Selected Publications
Peter C. Y. Chen | Ph.D. (Toronto) | Associate Professor | Mechanical Engineering | National University of Singapore
Peter C. Y. Chen | Ph.D. (Toronto) | Associate Professor | Mechanical Engineering | National University of Singapore
The following selected publications trace the progressive evolution of a research programme, from supervisory control to learning-enhanced control, then to autonomous multi-agent systems, and ultimately to learning-enabled autonomy.
Supervisory Control and Discrete-Event Systems
Chen, P.C.Y. and Wonham, W.M., Stable Supervisory Control of Flexible Manufacturing Systems with Fixed Supply and Demand Rates, International Journal of Production Research, 2001.
Chen, P.C.Y. and Wonham, W.M., Real-Time Supervisory Control of a Processor for Non-Preemptive Execution of Periodic Tasks, Real-Time Systems, 2002.
Chen, P.C.Y. et al., Supervisory Control of an Unmanned Land Vehicle, IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control, 2002.
Feng, X. et al., Enhanced Supervisory Control System Design of an Unmanned Ground Vehicle, IEEE SMC, 2004.
Chen, P.C.Y., A Discrete-Event Approach to Transcription Control with Dynamic Event-Controllability, Journal of Computational Biology, 2006.
Learning and Adaptive Control
Chen, P.C.Y., Mills, J.K. and Smith, K.C., Performance Improvement of Robot Continuous-Path Operation Through Iterative Learning Using Neural Networks, Machine Learning, 1996.
Chen, P.C.Y. and Mills, J.K., Synthesis of Neural Networks and PID Control for Performance Improvement of Industrial Robots, Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, 1997.
Chen, P.C.Y., Mills, J.K. and Smith, K.C., Neural Network Learning Control for Position and Force Tracking of Multi-Manipulator Systems, Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, 1999.
Zhou, S. et al., Adaptive Neural Network Control of Uncertain MIMO Nonlinear Systems with Input Saturation, Neural Computing and Applications, 2016.
Pradeep, Y.C. et al., A Framework of In Situ Model Error Compensation for Adaptive Robotic Task Execution, 2015.
Autonomous and Multi-Agent Robotic Systems
Chen, P.C.Y. et al., Formation and Zoning Control of Multi-Robot Systems. International Journal of Robotics and Automation, 26(1), 2011.
Chen, P.C.Y. et al., Tracking Control of Mobile Robots and Its Application to Formation Control, 2008.
Pradeep, Y.C. et al., Human-Inspired Robot Navigation in Unknown Dynamic Environments, 2016.
Yáng, Y.R. and Chen, P.C.Y., Navigation of Robot Formation via Overlap-Induced Equilibrium Points in Uncertain Environments, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 2022.
Learning-Enabled Supervisory Autonomy
Chen, P.C.Y., Constrained Exploration in Reinforcement Learning with Optimality Preservation, 2023.
Li, M. and Chen, P.C.Y., A Probabilistic Finite-State Automata Framework for Monitoring Long-Term Activities of Daily Living, CDC 2023.
Leng, J. et al., Adaptive Eco-Driving with Guided Speed Planning and Lane Changing Through Signalized Intersections, IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 2025.