Manfredi Maggiore
PROFESSOR
Publications
Most recent publications
Navarro, L., Maggiore, M. A Hybrid Orbital Stabilizer With Guaranteed Basin of Attraction for
Mechanical Systems With Underactuation Degree One IEEE Conference on Decision and Control , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2025.Consolini, L., Maggiore, M. Nonlinear Geometric Control of Mechanical Systems: Virtual Constraints Encyclopedia of Systems and Control Engineering , Elsevier , 2025.Moran-MacDonald, A., Maggiore, M., Wang, X. From gymnastics to virtual nonholonomic constraints: energy injection, dissipation, and regulation for the acrobot IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology , 32 (1): 47-60, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCST.2023.3294065 Navarro, L., Maggiore, M. Hybrid Stabilization of Closed Orbits for a Class of Underactuated Mechanical Systems IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control (10): 6864-6879, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1109/TAC.2024.3379936 Maggiore, M. Revisiting the Normal Form of Input-Output
Linearization IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control , 69 (9): 5995-6009, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1109/TAC.2024.3367650
Journal papers
2024
Maggiore, M. Revisiting the Normal Form of Input-Output
Linearization IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control , 69 (9): 5995-6009, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1109/TAC.2024.3367650 Moran-MacDonald, A., Maggiore, M., Wang, X. From gymnastics to virtual nonholonomic constraints: energy injection, dissipation, and regulation for the acrobot IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology , 32 (1): 47-60, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCST.2023.3294065 Navarro, L., Maggiore, M. Hybrid Stabilization of Closed Orbits for a Class of Underactuated Mechanical Systems IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control (10): 6864-6879, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1109/TAC.2024.3379936
2023
Kao-Vukovich, E., Maggiore, M. On the Synthesis of Stable Walkover Gaits for the Acrobot IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology , 31 (3): 1379-1394, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCST.2022.3224315 Maggiore, M., Loría, A., Panteley, E. Reduction Theorems For Stability of Compact Sets in
Time-Varying Systems Automatica , 148: 110771, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.automatica.2022.110771 Maggiore, M. On The Teaching of Nonlinear Control: Challenges and Ideas IEEE Control Systems Letters , 7: 538-544, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1109/LCSYS.2022.3200913 Otsason, R., Maggiore, M. Virtual constraint generators for motion control of robots with degree of underactuation one Automatica , 151: 110875, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.automatica.2023.110875
2019
Maggiore, M., Sassano, M., Zaccarian, L. Reduction Theorems for Hybrid Dynamical Systems IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control , 64 (6): 2254-2265, 2019.Roza, A., Maggiore, M., Scardovi, L. A Smooth Distributed Feedback for Formation Control
of Unicycles IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control , 64 (12): 4998-5011, 2019.
2018
Consolini, L., Costalunga, A., Maggiore, M. A coordinate-free theory of virtual holonomic
constraints Journal of Geometric Mechanics , 10 (4): 467-502, 2018.Mohammadi, A., Maggiore, M., Consolini, L. Dynamic Virtual Holonomic Constraints for
Stabilization of Closed Orbits in Underactuated
Mechanical Systems Automatica , 94: 112-124, 2018.Roza, A., Maggiore, M., Scardovi, L. A Smooth Distributed Feedback for Global Rendezvous
of Unicycles IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems , 5 (1): 640-652, 2018.
2017
Mohammadi, A., Maggiore, M., Consolini, L. On The {L}agrangian Structure of Reduced Dynamics
Under Virtual Holonomic Constraints ESAIM: Control, Optimisation and Calculus of
Variations , 23 (3): 913-935, 2017.Roza, A., Maggiore, M., Scardovi, L. Local and distributed rendezvous of underactuated
rigid bodies IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control , 62 (8): 3835-3847, 2017.Serpelloni, E., Maggiore, M., Damaren, C. A Quaternion-Based Bang-Bang Attitude Stabilizer for
Rotating Rigid Bodies Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics , 40 (6): 1523-1534, 2017.
2016
Kohl, A. M., Kelasidi, E., Mohammadi, A., Maggiore, M., Pettersen, K. Y. Planar Maneuvering Control of Underwater Snake
Robots Using Virtual Holonomic Constraints Bioinspiration & Biomimetics , 11 (6): 065005, 2016.Mohammadi, A., Rezapour, E., Maggiore, M., Pettersen, K. Maneuvering Control of Planar Snake Robots Using
Virtual Holonomic Constraints IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology , 24 (3): 884-899, 2016.Serpelloni, E., Maggiore, M., Damaren, C. Bang-bang hybrid stabilization of perturbed
double-integrators Automatica , 69: 315-323, 2016.
2014
Roza, A., Maggiore, M. A Class of Position Controllers for
Underactuated {VTOL} Vehicles IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control , 59 (9): 2580-2585, 2014.Serpelloni, E., Maggiore, M., Damaren, C. Control of Spacecraft Formations Around the
Libration Points Using Electric Motors with One Bit
of Resolution The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences , 61 (4): 367-390, 2014.
2013
Consolini, L., Maggiore, M. Control of a Bicycle Using Virtual Holonomic
Constraints Automatica , 49: 2381-2839, 2013.El-Hawwary, M., Maggiore, M. Reduction Theorems for Stability of Closed Sets with
Application to Backstepping Control Design Automatica , 49: 214-222, 2013.El-Hawwary, M., Maggiore, M. Distributed Circular Formation Stabilization for
Dynamic Unicycles IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control , 58 (1): 149-162, 2013.Maggiore, M., Consolini, L. Virtual Holonomic Constraints for {E}uler-{L}agrange
Systems IEEE Transaction on Automatic Control , 58 (4): 1001-1008, 2013.Rawn, B., Lehn, P., Maggiore, M. A Disturbance Margin For Quantifying Limits on Power
Smoothing by Wind Turbines IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology , 21 (5): 1795-1807, 2013.
2012
2011
2010
Consolini, L., Maggiore, M., Nielsen, C., Tosques, M. Path following for the {PVTOL} aircraft Automatica , 46 (8): 1284-1296, 2010.El-Hawwary, M., Maggiore, M. Reduction principles and the stabilization of closed sets for
passive systems IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control , 55 (4): 982-987, 2010.Nielsen, C., Fulford, C., Maggiore, M. Path following using transverse feedback linearization:
Application to a maglev positioning system Automatica , 46 (3): 585-590, 2010.
2009
2008
2007
Lin, Z., Francis, B., Maggiore, M. State agreement for continuous-time coupled nonlinear systems SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization , 46 (1): 288-307, 2007.Rawn, B., Lehn, P., Maggiore, M. Control methodology to mitigate the grid impact of wind turbines IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion , 22 (2): 431-438, 2007.
2006
Nielsen, C., Maggiore, M. Output stabilization and maneuver regulation: A geometric
approach Systems & Control Letters , 55 (5): 418-427, 2006.Owen, R., Maggiore, M., Apkarian, J. A high-precision, magnetically levitated positioning stage:
Toward contactless actuation for industrial
manufacturing IEEE Control Systems Magazine , 26 (3): 82-95, 2006.
2005
Lin, Z., Francis, B., Maggiore, M. Necessary and sufficient graphical conditions for formation
control of unicycles IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control , 50 (1): 121-127, 2005.Maggiore, M., Passino, K. Output feedback tracking: A separation principle approach IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control , 50 (1): 111-117, 2005.
2004
2003
Maggiore, M., Ordóñez, R., Passino, K., Adibhatla, S. Estimator design in jet engine applications Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence , 16 (7): 579-593, 2003.Maggiore, M., Passino, K. A Separation Principle for a Class of Non Uniformly
Completely Observable Systems IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control , 48 (7): 1122-1133, 2003.Maggiore, M., Passino, K. A separation principle for non-UCO systems: the jet engine
stall and surge example IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control , 48 (7): 1264-1269, 2003.
2002
Books
2022
2016
2002
Spooner, J., Maggiore, M., Ordóñez, R., Passino, K. Stable Adaptive Control and Estimation for Nonlinear
Systems: Neural and Fuzzy Approximator Techniques John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2002.
Book chapters
2025
2006
Lin, Z., Francis, B., Maggiore, M. Getting Mobile Autonomous Robots to Rendezvous Control of Uncertain Systems: Modelling,
Approximation, and Design. Lecture Notes in Control
and Information Science , Springer Berlin Heidelberg , 329, 119-137, 2006.
Conference papers
2025
2019
2017
Greco, L., Mason, P., Maggiore, M. Circular Path Following for the Spherical Pendulum
on a Cart {IFAC} {W}orld {C}ongress , Toulouse, France, 2017.Roza, A., Maggiore, M., Scardovi, L. A Smooth Distributed Feedback for Formation Control
of Unicycles IEEE Conference on Decision and Control , Melbourne, Australia, 2017.
2016
Belleter, D., Paliotta, C., Maggiore, M., Pettersen, K. Path Following for Underactuated Marine Vessels Symposium
on Nonlinear Control Systems (NOLCOS) , Monterey, USA, 2016.Roza, A., Maggiore, M., Scardovi, L. A Smooth Distributed Feedback for Global Rendezvous
of Unicycles IEEE Conference on Decision and Control , Las Vegas, USA, 2016.Serpelloni, E., Maggiore, M., Damaren, C. A Bang-Bang Attitude Stabilizer for Rotating Rigid
Bodies AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference , San Diego, USA, 2016.
2014
Mohammadi, A., Rezapour, E., Maggiore, M., Pettersen, K. Direction Following Control of Planar Snake Robots
Using Virtual Holonomic Constraints IEEE Conference on Decision and Control , Los Angeles, USA, 2014.Rezapour, E., Hofmann, A., Pettersen, K., Mohammadi, A., Maggiore, M. Virtual Holonomic Constraint Based Direction
Following Control of Planar Snake Robots Described
By a Simplified Model IEEE Conference on Control Applications , Antibes, France, 2014.Roza, A., Maggiore, M., Scardovi, L. A Class of Rendezvous Controllers for Underactuated
Thrust-Propelled Rigid Bodies IEEE Conference on Decision and Control , Los Angeles, USA, 2014.Serpelloni, E., Maggiore, M., Damaren, C. Bang-Bang Hybrid Stabilization of Perturbed Double
Integrators IEEE Conference on Decision and Control , Los Angeles, USA, 2014.Serpelloni, E., Maggiore, M., Damaren, C. Rigid Spacecraft Formations Actuated by Electric
Thrusters with One-Bit Resolution AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference , San Diego, USA, 2014.
2013
Consolini, L., Maggiore, M. Synthesis of virtual holonomic constraints for 3-DOF
mechanical systems IEEE Conference on Decision and Control , Florence, Italy, 2013.Mohammadi, A., Maggiore, M., Consolini, L. When is a {L}agrangian Control System With Virtual
Holonomic Constraints {L}agrangian? 9th IFAC Symposium on Nonlinear Control Systems , Toulouse, France, 2013.
2012
Jankuloski, D., Maggiore, M., Consolini, L. Synchronizing $N$ cart-pendulums using Virtual
Holonomic Constraints American Control Conference , Montreal, Quebec, 2012.Jankuloski, D., Maggiore, M., Consolini, L. Further Results on Virtual Holonomic Constraints 4th IFAC Workshop on {L}agrangian and {H}amiltonian
Methods for Non Linear Control , Bertinoro, Italy, 2012.Roza, A., Maggiore, M. Path Following Controller for a Quadrotor
Helicopter American Control Conference , Montreal, Quebec, 2012.Roza, A., Maggiore, M. Position Control for a Class of Vehicles in {SE}(3) IEEE Conference on Decision and Control , Maui, Hawaii, 2012.
2011
Consolini, L., Maggiore, M. On the Swing-Up of the Pendubot Using Virtual
Holonomic Constrains IFAC World Congress , Milan, Italy, 2011.Consolini, L., Maggiore, M. On the Swing-Up of the Pendubot Using Virtual
Holonomic Constrains IEEE Conference on Decision and Control , Orlando, USA, 2011.El-Hawwary, M., Maggiore, M. Distributed Circular Formation Stabilization of
Unicycles Part {I}: Undirected Information Flow
Graph IEEE Conference on Decision and Control , Orlando, USA, 2011.El-Hawwary, M., Maggiore, M. Distributed Circular Formation Stabilization of
Unicycles Part {II}: Abitrary Information Flow
Graph IEEE Conference on Decision and Control , Orlando, USA, 2011.Maggiore, M., Rawn, B., Lehn, P. Invariance Kernels of Single-Input Planar Nonlinear
Systems American Control Conference , San Francisco, USA, 2011.
2010
Consolini, L., Maggiore, M. Control of a Bicycle Using Virtual Holonomic
Constraints IEEE Conference on Decision and Control , Atlanta, USA, 2010.Consolini, L., Maggiore, M. Virtual Holonomic Constraints for {E}uler-{L}agrange
Systems Symposium on Nonlinear Control Systems (NOLCOS) , Bologna, Italy, 2010.
2009
Consolini, L., Maggiore, M., Tosques, M., Nielsen, C. On the Solution of the Path Following Problem for
the PVTOL Aircraft American Control Conference , St. Louis, USA, 2009.Nielsen, C., Fulford, C., Maggiore, M. Path Following Using Transverse Feedback
Linearization: Application to a Maglev Positioning
System American Control Conference , St. Louis, USA, 2009.
2008
El-Hawwary, M., Maggiore, M. Stabilization of Closed Sets for Passive Systems,
Part I: Reduction Principles IEEE Conference on Decision and Control , Cancun, Mexico, 2008.El-Hawwary, M., Maggiore, M. Stabilization of Closed Sets for Passive Systems,
Part II: Passivity-Based Control IEEE Conference on Decision and Control , Cancun, Mexico, 2008.El-Hawwary, M., Maggiore, M. Global Path Following for the Unicycle and Other
Results American Control Conference , Seattle, USA, 2008.Fulford, C., Maggiore, M., Apkarian, J. Control of a 5DOF Magnetically Levitated Positioning
Stage American Control Conference , Seattle, USA, 2008.Nielsen, C., Consolini, L., Maggiore, M., Tosques, M. Path Following for the PVTOL: A Set Stabilization
Approach IEEE Conference on Decision and Control , Cancun, Mexico, 2008.
2007
2006
Nielsen, C., Maggiore, M. Further Results on Transverse Feedback Linearization
of Multi-Input Systems IEEE Conference on Decision and Control , San Diego, USA, 2006.Rawn, B., Lehn, P., Maggiore, M. Toward Controlled Wind Farm Output: Adjustable Power
Filtering IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting , Montréal, Canada, 2006.
2005
Lin, Z., Francis, B., Maggiore, M. Coupled Dynamic Systems: From Structure Towards
State Agreement IEEE Conference on Decision and Control , Seville, Spain, 2005.Lin, Z., Francis, B., Maggiore, M. On The State Agreement Problem For Multiple
Nonlinear Dynamical Systems IFAC World Congress , Prague, Czech Republic, 2005.Nielsen, C., Maggiore, M. Transverse Feedback Linearization of Multi-Input
Systems IEEE Conference on Decision and Control , Seville, Spain, 2005.Owen, R., Maggiore, M., Apkarian, J. Nonlinear Control Design for a High-Precision
Contactless Positioning System Using Magnetic
Levitation IEEE Conference on Control Applications , Toronto, Canada, 2005.Owen, R., Maggiore, M. Implementation and Model Verification of a Magnetic
Levitation System American Control Conference , Portland, USA, 2005.
2004
Lin, Z., Francis, B., Maggiore, M. Feasibility for Formation Stabilization of Multiple
Unicycles IEEE Conference on Decision and Control , Paradise Island, Bahamas, 2004.Nielsen, C., Maggiore, M. Maneuver Regulation via Transverse Feedback
Linearization: Theory and Examples Symposium on Nonlinear Control Systems (NOLCOS) , Stuttgart, Germany, 2004.Nielsen, C., Maggiore, M. Maneuver Regulation, Transverse Feedback
Linearization, and Zero Dynamics International Symposium on Mathematical Theory of
Networks and Systems (MTNS) , Leuven, Belgium, 2004.
2003
Becerril-Arreola, R., Maggiore, M. Nonlinear Stabilization of a 3
Degrees-of-Freedom Magnetic Levitation System American Control Conference , Denver, USA, 2003.Consolini, L., Maggiore, M. Robust Output Feedback Tracking With a Matching
Condition IEEE Conference on Decision and Control , Maui, Hawaii, 2003.Lévis, M., Maggiore, M. Nonlinear Control of a Planar Magnetic Levitation
System DCDIS Conference , Guelph, Canada, 2003.Lévis, M., Maggiore, M. Nonlinear Control of a Planar Magnetic Levitation
System IEEE Conference on Decision and Control , Maui, Hawaii, 2003.
2002
2001
Maggiore, M., Passino, K. Practical Internal Models for Output Tracking in
Nonlinear Systems American Control Conference , Arlington, USA, 2001.Maggiore, M., Passino, K. Sufficient Conditions for the Solution of the
Semiglobal Output Tracking Problem Using Practical
Internal Models Symposium on Nonlinear Control Systems (NOLCOS) , St. Petersburg, Russia, 2001.
2000
Maggiore, M., Passino, K. Output Feedback Control for Stabilizable and
Incompletely Observable Systems: Theory American Control Conference , Chicago, USA, 2000.Maggiore, M., Passino, K. Output Feedback Control for Stabilizable and
Incompletely Observable Systems: Jet Engine Stall
and Surge Control American Control Conference , Chicago, USA, 2000.
1999
Maggiore, M., Ordóñez, R., Passino, K., Adibhatla, S. Estimator Design in Jet Engine Applications IEEE Conference on Decision and Control , Phoenix, USA, 1999.
1998
Alessandri, A., Maggiore, M., Sanguineti, M. Parameter-estimation-based Learning for Feedforward
Neural Networks: Convergence and Robustness
Analysis , in European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks , Bruges, Belgium, 1998.
1997
Alessandri, A., Maggiore, M., Parisini, T., Zoppoli, R. On Convergence of Neural Approximate Nonlinear State
Estimators American Control Conference , Albuquerque, USA, 1997.Alessandri, A., Maggiore, M., Sanguineti, M. Training Feedforward Neural Networks with
Convergence Analysis , in International Symposium on Nonlinear Theory and its
Applications , Hawaii, 1997.
1996
Alessandri, A., Maggiore, M., Parisini, T., Zoppoli, R. Neural Approximators for Nonlinear Sliding- Window
Observers IEEE Conference on Decision and Control , Kobe, Japan, 1996.