Recent Publications
2024
N. Brace, K.A. Morgansen, “Observability-based Sensor Selection for a Planar Bending Beam Attached to a Rotating Body,” 2024 American Control Conference, to appear, July 2024.
B. Boyacıoğlu, M. Babaei, A.H. Mamo, S. Bergbreiter, T.L. Daniel, and K.A. Morgansen “Sensor Placement for Flapping Wing Model Using Stochastic Observability Gramians,” 2024 American Control Conference, to appear, July 2024.
K. Hinson, E. Livne, and K. A. Morgansen, “A flexible wing model uncertainty evaluation based on an autocovariance least squares tuned optimal estimate,” 2024 American Control Conference, to appear, July 2024.
E. Sundquist, C. Whitehair, and K.A. Morgansen, “Nonlinear Multi-Sensor Observability and Estimation of Rigid Body Inertial Parameters,” AIAA SciTech Forum, 2024.
K. A. Hinson and K. A. Morgansen, “Ill-Conditioned Autocovariance Least Square Noise Covariance Identification for Colored Noise Gust Estimation,” AIAA SciTech Forum, 2024.
2023
T. Avant, K.A. Morgansen, “On the sensitivity of pose estimation neural networks: rotation parameterizations, Lipschitz constants, and provable bounds,” ,Automatica, 155, September 2023.
B. Brace and K. A. Morgansen, “Optimal sensor placement from empirical observability for flexible wings”, in SIAM Conference on Control and Its Applications (CT32), July 2023.
T. Avant, K.A. Morgansen, “Analytical bounds on the local Lipschitz constants of ReLU networks,” IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, June 2023.
B. Boyacıoğlu, A.C. Schwarze, B.W. Brunton, K.A. Morgansen, “Neural-Inspired Measurement Observability,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics 46 (7), 1378-1389, May 2023
N.B. Andrews and K. A. Morgansen, “Optimal fiducial placement for relative proximity operations using observability Gramians”, 2023 AAS Rocky Mountain GN&C Conference, February 2023.
B. Boyacioglu, D. Sandursky, K.A. Morgansen, “Nonlinear Estimation of Rigid Body Inertial Parameters,” AIAA SCITECH Forum, January 2023.
2022
T Harrison, A Ziemann, J Noe, B Shappell, K Morgansen, “Evaluation of two depth-holding algorithms for a buoyancy-controlled coastal float,” OCEANS, October 2022.
N. L. Brace, N. B. Andrews, J. Upsal, and K. A. Morgansen, “Optimal sensing from observability in cantilever beam systems,” IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2022.
S. Ricci, F. Toffol, A. De Gaspari, L. Marchetti, F. Fonte, L. Riccobene, P. Mantegazza, J. Berg, E. Livne, and K. A. Morgansen, “Wind Tunnel System for Active Flutter Suppression Research: Overview and Insights,” AIAA Journal, October 2022.
T. Harrison, A. Ziemann, and K. A. Morgansen, “Evaluation of two depth-holding algorithms for a buoyancy-controlled coastal float,” in OCEANS 2022, October 2022.
J. Berg, E. Ting, T. Mundt, M. Mor, E. Livne, and K. A. Morgansen, “Exploratory Wind Tunnel Gust Alleviation Tests of a Multiple-Flap Flexible Wing,” 2022 AIAA SciTech, January 2022.
E. Ting, M. Mesbahi, E. Livne, and K. A. Morgansen, “Wind Tunnel Study of Preview H2 and H∞ Control for Gust Load Alleviation for Flexible Aircraft,” 2022 AIAA SciTech, January 2022.
K. Hinson, E. Livne, and K. A. Morgansen, “Autocovariance Least Squares Noise Covariance Estimation for a Gust Load Alleviation Test-Bed,” 2022 AIAA SciTech, January 2022.
2021
S. Brunton, J. N. Kutz, K. Manohar, A. Aravkin, K. A. Morgansen, J. Klemisch, N. Goebel, J. Buttrick, J. Poskin, A. Blom-Schieber, T. Hogan, and D. McDonald, “Data-Driven Aerospace Engineering: Reframing the Industry with Machine Learning,” AIAA Journal, 59(8), August 2021.
E. Hodzic and K. A. Morgansen, “Simulation based observability analysis tools for experimental aerospace applications,” 2021 American Control Conference, May 2021.
M. Cummings, K. A. Morgansen, B. Argrow, and S. Singh, “Transforming aerospace autonomy education and research,” IEEE Aerospace Conference, March 2021.
S. Ricci, L. Marchetti, L. Riccobene, A. De Gaspari, F. Toffol, F. Fonte, P. Mantegazza, J. Berg, E. Livne and K. A. Morgansen. An active flutter suppression (AFS) project: Overview, results and lessons learned. AIAA SciTech, January 2021.
B. Boyacioglu and K. A. Morgansen, “Observability analysis of nonlinear systems for measurements with memory,”AIAA SciTech, January 2021.
J. Berg, K. A. Morgansen, E. Livne, L. Riccobene, F. Fonte, F. Toffol, A. De Gaspari, L. Marchetti, S. Ricci and P. Mategazza, “Analytical and experimental evaluation of multivariable stability margins,” AIAA SciTech, January 2021.
B. Barzgaran, J. D. Quenzer, M. Mesbahi, K. A. Morgansen, and E. Livne, “Real-time model predictive control for gust load alleviation on an aeroelastic wind tunnel test article,” AIAA SciTech, January 2021.
2020
T. Avant and K. A. Morgansen. Analytical bounds on the local Lipschitz constants of affine-ReLU functions. NeurIPS, July 2020
T. Avant and K. A. Morgansen. Rigid body dynamics estimation by unscented filtering pose estimation neural networks. In Proceedings of the American Control Conference, July 2020.
N. Powel and K. A. Morgansen, “Empirical observability Gramian for stochastic observability of nonlinear systems,” arxiv, June 2020.
2019
S. Adibi and K. A. Morgansen. Model development and stability analysis for a shape-controlled, bluff-body hydrodynamic vehicle. In Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2019.
A. Alaeddini, K. A. Morgansen and M. Mesbahi. Augmented state feedback for improving observability of linear systems with nonlinear measurements. Systems & Control Letters, 133, November 2019.
L. Cai, B. Boyacioglu, S. E. Webster, L. Van Uffelen, and K. A. Morgansen. Towards auto-tuning of Kalman filters for underwater gliders based on consistency metrics. In OCEANS, October 2019.
T. Avant and K. A. Morgansen, “Characterization of image-based local pose quality using empirical observability,” American Control Conference, July 2019.
B. Barzgaran, J. Quenzer, A. Zongolowicz, K. Hinson, M. Mesbahi, K. Morgansen and E. Livne. Low-cost wind tunnel studies of gust alleviation control techniques. In Proceedings of the International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics, June 2019.
B. Katona and K. A. Morgansen. Navigation of indoor spaces using multiple quadrotors. In Proceedings of AIAA SciTech, January 2019.
J. Quenzer, A. Zongolowicz, K. Hinson, B. Barzgaran, E. Livne, M. Mesbahi, and K. A. Morgansen. Model for aeroelastic response to gust excitation. In Proceedings of AIAA SciTech, January 2019.
Publications Archive
2018
T. Avant, U. Lee, B. Katona, and K. A. Morgansen. Dynamics, hover configurations, and rotor failure restabilization of a morphing quadrotor. In Proceedings of the American Control Conference, June 2018.
J. Quenzer, B. Barzgaran, K. A. Morgansen, and M. Mesbahi. Quadratic stability margin in switched control system design. In Proceedings of the American Control Conference, June 2018.
J. Quenzer, B. Barzgaran, M. Mesbahi, and K. Morgansen. The generic wide body aircraft model. In AIAA SciTech, January 2018.
2017
K. A. Morgansen and N. Brace. Observability-based sensor sampling. Sensing and Control for Autonomous Vehicles. Springer International Publishing, pp. 229-248, 2017.
A. Alaeddini, K. A. Morgansen and M. Mesbahi. Adaptive communication networks with privacy guarantees. In Proceedings of the American Control Conference, May 2017.
2016
N. L. Brace, T. L. Hedrick, D. H. Theriault, N. W. Fuller, Z. Wu, M. Betke, J. K. Parrish, D. Grunbaum, and K. A. Morgansen. Using collision cones to assess biological deconfliction methods. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 13(122), September 2016.
A. Alaeddini and K. A. Morgansen. Optimal disease outbreak detection in a community using network observability. In American Control Conference, July 2016.
2015
N. D. Powel and K. A. Morgansen. Empirical observability gramian rank condition for observability of nonlinear systems with control. In IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2015.
A. Wolek, T. Gode, C. A. Woolsey, J. Quenzer and K. A. Morgansen. Design and Testing of a Pneumatically Propelled Underwater Glider for Shallow Water. Technical Report No. VaCAS-2015-01, Virginia Center for Autonomous Systems, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, October 2015.
A. Wolek, C. Woolsey, J. Quenzer, and K. A. Morgansen. Testing a pneumatic underwater glider and acoustic ranging system in shallow water. OCEANS, October 2015.
B. T. Hinson and K. A. Morgansen. Gyroscopic sensing in the wings of the hawkmoth Manduca sexta: The role of sensor location and directional sensitivity. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 10(5), October 2015.
A. Alaeddini and K. A. Morgansen. Bio-inspired navigation for a nonholonomic mobile robot. AIAA Journal of Aerospace Information Systems, special issue on Estimation and Information Theory Applications for Resilient and Distributed Operation of Aerospace Systems, June 2015.
2014
B. T. Hinson, N. D. Powel, J. Quenzer, and K. A. Morgansen. Observability-based guidance algorithm for navigation using a single ranging beacon. In Robotics: Science and Systems, Workshop on Autonomous Control, Adaptation, and Learning for Underwater Vehicles, July 2014.
B. T. Hinson and K. A. Morgansen. Observability-based optimal sensor placement for flapping airfoils wake estimation. AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, 37(5):1477-1486.
A. Alaeddini and K. A. Morgansen. Trajectory design for a nonlinear system to insure observability. In European Control Conference, June 2014.
J. Quenzer and K. A. Morgansen. Observability based control in range-only underwater vehicle localization. In American Control Conference, June 2014.
F. van Breugel, K. A. Morgansen and M. Dickinson. Monocular distance estimation from optic flow during active landing maneuvers. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 9(2), May 2014.
2013
B. T. Hinson, E. Rombokas, J. P. Dyhr, T. L Daniel and K. A. Morgansen. Sensing from control: Airframe deformation for simultaneous actuation and state estimation. In Proceedings of the Conference on Decision and Control, December 2013.
A. Alaeddini and K. A. Morgansen. Autonomous state estimation using optic flow sensing. In Proceedings of the American Control Conference, June 2013.
B. L. Boardman, T. L. Hedrick, D. H. Theriault, N. W. Fuller, M. Betke and K. A. Morgansen. Collision avoidance in biological systems using collision cones. In Proceedings of the American Control Conference, June 2013.
B. T. Hinson and K. A. Morgansen. Observability optimization for the nonholonomic integrator. In Proceedings of the American Control Conference, June 2013.
B. T. Hinson, M. K. Binder, and K. A. Morgansen. Path planning to optimize observability in a planar uniform flow field. In Proceedings of the American Control Conference, June 2013.
J. Dyhr, K. A. Morgansen, T. L. Daniel and N. Cowan. Flexible strategies for flight control: An active role for the abdomen. Journal of Experimental Biology, 216(9):1523-1536, 2013.
2012
J. Dyhr, D. Colmanares, N. Cowan, T. L. Daniel, and K. A. Morgansen. Autostabilizing airframe articulation: Animal inspired air vehicle control. In Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2012.
A. Wolek, J. Burns, C. Woolsey, J. Quenzer, L. Techy and K. Morgansen. A maneuverable, pneumatic underwater glider. In OCEANS, October 2012.
A. Demir, M. Mert Ankarali, J. P. Dyhr, K. A. Morgansen, T. L. Daniel, and N. J. Cowan. Inertial redirection of thrust forces for flight stabilization. In Proceedings of the WSPC, 2012.
N. D. Powel and K. A. Morgansen. Multiserver queueing for supervisory control of autonomous vehicles. In Proceedings of the American Control Conference, June 2012.
B. Hinson and K. A. Morgansen. Flowfield estimation in the wake of a pitching and heaving airfoil. In Proceedings of the American Control Conference, June 2012.
E. Lalish and K. A. Morgansen. Distributed reactive collision avoidance. Autonomous Robots, special issue, 32(3), April 2012.
C. Woodruff, L. Vu, K. A. Morgansen and D. Tomlin. Deterministic modeling and evaluation of decision-making dynamics in sequential two-alternative forced choice tasks. Proceedings of the IEEE, special issue on Interaction Dynamics: The Interface of Humans and Smart Machines, 100(3):734-750, March 2012.
B. Hinson, M. K. Binder, and K. A. Morgansen. Path Planning to Optimize Wind Observability in a Planar Uniform Flow Field. University of Washington Aeronautics & Astronautics Technical Report, UWAATR-2012-0001, January 2012.
2011
L. Techy, K. A. Morgansen and C. Woolsey. Long-baseline acoustic localization of the Seaglider underwater glider. In Proceedings of the American Control Conference, June 2011.
N. Powel and K. A. Morgansen. Communication-based performance bounds in nonlinear coordinated control. International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, Special Issue: Cooperative Control of Autonomous Systems, 21(12):1410-1420, August 2011.
2010
D. J. Klein, V. Gupta, and K. A. Morgansen. Coordinated control of robotic fish using an underwater wireless network. In Wireless Networking Based Control, S. K. Maumder, ed., pp. 323-339, Springer-Verlag, 2010.
C. Woodruff, L. Vu, K. A. Morgansen and D. Tomlin. Modeling and evaluation of decision-making dynamics in sequential two-alternative forced choice tasks. In Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2010.
A. P. Melander, N. D. Powel, E. Lalish, K. A. Morgansen, J. S. Jang and J. Vian. Implementation of deconfliction in multivehicle autonomous systems. In Proceedings of the 27th International Congress of the Aeronautical Sciences, September 2010.
L. Techy, R. Tomokiyo, J. Quenzer, T. Beauchamp, K. A. Morgansen. Full-scale wind tunnel study of the Seaglider underwater glider. University of Washington Aeronautics & Astronautics Technical Report, UWAATR-2010-0002, September 2010.
L. Techy, K. A. Morgansen and C. A. Woolsey. Long-baseline ranging system for acoustic underwater localization of the Seaglider underwater glider. University of Washington Aeronautics & Astronautics Technical Report, UWAATR-2010-0001, September 2010.
L. Vu and K. A. Morgansen. Stability of time-delay feedback switched linear systems. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 55(10):2385-2389, October 2010.
R. Pagliari, S. Kirti, K. A. Morgansen, T. Javidi and A. Scaglione. A simple and scalable algorithm for alignment in broadcast networks. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communication, 28(7):1190-1199, September 2010.
L. Techy, C. A. Woolsey and K. A. Morgansen. Planar path planning for flight vehicles in wind with turn rate and acceleration bounds. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Robotics and Automation, May 2010.
2009
D. J. Klein, E. Lalish, and K. A. Morgansen. On controlled sinusoidal phase coupling. In Proceedings of the American Control Conference, June 2009.
L. Vu and K. A. Morgansen. Stability of feedback switched systems with state and switching delays. In Proceedings of the American Control Conference, June 2009. Recipient of the 2009 O. Hugo Schuck award for Best Paper in the Theory Category.
B. I. Triplett, D. J. Klein and K. A. Morgansen. Cooperative estimation for coordinated target tracking in a cluttered environment. ACM/Springer Mobile Networks and Applications Journal (MONET), (invited—special issue), 14(3):336-349, June 2009.
2008
L. Vu and K. A. Morgansen. Modeling and analysis of dynamic decision making in sequential two-choice tasks. In Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2008.
E. Lalish and K. A. Morgansen. Decentralized reactive collision avoidance for multivehicle systems. In Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2008.
D. J. Klein and K. A. Morgansen. Set stability of phase-coupled agents in discrete time. In Proceedings of the American Control Conference, June 2008.
E. Lalish, K. A. Morgansen and T. Tsukamaki. Decentralized reactive collision avoidance for multiple unicycle-type vehicles. In Proceedings of the American Control Conference, June 2008.
D. J. Klein, P. Lee, K. A. Morgansen, and T. Javidi. Integration of communication and control using discrete time Kuramoto models for multivehicle coordination over broadcast networks. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communication 26(4):695-705, May 2008.
D. J. Klein, P. K. Bettale, B. I. Triplett and K. A. Morgansen. Autonomous underwater multivehicle control with limited communication: Theory and experiment. In Proceedings of the Second IFAC Workshop on Navigation, Guidance and Control of Underwater Vehicles, April 2008.
2007
K. A. Morgansen, B. I. Triplett, and D. J. Klein. Geometric methods for modeling and control of free-swimming fin-actuated underwater vehicles. IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 23(6):1184-1199, December 2007.
E. Lalish, K. A. Morgansen and T. Tsukamaki. Oscillatory control for constant-speed unicycle-type vehicles. In Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2007.
D. J. Klein, P. Lee, K. A. Morgansen and T. Javidi. Integration of communication and control using discrete time Kuramoto models for multivehicle coordination over broadcast networks. In Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2007.
B. I. Triplett, D. J. Klein, and K. A. Morgansen. Distributed estimation for coordinated target tracking in a cluttered environment. In ROBOCOMM, October 2007.
A. Pongpunwattana, B. I. Triplett, and K. A. Morgansen. Target tracking control with limited communication and steering dynamics. In Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, October 2007.
D. J. Klein, C. Matlack and K. A. Morgansen. Cooperative target tracking using oscillator models in 3D. In Proceedings of the American Control Conference, July 2007.
2006
E. Lalish and K. A. Morgansen. Formation tracking control using virtual structures and deconfliction. In Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2006.
B. I. Triplett and K. A. Morgansen. Abbreviated zero order hold for formation control in the presence of communication and sensing delays. In Proceedings of the IEEE American Control Conference, June 2006.
D. J. Klein and K.A. Morgansen. Controlled collective motion for trajectory tracking. In Proceedings of the IEEE American Control Conference, June 2006.
A. E. Kunkel and K. A. Morgansen. Buoyancy control of an autonomous fin-actuated underwater vehicle. In Proceedings of the AIAA Region VI Student Conference, April 2006. Winner of Undergraduate Third Place Prize.
K. A. Morgansen, T. M. La Fond, and J. X. Zhang. Agile maneuvering for fin-actuated underwater vehicles. In Proceedings of the 2006 Second International Symposium on Communications, Control and Signal Processing, March 2006.
2005
B. I. Triplett, D. J. Klein and K. A. Morgansen. Discrete time Kuramoto models with delay. In Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, Springer, 2005.
C. Gonzalez and K. A. Morgansen. Stabilization of dynamic vehicle formation configurations using graph Laplacians. In Proceedings of the IFAC World Congress, July 2005.
2003
K. A. Morgansen. Oscillatory signals with nonlinear frequencies for control of nonholonomic systems. In Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 2003.
K. A. Morgansen. Geometric methods for modeling and control of a free-swimming carangiform fish robot. In Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology, August 2003.
2002
P. A. Vela, K. A. Morgansen, and J. W. Burdick. Underwater locomotion from oscillatory shape deformations. In Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 2074-2080, December 2002.
P. A. Vela, K. A. Morgansen, and J. W. Burdick. Second order averaging methods for oscillatory control of underactuated mechanical systems. In Proceedings of the American Control Conference, pp. 4672-4677, May 2002.
K. A. Morgansen, P. A. Vela, and J. W. Burdick. Trajectory stabilization for a planar carangiform robot fish. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 756-762, May 2002.
2001
K. A. Morgansen. Controllability and trajectory tracking for classes of cascade form second-order nonholonomic systems. In Proceedings of the 40th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 3031-3036, December 2001.
K. A. Morgansen, V. Duindam, R.J. Mason, J. W. Burdick, and R. M. Murray. Nonlinear control methods for planar carangiform robot fish locomotion. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 427-434, May 2001.
K. A. Morgansen and R. W. Brockett. Optimal regulation and reinforcement learning for the nonholonomic integrator. In Proceedings of the American Control Conference, pp. 462-466, June 2000.
1999
K. A. Morgansen. Temporal Patterns in Learning and Control. PhD Thesis, Engineering Sciences, Harvard University, 1999.
D. Hristu and K. A. Morgansen. Limited communication control. Systems & Control Letters, 43(7):193-205, July 1999.
K. A. Morgansen and R. W. Brockett. Nonholonomic control based on approximate inversion. In Proceedings of the American Control Conference, pp. 2515-19, June 1999.
1997
N. J. Ferrier, K. A. Morgansen, and D. Hristu, Implementation of Membrane Shape Reconstruction, Technical Report 97-1, Harvard Robotics Laboratory, Harvard University, 1997.
F. G. Pin, C. J. Hacker, K. B. Glower and K. A. Morgansen. Including a non-holonomic constraint in the FSP (Full Space Parameterization) method for mobile manipulators’ motion planning. In IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp. 2914-19, May 1997.
1996
F. G. Pin, K. A. Morgansen, F. A. Tulloch, C. J. Hacker, K. B. Gower. Motion planning for mobile manipulators with a non-holonomic constraint using the FSP (full space parameterization) method. Journal of Robotic Systems, 13(11):723-36, 1996.
F. G. Pin, K. A. Morgansen, F. A. Tulloch and C. J. Hacker. Motion planning for mobile manipulators using the FSP (Full Space Parameterization) approach. In Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing, pp. 739-44, 1996.
K. A. Morgansen and F. G. Pin. Impact mitigation using kinematic constraints and the full space parameterization method. In IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, May 1996.
1995
K. A. Morgansen and F. G. Pin. Enhanced Code for the Full Space Parameterization Approach to Solving Underspecified Systems of Algebraic Equations Version 1.0. Oak Ridge National Laboratory Technical Manuscript ORNL/TM-12816, March 1995.
Masters Theses
S. Adibi. Stability Analysis and Geometric Control for a Bluff-Body Hydrodynamic Vehicle. Master’s Thesis, Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, University of Washingto, 2018.
B. M. Katona. Navigation of Indoor Spaces Using Multiple Quadrotors. Master’s Thesis, Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, University of Washington, 2018.
T. Mulder. Effects of High Fidelity Modeling on Sensor Placement Optimization. Master’s Thesis, Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, University of Wshington, 2018.
A. Summers. Modeling and Control of a Fixed Wing Tilt-Rotor Tri-Copter. Master’s Thesis, Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, University of Washington, 2017.
A. L. Jenkins. The Homogeneity of Optimal Sensor Placement Across Multiple Winged Insect Species. Master’s Thesis, Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, University of Washington, 2016.
D. A. Wallace. Dynamics and Control of a Quadrotor with Active Geometric Morphing. Master’s Thesis, Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, University of Washington, 2016.
T. Avant. Multi-Vehicle Function Tracking by Moment Matching. Master’s Thesis, Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, University of Washington, 2016.
N. Brace. Using Collision Cones to Assess Biological Deconfliction Methods. Master’s Thesis, Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, University of Washington, 2014.
C. Deacon. Autonomous Collision Avoidance and Mapping for a Quadrotor Using Panning Sonar Sensors. Master’s Thesis, Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, University of Washington, 2014
J. Quenzer. Observability Metric Based Path Planning in Range-only Localization. Master’s Thesis, Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, University of Washington, 2013.
J. Becker. Modeling and Control of a Quadrotor with Dynamic Inertia. Master’s Thesis, Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, University of Washington, 2013.
B. Boardman. Collision Avoidance in Biological Systems using Collision Cones. Master’s Thesis, Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, University of Washington, 2012.
N. Powel. Multiserver queueing in supervisory control of autonomous unmanned vehicles. Master’s Thesis, Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, University of Washington, 2011.
A. Melander. Quadrotor Implementation of the Distributed Reactive Collision Avoidance Algorithm. Master’s Thesis, Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, University of Washington, 2010.
P. K. Bettale. Design of a Reliable Embedded Radio Transceiver Module with Applications to Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Systems. Master’s Thesis, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, 2008.
R. Svac. Path Planning to Achieve Minimal Broadcast Power in Systems of Multiple Constant Speed Vehicles. Master’s Thesis, Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, University of Washington, 2008.
E. Lalish. Oscillatory Control for Constant-Speed Unicycle-Type Vehicles. Master’s Thesis, Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, University of Washington, 2007.
K. Mushambi. Application of Modern Filtering Techniques for 3D Localisation in Biological and Robotic Systems. Master’s Thesis, Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, University of Washington, 2006.
D. Klein. Coordinated Collective Motion for Multivehicle Trajectory Tracking. Master’s Thesis, Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, University of Washington, 2005.
B. Massey. Effects of Shed Vortices in Fluid Force Simulations for a Pitching and Heaving Flat Plate. Master’s Thesis, Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, University of Washington, 2004. Joint advising with D. Dabiri.
PhD Dissertations
PhD Dissertations
J. Quenzer. Tools and Methods Toward the Advancement of Flight Control for Flexible Aircraft. Phd Dissertation, Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, University of Washington, 2019.
A. Alaeddini. Observability-Based Approach to Design, Analysis and Optimization of Dynamical Systems. PhD Dissertation, Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, University of Washington, 2016.
N. D. Powel. Noise-Enabled Observability of Nonlinear Dynamic Systems Using the Empirical Observability Gramian. PhD Dissertation, Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, University of Washington, 2016.
B. T. Hinson. Observability-Based Guidance and Sensor Placement. PhD Dissertation, Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, University of Washington, 2014.
E. Lalish. Distributed Reactive Collision Avoidance. PhD Dissertation, Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, University of Washington, 2009.
B. I. Triplett. Multiple Vehicle Coordination and Cooperative Estimation for target Tracking with Applications to Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Systems. PhD Dissertation, Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, University of Washington, 2008.