现主持国家自然科学基金以及多项产学研合作项目，并参与承担多项国家973项目、863项目、及湖北省重大科技创新计划项目研究。获教育部国家科学技术奖一等奖一项，发表相关学术科研论文二十余篇。
纵向课题： 
1.叶片型面机器人磨抛加工机理及工艺技术研究，国家自然科学基金项目，2014.01-2017.12（负责人） 


2.高品质复杂零件智能制造基础研究，国家973子课题，2013.01-2017.08（第二） 


3.大型复杂结构件高功率激光焊接的基础研究，国家自然科学基金专项基金项目，2014.01 ~ 2018.12（第二） 


4.高端多轴数控装备的关键共性技术研发，湖北省重大科技创新计划项目，2014.01-2016.12 （子项目负责人） 


5.双工件台运动控制子系统硬件研发，国家重大专项子课题，2009.01-2014.12（第三） 





横向课题：

1.叶片机器人砂带磨抛工艺及装备研发，2013.01-2015.12（负责人） 


2.提高高温合金等难切削叶片生产效率研究，2013.01-2015.06（负责人） 


3.模锻叶片检测及分析软件的研发，2014.04-2015.06（负责人） 


4.整体叶轮叶盘制造技术研究，2013.01-2014.06（负责人） 


5.风电叶片多机器人协同打磨智能制造系统研究，2015,9-2016,12(负责人) 


6.转子线圈直线铜排智能制造生产线研制2014,9-2016,12（负责人） 

发表的论文： 


1.Zhu, Dahu; Luo, Shiyuan; Yang, Long; Chen, Wei; Yan, Sijie*; Ding, Han, On energetic assessment of cutting mechanisms in robot-assisted belt grinding of titanium alloys, Tribology International, v 90, p 55-59, October, 2015. (SCI) 


2.Zhou, Rougang; Yan, Sijie*; Zhou, Yunfei; Cheng, Xin; Chien, Chou Jay Tsai, Effects of temperature on control performance of magnetically levitated planar actuators, International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing, v 16, n 1, p 43-51, January, 2015. (SCI) 


3.Li, Wenlong; Zhou, Liping; Yan, Sijie*, A case study of blade inspection based on optical scanning method, International Journal of Production Research, v 53, n 7, p 2165-2178, 2015. (SCI) 


4.Yan, Sijie; Zhu, Dahu*; Zhuang, Kejia; Zhang, Xiaoming; Ding, Han, Modeling and analysis of coated tool temperature variation in dry milling of Inconel 718 turbine blade considering flank wear effect, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, v 214, n 12, p 2985-3001, December 2014. (SCI) 


5.Zhou, Rougang; Liu, GuangDou; Zhou, Yunfei; Tu, Xiao; Yan, Sijie*, Design of precise synchrone mechanism in multiaxial laser measurement, Advances in Mechanical Engineering, v 6, p 342978, December 2014. (SCI) 


6.Zhu, Dahu; Yan, Sijie*; Li, Beizhi, Single-grit modeling and simulation of crack initiation and propagation in SiC grinding using maximum undeformed chip thickness,  Computational Materials Science, v 92, p 13-21, September 2014. (SCI) 


7.Luo, Shiyuan; Zhu, Dahu*; Qian, Dongsheng; Hua, Lin; Yan, Sijie; Zhang, Jiajun, Effects of friction model on forging process of Ti-6Al-4V turbine blade considering the influence of sliding velocity, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (in press), 2015. (SCI)