This book is an introduction to machine learning control (MLC), a surprisingly simple model-
free methodology to tame complex nonlinear systems. These systems are assumed to be …

Nonlinear tracking control enabling a dynamical system to track a desired trajectory is
fundamental to robotics, serving a wide range of civil and defense applications. In control …

The impact of fluidic actuation on the wake and drag of a three-dimensional blunt body is
investigated experimentally. Jets blowing tangentially to the main flow force the wake with …

Numerical simulations of the turbulent flow over the flat backed Ahmed model at Reynolds
number is obtained. It is accompanied by a large elongation of the recirculation inside the …

The paper investigates experimentally the global wake dynamics of a simplified three-
dimensional ground vehicle at a Reynolds number of. The after-body has a blunt rectangular …

Experiments are performed at industrial scales over the Ahmed geometry, ie at a Reynolds
number of Re= 2.5× 10 6 based on the height of the body. The shape of the squareback …

Active drag reduction of an Ahmed body with a slant angle of, based on the square root of
the model cross-sectional area. Four individual actuations, produced by steady blowing, are …

An experimental study was performed on two elongated bluff bodies with underbody gaps, a
square-back Ahmed body and a cuboid, to investigate the effects of geometry and the …

This is a compendium of recent progresses in the development of wake dynamics and active
drag reduction (DR) of three-dimensional (3D) simple automotive models, largely focused …

A machine learning control (MLC) is proposed based on the explorative gradient method
(EGM) for the optimization and sensitivity analysis of actuation parameters. This technique is …