Curriculum Vita. Summer Faculty Fellow Wright-Patterson Air Force Research Laboratory

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1 Curriculum Vita Name: Rank: Education Ran Dai Assistant Professor Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department Ohio State University Columbus, OH Telephone: (206) Webpage: PostDoc Aero & Astro, University of Washington Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering, Auburn University M.S.E. Aerospace Engineering, Auburn University B. S. Beihang University Professional Experience Netjets Assistant Professor, Mech & Aero Engineering, Ohio State University 2017-Present Black & Veatch Faculty Fellow, Aerospace Engineering, Iowa State University Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering, Iowa State University Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Aero & Astro, University of Washington Engineer, Dynamic Research Inc., Torrance, CA Summer Faculty Fellow Wright-Patterson Air Force Research Laboratory Research Expertise Motion Planning and Decision Making of Autonomous Systems Computational Optimization Networked Control Systems Awards and Honors 2018: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Early Career Faculty Award 2015: National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award 2015: Airforce Summer Faculty Fellowship 2015: Finalist of Best Automation Paper in 2015 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2011: NSF Association for Women in Mathematics Travel Grant. 2007: Finalist of Best Graduate Student Paper, 2007 AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference and Exhibit. 1

2 2007: First Prize in Graduate Student Poster Competition of the American Astronautical Society National Conference 2007: Outstanding Graduate Student of Aerospace Department, Auburn University. Peer Reviewed Publications (* represents supervised students) Book Chapter: B1. Y. Zu* and R. Dai, Distributed Estimation for Spatial Rigid Motion Based on Dual Quaternion, book chapter in Multisensor Attitude Estimation: Fundamental Concepts and Applications, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, B2. C. Sun* and R. Dai, Topology Design and Identification for Dynamic Networks, book chapter in Cooperative Control of Multi-agent Systems: Theory and Applications, in press. Journal Articles: J1. C. Sun*, N. Kingry* and R.Dai, A Nonconvex Optimization Method for Mixed-Type Decision-Making of Robotic Systems, International Journal of Robotics Research, Under Review. J2. C. Sun* and R. Dai, An Iterative Approach for Nonconvex Quadratically Constrained Quadratic Programs, SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, Under Review. arxiv: J3. C. Wan*, R. Dai, and P. Lu, An Alternating Minimization Algorithm for Polynomial Optimal Control Problems, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Minor Revision. J4. Y. Zu*, C. Liu, R. Dai, "Distributed Traffic Speed Control for Improved Vehicle Throughput", IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine, Special Issue on Emerging Mobility Systems, Accepted 2018 J5. C. Sun*, R. Dai, and M. Mesbahi, "Weighted Network Design with Cardinality Constraints via Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers", IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems, Published online January 2018, DOI: /TCNS J6. Y. Zu*, C. Liu, R. Dai, A. Sharma, and J. Dong, Real-Time Energy-Efficient Traffic Control via Convex Optimization, Transportation Research, Part C, Emerging Technologies 92, pp , DOI: /j.trc J7. Y. Zu*, U. Lee, and R. Dai, Distributed Estimation for Spatial Rigid Motion Based on Dual Quaternions, Optimal Control, Applications and Methods, Vol 39, No. 4, pp , 2018, DOI: /oca.2416 J8. C. Sun*, Y. Liu*, R. Dai, and D. Grymin, Two Approaches for Path Planning of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles with Avoidance Zones, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 40, No. 8, 2017, pp DOI: /1.G J9. Y. Zu* and R. Dai, Distributed Path Planning for Building Evacuation Guidance, Cyber- Physical Systems, Vol 3, Issue 1-4, 2017, pp DOI: / J10. C. Sun* and R. Dai, Rank Constrained Optimization and Its Applications, Automatica, Vol 82, 2017, pp DOI: /j.automatica J11. A. Kaplan*, N. Kingry*, P. Uhing*, and R. Dai, Time-Optimal Path Planning with Power Schedules for a Solar-Powered Ground Robot, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, Published Online DOI: /TASE

3 J12. R. Dai, and C. Sun*, Path Planning of Spatial Rigid Motion with Constrained Attitude, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 38, No. 8, pp , DOI: /1.G J13. R. Dai, J. Maximoff and M. Mesbahi, Optimal Trajectory Generation for Establishing Connectivity in Proximity Networks, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, vol. 49, no. 3, pp , DOI: /TAES J14. R. Dai and M. Mesbahi, "Optimal power generation and load management for off-grid hybrid power systems with renewable sources via mixed-integer programming," Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 73, pp , DOI: /j.enconman J15. D. Zelazo, R. Dai and M. Mesbahi, "An Energy Management System for Off-Grid Power Systems," Energy Systems, No. 3, pp , DOI: /s J16. H. Liu, Y. Chen, F. Strickland, R. Dai and B. Qi, System Development and Application of Taylor Kriging Metamodeling, International journal for computer-aided engineering and software, Vol. 28, No, 3, pp , DOI: / J17. R. Dai and J. E. Cochran, Path Planning and State Estimation for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Hostile Environments, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 33, No. 2, March-April, pp , DOI: / J18. R. Dai and J. E. Cochran, Three-Dimensional Trajectory Optimization in Constrained Aerospace, Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 42, No. 2, pp , DOI: / J19. R. Dai and J. E. Cochran, A Wavelet Collocation Method for Optimal Control Problems, Journal of Optimization Theory and Application, Vol. 143, No. 2, pp , DOI: /s Conference Papers: C1. C. Sun*, R. Dai and P.Lu, "Multi-Phase Spacecraft Mission Optimization by Quadratically Constrained Quadratic Programming," 2019 AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, Accepted. C2. C. Wan*, S. You*, and R. Dai, "An Alternating Projection Approach for Non-Convex Quadratically Constrained Quadratic Programs," 2019 AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, Accepted. C3. S. You*, C. Wan* and R. Dai, "A Complementary Cutting Plane Approach for Nonconvex Quadratically Constrained Quadratic Programs," 2018 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Accepted. C4. C. Sun* and R. Dai, "Distributed Optimization for Convex Mixed-Integer Programs based on Projected Subgradient Algorithm," 2018 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control," Accepted. C5. N. Kingry*, M. Jung*, E. Derse* and R. Dai, "Vision-Based Terrain Classification and Solar Irradiance Mapping for Solar-Powered Robotics," 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Madrid, Spain. C6. N. Kingry*, L. Towers*, Y. Liu*, Y. Zu*, Y. Wang*, B. Staheli*, Y. Katagiri*, S.Cook*, and R. Dai, "Design, Modeling and Control of a Solar-Powered Quadcopter", 2018 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Brisbane, Australia C7. Y. Zu*, C. Liu, R. Dai, A. Sharma, Hybrid Optimal Control for Time-Efficient Highway Traffic Management", 2018 American Control Conference, Milwaukee, WI. DOI: /ACC

4 C8. C. Sun* and R. Dai, "An Efficient Module Detection Algorithm for Large Scale Complex Networks", 2018 American Control Conference, Milwaukee, WI. DOI: /ACC C9. C. Wan*, N. Kingry*, and R. Dai, "Design and Autonomous Control of a Solar-Power Blimp", 2018 AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, January 2018, Orlando, FL. DOI: / C10. C. Sun* and R. Dai, "A Customized ADMM for Rank-Constrained Optimization Problems with Approximate Formulations," 2017 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Melboune, Australia. DOI: /CDC C11. N. Kingry*, Y. Liu*, M. Martinez*, B. Simon*, Y. Bang*, and R. Dai, Mission planning for multi-robot team with a solar-powered charging station, 2017 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Vancouver, CA, September, DOI: /IROS C12. C. Sun* and R. Dai, "A Decomposition Method for Nonconvex Quadratically Constrained Quadratic Programs," 2017 American Control Conference, Seattle, WA, May DOI: /ACC C13. Y. Zu*, R. Dai, and J. Dong "Convex Optimization for Energy-Efficient Traffic Control," IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Las Vegas, NV, Dec DOI: /CDC C14. A. Kaplan*, N. Kingery*, J. Ven Den Top*, K. Patel*, R. Dai and D. Grymin, Motion Planning for Persistent Traveling Solar-Powered Unmanned Ground Vehicles, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Daejeon, Korea, Oct DOI: /IROS C15. C. Sun*, R. Dai, and P. Lu, Solving Polynomial Optimal Control Problems via Iterative Convex Optimization, 2016 AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, AIAA Science and Technology Forum, January DOI: / C16. C. Sun* and R. Dai, An Iterative Approach to Rank Minimization Problems, 54th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control Conference, Osaka, Japan, December, DOI: /CDC C17. R. Dai, J. Dong, and S. Anuj, Distributed Traffic Control for Reduced Fuel Consumption and Travel Time in Transportation Networks, 2015 European Control Conference, July, 2015, Linz, Austria. DOI: /ECC C18. C. Sun* and R. Dai, Identification of Network Topology via Quadratic Optimization, 2015 American Control Conference, July, 2015, Chicago, IL. DOI: /ACC C19. A. Kaplan, P. Uhing, N. Kingry and R. Dai, Integrated Path Planning and Power Management for Solar-Powered Unmanned Ground Vehicles, 2015 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, May, 2015, Seattle, WA (Best Automation Paper Finalist). DOI: /ICRA C20. C. Sun* and R. Dai, "Spacecraft Attitude Control under Constrained Zones via Quadratically Constrained Quadratic Programming," 2015 AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, AIAA Science and Technology Forum, January 2015, Orlando, FL. DOI: / C21. Y. Zu*, C. Sun*, R. Dai, "Distributed Estimation for Spatial Rigid Motion Based on Dual Quaternions," 2014 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control Conference, December, DOI: /CDC

5 C22. Y. Zu*, U. Lee, and R. Dai, Distributed Motion Estimation of Space Objects Using Dual Quaternions, 2014 AIAA Space and Astronautics Forum and Exposition, August, 2014, San Diego, CA. DOI: / C23. R. Dai, Three-Dimensional Aircraft Path Planning based on Nonconvex Quadratic Optimization, 2014 American Control Conference, June, 2014, Portland, OR. DOI: /ACC C24. S. Hosseini, R. Dai and M. Mesbahi, Power management of cooling systems with dynamic pricing, 2014 American Control Conference, Portland, OR, June, (Best Presentation of the Session Award) DOI: /ACC C25. P. Panyakeow, R. Dai and M. Mesbahi, Optimal Trajectory for Network Establishment of Remote UAVs, American Control Conference, June 2013, Washington, D.C. DOI: /ACC C26. S. Hosseini, R. Dai and M. Mesbahi, Optimal Path Planning and Power Allocation for a Long Endurance Solar-Powered UAV, 2013 American Control Conference, June 2013, Washington, D.C. DOI: /ACC C27. R. Dai, Path Planning of Solar-Powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicles at Low Altitude, IEEE 56th Midwest Symposium on Circuits & Systems, August 2013, Columbus, OH (Invited Paper). DOI: /MWSCAS C28. R. Dai, Optimal Collision Avoidance Maneuver for Fractionated Spacecraft within Networked System, AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, August 2013, Hilton Head, SC. AAS C29. R. Dai, U. Lee, S. Hosseini and M. Mesbahi, Optimal Path Planning for Solar-Powered UAVs based on Unit Quaternions, 51th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control Conference, December 2012, Maui, HI. DOI: /CDC C30. R. Dai, J. Maximoff and M. Mesbahi, Formation of Connected Network for Fractionated Spacecraft, 2012 AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference, Minneapolis, MN. DOI: / C31. R. Dai, J. Maximoff and M. Mesbahi, Establishment of Proximity Networks, 2012 American Control Conference, Montreal, Canada. DOI: /ACC C32. R. Dai and M. Mesbahi, Optimal Topology Design for Dynamic Networks, 50th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control and European Control Conference, Orlando, Florida, DOI: /CDC C33. A. Chapman, R. Dai and M. Mesbahi, Network Topology Design for UAV Flocking with Wind Gusts, 2011 AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference, Portland, Oregon, DOI: / C34. R. Dai, Unsik Lee and M. Mesbahi, Distributed Orbit Determination via Estimation Consensus, 2011 AAS/AIAA Flight Mechanics Conference, New Orleans, February DOI: C35. R. Dai B-Splines Based Optimal Control Solution, 2010 AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference, Toronto, Canada, August DOI: / C36. H. Liu and R. Dai, Statistical Orbit Determination by Global Evolutionary Optimization and Batch Filter, 2010 AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference, Toronto, Canada, August DOI: / C37. R. Dai and J. E. Cochran, Path Planning for Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by Parameterized Cornu-Spirals, Proceedings of the 2009 American Control Conference, St. Louis, MO, June DOI: /ACC

6 C38. R. Dai, Three-Dimensional Minimum-Time Interception Trajectory Planning Using Nonlinear Programming and Collocation, AIAA , Proceeding of AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference and Exhibit, Hilton Head, SC, Aug (Best Graduate Student Paper Finalist) DOI: / C39. R. Dai and J. E. Cochran, Three-Dimensional Minimum-Time-to-Climb Trajectories in Constrained Airspace, AIAA , 45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada, Jan DOI: / Software R. Dai, IRMA 1.1- an iterative rank minimization algorithm for non-convex quadratically constrained quadratic programming problems, August, Technical Report Van Auken, R.M., Zellner, J.W., Chiang, D.P., Kelly, J., Silberling, J.Y., Dai, R., Broen, P.C., Kirsch, A.M., Sugimoto, Y., Advanced Crash Avoidance Technologies Program Final Report of the Honda-DRI Team, DOT HS , US Department of Transportation, Accomplished for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, June, Invited Talks An Algorithmic Framework and Applications for Rank-Constrained Semidefinite Programming, Beijing Institute of Technology, May, Design and Modeling of a Solar-Powered Quadcopter, International Symposium on Aerial Robotics, June, Long-Term Autonomy for Solar-Powered Robotic Systems University of Maryland, April, 2017 Long-Term Autonomy for Solar-Powered Robotic Systems The Ohio State University, March, 2017 Long-Term Autonomy for Solar-Powered Robotic Systems University of Virginia, March, 2017 R. Dai, Rank-Constrained Optimization for Motion Planning of Autonomous Vehicles, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, July, R. Dai, Rank-Constrained Optimization for Motion Planning of Autonomous Vehicles, Space Vehicles Directorate, Kirkland Air Force Research Laboratory, June, R. Dai, Mission Planning for Information Gathering using Solar-Powered Unmanned Ground Vehicles AI for Long-term Autonomy Workshop in 2016 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Stockholm, Sweden, May, R. Dai, Integrated Motion Planning and Power Management for a Solar-Powered Ground Robot, Midwest Robotics Workshop, March, R. Dai, Motion Planning for Solar-Powered Robotic Systems, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, University of California, San Diego, January,

7 R. Dai, Path Planning and Decision Making for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles under Mission Constraints, Control Science Center for Excellence Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright Patterson Airforce Base, August, R. Dai, Optimization for Multi-Agent Networked Systems, Aerospace Engineering Department, Iowa State University, March R. Dai, Optimization for Multi-Agent Networked Systems, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, Missouri University of Science and Technology, February R. Dai, Optimization for Multi-Agent Networked Systems, Aerospace Engineering Department, Ryerson University, February R. Dai and M. Mesbahi, "Load Management Optimization for Multi-Source Power System", Fifth Boeing Commercial Airplanes Fuel Cell Conference, Seattle, July Posters R. Dai, Optimal Topology Design for Dynamic Networks, Poster in U.S. National Academy of Sciences KAUST Frontiers of Sensor Science Symposium, December, 2015 Ran Dai, Ryan Sherrill and Mana Vautier, Explorations in Astrodynamics Past, Present and Beyond, First Prize in Graduate Student Poster Competition of the American Astronautical Society National Conference, Houston, Texas, Nov Outreach Presentations R. Dai, The Path of Becoming an Aerospace Engineer, Taking the Road Less Traveled for Women in Science & Engineering Conference, Biannual Presentation in Spring and Fall of 2014, 2015, and 2016 at Iowa State University Campus. R. Dai, Optimization for Autonomous Control Systems, Grinnell College Academic Seminar Series, October, Teaching Graduate Courses Aere/Ee/Me 574 Optimal Control Aere 551 Orbital Mechanics Aero 5626 Orbital Mechanics Spring 2017 (at ISU) Spring 2014, 2015, 2016 (at ISU) Fall 2018 (at OSU) Undergraduate Courses Aere 355 Flight Dynamics and Control Fall 2012, 2013 and Spring (at ISU) Aero 3521 Fundamentals of Flight Vehicle Control Spring 2018 (at OSU) Paper Review, Conference Organization and Panelist Associate Editor of Conference Editorial Board of IEEE Control Systems Society (CSS) Paper Review for the Following Journals and Conferences: IEEE Transactions on Automatics Control, Machine Learning, IEEE Transaction on Control of Network Systems, Journal of Aircraft, 7

8 IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, Automatica, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Acta Astronautica Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, International Journal of Control, Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Journal of Process Control, Optimal Control Applications and Methods, Aerospace Science and Technology, Energy Conversion and Management, Mathematical Modeling and Analysis, World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation, American Control Conference, IEEE Multi-Conference on Systems and Control, IEEE Conference on Decision and Control AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference Conference Organization: Editorial board of 2018 IEEE Control and Decision Conference Section Chair of 2017 American Control Conference: Network Analysis and Control II Section Chair of 2017 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems: Motion and Path Planning V Section Chair of 2013 American Control Conference: Path Planning and Navigation Section Chair of 2012 AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference: Orbit Determination II Section Chair of 2012 Control and Decision Conference: UAV Section Chair of 2011 AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference, UAVs and Unmanned Systems I Panelist NSF 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 NIH 2017 Professional Society Memberships 2015-Present: Member of Technical Committee on Manufacturing Automation and Robotic Control, IEEE Control Systems Society : Member of AIAA Astrodynamics Technical Committee Present: IEEE member Present: Society of Women Engineers member Present: AIAA senior professional member. Departmental and College Service Activities 2017-present: Aero program graduate committee at Ohio State University (Member) 2017-present: Department strategical development committee at Ohio State University (Member) 2017-present: College of Engineering Undergraduate Honor Program Committee (Member) : Department Search Committee at Iowa State University (Member) : Department Graduate Committee at Iowa State University (Member) 8

9 : Co-advisor of AIAA Student Organization, Iowa Chapter : College of Engineering Professional Development Committee at Iowa State University (Member) Advising and Mentoring Graduate Student Activities PhD Student Advisees Past: Yue Zu 08/ /2017, Dissertation: Distributed Optimization of Multi-Agent Systems: Framework, Local Optimizer, and Applications. Chuangchuang Sun 08/ /2018, Dissertation: Rank-Constrained Optimization: Algorithms and Applications Current: Charlie Wan Myunjin Jung Sixiong You Master Student Advisees Past: Adam Kaplan 01/ /2015, Thesis: Path Planning and Energy Management of Solar- Powered Unmanned Ground Vehicles Yen-Chen Liu 08/ /2017, Thesis: Constrained Path Planning of Unmanned Vehicles Nathan Kingry 08/ /2018, Thesis: Heuristic Optimization and Sensing Techniques for Mission Planning of Solar-Powered Unmanned Ground Vehicles Current: Fei Chen Isaac Shyu Postdoctoral Advisee Current: Dr. Gangshan Jing Undergraduate Student Activities Research Experience for Undergraduates Advising: Jeff Ellis ( ), Kishan Patel ( ), Justin Van Den Top ( ), Logan Towers (2016-present), Nicholaus Steffensmeier ( ), Elijah Lockwood (2016-present), Matthew Martinez ( ) Undergraduate Team Project Directed Make To Innovate Cardinal Flight Project, Make To Innovate Autonomous Sailboat Project,

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