I am currently a tenure-track associate professor and master student supervisor in Hangzhou campus of Beihang University. Prior to joining the university, I got my B. Eng. (2016) and Ph. D. (2022) degrees both in Beihang University major in aircraft airworthiness, supervised by Prof. Shuguang Zhang. From 2018 to 2020, I was also a joint Ph. D. in Technical University of Munich, supervised by Prof. Florian Holzapfel. From 2022 to 2024, I was a postdoc researcher in Beijing Institute of Technology. My research interests include flight dynamics-based simulation, performance prediction, optimal control using analytical or numerical methods, together with their applications in eVTOL and other advanced aeronautic and astronautic vehicles. I am now in charge of a project funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China. I have been a TA/guest lecturer of "Dynamics and control of eVTOL" in Beihang University since 2021.

External links

 - ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mingkai-Wang-3

 - ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2882-0583 

 - Special issue AAM&Green aviation (1st volume): https://www.mdpi.com/journal/aerospace/special_issues/0F960V7LRX

 - Special issue AAM&Green aviation (2nd volume): https://www.mdpi.com/journal/aerospace/special_issues/9632X040YH

Selected recent publications

1. Bi-Layer Sizing and Design Optimization Method of Propulsion System for Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Aircraft[J]. Energy, 2023, 283: 129052（1/5）

2. A Range Prediction Method for All-Electric Aircraft by Capacity Discretization-Based Iterative Convex Programming[J]. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 2024,10(2): 3455-3467（1/4）

3. Reentry Blackout Reachable Set Footprint Prediction Using Multi-Phase Trajectory Optimization[J]. Advances in Space Research, 2023, 72(6): 1970-1982（1/3）

4. Learning-Based Design Optimization of Second-Order Tracking Differentiator with Application to Missile Guidance Law[J]. Aerospace Science and Technology, 2023, 137: 108302（2*/4）

5. Minimum-Time Trajectory Generation of eVTOL in Low-Speed Phase: Application in Control Law Design [J]. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 2023, 59(2): 1260-1275（1/5）

6. Desensitized Optimal Control of Electric Aircraft Subject to Electrical-Thermal Constraints[J]. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 2022, 8(4): 4190-4204（1/4）

7. Operational Availability Analysis of Short-Haul Electric Aeroplane Using Polynomial Chaos Expansion[J]. Transportmetrica B: Transport Dynamics, 2022, 10(1): 988-1009（1/4）

8. Trajectory Optimization-Based Maneuverability Assessment of eVTOL Aircraft[J]. Aerospace Science and Technology, 2021, 117: 1-20（1/5）

9. Battery Package Design Optimization for Small Electric Aircraft[J]. Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 2020, 33(11): 2864-2876（1/4）