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Contact
  • 3019 SERC
  • Phone (205) 348-1136
  • Fax (205) 348-1136
  • Email
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Dr. Hwan-Sik “Hans” Yoon

Associate Professor

Contact

  • 3019 SERC
  • phone (205) 348-1136
  • fax (205) 348-1136
  • Email

Education

  • Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Ohio State University, 2002
  • M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Ohio State University, 1998
  • B.S., Physics Education, Seoul National University, Korea, 1994

Dr. Yoon’s research interests include modeling, simulation, and control of dynamic systems, with a current focus on applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in automotive, transportation, and manufacturing systems. Current and past research projects conducted by Dr. Yoon’s research group include:

  • Monitoring and controlling traffic systems using ML and road-side cameras.
  • Vision-based estimation and control of excavator manipulators.
  • Using ML and cameras for monitoring and estimating factory floor safety and manufacturing efficiency.
  • Developing supervisory controllers for hybrid electric and battery electric vehicles.
  • Determining the time-to-failure for automotive system components through ML.

Affiliated Areas
Alabama IMaDE, Mechanical Engineering, Alabama Transportation Institute

Selected Publications

  • Merritt, G., Cousin, C., and Yoon, H.-S., 2024, “Nonlinear Temperature Control of Additive Friction Stir Deposition Evaluated on an Echo State Network,” ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, 146(2), 021004, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4064000.
  • O’Donnell, J. and Yoon, H.-S., 2024, “Determination of Multi-Component Failure in Automotive System using Deep Learning,” ASME Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering. 24, 021005, https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4063003
  • King, B., Olson, J., Hamilton, K., Fitzpatrick, B., Yoon., H.-S., and Puzinauskas, P., 2023, “A Comparative Study of Navigation Systems in Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) Connected Corridor,” SAE International Journal of Connected and Automated Vehicles, 6(4), pp.397-413, DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/12-06-04-0025.
  • Li, S. and Yoon, H.-S., 2023, “Sensor Fusion-Based Vehicle Detection and Tracking Using a Single Camera and Radar at a Traffic Intersection,” Sensors, 23(10), 4888, https://doi.org/10.3390/s23104888.
  • Xu, J. and Yoon, H.-S., 2019, “Vision-Based Estimation of Excavator Manipulator Pose for Automated Grading Control,” Automation in Construction, 98, pp. 122-131, DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2018.11.022.

Awards and Honors

  • NSF Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award, National Science Foundation, 2019
  • College of Engineering Faculty Productivity Award, Tennessee Tech University, 2012

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