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Yongyan Cao

Principal Vehicle Dynamics & Control Systems Engineer specializing in autonomous driving and hybrid powertrains

Fremont, CALead Dynamic Control, Software & AI Engineer25 years experiencePrincipalAutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesTransportation & Logistics
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Robotics controls engineer with experience spanning an RV/trailer automatic hitching and towing robot (vision + EKF sensor fusion, anti-jackknife/anti-sway, multi-loop torque assistance control) and 3 years on a ROS-based RoboTaxi autonomous driving stack at Pegasus Technology. Improved MPC trajectory generation robustness by converting hard constraints to soft constraints with slack variables, and built an AI-powered PR review agent (Claude-code) integrated into CI/CD to reduce bugs.

Experience

Lead Dynamic Control, Software & AI EngineerPebble Mobility Inc.
Principal Matlab Development Engineer, SPG/ControlApple Inc.
Principal Algorithm & Software EngineerPegasus Technology
Staff Control Algorithm & Software EngineerTula Technology
Senior Control EngineerGM/Allison Transmission Inc.
Control Systems EngineerGE Transportation Systems
Research Scientist, Electrical & Computer EngineeringUniversity of Virginia

Education

Zhejiang Universitydoctorate, Control Engineering
Wuhan University of Science and Technologymaster, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Wuhan University of Science and Technologybachelor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Key Strengths

  • End-to-end robotics control architecture ownership (sensor fusion, vision, control loops, implementation)
  • Deep controls expertise (MPC, PID, multi-loop rate/velocity/position control)
  • Robust optimization under constraints (slack-variable approach to prevent MPC infeasibility)
  • Strong validation approach using simulation scenarios plus real-data corner cases before vehicle testing
  • Practical real-time/ROS integration (consuming planning/localization and publishing actuation commands)
  • Performance/latency tuning in distributed robotic nodes (threading, message/data reduction)
  • Process improvement via CI/CD automation (built AI-powered PR review agent to catch bugs early)

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Languages

English

Skills

Control Systems EngineeringVehicle DynamicsAutonomous Driving (L2-L4)Motion PlanningModel Predictive Control (MPC)PID ControlIncremental PID ControlLQRAdaptive Cruise Control (ACC)Lane Centering Control (LCC)Torque ManagementTorque Assistance ControlBrake ControlRegenerative Braking ControlEnergy Optimization