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Dr. Jian-Qiao Sun, P.E.

Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Delaware
126 Spencer Lab.
Newark, DE 19716
E-mail: jqsun@udel.edu

Dr. Sun's personal homepage

 

DEGREES
1/83-5/88 Ph.D. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
University of California at Berkeley

2/78-1/82 B. S. in Mechanics
Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Wuhan, China)


SERVICE
5/03- Professor
9/98-5/03 Associate Professor
9/94-8/98 Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware


OTHER RELATED EXPERIENCE
2/01- Editorial Board Member, Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulations published by Elsevier Science, Ltd., Oxford, U.K.

11/94-12/00 Associate Editor, ASME Transactions Journal of Vibration and Acoustics

9/00- Associate Director, Delaware Space Grant College Consortium


5/03- Professor
9/98-5/03 Associate Professor
9/94-8/98 Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware

2/94-8/94 Senior Engineering Specialist
1/91-2/94 Engineering Specialist, Controllable Materials Systems, Thomas Lord Research Center, Lord Corporation, Cary, North Carolina

2/92-8/94 Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

7/89-12/90 Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Dept. of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, State University of New York at Binghamton

5/88-7/89 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley

1/82-12/82 Lecturer, Department of Mechanics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Wuhan, China).


CONSULTING
Freudenberg-NOK, Plymouth, Michigan
Lord Corporation, Cary, North Carolina
Seagate Technology, Simi Valley, California


STATE REGISTERED
7/02 Registered Professional Engineer, State of Delaware (12515)


SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Books and Conference Proceedings Edited

  1. J.Q. Sun and M.R. Jolly (1997) Proceedings of the 1997 Design Engineering Technical Conference, ASME, New York. “Vibration Isolation.”
  2. K.W. Wang, B. Yang and J.Q. Sun (1995) Proceedings of the 1995 Design Engineering Technical Conference–Vibration Control, Analysis, and Identification DE-Vol. 84-3. “Structural Vibration Control and Isolation.”

Book Chapters

  1. J.Q. Sun (2001) Encyclopedia of Vibration. Braun, S.G., Ewins, D.J. and Rao, S.S. (Ed.) Academic Press, London. “Damping Mounts.”

Journal Articles & Proceedings

  1. C.A. Foster, R.P. Strosser, J. Peters and J.Q. Sun (2005) Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 47, 41–58. "Automatic Velocity Control of Agricultural Machines."

  2. S. Dong, K.-Q. Lu, J.Q. Sun and K. Rudolph (2005) Medical Engineering & Physics. 27(3), 249-255. "Rehabilitation Device with Variable Resistance and Intelligent Control."

  3. O. Elbeyli and J.Q. Sun (2005) Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation. 10(7), 747-763. "A Probabilistic Theory of Random Maps."

  4. X. Wang and J.Q. Sun (2005) Journal of Sound and Vibration. 280(1-2), 455-465. "Multi-stage Regression Fatigue Analysis of Non-Gaussian Stress Processes."

  5. O. Elbeyli, J.Q. Sun and G. Ünal (2005) Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation. 10, 85–94. "A Semi-Discretization Method for Delayed Stochastic Systems."

  6. J. Sheng, O. Elbeyli and J.Q. Sun (2004) AIAA Journal. 42(5), 908-911. "Stability and Optimal Feedback Controls for Time-Delayed Linear Periodic Systems."

  7. X. Wang, J. Eisenbrey, M. Zeitz and J.Q. Sun (2004) Journal of Sound and Vibration. 273(4-5), 1109-1117. "Multi-stage Regression Analysis of Acoustical Properties of Polyurethane Foams."

  8. O. Elbeyli and J.Q. Sun (2004) Journal of Sound and Vibration. 273(1-2), 429-440. "On the Semi-Discretization Method for Feedback Control Design of Linear Systems with Time Delay."

  9. X. Liu, J.Q. Sun, M.H. Heggeness, M.-L. Yeh and Z.-P. Luo (2004) FEBS Letters (Federation of European Biochemical Societies). 563, 23-27. "Direct Quantification of the Rupture Force of Single Hyaluronan/Hyaluronan Binding Protein Bonds."

  10. L.G. Crespo and J.Q. Sun (2004) Journal of Vibration and Control. 10, 85-100. "On the Feedback Linearization of the Lorenz System."

  11. O. Elbeyli and J.Q. Sun (2004) Journal of Vibration and Acoustics. 126(1), 71-76. "Covariance Control of Nonlinear Dynamic Systems via Exact Stationary Probability Density Function."

  12. E. Bozhevolnaya and J.Q. Sun (2004) Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials. 6(1), 47-73. "Free Vibration Analysis of Curved Sandwich Beams."

  13. L.G. Crespo and J.Q. Sun (2003) Nonlinear Dynamics. 31, 119-131. "Fixed Final Time Optimal Control via Simple Cell Mapping."

  14. L.G. Crespo and J.Q. Sun (2003) Automatica. 39(12), 2109-2114. "Stochastic Optimal Control of Nonlinear Dynamic Systems via Bellman's Principle and Cell Mapping."

  15. J. Sheng and J.Q. Sun (2003) Journal of Sound and Vibration. 266(4), 905-911. "Sliding Control Accounting for Hardware Limitation of Mechanical Actuators with Deadzone."

  16. L.G. Crespo and J.Q. Sun (2003) Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics. 18, 79-86. "Control of Nonlinear Stochastic Systems via Stationary Probability Distributions."

  17. X. Wang and J.Q. Sun (2003) Journal of Sound and Vibration. 260(2), 349-356. "Random Fatigue of a Higher Order Sandwich Beam with System Uncertainties."

  18. G.C. Gardner, M.E. O'Leary, S. Hansen and J.Q. Sun (2003) Applied Acoustics. 64, 229-242. "Neural Networks for Prediction of Acoustical Properties of Polyurethane Foams."

  19. M.K. Yoon and J.Q. Sun (2002) Journal of Materials Processing and Manufacturing Science. 10(3), 171-182. "Adaptive Control of Flow Progression in Resin Transfer Molding."

  20. P. Thamburaj and J.Q. Sun (2002) Journal of Sound and Vibration. 254(1), 23-36. "Optimization of Anisotropic Sandwich Beams for Higher Sound Transmission Loss."

  21. X. Wang and J.Q. Sun (2002) Journal of Sound and Vibration. 257(5), 977-984. "Structural Fatigue Life Prediction with System Uncertainties."

  22. L.G. Crespo and J.Q. Sun (2002) Nonlinear Dynamics. 28, 323-342. "Stochastic Optimal Control of Nonlinear Dynamic Systems via Short-Time Gaussian Approximation and Cell Mapping."

  23. L.G. Crespo and J.Q. Sun (2002) Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation. 7(1-2), 51-68. "Effect of Bifurcation on the Semi-Active Optimal Control Problem."

  24. L.G. Crespo and J.Q. Sun (2000) Nonlinear Dynamics. 27, 197-210. "Optimal Control of Populations of Competing Species."

  25. L.G. Crespo and J.Q. Sun (2001) AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics. 24(5), 1029-1031. "Optimal Control of Target Tracking via Simple Cell Mapping."

  26. P. Barooah, B. Berker and J.Q. Sun (2001) ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering. 123(2), 240-247. "Integrated Switching and Feedback Control for Mold Filling in Resin Transfer Molding."

  27. O. Elbeyli, P. Thamburaj and J.Q. Sun (2001) Shock and Vibration Digest. 33(4), 372-384. "Structural-Acoustic Studies of Sandwich Structures: A Review."

  28. J.Q. Sun, X. Wang and L.A. Bergman (2001) Journal of Sound and Vibration. 245(5), 947-952. "Fatigue Analysis of Nonlinear Structures with von Mises Stress."

  29. P. Thamburaj and J.Q. Sun (2001) Journal of Vibration and Acoustics. 123(2), 205-212. "Effect of Material and Geometry on the Sound and Vibration Transmission across a Sandwich Beam."

  30. P. Thamburaj and J.Q. Sun (2001) Journal of Sound and Vibration. 241(2), 283-295. "Acoustic Response of a Non-Circular Cylindrical Enclosure Using Conformal Mapping."

  31. P. Thamburaj and J.Q. Sun (2001) Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials. 3(1), 50-74. "Modal Analysis of a Non-Circular Cylindrical Laminated Shell Using Conformal Mapping."

  32. V. Jayachandran, M.V. Petrova, F.J. Li, P. King, N.E. Meyer and J.Q. Sun (2001) Journal of Vibration and Acoustics. 123(1), 119-122. "Decentralized Feedback Control of Broadband Duct Noise with Nodal Placement of Colocated Actuator-Sensor Pairs."

  33. L.G. Crespo and J.Q. Sun (2000) Nonlinear Dynamics. 23(4), 391-403. "Solution of Fixed Final State Optimal Control Problems via Simple Cell Mapping."

  34. S.M. Hirsch, J.Q. Sun and M.R. Jolly (2000) Journal of Sound and Vibration. 231(4), 1007-1021. "An Analytical Study of Interior Noise Control Using Segmented Panels."

  35. S.M. Hirsch and J.Q. Sun (2000) Smart Materials and Structures. 9, 241-247. "Control Signal Scheduling for Active Noise Control Systems: Time Domain Study."

  36. S.M. Hirsch, N.E. Meyer, M.A. Westervelt, P. King, F.J. Li, M.V. Petrova and J.Q. Sun (2000) Journal of Sound and Vibration. 231(4), 1023-1037. "Experimental Study of Smart Segmented Trim Panels for Aircraft Interior Noise Control."

SOCIETIES
AIAA
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
The Acoustical Society of America
The Society of Sigma Xi
American Academy of Mechanics


HONORS & AWARDS
8/01-1/02 Fellowship for Visiting Professor, Danish Research Agency
1/00 Invitation Fellowship for Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
7/98 Guest Professor, Huazhong Univ. of Science & Technology
9/84-5/85 Regents Fellowship, University of California at Berkeley
1/81-12/83 Agents Fellowship, Huazhong Univ. of Science & Technology


COURSES TAUGHT
MEEG 391 Engineering Science Lab
MEEG 311 Vibration and Control
MEEG 624 Control of Dynamic Systems
MEEG 824 Structural Dynamics and Control
MEEG 873 Applied Nonlinear Control asdf
MEEG 871 Random Vibration
MEEG 867 Elastic Stability

OTHER INFORMATION
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