Zhenbo Wang

Assistant Professor

Biography

August 2018-Present
Assistant Professor
University of Tennessee

Research

Optimal control; convex optimization; machine learning; guidance, navigation, and control; space systems; aerial vehicles; connected vehicles

Education

PhD, Purdue University, 2018
MS, Beihang University, 2013
BS, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2010

Professional Service

Member, AIAA

AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Technical Committee

Reviewer for Aerospace Science and Technology, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, and Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Awards and Recognitions

• Best Student Paper Finalist, 2018 AIAA GNC Conference
• 2018 Estus H. and Vashti L. Magoon Award for Excellence in Teaching, Purdue University
• 2017 Koerner Scholarship, Purdue University

Publications

S. T. McDonald and Z. Wang, “Real-Time Optimal Trajectory Generation for UAV to Rendezvous with an Aerial Orbit,” AIAA Aviation Forum, Dallas, Texas, June 2019.

Z. Wang and S. T. McDonald, “Optimal Rendezvous of Unmanned Aerial and Ground Vehicles via Sequential Convex Programming,” AIAA Aviation Forum, Dallas, Texas, June 2019.

L. Cheng, Z. Wang, Y. Song, and F. Jiang, “Real-Time Optimal Control for Irregular Asteroid Landings using Deep Neural Networks,” Acta Astronautica, accepted.

L. Cheng, Z. Wang, F. Jiang, and C. Zhou, “Real-Time Optimal Control for Spacecraft Orbit Transfer via Multi-Scale Deep Neural Networks,” IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, available online. DOI: 10.1109/TAES.2018.2889571

Y. She, S. Li, and Z. Wang, “Constructing Large Antenna Reflector via Spacecraft Formation Flying and Reconfiguration Control,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, available online. DOI: 10.2514/1.G004116

Z. Wang, “Optimal Trajectories and Normal Load Analysis of Hypersonic Glide Vehicles via Convex Optimization,” Aerospace Science and Technology, Vol. 87, pp. 357-368, 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.ast.2019.03.002

Z. Wang and M. J. Grant, “Autonomous Entry Guidance for Hypersonic Vehicles by Convex Optimization,” Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 55, No. 4, pp. 993-1006, 2018. DOI: 10.2514/1.A34102

Z. Wang and M. J. Grant, “Minimum-Fuel Low-Thrust Transfers for Spacecraft: A Convex Approach,” IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, Vol. 54, No. 5, pp. 2274-2290, 2018. DOI: 10.1109/TAES.2018.2812558

Z. Wang and M. J. Grant, “Optimization of Minimum-Time Low-Thrust Transfers using Convex Programming,” Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 55, No. 3, pp. 586-598, 2018. DOI: 10.2514/1.A33995

Z. Wang and M. J. Grant, “Constrained Trajectory Optimization for Planetary Entry via Sequential Convex Programming,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 40, No. 10, pp. 2603-2615, 2017. DOI: 10.2514/1.G002150