Publications

Preprints

  1. Maopeng Ran, Lihua Xie. Practical output consensus of nonlinear heterogeneous multi-agent systems with limited data rate.

  2. Maopeng Ran, Juncheng Li, Lihua Xie. A new extended state observer for uncertain nonlinear systems.

  3. Maopeng Ran, Minjie Zhang, Yanze Hou, Lihua Xie. Cascade extended high-gain observer with application to flight control.

  4. Maopeng Ran, Juncheng Li, Lihua Xie. Reinforcement learning-based disturbance rejection control for uncertain nonlinear systems.

  5. Maopeng Ran, Lihua Xie. Adaptive observation-based efficient reinforcement learning for uncertain systems.

  6. Juncheng Li, Maopeng Ran (co-first author), Lihua Xie. Design and experimental evaluation of ahierarchical controller for an autonomous ground vehicle with large uncertainties. [video]

  7. Juncheng Li, Maopeng Ran, Lihua Xie. Efficient trajectory planning for multiple non-holonomic mobile robots via prioritized trajectory optimization. [video]

  8. Juncheng Li, Maopeng Ran, Lihua Xie. A behavior-based mobile robot navigation method with deep reinforcement learning. [video]

  9. Wenqiang Zhang, Chaoyang Dong, Maopeng Ran, and Yang Liu. Fully distributed formation tracking for high-order nonlinear multi-agent systems with heterogeneous uncertainties.

  10. Zhang Minjie, Lei Yang, Yanze Hou, Maopeng Ran, Shen Zhang. Extended state observer baseddesign for uncertain nonlinear systems with actuator dynamics.

Journals

  1. Maopeng Ran, Qing Wang, Chaoyang Dong, Lihua Xie. Active disturbance rejection control for uncertain time-delay nonlinear systems. Automatica, 2020: 112: 108692. [Link, PDF]

  2. Maopeng Ran, Lihua Xie. Data rate for output feedback consensus of uncertain nonlinear multi-agent systems. International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 2020, 30(14): 5430-5445. [Link]

  3. Maopeng Ran, Qing Wang, Chaoyang Dong. Active disturbance rejection consensus control of uncertain high-order nonlinear multi-agent systems. Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control, 2020, 42(3): 604-617. [Link, PDF]

  4. Wenqiang Zhang, Chaoyang Dong, Maopeng Ran, and Yang Liu. Fully distributed time-varying formation tracking control for multiple quadrotor vehicles via finite-time convergent extended state observer. Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, published online. [Link, PDF]

  5. Maopeng Ran, Yanze Hou, Xuan Gong, Qing Wang, Chaoyang Dong. Distributed output-feedback consensus control of multi-agent systems with dynamically changing directed interaction topologies. ISA Transactions, 2019, 85: 71-75. [Link, PDF]

  6. Maopeng Ran, Lihua Xie, Juncheng Li. Time-varying formation tracking for second-order uncertain nonlinear multi-agent systems. Frontiers of Information Technology & Electronic Engineering, 2019, 20(1): 76-87. [Link, ???]

  7. Yu'ang Liu, Qing Wang, Chaoyang Dong, Maopeng Ran, Min Zhou. Time-varying formation control for unmanned aerial vehicles with external disturbance. Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control, 2019, 41(13): 3777-3786. [Link]

  8. Chen Liu, Chaoyang Dong, Qing Wang, Maopeng Ran. Stabilization of a class of uncertain switched systems by active disturbance rejection control. Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control, 2018, 40(16): 4421-4431. [Link]

  9. Qing Wang, Maopeng Ran, Chaoyang Dong. On finite-time stabilization of active disturbance rejection control for uncertain nonlinear systems. Asian Journal of Control, 2018, 20(1): 415-424. [Link, PDF]

  10. Chen Liu, Chaoyang Dong, Qing Wang, Maopeng Ran. Dynamic anti-windup compensator design based on ESOs. Control and Design, 2018, 33(11): 2087-2093. [Link]

  11. Maopeng Ran, Qing Wang, Chaoyang Dong. Active disturbance rejection control for uncertain nonaffine-in-control nonlinear systems. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 2017, 62(11): 5830-5836. [Link, PDF]

  12. Maopeng Ran, Qing Wang, Chaoyang Dong. Backstepping active disturbance rejection control: a delayed activation approach. IET Control Theory & Applications 2017, 11(14): 2336-2342. [Link, PDF]

  13. Chen Liu, Chaoyang Dong, Qing Wang, Maopeng Ran. Dynamic anti-windup smooth switching controller design. Systems Engineering and Electronics, 2017, 39(7): 1555-1563. [Link]

  14. Maopeng Ran, Qing Wang, Chaoyang Dong. Stabilization of a class of nonlinear systems with actuator saturation via active disturbance rejection control. Automatica, 2016, 63: 302-310. (ESI Highly Cited Paper) [Link, PDF]

  15. Maopeng Ran, Qing Wang, Chaoyang Dong. Anti-windup design for uncertain nonlinear systems subject to actuator saturation and external disturbance. International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 2016, 26(15): 3421-3438. [Link]

  16. Qing Wang, Maopeng Ran, Chaoyang Dong. An analysis and design method for a class of nonlinear systems with nested saturations. International Journal of Control, 2016, 89(8): 1711-1724. [Link]

  17. Qing Wang, Maopeng Ran, Chaoyang Dong. Robust partial integrated guidance and control for missiles via extended state observer. ISA Transactions, 2016, 65: 27-36. [Link, PDF]

  18. Maopeng Ran, Qing Wang, Chaoyang Dong, Maolin Ni. Multi-stage anti-windup design for linear systems with saturation nonlinearity: enlargement of the domain of attraction. Nonlinear Dynamics, 2015, 80(3): 1543-1555. [Link, PDF]

  19. Maopeng Ran, Qing Wang, Maolin Ni, Chaoyang Dong. Simultaneous linear and anti-windup controller synthesis: delayed activation case. Asian Journal of Control, 2015, 17(3): 1027-1038. [Link, PDF]

  20. Maopeng Ran, Qing Wang, Chaoyang Dong, Maolin Ni. Simultaneous anti-windup synthesis for linear systems subject to actuator saturation. Journal of Systems Engineering and Electronics, 2015, 26(1): 119-126. [Link]

  21. Maopeng Ran, Qing Wang, Chaoyang Dong, Maolin Ni. Simultaneous multi-stage anti-windup synthesis for open-loop stable plants. Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control, 2015, 37(4): 560-568. [Link]

  22. Zhaolei Wang, Qing Wang, Maopeng Ran, Chaoyang Dong. Integrated guidance and control backstepping design of blended control missile based on adaptive fuzzy sliding mode control. Acta Armamentarii, 2015, 36(1): 78-86. [Link]

  23. Maopeng Ran, Qing Wang, Delong Hou, Chaoyang Dong. Backstepping design of missile guidance and control based on adaptive fuzzy sliding mode control. Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 2014, 27(3): 634-642. [Link, PDF]

  24. Maopeng Ran, Qing Wang, Chaoyang Dong, Huadong Mo. ANFIS-based predictive reentry cuidance for hypersonic vehicles. Acta Armamentarii, 2014, 35(12):2016-2022. [Link]

  25. Qing Wang, Maopeng Ran, Chaoyang Dong, Maolin Ni. An improved anti-windup design using an anticipatory loop and an immediate loop. Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2014, 316043. [Link]

  26. Maopeng Ran, Qing Wang. Spacecraft rendezvous trajectory optimization method based on EPSO. Journal of Astronautics, 2013, 34(9):1195-1201. [Link]

  27. Qing Wang, Maopeng Ran, Yang Zhao. Reentry guidance for hypersonic vehicle based on predictor-corrector method. Journal of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2013, 39(12):1563-1567. [Link]

Conferences

  1. Maopeng Ran, Juncheng Li, Lihua Xie. Active disturbance rejection time-varying formationtracking for unmanned aerial vehicles. 2020 16th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision (ICARCV), accepted.

  2. Maopeng Ran, Juncheng Li, Lihua Xie. Extended state observer based reinforcement learning and disturbance rejection for uncertain nonlinear systems. The 16th IEEE International Conference onControl & Automation (ICCA 2020), accepted.

  3. Maopeng Ran, Lihua Xie. Distributed output feedback consensus of uncertain nonlinear multi-agentsystems with limited data rate. The 38th Chinese Control Conference (CCC2019), pp. 5733-5739. (Guan Zhao-Zhi Award) [Link, PDF]

  4. Juncheng Li, Maopeng Ran, Han Wang, Lihua Xie. MPC-based unified trajectory planning andtracking control approach for automated guided vehicles. The 15th IEEE International Conferenceon Control & Automation (ICCA2019), pp. 374-380.

  5. Han Wang, Juncheng Li, Maopeng Ran, Lihua Xie. Fast loop closure detection via binary content. The 15th IEEE International Conference on Control & Automation (ICCA2019), pp. 1563-1568.

  6. Qing Wang, Xiaohui Liang, Maopeng Ran, Chaoyang Dong. Observer-based sliding mode faulttolerant control for spacecraft attitude system with actuator faults. The 11th CAA Symposium onFault Detection Supervision and Safety for Technical Processes, 2019.

  7. Cong Feng, Yijiang Dong, Yuehan Jiang, Maopeng Ran. Dynamic search space particle swarmoptimization approach for portfolio optimization. Proceedings of the 2018 International Conferenceon Control and Computer Vision (ICCCV2018), pp. 127-131

  8. Xuan Gong, Liang Han, Jiangyun Wang, Maopeng Ran. Recognition and simulation of parachute ac-tion based on continuous hidden Markov model. IEEE 2017 Chinese Automation Congress (CAC2017),pp. 4108-4113.

  9. Sai Zhang, Qing Wang, Chaoyang Dong, Maopeng Ran. Active disturbance rejection control of air-breathing hypersonic vehicles based on backstepping method. The 34th Chinese Control Conference (CCC2015), pp. 866-870.

  10. Maopeng Ran, Yifen Chen, Qing Wang, Chaoyang Dong, Aojia Ma. Integrated design of missile guidance and control: active disturbance rejection control method. The 2014 IEEE Chinese Guidance,Navigation and Control Conference (CGNCC2014), pp. 115-119.

  11. Maopeng Ran, Qing Wang, Chaoyang Dong. A dynamic search space particle swarm pptimiza-tion algorithm based on population entropy. The 26th Chinese Control and Decision Conference (CCDC2014), pp. 4292-4296.

  12. Maopeng Ran, Haibin Duan, Xinge Gao, Zhili Mao. Improved particle swarm optimization approachto path planning of amphibious mouse robot. The 6th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications (ICIEA2011), pp. 1146-1149.