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Gregory M. Shaver  
Assistant Professor  
 
School of Mechanical Engineering
Purdue University
585 Purdue Mall
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2088

gshaver@purdue.edu

Phone: 765-494-9342
Fax:     765-494-0787
 
 
Degrees
  B.S. Purdue, '00
M.S. Stanford, '04
Ph.D. Stanford, '05
Interests    
 

• Modeling, design & control of advanced combustion processes
• Powertrain control strategies that allow the efficient and clean use of conventional fuels, coal-derived fuels and biofuels

 

 

Biosketch

 

 

Research Team

Gayatri Adi - MSME, PhD

Mike Bunce - MSME

Carrie Hall, - direct PhD

Anup Kulkarni - MSME

Rajani Modiyani - MSME

Chris Satkoski - undergraduate res. asst.

David Snyder - direct PhD

Karla Stricker - MSME

Dan van Alstine - direct PhD

Journal Publications & Book Chapters

Gregory M. Shaver, Matthew J. Roelle and J. Christian Gerdes, Modeling Cycle-to-Cycle Coupling and Mode Transition in HCCI Engines with Variable Valve Actuation, IFAC Journal on Control Engineering Practice (CEP), vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 213-222, 2006

 

Gregory M. Shaver, Matthew Roelle and J. Christian Gerdes, Patrick A. Caton and Christopher F. Edwards, Dynamic Modeling of HCCI Engines Utilizing Variable Valve Actuation, ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, vol. 127, no. 3, pp. 374-381, 2005

 

Gregory M. Shaver, Matthew Roelle and J. Christian Gerdes, Jean-Pierre Hathout, Jasim Ahmed, Aleksandar Kojic, Patrick A. Caton and Christopher F. Edwards, A Physically Based Approach to Control of HCCI Engines with Variable Valve Actuation, International Journal of Engine Research, vol. 6, no. 4, July 2005, pp. 361-375(15)

 

Gregory M. Shaver, Matthew J. Roelle and J. Christian Gerdes, Physics-based Modeling and Control of Residual-Affected HCCI Engines, To appear in: the ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, 2008 Abstract

 

Gregory M. Shaver, Enabling Simultaneous Reductions in Fuel Consumption, NOx, and CO2 via Modeling and Control of Residual-Affected Low Temperature Combustion, to appear as a chapter in: Emerging Environmental Technologies, Springer 2008

 

Gregory M. Shaver, Stability Analysis of Residual-Affected HCCI using Convex Optimization, Submitted to IFAC Control Engineering Practice (CEP) in response to invitation for inclusion in a Special Issue - Advances in Automotive Control

 

Aman Yadav, Gregory M. Shaver, and Peter Meckl, Lessons learned: Implementing the case teaching method in a mechanical engineering course, submitted to: The Journal of Engineering Education, 2008

 

David Snyder, Gayatri Adi, Mike Bunce, and Gregory M. Shaver, Biodiesel Blend Estimation via a Wideband Oxygen Sensor, submitted to: The ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, Mar. 2008

 

David Snyder, Gayatri Adi, Mike Bunce, Chris Satkoski, and Gregory M. Shaver, Fuel Blend Fraction Estimation for Fuel-Flexible Combustion Control: Uncertainty Analysis, submitted to: IFAC Control Engineering Practice, Sept. 2008

 

Anup Kuklarni, Karla Stricker, Angieline Blum, and Gregory M. Shaver, PCCI Control Authority of a Modern Diesel Engine Outfitted with Flexible Intake Valve Actuation, submitted to: The ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, Sept. 2008

 

Anup Kuklarni, Sriram S. Popuri, Gregory M. Shaver, Tim R. Frazier, and Donald W. Stanton, Validation of a Computationally Efficient Whole-Engine Model of a Cummins 2007 Turbocharged Diesel Engine, submitted to: The ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Sept. 2008

 

Conference Proceedings

David B. Snyder, Gayatri H. Adi, Michael P. Bunce, and Gregory M. Shaver, Uncertainty Analysis of Wideband Oxygen Sensor Based Strategy for Steady-State Biodiesel Blend Estimation, To appear at the 2008 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, Ann Arbor, Michigan, October 20-22, 2008

 

David B. Snyder, Elena G. Washington, Armando P. Indrajuana, and Gregory M. Shaver, Biodiesel Blend Estimation via a Wideband Oxygen Sensor, To appear at the 2008 American Control Conference, Seattle, WA, June 2008

 

Anup Kulkarni, Gayatri Adi, and Gregory M. Shaver, Modeling Cylinder-to-Cylinder Coupling in Multi-Cylinder HCCI Engines Incorporating Reinduction, 2007 ASME IMECE, IMECE2007-42487, November 2007, Seattle WA

 

Aman Yadav, Peter Meckl, and Gregory M. Shaver.  Comparing the lecture method with case method in a mechanical engineering course. Paper accepted at the annual meeting of American Society for Engineering Education, Pittsburg, PA.

 

Megan Arnold, Aman Yadav, Eric Nauman, and Gregory M Shaver, G.  Measuring student perceptions of case-based instruction: Development of a Survey. Paper accepted at the annual meeting of American Society for Engineering Education, Pittsburg, PA.

 

Gregory M. Shaver, Stability Analysis of Residual-Affected HCCI using Convex Optimization, In the Proceedings of the IFAC Advances in Automotive Control Symposium, Summer 2007, Aptos, CA

 

Gregory M. Shaver, Matthew J. Roelle, J. Christian Gerdes, A 2-Input, 2-State Model of Residual-Affected HCCI Engines, 2006 American Control Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota 

 

Gregory M. Shaver, Matthew J. Roelle, J. Christian Gerdes, Decoupled Control of Combustion Timing and Peak Pressure on an HCCI Engine, Proceedings of the American Control Conference, pp. 3871-3876 2005, Portland, Oregon 

 

Matthew Roelle, Gregory M. Shaver, and J. Christian Gerdes, Tackling the Transition: A Multi-mode Combustion Model of SI and HCCI for Mode Transition Control, Proceedings of the 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Anaheim, California

 

Gregory M. Shaver, Aleksandar Kojic, J. Christian Gerdes, Jean-Pierre Hathout, and Jasim Ahmed, Contraction and Sum of Squares Analysis of HCCI Engines, In the Proceedings of the 2004 IFAC Symposium on Nonlinear Control Systems, Stuttgart, Germany

 

Gregory M. Shaver, J. Christian Gerdes and Matthew Roelle, Physics-Based Closed-Loop Control of Phasing, Peak Pressure and Work Output in HCCI Engines Utilizing Variable Valve Actuation, In the Proceeding of the American Control Conference, 2004, Pages 150-155, Denver, Co.

 

Gregory M. Shaver, Matthew Roelle and J. Christian Gerdes, Modeling Cycle-to-Cycle Coupling in HCCI Engines Utilizing Variable Valve Actuation, In the Proceedings of the 1st IFAC Symposium on Advances in Automotive Control, 2004, Pages 244-249, Salerno, Italy

 

Gregory M. Shaver and J. Christian Gerdes, Cycle-to-cycle control of HCCI Engines, In the Proceeding of the 2003 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2003-41966, Washington D.C.

 

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

 

Research Sponsors

     

Selected Invited Talks

"From Physics-based Modeling & Control of HCCI to Physiology-based Modeling & Control of Human Disease" Stanford University, October 14th, 2005 ME201 Seminar: Introduction to research in mechanical engineering & strategies for getting involved.  Audience M.S. students and upper-division undergraduates

 

 "Physics-based Modeling and Control of HCCI Engines" Center for Automotive Research (CAR), The Ohio State University

 

 

Teaching

 

ME 475 - Automatic Control Systems

 

 

Community/Campus Engagement

 

Marrow Donor (Video/Interview) - City of Hope, Spring 2007

 

Marrow Donor (Article) - City of Hope, Spring 2007

 

Faculty advisor, Phi Chapter of Theta Tau Engineering Fraternity - Organizer of Local and National Rube Goldberg Machine Contest Competitions

 

News

Purdue report: Switching to biodiesel benefits Indianapolis buses, 8/21/2008

 

In Gas-Powered World, Ethanol Stirs Complaints (New York Times), 7/26/2008

 

Purdue's Herrick Labs turning 50, eyes future expansion, 7/2/2008

 

WSBT (South Bend, IN) Radio Interview, 6/1/2007

 

'Radical engine redesign would reduce pollution, oil consumption', Purdue Press, 5/8/2007

 

Herrick Labs Newletter, Spring 2007

 

Greater Lafayette Citybus Newsletter, Spring 2007

 

Purdue ME Impact, Winter 2006-07

 

2006 Rudolf Kalman Best Paper Award (for best paper pulished in the Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control)

 

Article: Gifts to Benefit Mechanical Engineering, Journal & Courier 9/16/2006

 

Thesis

Physics-Based Modeling and Control of Residual-Affected HCCI Engines Using Variable Valve Actuation, September 16th 2005

 

Ph.D. Defense, May 6th 2005

 

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