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, 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., 2023, DOI: 10.1109/TII.2023.3331075. (SCI/EI, IF=12.3)

2. 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=12.3, ESI Highly Cited Paper)

3. 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=11.8)

4. 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=3.9)

5. 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

• National Scholarship for Postgraduates (Top 2%) - Dec. 2022
• Second Prize in National College Mechanical Innovation Competetion - Oct. 2020
• First Prize in Beijing College Mechanical Innovation Competetion - 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 (Top 2%) - 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 2023 Modeling, Estimation and Control Conference (MECC 2023)