JOURNAL PAPERS

· L. Tang, N. Luo, S. Funkhauser, Semi-active suspension control with PSO tuned LQR controller base on MR damper, International Journal of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering, 2023.

· F. Nuñez, G. Magallanes, L. Pacheco, N. Luo, J. Vilà, The Power Link Caribbean Project, Renewable Energy & Power Quality Journal, 2023.

· J. Vilà, N. Luo, L. Pacheco, T. Pujol, J.R. Gonzalez, I. Ferrer, A. Massaguer, E. Massaguer, Electrical design of a smart control and monitoring system for small horizontal-axis wind turbines, Renewable Energy & Power Quality Journal, 2022.

· J. Vilà, N. Luo, L. Pacheco, T. Pujol, J.R. Gonzalez, I. Ferrer, A. Massaguer, E. Massaguer, Design of an active pitch control for small horizontal-axis wind turbine, Renewable Energy & Power Quality Journal, 2021.

· A. Martinez-Marin, I.R. Cózar, T. Pujol, N. Luo, L. Pacheco, I. Ferrer, J.R. González, A. Massaguer, E. Massaguer, Shazly A. Mohamed, Comparative analysis of numerical models of plate-fin heat sinks with forced convection for thermoelectric energy generation, Renewable Energy & Power Quality Journal, 2020.

· L. Pacheco, N. Luo, T. Pujol, J.R. González, I. Ferrer, Impactful engineering education through sustainable energy collaborations with public and private entities, International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2019.

· Shazly A. Mohamed, N. Luo, J.R. González, T. Pujol, L. Pacheco, FACTS family for voltage sag alleviation: performance study and analysis, Renewable Energy & Power Quality Journal, 2019.

· J.R. González, L. Pacheco, N. Luo, T. Pujol, I. Ferrer, Sustainable energies as an educational challenge: regarding engineering studies at the University of Girona, Renewable Energy & Power Quality Journal, 2019.

· Shazly A. Mohamed, N. Luo, T. Pujol, L. Pacheco, Improvement of the performance stability of power grid with wind farms using static synchronous compensator, Renewable Energy & Power Quality Journal, 2018.

· Shazly A. Mohamed, A.A. Zaki Diab, N. Luo, T. Pujol, L. Pacheco, Voltage Sourced Converter (VSC) based on multiple FACTS controllers for the improvement of power quality, Renewable Energy & Power Quality Journal, 2018.

· Shazly A. Mohamed, A.A. Zaki Diab, N. Luo, T. Pujol, L. Pacheco, Static Series Compensator for compensation of voltage-quality disturbances based on particle swarm optimization techniques, Renewable Energy & Power Quality Journal, 2018.

· N. Luo, T. Pujol, L. Pacheco, J.R. González, J.V. Bramon, A. Massaguer, Development of small-scale wind energy systems adaptable to climatic conditions using chattering torque control - PI pitch control and CAES strategy, Renewable Energy & Power Quality Journal, 2017.

· I. Ruiz, M. Borrelli, T. Pujol, N. Luo, L. Pacheco, A. Massaguer, L. Montoro, Effective thermal conductance of thermoelectric generator modules, Renewable Energy & Power Quality Journal, 2017.

· N. Caterino, C.T. Georgakis, N. Luo, J. Londono, Innovative technologies for reducing structural vibrations due to natural events and human activities, Shock and Vibration, DOI: 10.1155/2016/2181509, 2016.

· L. Pacheco, N. Luo, Testing PID and MPC performance for mobile robot local path-following, International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, DOI: 10.5772/61312, 2015.

· L. Pacheco, N. Luo, Motion control of wheeled mobile robots with model predictive techniques, International Journal of Engineering and Innovative Technology, 4, 6, 163-172, 2014.

· L. Pacheco, N. Luo, I. Ferrer, X. Cufí, J. Cobos, Integrating control science in a practical mobile robotics course, International Journal of Electrical Engineering Education, 190-202, 2014.

· Y. Wu, X. Yu, L. Zhang, Y. Kang, N. Luo (editors), Variable Structure Control and Applications, Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2013.

· F. Pozo, M. Zapateiro, L. Acho, Y. Vidal, N. Luo, Experimental study of semiactive VSC techniques for vehicle vibration reduction, Journal of The Franklin Institute – Engineering and Applied Mathematics, 1-8, 2013.

· N. Luo, Structural control issues in new generation offshore wind energy plants, Advances in Science and Technology, 83, 167-176, 2013.

· Y. Vidal, L. Acho, N. Luo, M. Zapateiro, F. Pozo, Power control design for variable-speed wind turbines, Energies, 5, 3033-3050, 2012.

· N. Luo, Analysis of offshore support structure dynamics and vibration control of floating wind turbines, USTC Journal, 42(5), 1-8, 2012.

· H.R. Karimi, M. Zapateiro, N. Luo, Adaptive synchronization of master-slave systems with mixed neutral and discrete time-delays and nonlinear perturbations, Asian Journal of Control, 14(1), 251-257, 2012.

· M. Zapateiro, F. Pozo, H.R. Karimi, N. Luo, Semiactive control methodologies for suspension control with magnetorheological dampers, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 17(2), 370-280, 2012.

· M. Zapateiro, H.R. Karimi, N. Luo, Semiactive vibration control of nonlinear structures using adaptive backstepping techniques with H∞ performance, International Journal of Systems Science, Special Issue on New Advances in H-infinity Control and Filtering for Nonlinear Systems, 42(5), 853-861, 2011.

· H.R. Karimi, N. Luo, M. Zapateiro, L. Zhang, H∞ control design for building structures under seismic motion with wireless communication, International Journal of Innovative Computing Information and Control, 7(9), 5269-5284, 2011.

· L. Pacheco, N. Luo, Mobile robot local trajectory tracking with dynamic model predictive control techniques, International Journal of Innovative Computing Information and Control, 7(6), 3457-3483, 2011.

· H.R. Karimi, N. Luo, A numerical approach to robust vibration control of a base-isolated building using wavelets, Current Development in Theory and Applications of Wavelets, 4(3), 245-263, 2010.

· H.R. Karimi, M. Zapateiro, N. Luo, A Linear Matrix Inequality approach to robust fault detection filter design of linear systems with mixed time-varying delays and nonlinear perturbations, Journal of The Franklin Institute – Engineering and Applied Mathematics, Special Issue on Advances in Nonlinear Observation and Identification for Dynamic Systems, 347(6), 957-973, 2010.

· H.R. Karimi, M. Zapateiro, N. Luo, An LMI approach to vibration control of base isolated building structures with delayed measurements, International Journal of Systems Science, 41(2), 1511-1523, 2010.

· H.R. Karimi, M. Zapateiro, N. Luo, Application of adaptive wavelet network for vibration control of base isolated structures, International Journal of Wavelets, Multiresolution and Information Processing, 8(5), 773-791, 2010.

· H.R. Karimi, M. Zapateiro, N. Luo, New delay-dependent stability criteria for uncertain neutral systems with mixed time-varying delays and nonlinear perturbations, Mathematical Problems in Engineering, doi: 10.1155/2009/759248, 2009.

· M. Zapateiro, N. Luo, E. Taylor, S.J. Dyke, Modeling and identification of a class of MR fluid foam dampers, Smart Structures Systems: An International Journal, 6(2), 101-113, 2010.

· M. Zapateiro, H.R. Karimi, N. Luo, B.F. Spencer, Real-time hybrid testing of semiactive control strategies for vibration reduction in a structure with MR damper, Structural Control and Health Monitoring, doi: 10.1002/stc.321, 2009.

· M. Zapateiro, H.R. Karimi, N. Luo, B.F. Spencer, Frequency domain control based on quantitative feedback theory for vibration suppression in structures equipped with magnetorheological dampers, Smart Materials and Structures, 18(9), 2009.

· M. Zapateiro, H.R. Karimi, N. Luo, B.M. Phillips, B.F. Spencer, Semiactive backstepping control for vibration reduction in a structure with magnetorheological damper subject to seismic motions, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 20, 3027-2053, 2009.

· J. Wan, J. Vehí, N. Luo, A numerical approach to design control invariant sets for constrained nonlinear discrete-time systems, Journal of Global Optimization, 44(3), 395-407, 2009.

· L. Pacheco, N. Luo, I. Ferrer, X. Cufi, Interdisciplinary knowledge integration through an applied mobile robotics course, International Journal of Engineering Education, 25(4), 830-840, 2009.

· H.R. Karimi, M. Zapateiro, N. Luo, Less conservative results for stability analysis and control synthesis of neutral systems with time-varying delays and nonlinear uncertainties, Journal of Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, 42, 595-603, 2009.

· H.R. Karimi, M. Zapateiro, N. Luo, Vibration control of base-isolated structures using H2/H∞ output-feedback control, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part I - Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, 223(6), 809-820, 2009.

· H.R. Karimi, M. Zapateiro, N. Luo, Wavelet-based parameter identification of a nonlinear magnetorheological damper, International Journal of Wavelets, Multiresolution and Information Processing, 7(2), 183-198, 2009.  

· A. Rodríguez, F. Ikhouane, J. Rodellar, N. Luo, Modeling and Identification of a small-scale magnetorheological damper, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 20, 825-835, 2009.

· J. Wan, J. Vehí, N. Luo, P. Herrero, Control of constrained nonlinear uncertain discrete-time systems via robust controllable sets: a modal interval analysis approach, ESAIM: Control, Optimisation and Calculus of Variations, 15, 189-204, 2009.

· M. Zapateiro, N. Luo, H.R. Karimi, J. Vehí, Vibration control of a class of semiactive suspension system using neural network and backstepping techniques, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing - Special Issue on Inverse Problems, 23, 1946-1953, 2009.

· M. Zapateiro, H.R. Karimi, N. Luo, Semiactive adaptive backstepping control of a landing gear, International Journal of Control Theory and Applications, 2(2), 109-117, 2009.

· M. Zapateiro, N. Luo, H.R. Karimi, Semiactive control of a base isolated building using magnetorheological dampers, International Journal of Modeling, Identification and Control, 7(1), 41-48, 2009.

· M. Zapateiro, N. Luo, H.R. Karimi, Neural network - backstepping control for vibration reduction in a magnetorheological suspension system, Solid State Phenomena, 147, 839-844, 2009.

· J. Wan, J. Vehí, N. Luo, Nonlinear contractive model predictive control via polytopic robust controllable sets, Journal of Convex Analysis, 15(4), 905-917, 2008.

· H.R. Karimi, M. Zapateiro, N. Luo, Robust mixed H2/H∞ delayed state-feedback control of neutral delay systems with time-varying delays, Asian Journal of Control, 10(5), 571-582, 2008.

· H.R. Karimi, M. Zapateiro, N. Luo, An LMI Approach to H∞ control of vehicle engine-body vibration systems with time-varying actuator delay, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part I - Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, 222, 883-894, 2008.

· L. Pacheco, N. Luo, J. Ferrer, Local model predictive control experiences with differential driven wheeled mobile robots, Control Engineering and Applied Informatics, 10(2), 59-67, 2008.

· M. Zapateiro, R. Villamizar, N. Luo, Semiactive seismic vibration control of structures equipped with magnetorheological dampers, International Journal of Factory, Automation, Robotics and Soft Computing, Issue 1, 77-84, 2008.

· L. Jia, N. Luo, J.Q. Yuan, A model based estimation of the profit function for the continuous fermentation of baker’s yeast, Chemical Engineering and Processing, 46(11), 1215-1222, 2007.

· M. Zapateiro, N. Luo, Parametric and non-parametric characterization of the dynamics of a shear-mode magnetorheological damper, Journal of Vibroengineering, 9(4), 14-18, 2007.

· L. Pacheco, N. Luo, J. Ferrer, Mobile robot local predictive control under perception constraints, International Journal of Factory Automation, Robotics and Soft Computing, Issue 4, 40-48, 2007.

· L. Pacheco, N. Luo, Mobile robot local predictive control using a visual perception horizon, International Journal of Factory Automation, Robotics and Soft Computing, Issue 2, 273-281, 2007.

· L. Pacheco, N. Luo, Trajectory planning with control horizon based on narrow local occupancy grid perception, Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences: Robot Motion and Control, 360, 99-106, 2007.

· L. Pacheco, N. Luo, Mobile robot experimental modeling and control strategies using sensor fusion, Control Engineering and Applied Informatics, 8(3), 47-55, 2006.

· M. De la Sen, N. Luo, On the uniform exponential stability of a wide class of linear time-delay systems, Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, 289, 456-476, 2004.

· M. De la Sen, N. Luo, On the uniform exponential stability of linear time-delay systems, International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences, 64, 3445-3467, 2004.

· A. Baratta, F. Bourquin, O. Corbi, M. Hochrainer, N. Luo, G. Magonette, F. Marazzi, J. Rodellar, Methods for structural control, European Earthquake Engineering, 18(1), 20-26, 2004.

· M. De la Sen, N. Luo, A note on the stability of linear time delay systems with impulsive inputs, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems - Fundamental Theory and Applications, 50(1), 149-152, 2003.

· M. De la Sen, N. Luo, On exponential stability of delayed systems with point distributed and Volterra-type dynamics, Applicable Analysis, 82(9), 875-882, 2003.

· N. Luo, J. Rodellar, M. De la Sen, J. Vehí, Decentralized active control of a class of cable-stayed structures, International Journal of Control, 75(4), 285-296, 2002.

· M. De la Sen, N. Luo, A.J. Garrido, On the global uniform exponential stability of systems with point distributed and Volterra-type delayed dynamics, Journal of Nonlinear Studies, 9(4), 415-426, 2002.

· N. Luo, J. Rodellar, J. Vehí, M. De la Sen, Composite semiactive control of a class of seismically excited structures, Journal of The Franklin Institute - Engineering and Applied Mathematics, 338, 225-240, 2001.

· J. Vehí, N. Luo, J. Rodellar, J. Armengol, Digital control via interval analysis, Nonlinear Analysis: Theory, Methods & Applications, 47, 203-212, 2001.

· N. Luo, M. De la Sen, J. Rodellar, J. Vehí, Output feedback sliding mode control of base isolated structures, Journal of The Franklin Institute - Engineering and Applied Mathematics, 337, 555-577, 2000.

· M. De la Sen, N. Luo, Design of linear observer for a class of linear hybrid systems, International Journal of Systems Science, 31(9), 1077-1090, 2000.

· M. De la Sen, M.B. Paz, N. Luo, Sensitivity identifiability and compensation in linear systems using nonperiodic sampling, Control and Intelligent Systems, 26(2), 50-56, 1999.

· N. Luo, J. Rodellar, M. De la Sen, Composite robust active control of seismically excited structures with actuator dynamics, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 27, 301-311, 1998.

· N. Luo, M. De la Sen, J. Rodellar, Composite adaptive SMC of nonlinear base isolated buildings with actuator dynamics, Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, 8(1), 183-197, 1998.

· N. Luo, M. De la Sen, J. Rodellar, Robust stabilization of a class of uncertain time delay systems under sliding mode, International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 71, 59-74, 1997.

· M. De la Sen, N. Luo, On the design of universal stabilizing continuous linear controllers with delays for generalized delayed continuous stabilizable systems, Acta Automatica Sinica, 23(6), 742-749, 1997.

· M. De la Sen, N. Luo, On the design of universal stabilizing continuous linear controllers for time-delay systems, Part I. Preliminary results, Informatica, 8(3), 401-424, 1997.

· M. De la Sen, N. Luo, On the design of universal stabilizing continuous linear controllers for time-delay systems, Part II. Universal controller and main stability results, Informatica, 8(3), 527-558, 1997.

· N. Luo, M. De la Sen, Output feedback stabilization of a class of uncertain internally delayed systems, International Journal of Systems Science, 26(2), 421-433, 1995.

· N. Luo, M. De la Sen, Robust stabilization of internally delayed systems via sliding mode control, TOP Journal: Trabajos de Estadísticas e Investigación Operativa, 3(1), 1-34, 1995.

· M. De la Sen, N. Luo, On nominal pole-assignment and robust stability in linear systems with internal and external point delays and unmodelled dynamics, Journal of Control Systems and Technology, 3(3), 171-186, 1995.

· M. De la Sen, N. Luo, Discretization and FIR filtering of continuous linear systems with internal and external delays, International Journal of Control, 60(6), 1223-1246, 1994.

· N. Luo, M. De la Sen, State feedback sliding mode control of a class of uncertain time delay systems, IEE Proceedings - Control Theory and Applications, 140(4), 261-279, 1993.

· N. Luo, C.B. Feng, Variable structure control of a class of bilinear systems, Control and Decision, 5, 32-38, 1990.

· F. Bai, G. Pang, Z. Zhao, Y. Yun, J. Xue, N. Luo, C. Sun, S. Guan, Design and microcomputer control of a multivatiable reboiler heater system, ACTA Automatica Sinica, 14(3), 215-221, 1988.

· C.B. Feng, N. Luo, X. Li, Robustness of adaptive control systems, ACTA Automatica Sinica, 13(6), 463-473, 1987.

· H. Zhuang, F. Bai, J. Xue, N. Luo, Hybrid computer study on diagonal dominance of multivariable systems, Information and Control, 3, 1-8, 1986.

· P. Shen, N. Luo, Compensation of servodrive mechanical resonance in large telescope, ACTA Astrophysica Sinica, 5(4), 255-263, 1985.