Contact Professor James Whidborne
- Tel: +44 (0) 1234 754787
- 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.
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.
Research opportunities
Flight control, optimal controller implementation, flow control, robust control, control design
Current activities
25 years experience in the theory and application of advanced robust control with noted contributions in the areas of quadrotor control, control allocation, 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
- Nnabuife SG, Hamzat AK, Whidborne JF, Kuang B & Jenkins KW. (2025). Integration of renewable energy sources in tandem with electrolysis: a technology review for green hydrogen production. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 107
- Latif Z, Whidborne JF, Bhatti AI, Shahzad A & Samar R. (2025). Enhancing quadrotor resilience in outdoor operations with real-time wind gust measurement by using LiDAR. Unmanned Systems, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print)
- Doran S, Souanef T & Whidborne JF. (2025). Autonomous parafoil flaring control system for eVTOL aircraft. Aerospace, 12(2)
- Liu S, Lyu W, Zhang Q, Yang C & Whidborne JF. (2025). Neural-network-based incremental backstepping sliding mode control for flying-wing aircraft. Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 48(3)
- Enenakpogbe E, Whidborne JF & Lu L. (2025). Control allocation problem transformation approaches for over-actuated vectored thrust VTOLs. Aerospace Science and Technology, 161
- Kang N, Lu L & Whidborne JF. (2025). Energy optimization strategies for automatic tiltrotor electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print)
- Kuang B, Nnabuife SG, Whidborne JF, Sun S, Zhao J, .... (2024). Self-supervised learning-based two-phase flow regime identification using ultrasonic sensors in an S-shape riser. Expert Systems with Applications, 236(February)
- Bagati D, Souanef T & Whidborne JF. (2024). Design and implementation of an L1 adaptive proportional output feedback controller. Actuators, 13(5)
- Kasula P, Whidborne JF & Rana ZA. (2024). Quaternion-based attitude estimation of an aircraft model using computer vision. Sensors, 24(12)
- Whidborne JF, Place S, Alam M & Lu L. (2024). Supporting flight dynamics, parameter identification and simulation teaching with a flying classroom. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 58(16)
- Schneider L, Souanef T & Whidborne JF. (2024). Cascaded incremental nonlinear dynamic inversion trajectory following for a stratospheric airship in wind. Unmanned Systems, 13(04)
- Dessena G, Civera M, Pontillo A, Ignatyev DI, Whidborne JF, .... (2024). Noise-robust modal parameter identification and damage assessment for aero-structures. Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, 96(11)
- Liu S, Yang C, Zhang Q & Whidborne JF. (2024). Disturbance observer-based backstepping terminal sliding mode aeroelastic control of airfoils. Aerospace, 11(11)
- Pan Y, Guo S, Whidborne JF & Huang X. (2024). Aerodynamic performance of a flyable flapping wing rotor with dragonfly-like flexible wings. Aerospace Science and Technology, 148
- Souanef T, Whidborne J & Liu SQ. (2024). L1 adaptive fault-tolerant control of stratospheric airships. CEAS Aeronautical Journal, 15(2)
- Korek WT, Beecroft P, Lone M, Bragado Aldana E, Mendez A, .... (2024). Simulation framework and development of the Future Systems Simulator. The Aeronautical Journal, 128(1330)
- Enenakpogbe E, Whidborne JF & Lu L. (2024). Full envelope control of over-actuated fixed-wing vectored thrust eVTOL. Aerospace, 11(12)
- Boubakir A, Souanef T, Labiod S & Whidborne JF. (2024). A robust adaptive PID-like controller for quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicle systems. Aerospace, 11(12)
- Ishola AA, Whidborne JF & Tang G. (2024). An aircraft-manipulator system for virtual flight testing of longitudinal flight dynamics. Robotics, 13(12)
- Souanef T, Whidborne JF & Liu SQ. (2023). ℒ1 adaptive path-following of airships in wind. Unmanned Systems, 12(5)
- Mendez AP, Whidborne JF & Chen L. (2023). Wind preview-based model predictive control of multi-rotor UAVs using LiDAR. Sensors, 23(7)
- Dessena G, Civera M, Zanotti Fragonara L, Ignatyev D & Whidborne JF. (2023). A Loewner-based system identification and structural health monitoring approach for mechanical systems. Structural Control and Health Monitoring, 2023(1)
- Dessena G, Civera M, Ignatyev D, Whidborne JF, Zanotti Fragonara L, .... (2023). The accuracy and computational efficiency of the Loewner framework for the system identification of mechanical systems. Aerospace, 10(6)
- Souanef T, Whidborne JF & Boubakir A. (2023). ℒ1 adaptive control of quadrotor UAVs in case of inversion of the torque direction. Drones and Autonomous Vehicles, 1(1)
- Liu SQ, Whidborne JF, Lyv WZ & Zhang Q. (2023). Observer based incremental backstepping terminal sliding-mode control with learning rate for a multi-vectored propeller airship. Aerospace Science and Technology, 140(September)
- Dessena G, Ignatyev DI, Whidborne JF & Zanotti Fragonara L. (2023). A global-local meta-modelling technique for model updating. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 418(January)
- Nnabuife SG, Oko E, Kuang B, Bello A, Onwualu AP, .... (2023). The prospects of hydrogen in achieving net zero emissions by 2050: a critical review. Sustainable Chemistry for Climate Action, 2
- Liu S, Lyv W, Yang C, Wang F & Whidborne JF. (2023). Neural network observer based LPV fault tolerant control of a flying-wing aircraft. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles, PP(99)
- Alam M, Whidborne JF & Millidere M. (2023). Performance Analysis of eXogenous Kalman Filter for INS/GNSS Navigation Solutions. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 56(2)
- Millidere M, Akgül F, Leblebicioğlu K & Whidborne JF. (2023). Development of aerodynamic and propulsion models using the iterative equation error method. Aerospace, 11(1)
- Zheng J, Pontillo A, Chen L & Whidborne JF. (2023). Active stall flutter suppression for a revised Leishman/Beddoes model. Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 37(1)
- Chen L & Whidborne JF. (2023). Flight data validation of an icing accretion estimation scheme using super-twisting observers. Automatica, 155(September)
- Kuang B, Nnabuife SG, Sun S, Whidborne JF & Rana ZA. (2022). Gas-liquid flow regimes identification using non-intrusive Doppler ultrasonic sensor and convolutional recurrent neural networks in an S-shaped riser. Digital Chemical Engineering, 2(March)
- Liu S, Whidborne JF, Song S & Lyu W. (2022). Adaptive backstepping nonsingular terminal sliding-mode attitude control of flexible airships with actuator faults. Aerospace, 9(4)
- Dessena G, Ignatyev DI, Whidborne JF, Pontillo A & Zanotti Fragonara L. (2022). Ground vibration testing of a flexible wing: a benchmark and case study. Aerospace, 9(8)
- Tandoh H, Nnabuife SG, Cao Y, Lao L & Whidborne JF. (2022). Slug flow regime in a flowline with U-shape riser. Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 6(December)
- Latif Z, Shahzad A, Bhatti AI, Whidborne JF & Samar R. (2022). Autonomous landing of an UAV using H∞ based model predictive control. Drones, 6(12)
- Whidborne JF, Mendez AP & Cooke A. (2022). Effect of rotor tilt on the gust rejection properties of multirotor aircraft. Drones, 6(10)
- Liu S, Whidborne JF & Chumalee S. (2021). Disturbance observer enhanced neural network LPV control for a blended-wing-body large aircraft. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 57(5)
- Liu SQ & Whidborne JF. (2021). Observer-based incremental backstepping sliding-mode fault-tolerant control for blended-wing-body aircrafts. Neurocomputing, 464(November)
- Nnabuife SG, Tandoh H & Whidborne JF. (2021). Slug flow control using topside measurements: a review. Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, 9(March)
- Nnabuife SG, Kuang B, Rana ZA & Whidborne JF. (2021). Classification of flow regimes using a neural network and a non-invasive ultrasonic sensor in an S-shaped pipeline-riser system. Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, 9(March)
- Nnabuife SG, Tandoh H & Whidborne JF. (2021). Slug flow control in an S-shape pipeline-riser system using an ultrasonic sensor. Digital Chemical Engineering, 2(March)
- Foudeh HA, Luk PC-K & Whidborne JF. (2021). An advanced unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) approach via learning-based control for overhead power line monitoring: a comprehensive review. IEEE Access, 9
- Liu S & Whidborne JF. (2021). 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, 235(11)
- Nnabuife SG, Kuang B, Whidborne JF & Rana ZA. (2021). Development of gas-liquid flow regimes identification using a noninvasive ultrasonic sensor, belt-shape features, and convolutional neural network in an S-shaped riser. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 53(1)
- Liu SQ, Whidborne JF & He L. (2020). Backstepping sliding-mode control of stratospheric airships using disturbance-observer. Advances in Space Research, 67(3)
- Biczyski M, Sehab R, Whidborne JF, Krebs G & Luk PC-K. (2020). Multirotor sizing methodology with flight time estimation. Journal of Advanced Transportation, 2020(1)
- Foudeh HA, Luk PC-K & Whidborne JF. (2020). Application of Norm Optimal Iterative Learning Control to Quadrotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for monitoring overhead power system. Energies, 13(12)
- Alturbeh H & Whidborne JF. (2020). Visual flight rules-based collision avoidance systems for UAV flying in civil aerospace. Robotics, 9(1)
- Nnabuife SG, Kuang B, Whidborne JF & 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
- Inyang IJ & Whidborne JF. (2020). Quasi-bilinear modelling and control of directional drilling. International Journal of Modelling, Identification and Control, 33(4)
- Duran JR, Whidborne JF & Carrizales M. (2019). A benchtop flight control demonstrator. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, 49(1)
- Liu SQ, Sang YJ & Whidborne JF. (2019). Adaptive sliding-mode-backstepping trajectory tracking control of underactuated airships. Aerospace Science and Technology, 97
- Alturbeh H, Whidborne JF, Luk PC-K & Bayliss MT. (2019). Modelling and control of the roll-stabilised control unit of a rotary steerable system directional drilling tool. The Journal of Engineering, 2019(17)
- Inok J, Lao L, Cao Y & Whidborne JF. (2019). Severe slug mitigation in an S-shape pipeline-riser system by an injectable venturi. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 150
- Inyang IJ & Whidborne JF. (2019). Quasi-bilinear modelling and control of directional drilling. International Journal of Modelling, Identification and Control, 33(4)
- Inyang IJ & Whidborne JF. (2018). Bilinear modelling, control and stability of directional drilling. Control Engineering Practice, 82
- Isakhani H, Aouf N, Kechagias-Stamatis O & Whidborne JF. (2018). A furcated visual collision avoidance system for an autonomous micro robot. IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems, 12(1)
- Chen L, Whidborne JF, Dong Q, Duan D & Liu J. (2018). Degraded planetary tracking control of an omni-directional vectored-thruster aerostat. Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 32(4)
- Dababneh O, Kipouros T & Whidborne JF. (2018). Application of an efficient gradient-based optimization strategy for aircraft wing structures. Aerospace, 5(1)
- Whidborne J. (2018). Introduction to Multicopter Design and Control Q. Quan Springer. 2017. xvii; 384pp. Illustrated. £79.99. ISBN 978-981-10-3381-0.. The Aeronautical Journal, 122(1258)
- McEnteggart Q & Whidborne JF. (2018). Multiobjectective environmental departure procedure optimization. Journal of Aircraft, 55(3)
- 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)
- Hayes D, Lone M, Whidborne JF, Camberos J & Coetzee E. (2017). Adopting exergy analysis for use in aerospace. Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 93
- Xu D, Whidborne JF & Cooke AK. (2016). Fault tolerant control of a quadrotor using L-1 adaptive control. International Journal of Intelligent Unmanned Systems, 4(1)
- 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)
- Bayliss MT & Whidborne JF. (2015). Mixed Uncertainty Analysis of Pole Placement and H∞ Controllers for Directional Drilling Attitude Tracking. Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, 137(12)
- Luk PC-K, Aldhaher S, Fei W-Z & Whidborne JF. (2015). State-Space Modeling of a Class E2 Converter for Inductive Links. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 30(6)
- 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)
- Aldhaher S, Luk PC-K, El Khamlichi Drissi K & Whidborne JF. (2014). High input voltage high frequency class E rectifiers for resonant inductive links. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 30(3)
- Aldhaher S, Luk PC-K & Whidborne JF. (2014). Tuning Class E Inverters Applied in Inductive Links Using Saturable Reactors. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 29(6)
- Aldhaher S, Luk PC-K, Bati A & Whidborne JF. (2014). Wireless Power Transfer Using Class E Inverter With Saturable DC-Feed Inductor. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 50(4)
- Aldhaher S, Whidborne JF & Luk PC. (2014). One‐comparator counter‐based controller for synchronous DC/DC converters. IET Power Electronics, 7(9)
- Chumalee S & Whidborne JF. (2014). Gain-scheduled H-infinity control for tensor product type polytopic plants. Asian Journal of Control, 17(2)
- Aldhaher S, Luk PC-K & Whidborne JF. (2014). Electronic Tuning of Misaligned Coils in Wireless Power Transfer Systems. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 29(11)
- Dixon R & Whidborne J. (2014). Welcome letter. 2014 UKACC International Conference on Control (CONTROL)
- 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)
- Souliman A, Joukhadar A, Alturbeh H & F. Whidborne J. (2014). Intelligent Collision Avoidance for Multi Agent Mobile Robots. Studies in Computational Intelligence, 542
- Chumalee S & Whidborne JF. (2013). Gain-scheduled H∞ control via parameter-dependent Lyapunov functions. International Journal of Systems Science, 46(1)
- 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)
- Akhtar N, Whidborne JF & Cooke AK. (2012). Real-time optimal techniques for unmanned air vehicles fuel saving. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 226(10)
- Akhtar N, Cooke AK & Whidborne JF. (2012). Positioning Algorithm for Autonomous Thermal Soaring. Journal of Aircraft, 49(2)
- Panchal N, Bayliss MT & Whidborne JF. (2012). Attitude control system for directional drilling bottom hole assemblies. IET Control Theory & Applications, 6(7)
- Adîr VG, Stoica AM & Whidborne JF. (2012). Sliding mode control of a 4Y octorotor. UPB Scientific Bulletin, Series D: Mechanical Engineering, 74(4)
- Tin Leung K, Whidborne JF, Purdy D & Dunoyer A. (2011). A review of ground vehicle dynamic state estimations utilising GPS/INS. Vehicle System Dynamics, 49(1-2)
- 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)
- Whidborne JF & Amar N. (2011). Computing the maximum transient energy growth. BIT Numerical Mathematics, 51(2)
- 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)
- 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(9)
- Whidborne J. (2011). Intelligent systems and control 2011 foreword ∼iSC 2011∼. Proceedings of the 2nd IASTED International Conference on Computational Bioscience, CompBio 2011
- Whidborne J. (2011). Intelligent systems and control 2011 foreword ∼iSC 2011∼. Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Graphics and Virtual Reality, GRVR 2011
- 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(7)
- Cowling ID, Yakimenko OA, Whidborne JF & Cooke AK. (2010). Direct Method Based Control System for an Autonomous Quadrotor. Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, 60(2)
- Rahman NU & Whidborne JF. (2010). Propulsion and Flight Controls Integration for a Blended-Wing-Body Transport Aircraft. Journal of Aircraft, 47(3)
- Hilaire T, Chevrel P & Whidborne JF. (2010). Finite wordlength controller realisations using the specialised implicit form. International Journal of Control, 83(2)
- Whidborne JF. (2009). Diesel engine indicated and load torque estimation using a non-linear observer. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, 223(4)
- 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)
- Drury RG & Whidborne JF. (2009). Quaternion-Based Inverse Dynamics Model for Expressing Aerobatic Aircraft Trajectories. Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 32(4)
- 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)
- McKernan J, Whidborne JF & Papadakis G. (2009). Design of poiseuille flow controllers using the method of inequalities. International Journal of Automation and Computing, 6(1)
- Saban D, Whidborne JF & Cooke AK. (2009). Simulation of wake vortex effects for UAVs in close formation flight. The Aeronautical Journal, 113(1149)
- 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(5)
- 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(7)
- Whidborne JF & Chevrel P. (2008). Optimal Finite-precision Implementations of Linear Parameter Varying Controllers. IFAC Proceedings Volumes, 41(2)
- 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)
- Whidborne JF & McKernan J. (2007). On the Minimization of Maximum Transient Energy Growth. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 52(9)
- Mckernan J, Whidborne JF & Papadakis G. (2007). Linear quadratic control of plane Poiseuille flow–the transient behaviour. International Journal of Control, 80(12)
- Whidborne JF, McKernan J & Gu D-W. (2006). Kolmogorov-Chaitin complexity of digital controller implementations. International Journal of Automation and Computing, 3(3)
- McKernan J, Papadakis G & Whidborne JF. (2006). A linear state-space representation of plane Poiseuille flow for control design: a tutorial. International Journal of Modelling, Identification and Control, 1(4)
- Whidborne * JF, Gu D-W, Wu J & Chen S. (2005). Optimal controller and filter realizations using finite-precision, floating-point arithmetic. International Journal of Systems Science, 36(7)
- 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)
- Jun Wu , Sheng Chen , Whidborne JF & Jian Chu . (2003). A unified closed-loop stability measure for finite-precision digital controller realizations implemented in different representation schemes. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 48(5)
- Zweiri YH, Whidborne JF & Seneviratne LD. (2003). A three-term backpropagation algorithm. Neurocomputing, 50
- Althoefer K, Zweiri YH, Whidborne JF & Seneviratne LD. (2002). A Comparison of Dynamic Models of Various Complexity for Diesel Engines. Mathematical and Computer Modelling of Dynamical Systems, 8(3)
- 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)
- Whidborne JF, Istepanian RSH & Jun Wu . (2001). Reduction of controller fragility by pole sensitivity minimization. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 46(2)
- Istepanian RSH, Jun Wu & 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)
- Whidborne JF & Istepanian RSH. (2001). Genetic algorithm approach to designing finite-precision controller structures. IEE Proceedings - Control Theory and Applications, 148(5)
- 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)
- Whidborne JF, Jun Wu , Istepanian RSH & Jian Chu . (2000). Comments on "On the structure of digital controllers with finite word length consideration". IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 45(2)
- Whidborne JF & Istepanian RSH. (2000). Finite word length stability issues in an l1 framework. International Journal of Control, 73(2)
- Istepanian RH, Chen S & Whidborne JF. (2000). Optimal finite-precision controller realization of sampled-data systems. International Journal of Systems Science, 31(4)
- Zweiri YH, Whidbourne JF & Seneviratne LD. (2000). Numerical inversion of the dynamic model of a single-cylinder diesel engine. Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering, 16(7)
- Wu J, Istepanian RH, Chu J, Whidborne JF, Chen S, .... (1999). Stability issues of finite precision controller structures using the delta operator for sampled data systems. IFAC Proceedings Volumes, 32(2)
- Whidborne JF & Istepanian RSH. (1999). Optimal finite-precision PID controller structures using genetic algorithms. IFAC Proceedings Volumes, 32(2)
- 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(4)
- Chen S, Wu J, Istepanian RH, Chu J & Whidborne JF. (1999). Optimising stability bounds of finite-precision controller structures for sampled-data systems in the δ-operator domain. IEE Proceedings - Control Theory and Applications, 146(6)
- Chen S, Istepanian RH, Whidborne JF & Wu J. (1998). Adaptive simulated annealing for designing finite-precision PID controller structures. IEE Colloquium on Optimisation in Control: Methods and Applications, 1998(521)
- Dakev NV, Whidborne JF, Chipperfield AJ & Fleming PJ. (1997). Evolutionary Hinfin; 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)
- Whidborne JF, Gu D-W & Postlethwaite I. (1997). Simulated annealing for multiobjectivecontrol system design. IEE Proceedings - Control Theory and Applications, 144(6)
- Desai PR & Whidborne JF. (1997). l1 optimisation techniques for robust automotive control. IEE Colloquium (Digest)
- Dakev NV, Chipperfield AJ, Whidborne JF & Fleming PJ. (1996). An Evolutionary Algorithm Approach For Solving Optimal Control Problems. IFAC Proceedings Volumes, 29(1)
- 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)
- 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)
- Whidborne JF. (1993). EMS control system design for a Maglev vehicle - a critical system. Automatica, 29(5)
- Whidborne JF. (1992). Erratum: Performance in sampled data systems. IEE Proceedings D Control Theory and Applications, 139(5)
- Whidborne JF. (1992). Performance in sampled data systems. IEE Proceedings D Control Theory and Applications, 139(3)
- Dessena G, Pontillo A, Civera M, Ignatyev DI, Whidborne JF, .... Damping Identification Sensitivity in Flutter Speed Estimation. Vibration, 8(2)
