Huei Peng (1962 – 2022) was an American control researcher and the Roger L. McCarthy Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan.[6] He made contributions in adaptive control and optimal control, with emphasis on their applications to vehicular and transportation systems, design and control of electrified vehicles, hybrid vehicle drivetrains, and connected and autonomous vehicles.[7] In recognition of his achievements, he was made a fellow of Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).[7] His specific contributions to the application of control theories to ground vehicles includes:

  • Preview control theory for intelligent vehicle and highway systems (IVHS)[8]—achieved lateral tracking accuracy with a standard deviation of 0.5 inch.[9]
  • Optimal control of hybrid electric vehicles—implemented on a prototype truck for Eaton, the technology has become the basis of commercial hybrid buses with more than 1,000 units sold[10]
  • The development of a design process for exhaustive configuration, sizing and control of power split hybrid powertrains. One outcome is the world’s first power-split all-wheel-drive powertrain (patent pending).[11]
  • The development of an enhanced version of the widely-used MacAdam human driver model[12]
  • Leading the design and development of Mcity, the world’s first purpose-built test facility for connected and automated vehicles.[5][13][14]
Huei Peng
Died2022.[4]
Alma materUniversity of California at Berkeley (Ph.D.)[4]

Pennsylvania State University(M.S.)[4]

National Taiwan University (B.S.)[4]
Known forApplication of Control Theory to Automotive Engineering, Mcity ABC test.[5]
AwardsRufus Oldenburger Medal (2019),[1] Yasundo Takahashi Education Award (2019),[2] Nyquist Lecturer (2018)[3]
Scientific career
FieldsAutomotive Engineering,Control Engineering
InstitutionsUniversity of Michigan
Doctoral advisorMasayoshi Tomizuka

Education

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Peng received a Ph.D. degree from University of California at Berkeley (1992), a M.S. degree from Pennsylvania State University (1988), and a bachelor's degree from National Taiwan University (1984) all in mechanical engineering.[15]

Academic contributions

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Peng has more than 300 technical publications, including 167 in referred journals and transactions, 181 conferences publication.[16] He is the coauthor of four patents, three graduate-level textbooks [17][18][19] and coeditor of an ASME proceeding.[20] His h-index is 90,[16] based on a Google Scholar analysis accessed on Nov. 2022, with the total number of citations to his work more than 30,000.[16] According to the 1st edition of Research.com[21] ranking, he is among the 25 Top Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Scientists in the United States.[21] In the 2nd edition, he remains in the top 40.[22]

Industrial impact

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Peng is among the winners of the Autos2050 Inaugural Innovation Awards in 2018 from Alliance Automotive Innovation.[23] His award citation reads "for working with industry, government, and academia to improve transportation safety at the Mcity Test Facility in Ann Arbor, MI. Mcity is the first proving ground built for testing connected and automated vehicles and technologies in simulated urban and suburban driving environments. To date (as of Jan 10th 2018), Mcity has invested about $20 million in 40 research projects. Sixteen automakers and auto suppliers are partners in Mcity."[24]

Peng’s contributions and expertise in the areas of future mobility and electrification were recognized through his appointment to the Michigan Council on Future Mobility and Electrification (Oct. 2020 - Oct. 2021)[25] by Governor Gretchen Whitmer, "to represent business, policy, research, and technological leader in the future of mobility for the council".[26] "Today's announcement builds on progress we've made this year to cement our status as a hub for innovation and opportunity in the mobility sector",[26] said Governor Gretchen Whitmer regarding the appointment.

Contributions to the automotive and control community

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From December 2015 to December 2021, Peng served as the director of Mcity,[27][28] which studies connected and autonomous vehicle technologies and promotes their deployment. He also served as the director of the US-China Clean Energy Research Center, Clean Vehicle Consortium (2011-2016),[29][30] executive director of Michigan Interdisciplinary and Professional Engineering (2007-2011),[31][32] and director of UM’s Automotive Engineering Program (2002-2007).[33] Other contributions include chair, ASME Dynamic System and Control Division, 2012-2013;[34] international board member, International Symposium on Advanced Vehicle Control (AVEC), 1998-2022;[35] chair, International program committee, Advanced Vehicle Control (AVEC) Conference, Taipei, Taiwan, 2006;[15] chair, Local Arrangement Committee, Advanced Vehicle Control (AVEC) Conference, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2000;[15]

Awards and Honors

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Peng was awarded the Rufus Oldenburger Medal from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2019[1] and Yasundo Takahashi Education Award from ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division[36] in 2019.[2] He was the Nyquist Lecture Speaker at ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference in 2018.[3] In addition, he has been posthumously awarded the ASME Soichiro Honda Medal in 2023.[37] The list below shows some of the awards and honors he received.

  • Rufus Oldenburger Medal, ASME, 2019[1]
  • Yasundo Takahashi Education Award, ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division, 2019[2]
  • Nyquist Lecturer, ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, 2018[3]
  • Soichiro Honda Medal, ASME, 2023[37]
  • Best Paper Award, 14th International Symposium on Advanced Vehicle Control, 2018[15]
  • Michael J. Rabins Leadership Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Dynamic Systems and Control Division, 2016[38]
  • Fellow, Society of Automotive Engineers, 2013[7]
  • Chang-Jiang Scholar, Tsinghua University, China, 2010[39]
  • Best Paper Award, 10th International Symposium on Advanced Vehicle Control, 2010[15]
  • Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2008[7]
  • Best Paper Award, 7th International Symposium on Advanced Vehicle Control, 2004[15]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Rufus Oldenburger Medalists". American Society of Mechanical Engineerings. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Yasundo Takahashi Education Award". American Society of Mechanical Engineerings. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Nyquist Lecturer". American Society of Mechanical Engineerings. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "Special Column in Memoriam of Prof. Huei Peng (on page 16)" (PDF). ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Mcity ABC test develop and implement 16 behavior compentencies". University of Michigan. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  6. ^ "Roger L. McCarthy Professor". University of Michigan. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  7. ^ a b c d "Huei Peng". ieeexploreieee.org. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  8. ^ S. E. Shladover (1990), "The California PATH Program of IVHS research and its approach to vehicle-highway automation", Proceedings of the Intelligent Vehicles '92 Symposium, pp. 347–352, doi:10.1109/IVS.1992.252284, ISBN 0-7803-0747-X, S2CID 110080807
  9. ^ Huei Peng and Masayoshi Tomizuka (1993), "Preview control for vehicle lateral guidance in highway automation", Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, 115 (4): 679–686, doi:10.1115/1.2899196
  10. ^ Chan-Chiao Lin, Huei Peng, Jessy W. Grizzle, and Jun-Mo Kang (2003), "Power management strategy for a parallel hybrid electric truck", IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 11 (6): 839–849, doi:10.1109/TCST.2003.815606{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Huei Peng, Jing Sun, and Xiaowu Zhangg, "SYSTEMATIC CONFIGURATION AND MODE DESIGN FOR POWER SPLIT HYBRID VEHICLES USING MULTIPLE PLANETARY GEARS", U.S. Patent Application 14/706,249, Filed November 12, 2015{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ Ali Y Ungoren, Huei Peng (2005), "An adaptive lateral preview driver model", Vehicle System Dynamics, 43 (4): 245–259, doi:10.1080/00423110412331290419
  13. ^ "Mcity whitepaper conducting ABC test" (PDF). University of Michigan. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  14. ^ "Conducting the Mcity ABC test - a testing method for highly automated vehicles". University of Michigan. 28 April 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  15. ^ a b c d e f "AVEC Remembering Huei Peng" (PDF). AVEC JSAE. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  16. ^ a b c "Google Scholar Analysis - Huei Peng". Google Scholar. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  17. ^ Pukrushpan, Jay T.; Stefanopoulou, Anna G.; Peng, Huei (2004). Control of Fuel Cell Power Systems - Principles, Modeling, Analysis and Feedback Design. Springer. ISBN 1-85233-816-4.
  18. ^ Ulsoy, Galip A.; Peng, Huei; Cakmakci, Melih (2012). Automotive Control Systems. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107010116.
  19. ^ Bai, Shushan; Maguire, Joel; Peng, Huei (2013). Dynamic analysis and control system design of automatic transmissions. SAE International, Society of Automotive Engineers. ISBN 978-0-7680-7604-2.
  20. ^ Peng, Huei; Freeman, Jeffrey S. (1995). Advanced Automotive Technologies, Presented at the 1995 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, San Francisco. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. ISBN 9780791817414.
  21. ^ a b "The 1st edition of Research.com ranking of top Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists". research.com. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  22. ^ "The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of top Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists". research.com. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  23. ^ "Alliance for Automotive Innovation". Alliance for Automotive Innovation. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  24. ^ "Autos2050 Announces Winners of Inaugural Innovation Awards" (Press release). prnewswire.com. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  25. ^ "Mighigan Council on Future Mobility and Electricfication". michigan.gov. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  26. ^ a b "Professor Huei Peng Appointed Michigan Council Future Mobility and Electrification". University of Michigan. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  27. ^ "Mcity". Mcity. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  28. ^ "Mcity 2019 Annual Report" (PDF). Mcity. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  29. ^ "US-China Clean Energy Research Center, Clean Vehicle Consortium". Argonne National Laboratory. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  30. ^ "U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center" (PDF). USCC.gov. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  31. ^ "Michigan Interdisciplinary and Professional Engineering". University of Michigan. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  32. ^ "Michigan Interdisciplinary and Professional Engineering Presentation". Slideplayer.com]. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  33. ^ "UM Automotive Engineering Program". University of Michigan. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  34. ^ "DSCD News Letter Winter 2022" (PDF). ASME Dynamic System and Control Division. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  35. ^ "AVEC International Board". International Symposium on Advanced Vehicle Control (AVEC). Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  36. ^ "ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division". American Society of Mechanical Engineerings. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  37. ^ a b "Soichiro Honda Medal". American Society of Mechanical Engineerings. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  38. ^ "Michael J Rabins Award". American Society of Mechanical Engineerings. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  39. ^ "ChangJiang Scholar". University of Michigan. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
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