Publications

Articles

• J. Shin, J. Kim, J. Park, and J.-H. Kim*, “Ducted Ramjet Rocket Guidance under Engine Operability Constraints via First-Order Optimization with Neural Surrogate Models,” AIAA SciTech 2027 Forum, Jan. 2027 (accepted for presentation).

• J. Kim, C.-K. Ryoo, and J.-H. Kim*, “Control-Effort-Based Robust Weapon-Target Assignment Under Predicted Intercept Point Uncertainty,” Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, (accepted for publication).

• J.-H. Kim*, J. Choi, and J. Kim, “i-LiftProj: Spectrally Normalized Invertible Koopman Lifting for First-Order Nonlinear Optimal Control,” IEEE Control Systems Letters (L-CSS), vol.10, pp.859-864, 2026. Also to be presented at the 65th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), Dec. 2026.

• J.-H. Kim*, J. Choi, and J. Kim, “Spectrally Normalized Koopman Lifting for Provably Stable First-Order Nonlinear Optimal Control,” 23rd IFAC World Congress, Aug. 2026.

• J. Kim, and J.-H. Kim*, “Spacecraft Attitude Control with On-Off Thrusters via Convex Optimization Based Control Allocation,” International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences, vol.26, pp.2695-2711, 2025.

Dissertations

• J. Kim, “Suppression Methods of the Pilot-Induced Input due to Structural Vibration of Aircraft”, M.S. Dissertation, Gyeongsang National University, 2023.

Articles in Korean

• J. Kim, H. Park, and J.-H. Kim*, “Proximal-Jacobi ADMM-Based Distributed CBF-QP for Collision Avoidance of Swarm Unmanned Vehicles,” in Proc. 2026 The 41th ICROS Annual Conference , Jul. 2026

• D. Lee, J. Kim, and J.-H. Kim*, “Distributed Information Filter for Bearing-only Cooperative Target Tracking Using ICI-Consensus Approach,” in Proc. 2026 KSAS Spring Conference, Mar. 2026

• Y. Chung, J. Kim, and J.-H. Kim*, “Trajectory Optimization with Deferred Decision using l1 Regularizer,” in Proc. 2026 KSAS Spring Conference, Mar. 2026

• H. J. Lee, M. S. Kim, J. Kim, and J.-H. Kim*, “Intervention Learning-Based Safe Reinforcement Learning Using Control Barrier Functions,” in Proc. 2026 KSAS Spring Conference, Mar. 2026

• J. Kim, and J.-H. Kim*, “A Robust Optimization-Based Weapon-Target Assignment Method Considering Target Information Uncertainty,” in Proc. 2025 KSAS Fall Conference, Nov. 2025.

• J. Shin, J. Kim, J.-H. Kim*, K. Kang, and J. Choi, “Trajectory Optimization for a Ducted Rocket under Engine and Seeker Operating Conditions,” in Proc. 2025 KSAS Fall Conference, Nov. 2025.

• Y. Chung, J. Kim, and J.-H. Kim*, “Trajectory Optimization with Deferred Decision for Adaptive Threat Response,” in Proc. 2025 KSAS Fall Conference, Nov. 2025.

• J. Kim, H.D. Choi, and J.-H. Kim*, “Computational Complexity Analysis of Optimal Control Allocation Algorithms for Spacecraft Attitude Control Thrusters,” in Proc. 2025 KSAS Spring Conference, pp.1405-1406, Apr. 2025.

• J. Kim, G. Park, J. Choi, and J.-H. Kim*, “Triangulation-based LOS Rate Estimation for Two-player Missile Team,” Journal of Korean Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences, vol.52, no.10, pp.809-816, 2024.

• J. Choi, J. Kim, and J.-H. Kim*, “Lightweight Transformer Design for Real-time Flight Control Data Prediction,” Journal of Korean Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences, vol.52, no.8, pp.645-653, 2024.

• J. Kim, H.-J. Kim, and J.-H. Kim*, “Convex Optimization-Based Control Allocation for Attitude Control with On-off Thrusters,” in Proc. 2024 KSAS Spring Conference, pp.814-815, Apr. 2024.

• S. Kim, J. Kim, J. Lee, E. Kim, and B. Kim*, “Development and Validation of Dynamic Model for KC-100 UAS,” Journal of Aerospace System Engineering, vol.17, no.1, pp.79-87, 2023

Submitted Manuscripts

• J. Kim, D.H. Jeong, D.-U. Kim, and J.-H. Kim*, “Robust Embedded Off-Road Vehicle Speed Estimation via Lightweight Self-Attention and Autoregressive Residual Learning,” submitted to IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles.

• J. Kim, and J.-H. Kim*, “Distributed CBF-QP for Multi-Agent Collision Avoidance via Jacobi Proximal ADMM,” submitted to IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems.

• Y. Chung, J. Kim, and J.-H. Kim*, “Sparsity-Promoting Deferred-Decision Trajectory Optimization: Eliminating External Branch-Time Search,” submitted to IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters.

• D. Lee, J. Kim, and J.-H. Kim*, “Distributed Infrared Explosion Detection in Missile Interception via Reliability-Weighted Fusion Using Sufficient Statistics,” submitted to Aerospace Science and Technology.

• D. Lee, J. Kim, and J.-H. Kim*, “Kalman Filter-Based Distributed Fusion Explosion Determination Technique Using Infrared Observations of Cooperative Interceptors,” submitted to 2026 KSAS Fall Conference.

• J. Lee, J. Kim, and J.-H. Kim*, “Singularity Mitigation of a Three-Dimensional Optimal Impact-Time-Control Guidance Law Using Tikhonov Regularization,” submitted to 2026 KSAS Fall Conference.