Ping Lu

Ping Lu

San Diego State University

H-index: 44

North America-United States

About Ping Lu

Ping Lu, With an exceptional h-index of 44 and a recent h-index of 30 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at San Diego State University, specializes in the field of Computational Guidance and, Control, Aerospace Autonomy, Trajectory Optimization, Hypersonic Flight.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Fast and Robust Optimization of Full Trajectory from Entry Through Powered Descent

Abort Guidance During Lunar Powered Descent

Six-Degree-of-Freedom Rocket Landing Optimization via Augmented Convex–Concave Decomposition

Six-Degrees-of-Freedom Aero-Propulsive Entry Trajectory Optimization

Deeper Learning Needed from Machine Learning

Smoothing homotopy methods for solving nonlinear optimal control problems

Propellant-optimal powered descent guidance revisited

The Right, Wrong, and Unethical Ways in Reference Citations

Ping Lu Information

University

Position

Professor and Chair Department of Aerospace Engineering

Citations(all)

7584

Citations(since 2020)

3481

Cited By

5386

hIndex(all)

44

hIndex(since 2020)

30

i10Index(all)

93

i10Index(since 2020)

62

Email

University Profile Page

Google Scholar

Ping Lu Skills & Research Interests

Computational Guidance and

Control

Aerospace Autonomy

Trajectory Optimization

Hypersonic Flight

Top articles of Ping Lu

Fast and Robust Optimization of Full Trajectory from Entry Through Powered Descent

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

2024/2

Ping Lu
Ping Lu

H-Index: 30

Sergio Sandoval
Sergio Sandoval

H-Index: 7

Abort Guidance During Lunar Powered Descent

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

2024/1

Ping Lu
Ping Lu

H-Index: 30

John T Hwang
John T Hwang

H-Index: 15

Six-Degree-of-Freedom Rocket Landing Optimization via Augmented Convex–Concave Decomposition

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

2024/1

Ping Lu
Ping Lu

H-Index: 30

Six-Degrees-of-Freedom Aero-Propulsive Entry Trajectory Optimization

2024

Ping Lu
Ping Lu

H-Index: 30

Deeper Learning Needed from Machine Learning

2024/1

Ping Lu
Ping Lu

H-Index: 30

Smoothing homotopy methods for solving nonlinear optimal control problems

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

2023/8

Ping Lu
Ping Lu

H-Index: 30

Propellant-optimal powered descent guidance revisited

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

2023/2

Ping Lu
Ping Lu

H-Index: 30

The Right, Wrong, and Unethical Ways in Reference Citations

2022/11

Ping Lu
Ping Lu

H-Index: 30

Finite-thrust natural-motion circumnavigation injection by convex optimization

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

2022/3

Ping Lu
Ping Lu

H-Index: 30

Richard J Adams
Richard J Adams

H-Index: 17

Copying Oneself Without Citation Is Plagiarism

2022/1

Ping Lu
Ping Lu

H-Index: 30

Multiple optima in abort ascent during lunar powered descent

2022

Ping Lu
Ping Lu

H-Index: 30

John T Hwang
John T Hwang

H-Index: 15

What is Guidance?

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

2021/7

Ping Lu
Ping Lu

H-Index: 30

Introduction to the Virtual Collection on Autonomous Guidance, Navigation, and Control for Planetary Entry, Descent, and Landing

2021/3

Extraordinary Times

2021/1

Ping Lu
Ping Lu

H-Index: 30

Abort Guidance during Powered Descent for Crewed Lunar Missions

2021

Ping Lu
Ping Lu

H-Index: 30

Sergio Sandoval
Sergio Sandoval

H-Index: 7

Convex–Concave Decomposition of Nonlinear Equality Constraints in Optimal Control

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

2021/1

Ping Lu
Ping Lu

H-Index: 30

Theory of Fractional-Polynomial Powered Descent Guidance

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

2020/3

Ping Lu
Ping Lu

H-Index: 30

Learning-based optimal control for planetary entry, powered descent and landing guidance

2020

Pterodactyl: development and performance of guidance algorithms for a mechanically deployed entry vehicle

2020

Ping Lu
Ping Lu

H-Index: 30

Mid Lift-to-Drag Rigid Vehicle 6-DoF Performance for Human Mars Entry, Descent, and Landing: A Fractional Polynomial Powered Descent Guidance Approach

2020

Ping Lu
Ping Lu

H-Index: 30

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