Chengxi Zhang 张承玺

PhD · Associate Professor · 副教授、博士生导师

I was born in Qufu, China. I received the B.S. and M.S. degrees from Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT, 哈尔滨工业大学), China, in 2012 and 2015, and the Ph.D. degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (上海交通大学), China. I worked at HIT, China, from 2020 to 2022 and received the Outstanding Postdoc Awards of HIT Shenzhen in 2022. Since 2022, I have been an Associate Professor at Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.

My Research Interests:

• Space Engineering, Space Robotic Systems
• Large-scale Constellation Management
• Embedded Systems, Smart IoT Applications

I have published 100+ papers, with several ESI 1% & 0.1% Papers (See Publications), One paper selected as the cover article of AppliedMath；received 2400+ citations since 2018, by Google Scholar.

Committee Member of Youth Work Committee, Chinese Association for Automation

IEEE Senior Member

I am listed in World’s Top 2% Scientists in 2023, 2024, 2025, by Stanford University and Elsevier.

发表学术论文100余篇，其中IEEE系列50余篇，唯一/第一/通信作者论文40余篇，包含ESI 1%高被引2篇，ESI 0.1%热点论文1篇，1篇入选AppliedMath期刊封面文章，谷歌学术引用2400+，H-index23, i10-index53； 申请专利、国防专利4项，主编专著1本；主持国家自然科学基金2项，主持深圳市科技研发技术攻关重点项目子课题1项，主持中央高校基本科研计划基金1项，主持多项横向项目；参与巨星星座重点研发计划(自主导航与轨道控制技术)、深圳科技计划基础研究学科布局项目、机器学习及人工智能应用类项目等。

首届哈尔滨工业大学(深圳)优秀博士后(2021)

入选斯坦福大学-爱思唯尔全球前2%科学家名单(2023年, 2024年, 2025年)

入选江苏省人才项目(2024年)

自动化学会青年工作委员会，委员 (2025-)

Contact

• Follow me on: Google Scholar, ResearchGate, ORCID, Official Page, CSND
• Email: dongfangxy@163.com
• Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.

Academic Services and Other Information

• Editor in Chief, Aerospace Engineering Communications (Co-Eic Jin Wu, 2025-Present)
• Editorial Board, Aerospace Systems(Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press, EI)
• Editorial Board, Symmetry (Computer Section, 2025-present, SCI)
• Editorial Board, Scientific Reports (SCI，IF=3.9，2025-)
• Editorial Board, AppliedMath (2022-present, ESCI)
• Editorial Board, IoT (Internet of Things) (2022-present, ESCI)
• Associate Editor, Frontiers in Aerospace Engineering (2022-present)
• Associate Editor, Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering (2025-Present)
• Young Editorial Board, Astrodynamics (Tsinghua University Press, EI/ESCI )
• Youth Editorial Board, Mechatronics Technology (2025 - present)
• Junior Editorial Board, Complex Engineering Systems (2024-2026)
• Secretary of IEEE SMC Nanjing Section Chapter
• NSFC中文CSSCI期刊《中国科学基金》审稿人
• 深圳市科技创新委员会评审专家
• Co-chair, Special Focus on Multi-Agent Collaboration for Autonomous Mapping and Navigation, ICGNC2026（主席 吴荩，贺威 ）
• Co-chair, Advances in Robotic Navigation, Localization and Mapping, YAC2025 机器人导航、定位、建图新进展 专题(主席 吴荩, 姜艺)
• 2024 Best Reviewer Award for Intelligence & Robotics (IR).
• AI and Autonomous Systems, Special Issue, Planning,Control, and Learning in Mobile Robots(Prof. Shugen Ma马书根教授, Prof. Xin Xu, 吴荩…)
• Mathematics, Special Issue: Applications of Machine Learning in Spacecraft and Aerospace Systems, ( Prof. Ming Liu 刘明., Prof. 马志强) ;
• Mathematics, Special Iuuse: Mathematical Methods in Spacecraft Relative Motion (王伟, 党朝辉, 王继河, 孙然)
• Aerospace, Special Issue: Satellite Formation Flying: Dynamics and Control ( Prof. Danil Ivanov , 王继河，王伟，孙然, 吴荩) ;
• Applied Sciences, Special Issue: Autonomous Formation Systems: Guidance, Dynamics and Control, ( Prof. Jihe Wang 王继河 ) ;
• Applied Sciences, Special Issue: Advances in Deep Space Probe Navigation (Dr. 桂明臻, Prof. Dr. Jin Liu, Dr. Chengxi Zhang, Dr. Mingzhe Dai)
• Symmetry, Special Issue: Recent Progress in Robot Control Systems: Theory and Applications (Volume I, Volume II);
• AppliedMath, Special Issue: Applied Mathematics in Robotics: Theory, Methods and Applications (文伟松, 吴荩)
• TPC for CCDC2024, Xi An, Invited by Prof. 董瀚林
• Program Committee Member of FASTA2024, 3rd Conference on Fully Actuated System Theory and Applications, 2024, Shenzhen.
• Program Committee Member of FASTA2025.
• Technical Program Committee for IEEE GEM 2024 (2024 IEEE Gaming, Entertainment, and Media Conference (GEM))
• TPC member (TPC) for ICCC’24 (2024 IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC))
• TPC for ACA2025 Special Session (invited by Prof. 刘瑞霞)

Teaching

• 2025 尹天乐 江苏省研究生智能感知与自主控制学术创新论坛 最佳论文优秀奖
• 2024 沈天奥(院优毕设论文)、栗森茂(校优毕设论文)
• 2023 年本科生90分课程

Selected Papers

• 01/01/25 Selected Papers
  1. Chengxi Zhang, Weijia Lu, Shunyi Zhao, Jin Wu, Xiaoyu Zhu, Zhijie Liu, Wei He.
     Enhancing Attitude Tracking with Self-learning Control using Tanh-type Learning Intensity.
     IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering
  2. Chengxi Zhang, Tianle Yin, Wenshuo Wang, Jin Wu, Jihe Wang, Yuhua Qi, Wei He.
     Clustering Strategy for Megaconstellation with Synergistic Energy and Size Considerations.
     IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
  3. Chengxi Zhang, Ming-Zhe Dai, Peng Dong, Henry Leung, Jihe Wang.
     Fault-Tolerant Attitude Stabilization for Spacecraft with Low-Frequency Actuator Updates: An Integral-Type Event-Triggered Approach.
     IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems(ESI Highly cited papers), 2020.
  4. Jihe Wang, Xing Guo, Zhijie Ma, Chengxi Zhang, Jinxiu Zhang.
     A low fuel-consumption drag-free tracking approach for space-based gravitational wave detection satellite.
     IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
  5. Tianle Yin, Chengxi Zhang, Jihe Wang, Jin Wu, Renuganth Varatharajoo, Dezhi Xu, Bin Jiang.
     Configuration Maintenance in Multi-Satellite Orbits via Co-Phase and Control Optimization
     IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
  6. Qingxian Jia, Rui Shu, Choon Ki Ahn, Chengxi Zhang.
     Learning Neural Network-based Fault-Tolerant Formation Control for Elliptical Orbit Spacecraft.
     IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
  7. Tao Wang, Dezhi Xu, Chengxi Zhang, Bin Jiang.
     Resilient Control in Multi-Hydrofoil Crafts: Tackling Actuator Faults and False Data Injection for Attitude Consensus.
     IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering
  8. Kai Shen, Chengxi Zhang, Peng Dong, Zhongliang Jing, Henry Leung.
     Consensus-Based Labeled Multi-Bernoulli Filter with Event-triggered Communication.
     IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing
  9. Ran Sun, Aidang Shan, Chengxi Zhang, Jin Wu, Qingxian Jia.
     Quantized Fault-Tolerant Control for Attitude Stabilization with Fixed-Time Disturbance Observer.
     Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 2020.
  10. Chengxi Zhang, Choon Ki Ahn, Bing Xiao, Jin Wu.
      On Attitude Tracking Control with Communication-Saving: An Integrated Quantized and Event-Based Scheme.
      IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs 2020.
  11. Chengxi Zhang, Choon Ki Ahn, Jin Wu, Wei He, Yi Jiang, Ming Liu.
      Robustification of Learning Observers to Uncertainty Identification via Time-varying Learning Intensity.
      IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs
  12. Chengxi Zhang, Choon Ki Ahn, Jin Wu, Zhongyang Fei, Caisheng Wei.
      Learning Observer and Performance Tuning Based Robust Consensus Policy for Multi-agent Systems.
      IEEE Systems Journal.
  13. Chengxi Zhang, Bing Xiao, Jin Wu, Bo Li.
      On Low-Complexity Control Design to Spacecraft Attitude Stabilization: An Online-Learning Approach.
      Aerospace Science and Technology, 2020.
  14. Chengxi Zhang, Jin Wu, Choon Ki Ahn, Wei He.
      Online-Learning Control with Weakened Saturation Response to Attitude Tracking: A Variable Learning Intensity Approach.
      Aerospace Science and Technology
  15. Chengxi Zhang, Jihe Wang, etc.
      Learning observer based and event-triggered control to spacecraft against actuator faults.
      Aerospace Science and Technology, 78 (2018) 522–530.
  16. Chengxi Zhang, Jihe Wang, etc.
      Fault-tolerant adaptive finite-time attitude synchronization and tracking control for multi-spacecraft formation.
      Aerospace Science and Technology, 73 (2018) 197-209.
  17. Chengxi Zhang, Ming-Zhe Dai, Jin Wu, Bing Xiao, Bo Li, Mingjiang Wang.
      Neural-networks and event-based fault-tolerant control for spacecraft attitude stabilization.
      Aerospace Science and Technology
  18. Bohuan Xue, Jiachen Wang, Jin Wu, Tianyu Liu, Hongji Liu, Yang Yu, Shupei Li, Bowen Yang, Chengxi Zhang, Zhijian He.
      Constraint-Based Hand-Eye Calibration for Large-Scale Intelligent Guided Vehicles.
      IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
  19. Xueli FAN, Zhijian HE, Jin Wu, Bohuan Xue, Chengxi Zhang, Lei XUE et al.
      Consensus-Based Cooperative Control for Connected Vehicle Platoon with Time-Varying Delays and Switching Topologies.
      IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  20. Bing Huang, Xiaotao Zhou, Chengxi Zhang, Choon Ki Ahn.
      Event-triggered L2 Performance Control for Affine Formation of Networked Unmanned Surface Vehicles with Intermittent Communication.
      IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
  21. Zheng Zhou, Shunyi Zhao, Chengxi Zhang, Jin Wu, Biao Huang.
      Factor Graph Optimization for Flexibly Modeled INS/GPS Navigation in Graphical State-Space.
      IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
  22. Bing Huang, Hua Peng, Chengxi Zhang, Choon Ki Ahn.
      Distributed Optimal Coordinated Control for Unmanned Surface Vehicles with Interleaved Periodic Event-based Mechanism.
      IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  23. Jin Wu, Chaoqun Wang, Chong Li, Yi Jiang, Chengxi Zhang, Yulong Huang, Yuhua Qi, Bohuan Xue, Jianhao Jiao, Rui Fan, Wei Zhang.
      On Similarity Transformation Problems: Globally Optimal Results and Applications.
      IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
  24. Xiaoyu Tang, Xingming Chen, Jintao Cheng, Rui Fan, Jin Wu, Chengxi Zhang, Zebo Zhou.
      YOLO-Ant: A Lightweight Detector via Depthwise Separable Convolutional and Large Kernel Design for Antenna Interference Source Detection.
      IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
  25. Jintao Cheng, Kang Zeng, Zhuoxu Huang, Xiaoyu Tang, Jin Wu, Chengxi Zhang, Xieyuanli Chen, Rui Fan.
      MF-MOS: A Motion-Focused Model for Moving Object Segmentation.
      2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)
  26. Bohuan Xue, Xiaoyang Yan, Jin Wu, Jintao Cheng, Jianhao Jiao, Haoxuan Jiang, Rui Fan, Chengxi Zhang, Ming Liu.
      Visual-Marker Based Localization for Flat-Variation Scene.
      IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
  27. Kai Shen, Chengxi Zhang, Peng Dong, Zhongliang Jing, Henry Leung.
      Consensus-Based Labeled Multi-Bernoulli Filter with Adaptive Event-triggered Communication.
      IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs.
  28. Jiaolong Wang, Chengxi Zhang, Choon Ki Ahn, Jin Wu, Ming Liu.
      Continuous-Discrete Cubature Kalman Filter with Log-Euclidean Metric-based Covariance Integration.
      IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs
  29. Jin Wu, Miaomiao Wang, Hassen Fourati, Hui Li, Yilong Zhu, Chengxi Zhang, Yi Jiang, Xiangcheng Hu, Ming Liu.
      Generalized n-Dimensional Rigid Registration: Theory and Applications.
      IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics
  30. Chong Li, Yuchen Wang, Choon Ki Ahn, Chengxi Zhang, Bo Wang.
      Milli-Hertz Frequency Tuning Architecture Towards High Repeatable Micromachined Axi-Symmetry Gyroscopes.
      IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
  31. Haibin Wang, Mingyang Li, Chengxi Zhang, Xiaodong Shao.
      Event-Based Prescribed Performance Control for Dynamic Positioning Vessels.
      IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs.
  32. Ming-Zhe Dai, Bing Xiao*, Chengxi Zhang*, Jin Wu.
      Event-Triggered Policy to Spacecraft Attitude Stabilization with Actuator Output Nonlinearities.
      IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs.
  33. Yi Jiang, Kai Zhang, Jin Wu, Chengxi Zhang, Wenqian Xue, Tianyou Chai, Frank L. Lewis.
      H∞ based Minimal Energy Adaptive Control with Preset Convergence Rate.
      IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics.
  34. Caisheng Wei, Mingzhen Gui, Chengxi Zhang, Yuxin Liao, Ming-zhe Dai, Biao Luo.
      Adaptive Appointed-Time Consensus Control of Networked Euler-Lagrange Systems with Connectivity Preservation.
      IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics.
  35. Ming-Zhe Dai, Choon Ki Ahn, Jin Wu , Chengxi Zhang, Mingzhen Gui.
      Performance Adjustable Event-Triggered Synchronization Policies to Nonlinear Multi-Agent Systems.
      IEEE Systems Journal
  36. Mingzhen Gui, Xiaolin Ning, Chengxi Zhang, Ming-Zhe Dai.
      A Time Delay/Star Angle Integrated Navigation Method Based on the Event-triggered Implicit Unscented Kalman Filter.
      IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
  37. Zhenhua Pan, Chengxi Zhang, Yuanqing Xia, Hao Xiong, Xiaodong Shao.
      An Improved Artificial Potential Field Method for Path Planning and Formation Control of the Multi-UAV Systems.
      IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs.
  38. Yu Lu, Rong Su, Chengxi Zhang, Lei Qiao.
      Event-triggered Adaptive Formation Keeping and Interception Scheme for Autonomous Surface Vehicles under Malicious Attacks.
      IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
  39. Ming-Zhe Dai, Chengxi Zhang*, Henry Leung, Peng Dong, Bo Li.
      Distributed Integral-Type Edge Event- and Self-Triggered Synchronization for Nonlinear Multi-Agent Systems.
      IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics: Systems
  40. Ming-Zhe Dai, Choon Ki Ahn, Chengxi Zhang, Caisheng Wei, Jin Wu.
      On Prescribed Performance Synchronization to QUAD Nonlinear Multi-Agent Networks.
      IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs
  41. Jin Wu, Ming Liu, Chengxi Zhang, Zebo Zhou.
      Correspondence Matching and Time Delay Estimation for Hand-eye Calibration.
      IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 2020.
  42. Jin Wu, Ming Liu, Yilong Zhu, Zhuhao Zou, Ming-Zhe Dai, Chengxi Zhang, Yi Jiang, Chong Li.
      Globally Optimal Symbolic Hand-Eye Calibration.
      IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 2020.
  43. Jin Wu, Yi Jiang, Chong Li, Ran Sun, Chengxi Zhang, Yang Yu, Yilong Zhu, Ming Liu.
      Circuit Synthesis of 3-D Rotation Orthonormalization.
      IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, 2020.
  44. Bing Huang, Jixiang Li, Zhen Zhang, Chengxi Zhang, Choon Ki Ahn.
      A Dynamic Time Assignment Communication Mechanism-based Formation Control for Internet of Unmanned Surface Vehicles under DoS Attacks.
      IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  45. Jun Dong, Jintao Cheng, Jin Wu, Chengxi Zhang, Shunyi Zhao, Xiaoyu Tang.
      Real-Time AIoT for UAV Antenna Interference Detection via Edge-Cloud Collaboration.
      IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  46. Jin Wu, Chong Li, Chengxi Zhang, Yi Jiang, Yulong Huang, Lujia Wang, Ming Liu.
      Trust-Region Solver of A Nonlinear Magnetometer Disturbance Estimation Problem.
      IEEE Sensors Journal
  47. Xing Fang, Zhanfei Zhao, Chengxi Zhang*, Xiang Gao, Choon Ki Ahn*.
      Data-Driven Propulsion System Fault Diagnosis for Deep-sea Submersible
      IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  48. 张承玺，卢瑞秋，李权，吴荩，许德智. 变学习强度扑翼飞行器自学习控制策略. 自动化学报