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Grants and Projects

Research Projects completed

  1. Robust, Fixed-Structured CMG Momentum Manager Design, sponsored by NC Space Grant Consortium, $5,000, 5/1/2000-4/30/2001
  2. Distributed Control Methodologies for Distributed Parameter Varying Systems, sponsored by NCSU Faculty Research and Professional Development Fund, $10,000, 7/1/2001-6/30/2002
  3. US Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship, sponsored by National Research Council, $8,750, Summer 2001
  4. Post-Stall Flight Unsteady Aerodynamic Study and Gain-Scheduled Controller Design (with Dr. A. Gopalarathnam, NASA Young Investigator Award for Dr. Wu), sponsored by NASA, $289,755, Aug. 2001-July 2005
  5. Innovative Revolutionary Airspace Designs: Advanced Aircraft Wing Concept with Micro- and Macro-Morphing Capability (with Dr. A. Gopalarathnam and Dr. M.K. Ramasubramanian), sponsored by NASA National Institute of Aerospace, $35,000, Sept. 2002-Aug. 2003
  6. The Integrated Research on Distributed Control for Large-Scale Dynamically-Interconnected Systems, sponsored by NSF, $190,072, June 2003-May 2007
  7. Global/Semi-Global Stabilizing, Local Optimized Gain-Scheduling Control Design for Nonlinear Systems, sponsored by NSF, $195,144, June 2003-May 2007
  8. Developing Nonlinear Optimal and Robust Control Techniques for Space Exploration, sponsored by NC Space Grant Consortium, $20,000, July 2006-June 2008
  9. Reconfigurable Robust Gain-Scheduled Control for Air-Breathing Hypersonic Vehicles (with Dr. A. Packard from UC Berkeley), sponsored by NASA Headquater, $463,778, Jan. 2007-April 2011
  10. Developing High Performance, Computationally Efficient Nonlinear Control Techniques for Polynomial Nonlinear Systems, Sponsored by National Science Foundation, $224,997, June 2008-May 2012
  11. Advanced Switching Control Techniques for Switched Systems Subject to Physical Constraints, Sponsored by National Science Foundation, $250,000, June 2012-Aug. 2016
  12. REC Seed Grant: Developing a Novel Neural Control Framework for Above Knee (AK) Amputees (with Dr. H. Huang and Dr. M. Lewek), sponsored by REC NCSU, $25,000, Aug. 2015-July 2016
  13. Advanced Flight Control Techniques based on Integrated Quadratic Constraints, sponsored by NC Space Grant Consortium, $20,000, June 2024-May 2025

Project Reports

  1. F. Wu, Advanced Flight Control Techniques based on Integrated Quadratic Constraints, Final Report, NC Space Grant Consortium, Aug. 2025.
  2. F. Wu, Advanced Switching Control Techniques for Switched Systems Subject to Physical Constraints, Final Report, NSF, Aug. 2016.
  3. F. Wu, Developing High Performance, Computationally Efficient Nonlinear Control Techniques for Polynomial Nonlinear Systems, Final Report, NSF, May 2012.
  4. F. Wu and A. Packard, Reconfigurable Robust Gain-Scheduled Control for Air-Breathing Hypersonic Vehicles, Final Report, NASA HQ, June 2011.
  5. F. Wu, Developing Nonlinear Optimal and Robust Control Techniques for Space Exploration, Final Report, NC Space Grant Consortium, 2008.
  6. Fen Wu, Global/Semi-Global Stabilizing, Locally Optimized Gain-Scheduling Control Design for Nonlinear Systems, Final Report, NSF, 2007.
  7. F. Wu, Integrated Research on Distributed Control for Large-Scale Dynamically-Interconnected Systems, Final Report, NSF, 2007.
  8. F. Wu and A. Gopalarathnam, Post-Stall Flight Unsteady Aerodynamic Study and Gain-Scheduled Controller Design, Final Report, NASA Langley Research Center, 2005.
  9. A. Gopalarathnam, M.K. Ramasubramanian, and F. Wu, Innovative Revolutionary Airspace Designs: Advanced Aircraft Wing Concept with Micro- and Macro-Morphing Capability, Final Report, NIA, 2003.
  10. Fen Wu, Autonomous Munitions Cooperative Classification, Final report, US National Research Council, 2001.
  11. F. Wu, Research on Robust CMG Momentum Manager Design for the International Space Station, Final report, NC Space Grant Consortium, 2000.
  12. F. Wu, ISS Analysis Annual Report, Dynacs Engineering Company, Dec. 1998.
  13. F. Wu, Verification of RS Attitude Control System Implementation in SOMBAT, Dynacs Engineering Company, Nov. 1998.
  14. F. Wu and Y. Lee, SOMBAT Controller Model Validation, Dynacs Engineering Company, Aug. 1998.
  15. F. Wu, CMG Momentum Management System Validation in SOMBAT, Dynacs Engineering Company, May 1998.
  16. F. Wu, MIR Reaction Control System Validation in SOMBAT, Dynacs Engineering Company, May 1998.
  17. F. Wu, Solar Array Beta Gimbal Controller Model Validation in SOMBAT, Dynacs Engineering Company, Feb. 1998.
  18. F. Wu and M. Bhatta, ISS ACS Analysis Annual Report, Dynacs Engineering Company, Sept. 1997.