Dr LIAO, Fang, Senior Research Scientist, email: tsllf@nus.edu.sg

Background
Received B. Eng and M. Eng in Electrical Engineering from Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics, China, in 1992 and 1995. respectively. Thereafter, worked with Research Institute of Unmanned Air vehicles of Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics for four years.

Obtained Ph. D. degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, in 2003. Worked as Research Fellow in School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering of Nanyang Technological University before joining Temasek Laboratories in April, 2004.

Research Activities
Integrated Aircraft/Controller Optimization Design
Development of Aircraft Simulation Platform
Reviewer of IEE Proceedings: Part D, and conferences (ACC and CDC).

Research Interests
Flight Guidance, Control and Navigation; Robust and Reliable Control and Their Applications; Optimization Methods; System Identification, Modeling and Simulation.

Selected Publications
F. Liao, J. L. Wang and G. H. Yang, "Reliable Robust Flight Tracking Control: An LMI Approach", IEEE Trans. on Control Systems Technology, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 76-89, 2002.

F. Liao, J. L. Wang and G. H. Yang, "Reliable Robust Preview Tracking Control Against Actuator Faults", Asian Journal of Control, Vol. 5, No.1, pp124-131, 2003.

F. Liao, J. L. Wang, E. K. Poh and D. Li, "Reliable Automatic Landing Control against Actuator Stuck Faults", Accepted to AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference, Providence, Rhode Island, August, 2004.

Other Publications
F. Liao, J. L. Wang and G. H. Yang, "Reliable H2 Static Output Feedback Tracking Control Against Aircraft Wing/Control Surface Impairment", Proc. 2003 International conf. On Physical and Control, St. Petersburg, Russia, August 2003.

F. Liao, J. L. Wang, and G. H. Yang, "Reliable Aircraft Tracking Control via Parameter-Dependent Lyapunov Functions", Proc. 41st IEEE conf. on Decision and Control, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, pp. 4474-4479, 2002.

F. Liao, J. L. Wang and G. H. Yang, "Reliable Aircraft Flight Control by Using Static Output feedback", Proc. AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference and exhibit, Monterey, California, August, 2002, AIAA-2002-4449.

F. Liao, J. L. Wang and G. H. Yang, "Output-Feedback Tracking Control of a set of Affine Parameter-dependent Systems", Proc. 40th IEEE conf. on Decision and Control, Orlando, Florida, USA, Dec. 2001, pp. 4891-4896.

F. Liao, J. L. Wang and G. H. Yang, "LMI-Based Reliable Robust Preview Tracking Control Against Actuator Faults", Proc. American Control Conf., Arlington, VA, USA, pp. 1047-1052, Jun. 2001.

F. Liao, J. L. Wang and G. H. Yang, "LMI-Based Reliable Robust Tracking Control Against Actuator Faults with Application to Flight Control", Proc. 39th IEEE Conf. on Decision and Control, Sydney, pp. 3914-3919, Dec. 2000.

F. Liao, J. L. Wang and G. H. Yang, "An LMI Approach to Reliable Robust Tracking Control with Application to Aircraft Flight Control", The 11th Aerospace Technology Seminar, Singapore, Sept. 2000.

F. Liao and X. H. Qiu, "Study on Important Elements of Technology for Uninhabited Combat Air Vehicles (UCAVs)", Journal of Fire Control & Command Control, Vol. 24, No. 4, 1999 (in Chinese).

F. Liao and X. H. Qiu, "Conception and Technology Requirement Research of Uninhabited Combat Air Vehicle", Journal of Aeronautical Science and Technology, No. 6, pp. 3-6, 1998 (in Chinese).

F. Liao, Y. X. Wang and J. Y. Gao, "Real-time Management Software Design of Navigation Control Computer", Journal of Measurement & Control Technology, No.5, 1998 (in Chinese).=

F. Liao and X. H. Qiu, "China Airway Management Information System", Proc. of Countrywide Academic Interchange Conf. on Air Traffic Management, pp. 127-130, 1996 (in Chinese).

F. Liao and J. Y. Gao, "Control Law Design of Digital Flight Director System", Proc. of 1995 Academic Interchange Conf. of Profession Committee on Control Theory and application & Air Vehicle Control and Operation of China Aviation Association, pp. 66-70, 1995 (in Chinese).