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Professional Preparation
PhD - Electrical Engineering University of Notre Dame - 1984
B.S. - Engineering Science Rockhurst University - 1978
Research Areas
Bio
As the first head of systems engineering at the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, I am spearheading a department that enables our graduates to take leading roles in product development, R&D and a wide range of other interdisciplinary high-tech efforts within industry, government and academia.
Honors, Awards and Recognition
Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, Faculty Teaching Award, Academic Year 2016-2017
Elected to IEEE Board of Directors, Division X (Director-Elect 2012, Director 2013-14)
Elected Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (2001)
2008 John R. Ragazzini Award in Control Education from the American Automatic Control Council
Semi-Plenary Lecture, 2006 Conference on Decision and Control, “Calibrating the Control Engineer”
Speaker in Special Plenary Panel (invited), 2004 American Control Conference“Winning that Academic Job”
OSU College of Engineering, 2004 Honda Partnership Award
Speaker in Special Plenary Panel (invited), 2003 Conference on Decision and Control, “Future of Control in Automotive Applications”
The Ohio State University, College of Engineering, 2002 Lumley Interdisciplinary Research Award
IEEE Columbus Section 2001 Fellow of the Year
IEEE Control Systems Society 2000 Distinguished Member Award
IEEE Millennium Medal recipient (2000)
Plenary speaker, 1998 International Symposium on Intelligent Robotic Systems
Plenary speaker, 1997 European Control Conference
The Ohio State University, College of Engineering, Lumley Research Award (1991, 1996)
Research Interests
System identification and modeling for control; nonlinear control systems; automotive control systems; energy storage systems modeling, identification and control; robotics and automation; flexible mechanical structures; aerospace control systems; process control systems; welding control systems
Energy storage systems modeling, identification and control; automotive engine and powertrain control systems; combustion feedback control; after treatment systems modeling and control; torque converter control
Publications
S. Yurkovich, P. Misra, and R. Tempo, Eds., “Emerging Applications of Control and Systems Theory: A Festschrift in Honor of Mathukumalli Vidyasagar,” proceedings of the Workshop at UT Dallas, September 2017. 2018 - Publication
S. Rajagopalan, S. Midlam-Mohler, S. Yurkovich, K. P. Dudek, Y. Guezennec, J. A. Meyer, “A Universal Control Architecture for AFR Control of Gasoline Engines,” in IFAC Control Engineering Practice, Vol. 27, pp. 42 – 53, 2014. 2014 - Publication
B. Sampathnarayanan, S. Onori, and S. Yurkovich, “An Optimal Regulation Strategy with Disturbance Rejection for Energy Management of Hybrid Electric Vehicles,” in Automatica, Vol. 50, No. 1 (2014), Pages 128–140. 2014 - Publication
J. Meyer, S. Yurkovich, and S. Midlam-Mohler, "Air-to-Fuel Ration Switching Frequency Control for Gasoline Engines," in IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, Vol. 21, No. 13, 2013. 2013 - Publication
A. Al-Durra, M. Canova, and S. Yurkovich, “A Real-Time Pressure Estimation Algorithm for Closed-Loop Combustion Control,” in Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2013 (online version at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2013.02.008). 2013 - Publication
P. Tulpule, V. Marano, S. Yurkovich, G. Rizzoni, “Economic and Environmental Impacts of a PV Powered Workplace Parking Garage Charging Station,” in Applied Energy, Vol. 108 (2013), pp. 323-332. 2013 - Publication
Y. Hu and S. Yurkovich, "Battery Cell State-of-Charge Estimation using Linear Parameter Varying System Techniques," Journal of Power Sources, 198 (2012) 338-350. 2012 - Publication
J. Meyer, S. Yurkovich, and S. Midlam-Mohler, “A Model Based Estimator for Cylinder Specific Air-to-Fuel Ratio Corrections,” ASME J. Dynamics Systems, Measurement, and Control, Vol. 133, No. 3, 2011. 2011 - Publication
Appointments
Acting Director Ohio State University [2007–2018]
Director Honda-OSU Partnership Program [2003–2011]
Visiting Professor Universit Catholique de Louvain, Belgium [2001–2018]
Professor Ohio State University [1996–2011]
Education Director
[1996–2011]
Visiting Associate Professor University of Notre Dame [1992–2018]
Adjunct Professor Ohio Aerospace Institute [1990–2006]
Associate Director Ohio State University [1989–1996]
Assistant Professor Ohio State University [1984–1989]