Yebin Wang

Yebin Wang
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  • Biography

    Prior to joining MERL, Yebin worked on process control, software development and management, and nonlinear estimation theory for over ten years. At MERL, Yebin has been working on control and estimation for various automation and transportation systems. Yebin's research interests include nonlinear estimation/control theory and applications, optimal control, adaptive/learning systems, modeling and control of complex systems.

  • Recent News & Events

    •  TALK    [MERL Seminar Series 2024] Zhaojian Li presents talk titled A Multi-Arm Robotic System for Robotic Apple Harvesting
      Date & Time: Wednesday, October 2, 2024; 1:00 PM
      Speaker: Zhaojian Li, Mivchigan State University
      MERL Host: Yebin Wang
      Research Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Control, Robotics
      Abstract
      • Harvesting labor is the single largest cost in apple production in the U.S. Surging cost and growing shortage of labor has forced the apple industry to seek automated harvesting solutions. Despite considerable progress in recent years, the existing robotic harvesting systems still fall short of performance expectations, lacking robustness and proving inefficient or overly complex for practical commercial deployment. In this talk, I will present the development and evaluation of a new dual-arm robotic apple harvesting system. This work is a result of a continuous collaboration between Michigan State University and U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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    •  NEWS    MERL researchers present 9 papers at ACC 2024
      Date: July 10, 2024 - July 12, 2024
      Where: Toronto, Canada
      MERL Contacts: Ankush Chakrabarty; Vedang M. Deshpande; Stefano Di Cairano; Christopher R. Laughman; Arvind Raghunathan; Abraham P. Vinod; Yebin Wang; Avishai Weiss
      Research Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Control, Dynamical Systems, Machine Learning, Multi-Physical Modeling, Optimization, Robotics
      Brief
      • MERL researchers presented 9 papers at the recently concluded American Control Conference (ACC) 2024 in Toronto, Canada. The papers covered a wide range of topics including data-driven spatial monitoring using heterogenous robots, aircraft approach management near airports, computation fluid dynamics-based motion planning for drones facing winds, trajectory planning for coordinated monitoring using a team of drones and a ground carrier vehicle, ensemble Kalman smoothing-based model predictive control for motion planning for autonomous vehicles, system identification for Lithium-ion batteries, physics-constrained deep Kalman filters for vapor compression systems, switched reference governors for constrained systems, and distributed road-map monitoring using onboard sensors.

        As a sponsor of the conference, MERL maintained a booth for open discussions with researchers and students, and hosted a special session to discuss highlights of MERL research and work philosophy.

        In addition, Abraham Vinod served as a panelist at the Student Networking Event at the conference. The student networking event provides an opportunity for all interested students to network with professionals working in industry, academia, and national laboratories during a structured event, and encourages their continued participation as the future leaders in the field.
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  • Internships with Yebin

    • EA0065: Internship - Planning and Control of Mobile Manipulators

      MERL is seeking a highly motivated and qualified individual to conduct research in safe/robust whole-body motion planning and control of mobile manipulators. The ideal candidate should demonstrate solid background and track record of publications in the areas of robotic dynamics, motion planning, and control. Strong C++ and Python coding skills, knowledge of robotic software such as Pinocchio/Pybullet/MuJoCo, and optimization tools such as CasADi/PyTorch are a necessity. Ph.D. students in mechanical engineering, robotics, computer science, and electrical engineering are encouraged to apply. Start date for this internship is flexible and the duration is about 3 months.

      Required Specific Experience

      • Solid background and track record of conducting innovative research in the dynamic modeling, motion planning, and control of robotic systems.
      • Experience with C++/Python, Pinocchio, Pybullet, MuJoCo, CasADi, PyTorch.

    • EA0071: Internship - Modeling and Estimation of Electrical Machines

      MERL is seeking a highly motivated and qualified individual to conduct research in differentiable modeling, estimation and control of electrical machines. The ideal candidate should have solid backgrounds in dynamical modeling of electrical machines, parameter estimation, and control theory. A proven record of publishing results in leading conferences/journals is necessary. Demonstrated knowledge of sensorless drive and experience of using dSPACE for real-time HIL experimentation is a plus. Senior Ph.D. students in electrical engineering, control, and related areas are encouraged to apply. Start date for this internship is flexible and the duration is about 3 months.

    • EA0074: Internship - Control Policy Learning with Guarantee

      MERL is seeking a highly motivated and qualified individual to conduct research in the integration of model- and learning-based control to achieve high precision positioning with guaranteed safety and robustness. The ideal candidate should have solid backgrounds in dynamical systems, control theory and state-of-the-art control policy learning algorithms, and strong coding skills. Prior experience on ultra-high precision motion control systems is a plus. Ph.D. students in learning and control are encouraged to apply. Start date for this internship is flexible and the duration is about 3 months.

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  • MERL Publications

    •  Lu, Z., Tu, H., Fang, H., Wang, Y., Mou, S., "Integrated Optimal Control for Fast Charging and Active Thermal Management of Lithium-Ion Batteries in Extreme Ambient Temperatures", IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, December 2024.
      BibTeX TR2025-005 PDF
      • @article{Lu2024dec,
      • author = {Lu, Zehui and Tu, Hao and Fang, Huazhen and Wang, Yebin and Mou, Shaoshuai}},
      • title = {Integrated Optimal Control for Fast Charging and Active Thermal Management of Lithium-Ion Batteries in Extreme Ambient Temperatures},
      • journal = {IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology},
      • year = 2024,
      • month = dec,
      • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-005}
      • }
    •  Lu, Z., Zhang, T., Wang, Y., "Torque Constraint Modeling and Reference Shaping for Servo Systems", IEEE Control Systems Letters (L-CSS), DOI: 10.1109/​LCSYS.2024.3509495, Vol. 8, pp. 2637-2642, December 2024.
      BibTeX TR2025-006 PDF
      • @article{Lu2024dec2,
      • author = {Lu, Zehui and Zhang, Tianpeng and Wang, Yebin}},
      • title = {Torque Constraint Modeling and Reference Shaping for Servo Systems},
      • journal = {IEEE Control Systems Letters (L-CSS)},
      • year = 2024,
      • volume = 8,
      • pages = {2637--2642},
      • month = dec,
      • doi = {10.1109/LCSYS.2024.3509495},
      • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-006}
      • }
    •  Hossain, T., Hossain, T., Anindya Alam, A., sikder, B., Xie, Q., Yuan, M., Yagyu, E., Teo, K.H., Palacios, T., Chowdhury, N., Wang, Y., "System-Technology Co-Optimization of Multimetal Gated AlGaN/GaN HEMT for Improved RF Linearity", Journal of Electron Devices Society, December 2024.
      BibTeX TR2024-171 PDF
      • @article{Hossain2024dec,
      • author = {Hossain, Toiyob and Hossain, Tanvir and Anindya Alam, A. and sikder, Bejoy and Xie, Qingyun and Yuan, Mengyang and Yagyu, Eiji and Teo, Koon Hoo and Palacios, Tomas and Chowdhury, Nadim and Wang, Yebin}},
      • title = {System-Technology Co-Optimization of Multimetal Gated AlGaN/GaN HEMT for Improved RF Linearity},
      • journal = {Journal of Electron Devices Society},
      • year = 2024,
      • month = dec,
      • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2024-171}
      • }
    •  Liu, D., Wang, Y., Shinya, T., "A Sparsity-Driven Method to Iteratively Extract Motor Fault Signatures in Varying-Speed Operations", International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems (ICEMS), November 2024.
      BibTeX TR2024-162 PDF
      • @inproceedings{Liu2024nov,
      • author = {Liu, Dehong and Wang, Yebin and Shinya, Tsurutashin}},
      • title = {A Sparsity-Driven Method to Iteratively Extract Motor Fault Signatures in Varying-Speed Operations},
      • booktitle = {International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems (ICEMS)},
      • year = 2024,
      • month = nov,
      • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2024-162}
      • }
    •  Park, S., Wang, Y., Qiao, H., Sakamoto, Y., Wang, B., Liu, D., "Control Co-Design for Electric Vehicles with Driving Cycle Synthesis Encoding Road Traffic and Driver Characteristics", IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA) 2024, DOI: 10.1109/​CCTA60707.2024.10666575, August 2024.
      BibTeX TR2024-114 PDF
      • @inproceedings{Park2024aug,
      • author = {Park, Seho and Wang, Yebin and Qiao, Hongtao and Sakamoto, Yusuke and Wang, Bingnan and Liu, Dehong}},
      • title = {Control Co-Design for Electric Vehicles with Driving Cycle Synthesis Encoding Road Traffic and Driver Characteristics},
      • booktitle = {IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA) 2024},
      • year = 2024,
      • month = aug,
      • doi = {10.1109/CCTA60707.2024.10666575},
      • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2024-114}
      • }
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  • MERL Issued Patents

    • Title: "System and Method for Parking an Autonomous Ego-Vehicle in a Dynamic Environment of a Parking Area"
      Inventors: Wang, Yebin .; Leu, Jessica; Di Cairano, Stefano
      Patent No.: 12,157,502
      Issue Date: Dec 3, 2024
    • Title: "Autonomous Parking with Hybrid Exploration of Parking Space"
      Inventors: Wang, Yebin; Dai, Siyu
      Patent No.: 11,767,035
      Issue Date: Sep 26, 2023
    • Title: "Multi-Layer Axial and Radial flux Vernier Permanent Magnet Motor"
      Inventors: Zhou, Lei; Wang, Bingnan; Lin, Chungwei; Liu, Dehong; Wang, Yebin; Teo, Koon Hoo
      Patent No.: 11,502,564
      Issue Date: Nov 15, 2022
    • Title: "System and Method for Feasibly Positioning Servomotors with Unmodeled Dynamics"
      Inventors: Chakrabarty, Ankush; Danielson, Claus; Wang, Yebin
      Patent No.: 11,392,104
      Issue Date: Jul 19, 2022
    • Title: "Data-Driven Nonlinear Output-Feedback Control of Power Generators"
      Inventors: Gao, Weinan; Wang, Yebin
      Patent No.: 11,392,099
      Issue Date: Jul 19, 2022
    • Title: "System and Method for Estimating Temperature and Heat Loss in Electric Motors"
      Inventors: Wang, Bingnan; Wang, Yebin; Ma, Tong; Lin, Chungwei; Komatsu, Taiga
      Patent No.: 11,293,986
      Issue Date: Apr 5, 2022
    • Title: "Network Adapted Control System"
      Inventors: Guo, Jianlin; Ma, Yehan; Wang, Yebin; Chakrabarty, Ankush; Ahn, Heejin; Orlik, Philip V.
      Patent No.: 10,969,767
      Issue Date: Apr 6, 2021
    • Title: "System and Method for Control Constrained Operation of Machine with Partially Unmodeled Dynamics Using Lipschitz Constant"
      Inventors: Chakrabarty, Ankush; Jha, Devesh; Wang, Yebin
      Patent No.: 10,895,854
      Issue Date: Jan 19, 2021
    • Title: "Deterministic Path Planning for Controlling Vehicle Movement"
      Inventors: Wang, Yebin
      Patent No.: 10,809,732
      Issue Date: Oct 20, 2020
    • Title: "Network Adapted Control System"
      Inventors: Wang, Yebin; Ma, Yehan; Orlik, Philip V.; Koike-Akino, Toshiaki; Guo, Jianlin
      Patent No.: 10,809,701
      Issue Date: Oct 20, 2020
    • Title: "SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA-DRIVEN CONTROL WITH PARTIALLY UNKNOWN FEEDBACK"
      Inventors: Wang, Yebin
      Patent No.: 10,768,585
      Issue Date: Sep 8, 2020
    • Title: "Vehicle Motion Control System and Method"
      Inventors: Wang, Yebin; Dai, Jin
      Patent No.: 10,663,966
      Issue Date: May 26, 2020
    • Title: "Motion Controller for Real-Time Continuous Curvature Path Planning"
      Inventors: Bortoff, Scott A.; Wang, Yebin; Dai, Jin
      Patent No.: 10,591,915
      Issue Date: Mar 17, 2020
    • Title: "METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR BATTERY STATE OF POWER PREDICTION"
      Inventors: Pajovic, Milutin; Sahinoglu, Zafer; Wang, Yebin; Orlik, Philip V.
      Patent No.: 10,564,222
      Issue Date: Feb 18, 2020
    • Title: "Interference Free Scheduling for Multi-Controller Multi-Control-Loop Control Systems over Wireless Communication Networks"
      Inventors: Guo, Jianlin; Orlik, Philip V.; Wang, Yebin
      Patent No.: 10,531,477
      Issue Date: Jan 7, 2020
    • Title: "RECHARGEABLE BATTERY PARAMETER ESTIMATION APPARATUS ANDRECHARGEABLE BATTERY PARAMETER ESTIMATION METHOD"
      Inventors: Wada, Toshihiro; Takegami, Tomoki; Wang, Yebin .; Kim, Taesic; Sahinoglu, Zafer
      Patent No.: 10,353,007
      Issue Date: Jul 16, 2019
    • Title: "Methods and Systems for Data-Driven Battery State of Charge (SoC) Estimation"
      Inventors: Pajovic, Milutin; Ozcan, Gozde; Sahinoglu, Zafer; Wang, Yebin; Orlik, Philip V.
      Patent No.: 10,324,135
      Issue Date: Jun 18, 2019
    • Title: "System and Method for Speed Sensorless Motor Drives"
      Inventors: Wang, Yebin
      Patent No.: 10,218,301
      Issue Date: Feb 26, 2019
    • Title: "Method and System for Controlling Angular Speeds of Motors in Speed Sensorless Induction Motors"
      Inventors: Wang, Yebin; Bortoff, Scott A.
      Patent No.: 9,985,563
      Issue Date: May 29, 2018
    • Title: "Vehicle Automated Parking System and Method"
      Inventors: Wang, Yebin; Jha, Devesh
      Patent No.: 9,969,386
      Issue Date: May 15, 2018
    • Title: "System and Method for Controlling Speed of Electric Motor"
      Inventors: Wang, Yebin; Zhou, Lei
      Patent No.: 9,966,891
      Issue Date: May 8, 2018
    • Title: "Method and System for Controlling Angular Rotor Speeds of Sensorless Induction Motors"
      Inventors: Wang, Yebin; Zhang, Jian
      Patent No.: 9,893,666
      Issue Date: Feb 13, 2018
    • Title: "System and Method for Controlling Elevator Door Systems"
      Inventors: Wang, Yebin
      Patent No.: 9,834,414
      Issue Date: Dec 5, 2017
    • Title: "Method and System for Controlling an Angular Speed of an Induction Motor"
      Inventors: Wang, Yebin
      Patent No.: 9,780,711
      Issue Date: Oct 3, 2017
    • Title: "Motion-Control System for Performing Different Tasks"
      Inventors: Wang, Yebin; Jiang, Yu; Bortoff, Scott A.
      Patent No.: 9,529,341
      Issue Date: Dec 27, 2016
    • Title: "Optimization of System Control Based on Solving Multi-Point Boundary Value Problems"
      Inventors: Wang, Yebin; Bortoff, Scott A.
      Patent No.: 9,378,469
      Issue Date: Jun 28, 2016
    • Title: "Method for Estimating a State of Charge of Batteries"
      Inventors: Sahinoglu, Zafer; Fang, Huazhen; Wang, Yebin
      Patent No.: 9,244,129
      Issue Date: Jan 26, 2016
    • Title: "System and Method for Controlling Semi-Active Actuators Arranged to Minimize Vibration in Elevator Systems"
      Inventors: Wang, Yebin; Bortoff, Scott A.
      Patent No.: 9,242,837
      Issue Date: Jan 26, 2016
    • Title: "Method for Estimating State of Charge for Lithium-Ion Batteries"
      Inventors: Wang, Yebin; Fang, Huazhen; Sahinoglu, Zafer
      Patent No.: 9,077,182
      Issue Date: Jul 7, 2015
    • Title: "Method for Determining Trajectory of Multi-Motor Control System Avoiding Obstacle"
      Inventors: Wang, Yebin; Yu, Han; Bortoff, Scott A.
      Patent No.: 9,076,337
      Issue Date: Jul 7, 2015
    • Title: "System and Method for Controlling Semi-Active Actuators Arranged to Minimize Vibration in Elevator Systems"
      Inventors: Wang, Yebin; Bortoff, Scott A.
      Patent No.: 8,849,465
      Issue Date: Sep 30, 2014
    • Title: "An Energy Efficient Motion Control System"
      Inventors: Wang, Yebin; Koichiro, Ueda; Bortoff, Scott A.
      Patent No.: 8,816,627
      Issue Date: Aug 26, 2014
    • Title: "System and Method for Controlling Semi-Active Actuators"
      Inventors: Wang, Yebin; Bortoff, Scott A.
      Patent No.: 8,768,522
      Issue Date: Jul 1, 2014
    • Title: "System and Method for Reducing Lateral Vibration in Elevator"
      Inventors: Wang, Yebin
      Patent No.: 8,761,947
      Issue Date: Jun 24, 2014
    • Title: "Method for Determining Trajectories Manipulators to Avoid Obstacles"
      Inventors: Zhao, Yiming; Wang, Yebin
      Patent No.: 8,700,307
      Issue Date: Apr 15, 2014
    • Title: "Method for Generating Trajectories for Motor Controlled Actuators"
      Inventors: Wang, Yebin; Bortoff, Scott A.; Zhao, Yiming
      Patent No.: 8,700,190
      Issue Date: Apr 15, 2014
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