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Kimon P. Valavanis

Kimon P. Valavanis

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
53
Citations
13708
World Ranking
3328
National Ranking
983

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Kimon P. Valavanis is affiliated with the University of Denver in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Engineering, with specific emphasis on Aerospace Engineering and Control and Systems Engineering. They have also contributed to areas such as Computer Networks and Communications, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, and Artificial Intelligence.

The topics of Valavanis's work encompass a range of subjects related to control systems and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). These include:

  • Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems
  • Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems
  • Guidance and Control Systems
  • Robotic Path Planning Algorithms
  • UAV Applications and Optimization
  • Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization
  • Adaptive Dynamic Programming Control

Valavanis has published extensively, with significant contributions to the following venues:

  • Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems
  • IEEE Control Systems
  • IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Drones

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Valavanis cover various aspects of UAV control, formation, and path planning. Some notable publications include:

  • "UAV Model-based Flight Control with Artificial Neural Networks: A Survey," 2020, Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems
  • "Robust Formation Tracking Control for Multiple Quadrotors Subject to Switching Topologies," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems
  • "Fault-Tolerant Formation Control for Heterogeneous Vehicles Via Reinforcement Learning," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
  • "Fixed-Wing UAV Energy Efficient 3D Path Planning in Cluttered Environments," 2022, Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems
  • "A chaotic path planning generator enhanced by a memory technique," 2021, Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Collaborations feature several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Matthew J. Rutherford
  • Margareta Stefanovic
  • Alessandro Rizzo
  • Simone Martini
  • Hao Liu

Valavanis has also contributed to book publications, notably a work with Springer Nature titled Nonlinear Control of Fixed-Wing UAVs with Time-Varying and Unstructured Uncertainties, published in 2020.

Recognition of Valavanis's contributions includes being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2009.

Best Publications

  • Surveying stock market forecasting techniques - Part II: Soft computing methods

    George S. Atsalakis;Kimon P. Valavanis

  • Handbook of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

    Kimon P. Valavanis;George J. Vachtsevanos

  • Advances in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: State of the Art and the Road to Autonomy

    Kimon P. Valavanis

  • Evolutionary algorithm based offline/online path planner for UAV navigation

    I.K. Nikolos;K.P. Valavanis;N.C. Tsourveloudis;A.N. Kostaras

  • A survey of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for traffic monitoring

    Konstantinos Kanistras;Goncalo Martins;Matthew J. Rutherford;Kimon P. Valavanis

  • Forecasting stock market short-term trends using a neuro-fuzzy based methodology

    George S. Atsalakis;Kimon P. Valavanis

  • On the Measurement of Enterprise Agility

    Nikos C. Tsourveloudis;Kimon P. Valavanis

  • Advances in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

    Kimon P. Valavanis

  • On Integrating Unmanned Aircraft Systems into the National Airspace System : Issues, Challenges, Operational Restrictions, Certification, and Recommendations

    Konstantinos Dalamagkidis;Kimon P. Valavanis;Les A. Piegl

  • Control architectures for autonomous underwater vehicles

    K.P. Valavanis;D. Gracanin;M. Matijasevic;R. Kolluru

  • Unmanned Aircraft Systems

    Kimon P. Valavanis;Paul Oh;Les A. Piegl

  • On unmanned aircraft systems issues, challenges and operational restrictions preventing integration into the National Airspace System

    Konstantinos Dalamagkidis;Kimon P. Valavanis;Les A. Piegl

  • Analytical design of intelligent machines

    George N. Saridis;Kimon P. Valavanis

  • Autonomous vehicle navigation utilizing electrostatic potential fields and fuzzy logic

    N.C. Tsourveloudis;K.P. Valavanis;T. Hebert

  • A Novel Nonlinear Backstepping Controller Design for Helicopters Using the Rotation Matrix

    Ioannis A Raptis;Kimon P Valavanis;Wilfrido A Moreno

  • Linear and Nonlinear Control of Small-Scale Unmanned Helicopters

    Ioannis A. Raptis;Kimon P. Valavanis

  • Unmanned ground vehicle swarm formation control using potential fields

    L. Barnes;M.A. Fields;K. Valavanis

  • Mobile robot navigation in 2-D dynamic environments using an electrostatic potential field

    K.P. Valavanis;T. Hebert;R. Kolluru;N. Tsourveloudis

  • Swarm Formation Control Utilizing Elliptical Surfaces and Limiting Functions

    L.E. Barnes;M.A. Fields;K.P. Valavanis

  • Intelligent Robotic Systems : Theory, Design and Applications

    Kimon P. Valavanis;George N. Saridis

Frequent Co-Authors

George Vachtsevanos
George Vachtsevanos Georgia Institute of Technology
Les A. Piegl
Les A. Piegl University of South Florida
Frank L. Lewis
Frank L. Lewis The University of Texas at Arlington
Panos J. Antsaklis
Panos J. Antsaklis University of Notre Dame
Elias Stefanakos
Elias Stefanakos University of South Florida
Sauro Longhi
Sauro Longhi Marche Polytechnic University
Robin R. Murphy
Robin R. Murphy Texas A&M University
Hao Liu
Hao Liu Chiba University
Yan Wan
Yan Wan The University of Texas at Arlington
Randal W. Beard
Randal W. Beard Brigham Young University

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