Prof. Yong Hoon Lee and his collaborators published an article titled “Advancing wind turbines through control co-design: An integrative review” in the Applied Energy, an Elsevier journal. Saeid Bayat, Chad Peterson, Yong Hoon Lee, Jenna Iori and James T. Allison (2026). “Advancing wind turbines through control co-design: An integrative review”, Applied Energy, 416:127951. Abstract: Control co-design (CCD) represents an integrated approach to simultaneously optimize the physical design and control strategies of wind turbines, aiming to improve efficiency and reduce costs. This review explores the current state of CCD, addressing …

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Prof. Yong Hoon Lee and his collaborator published a chapter titled “Design for Manufacturability with Fused Deposition Modeling” in the book “Fused Deposition Modeling” through CRC Press. Albert E. Patterson and Yong Hoon Lee (2025).  “Design for manufacturability with fused deposition modeling”, Chapter in Fused Deposition Modeling: Technology, Applications, and Developments (Anshuman Kumar Sahu, Siba Sankar Mahapatra, eds.), CRC Press. [bibtex] [url] [doi] Abstract: Fused deposition modeling (FDM) is one of the most important additive manufacturing (AM) processes, typically used to process glassy thermoplastic polymers and composites with thermoplastic …

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Sunil Tamang (PhD Student) presented his research on “Formulating a sequence of compact optimization problems for floating offshore wind turbine based on design coupling information” at the 2025 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Conferences and Exposition (IMECE). Sunil Tamang and Yong Hoon Lee (2025). “Formulating a sequence of compact optimization problems for floating offshore wind turbine based on design coupling information”, In ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), Memphis, TN, USA. (Extended Abstract) [bibtex] Abstract: The paper tackles the challenging task of modeling and …

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Prof. Yong Hoon Lee’s article titled “Wind turbine control co-design using dynamic system derivative function surrogate model (DFSM) based on OpenFAST linearization” is published in the Applied Energy journal. Yong Hoon Lee, Saeid Bayat and James T. Allison, “Wind turbine control co-design using dynamic system derivative function surrogate model (DFSM) based on OpenFAST linearization”, Applied Energy, 396, October 2025, pp. 126203. [bibtex] [pdf] [doi] Abstract: This research presents a comprehensive control co-design (CCD) framework for wind turbine systems, integrating nonlinear derivative function surrogate models …

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Prof. Yong Hoon Lee and his collaborators published an article titled “Nested control co-design of a spar buoy horizontal-axis floating offshore wind turbine” in the Ocean Engineering, an Elsevier journal. Saeid Bayat, Yong Hoon Lee and James T. Allison, “Nested control co-design of a spar buoy horizontal-axis floating offshore wind turbine”, Ocean Engineering, 328, June 2025, pp. 121037. [bibtex] [pdf] [doi] Abstract: Floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) systems involve several coupled physical analysis disciplines, including aeroelasticity, multi-body structural dynamics, hydrodynamics, and controls. Conventionally, physical structure (plant) and control design decisions are treated as two separate …

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Prof. Yong Hoon Lee’s article titled “Multidisciplinary modeling and control co-design of a floating offshore vertical-axis wind turbine system” is published in the ASME Journal of Mechanical Design. Yong Hoon Lee, Saeid Bayat, James T. Allison, Md Sanower Hossain, D. Todd Griffith, “Multidisciplinary modeling and control co-design of a floating offshore vertical-axis wind turbine system”, Journal of Mechanical Design, 147(6), June 2025, pp. 061702. [bibtex] [doi] Abstract This study investigates the modeling and design of a floating vertical-axis wind turbine (FloatVAWT) system …

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