Contact Dr James Whidborne
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- Email: j.f.whidborne@cranfield.ac.uk
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Areas of expertise
- Aeronautical Systems
- Autonomous Systems
- Computing, Simulation & Modelling
- Mechatronics & Advanced Controls
- Oil and Gas
Background
James Whidborne was born in Zimbabwe (formerly Southern Rhodesia) in 1960. He received a BA degree in Engineering from Cambridge University, England in 1982, and an MSc and a PhD in Systems and Control from UMIST, Manchester, England in 1987 and 1992 respectively.
From 1982 to 1985 he worked in industry, and from 1986 to 1991, he was with the Control Systems Centre, UMIST (now Manchester University). From 1991 to 1994, he held a position of Research Associate with the Department of Engineering, University of Leicester, England. From 1994 to 2003, he was a Lecturer, then Senior Lecturer with the Department of Mechanical Engineering, King's College London.
He joined Cranfield University in 2004, and is a now the head of the Dynamics, Simulation and Control Group. He is a Chartered Engineer and a Member of the IET and a Senior Member of the IEEE. He serves on the the Editorial Board of Control Engineering Practice, the International Journal of Systems Science, the International Journal of Automation and Computing and serves on the International Editorial Board of Chinese Journal of Aeronautics. He served as Chair of the IEEE (UK&RI) Control Systems Chapter from 2004 to 2010 and is an elected member of the EPSRC College.
He joined Cranfield University in 2004, and is a now the head of the Dynamics, Simulation and Control Group. He is a Chartered Engineer and a Member of the IET and a Senior Member of the IEEE. He serves on the the Editorial Board of Control Engineering Practice, the International Journal of Systems Science, the International Journal of Automation and Computing and serves on the International Editorial Board of Chinese Journal of Aeronautics. He served as Chair of the IEEE (UK&RI) Control Systems Chapter from 2004 to 2010 and is an elected member of the EPSRC College.
James Whidborne has published over 250 refereed conference and journal papers. He is the co-author of the books
Critical Control Systems: Theory, Design and Applications and
Multiobjective Optimisation and Control. He is co-editor of the monograph
Digital Controller Implementation and Fragility.
Current activities
25 years experience in the theory and application of advanced robust control with noted contributions in the areas of quadrotor control, multi-objective control design, finite-wordlength implementations, feedback flow control and directional drilling control.
Clients
- EPSRC
- ASTRAEA
- BAE Systems
- Cobham plc
- Schlumberger Oilfields UK
- AOS Ltd
- Rolls Royce
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Liu S & Whidborne JF (2020) Neural network adaptive backstepping fault tolerant control for unmanned airships with multi-vectored thrusters, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Available online 22 December 2020.
- Nnabuife SG, Kuang B, Whidborne J & Rana Z (2020) Non-intrusive classification of gas-liquid flow regimes in an S-shaped pipeline-riser using doppler ultrasonic sensor and deep neural networks, Chemical Engineering Journal, 403 (January) Article No. 126401.
- Liu SQ, Sang YJ & Whidborne J (2020) Adaptive sliding-mode-backstepping trajectory tracking control of underactuated airships, Aerospace Science and Technology, 97 (February) Article No. 105610.
- Inyang IJ & Whidborne JF (2020) Quasi-bilinear modelling and control of directional drilling, International Journal of Modelling, Identification and Control, 33 (4) 331-343.
- Liu SQ, Whidborne JF & He L (2020) Backstepping sliding-mode control of stratospheric airships using disturbance-observer, Advances in Space Research, Available online 16 November 2020 (3).
- Foudeh HY, Luk P & Whidborne J (2020) Application of Norm Optimal Iterative Learning Control to Quadrotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Monitoring Overhead Power System, Energies, 33 (12) Article No. 3223.
- Alturbeh H & Whidborne JF (2020) Visual flight rules-based collision avoidance systems for UAV flying in civil aerospace, Robotics, 9 (1) Article No. 9.
- Biczyski M, Sehab R, Whidborne JF, Krebs G & Luk P (2020) Multirotor sizing methodology with flight time estimation, Journal of Advanced Transportation, 2020 Article No. 9689604.
- Inyang IJ & Whidborne JF (2019) Bilinear modeling, control and stability of directional drilling, Control Engineering Practice, 82 (January) 161-172.
- Alturbeh H, Whidborne JF, Luk P & Bayliss M (2019) Modelling and control of the roll-stabilised control unit of a rotary steerable system directional drilling tool, Journal of Engineering, 2019 (17) 4555-4559.
- Inok J, Lao L, Cao Y & Whidborne J (2019) Severe slug mitigation in an S-shape pipeline-riser system by an injectable venturi, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 150 (October) 299-310.
- Rosique MA, Alamin R & Whidborne JF (2019) Application of LQG and H∞ gain scheduling techniques to active suppression of flutter, IFAC-PapersOnLine, 52 (12) 502-507.
- Duran JR, Whidborne JF, Carrizales Rodriguez M & Pontillo A (2019) A benchtop flight control demonstrator, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, Available online 27 July 2019. Dataset/s: 10.17862/cranfield.rd.8052650
- Chen L, Whidborne J, Dong Q, Duan D & Liu J (2019) Degraded planary tracking control of an omnidirectional vectored-thruster aerostat, Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 32 (4) Article No. 04019026.
- Isakhani H, Aouf N, Kechagias-Stamatis O & Whidborne J (2018) A Furcated Visual Collision Avoidance System for an Autonomous Microrobot, IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems, 12 (March) 1-11.
- Dababneh O, Kipouros T & Whidborne JF (2018) Application of an efficient gradient-based optimization strategy for aircraft wing structures, Aerospace, 5 (1) Article No. 3.
- McEnteggart Q & Whidborne JF (2018) Multiobjective environmental departure procedure optimization, Journal of Aircraft, 55 (3) 905-917.
- Inyang IJ & Whidborne JF (2017) Applying a modified Smith predictor-bilinear proportional plus integral control for directional drilling, IFAC-PapersOnLine, 50 (2) 139-144.
- Seah CW, Inyang IJ & Whidborne JF (2017) Bilinear modelling and attitude control of a quadrotor, IFAC-PapersOnLine, 50 (2) 193-198.
- Chen L, Whidborne JF, Dong Q & Duan DP (2017) Application of Lyapunov matrix inequality based unsymmetrical saturated control to a multi-vectored propeller airship, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 232 (5) 884-901.
- Hayes D, Lone M, Whidborne JF, Camberos J & Coetzee E (2017) Adopting exergy analysis for use in aerospace, Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 93 (August) 73-94.
- Inyang IJ, Whidborne JF & Bayliss MT (2017) Directional drilling attitude control with input disturbances and feedback delay, IFAC-PapersOnLine, 50 (1) 1409-1414.
- Whidborne JF & Cooke AK (2017) Gust rejection properties of VTOL multirotor aircraft, IFAC-PapersOnLine, 50 (2) 175-180.
- Xu D, Whidborne JF & Cooke A (2016) Fault tolerant control of a quadrotor using L-1 adaptive control, International Journal of Intelligent Unmanned Systems, 4 (1) 43-66.
- Armanini SF, Polak M, Gautrey JE, Lucas A & Whidborne JF (2016) Decision-making for unmanned aerial vehicle operation in icing conditions, CEAS Aeronautical Journal, 7 (4) 663-675.
- Ahmed S & Whidborne J (2016) Integration of H∞ and time domain specifications using the convex combination method, IFAC Proceedings Volumes, 40 (7) 135-140.
- Aldhaher S, Luk PCK, El Khamlichi Drissi K & Whidborne JF (2015) High input voltage high frequency class E rectifiers for resonant inductive links, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 30 (3) 1328-1335.
- Thomas PR, Bullock S, Richardson TS & Whidborne JF (2015) Collaborative control in a flying-boom aerial refueling simulation, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 38 (7) 1274-1289.
- Bayliss M & Whidborne J (2015) Mixed uncertainty analysis of pole placement and H∞ controllers for directional drilling attitude tracking, Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, 137 (12) Article No. 121008.
- Luk PCK, Aldhaher S, Fei W & Whidborne J (2015) State-Space Modeling of a Class E2 Converter for Inductive Links, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 30 (6) 3242-3251.
- Aldhaher S, Luk PCK, Bati A & Whidborne J (2014) Wireless Power Transfer Using Class E Inverter With Saturable DC-Feed Inductor, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 50 (4) 2710-2718.
- Lone M, Lai CK, Cooke A & Whidborne J (2014) Framework for flight loads analysis of trajectory-based manoeuvres with pilot models, Journal of Aircraft, 51 (2) 637-650.
- Whidborne JF, Lu L, Papadakis G & Ricco P (2014) Performance limits for control of boundary layer streaks induced by free stream turbulence, IFAC Proceedings Volumes, 47 (3) 7007-7012.
- Aldhaher S, Luk PCK & Whidborne JH (2014) Tuning Class E Inverters Applied In Inductive Links Using Saturable Reactors, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 29 (6) 2969-2978.
- Aldhaher S, Whidborne JF & Luk PC-K (2014) One-comparator counter-based controller for synchronous DC/DC converters, IET Power Electronics, 7 (9) 2209-2217.
- Bayliss MT, Whidborne JF & Panchal N (2014) Structured uncertainty analysis of pole placement and H∞ controllers for directional drilling attitude tracking, IFAC-PapersOnLine, 47 (3) 9283-9288.
- Chumalee S & Whidborne JF (2014) Gain-scheduled H-infinity control for tensor product type polytopic plants, Asian Journal of Control, 17 (2) 417-431.
- Aldhaher S, Luk PCK & Whidborne JF (2014) Electronic Tuning of Misaligned Coils in Wireless Power Transfer Systems, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 29 (11) 5975-5982.
- Ene C, Stoica AM & Whidborne JF (2013) Application of L-1 adaptive controller to longitudinal dynamics of a high manoeuvrability aircraft, IFAC Proceedings Volumes, 46 (19) 447-452.
- Adir VG, Stoica AM & Whidborne JF (2013) Modelling and Control of a Star-Shaped Octorotor, Applied Mechanics and Materials, 325-326 994-998.
- Chumalee S & Whidborne JF (2013) Gain-scheduled H∞ control via parameter-dependent Lyapunov functions, International Journal of Systems Science, 46 (1) 125-138.
- Bayliss MT, Panchal N & Whidborne JF (2012) Rotary steerable directional drilling stick/slip mitigation control, IFAC Proceedings Volumes, 45 (8) 66-71.
- Akhtar N, Whidborne J & Cooke A (2012) Real-time optimal techniques for unmanned airvehicles fuel saving, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 226 (10) 1315-1328.
- Panchal N, Bayliss MT & Whidborne JF (2012) Vector based kinematic closed-loop attitude control-system for directional drilling, IFAC-PapersOnLine, 45 (8) 78-83.
- Panchal N, Bayliss MT & Whidborne JF (2012) Attitude control system for directional drilling bottom hole assemblies, IET Control Theory and Applications, 6 (7) 884-892.
- Michail K, Zolotas AC, Goodall RM & Whidborne JF (2012) Optimised configuration of sensors for fault tolerant control of an electro-magnetic suspension system, International Journal of Systems Science, 43 (10) 1785-1804.
- Akhtar N, Cooke AK & Whidborne JF (2012) Positioning algorithm for autonomous thermal soaring, Journal of Aircraft, 49 (2) 472-482.
- Adir VG, Stoica AM & Whidborne JF (2012) Sliding mode control of a 4Y octorotor, Upb Scientific Bulletin, Series D: Mechanical Engineering, 74 (4) 37-52.
- Panchal N, Bayliss MT & Whidborne JF (2011) Recursive variable horizon trajectory control for directional drilling using elliptical helixes, IFAC Proceedings Volumes, 44 (1) 10836-10841.
- Whidborne JF & Chevrel P (2011) LMI formulations for minimal sensitivity finite word length controller realizations, IFAC Proceedings Volumes, 44 (1) 780-785.
- Leung KT, Whidborne JF, Purdy D & Barber P (2011) Road vehicle state estimation using low-cost GPS/INS, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 25 (6) 1988-2004.
- Martinelli F, Quadrio M, McKernan J & Whidborne JF (2011) Linear feedback control of transient energy growth and control performance limitations in subcritical plane Poiseuille flow, Physics of Fluids, 23 (1) 014103-1-014103-9.
- Whidborne JF & Amar N (2011) Computing the maximum transient energy growth, BIT Numerical Mathematics, 51 (2) 447-457.
- Samy I, Whidborne J & Postlethwaite I (2011) A comparison of neural networks for FDI of rolling element bearings - demonstrated on experimental rig data, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 225 (G9) 1012-1026.
- Panchal N, Bayliss MT & Whidborne JF (2010) Robust linear feedback control of attitude for directional drilling tools, IFAC Proceedings Volumes, 43 (9) 92-97.
- Hilaire T, Chevrel P & Whidborne JF (2010) Finite wordlength controller realisations using the specialised implicit form, International Journal of Control, 83 (2) 330-346.
- Rahman NU & Whidborne JF (2010) Propulsion and flight controls integration for a blended-wing-body transport aircraft, Journal of Aircraft, 47 (3) 895-903.
- Chumalee S & Whidborne JF (2010) Unmanned aerial vehicle aerodynamic model identification from a racetrack manoeuvre, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 224 (G7) 831-842.
- Cowling ID, Yakimenko OA, Whidborne JF & Cooke AK (2010) Direct method based control system for an autonomous quadrotor, Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, 60 (2) 285-316.
- McKernan John, Whidborne James F & Papadakis George (2009) Design of poiseuille flow controllers using the method of inequalities, International Journal of Automation and Computing, 6 (1) 14-21.
- Rahman NU & Whidborne JF (2009) Real-time transient three spool turbofan engine simulation: A hybrid approach, Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 131 (5) Article No. 051602.
- Drury RG & Whidborne JF (2009) Quaternion-Based Inverse Dynamics Model for Expressing Aerobatic Aircraft Trajectories, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 32 (4) 1388-1392.
- McKernan J, Papadakis G & Whidborne JF (2009) Linear and non-linear simulations of feedback control in plane Poiseuille flow, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 59 (8) 907-925.
- Saban D, Whidborne JF & Cooke AK (2009) Simulation of wake vortex effects for UAVs in close formation flight, The Aeronautical Journal, 113 (1149) 727-738.
- Whidborne JF & Chevrel P (2008) Optimal finite-precision implementations of linear parameter varying controllers, IFAC Proceedings Volumes, 41 (2) 15220-15225.
- Rahman NU & Whidborne JF (2008) A numerical investigation into the effect of engine bleed on performance of a single-spool turbojet engine., Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 222 (G7) 939-949.
- Whidborne JF, McKernan J & Papadakis G (2008) Minimizing transient energy growth in plane Poiseuille flow., Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, 222 (I5) 323-331.
- McKernan John, Whidborne James F & Papadakis George (2007) Linear quadratic control of plane Poiseuille flow-the transient behaviour., International Journal of Control, 80 (12) 1912-1930.
- Hilaire T, Chevrel P & Whidborne JF (2007) A unifying framework for finite wordlength realizations, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, 54 (8) 1765-1774.
- Whidborne JF & McKernan J (2007) On the minimization of maximum transient energy growth, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 52 (9) 1762-1767.
- Whidborne James F, McKernan John & Gu Da-Wei (2006) Kolmogorov-Chaitin complexity of digital controller implementations., International Journal of Automation and Computing, 3 (3) 314-322.
- McKernan John, Papadakis George & Whidborne James F (2006) A linear state-space representation of plane Poiseuille flow for control design: a tutorial., International Journal of Modelling, Identification and Control, 1 (4) 272-280.
- Mckernan J, Whidborne JF & Papadakis G (2005) Minimisation of transient perturbation growth in linearised Lorenz equations, IFAC Proceedings Volumes, 38 (1) 342-347.
- Whidborne JF, G-W, Wu J & Chen S (2005) Optimal controller and filter realisations using finite-precision, floating-point arithmetic., International Journal of Systems Science, 36 (7) 405-413.
- Wu J, Chen S, Whidborne JF & Chu J (2004) Optimal realizations of floating-point implemented digital controllers with finite word length considerations., International Journal of Control, 77 (5) 427-440.
- Wu J, Chen S, Whidborne JF & Chu J (2003) A unified closed loop stability measure for finite precision digital controller realisations implemented in different representation schemes, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 48 (5) 816-822.
- Zweiri YH, Whidborne JF, Seneviratne LD & Althoefer KA (2002) A comparison of dynamic models of various complexity for diesel engines, Mathematical and Computer Modelling of Dynamical Systems, 8 (3) 273-289.
- Zweiri YH, Whidborne JF & Seneviratne LD (2002) A three-term backpropagation algorithm, Neurocomputing, 50 305-318.
- Istepanian RSH, Wu J & Whidborne JF (2001) Controller realizations of a teleoperated dual wrist assembly system with finite word length considerations, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 9 (4) 624-628.
- Whidborne JF, Istepanian RSH & Wu J (2001) Reduction of controller fragility by pole sensitivity minimization, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 46 (2) 320-325.
- Whidborne JF & Istepanian RH (2001) A genetic algorithm approach to designing finite-precision controller structures, IEE Proceedings D: Control Theory and Applications, 148 (5) 377-382.
- Zweiri YH, Whidborne JF & Seneviratne LD (2001) Detailed analytical model of a single-cylinder diesel engine in the crank-angle domain, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, 215 (11) 1197-1216.
- Whidborne JF & Istepanian RSH (2001) Genetic algorithm approach to designing finite-precision controller structures, IEE Proceedings D: Control Theory and Applications, 148 (5) 377-382.
- Whidborne JF, Wu J & Istepanian RH (2000) Finite word length stability issues in an l-1 framework, International Journal of Control, 73 (2) 166-176.
- Zweiri YH, Whidborne JF & Seneviratne LD (2000) Instantaneous friction components model for transient engine operation, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, 214 (7) 809-824.
- Whidborne JF, Wu J, Istepanian RSH & Chu J (2000) Comments on "On the structure of digital controllers with finite word length consideration", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 45 (2) 344-352.
- Zweiri YH, Whidborne JF & Seneviratne LD (2000) Numerical inversion of the dynamic model of a single-cylinder diesel engine, Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering, 16 (7) 505-517.
- Istepanian RH, Chen S, Wu J & Whidborne JF (2000) Optimal finite-precision controller realization of sampled-data systems, International Journal of Systems Science, 31 (4) 429-438.
- Chen S, Wu J, Istepanian RH, Chu J & Whidborne JF (1999) Optimizing stability bounds of finite-precision controller structures for sampled-data systems in the delta-operator domain, IEE Proceedings D: Control Theory and Applications, 146 (6) 517-526.
- Zweiri YH, Whidborne JF & Seneviratne LD (1999) Dynamic simulation of a single-cylinder Diesel engine including dynamometer modelling and friction, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, 213 (D4) 391-402.
- Chen S, Istepanian RH, Whidborne JF & Wu J (1999) Adaptive simulated annealing for designing finite-precision PID controller structures, Institution of Electrical Engineers. Colloquium (521) 3/1-3/3.
- Dakev NV, Whidborne JF, Chipperfield AJ & Fleming PJ (1997) Evolutionary H-infinity design of an electromagnetic suspension control system for a maglev vehicle, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, 211 (5) 345-355.
- Desai PR & Whidborne JF (1997) l1 optimisation techniques for robust automotive control, IEE Colloquium (Digest) (380).
- Whidborne JF, Murad G, Gu D-W & Postlethwaite I (1995) Robust Control of an unknown plant - the IFAC 93 benchmark, International Journal of Control, 61 (3) 589-640.
- Whidborne JF, Postlethwaite I & Gu D-W (1995) Robust control of a paper machine, Control Engineering Practice, 3 (10) 1475-1478.
- Postlethwaite I, Whidborne JF, Murad G & Gu D-W (1994) Robust control of the benchmark problem using H-infinity methods and numerical optimization techniques, Automatica, 30 (4) 615-619.
- Whidborne JF, Postlethwaite I & Gu D-W (1994) Robust controller design using h-infinity loop-shaping and the method of inequalities, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 2 (4) 455-461.
- Murad G, Postlethwaite I, Gu D-W & Whidborne JF (1994) Robust control of a glass tube production process, IEE Colloquium (Digest) (18) 7/1-7/4.
- Whidborne JF (1993) EMS control system design for a Maglev vehicle - a critical system, Automatica, 29 (5) 1345-1349.
- Whidborne JF (1992) Performance in sampled data systems, IEE Proceedings - Control Theory and Applications, 139 (3) 245-250.
Conference Papers
- Foudeh HA, Luk PC & Whidborne JF (2020) Quadrotor system design for a 3 DOF platform based on iterative learning control. In: 2019 Workshop on Research, Education and Development of Unmanned Aerial Systems (RED UAS), Cranfield, 25-27 November 2019.
- Nnabuife SG, Whidborne J, Lao L & Cao Y (2019) Venturi multiphase flow measurement based active slug control. In: 25th International Conference on Automation and Computing (ICAC), Lancaster, 5-7 September 2019.
- Song S, Whidborne JF, Lone M & Molina-Cristobal A (2018) Multi-objective optimal longitudinal flight control system design for large flexible transport aircraft. In: UKACC 12th International Conference on Control (CONTROL 2018), Sheffield, 5-7 September 2018.
- Papageorgiou G, Barden J, Whidborne JF & Garry K (2018) Extremum seeking control for truck drag reduction. In: UKACC 12th International Conference on Control (CONTROL 2018), Sheffield, 5-7 September 2018. Dataset/s: 10.17862/cranfield.rd.6491846
- Hayes D, Lone MM, Whidborne J & Coetzee E (2017) Evaluating the Rationale for Folding Wing Tips Comparing the Exergy and Breguet Approaches. In: 55th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Grapevine, Texas, 9-13 January 2017.
- Inyang I, Whidborne J & Bayliss M (2016) Bilinear modelling and bilinear PI control of directional drilling. In: 2016 UKACC International Conference on Control, Belfast, 31 August - 2 September 2016.
- Whidborne J & Shaik M (2016) Robust sliding mode control of a quadrotor. In: 2016 UKACC International Conference on Control, Belfast, 31 August - 2 September 2016.
- Whidborne J (2016) Solving optimal control problems using Chebfun. In: 2016 UKACC International Conference on Control, Belfast, 31 August - 2 September 2016.
- Hilaire T, Chevrel P & Whidborne JF (2015) Low parametric closed-loop sensitivity realizations using fixed-point and floating-point arithmetic. In: 2007 European Control Conference (ECC), Kos, 2-5 February 2007.
- Aldhaher S, Luk PCK & Whidborne J (2014) Wireless power transfer using Class E inverter with saturable DC-feed inductor. In: IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2013), Colorado, 15-19 September 2013.
- Yamamoto I, Zhu R, Whidborne JF & Marks A (2014) Research and design on a control system for a disk-type flying robot with multiple rotors. In: UKACC International Conference on Control (CONTROL 2014), Loughborough, 9-11 July 2014.
- Yuan DL, Whidborne JF & Xun YJ (2014) A study on a multi-controller design of the drawtube for aerial boom refueling. In: 20th International Conference on Automation and Computing (ICAC), 2014, Cranfield University, 12-13 September 2014.
- Alturbeh H & Whidborne JF (2014) Real-time obstacle collision avoidance for fixed wing aircraft using B-splines. In: UKACC International Conference on Control (CONTROL 2014), Loughborough, 9-11 July 2014.
- Farman JR, Teixeira JA, Whidborne JF, Mba D & Natanzi S (2013) Development of polychormatic irregular waves for testing OWC bidirectional turbines at a land-based test facility. In: 10th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference, 2013, Aalborg, 2-5 September 2013.
- Souliman A, Joukhadar A, Alturbeh H & Whidborne JF (2013) Real time control of multi-agent mobile robots with intelligent collision avoidance system. In: Science and Information Conference 2013, London, 7 October 2014.
- Aldhaher S, Luk PCK, Bati A & Whidborne JF (2013) Electronic tuning of a high frequency DC/AC inverter for inductive power transfer. In: 5th International Conference on Power Electronics Systems and Applications (PESA), Hong Kong, 11-13 December 2013.
- Lone MM, Lai CK, Cooke AK & Whidborne JF (2012) Application of pilot models to study trajectory based manoeuvres. In: AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 13 August 2012.
- Jamil R, Salama F, Lone M, Savvaris A & Whidborne J (2012) Multi-objective Control Allocation with Conflict Resolution. In: AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 13-16 August 2012.
- Lai CK & Whidborne JF (2012) Automated return-to-route maneuvers for unmanned aircraft systems. In: 2012 IEEE/AIAA 31st Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), Williamsburg, VA, 14-18 October 2012.
- Marks A, Whidborne JF & Yamamoto I (2012) Fault Tolerant Control of a VTOL Octorotor UAV using Control Allocation. In: UKACC International Conference on Control, (CONTROL 2012), Cardiff, 3-5 September 2012.
- McEnteggart Q & Whidborne JF (2012) A multiobjective trajectory optimisation method for planning environmentally efficient trajectories. In: UKACC International Conference on Control, (CONTROL 2012), Cardiff, 3-5 September 2012.
- Marks A, Whidborne JF & Yamamoto I (2012) Control allocation for fault tolerant control of a VTOL octorotor. In: UKACC International Conference on Control, (CONTROL 2012), Cardiff, 3-5 September 2012.
- Adîr VG, Stoica AM, Marks A & Whidborne JF (2011) Modelling, stabilization and single motor failure recovery of a 4Y octorotor. In: 13th IASTED International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Control (ISC 2011), Cambridge, 11-13 July 2011.
- Adîr VG, Stoica AM & Whidborne JF (2011) Modelling and control of a star-shaped octorotor. In: 2nd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Robotics and Aerospace (ICMERA 2011), Bucharest, 20 October 2011.
- Lai CK & Whidborne JF (2011) Trajectory generation for UAV collision avoidance with enhanced nominal safety. In: Bristol International Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems Conference (No.26) 2011, Bristol, 11 April 2011.
- Whidborne JF (2011) Linear control of fluid flow. In: International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Robotics and Aerospace (ICMERA 2011), Bucharest, Romania, Bucharest, 20 October 2011.
- Lai C, Lone M, Thomas P, Whidborne JF & Cooke AK (2011) On-board trajectory generation for collision avoidance in unmanned aerial vehicles. In: 2011 IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, MT, 5-12 March 2011.
- Panchal N, Bayliss MT & Whidborne JF (2011) Minimum strain energy waypoint-following controller for directional drilling using OGH curves. In: IEEE International Conference on Control Applications (CAA) 2011, Denver, CO, 28-30 October 2011.
- Rangajeeva SLMD & Whidborne JF (2011) Linear parameter varying control of a quadrotor. In: 6th IEEE International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems 2011 (ICIIS 2011), Kandy, 16-19 August 2011.
- Azzopardi MA & Whidborne JF (2011) Computational air traffic management. In: 2011 IEEE/AIAA 30th Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), Seattle, WA, 16-20 October 2011.
- Lai CK & Whidborne JF (2011) Real-time trajectory generation for collision avoidance with obstacle uncertainty. In: AIAA Guidance Navigation and Control Conference and Exhibition, 2011, Portland, OR, 8-11 August 2011.
- Akhtar N, Cooke A & Whidborne J (2010) An Integrated Control System for Atmospheric Energy Extraction. In: Bristol International Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems Conference (No.24) 2009, Bristol, 30 March 2009.
- Matsuzaki T, Yamamoto I, Inagawa N, Nakamura T, Batty WJ & Whidborne JF (2010) Development of unmanned flying observation robot with real time video transmission system. In: World Automation Congress (WAC 2010), Kobe, 20 September 2010.
- Lai CK & Whidborne JF (2010) Aircraft route re-planning for a pop-up obstacle using a direct method. In: UKACC International Conference on Control 2010, Coventry, 7-10 September 2010.
- Martinelli F, Quadrio M, McKernan J & Whidborne JF (2010) Feedback control of transient energy growth in subcritical plane Poiseuille flow. In: Seventh IUTAM Symposium on Laminar-Turbulent Transition, 2009, Stockholm, 23-26 June 2009.
- Jamil R, Savvaris A & Whidborne JF (2010) Effector failure mitigation by control allocation for a UAV with integrated fluidic control devices. In: UKACC International Conference on Control 2010, Coventry, 7-10 September 2010.
- Akhtar N, Whidborne JF & Cooke AK (2009) Wind shear energy extraction using dynamic soaring techniques. In: 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Orlando, Florida, 5-8 January 2009.
- Rahman N, Whidborne JF & Cooke AK (2009) Longitudinal control system design and handling qualities assessment of a blended wing body aircraft. In: IBCAST - International Bhurban Conference on Applied Science and Technology, Islamabad, 19 January 2009.
- Chumalee S & Whidborne JF (2009) Experimental development of an UAV nonlinear dynamic model. In: Bristol International Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems Conference (No.24) 2009, Bristol, 30 March 2009.
- Chumalee S & Whidborne JF (2009) Identification and control of RTAF aerial target. In: European Control Conference (ECC2009), Budapest, 23 August 2009.
- Chumalee S & Whidborne JF (2009) LPV autopilot design of a Jindivik UAV. In: AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference 2009, Chicago, Illinois, 10-13 August 2009.
- Drury RG & Whidborne JF (2009) A Quaternion-based Inverse Dynamics Model for Real-time UAV Trajectory Generation. In: AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference 2009, Chicago, Illinois, 10-13 August 2009.
- Saban K & Whidborne JF (2009) Modeling of wake vortex effects for unmanned air vehicle simulations. In: AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference, 2009, Chicago, IL, 10-13 August 2009.
- Saban D & Whidborne JF (2009) Integration of wake vortex effects in simulations of UAVs in close formation flight. In: 24th International UAVs Conference, Bristol, 30 March - 1 April 2009.
- Leung KT, Whidborne JF, Purdy D & Dunoyer A (2009) Ideal vehicle sideslip estimation using consumer grade GPS and INS. In: SAE 2009 World Congress and Exhibition, Detroit, MI, USA, 20-23 April 2009.
- Chumalee S & Whidborne JF (2008) Pole placement controller design for a linear parameter varying plant. In: UKACC International Conference on Control 2008, Manchester, 2 September 2008.
- Rahman NU & Whidborne JF (2008) A lateral directional flight control system for the MOB blended wing body planform. In: UKACC International Conference on Control 2008, Manchester, 2 September 2008.
- Cowling I & Whidborne JF (2008) Multiple vehicle rendezvous using the circumcenter law. In: Bristol International Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems Conference - No.23, Bristol, 7 April 2008.
- McKernan J, Whidborne JF & Papadakis G (2008) Poiseuille flow controller design via the method of inequalities. In: UKACC International Conference on Control 2008, Manchester, 2 September 2008.
- Akhtar N, Whidborne JF & Cooke A (2008) Real-time trajectory generation technique for dynamic soaring UAVs. In: UKACC International Conference on Control 2008, Manchester, 2 September 2008.
- Whidborne JF, Cowling ID & Yakimenko OA (2008) A direct method for UAV guidance and control. In: 23rd Bristol International UAVs Systems Conference, Bristol, 7 April 2008.
- Leung KT, Whidborne JF, Purdy D, Dunoyer A & Williams R (2008) A study on the effect of GPS accuracy on a GPS/INS Kalman filter. In: UKACC International Conference on Control 2008, Manchester, 2 September 2008.
- McKernan J, Whidborne JF & Papadakis G (2008) Simulations of feedback control of early transition in Poiseuille flow. In: IUTAM Symposium on Flow Control and MEMS, London, 19-22 September 2006.
- Cowling I, Yakimenko O, Whidborne J & Cooke A (2007) A prototype of an autonomous controller for a quadrotor UAV. In: 2007 European Control Conference (ECC), Kos, 2-5 February 2007.
- Cooke A, Cowling I, Erbsloeh S & Whidborne J (2007) Low cost system design and development towards an autonomous rotor vehicle. In: 22nd International Conference on Unmanned Air Vehicle Systems, Bristol, 16 April 2007.
- Cowling I, Whidborne J & Cooke A (2006) MBPC for autonomous operation of a quadrotor air vehicle. In: 21st Bristol International UAV Systems Conference, 2006, Bristol, 3 April 2006.
- Cowling I, Whidborne J & Cooke A (2006) Optimal trajectory planning and LQR control for a quadrotor UAV. In: UKACC International Conference on Control 2006, Glasgow, 30 August 2006.
- Whidborne JF, Pangalos P, Zweiri YH & King SJ (2002) A graphical user interface for computer-aided robust control system design. In: Proceedings of EDC 2002 - Engineering Design Conference, London, UK, 11 March 2002.
- Zweiri YH, Whidborne JF, Althoefer K & Seneviratne LD (2002) A new three-term backpropagation algorithm with convergence analysis. In: IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Washington, DC, 11 May 2002.
- Wu J, Chen S, Li G, Chu J, Istepanian RH, Jian C & Whidborne JF (2000) Stability issues of finite precision state estimate feedback controller realizations for discrete time systems. In: 2000 American Control Conference, Chicago, IL, 28-30 June 2000.
- Gang Li, Istepanian R, Wen-Bo Mei & Whidborne JF (1999) Finite precision digital system structures with stability and roundoff noise considerations. In: 1999 American Control Conference, San Diego, 2 June 1999.
- Istepanian RSH & Whidborne JF (1999) Multi-objective design of finite word-length controller structures. In: Evolutionary Computation, Washington, DC, 6-9 July 1999.
- Whidborne JF (1999) Genetic algorithm approach to designing finite-precision PID controller structures. In: 1999 American Control Conference, San Diego, CA, 2-4 June 1999.
- Zweiri YH, Whidborne JF & Seneviratne LD (1998) A mathematical transient model for the dynamics of a single cylinder diesel engine. In: International Conference on Simulation '98, York, 30 September 1998 - 2 October 2008.
- Istepanian RSH, Wu J, Whidborne JF, Yan J & Salcudean SE Finite word length stability issues of a teleoperation motion-scaling control system. In: Control 98. UKACC International Conference on, Swansea, 1 September 1998.
- Whidborne JF & Istepanian RSH (1998) Optimal digital controller structure for a fluid power system subject to wordlength constraints. In: Control 98. UKACC International Conference on, Swansea, 1-4 September 1998.
- Bekit BW, Seneviratne LD, Whidborne JF & Althoefer K. (1998) Fuzzy PID tuning for robot manipulators. In: IECON '98. 24th Annual Conference of the IEEE, Aachen, 31 August 1998.
- Zweiri YH, Whidborne JF & Seneviratne LD (1998) Mathematical transient model for the dynamics of a single-cylinder diesel engine. In: International Conference on Simulation '98, York, 30 September 1998.
- Bekit BW & Whidborne JF (1998) Sliding mode control for robot manipulators using time-varying switching gain and boundary layer. In: Control 98. UKACC International Conference on, Swansea, 1-4 September 1998.
- Istepanian RH, Wu J, Jian Chu & Whidborne JF (1998) Maximizing lower bound stability measure of finite precision PID controller realizations by nonlinear programming. In: 1998 American Control Conference, Philadelphia, PA, 24-26 June 1998.
- Bekit BW, Whidborne JF & Seneviratne LD (1997) Fuzzy sliding mode control for a robot manipulator. In: IEEE International Symposium in Robotics and Automation. CIRA '97., Monterey, CA, 10-11 July 1997.
- Whidborne JF, Gu DW & Postlethwaite I (1997) Simulated annealing for multi-objective control system design. In: UKACC International Conference on Control '96, Exeter, 2-5 May 1996.
- Bekit BW, Seneviratne LD & Whidborne JF (1997) Robust adaptive control for robot manipulators. In: AIM 1997 - IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, Tokyo, 16-20 June 1997.
- Chipperfield AJ, Dakev NV, Fleming PJ & Whidborne JF (1996) Multiobjective robust control using evolutionary algorithms. In: IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT), Shanghai, 2-6 December 1996.
- Whidborne JF, Postlethwaite I & Gu D-W (1996) Mixed optimization approach to multiobjective computer-aided control system design. In: IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Aided Control System Design, Dearborn, MI, 15-18 September 1996.
- Whidborne JF, Gu D-W & Postlethwaite I (1995) Algorithms for the Method of Inequalities -- A Comparative Study.
- Dakev NV, Whidborne JF & Chipperfield AJ (1995) H∞ design of an EMS control system for a maglev vehicle using evolutionary algorithms. In: 1st IEE/IEEE International Conference on Genetic Algorithms in Engineering Systems: Innovations and Applications GALESIA '95, Sheffield, 12 September 1995.
- Whidborne JF, Gu D-W & Postlethwaite I (1995) MODCONS - a MATLAB toolbox for multi-objective control system design. In: IEE Colloquium on Applied Control Techniques Using MATLAB, London, 26 January 1995.
- Postlethwaite I, Gu D-W & Whidborne JF Expert system for robust controller design. In: International Conference on Control '94, Coventry, 21 March 1994.
- Akhtar N, Cooke A & Whidborne J Fuel saving benefits of soaring UAVs. In: Cranfield Multi Strand Conference 2008, Cranfield, UK, 6 May 2008.
Books
- Souliman A, Joukhadar A, Alturbeh H & Whidborne JF (2014) Intelligent collision avoidance for multi agent mobile robots: extended and selected results from the Science and Information Conference 2013. Heidelberg: Springer.
- Whidborne J (eds), (2011) Proceedings of the 13th IASTED International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Control, Calgary, Canada: ACTA Press.
- Whidborne JF (2005) A moI based on H-infinity theory - with a case study. In: Control Systems Design - A New Framework. Zakian V (ed.), London, UK: Springer-Verlag, p. 311-325.
- Whidborne JF (2005) Critical control of the suspension for a maglev transport system. In: Control Systems Design - A New Framework, Springer-Verlag, p. 327-338.
- Liu GP, Yang JB & Whidborne JF (2002) Multiobjective optimisation and control. Baldock, UK: Research Studies Press.
- Whidborne J (eds), (2001) Digital controller implementation and fragility: a modern perspective, London: Springer-Verlag.
- Whidborne JF & Liu GP (1993) Critical Control Systems: Theory, Design and Applications. New York: John Wiley & Sons.