Hello, I’m Ran Zhou. Since 2020, I have been pursuing a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the Institute of Mechatronic Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, under the supervision of Prof. Chuxiong Hu. From Oct. 2023 to Dec. 2023, I was also a visiting student researcher at the Mechanical Systems Control Lab in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley, supervised by Prof. Masayoshi Tomizuka. Prior to this, I graduated with a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Tsinghua University in 2020.

My research primarily focuses on precision/ultraprecision motion control, including intelligent feedforward control, predictive control, and neural network control with applications to practical precision/ultraprecision mechatronic systems.

Contact:
zhouran2000@gmail.com
zhour20@mails.tsinghua.edu.cn

Education

Research Interests

• Precision/ultraprecision motion control
• Predictive control
• Neural network control

Selected Publications

1. R. Zhou, C. Hu, Z. Wang, Y. Zhu, and M. Tomizuka, “Real-Time Iterative Compensation Control Using Plant-Injection Feedforward Architecture with Application to Ultraprecision Wafer Stages,” IEEE Trans. Ind. Inform., vol. 20, no. 10, pp. 11708-11719, Oct. 2024. (SCI/EI, IF=11.7)

2. R. Zhou, C. Hu, T. Ou, Z. Wang, and Y. Zhu, “Intelligent GRU-RIC Feedforward Compensation Control Method with Application to an Ultraprecision Motion Stage,” IEEE Trans. Ind. Inform., vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 5609-5621, Apr. 2024. (SCI/EI, IF=11.7)

3. R. Zhou, C. Hu, Z.Wang, S. He, and Y. Zhu, “Nonlinearity Compensation and High-Frequency Flexibility Suppression Based RIC Method for Precision Motion Control Systems,” IEEE Trans. Ind. Inform., vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 1332-1342, Feb. 2023. (SCI/EI, IF=11.7, ESI Highly Cited Paper)

4. C. Hu, R. Zhou, Z. Wang, Y. Zhu, and M. Tomizuka, “Real-Time Iterative Compensation Framework for Precision Mechatronic Motion Control Systems,” IEEE/CAA J. Autom. Sinica, vol. 9, no. 7, pp. 1218-1232, Jul. 2022. (SCI/EI, IF=15.3)

5. R. Zhou, C. Hu, B. Hou, and Y. Zhu, “Comparative Study of Performance-Oriented Feedforward Compensation Strategies for Precision Mechatronic Motion Systems,” IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 100812-100823, 2022. (SCI/EI, IF=3.4)

6. R. Zhou, C. Hu, Z. Wang, and Y. Zhu, “Adaptive Real-Time Iterative Compensation Control Framework for Ultraprecision Motion Tasks,” in IEEE Conf. Ind. Electron. Appl. (ICIEA), Kristiansand, Norway, Aug. 2024, pp. 1-8. (EI, Best Paper Award)

7. R. Zhou, C. Hu, Z. Wang, and Y. Zhu, “Ultraprecision Contouring Control with Enhanced Accuracy and Robustness: An Online Prediction Based Real-Time Iterative Compensation Method,” in IEEE/ASME Int. Conf. Mechatron. Embed. Syst. Appl. (MESA), Genova, Italy, Sep. 2024, pp. 1-7. (EI, Oral Report)

8. R. Zhou, C. Hu, Y. Zhu, and M. Zhang, “Model Prediction based Online Feedforward Compensation Control of Maglev Planar Motor with Comparative Investigation,” in IEEE Int. Conf. Mechatron. (ICM), Kashiwa, Japan, Mar. 2021, pp. 1-6. (EI, Oral Report)

Honors and Awards

• Best Paper Award in IEEE ICIEA 2024 - Aug. 2024
• National Scholarship for Postgraduates - Sep. 2024
• National Scholarship for Postgraduates - Dec. 2022
• Students of the Year 2023 in Tsinghua University (10 winners per year) - Dec. 2023
• Second Prize in National College Mechanical Innovation Competition - Oct. 2020
• First Prize in Beijing College Mechanical Innovation Competition - Sep. 2020
• Tsinghua Future Scholar Scholarship - Aug. 2020
• Tsinghua Outstanding Undergraduate Award (Top 2%) - Jun. 2020
• Beijing Outstanding Undergraduate Award (Top 5%) - Jun. 2020
• National Scholarship for Undergraduates - Dec. 2019
• Tsinghua Top Grade Scholarship for Undergraduates (The highest student honor with 10 winners per year in Tsinghua University) - Dec. 2019
• Tsinghua Comprehensive Excellence Award (Top 7%) - Dec. 2019
• Tsinghua Jiang Nanxiang Scholarship - Dec. 2018
• Tsinghua Comprehensive Excellence Award (Top 7%) - Dec. 2018
• Tsinghua Comprehensive Excellence Award (Top 7%) - Dec. 2017

Academic Service

• Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
• Reviewer for Ocean Engineering
• Reviewer for IEEE/ASME MESA 2024, IFAC MECC 2023