Shafai, Esfandiar, Dr.

M. Ammann, H. P. Geering, C. H. Onder, C. A. Roduner, E. Shafai, "Adaptive Control of a Three-Way Catalytic Converter, "Proceedings of the 2000 American Control Conference, pp. 1561-1566, Chicago, IL, June 2000.

M. R. Simons, E. Shafai, H. P. Geering, "On-Line Identification Scheme For Various Wall-Wetting Models", SAE International Congress, SAE-paper 980793, (included in SAE special publication SP-1357, Electronic Engine Controls), Detroit, MI, February, 1998.

E. Shafai, C. A. Roduner, H. P. Geering, "On-Line Identification of Time Delay in the Fuel Path of an SI Engine", SAE International Congress, SAE-paper 970613, (included in SAE special publication SP-1236, Electronic Engine Controls), Detroit, MI, February, 1997.

E. Shafai, C. A. Roduner, H. P. Geering, "Indirect Adaptive Control of a Three-Way Catalyst", 1996 SAE International Congress, SAE-paper 961038, (included in SAE special publication SP-1149, Electronic Engine Controls), Detroit, MI, February, 1996.
:-) The new ideas published in this paper are covered by patent applications in Europe and the USA.

E. Shafai, "Fahrzeugemulation an einem dynamischen Verbrennungsmotor-Prüfstand", Dissertation Nr. 9080 an der Eidgenössischen Technischen Hochschule Zürich, 1990.
:-) Die Promotionsarbeit wurde mit dem Georg A. Fischer Dipl. Ing. ETH-Preis 1990 ausgezeichnet.

E. Shafai, H. P. Geering, "Emulation of Vehicle Dynamics on an Engine Test Bench", Proceedings of the 1989 American Control Conference, pp. 1969-1976, Pittsburgh, PA, June, 1989.

C. E. Baumgartner, H. P. Geering, C. H. Onder, E. Shafai, "Robust Multivariable Idle Speed Control", Proceedings of the 1986 American Control Conference, pp. 258-265, Seattle, WA, June, 1986.

H. P. Geering, E. Schafai, "Dynamic Brake for an Automotive Engine Test Bench", Proceedings of the 22nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 565-566, San Antonio, TX, December, 1983.

E. Shafai, Ph. Dietrich, Ch. Wittmer, S. Ginsburg, "Advanced System Design and Control Aspects in a Fuel-Optimal Vehicle", Proceedings of the 5th Meditrranean Conference on Control and Systems, paper S5_6.PDF, Paphos, Cyprus, 1997.

S. Ginsburg, Esfandiar Shafai, Christian Wittmer, Hans P. Geering, "Test Bench Results of a Torque Pedal Interpretation with a CVT-Equipped Power Train", 1997 SAE International Congress, SAE-paper 970293 (included in SAE special publication SP-1243, Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Design Studies), Detroit, MI, February, 1997.

E. Shafai, H. P. Geering, "Control Issues in a Fuel-Optimal Hybrid Car", Preprints, 13th IFAC World Congress, vol. Q, pp. 231-236, San Francisco, CA, June/July, 1996.

E. Shafai, M. R. Simons, U. Neff, H. P. Geering, "Model of a Continuously Variable Transmission", First IFAC Workshop on Advances in Automotive Control, pp. 99-107, Monte-Verità, Switzerland, March 13-17, 1995.

E. Shafai, A. Schmid, H. P. Geering, "Torque Pedal for a Car with a Continuously Variable Transmission", 1994 SAE International Congress, SAE-paper 941010, (included in SAE special publication SP-1032, Transmissions and Drivelines), Detroit, MI, March, 1994.

M. Bianchi, E. Shafai, H. P. Geering: “Comparing new Control Concepts for Heat Pump Heating Systems on a Test Bench with the Capability of House and Earth Probe Emulation”, proceedings of the 8th IEA Conference on Global Advances in Heat Pump Technology, Applications and Markets, Las Vegas, May 30 – June 2, 2005.

Korrefferent der folgenden Dissertation:
David Zogg. "Fault Diagnosis for Heat Pump Systems", Dissertation Nr. 14594 an der Eidgenössischen Technischen Hochschule Zürich, 2002.

E. Shafai, R. Wimmer, H. P. Geering: "A New Control Approach for Heat Pump Heating Systems", Proceedings of the 7th International Energy Agency Conference on Heat Pumping Technologies, pp. 146-157, Beijing, China, May 2002.

D. Zogg, E. Shafai, H.P. Geering: "A Fault Diagnosis System for Heat Pumps ", Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Control Applications, pp. 70-76, Mexico City, Mexico, September 2001.

R. Wimmer, E. Shafai, H. P. Geering: "Model Predictive Control for Heat Pump Heating Systems", Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Control and Applications, pp. 94-99, Banff, Alberta, Canada, June 2001.

E. Shafai: "Kurztestmethode für Wärmepumpenanlagen und Gesamtsysteme", Tagungsband zur 7. UAW-Tagung: Effizientere Wärmepumpenheizungen durch Optimieren des Gesamtsystems, Bugdorf, 2000.

E. Shafai, S. Ginsburg, R. Wimmer: "Modellbasierte Pulsbreitenmodulation", Tagungsband zur 7. UAW-Tagung: Effizientere Wärmepumpenheizungen durch Optimieren des Gesamtsystems, Bugdorf, 2000.

E. Shafai, S. Ginsburg, R. Wimmer, D. Zogg: "Validation of a model for a residential heat pump system based on short-period measurements", Proceedings of the 6th IEA Heat Pump Conference, Berlin, 31 May - 2 June 1999.

R. Wimmer, E. Shafai, H.R. Gabathuler, H. Mayer: "Pulse-width modulation for low-power heat pump heating systems", Proceedings of the 6th IEA Heat Pump Conference, Berlin, 31 May - 2 June 1999.

D. Zogg, E. Shafai, "Modellbasierte Fehlerdiagnose an Wärmepumpen", Bulletin SEV/VSE, 24/1998.

D. Rupp, G. Ducard, E. Shafai, H.P. Geering, "Extended multiple model adaptive estimation for the detection of sensor and actuator failures", to be published in Proceedings of the 44th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control and European Control Conference ECC 2005 (CDC-ECC'05), December 12-15, 2005. Seville (Spain).

E. Shafai, M. Bianchi, H. P. Geering, "detectNARMAX: a graphical user interface for structure detection of NARMAX models using the bootstrap method", CD-ROM Proceedings of the 13th IFAC Symposium on System Identification, paper A081.PDF, Rotterdam, NL, August 2003.

M. Zhang, E. Shafai, H. P. Geering, "Robust Adaptive Control for Active Noise Cancellation in a Duct", CD-ROM Proceedings ACTIVE 99, paper A081.PDF, Fort Lauderdale, USA, December 1999.

M. Zhang, E. Shafai, H. P. Geering, "Frequency Domain Identification of a High Order and Wide-Range Model of an Acoustic Duct System", CD-ROM Proceedings internoise 98, paper 980124.PDF, Christchurch, NZ, November 1998.

P. Dattowitz, B. Shafai, E. Shafai, "Phase Shifter: A Nonlinear Circuit for Direct Measurement of Phase Margin in Feedback Control System," IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, pp. 630-637, 1994.

P. Dattowitz, B. Shafai, E. Shafai, "Phase Shifter: A Nonlinear Circuit for Direct Measurement of Phase Margin in Feedback Control System", Proceedings of the 35th Mid-West Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Washington, DC, August 9-12, 1992.