Control Science and Engineering Laboratory (CSEL)

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University

Publications

Books

  1. Wassim M. Haddad, VijaySekhar Chellaboina, and Qing Hui, Nonnegative and Compartmental Dynamical Systems. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2010.

Journal Papers

2012

  1. Qing Hui, "Semistability of Nonlinear Systems Having a Connected Set of Equilibria and Time-Delays," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, to appear.
  2. Qing Hui, "Distributed Semistable LQR Control for Discrete-Time Dynamically Coupled Systems," Journal of the Franklin Institute, vol. 349, no. 1, pp. 74-92, 2012.

2011

  1. Qing Hui, "Optimal Distributed Linear Averaging," Automatica, vol. 47, no. 12, pp. 2713-2719, 2011.
  2. Wassim M. Haddad, Qing Hui, and VijaySekhar Chellaboina, "H2 Optimal Semistable Control for Linear Dynamical Systems: An LMI Approach," Journal of the Franklin Institute, vol. 348, no. 10, pp. 2898-2910, 2011.
  3. Qing Hui, "Quantized Near-Consensus via Quantized Communication Links," International Journal of Control, vol. 84, no. 5, pp. 931-946, 2011.
  4. Qing Hui, Wassim M. Haddad, and James M. Bailey, “Multistability, BIfurcations, and Biological Neural Networks: A Synaptic Drive Firing Model for Cerebral Cortex Transition in the Induction of General Anesthesia,” Nonlinear Analysis: Hybrid Systems, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 554-572, 2011.
  5. Emmanuel Moulay and Qing Hui, "Conley Index Condition for Asymptotic Set Stability," Nonlinear Analysis: Theory, Methods and Applications, vol. 74, no. 13, pp. 4503-4510, 2011.
  6. Qing Hui, "Optimal Semistable Control for Continuous-Time Linear Systems," Systems and Control Letters, vol. 60, no. 4, pp. 278-284, 2011.
  7. Qing Hui, "Semistability and Robustness Analysis for Switched Systems," European Journal of Control, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 73-88, 2011.
  8. Qing Hui, "Finite-Time Rendezvous Algorithms for Mobile Autonomous Agents," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control , vol. 56, no. 1, pp. 207-211, 2011.

2010

  1. Qing Hui, Wassim M. Haddad, and Sanjay P. Bhat, "Finite-Time Semistability, Filippov Systems, and Consensus Protocols for Nonlinear Dynamical Networks with Switching Topologies," Nonlinear Analysis: Hybrid Systems, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 557-573, 2010.
  2. Qing Hui, "Hybrid Consensus Protocols: An Impulsive Dynamical System Approach," International Journal of Control, vol. 83, no. 6, pp. 1107-1116, 2010.
  3. Qing Hui, Wassim M. Haddad, and Sanjay P. Bhat, "On Robust Control Algorithms for Nonlinear Network Consensus Protocols," International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 269-284, 2010.

2009

  1. Qing Hui, Wassim M. Haddad, and Sanjay P. Bhat, "Semistability, Finite-Time Stability, Differential Inclusions, and Discontinuous Dynamical Systems Having a Continuum of Equilibria," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 54, no. 10, pp. 2465-2470, 2009.
  2. Wassim M. Haddad and Qing Hui, "Dissipativity Theory for Discontinuous Dynamical Systems: Basic Input, State, and Output Properties, and Finite-Time Stability of Feedback Interconnections," Nonlinear Analysis: Hybrid Systems, vol. 3, pp. 551-564, 2009.
  3. Qing Hui and Wassim M. Haddad, "Semistability of Switched Dynamical Systems. Part I: Nonlinear System Theory," Nonlinear Analysis: Hybrid Systems, vol. 3, 354-362, 2009.
  4. Qing Hui and Wassim M. Haddad, "Semistability of Switched Dynamical Systems. Part I: Linear System Theory," Nonlinear Analysis: Hybrid Systems, vol. 3, 343-353, 2009.

2008

  1. Qing Hui, Wassim M. Haddad, and Sanjay P. Bhat, "Finite-Time Semistability and Consensus for Nonlinear Dynamical Networks," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control , vol. 53, no. 8, pp. 1887-1900, 2008.

Conference Papers (2012)

2012

  1. Qing Hui, “A Semistability-Based Design Framework for Optimal Consensus Seeking of Multiagent Systems in a Noisy Environment,” 2012 American Control Conference, Montreal, Canada, June 2012.
  2. Zhenyi Liu, Haopeng Zhang, Philip Smith, and Qing Hui, “Hierarchical Optimization Strategies for Sensor Network Deployment,” 2012 World Automation Congress, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, June 2012.
  3. Zhenyi Liu and Qing Hui, “A Constraint-Handling Technique for Particle Swarm Optimization,” 2012 World Automation Congress, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, June 2012.
  4. Xianlin Zeng and Qing Hui, “Global Synchronization of Biological Network Systems with Time-Varying Delays,” 2012 IFAC Conference on Analysis and Control of Chaotic Systems, Cancun, Mexico, June 2012.

Technical Reports and Theses

2012

  1. Sagar Deshpande, "Coordinated Measurements and Estimation Using Quantized Particle Swarm Optimization," M.S. thesis, Dept. Mech. Engr., Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX, Mar. 2012.

2010

  1. Qing Hui, "Semistability of Nonlinear Systems Having a Continuum of Equilibria and Time-Varying Delays," Contr. Sci. Engr. Lab, Dept. Mech. Engr., Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX, Tech. Rep. CSEL-01-10, Jan. 2010.

2009

  1. Qing Hui, "Finite-Time Rendezvous Algorithms for Mobile Autonomous Agents," Contr. Sci. Engr. Lab, Dept. Mech. Engr., Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX, Tech. Rep. CSEL-02-09, Feb. 2009.
  2. Qing Hui, "Stabilization of Multimachine Power Systems via Hybrid Control," Contr. Sci. Engr. Lab, Dept. Mech. Engr., Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX, Tech. Rep. CSEL-04-09, Apr. 2009.
  3. Qing Hui, "On the Stability and Robustness of Switched Systems," Contr. Sci. Engr. Lab., Dept. Mech. Engr., Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX, Tech. Rep. CSEL-11-09, Nov. 2009.