Publications

Modeling, Analysis, Design, and Control of Production Systems:

  1. P Alavian, Y Eun, K Liu, SM Meerkov, L Zhang, “The (α, β)-Precise Estimates of MTBF and MTTR: Definition, Calculation, and Observation Time,” IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering.
  2. Y Bai, J Tu, M Yang, L Zhang, P Denno, “A new aggregation algorithm for performance metric calculation in serial production lines with exponential machines: design, accuracy and robustness“, International Journal of Production Research, pp.1-18.
  3. SM Meerkov, P Alavian, L Zhang, “PROGRAMMABLE MANUFACTURING ADVISOR FOR SMART PRODUCTION SYSTEMS,” US Patent App. 16/656,528.
  4. P Alavian, Y Eun, SM Meerkov, L Zhang, “Smart production systems: automating decision-making in manufacturing environment,” International Journal of Production Research 58 (3), pp.828-845.
  5. P. Alavian, Y. Eun, S. M. Meerkov, L. Zhang, “Programmable Manufacturing Advisor—A Tool for Automating Decision-Making in Production Systems,” Automation and Remote Control, vol. 80, no.11, pp. 1929-1948, 2019.
  6. J. Tu, Y. Bai, M. Yang, L. Zhang, P. Denno, “Dynamic Bottleneck in Serial Production Lines with Bernoulli Machines,” IEEE 15th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, pp.79-84, 2019. 
  7. Y. Bai, J. Tu, M. Yang, L. Zhang, P. Denno, “An Accurate and Robust Algorithm for Performance Evaluation of Exponential Serial Lines with Finite Buffers,” IEEE 15th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, pp.42-47, 2019.
  8. P. Alavian, Y. Eun, K. Liu, S. M. Meerkov, L. Zhang, “The (α, β)-Precise Estimates of MTBF and MTTR: Definitions, Calculations, and Induced Effect on Machine Efficiency Evaluation⋆,” The 9th IFAC Conf. Manuf. Model., Manage. Control, 2019.
  9. Z. Jia, L. Zhang, “Serial production lines with geometric machines and finite production runs: performance analysis and system-theoretic properties,” International Journal of Production Research, vol. 57, no. 8, pp. 2247-2262, 2019.
  10. P. Alavian, Y. Eun, S. M. Meerkov, L. Zhang, “Smart production systems: automating decision-making in manufacturing environment,” International Journal of Production Research, pp. 1-18, 2019.
  11. P. Alavian, Y. Eun, S. M. Meerkov, L. Zhang, “Programmable manufacturing advisor: a tool of automating decision making in manufacturing environment”, Avtomat. i Telemekh.,  no. 11, 3–23, 2019.
  12. M. Yang, L. Zhang, P. Denno, “Transients of Synchronous Serial Production Lines with Non-Exponential Reliability Machines,” IEEE 14th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, pp. 1507-1512, 2018.
  13. P. Alavian, Y. Eun, K. Liu, S. M. Meerkov, L. Zhang, “The (α, β)-Precise Estimates of MTBF and MTTR: Definitions, Calculations, and Effect on Machine Efficiency and Throughput Evaluation in Serial Production Lines”. 
  14. Z. Jia and L. Zhang, “Transient performance analysis of closed production lines with Bernoulli machines, finite buffers, and carriers,” IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 1893-1900, 2017.
  15. Z. Jia, L. Zhang, J. Arinez and G. Xiao, “Performance analysis for serial production lines with Bernoulli machines and real-time WIP-based machine switch-on/off control,” International Journal of Production Research, vol. 54, no. 21, pp. 6285-6301, 2016.
  16. G. Chen, C. Wang, L. Zhang, J. Arinez and G. Xiao, “Transient performance analysis of serial production lines with geometric machines,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 61, no. 4, pp. 877-891, 2016.
  17. Z. Jia, L. Zhang, J. Arinez and G. Xiao, “Performance analysis of assembly systems with Bernoulli machines during transients,” IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 1018-1032, 2016.
  18. Z. Jia, L. Zhang, J. Arinez and G. Xiao, “Finite production run-based serial lines with Bernoulli machines: Performance analysis, bottleneck, and case study,” IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 134-148, 2016.
  19. R. Naebulharam and L. Zhang, “Bernoulli serial lines with deteriorating product quality: Performance evaluation and system-theoretic properties,” International Journal of Production Research, vol. 52, no. 5, pp. 1479-1494, 2014.
  20. J. Li, S. M. Meerkov, and L. Zhang, “Production Systems Engineering: Main results and recommendations for management,” International Journal of Production Research, vol. 51, no. 23-24, pp. 7209-7234, 2014.
  21. L. Zhang, “Kanban-controlled exponential production lines: Analysis and design,” Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 358-383, 2013.
  22. L. Zhang, C. Wang, J. Arinez and S. Biller, “Transient analysis of Bernoulli serial lines: Performance evaluation and system-theoretic properties,” IIE Transactions, vol. 45, no. 5, pp. 528-543, 2013.
  23. G. Chen, L. Zhang, J. Arinez and S. Biller, “Energy-efficient production systems through schedule-based operations,” IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 27-37, 2013.
  24. L. Zhang and X. Yue, “Operations sequencing in flexible production lines with Bernoulli machines,” IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 645-653, 2011.
  25. S. M. Meerkov and L. Zhang, “Bernoulli production lines with quality-quantity coupling machines: Monotonicity properties and bottlenecks,” Annals of Operations Research, vol. 182, no. 1, pp. 119-131, 2011.
  26. S. M. Meerkov and L. Zhang, “Unbalanced production systems with oats: Analysis and lean design,” International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management, vol. 23, no. 1-2, pp. 4-15, 2011.
  27. S. Ambani, S. M. Meerkov and L. Zhang, “Feasibility and optimization of preventative maintenance for exponential machines,” IIE Transactions, vol. 42, no. 10, pp. 766-777, 2010.
  28. J. Li, S. M. Meerkov and L. Zhang, “Production Systems Engineering: Problems, solutions, and applications,” Annual Reviews in Control, vol. 34, vol. 1, pp. 73-88, 2010.
  29. S. M. Meerkov, N. Shimkin and L. Zhang, “Transient behavior of two-machine geometric lines,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 55, no. 2, pp. 453-458, 2010.
  30. J. Arinez, S. Biller, S. M. Meerkov and L. Zhang, “Quantity/Quality improvement in an automotive paint shop: A case study,” IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 755-761, 2010.
  31. S. Biller, J. Li, S. Marin, S. M. Meerkov and L. Zhang, “Bottleneck in Bernoulli serial lines with rework,” IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 208-217, 2010.
  32. S. M. Meerkov and L. Zhang, “Product quality inspection in Bernoulli lines: Analysis, bottlenecks, and design,” International Journal of Production Research, vol. 48, no. 16, pp. 4745-4766, 2010.

Battery Charge Equalization Systems:

  1. W. Han, C. Zou, L. Zhang, Q. Ouyang, T. Wik, “Near-fastest Battery Balancing by Cell/Module Reconfiguration,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 10, no. 6, pp. 6954-6964, 2019.
  2. W. Han, C. Zou, C. Zhou, L. Zhang, “Estimation of Cell SOC Evolution and System Performance in Module-based Battery Charge Equalization Systems,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 10, no. 5, pp. 4717-4728, 2018.
  3. W. Han and L. Zhang, “Battery cell reconfiguration to expedite charge equalization in series-connected battery systems,” IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 22-28, 2018.
  4. W. Han and L. Zhang, “Mathematical analysis and coordinated current allocation control in battery power module systems,” Journal of Power Sources, vol. 372, pp. 166-179, 2017.
  5. H. Chen, L. Zhang and Y. Han, “System-theoretic analysis of a class of battery equalization systems: Mathematical modeling and performance evaluation,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 64, no. 4, pp. 1445-1457, 2015.
  6. W. Han, L. Zhang and Y. Han, “Computationally efficient methods for state of charge approximation and performance measure calculation in series-connected battery equalization systems,” Journal of Power Sources, vol. 286, pp. 145-158, 2015.

Resilient Control Systems:

  1. Y. Li, P. Zhang, L. Zhang, and B. Wang, “Active synchronous detection of deception attacks in microgrid control systems,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 373-375, 2017.
  2. Maruthi T. Ravichandran and Liang Zhang, “Synchronous detection technique for actuator/sensor health monitoring in control systems under deception attacks,” submitted to IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics. [download]

Image Recognition:

  1. R. Wang, W. Li, R. Li, L. Zhang, “Automatic blur type classification via ensemble SVM,” Signal Processing: Image Communication, vol. 71, pp.24-35, 2019.
  2. R. Wang, W. Li, L. Zhang, “Blur image identification with ensemble convolution neural networks,” Signal Processing, vol.155, pp.73-82, 2019.