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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
78
Citations
27048
World Ranking
237
National Ranking
115

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

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74
Citations
25690
World Ranking
703
National Ranking
310

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2008 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to nonlinear control of automotive powertrains

Overview

Ilya Kolmanovsky is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily spans the broad field of engineering, with a special focus on control and systems engineering. The scientist has produced a significant body of work, contributing extensively to topics such as advanced control systems optimization, fault detection and control systems, and adaptive control of nonlinear systems.

The subfields of study where Kolmanovsky's contributions are most concentrated include:

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Computational Theory and Mathematics

Their work also addresses several main topics within control engineering and vehicle technology, including:

  • Advanced Control Systems Optimization
  • Fault Detection and Control Systems
  • Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems
  • Control Systems and Identification
  • Traffic Control and Management
  • Spacecraft Dynamics and Control
  • Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety

Kolmanovsky's recent papers emphasize interactions and control within vehicular systems, often focusing on connected and automated vehicle technologies. Examples of these publications include:

  • Connected and automated road vehicles: state of the art and future challenges, 2020, Vehicle System Dynamics
  • Hierarchical MPC for Robust Eco-Cooling of Connected and Automated Vehicles and Its Application to Electric Vehicle Battery Thermal Management, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology
  • Game-Theoretic Modeling of Multi-Vehicle Interactions at Uncontrolled Intersections, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
  • Game-Theoretic Modeling of Traffic in Unsignalized Intersection Network for Autonomous Vehicle Control Verification and Validation, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
  • Time-distributed optimization for real-time model predictive control: Stability, robustness, and constraint satisfaction, 2020, Automatica

They have collaborated frequently with a group of researchers, including:

  • Anouck Girard
  • Nan Li
  • Mohammad Reza Amini
  • Dimitar Filev
  • Carlos E. S. Cesnik

The venues where Kolmanovsky's work is regularly published reflect their research focus and are as follows:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Automatica
  • IFAC-PapersOnLine
  • IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology
  • IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control

Among their scholarly contributions, Kolmanovsky has authored books published by Springer International Publishing, including:

  • AI-enabled Technologies for Autonomous and Connected Vehicles, 2022

Recognition of Kolmanovsky's work includes being named an IEEE Fellow in 2008 for contributions to nonlinear control of automotive powertrains.

Best Publications

  • Developments in nonholonomic control problems

    I. Kolmanovsky;N.H. McClamroch

  • Theory and computation of disturbance invariant sets for discrete-time linear systems

    Ilya Kolmanovsky;Elmer G. Gilbert

  • MPC-Based Energy Management of a Power-Split Hybrid Electric Vehicle

    H. Borhan;A. Vahidi;A. M. Phillips;M. L. Kuang

  • Dynamics and control of a class of underactuated mechanical systems

    M. Reyhanoglu;A. van der Schaft;N.H. Mcclamroch;I. Kolmanovsky

  • Stochastic MPC With Learning for Driver-Predictive Vehicle Control and its Application to HEV Energy Management

    Stefano Di Cairano;Daniele Bernardini;Alberto Bemporad;Ilya V. Kolmanovsky

  • Reference and command governors for systems with constraints

    Emanuele Garone;Stefano Di Cairano;Ilya Kolmanovsky

  • Discrete‐time reference governors and the nonlinear control of systems with state and control constraints

    Elmer G. Gilbert;Ilya Kolmanovsky;Kok Tin Tan

  • Nonlinear tracking control in the presence of state and control constraints: a generalized reference governor

    Elmer Gilbert;Ilya Kolmanovsky

  • Turbocharger Modeling for Automotive Control Applications

    Paul Moraal;Ilya Kolmanovsky

  • Constructive Lyapunov control design for turbocharged diesel engines

    M. Jankovic;I. Kolmanovsky

  • Control of variable geometry turbocharged diesel engines for reduced emissions

    A.G. Stefanopoulou;I. Kolmanovsky;J.S. Freudenberg

  • Predictive energy management of a power-split hybrid electric vehicle

    H. Ali Borhan;Ardalan Vahidi;Anthony M. Phillips;Ming L. Kuang

  • Fast reference governors for systems with state and control constraints and disturbance inputs

    Elmer Grant Gilbert;Ilya V. Kolmanovsky

  • Model Predictive Control approach for guidance of spacecraft rendezvous and proximity maneuvering

    S. Di Cairano;H. Park;I. Kolmanovsky

  • Model Predictive Control for Spacecraft Rendezvous and Docking: Strategies for Handling Constraints and Case Studies

    Avishai Weiss;Morgan Baldwin;Richard Scott Erwin;Ilya Kolmanovsky

  • Game Theoretic Modeling of Driver and Vehicle Interactions for Verification and Validation of Autonomous Vehicle Control Systems

    Nan Li;Dave W. Oyler;Mengxuan Zhang;Yildiray Yildiz

  • A stochastic model predictive control approach for series hybrid electric vehicle power management

    G. Ripaccioli;D. Bernardini;S. Di Cairano;A. Bemporad

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

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

  • EGR-VGT control schemes: experimental comparison for a high-speed diesel engine

    M.J. van Nieuwstadt;I.V. Kolmanovsky;P.E. Moraal;A. Stefanopoulou

  • Discrete-time reference governors for systems with state and control constraints and disturbance inputs

    E.G. Gilbert;I. Kolmanovsky

Frequent Co-Authors

Jing Sun
Jing Sun University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Anouck Girard
Anouck Girard University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Dimitar Petrov Filev
Dimitar Petrov Filev Ford Motor Company (United States)
Elmer G. Gilbert
Elmer G. Gilbert University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Anna G. Stefanopoulou
Anna G. Stefanopoulou University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Alberto Bemporad
Alberto Bemporad IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca
Mrdjan J. Jankovic
Mrdjan J. Jankovic Ford Motor Company (United States)
Michiel J. Van Nieuwstadt
Michiel J. Van Nieuwstadt Ford Motor Company (United States)
Jianbo Lu
Jianbo Lu Ford Motor Company (United States)
Dennis S. Bernstein
Dennis S. Bernstein University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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