F. E. Thau

931 total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 688 citations indexed

About

F. E. Thau is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, F. E. Thau has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 688 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 4 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 3 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in F. E. Thau's work include Advanced Control Systems Optimization (9 papers), Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems (6 papers) and Control Systems and Identification (4 papers). F. E. Thau is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Control Systems Optimization (9 papers), Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems (6 papers) and Control Systems and Identification (4 papers). F. E. Thau collaborates with scholars based in United States. F. E. Thau's co-authors include Reuel Shinnar, R. C. Montgomery, H. S. Witsenhausen, Garnett C. Horner, Bernard Friedland and P. Sarachik and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, International Journal of Control and Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control.

In The Last Decade

F. E. Thau

19 papers receiving 634 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

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1973 535 citations F. E. Thau International Journal of Control profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
F. E. Thau United States	7	557	65	63	62	49	22	688
A. N. Andry United States	8	456 0.8×	141 2.2×	59 0.9×	21 0.3×	38 0.8×	15	610
MIN-YEN WU United States	11	256 0.5×	27 0.4×	48 0.8×	20 0.3×	12 0.2×	28	349
D. Soloway United States	10	286 0.5×	98 1.5×	22 0.3×	73 1.2×	47 1.0×	26	405
V.T. Coppola United States	11	316 0.6×	65 1.0×	98 1.6×	21 0.3×	135 2.8×	26	493
D. Brett Ridgely United States	14	431 0.8×	228 3.5×	38 0.6×	27 0.4×	20 0.4×	48	534
John W. Sunkel United States	15	479 0.9×	265 4.1×	38 0.6×	60 1.0×	34 0.7×	58	632
Bor‐Chin Chang United States	15	540 1.0×	257 4.0×	82 1.3×	36 0.6×	33 0.7×	85	733
Blaise Morton United States	10	318 0.6×	99 1.5×	38 0.6×	16 0.3×	16 0.3×	27	402
G. Ferreres France	14	546 1.0×	119 1.8×	39 0.6×	18 0.3×	23 0.5×	60	631
А. Х. Гелиг Russia	5	256 0.5×	45 0.7×	100 1.6×	19 0.3×	20 0.4×	25	406

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Thau, F. E.. (1993). A Feedback Control Strategy for a Multi-Product Manufacturing System. 1518–1519.

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Thau, F. E.. (1990). Robust stability bounds for a class of nonlinear feedback systems with output quantization. 204–205 vol.1.

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Thau, F. E., et al.. (1990). An adaptive algorithm for linear/nonlinear distortion cancellation in digital communication systems. 1428–1433 vol.4. 1 indexed citations

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Thau, F. E., et al.. (1987). Design of nonlinear output-feedback finite-time regulators. 1740–1741.

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Thau, F. E.. (1983). Algorithms for on-line parameter and mode shape estimation. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1 indexed citations

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Thau, F. E., et al.. (1982). Least-Squares Sequential Parameter and State Estimation for Large Space Structures. 16–21. 2 indexed citations

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Thau, F. E., R. C. Montgomery, & Garnett C. Horner. (1981). On-line structural parameter identification. Guidance and Control Conference. 8 indexed citations

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Thau, F. E. & R. C. Montgomery. (1980). Adaptive/learning control of large space structures - System identification techniques. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 17(17). 3. 3 indexed citations

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Montgomery, R. C. & F. E. Thau. (1980). Adaptive and learning control of large space structures. Guidance and Control Conference. 4 indexed citations

10.

Shinnar, Reuel, et al.. (1976). Design Concepts for Process Control. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Process Design and Development. 15(1). 2–13. 30 indexed citations

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Thau, F. E.. (1974). Stabilization of a class of non-linear systems with incomplete state information†. International Journal of Control. 19(1). 143–148. 1 indexed citations

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Thau, F. E., et al.. (1974). The Effect of Modeling Errors on Linear State Reconstructors and Regulators. Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control. 96(4). 454–459. 5 indexed citations

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Thau, F. E.. (1969). On Optimum Filtering for a Class of Linear Distributed-Parameter Systems. Journal of Basic Engineering. 91(2). 173–178. 40 indexed citations

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Friedland, Bernard, et al.. (1968). Additional studies of quasi-optimum feedback control techniques. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1 indexed citations

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Thau, F. E.. (1968). A backward equation for a randomly excited diffusion process. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 13(6). 714–716. 1 indexed citations

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Thau, F. E.. (1967). On the inverse optimum control problem for a class of nonlinear autonomous systems. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 12(6). 674–681. 31 indexed citations

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Friedland, Bernard, et al.. (1967). Stability of attitude control systems acted upon by random perturbations. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 3 indexed citations

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Friedland, Bernard, et al.. (1966). Study of quasi-optimum feedback control techniques. 3 indexed citations

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Thau, F. E. & H. S. Witsenhausen. (1966). A comparison of closed-loop and open-loop optimum systems. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 11(3). 619–621. 8 indexed citations

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Thau, F. E.. (1965). Optimal Time Control of Non-normal Linear Systems†. International Journal of Control. 1(4). 363–373. 1 indexed citations

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