonlinear control of inverted pendulum experimental systems, Seminar at Loughborough University, 2007.4.19;
5) Nonlinear swing-up control of inverted pendulums, Seminar at Control Systems Centre, University of Manchester, 2006.9.4;
6) Operator-based nonlinear tracking control systems and fault diagnosis, Seminar at Control Systems Centre, University of Manchester, 2006.9.4;
7) Nonlinear control of mechanical systems, Seminar at Staffordshire University, 2006.9.6;
8) Nonlinear control of inverted pendulum experimental systems, Seminar at University of Sheffield, 2006.9.8;
9) Operator-based nonlinear control system design and fault diagnosis, Northeastern University, Nov. 2005;
10) Lecture on Adaptive filtering and applications, Adaptive and Learning Control Research Division of SICE, Tokyo Denki University, Oct., 2004;
11) Special Lecture on robust estimation of human multijoint arm viscoelasticity during movement, Adaptive and Learning Control Research Division of SICE, Sophia University, Tokyo, Oct., 2004;
12) Re-modeling method and its application, Heilongjiang Mining Institute, July 13, 1999;
13) Simple adaptive control with robust parallel compensator, Northeastern University, July 15, 1999;
14) Operator based modeling, robust nonlinear control and fault detection & isolation, New approach of system control engineering New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA, June 30, 2015;
Recently, Loughborough University, UK; Qingdao University; South China University of Technology; China University of Petroleum; Zhejiang University; China University of Mining and Technology; Southern University of Science and Technology; Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Jinan University; University of Lincoln, UK; etc.
8.
Award: 2006 SICE-ICCAS Best Paper Award, 2014 Meritorious
Services Award of IEEE SMC Society, 2019 Meritorious Services Award of IEEE SMC
Society, etc.
9.
Membership: Fellow of IEEE, AAIA, AIAA; Member of SICE,
IEICE, JSME, SCI, and IEEJ.
5. Selected Publications
[Published and Accepted JOURNAL PAPERS: 210 {English Journal: 186; Japanese
Journal: 24}, Books: 15(Including Book Chapter), Proc. Papers: 365] :
The papers are published (or accepted) by IEEE Trans.; IET-CTA; Int. J. Control; Sys. & Control Letters; Int. J. Robust Nonlinear Control; Proc. IMechE, JSCE; Int. J. Systems Science; European J. Control; Asian J. Control; Robotics and Compu.-Integ. Manufacturing; J. of the Franklin Institute; Trans. of the Institute of Measurement and Control(UK);Int. J. of Control, Automation, and Systems; etc.
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Operator based nonlinear feedback control design using
robust right coprime factorization
M. Deng, A. Inoue, and K. Ishikawa
IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, Vol. 51, No. 4, 645-648(2006).
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Stable robust feedback control system design for unstable
plants with input constraints using robust right coprime factorization
M. Deng, Akira Inoue, Akira Yanou
International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, Vol.17, Issue 18,
1716-1733(2007).
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Fault detection in a thermal process control system with
input constraints using robust right coprime factorization approach
M. Deng, A. Inoue, and K. Edahiro
Proc. of IMechE, Part I: Journal of Sys. and Control
Eng., Vol.221, No.I6, 819-831(2007).
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Networked nonlinear control for an aluminum plate thermal
process with time-delays
M. Deng, and A. Inoue
International Journal of Systems Science, Vol.39, No.11, 1075-1080(2008).
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Robust nonlinear control and tracking design for multi-input
multi-output nonlinear perturbed plants
M. Deng, S. Bi, and A. Inoue
IET Control Theory & Applications (formed by IEE), Vol.3, No.9, 1237-1248
(2009).
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Two wheeled mobile robot motion control in dynamic
environments
M. Deng, A. Inoue, K. Sekiguchi, and L. Jiang
Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, Available online 2 December
2009, Vol.26, No.3, 268-272(2010).
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Operator based robust control for nonlinear systems with Prandtl-Ishlinskii hysteresis
M. Deng, C. Jiang, A. Inoue, and C. Y. Su
International Journal of Systems Science, Vol.42, No.4, 643-652(2011).
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Isomorphism-based robust right coprime factorization of
nonlinear unstable plants with perturbations
M. Deng, and N. Bu
IET Control Theory & Applications, Vol.4, No.11, 2381-2390(2010).
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Operator-based robust nonlinear control system design for
MIMO nonlinear plants with unknown coupling effects
M. Deng, and S. Bi
International Journal of Control, Vol.83, No.9, 1939-1946(2010).
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System design for nonlinear plants using operator-based
robust right coprime factorization and isomorphism
N. Bu, and M. Deng
IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, Vol.56, No.4, 952-957(2011).
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Operator based output tracking control for nonlinear
uncertain systems with unknown time-varying delays
S. Bi, M. Deng, and S. Wen
IET Control Theory & Applications (2011).
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Actuator fault detection on a process control experimental
system using combined observers
M. Deng, T. Maekawa, N. Bu, and A. Inoue
Proc. of IMechE, Part I: Journal of Sys. and Control
Eng. (2011).
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Operator based robust control design for nonlinear plants
with perturbation
S. Bi, and M. Deng
International Journal of Control, Vol.84, No.4, 815-821(2011).
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Robust control for nonlinear systems using passivity-based
robust right coprime factorization
M. Deng, and N. Bu
IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, Vol.57, No.10,2599-2604(2012).
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Robust control for nonlinear systems with unknown
perturbations using simplified robust right coprime factorization
M. Deng, and N. Bu
International Journal of Control, Vol.85, No.7, 842-850 (2012).
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Robust nonlinear control design to an ionic polymer metal
composite with hysteresis using operator based approach
M. Deng, and A. Wang
IET Control Theory & Applications, Vol.6, No.17, 2667-2675(2012).
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Robust Stability and Tracking for Operator-Based Nonlinear
Uncertain Systems
S. Bi, M. Deng, and Y. Xiao
IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, Vol.12, No.3, pp.
1059-1066, 2015.
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Adaptive Nonlinear Sensorless
Control for an Uncertain Miniature Pneumatic Curling Rubber Actuator Using
Passivity and Robust Right Coprime Factorization
M. Deng and T. Kawashima
IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 2016
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Robust nonlinear tracking control system design of an
uncertain multivariable process driven by a distributed control system (DCS)
device
K. Furukawa, M. Deng
Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control, 2017
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Adjoint operator-based
isomorphism realization and control design for nonlinear systems
F. Tao, M. Deng
IET Control Theory & Applications, 2016
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A Miniature Pneumatic Bending Rubber Actuator Controlled by
Using PSO-SVR-Based Motion Estimation Method with Generalized Gaussian Kernel
K. Fujita, M. Deng, and S. Wakimoto
Actuators, 2017
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Perturbed nonlinear systems control using extended robust
right coprime factorization
F. Tao, M. Deng
International Journal of Control, 2017
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Experimental Study on Robust Nonlinear Forced Vibration
Control for an L-Shaped Arm with Reduced Control Inputs
Y. Wu, M. Deng
IEEE/ASME Trans. on Mechatronics, 2017
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Operator-based Robust Nonlinear Control for SISO and MIMO
Nonlinear Systems with PI Hysteresis
S. H. Bi, L. Wang, S. Wen, and M. Deng
IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica,
2018
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Operator-based robust nonlinear vibration control for an
L-shaped arm with unknown load by using on-line wavelet transform
Y. Wu, M. Deng
IET Control Theory & Applications, 2018
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Operator-based Reset Control for Nonlinear System with
Unknown Disturbance
M. Li, M. Deng
IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics Communications and Computer
Sciences, 2018
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Operator-based Robust Nonlinear Control of an Uncertain
Wireless Power Transfer System Using Sliding Mode Technology
X. Gao, M. Deng
Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control, 2018
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Operator-Based Robust Nonlinear Free Vibration Control of a
Flexible Plate with Unknown Input Nonlinearity
G. Jin, M. Deng
IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica,
2020
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Robust fault tolerant tracking control for the multi-joint
manipulator based on operator theory
N. Bu, J. Pang, and M. Deng
Journal of the Franklin Institute, 2020
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Robust nonlinear control integrated operator theory and
sliding mode technology for a system considering the change of thermal
conductivity
M. Deng, A. Yamakita
IMechE, Part I: Journal of Sys. and Control Eng.,
2021
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Experimental Study on Support Vector Machine-Based Early
Detection for Sensor Faults and Operator-Based Robust Fault Tolerant Control
M. Deng, Y. Tanaka, and X. Li
Machines, 2022
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Nonlinear Intelligent Control of Two Link Robot Arm by
Considering Human Voluntary Components
M. Deng, S. Kubota, and Y. Xu
Sensors, 2022
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Nonlinear Vibration Control Experimental System Design of a
Flexible Arm Using Interactive Actuations from Shape Memory Alloy
X. Li, G. Jin, and M. Deng
Sensors, 2023
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Applying an MSVR Method to Forecast a
Three-Degree-of-Freedom Soft Actuator for a Nonlinear Position Control System:
Simulation and Experiments
T. Usami, M. Deng
IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp.61-69, 2022
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Agricultural Robotics and Automation
Eldert J. van Henten, Amy
Tabb, John Billingsley, Marija Popovic,
Mingcong Deng, and John Reid
IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, Vol. 29, No. 4, pp.145-147, 2022
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Non-linear forced vibration control for a vertical
wing-plate with sustainable perturbation by using internal model control
mechanism
G. Jin, M. Deng
International Journal of Control, Vol. 96, No. 6, 2023
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Operator-Based Nonlinear Adaptive Control for Calorimetric
Power Loss Measurement System Using Peltier Element
K. Mitsugi, R. Chikaraishi,
M. Deng, Y. Noge
IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Magazine, Vol. 9, No. 1, 2023
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Robust control for hysteretic Micro-hand actuator using
robust right coprime factorization
N. Bu, Y. Y. Zhang, Y. Zhang, Y. Morohoshi, M. Deng
IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, Vol. 69, No. 6, 2024
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Nonlinear Control for Unstable Networked Plants in the
Presence of Actuator and Sensor Limitations Using Robust Right Coprime
Factorization (Accepted)
Y. Xu, M. Deng
IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica,
2024