J. Christian Gerdes

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Design Division, Group of Mechanical Engineering

Degrees

B.S. University of Pennsylvania - Mechanical Engineering (1990)

B.S. University of Pennsylvania - Management (1990)

M.S. Univeristy of Pennsylvania - Mechanical Engineering (1992)

PH.D. University of California Berkeley- Mechanical Engineering (1996)

Research Interests

Professor Gerdes' research centers on the application of dynamic modeling to problems in nonlinear control, estimation and diagnostics. Specific areas of interest include the development of driver assistance systems for lane keeping and collision avoidance, modeling and control of novel combustion processes for I.C. engines and diagnostics for automotive drive-by-wire systems. The projects in the lab range from design and fabrication of a novel steer-by-wire car to more fundamental investigations of Lagrangian systems.

Prior to joining Stanford, Professor Gerdes was the project leader for vehicle dynamics at the Vehicle Systems Technology Center of Daimler-Benz Research and Technology North America. His work at Daimler focused on safety analysis and simulation-based design of heavy trucks for the Freightliner Corporation.

Laboratory

Dynamic Design Laboratory, Mechanical Engineering Research Lab Room 130

Awards/Honors

Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, 2002.
Best Paper Award, 6th International Symposium on Advanced Vehicle Control
(AVEC 2002). With Jihan Ryu and Eric J. Rossetter.
National Science Foundation CAREER award, 2002-2007.
Frederick Emmons Terman Fellowship, 1998-2001.

 

Selected Recent Publications

Rossetter, Eric J., Joshua P. Switkes and J. Christian Gerdes (2004) Experimental Validation of the Potential Field Lanekeeping System. The International Journal of Automotive Technology 5 (2), pp. 95-108 .

Ryu, Jihan and J. Christian Gerdes (2004) Integrating Inertial Sensors with GPS for Vehicle Dynamics Control. ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control 126 (2), pp. 243-254.

Switkes, Joshua P., Eric J. Rossetter, Ian A. Coe and J. Christian Gerdes (2004) Handwheel Force Feedback for Lanekeeping Assistance: Combined Dynamics and Stability. Proceedings of AVEC ‘04, 7th International Symposium on Advanced Vehicle Control, Arnhem, the Netherlands, pp. 47-52 .

Gadda, Christopher D., Paul Yih and J. Christian Gerdes (2004) Vehicle State Estimation in Diagnostic Systems for Steer-by-Wire Vehicles. Proceedings of AVEC ‘04, 7th International Symposium on Advanced Vehicle Control, Arnhem, the Netherlands, pp. 779-784 .

Shaver, Gregory M., J. Christian Gerdes and Matthew Roelle (2004) Physics-Based Closed-Loop Control of Phasing, Peak Pressure and Work Output in HCCI Engines Utilizing Variable Valve Actuation. Proceedings of the 2004 American Control Conference, Boston, MA, pp. 150-155.

Yih, Paul, Jihan Ryu and J. Christian Gerdes (2004) Vehicle State Estimation Using Steering Torque.  Proceedings of the 2004 American Control Conference, Boston, MA, pp. 2116-2121.

Carlson, Christopher R. and J. Christian Gerdes (2003) Nonlinear Estimation of Longitudinal Tire Slip Under Several Driving Conditions. Proceedings of the 2003 American Control Conference, Denver, CO, pp. 4975-4980.

Shaver, Gregory M., J. Christian Gerdes, Parag Jain, P.A. Caton and C.F. Edwards (2003) Modeling for Control of HCCI Engines. Proceedings of the 2003 American Control Conference, Denver, CO, pp. 749-754.

Yih, Paul, Jihan Ryu and J. Christian Gerdes (2003) Modification of vehicle handling characteristics via steer-by-wire. Proceedings of the American Control Conference, Denver, CO, pp. 2578-2583.

Schwall, Matthew L. and J. Christian Gerdes (2003) A Probabilistic Vehicle Diagnostic System Using Multiple Models. Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI) August 12-14, 2003, Acapulco, Mexico, pp. 123-128.

Ryu, Jihan, Eric J. Rossetter and J.Christian Gerdes (2002) Vehicle Sideslip and Roll Parameter Estimation Using GPS. Proceedings of AVEC 2002, Hiroshima, Japan, September, 2002, pp. 373-380.

Bevly, David M., J. Christian Gerdes and Christopher Wilson (2002) The Use of GPS Based Velocity Measurements for Measurement of Sideslip and Wheel Slip. Vehicle System Dynamics 38 (2), pp.127-147.

Selected Current Projects

The Robert Bosch Corporation, "Modeling and Individual Cylinder Control of a Multi-Combustion-Mode Engine with Variable Valve Actuation"
NSF, "PECASE – A Framework for Driver Assistance in 2D Collision Avoidance Based on Lagrangian Systems"
Nissan Motor Corporation, "Diagnostics of by-Wire Vehicles"

 

Last updated 11/01/2004

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