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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Rufus Oldenburger Medal, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 2007 - IEEE Fellow
  • 2006 - Henry Ford Technical Fellow
  • 2006 - Fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC)
  • 2006 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering
  • 1994 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

Overview

Davor Hrovat is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States after retiring from Ford where he was the first Henry Ford Technical Fellow in Controls. His research primarily spans engineering with focus on Mechanical and Systems Engineering and Control with notable subfields of Automotive Controls, Mechatronics, and Aerospace Structures and Control.

His main contributions cover areas such as vehicle and powertrain controls, vibration control, and structural engineering and vibration analysis.

  • A Shaker Rig-Based Testing of Perceived Ride Comfort for Various Configurations of Active Suspensions, 2020, Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control
  • Analytical and Experimental Evaluation of Various Active Suspension Alternatives for Superior Ride Comfort and Utilization of Autonomous Vehicles, 2020, Journal of Autonomous Vehicles and Systems
  • Comments on "Energy-Driven-Damper (EDD): Comfort-Oriented Semiactive Suspensions Optimized From an Energy Perspective" [Sep 20 2069-2076], 2023, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology

Frequent co-authors of Davor Hrovat include:

  • Ivan Cvok
  • Joško Deur
  • H. Eric Tseng
  • Mario Hrgetić
  • Matija Hoić

Key publication venues where Hrovat has contributed include:

  • Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control
  • Journal of Autonomous Vehicles and Systems
  • IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology


Best Publications

  • Predictive Active Steering Control for Autonomous Vehicle Systems

    P. Falcone;F. Borrelli;J. Asgari;H.E. Tseng

  • MPC-Based Approach to Active Steering for Autonomous Vehicle Systems

    Francesco Borrelli;Paolo Falcone;Tamas Keviczky;Jahan Asgari

  • MPC-based yaw and lateral stabilisation via active front steering and braking

    Paolo Falcone;H. Eric Tseng;Francesco Borrelli;Jahan Asgari

  • State of the art survey: active and semi-active suspension control

    H. Eric Tseng;Davor Hrovat

  • Applications of Optimal Control to Advanced Automotive Suspension Design

    D. Hrovat

  • Linear Time Varying Model Predictive Control and its Application to Active Steering Systems: Stability Analysis and Experimental Validation

    Paolo Falcone;Francesco Borrelli;Jahan Asgari;H. Eric Tseng

  • An MPC/hybrid system approach to traction control

    F. Borrelli;A. Bemporad;M. Fodor;D. Hrovat

  • Vehicle Steering Intervention Through Differential Braking

    Tom Pilutti;Galip Ulsoy;Davor Hrovat

  • Predictive Control of Autonomous Ground Vehicles With Obstacle Avoidance on Slippery Roads

    Yiqi Gao;Theresa Lin;Francesco Borrelli;Eric Tseng

  • Hybrid model predictive control application towards optimal semi-active suspension

    N. Giorgetti;A. Bemporad;H. E. Tseng;D. Hrovat

  • The development of Model Predictive Control in automotive industry: A survey

    D. Hrovat;S. Di Cairano;H.E. Tseng;I.V. Kolmanovsky

  • An approach toward the optimal semi-active suspension

    D. Hrovat;D. L. Margolis;M. Hubbard

  • MODELS AND CONTROL METHODOLOGIES FOR IC ENGINE IDLE SPEED CONTROL DESIGN

    Davor Hrovat;Jing Sun

  • Vehicle steering intervention through differential braking

    T. Pilutti;G. Ulsoy;D. Hrovat

  • Predictive control approach to autonomous vehicle steering

    T. Keviczky;P. Falcone;F. Borrelli;J. Asgari

  • Stability robustness of LQ and LQG active suspensions

    A. G. Ulsoy;D. Hrovat;T. Tseng

  • A hierarchical Model Predictive Control framework for autonomous ground vehicles

    P. Falcone;F. Borrelli;H.E. Tseng;J. Asgari

  • Model Predictive Idle Speed Control: Design, Analysis, and Experimental Evaluation

    S. Di Cairano;D. Yanakiev;A. Bemporad;I. V. Kolmanovsky

  • A model predictive control approach for combined braking and steering in autonomous vehicles

    P. Falcone;F. Borrelli;J. Asgari;H.E. Tseng

  • Optimum Vehicle Suspensions Minimizing RMS Rattlespace, Sprung-Mass Acceleration and Jerk

    D. Hrovat;M. Hubbard

  • The Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control

    George Leitmann;D. Hrovat

Frequent Co-Authors

Jianbo Lu
Jianbo Lu Ford Motor Company (United States)
Francesco Borrelli
Francesco Borrelli University of California, Berkeley
Paolo Falcone
Paolo Falcone Chalmers University of Technology
Alberto Bemporad
Alberto Bemporad IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca
Ilya Kolmanovsky
Ilya Kolmanovsky University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Mrdjan J. Jankovic
Mrdjan J. Jankovic Ford Motor Company (United States)
Hosam K. Fathy
Hosam K. Fathy University of Maryland, College Park
Jing Sun
Jing Sun University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
A. Galip Ulsoy
A. Galip Ulsoy University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Lino Guzzella
Lino Guzzella ETH Zurich

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