Research

NONLINEAR SYSTEMS, SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION, AND ADAPTIVE CONTROL

  • Robust Adaptive Control

  • Nonlinear Multivariable/Time Varying/Multi-Agent System Control

  • Adaptive/Nonlinear Observer/Estimator/Filter Design

  • Supervisory Control and Switched Systems


REAL-TIME SYSTEMS AND CONTROL APPLICATIONS

  • System ID and Adaptive Control of Robotic and Mechatronic Systems

  • Robust Control of Vehicular/Transportation Systems

  • Flight Control of High Performance Aircraft and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

  • Modeling and Control of Micro/Nano Electro-Mechanical Systems/Processes


COOPERATIVE SYSTEMS AND SENSOR NETWORKS

  • Control and Coordination of Autonomous Multi-Agent/Vehicle/Robot Systems

  • Optimal and Robust Information Structures for Sensor Networks

  • Source Localization and Extremum Seeking

  • Cooperative Geolocation: Coverage Problems

  • Graph Theoretical Methods


INTELLIGENT AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

  • Collaborative Driving and Emergency Maneuvering

  • Motion Planning and Control of Autonomous Vehicles and Mobile Robots

  • Perception, Localization and Mapping

  • Active Vision and Vision Based Control


ROBOTICS AND INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS

  • Cooperative, Articulated and Reconfigurable Robotic Systems

  • Biomedical and Human Assistive Robotics

  • Industrial and Service Robotics

  • Human-Machine Interaction