HE Ai
Associate Researcher / Deputy Director of the Institute of Aerodynamics and Control
Master's Supervisor
Address: Tsinghua University, Haidian District, Beijing
Postal Code: 100084
Email: heai@tsinghua.edu.cn
Educational Background
· September 2006 – June 2012
Ph.D. in Aerospace Propulsion Theory and Engineering, Beihang University (Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
· September 2002 – June 2006
B.S. in Automation, National University of Defense Technology
Work Experience
February 2022 – Present
Associate Researcher, Tsinghua University
January 2019 – January 2022
Team Leader of Instrumentation and Control Software & Principal Engineer for Advanced Gas Turbine Instrumentation and Control, China United Heavy-duty Gas Turbine Technology Co., Ltd.
August 2016 – January 2019
Deputy Director of Project Office & Deputy Chief Designer of Model, Beijing AECC TianJiao Aviation Industry Investment Co., Ltd.
July 2014 – July 2016
Director of System Control Division, Beijing Huaxing Gas Turbine and IGCC Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. / National Engineering Research Center for Gas Turbine and IGCC
February 2012 – July 2014
Postdoctoral Researcher, Tsinghua University
Research Areas
Modeling and Control of Hydrogen-Fueled Aero Engines
Digital Engine Technology and Digital Engineering
Advanced Control and Health Management Technologies for Aero Engines
Research Summary
Dr. Ai He has long been engaged in research on control systems for aero engines and gas turbines. As a principal investigator, he has led and participated in numerous research projects, including interdisciplinary programs at Tsinghua University, the Beijing SME Innovation Fund, horizontal research projects of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, civil aircraft special projects funded by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), fundamental research under the major national project, and projects related to heavy-duty gas turbines.
He has played a key role in the development of control systems for heavy-duty gas turbines, turbofan/turbojet aero engines, and aero-derivative gas turbines.
Dr. He has received several honors and awards, including:
· Second Prize of the Military Science and Technology Progress Award
· Third Prize of the AECC (Aero Engine Corporation of China) Science and Technology Award
· First Prize of the Science and Technology Innovation Award by the China Association for the Promotion of Industrial Development
· Second Prize of the Invention and Entrepreneurship Achievement Award by the China Association of Inventions
He currently serves as a member of the Aerospace Triple-Network Control Subcommittee and as a youth editorial board member for the journals Propulsion Technology and Acta Aeronautica et Astronautica Sinica.
Academic Achievements
Dr. Ai He has published over 30 research papers and holds more than 20 authorized patents.
Selected Publications:
1. Kun Wang, Ai He*, and Yuan Liu, et al. Gas Path Fault Diagnosis Method Under Small Samples With Interclass Imbalance. ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power. JULY 2025, Vol. 147 / 071021-1
2. Jiashuai LIU, Ai He*, Xitong PEI, Yifu LONG, Feedforward compensation-based L1 adaptive control for aeropropulsion system test facility and hardware-in-the-loop verification. Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 2025 3(38), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cja.2024.103386.
3. Xiting Wang, Ai He*, and Zhixiong Chen, et al. An Adaptive Modeling Method of Hydrogen-fueled Turbojet Engine[C]//AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum. 2024: 0521.
4. Xiting Wang, Ai He*, and Zhixiong Chen, et al. Performance Modeling and Analysis of Hydrogen-Fueled Aero-Engines[C]. Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2024.
5. Mengni Pan, Ai He*, and Zhixiong Chen, et al. A Speed Control Method for Hydrogen-Fueled Turbojet Using Improved Internal Model Control[C]. Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2024.
6. Senchuang Guo, Ai He, Bo Xiao, Peijun Liu, Zinan Wang. A novel integrated control method for an aero-derivative gas turbine of power generation[J]. Machines, 2022, 10(179): 10030179.
7. Ai He, Daoliang Tan, Xi Wang. An LMI-Based Anti-Windup Design for Acceleration and Deceleration Control of Jet Engines with H2/H1 Optimization. Proceedings of the 47th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, July 31–August 3, 2011, San Diego, California.
8. Ai He, Daoliang Tan, Xi Wang, Lei Wang. “Evaluation of the LMI-based multivariable PID controller design for turbo aeroengines,” Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2010, Glasgow, Scotland.
9. Senchuang Guo, Ai He, Bo Xiao, Peijun Liu, Zinan Wang. Comparative study on different neural network speed controllers of aero-derivative gas turbine system[C]. Asian Congress on Gas Turbines, Qingdao, China, August 17~20, 2021.
