Dr Difan Tang

Postdoctoral Researcher

School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Dr Difan Tang received the B.Eng. degree in Mechanical Engineering and Automation from South China University of Technology, China, in 2006; the M.Sc. degree in Advanced Mechanical Engineering from the University of Sheffield, U.K., in 2007; the M.Eng.Sc. degree in Mechatronics from the University of Adelaide, Australia, in 2012; the Ph.D. degree in Mechatronics from the University of Adelaide, Australia, in 2019.
He was an engineer at ZWCAD Software Co., Ltd. (ZWSOFT), China, from 2008 to 2009, and has been taking up roles in casual teaching support within the School of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Adelaide since 2009. As a researcher and an engineer, he specialises in mechatronic/systems engineering and is perusing his research interests in emerging mechatronic systems in the aerospace, mining and healthcare sectors.

My Research
Career
Publications
Teaching
Supervision
Contact

Active-truss-based morphing wing
Virtual stiffness-damping system
Robust tracking control via unknown-input estimation and compensation
Adaptive, nonlinear and optimal control using neural networks
Active suppression of aerofoil flutter

Appointments

Date Position Institution name
2009 - ongoing Tutor The University of Adelaide
2008 - 2009 Overseas Technical Support Engineer ZWCAD Software Co. Ltd. (ZWSOFT)

Date	Position	Institution name
2009 - ongoing	Tutor	The University of Adelaide
2008 - 2009	Overseas Technical Support Engineer	ZWCAD Software Co. Ltd. (ZWSOFT)

Education

Institution name	Country	Title
The University of Adelaide	Australia	Doctor of Philosophy
The University of Adelaide	Australia	Master of Engineering Science
The University of Sheffield	United Kingdom	Master of Science
South China University of Technology	China	Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

Research Interests

Automation and Control Engineering Control Systems Control Theory Dynamics, Vibration and Vibration Control Flight Control Systems Mechanical Engineering Motor Control Process Control and Simulation

Journals

Year	Citation
2021	Tang, D., Chen, L., Tian, Z., & Hu, E. (2021). Modified value-function-approximation for synchronous policy iteration with single-critic configuration for nonlinear optimal control. International Journal of Control, 94(5), 1321-1333. DOI Scopus6 WoS6
2021	Tang, D., Chen, L., Tian, Z. F., & Hu, E. (2021). A neural network approach for improving airfoil active flutter suppression under control-input constraints. Journal of Vibration and Control, 27(3-4), 451-467. DOI Scopus3 WoS2
2020	Tang, D., Chen, L., Tian, Z., & Hu, E. (2020). Developing a virtual stiffness-damping system for airfoil aeroelasticity testing. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 468, 115061-1-115061-16. DOI Scopus4 WoS4
2018	Tang, D., Chen, L., Tian, Z., & Hu, E. (2018). Adaptive nonlinear optimal control for active suppression of airfoil flutter via a novel neural-network-based controller. Journal of Vibration and Control, 24(22), 5261-5272. DOI Scopus11 WoS9
2016	Tang, D., Chen, L., Hu, E., & Tian, Z. (2016). A novel actuator controller: delivering a practical solution to realization of active-truss-based morphing wings. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 63(10), 6226-6237. DOI Scopus8 WoS7

Conference Papers

Year	Citation
2022	Tang, D., Chen, L., Yang, L., & Hu, E. (2022). New sensor development for hydrocyclone overflow particle cumulative percent passing size online monitoring - a preliminary experimental investigation under dry condition. In R. Batterham (Ed.), Proceedings of the IMPC Asia Pacific 2022 Vol. 5/2022 (pp. 625-631). Melbourne, Australia + Online: The Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
2019	Tang, D., Chen, L., Tian, Z., & Hu, E. (2019). Developing a virtual stiffness-damping system for airfoil aeroelasticity testing. In Proceedings of the 20th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT 2019) Vol. 2019-February (pp. 96-101). Piscataway, NJ: IEEE. DOI Scopus2 WoS1
2019	Tang, D., Chen, L., Tian, Z., & Hu, E. (2019). Parametric analysis for robust force/torque tracking control of a virtual stiffness-damping system in airfoil aeroelasticity testing. In Proceedings of the 2019 American Control Conference (ACC) Vol. 2019-July (pp. 3557-3562). Philadelphia, USA: IEEE. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2017	Tang, D., Chen, L., Tian, Z., & Hu, E. (2017). Nonlinear optimal control for active suppression of airfoil flutter via a novel neural-network-based controller. In Proceedings of the 2017 25th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED) (pp. 253-258). Valletta, Malta: IEEE. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2015	Tang, D., Chen, L., & Tian, Z. (2015). Neural-network based online policy iteration for continuous-time infinite-horizon optimal control of nonlinear systems. In Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE China Summit & International Conference on Signal and Information processing (pp. 792-796). Chengdu, China: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). DOI Scopus2 WoS1
2014	Tang, D., Chen, L., & Hu, E. (2014). A novel unknown-input estimator for disturbance estimation and compensation. In Proceedings of Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation Vol. 02-04-December-2014 (pp. 116-1-116-8). Melbourne, Vic.: ARAA. Scopus9

Auto Control I
Mechatronics IM
Mechatronics II

Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2020	Co-Supervisor	Intelligent Online Health Monitoring Systems For IOCG Mines	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Lin Yang

Position: Postdoctoral Researcher
Phone: 83137185
Email: difan.tang@adelaide.edu.au
Fax: 83134367
Campus: North Terrace
Building: Engineering South, floor S2
Org Unit: Mechanical Engineering

Dr Difan Tang

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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

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