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Trevor J. Bird

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Early career · publishing since 2017Rising activity
Advanced Control Systems OptimizationFormal Methods in VerificationFault Detection and Control SystemsControl Systems and IdentificationThermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems

Publications

25

Citations

166

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

9

Publishing since 2017

Research summary
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Trevor J. Bird works on mathematical tools for analyzing and controlling complex dynamic systems, particularly using a technique called hybrid zonotopes (a way of mathematically describing reachable states of systems that mix continuous and discrete behavior). He also applies these control and optimization methods to real-world engineering problems like aircraft thermal management systems, which regulate heat and cooling in vehicles. His work bridges theoretical control systems research with practical energy and thermodynamics-based engineering design.

Reachability analysis using hybrid zonotopesControl co-design and model predictive controlThermal management systems for aircraftFormal verification of hybrid/nonlinear systemsExergy and thermodynamic optimization

Publication output has grown fairly steadily over the past decade, increasing from occasional papers before 2021 to a consistent 3-6 publications per year from 2022 to 2025.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.6/year recently
2017: 1 publication17182019: 3 publications192020: 1 publication202021: 2 publications212022: 3 publications222023: 5 publications232024: 4 publications242025: 6 publications62526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×6
  • IEEE Control Systems Letters×2
  • Automatica×1
  • Applied Energy×1
  • Review of Scientific Instruments×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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