Journal Article

  1. J. Liu, and Q. Zou, "Data-Driven Decomposition Control to Output Tracking with Nonperiodic Tracking-Transition Switching Under Input Constraint", Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control,  Feb., 2022.

  2. T. Li, and Q. Zou, "Mobile Measurement of a Dynamic Field via Compressed Sensing", IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 2021.

  3. J. Liu, J. Wang, Q. Zou, "Decomposition-learning-based Output Tracking to Simultaneous Hysteresis and Dynamics Control: High-speed Large-range Nanopositioning Example", IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, Vol. 29(4), pp. 1775-1782,  2020.

  4. X. Zhang, S. Bandyopadhyay, P. Araujo, K. Tong, J. Flores, D. Laubitz, Y. Zhao, G. Yap, J. Wang, Q. Zou, and N. Gao, "Elevating EGFR-MAPK program by a nonconventional Cdc42 enhances intestinal epithelial survival and regeneration", JCI insight, Vol. 5(16), 2020.

  5. J. Wang, X. Li, Q. Zou, Q. Su, and N. Lin, "Rapid Broadband Discrete Nanomechanical Mapping of Soft Samples on Atomic Force Microscope", Nanotechnology, Vol. 31(33), pp. 335705-1 to 335705-12, 2020.

  6. T. Li, Q. Zou, T. Ma, J. Singer, and C. Su, "Adaptive Simultaneous Topography and Broadband Nanomechanical Mapping of Heterogeneous Materials on Atomic Force Microscope", IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, doi: 110.1109/TNANO.2020.30107371, 2020.

  7. J. Wang, and Q. Zou, "Rapid Probe Engagement and Withdrawal with Force Minimization in Atomic Force Microscopy: A Learning-based Online-Searching Approach", IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Vol. 25(2), pp. 581-593, 2020.

  8. L., Lin, A. R. Gamboa, C. Kuznetsova, S. Littlecreek, J. Wang, Q. Zou, J. D. Zahn, and J. P. Singer, "Self-limiting electrospray deposition on polymer templates", Scientic reports, Vol.10(1), 1-9, 2020

  9. J. Ren and Q. Zou, "Modeling of Soft Sample Deformation in Atomic Force Microscope Imaging: Live Mammalian Cell Example", Advanced Theory and Simulations, pp. 1800036, 2019

  10. S. Yi,  T. Li, and Q. Zou, "Active Control of Acoustics-caused Nano-Vibration in Atomic Force Microscope Imaging." Ultramicroscopy, (2018). 

  11. J. Liu, and Q. Zou, "On Superposition of Hammerstein Systems: Application to Simultaneous Hysteresis-Dynamics Compensation", International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, Vol. 28 (14), pp. 4075-4092, 2018.

  12. J. Liu, Z. Guo, and Q. Zou, "Low power femtosecond tip-based nanofabrication with advanced control". Applied Physics B, DOI: 10.1007/s00340-018-6894-0, 124(2), pp. 23, 2018.

  13. X. Zhang, J. Ren, S. Li, J. Wang, Q. Zou, and N. Gao, "Receptor-mediated endocytosis generates nanomechanical force reflective of ligand identity and cellular property", Journal of Cellular Physiology,  Vol. 233 (8),  pp. 5908-5919, 2018.

  14. J. Ren, and Q. Zou, "Adaptive-scanning, Near-minimum-deformation Atomic Force Microscope Imaging of Soft Sample in Liquid: Live Mammalian Cell Example", Ultramicroscopy, DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2017.12.020, Jan. 2018.

  15. Bo Yan, Juan Ren, Xi Zheng, Yue Liu, and Qingze Zou, "High-speed broadband monitoring of cell viscoelasticity in real time shows myosin-dependent oscillations", Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology, Vol. 16(6), pp. 1857--1868, Dec. 2017,

  16. T. Li, and Q. Zou, “Simultaneous topography imaging and broadband nanomechanical mapping on atomic force microscope”, Nanotechnology , Vol. 28, pp. 505502-1 to 505502-9, Nov. 2017.

  17. J. Ren, and Q. Zou, "High-speed dynamic-mode atomic force microscopy imaging of polymers: an adaptive multiloop-mode approach", Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, Vol. 8, pp. 1563-1570, 2017.

  18. B. Yan, J. Ren, Y. Liu, H. Huang, X. Zheng, and Q. Zou, “Study of cholesterol repletion effect on nanomechanical properties of human umbilical vein endothelial cell via rapid broadband atomic force microscopy”, ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, Vol. 193 (3), pp. 034501-1 to 034501-6, 2017.

  19. J. Liu B. Yan, and Q. Zou, “Optimal time-distributed fast Fourier transform: Application to online iterative learning control–experimental high-speed nanopositioning example”, Mechatronics, Vol. 41, pp. 114-124, 2017.

  20. J. Liu, and Q. Zou, “Multi-objective optimal trajectory design and tracking with non-periodic tracking-transition switching for non-minimum phase linear systems”, International Journal of Control, Vol. 89 (11), pp. 2371-2383, 2016

  21. F. Yu, J. Liu, X. Zhang, A.-L. Lin, N. Khan, Y. Pan, N. Gao, Q. Zou, and J. Jeon, “Design, fabrication, and characterization of polymer-based cantilever probes for atomic force microscopes”, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B, Nanotechnology and Microelectronics: Materials, Processing, Measurement, and Phenomena, vol. 34 (6), pp. 06KI01, 2016.

  22. J. Ren, H. Huang, Y. Liu, X. Zheng, and Q. Zou, “An Atomic Force Microscope Study Revealed Two Mechanisms in the Effect of Anticancer Drugs on Rate-dependent Young’s Modulus of Human Prostate Cancer Cells”, PLOS ONE, May 1, 10(5), e0126107, 2015, 

  23. Z. Wang, A. Witthauer, Q. Zou, G.-Y. Kim, and L. Faidley, “Control of a Magnetostrictive Actuator-based Micromachining System for Optimal High-speed Microforming Process”, IEEE/ASME Trans. Mechatronics, Vol. 20(3),  pp. 1046-1055, 2015.

  24. J. Ren and Q. Zou, “High-Speed Adaptive Contact-Mode Atomic Force Microscopy Imaging with Near-Minimum-Force”, Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 85(7), pp. 073706-1 to 073706- 10, 2014.

  25. J. Ren, Q. Zou, B. Li, and Z. Lin, “High-Speed Atomic Force Microscope Imaging: Adaptive Multi-loop Mode”, Physical Review: E, Vol. 90(1), pp. 012405-1 to 012405-10, 2014.

  26. A. Witthauer, G-Y. Kim, L. Faidley, Q. Zou, and Z. Wang, “Effects of acoustic softening and hardening in high-frequency vibration-assisted punching of aluminum”, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Vol. 29)10), pp.1184-1189, 2014.

  27. A. Witthauer, G-Y. Kim, L. Faidley, Q. Zou, and Z. Wang, “Design and Characterization of a Flextensional Stage Based on Terfenol-D Actuator”, International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing, Vol. 15(1), pp. 131-137, 2014.

  28. J. Zou, J. Yao, Q. Zou, H. Xu, and Z. Zhang, “A Multi-Objective Optimization Approach to Active Power Control of Wind Farm”, ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Vol. 136(2), pp. 021026-1 to 0210126-8, 2014.

  29. J. Ren, and Q. Zou, “A Control-based Approach to Accurate Nanoindentation Quantification in Broadband Nanomechanical Measurement using Scanning Probe Microscope”, IEEE Trans. Nanotechnology, Vol. 13(1), pp. 46-54, 2014.

  30. H. Wang, and Q. Zou, “B-Spline-Decomposition-based Approach to Multi-Axis Trajectory Tracking: Nanomanipulation Example”, IEEE Trans. Control Systems Technology, Vol. 22(4), pp. 1573-1580, 2014.

  31. Zhihua Wang, Jun Tan, Qingze Zou, and Wei Jiang, “Mechanical-plowing-based high-speed patterning on hard material via advanced-control and ultrasonic probe vibration”, Review Scientific Instruments, Vol. 84 (11), pp. 113704-1–113704-8, 2013.

  32. J. Ren, Shiyan Yu, Nan Gao, and Q. Zou, “Indentation quantification for in-liquid nanomechanical measurement of soft material using an atomic force microscope: Rate-dependent elastic 4 modulus of live cells”, PHYSICAL REVIEW E, Vol. 88 (5), pp. 052711, 2013.

  33. B. Li, W. Han, M. Byun, L. Zhu, Q. Zou, and Z. Lin, “Macroscopic Highly Aligned DNA Nanowires Created by Controlled Evaporative Self-Assembly”, ACS Nano, Vol. 7 (5), pp. 43264333, 2013.

  34. J. Ren, A. Mousavi, X. Li, Q. Zou, N. Erina, and C. Su, “Enhanced Measurement of Broadband Nanomechanical Property of Polymers Using Atomic Force Microscope”, Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 102 (18), pp. 183116-183116-4, 2013.

  35. H. Wang, K-S. Kim, and Q. Zou, “B-spline-Decomposition-Based Output Tracking with Preview for Nonminimum-Phase Linear Systems”, Automatica, Vol. 49 (5), pp. 1295-1303, 2013.

  36. K-S. Kim, and Q. Zou, “A Modeling-free Inversion-based Iterative Control for Output Tracking: Piezoelectric Actuator Example”, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Vol. 18(6), pp. 1767-1777, 2013.

  37. Z. Xu, and Q. Zou, “Optimal Excitation Force Design for Indentation-based Rapid Broadband Nanomechanical Spectroscopy: Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Example”, IEEE Trans. on Control Systems Technology, Vol. 21(5), pp. 1618-1628, 2013.

  38. H. Wang , Q. Zou , and Hongbing Xu, “Inversion-based Optimal Output Tracking-Transition Switching with Preview for Nonminimum-Phase Linear Systems”, Automatica, Vol. 48 (7), pp. 1364-1371, 2012.

  39. Z. Yao, G.-Y. Kim, Z. Wang, L. Faidley, Q. Zou, D. Mei, and Z. Chen, “Acoustic softening and residual hardening in aluminum: Modeling and experiments”, International Journal of Plasticity, Vol. 39, pp. 75-87, 2012.

  40. Y. Zhang, and Q. Zou, “High-speed force load in force measurement in liquid using scanning probe microscope”, Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 83 (1), pp. 013707–013707, 2012.

  41. Z. Yao, G.-Y. Kim, L. Faidley, Q. Zou, D. Mei, and Z. Chen, “Effects of superimposed highfrequency vibration on deformation of aluminum in micro/meso-scale upsetting”, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Vol. 212, pp. 640-646, 2012.

  42. H. Wang, and Q. Zou, “High-speed Probe-based Nanofabrication via an Iterative Control Approach for Multi-axis Precision Tracking”, Journal of Nanoscience Letters, Vol. 2 (16), 2012.

  43. Y. Yan, H. Wang, and Q. Zou, “A Decoupled Inversion-based Iterative Control Approach to Multi-axis Precision Positioning: 3-D Nanopositioning Example”, Automatica, Vol. 48, pp. 167- 176, 2012.

  44. Z. Xu, D. Tramp, Q. Zou, P. Shrotriya, and P. Xie, “Nanoscale Broadband Viscoelastic Spectroscopy of Soft Materials Using Iterative Control”, Experimental Mechanics, pp. 1-13, 2011.

  45. Z. Wang , Q. Zou , L. Faidley, and G. Kim, “Dynamics Compensation and Rapid Resonance Identification in Ultrasonic-Vibration-Assisted Microforming System Using Magnetostrictive Actuator”, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Vol. 16 (2), pp. 489-497, 2011.

  46. Z. Xu , and Q. Zou , “A model-based approach to compensate for the dynamics convolution effect on nanomechanical property measurement”, Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 107, pp. 064315-1 to 064315-8, 2010

  47. P. Xie , Z. Xu , and Q. Zou, “Compensation for the Dynamics Effect on Nanoscale Broadband 5 Viscoelasticity Measurements Using Adaptive Filtering Approach”, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, No. 99, pp. 1-8, Dec. 2010.

  48. K. K. Leang , Q. Zou, and G. Pannozzo, “Teaching Modules on Modeling and Control of Piezoactuator for Undergraduate Dynamics and Control and Mechatronics Courses”, IEEE Transactions on Education, Vol. 53(2), pp. 373-382, Aug. 2010.

  49. Y. Wu and Q. Zou , “An iterative-based feedforward-feedback control approach to high-speed AFM imaging”, ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, Vol. 131, pp. 061105-1 to 061105-9, Nov. 2009.

  50. Y. Wu, J. Shi, C. Su, and Q. Zou , “A Control Approach to Cross Coupling Compensation of Piezotube Scanners in Tapping-mode Imaging”, Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 80, pp. 043709-1 to -10, 2009 (selected for the May 11, 2009 issue of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, and listed among the top 20 most downloaded articles of Rev. Sci. Ins. for May 2009).

  51. Y. Yan , Q. Zou , and Z. Lin, “A control approach to high-speed probe-based nanofabrication”, Nanotechnology, Vol. 20, pp. 175301-1 to 175301-11, 2009 (highlighted on Nanotechweb.org for June 2009).

  52. K. K. Leang , Q. Zou, and S. Devasia, “Feedforward Control of Piezoactuators in Atomic Force Microscope Systems: Inversion-based compensation for dynamics and hysteresis”, special Issue on smart materials modeling and control of IEEE Control Systems Magazine, Vol. 29 (1), pp. 70-82, 2009.

  53. Y. Wu , Q. Zou , and Q. Su, “A current cycle feedback iterative learning control approach to AFM imaging”, IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, No. 4, pp. 515-527, 2009.

  54. Y. Wu and Q. Zou , “Robust Inversion-Based 2DOF-control Design for Output Tracking: Piezoelectric Actuator Example”, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, Vol. 17, No. 5, pp. 1069-1082, 2009.

  55. Q. Zou, “Optimal Preview-Based Stable-Inversion for Output Tracking of Nonminimum-Phase Linear Systems”, Automatica, Vol. 45, pp. 230-237, 2009.

  56. Z. Xu , K. Kim , Q. Zou and P. Shrotriya, “Broadband Measurement of Rate-Dependent Viscoelasticity at Nano-scale Using SPM: PDMS Example”, Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 93, pp. 133103-133105, 2008.

  57. T. C. Waite, Q. Zou, A. Kelkar, Inversion-based Feedforward Approach to Broadband Acoustic Noise Reduction, ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, Vol. 130, 051010-1 to 051010-7, 2008.

  58. K-S. Kim , Z. Lin, P. Shrotriya, S. Sundararajan and Q. Zou , “Iterative Control Approach to High-Speed Force-Distance Curve Measurement Using AFM: Time Dependent Response of PDMS”, Ultramicroscopy, Vol. 108, pp. 911-920, 2008.

  59. K-S. Kim, Q. Zou, and Chanmin Su, “A New Approach to Scan-Trajectory Design and Track: AFM Force Measurement Example”, ASME Journal of Dynamics Systems, Measurement and Control, Vol. 130, pp. 051005-1 to 051005-10, 2008.

  60. Y. Yan, Y. Wu, Q. Zou, and C. Su, “An Integrated Approach to Piezo Actuators Positioning in High-speed AFM Imaging”, Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 79, pp. 073704-073712, 2008 (selected for the July 28, 2008 issue of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology).

  61. P. Molian† , Z. Lin, and Q. Zou, “Nano-Holes in Silicon Wafers Using Laser-Induced Surface Plasmon Polaritons”, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Vol. 8 (1), pp. 1-4, 2008.

  62. S. W. Hong, J. Xia, M. Byun, Q. Zou, and Z. Lin, “Mesoscale Patterns Formed by Evaporation of a Polymer Solution in the Proximity of a Sphere on a Smooth Substrate: Molecular Weight and Curvature Effects”, Macromolecules, Vol. 40, pp. 2831-2836, 2007.

  63. Y. Wu and Q. Zou, “Iterative Control Approach to Compensate for the Hysteresis and the Vibrational Dynamics Effects of Piezo Actuators”, special issue on Micro/Nano Systems, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, Vol. (15), pp. 936-944, 2007.

  64. Q. Zou and S. Devasia, “Preview-Based Stable-Inversion for Output Tracking of Nonlinear Nonminimum-Phase Systems: The VTOL Example”, Automatica, Vol. 43 (1), pp. 117-127, 2007.

  65. S. Tien, Q. Zou, and S. Devasia, “Control of Dynamics-Coupling Effects in Piezo-Actuator forHigh-Speed AFM Operation”, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, Vol. 13 (6), pp. 921-931, 2005.

  66. Q. Zou, C. Vander Giessen, J. Garbini, and S. Devasia, “Precision Tracking of Driving Waveforms for Inertial Reaction Devices”, Review Scientific Instruments, Vol. 76 (1), pp. 023701-023709, 2005.

  67. Q. Zou, K.K Leang, E. Sadoun, M. J. Reed and S. Devasia, “Control Issues in High-speed AFM for Biological Applications: Collagen Imaging Example”, the special issue “advances in Nano-technology Control” in Asian Journal of Control. Vol. 8 (2), June, pp. 164-168, 2004.

  68. H. Perez, Q. Zou, and S. Devasia, “Design and Control of Optimal Scan Trajectories: Scanning Tunneling Microscope Example”, ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, Vol. 126 (1), pp. 187-197, 2004.

  69. Q. Zou and S. Devasia, “Preview-based Optimal Inversion for Output Tracking: Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Example”, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology,Vol. 12 (3), pp. 375-386, 2004.

  70. Q. Zou and S. Devasia† , “Preview-based Stable-Inversion for Output Tracking of Linear Systems”, ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, Vol. 121 (4), pp. 625-630, 1999