Education

 The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA, Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2003

 Southeast University, Nanjing, China, M.S. in Control Theory and Control Engineering, 1999

 Southeast University, Nanjing, China, M.S. B.S. in Control Theory and Control Engineering, 1997

Professional Experience

2011 to present, Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, China

2010-2011, Staff Scientist, Department of Systems, United Technology Research Center, East Hartford, CT, USA

2005-2010, Senior Staff Servo Engineer, Enterprise Storage Design Center, Seagate Technology, Shakopee, MN, USA

2004-2005, Post-Doc. Researcher, Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA

Teaching

Control Engineering (undergraduate),

Digital Control System Analysis and Design (graduate)

Visual Servo Technology (graduate), Technical English (PhD)

Areas of Research Interest

Design, modeling and control of micro/nano precision mechatronic systems;

Research Projects

PI for various projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Key Research and Development Program of China, as well as other government agencies and industrial partners.

Professional services

Senior member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE);

Invited Reviewer, for AMS MathReview

Member of China Automation Society;

Member of Youth Committee of Thousand Talent Program of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee;

TPC members, symposium chairs and session chairs for various international conferences

Publications

Author/coauthored more than 150 peer-reviewed papers, and around 50 granted patents.

Selected recent publications

[1] N. Chen and P. Yan, “Dynamic modeling and validation of a novel 3-DOF flexible thin sheet nano-manipulator with piezoelectric material bonded”, Smart Materials and Structures, accepted, 2020.

[2] C. Tian and P. Yan, “Sampled-data adaptive ESO based composite control for nano-positioning systems”, IEEE Access, Vol. 8, pp.6358-6367, 2020.

[3] C. Tian and P. Yan, “Data-Driven Iterative Tuning Based Active Disturbance Rejection Control for Piezoelectric Nano-positioners”, Mechatronics, Vol. 65, 102321, 2020.

[4] S. Lu, C. Tian and P. Yan, “Adaptive Extended State Observer Based Synergetic Control for a Long Stroke Compliant Micro Stage with Stress Stiffening”, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Vol. 25, Issue. 1, pp.259-270, 2020.

[5] X. Wen and P. Yan, “Disturbance-prediction-based control of input time delay systems for rejection of unknown frequency disturbances”, International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, Vol. 30, Issue. 1, pp.338-350, 2020.

[6] Y. Wang, J. Yan, H, Chen, N. Chen, P. Yan, and J. Ouyan, “Low thermal budget lead zirconate titanate thick films integrated on Si for piezo-MEMS applications”, Microelectronic Engineering, Vol. 219, pp. 111145, 2020.

[7] X. Wang, G. Lu, J. Liu and P. Yan, “A new method to realize cyclic time averaging for change detection in dynamical machine status”, Measurement, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2019.107443.

[8] Y. Wang, and P. Yan, “A novel bidirectional complementary-type inchworm actuator with parasitic motion based clamping”, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Vol. 134, 106360, 2019.

[9] G. Su, G. Lu and P. Yan, “Planar motion measurement of a compliant micro stage: an enhanced microscopic vision approach”, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation & Measurement, 2019, DOI:10.1109/TIM.2019.2924 066.

[10] G. Chen, G. Lu, J. Liu, and P. Yan, “An integrated framework for statistical change detection in running status of industrial machinery under transient conditions”, ISA Transactions, Vol. 94, pp.294-306,2019.

[11] P. Yan, H.Ӧzbay, and Zeshan Lyu, “Robust Track Following in Hard Disk Drives with Time Delays: An Infinite Dimensional Approach”, ISA Transactions, Vol. 93, pp.280-289, 2019.

[12] X. Wen, G. Lu and P. Yan, “A stiffness-based degradation model for lifetime monitoring of nano/micro motion systems”, Journal of Prognostics and Health Management, to appear, 2019.

[13] Y. Wang, Y. Wang, Y. Zhang, L. Hao, P. Yan, C-M. Wang, and J. Ouyang “Orienting high Curie point CaBi2 Nb2 O9 ferroelectric films on Si at 500 C”, Ceramics International, Vol. 45, pp. 20818-20823,2019.

[14] T. Wang, G. Lu and P. Yan, “A Novel Statistical Time-Frequency Analysis for Rotating Machine Condition Monitoring”, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 67, Issue. 1, pp.531-541, 2019.

[15] T. Wang, G. Lu, J. Liu and P. Yan, “Graph-based change detection for condition monitoring of rotating machines: techniques for graph similarity”, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, Vol. 68, Issue. 3, pp.1034-1049, 2019.

[16] Z. Gao, G. Lu, and P. Yan, “Recognizing human actions in low-resolution videos: an approach based on the dempsterCshafer theory”, International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 33, No. 4, 1956002, 2019.

[17] S. Yang, G. Lu, A. Wang, J. Liu, and P. Yan, “Change detection in rotational speed of industrial machinery using Bag-of-Words based feature extraction from vibration signals”, Measurement, Vol. 146, pp. 467-478, 2019.

[18] J. Li, P. Yan, and J. Li, “Displacement amplification ratio modeling of bridge-type nano-positioners with input displacement loss”, Mechanical Sciences, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 299-307, 2019.

[19] Y. Zhang and P. Yan, “Adaptive observer-based integral sliding mode control of a piezoelectric nano-manipulator”, IET Control Theory & Applications, Vol. 13, Issue. 4, pp.2173-2180, 2019.

[20] M. Cui, Z. Zhang, and P. Yan, “Tracking control of a large range 3D printed compliant nano-manipulator with enhanced anti-windup compensation”, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Vol.131, pp. 33-48, 2019.

[21] Y. Wang, J. Yan, H. Chen, N. Chen, P. Yan, F. Yang, and J. Ouyang “Lead zirconate titanate and barium titanate bi-layer ferroelectric films on Si”, Ceramics International, Vol. 45, Issue 7, Part A, pp. 9032-9037-148, 2019.

[22] N. Chen, P. Yan, and J. Ouyan, ‘A Generalized approach on bending and stress analysis of beams with piezoelectric material bonded”, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol. 290, pp. 54-61, 2019.

[23] C. Tian, P. Yan and Z. Zhang, “Inter-sample output predictor based sampled-data ADRC supporting high precision control of VCM servo systems”, Control Engineering Practice, Vol. 85, Issue 4, pp. 138-148, 2019.

[24] N. Chen, P. Yan, and J. Ouyan, “An improved model analysis approach for hybrid thermo-piezoelectric micro actuator with thermo-piezoelectric coupling”, Measurement, Vol. 136, No. 3, pp. 517-524, 2019.

[25] X. Wen, G. Chen, G. Lu, Z. liu, and P. Yan, “Differential equation-based prediction model for early change detection in transient running status”, Sensors, Vol. 19, Issue 2, pp. 1-17, 2019.

[26] T. Wang, G. Lu, and P. Yan, “Multi-sensors based condition monitoring of rotary machines: An approach of multidimensional time-series analysis”, Measurement, Vol. 134, pp. 326-335, 2019.