The Ohio State University

Assistant Professor


Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, 2007, University of Texas at Austin
M.S., Electrical Engineering, 2003, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2003, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
M.S., Power Machinery and Engineering, 2000, Tsinghua University, China
B.E. (Honors), Automotive Engineering, 1997, Tsinghua University, China

Room E318
201 W. 19th Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210

614-247-7275

Email: wang.1381

Research

Major research interests include control, modeling, estimation, and diagnosis of dynamical systems, specifically for engine, powertrain, aftertreatment, hybrid, flexible fuel, alternative / renewable energy, (electric) ground vehicle, transportation, and mechatronic systems.

Dr. Wang has 5-years of full-time industrial research experience (May 2003 - August 2008) at Southwest Research Institute (San Antonio, Texas) where he was a Senior Research Engineer and led research projects sponsored by many industrial companies worldwide.  Dr. Wang is the Vice Chair of the SAE Control and Calibration Committee, and member of the ASME Automotive and Transportation Technical Committee, the ASME Mechatronics Technical Committee, and the IEEE Technical Committee on Automotive Control.  He has published more than 45 papers and holds 8 U.S. patents.

Selected Honors

• ONR (Office of Naval Research) Young Investigator Award, 2009
• ORAU (Oak Ridge Associated Universities) Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award, 2009
• Tsinghua University Outstanding Graduate Award and Medal, 1997

Selected Publications

1. Junmin Wang and Ming Feng Hsieh, “Vehicle Yaw-Inertia- and Mass-Independent Adaptive Steering Control,” Journal of Automobile Engineering, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D, Vol. 223, No. 9, pp. 1101 – 1108, 2009.
2. Ming Feng Hsieh, Marcello Canova, and Junmin Wang, "Model Predictive Control Approach for AFR Control during Lean NOx Trap Regenerations," SAE International Journal of Engines, 2009. 
3. Junmin Wang and Raul G. Longoria, “Coordinated and Reconfigurable Vehicle Dynamics Control,” IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 723 – 732, 2009.
4. Junmin Wang, Joe Steiber, and Bapi Surampudi, “Autonomous Ground Vehicle Control System for High-Speed and Safe Operation,” International Journal of Vehicle Autonomous Systems, Vol. 7, No. 1/2, pp. 18 - 35, 2009. 
5. Junmin Wang, “Hybrid Robust Air-Path Control for Diesel Engines Operating Conventional and Low Temperature Combustion Modes,” IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, Vol. 16, No. 6, pp. 1138 – 1151, 2008.
6. Junmin Wang, “Air Fraction Estimation for Multiple Combustion Mode Diesel Engines with Dual-Loop EGR Systems,” IFAC Journal of Control Engineering Practice, Vol. 16, Issue 12, pp. 1479 – 1486, 2008.  
7. Junmin Wang, “Smooth In-Cylinder Lean-Rich Combustion Switching Control for Diesel Engine Exhaust-Treatment System Regenerations,” SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars – Electronic and Electrical Systems, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 340 – 348, 2008. 
8. Jayant Sarlashkar, Shizuo Sasaki, Gary D. Neely, Junmin Wang, and Hiroshi Sono, “An Airflow-Dominant Control System for Future Diesel Engines,” SAE Transactions-Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, Vol. 116, pp. 753 – 765, 2008. 
9. Shizuo Sasaki, Jayant Sarlashkar, Gary Neely, Junmin Wang, Qilong Lu, Hiroshi Sono, “Investigation of Alternative Combustion, Airflow Dominant Control and Aftertreatment Systems for Clean Diesel Vehicles,” SAE Transactions-Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, Vol. 116, pp. 486 – 495, 2008. 
10. Junmin Wang, Gary D. Neely, and Thomas W. Ryan III, “On-Board Fuel Property Classifier for Fuel Property Adaptive Engine Control System”, SAE Transactions-Journal of Engines, Vol. 115, pp. 45 – 60, 2007. 
11. Junmin Wang and Raul G. Longoria, “Effect of Computational Delay on the Performance of a Hybrid Adaptive Cruise Control System,” SAE Transactions Journal of Passenger Cars – Electronic and Electrical Systems, Vol. 115, pp. 307 – 316, March 2007.
12. Junmin Wang and Rajesh Rajamani, “Should Adaptive Cruise Control Systems Be Designed to Maintain a Constant Time-Gap between Vehicles?” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 53, Issue 5, pp. 1480 – 1490, September 2004. 
13. Junmin Wang, Lee Alexander and Rajesh Rajamani, “Friction Estimation on Highway Vehicles Using Longitudinal Measurements,” ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, Vol. 126, Issue 2, pp. 265 – 275, June 2004.
14. Junmin Wang and Rajesh Rajamani, “The Impact of Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) Systems on Highway Safety and Traffic Flow,” Journal of Automobile Engineering, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D, Vol. 218, Issue 2, pp. 111 –  130, 2004.