Name: Zhang Limin
Gender: Male
Professional Title: Lecturer
Position: Deputy Head of the Department of Aeronautics
Degree: Ph.D.
Education and Work Experience:
1. September 2020–present, Zhongyuan University of Technology.
2. June 2014–August 2020, Liaoning Technical University.
3. September 2011–June 2014, Nankai University; Ph.D.
4. September 2008–March 2011, Tianjin University of Technology and Education; graduate degree.
5. September 2003–June 2007, Shijiazhuang Railway Institute; bachelor's degree.
Research Directions:
1. Cooperative trajectory optimization and control of multirotor UAVs.
2. Air–ground cooperation between UAVs and unmanned ground vehicles.
3. Fixed-wing UAV control.
Academic Research Projects:
1. Henan Key R&D and Promotion Special Program (Science and Technology Research), Henan Provincial Department of Science and Technology: Cooperative Operation Path Planning and Control of Multirotor Pollination UAVs, January 2023–December 2024; Principal Investigator.
2. Zhongyuan University of Technology Basic Research Funding Special Project, K2022YY010: Formation Control Methods for Multiple Quadrotor UAVs Based on Individual Vehicle Characteristic Analysis, August 2022–August 2024; Principal Investigator.
3. Ministry of Education 2021 New-Generation Information Technology Innovation Project, 2021ITA10020: Cooperative Operation of Multirotor Pollination UAVs, November 30, 2022–November 29, 2023; Principal Investigator.
4. Henan Key R&D and Promotion Special Program, 212102210497: Autonomous Homing Control Methods for Parafoils in Uncertain Environments, January 2021–July 2022; Principal Investigator.
5. Henan Key R&D and Promotion Special Program, 222102210275: Dynamics and Formation Methods of Quadrotor UAVs, January 2022–December 2023; Principal Investigator.
6. Zhongyuan University of Technology Discipline Development Plan—Young Master's Supervisor Training Project, SD202210, June 2022–May 2024, RMB 20,000; Principal Investigator.
7. Liaoning Natural Science Foundation Project, 201501835: Key Theories and Algorithms for a Big-Data-Based Human–Machine System for Hypertension Prevention and Treatment, July 2015–December 2018; Participant.
8. Fifth Production Technology Innovation Research Fund of Liaoning Technical University, 20160059T: Fuzzy Stochastic Control of Autonomous Parafoil Homing after Precision Airdrop in Random and Uncertain Environments, April 2016–March 2017; Principal Investigator.
9. Liaoning Provincial Department of Science and Technology Ph.D. Start-Up Project, 201601366: Predictive-Control-Based Autonomous Parafoil Homing after Precision Airdrop in Disaster Environments, September 2016–August 2018; Principal Investigator.
10. Henan Key R&D Special Program, 241111210100: Research and Application of Key Technologies for Cooperative Optimization and Control of Multiple Unmanned Autonomous Systems, January 2024–December 2026; Participant.
Representative Papers:
[1] Li Min Zhang, Haitao Gao, Zengqiang Chen, et al. Multi-objective global optimal parafoil homing trajectory optimization via Gauss pseudospectral method [J], Nonlinear Dynamics, 2013, 72(1-2):1-8.
[2] Mingwei Sun, Limin Zhang, Zenghui Wang, et al. PID pitch attitude control for unstable flight vehicle in the presence of actuator delay: Tuning and analysis [J], Journal of the Franklin Institute, 2014, 351(12):5523-5547.
[3] Li Min Zhang, Mingwei Sun, Zengqiang Chen, et al. Receding Horizon Trajectory Optimization with Terminal Impact Specifications [J], Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2014, 2014:1-9.
[4] Li Min Zhang, Mingwei Sun, Zengqiang Chen, et al. Integral Performance Optimization for the Two-Stage-to-Orbit RBCC-RKT Launch Vehicle Based on GPM [J], The Aeronautical Journal, 2019, 123(1265):945-969.
[5] Zhang Limin, Li Qian, Chai Xuzhao, et al. Formation Trajectory Optimization for Multiple Quadrotor UAVs with Leader Constraints [J]. Aerospace Control, 2023, 41(01):60-66.
[6] Zhang Limin, Li Qian, Li Weixun. An Improved PSO Method for Missile Path Planning with Specified Direction and Time [J]. Aerospace Control, 2021, 39(04):36-42.
[7] Li, Xi, Guoyuan Qi, Limin Zhang. Dynamic modeling and delayed consensus control of multi-QUAVs under wind disturbance[J]. Applied Mathematical Modelling, 2024,134(2024):693-712.
[8] Li Xi, Qi Guoyuan, Limin Zhang. Time-varying formation dynamics modeling and constrained trajectory optimization of multi-quadrotor UAVs [J], Nonlinear Dynamics, 2021,106(4):3265-3284.
[9] Zhang Limin, Liu Ruoyang, Huang Yijie, et al. Autonomous Flight Design of Quadrotor UAVs [J]. Journal of Zhongyuan University of Technology, 2024,35(3):31-35.
[10] Limin Zhang, Ruoyang Liu, Boyang Qu, et al. Research on multiple quadrotor UAVs formation obstacle avoidance based on finite-time consensus [J], The Aeronautical Journal, 2025,129(1334):939-959.
Awards:
1. 2022 Outstanding Communist Party Member of Zhongyuan University of Technology.
2. Third Prize in the 2022 Henan Provincial Department of Education Teachers' Ethics Themed Writing and Outstanding Case Competition, “Be a Good Guide and Move Toward the Future Together.”
3. Excellent Teacher Ethics Award, Zhongyuan University of Technology, 2020 and 2022.
4. Supervised students who won more than 30 national and provincial competition awards, including a First Prize in the Central China Division of the China Graduate Electronic Design Contest, an Outstanding Supervisor Award, and a National Second Prize in the China Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Competition.
5. Second Prize of the 2023 Henan Provincial Department of Education Outstanding Paper Award, and First Prize of its 2024 Scientific and Technological Achievement Award.
Contact:
Email: limin_1107@zut.edu.cn
