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Ran Dai

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1999
Spacecraft Dynamics and ControlStatistical Methods and InferenceRobotic Path Planning AlgorithmsGuidance and Control SystemsDistributed Control Multi-Agent Systems

Publications

198

Citations

1,782

Est. group size

~5

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

28

Publishing since 1999

Research summary
AI-generated

This record appears to mix work from at least one PI focused on control theory, spacecraft/robotic systems, and guidance algorithms (e.g., origami dynamics, powered descent guidance, multi-agent control) with a large number of unrelated publications in public health, environmental science, and biomedical topics. Based on the OpenAlex topics, the core engineering focus is on spacecraft dynamics, guidance and control systems, and multi-agent/distributed control, likely involving mathematical modeling and optimization for autonomous or aerospace systems. Prospective students interested in control systems and robotics should note that the publication list contains substantial topic overlap with other fields, suggesting shared name or co-authorship across different research groups.

Spacecraft dynamics and guidance controlMulti-agent and distributed control systemsRobotic path planning and optimizationMixed-integer and policy-based optimal controlData-driven modeling (Koopman operators, machine learning for control)

Publication output has been relatively steady over the last decade, fluctuating between about 11 and 22 papers per year with no clear long-term upward or downward trend.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 13.8/year recently
2017: 11 publications172018: 12 publications182019: 22 publications22192020: 11 publications202021: 13 publications212022: 18 publications222023: 16 publications232024: 16 publications242025: 14 publications252026: 5 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×21
  • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics×6
  • American Journal of Transplantation×3
  • Electronic Journal of Statistics×3
  • PubMed×3
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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