Huei Peng

Key takeaways

Huei Peng belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Huei Peng to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Huei Peng from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Huei Peng (1962 – 2022) was an American control researcher and the Roger L. McCarthy Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan. 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. In recognition of his achievements, he was made a fellow of Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). His specific contributions to the application of control theories to ground vehicles includes:

Preview control theory for intelligent vehicle and highway systems (IVHS)—achieved lateral tracking accuracy with a standard deviation of 0.5 inch. 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 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). The development of an enhanced version of the widely used MacAdam human driver model Leading the design and development of Mcity, the world's first purpose-built test facility for connected and automated vehicles.

Education 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.

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

Industrial impact Peng is among the winners of the Autos2050 Inaugural Innovation Awards in 2018 from Alliance Automotive Innovation. 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." 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) by Governor Gretchen Whitmer, "to represent business, policy, research, and technological leader in the future of mobility for the council". "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", said Governor Gretchen Whitmer regarding the appointment.

Contributions to the automotive and control community From December 2015 to December 2021, Peng served as the director of Mcity, 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), executive director of Michigan Interdisciplinary and Professional Engineering (2007–2011), and director of UM's Automotive Engineering Program (2002–2007). Other contributions include chair, ASME Dynamic System and Control Division, 2012–2013; international board member, International Symposium on Advanced Vehicle Control (AVEC), 1998–2022; chair, International program committee, Advanced Vehicle Control (AVEC) Conference, Taipei, Taiwan, 2006; chair, Local Arrangement Committee, Advanced Vehicle Control (AVEC) Conference, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2000;

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

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

References

External links Huei Peng, University of Michigan Huei Peng, Google scholar Huei Peng, GCN articles. Automated Is Not Autonomous | Huei Peng, Michigan Business. Interview of Huei Peng on the International Day of National Meetings on Mobility, 2017, Ministères Écologie Énergie Territoires. In memoriam of Huei Peng, Mcity Special Column in Memoriam of Prof. Huei Peng ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division Transition of Mcity Directors, Mcity

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Huei Peng

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Huei Peng claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Huei Peng before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Huei Peng ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Huei Peng

In research: Huei Peng appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Huei Peng in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Huei Peng is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1962 births, 2022 deaths, Fellows of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Huei Peng outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

How to study Huei Peng in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Huei Peng means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Huei Peng out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Huei Peng in simple terms?

Huei Peng (1962 – 2022) was an American control researcher and the Roger L. McCarthy Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan.

Why does Huei Peng matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Huei Peng?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Huei Peng.