Yildiray Yildiz

PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009

Research interests

Game theory, reinforcement learning, probabilistic graphical models, control theory and applications, adaptive control, time delay systems, automotive powertrain control, aircraft control, handling qualities, pilot induced oscillations.

Current projects

Predicting pilot reactions using game theory
Telerobotics in the presence of time-delays

Previous projects

Air-breathing hypersonic vehicle control
Pilot induced oscillation recovery using optimal control allocation
Stable adaptive control of automotive power-trains
Stable adaptive control of time-delay systems

Journal papers

Y. Yildiz, I. Kolmanovsky, “Stability properties and cross coupling performance of the control allocation scheme CAPIO,” Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, vol. 34, no. 12, pp. 1190-1196, Jul. 2011.
Y. Yildiz, A. Annaswamy, D. Yanakiev, I. Kolmanovsky, “Spark Ignition Engine Idle Speed Control: An Adaptive Control Approach,” IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, vol. 19, no. 5, pp. 990-1002, Sep. 2011.
Y. Yildiz, A. Annaswamy, D. Yanakiev, I. Kolmanovsky, “Spark Ignition Engine Fuel-to-Air Ratio Control: An Adaptive Control Approach,” Control Engineering Practice, vol. 18, no. 12, pp. 1369-1378, Dec. 2010.
Y. Yildiz, A. Annaswamy, I. Kolmanovsky, D. Yanakiev, “Adaptive Posicast Controller for Time-delay Systems with Relative Degree n*<=2,” Automatica, vol. 46, pp. 279-289, Feb. 2010.

Conference papers

Y. Yildiz, G. Brat, R. Lee, "Using Game Theoretic Models to Predict Pilot Behavior in NextGen Merging and Landing Scenario," 2012 AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference , accepted for publication.
Yildiray Yildiz, "The Effect of Explicit Adaptive Time Delay Compensation on Time Delay Margin," AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit, AIAA Paper 2011-6440, Aug. 2011.
K. Abidi, Y. Yildiz, "Discrete-Time Adaptive Posicast Controller for Uncertain Time-Delay Systems," AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit, AIAA Paper 2011-6442, Aug. 2011.
Y. Yildiz, I. Kolmanovsky, “A Control Allocation System for Automatic Detection and Compensation of Phase Shift Due To Actuator Rate Limiting,” American Control Conference, pp. 444 - 449, Jun. 2011.
Y. Yildiz, I. Kolmanovsky, “Implementation of CAPIO for Composite Adaptive Control of Cross-Coupled Unstable Aircraft,” AIAA Infotech@Aerospace, AIAA Paper 2011-1460, March 2010.
Y. Yildiz, "Adaptive Control For Time Delay Systems Applied To Flight Control," AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit, AIAA Paper 2010-7576, August 2010.
Y. Yildiz, I. Kolmanovsky, “Stability properties and cross coupling performance of the control allocation scheme CAPIO,” AIAA Infotech@Aerospace, AIAA Paper 2010-3474, April 2010.
Y. Yildiz, I. Kolmanovsky, “A Control Allocation Technique to Recover From Pilot Induced Oscillations (CAPIO) Due To Actuator Rate Limiting,” American Control Conference, pp. 516-523, June 2010.
Y. Yildiz, A. Annaswamy, D. Yanakiev, I. Kolmanovsky, “Automotive Powertrain Control Problems Involving Time Delay: An Adaptive Control Approach,” ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, pp. 1421-1428, October 2008. - best student paper award
Y. Yildiz, A. Annaswamy, D. Yanakiev, I. Kolmanovsky, “Adaptive Air Fuel Ratio Control for Internal Combustion Engines,” American Control Conference, pp. 2058-2063, June 2008.
Y. Yildiz, A. Annaswamy, D. Yanakiev, I. Kolmanovsky, “Adaptive Idle Speed Control for Internal Combustion Engines,” American Control Conference, pp. 3700-3705, July 2007.

Book Chapter

K. Erbatur, Y. Yildiz, A. Sabanovic, “Sliding Modes in Fuzzy and Neural Network Systems,” in Variable Structure Systems: from Principles to Implementation, IEE Book, Control Series 66, 2004.