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Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Italy
2023

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
72
Citations
46401
World Ranking
784
National Ranking
14

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Italy Leader Award
  • 2012 - IEEE Control Systems Award “For pioneering contributions to nonlinear control theory.”
  • 1987 - IEEE Fellow For fundamental contributions to nonlinear system theory.

Overview

Alberto Isidori is affiliated with Sapienza University of Rome in Italy and focuses primarily on research within the field of engineering, specifically control and systems engineering. Their work spans various subfields including electrical and electronic engineering, computer networks and communications, mechanical engineering, and marketing.

Isidori's research primarily covers topics related to nonlinear systems and control theory. Main topics of investigation include:

  • Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems
  • Advanced Control Systems Optimization
  • Iterative Learning Control Systems
  • Stability and Controllability of Differential Equations
  • Stability and Control of Uncertain Systems
  • Control and Stability of Dynamical Systems
  • Extremum Seeking Control Systems

Their recent publications reflect a strong focus on nonlinear control theory and observer design methodologies. Notable recent papers include:

  • "On the Design of Distributed Observers for Nonlinear Systems" (2021), published in IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
  • "Output Regulation of Invertible Nonlinear Systems via Robust Dynamic Feedback-Linearization" (2021), published in IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
  • "Structure algorithms, normal forms and their role in the problem of feedback design for input-affine nonlinear MIMO systems" (2023), published in Systems & Control Letters
  • "Achieving Almost Feedback-Linearization via Low-Power Extended Observer" (2020), published in IEEE Control Systems Letters
  • "Robust Output Regulation of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors by Enhanced Extended Observer" (2020), published in IFAC-PapersOnLine

Frequently publishing in the IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control and IFAC-PapersOnLine venues, Isidori has also contributed to Systems & Control Letters and IEEE Control Systems Letters among others.

The scientist collaborates regularly with other researchers in their field. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Yuanqing Wu
  • Anton A. Pyrkin
  • Renquan Lu
  • Oleg I. Borisov
  • Alexey Bobtsov

Isidori has received professional recognition, including the IEEE Control Systems Award in 2012 for pioneering contributions to nonlinear control theory and was named an IEEE Fellow in 1987 for fundamental contributions to nonlinear system theory.

Best Publications

  • Nonlinear Control Systems

    Alberto Isidori;M. Thoma;E. D. Sontag;B. W. Dickinson

  • Output regulation of nonlinear systems

    A. Isidori;C.I. Byrnes

  • Linearization by output injection and nonlinear observers

    Arthur J Krener;Alberto Isidori

  • Passivity, feedback equivalence, and the global stabilization of minimum phase nonlinear systems

    C.I. Byrnes;A. Isidori;J.C. Willems

  • Adaptive control of linearizable systems

    S.S. Sastry;A. Isidori

  • Disturbance attenuation and H/sub infinity /-control via measurement feedback in nonlinear systems

    A. Isidori;A. Astolfi

  • A geometric approach to nonlinear fault detection and isolation

    C. De Persis;A. Isidori

  • Nonlinear Control Systems II

    Alberto Isidori

  • Nonlinear decoupling via feedback: A differential geometric approach

    A. Isidori;A. Krener;C. Gori-Giorgi;S. Monaco

  • Semi-global nonlinear output regulation with adaptive internal model

    A. Serrani;A. Isidori;L. Marconi

  • Asymptotic stabilization of minimum phase nonlinear systems

    C.I. Byrnes;A. Isidori

  • Nonlinear control systems: an introduction (2nd ed.)

    Alberto Isidori

  • New results and examples in nonlinear feedback stabilization

    C. I. Byrnes;A. Isidori

  • Robust Autonomous Guidance: An Internal Model Approach

    Alberto Isidori;Lorenzo Marconi;Andrea Serrani

  • On the attitude stabilization of rigid spacecraft

    Christopher I. Byrnes;Alberto Isidori

  • H/sub /spl infin control via measurement feedback for general nonlinear systems

    A. Isidori;Wei Kang

  • Nonlinear feedback in robot arm control

    T. Tarn;A. Bejczy;A. Isidori;Y. Chen

  • Robust nonlinear motion control of a helicopter

    A. Isidori;L. Marconi;A. Serrani

  • Robust Autonomous Guidance

    Alberto Isidori;Lorenzo Marconi;Andrea Serrani

  • Local stabilization of minimum-phase nonlinear systems

    Christopher I. Byrnes;Alberto Isidori

Frequent Co-Authors

Lorenzo Marconi
Lorenzo Marconi University of Bologna
Christopher I. Byrnes
Christopher I. Byrnes Washington University in St. Louis
Andrea Serrani
Andrea Serrani The Ohio State University
Tzyh-Jong Tarn
Tzyh-Jong Tarn Washington University in St. Louis
Claudio De Persis
Claudio De Persis University of Groningen
Laurent Praly
Laurent Praly Mines ParisTech
Hongye Su
Hongye Su Zhejiang University
Daizhan Cheng
Daizhan Cheng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shankar Sastry
Shankar Sastry University of California, Berkeley

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