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Yunjun Xu

Yunjun Xu

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BIOGRAPHY

Yunjun Xu is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Central Florida. His research focuses on advanced thermal management, two-phase flow, and heat transfer for aerospace and electronic systems. Xu leads a research group that develops innovative cooling technologies to improve energy efficiency and system reliability in extreme environments. He holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering and has published extensively in the field of thermal sciences.

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering – University of Florida
  • M.S. in Control Theory and Control Engineering – Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  • B.S. in Aircraft Design – Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

RESEARCH

  • Control theory
  • Cooperative system
  • Agricultural/field robots
  • Flying vehicles
  • Control applications

PUBLICATIONS

  • Mark, Y. Xu, and B. Dickinson, “Consensus-Based Decentralized Aerodynamic Moment Allocation among Synthetic Jets and Control Surfaces,” IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, Online August 2018.
  • Freese, and Y. Xu, “Multi-Phase Scouting Control of an Agricultural Field Robot with Reachability Analyses,” Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, Online November 2018.
  • Mark, Y. Xu, and J. Gou, “Deposition Thickness Modeling and Parameter Identification for a Spray Assisted Vacuum Filtration Process in Additive Manufacturing,” the ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 139, Issue 4, 2017, pp. 041002.
  • G. Defterli, Y, Shi, Y. Xu, and R. Ehsani, “Review of Robotic Technology for Strawberry Production,” American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers – Applied Engineering in Agriculture, Vol. 32, No. 3, 2016, pp. 301-318, DOI: 10.13031/aea.32.11318.
  • Shen, A. Mark, K. Thompson, Y. Xu, F. Liang, J. Gou, and B. Mabbott, “Thermal modeling and coefficient identification of shape memory polymer nanocomposites structure,” Applied Physics Letters, 106(8), 2015, pp. 081907.
  • Research Incentive Award, 2013-14
  • Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award, 2013-14
  • Teaching Incentive Award, 2015-16

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