Some Recent Publications (since 1995)

Journal Papers

Etemadi A., Davison E.J., Iravani R., "A Generalized Decentralized Robust Control of Islanded Microgids", IEEE Trans on Power Systems" , to appear.
Roszak B., Davison E.J., "Optimal Complementary Control for Stable Positive LTI Systems", , Automatica , to appear.
Miller D.E., Davison E.J., "Linear Periodic Controller Design for Decentralized Control Systems, Systems and Control Letters , vol 64, Feb., 2014, pp 1 - 11.
Lam S., Davison E.J.,"Computation of the Real Controllabiity Radius and Minimum Norm-Perturbations of Higher-Order, Descripter, and Time-Delay LTI Systems, IEEE Trans on Automatic Control , to appear.
Wang W.S., Davison D.E., Davison E.J., "Controller Design of Multivariable Linear Time Invariant Unknown Systems", IEEE Trans on Automatic Control , vol 58, No 9, Sept 2013, pp 2292 - 2306.
Etemadi A.H., Davison E.J., Iravani R.,"A Decentralied Robust Control Strategy for Multi-DER Microgrids - Part I: Fundamental Concepts", IEEE Trans on Power Delivery , vol 27, No 4 Oct 2012, pp 1843 - 1853.
Etemadi A.H., Davison E.J., Iravani R.,"A Decentralied Robust Control Strategy for Multi-DER Microgrids - Part II: Performance Evaluation", IEEE Trans on Power Delivery , vol 27, No 4, Oct. 2012, pp 1854 - 1861.
Miller D.E., Davison E.J., "Near Optimal LQR Performance in a Decentralized Setting" IEEE Trans on Automatic Control , vol 59, No 2, Feb 2014, pp 327 - 340.
Huang S.T., Davison E.J., Kwong R., "Decentralized Robust Servomechanism Problem for Large Flexible Space Structures under Sensor and Actuator Failure", IEEE Trans on Automatic Control , vol 57, No 12, Dec 2012, pp 3219 - 3224.
Miller D.E., Davison E.J., "An Algebraic Characterization of Quotient Decentralized Fixed Modes" Automatica , vol 48, 2012, pp 1639 - 1644.
Roszak B., Davison E.J.,"The Multivariable Servomechanism Problem for Positive LTI Systems", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol 55, No 9, Sept 2010, pp 2204 - 2209.
Karimi H., Davison E.J., Iravani R., "Multivariable Servomechanism Controller Design for Automomous Operation of a Distributed Generation Unit: Design and Performance Evaluation", IEEE Trans on Power Systems ,vol 25, No 2, May 2010, pp 853 - 865.
Roszak B., Davison E.J., "Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Stabilization of Positive Systems", Systems and Control Letters , vol 58, 2009, pp 474 - 481.
Aghdam A.G., Davison E.J., "Discrete-Time Control of Continuous Systems with Approximate Decentralized Fixed Modes", Automatica vol 44, No. 1, 2008, pp 75 - 87.
Davison E.J.,Milman R., "Tracking and Disturbance Rejection of Extended Constant Signals with Unknown Disturbance Structure Using MPC", SICE Journal of Control, Measurement, and System Integration , Invited Paper, Inaugural Issue, Vol.1, No. 2, 2008, pp 82 - 91.
Milman R., Davison E.J., " A Fast MPC Algorithm Using Non-Feasible Active Set Methods", Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications (JOTA) ,vol 139,No. 3, 2008, pp 617 - 634.
Aghdam A.G., Davison E.J., "Discrete-Time Control of Continuous Systems with Approximate Fixed Modes", Automatica , vol 44, no. 1, 2008, pp 75 - 87.
Aghdam A.G., Davison E.J., "Decentralized Switching Control for Hierarchical Systems", Automatica , vol 43, no. 6. 2007 pp 1092 - 1100.
Aghdam A.G., Davison E.J., Becerril-Arreola R., "Structural Modifications of Systems using Discretization and Generalized Sampled-Data Hold Functions", Automatica , vol 42, Nov 2006, pp 1935 - 1941.
Bozorg M., Davison E.J., "Stability Domains of Time-Delay Control Systems Containing Uncertain Parameters", Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transaction B, Engineering, vol 31, No B4, 2007, pp 421 - 429.
Bozorg M., Sherali H.D., Davison E.J., Desai J.,"Computation of Parameter Stability Margins using Polynominal Programming Techniques", International J. of Control ,vol 79, no 7, July 2006, pp 739 - 751.
Bozorg M., Davison E.J., "Control of Time Delay Processes with Uncertain Delay", J. of Process Control , vol 16, 2006, pp 403 - 408.
Davison E.J., Davison D., Milman R., "Transient Response Shaping, Model-Based Cheap Control, Saturation Indices, and MPC", European J. of Control, vol 11, no 4,5, Dec 2005, pp 288 - 300.
Guangdi Hu, E.J. Davison, "Real controllability/stabilizability radius of LTI systems", IEEE Trans on Automatic Control, Vol 49, No 2, Feb 2004, pp 254 - 257.
Guangdi Hu, and E.J. Davison, "Real stability radius of LTI time delay systems", Systems and Control Letters , vol 50, No 3, Oct. 2003, pp 209 - 219.
M.Chang, and E.J. Davison, "Control of LTI Systems Subject to Unanticipated Extreme Perturbations", IEEE Trans on Automatic Control, vol 48, no 11, Nov 2003, pp 1975 - 1985.
L.Ben Jemmaa, and E.J. Davison, "Limiting performance of optimal linear discrete filters", Automatica, vol 39, No 7, July 2003, pp 1221 - 1226.
L.Ben Jemma, and E.J. Davison, Performance limitations in the RSP for discrete time periodic systems", Automatica, Vol 39, No 6, June 2003, pp 1053 - 1060.
L.Ben Jemmaa, and E.J. Davison, "Performance limitations in the servomechanism problem for sampled linear time invariant systems", IEEE Trans on Automatic Control, vol 48, no 8 August 2003, pp 1299 - 1311.
A. Iftar, and E.J. Davison, "Decentralized control strategies for dynamic routing", Optimal Control Applications and Methods", vol 23, 2003, pp 329-355.
A. Aghdam, and E.J. Davison, "Pseudo-Decentralized Switching Control", Automatica,vol 39, No.2, Feb 2003, pp 317 - 324.
W.Liu, and E.J. Davison, "Servomechanism controller design of web handling systems", IEEE Trans on Control Technology, ,vol 11, no 4, July 2003, pp 555-564.
D.E. Davison, and E.J. Davison, "Optimal Transient Response Shaping of the Servomechanism Problem", J. of Optimization Theory and Applications (JOTA), vol 115, No.3, Dec 2002, pp 491 - 515.
T.N. Chang, and E.J. Davison, "Decentralized control of decentralized systems", IEEE Trans on Automatic Control, vol 46, No.10, Oct 2001, pp 1589-1595.
M. Chang, and E.J. Davison, "Adaptive switching control of LTI multivariable systems using a family of controllers approach", Automatica (Special Issue on Hybrid Systems), vol 35, no 3, March 1999, pp 453-465.
A. Iftar, and E.J. Davison, "Decentralized control strategies for dynamic routing", International J of Control, vol 69, no 5, 1998, pp 599-632.
E.J. Davison, "Intelligent servomechanism control", Annual Reviews in Control, Pergamon Press, vol 22, 1998, pp 23-34.
K-W. Li, B.I. Turksen, E.J. Davison, and K.C. Smith, "Stabilization of unstable and unintuitive plants by fuzzy control", IEEE Trans Systems, Man & Cybernetics , vol 27, no 1, Feb 1997, pp 55-67.
H. Fathi, A.E. Hamielic, E.J. Davison, "Modelling the anionic solution polymerization of butadience -- the effects of chain termination and long chain branching on molecular weight distribution development", Polymer Reaction Engineering , vol 4, no 4, 1996, pp 243-277.
Qiu Li, B. Bernhardsson, A. Rantzer, E.J. Davison, P.M. Young, and J.C. Doyle, "A formula for computation of the real stability radius", Automatica , vol 31, no 6, 1995, pp 879-890.
Y.Z. Hu, and E.J. Davison, "A PMGOP method of parameter identification for a class of continuous nonlinear systems", International J of Control , vol 62, no 2, 1995, pp 349-378.

Conference Papers

Zeheb W.S., Shorten R., Davison E.J., "Static Output Feedback Passivation of a SISO System Characterized by State Matrices", American Control Conference , Washington DC, June 17 - 19, 2013, pp 1862 - 1866.

Wang W.S., Davison E.J., "Controller Design of Multivariable LTI Unknown Systems", American Control Conference , Montreal, June 27-29, 2012, pp 2349 - 2355.

Miller D.E., Davison E.J., "Near Optimal Control in a Decentralized Setting" IEEE Control and Decision Conference , Orlando FL, USA, Dec 2011, pp 6204 - 6209.

Roszak B., Davison E.J., "An Optimal Servomechanism Problem for Positive Systems with Application to an Experimental Industrial System", 18th IFAC World Congress 2011, Milan, Aug 2-11,pp 7529 - 7534.

Davison D.E., Davison E.J., "Optimal Servomechanism Control of Plants with Fewer Inputs than Outputs", 18th IFAC World Congress 2011, Milan, Aug 2-11, 2011, pp 11332 - 11337.

Lam S., Davison E.J., "Real Controllability Radius of Higher-order, Descriptor, and Time-Delay LTI Systems", 18th IFAC World Congress 2011, Milan, Aug 2-11, 2011, pp 3354 - 3359.

Miller D., Davison E.J., "On Computing Quotient Deceralized Fixed Modes", 18th IFAC World Congress 2011 , milan, Aug 2-11, 2011, pp 2546 - 2551.

Davison E.J., Lam S., "Performance Limitations of the Servomechanism Problem when the Number of Tracking/Disturbance Poles Increase", 2010 IEEE Control and Decision Conference (2010 CDC) , Atlanta, USA, Dec 2010, pp 6577 - 6583.

Momeni A., Aghdam A.G., Davison E.J., "Decentralized Fixed Modes for LTI Time Delay Systems", 2010 American Control Conference , Baltimore, June 30 - July 2, 2010, pp 6593 - 6599.

Huang S.T., Kwong R., Davison E.J., "Hardware Realization of Discrete Event Systems Diagnosers", 2009 IEEE Control and Decision Conference , Shanghai, PRC, Dec 16-18, 2009, pp 1241 - 1247.

Davison E.J., Davison D., Lam S., "Multivariable Three-Term Optimal Controller Design for Large Scale Systems", 2009 IEEE Control and Decision Conference , Shanghai, PRC, Dec 16-18, 2009, pp 940 - 945.

Lam S., Davison E.J., "Restricted Real Perturbation Values with Applications to the Structured Real Controllability Radius of LTI Systems", 2009 IEEE Control and Decision Conference, Shanghai, PRC, Dec 16-18, 2009, pp 1145 - 1150.

Roszak B., Davison E.J., "The Servomechanism Problem for MIMO Positive LTI Systems: Switching Tuning Regulators and "Almost-Positivity",2009 European Control Conference, Budapest, Hungary, 2009, Robust Control Design II, Paper MoA16.2.

Roszak B., Davison E.,J., "Tracking and Disturbance Rejection for SISO Positive LTI Systems via LQR Clamping,2009 European Control Conference, Budapest, Hungary, 2009, Robust Control Design II, Paper MoB16.5.

Roszak B., Davison E.J., "The Positive Servomechanism Problem under LQcR Control", 2009 IFAC Symposium on Positive Systems (3rd POSTA09 Conference), Valencia, Spain, Sept 2-4, 2009, to appear in Springer Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences (ed: Rafael Bru, Sergio Romero), presented in Applications Session, Sept 2, 2009.

Chang M., Davison E.J., Transient Response Improvement of the Robust Servomechanism Problem for Sinusoidal Signals", 6th IFAC Symposium on Robust Control Design (ROCOND'09), Haifa, Israel, June 16 -18, 2009, pp 319 - 324.

Lam Simon, Davison E.J., "Generalized Real Perturbation Values with Applications to the Structured Real Controllability Radius of LTI Systems", 2009 American Control Conference , St. Louis, USA, June 2009, pp 2439 - 2444.

Roszak B., Davison E.J., "Tuning Clamping Regulators for Positive SISO Unknown LTI Systems:Waterworks Experimental Results", 2009 American Control Conference,St. Louis, USA, June 2009, pp 3089 - 3094.

Lam Simon, Davison E.J., "A Fast Algorithm to Compute the Controllability, Decentralized Fixed-Mode, and Minimum-Phase Radius of LTI Systems", IEEE Control and Decision Conference , Cancun, Mexico Dec 2008, pp 508 - 513.

Huang S.T., Davison E.J., Kwong R.H., "Decentralized Robust Servomechanism Problem for Large Flexible Space Structures under Sensor and Actuator Failure", IEEE Control and Decision Conference ,Cancun, Mexico, Dec 2008, pp 410 - 416.

Lam S., Davison E.J., "An Efficient Algorithm to Compute the Real Perturbation Values of a Matrix", 18th International Symposium on Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems (MTNS 2008) ,, Viriginia Beach, July 28 - Aug 1, 2008,pp 107 - 112.

Roszak B., Davison E.J., "The Servomechanism Problem for Unknown MIMO LTI Postive Systems: Feedforward and Robust Tuning Regulators", 2008 American Control Conference , Seattle, Washington, June 11 - 13, 2008, pp 4821 - 4826.

Lam S., Davison E.J., "The Real Decentralized Fixed Mode Radius and Minimum Norm Plant Perturbation for General Control Information Flow Constraints", 2008 IFAC World Congress , Seoul, Korea, July 6 - 11, 2008, pp 6353 - 6370.

Lam S., Davison E.J., "The Transmission Zero s Radius and the Minimum Phase Radius of LTI Systems", 2008 IFAC World Congress , Seoul, Korea, July 6 - 11, 2008, pp. 6371 - 6376.

Roszak B., Davison E.J., "The Servomechanism Problem for Unknown Positive Systems via Tuning Regulators using Clamping", 2008 IFAC World Congress , Seoul, Korea, July 6 - 11, 2008, pp 353 - 358.

Lam S., Davison E.J., "The Real Decentralized Fixed Mode Radius of LTI Systems", 46th IEEE Control and Decision Conference New Orleans, Dec 12 - 14, 2007, pp 3036 - 3041.

Roszak B., Davison E.J., "Tuning Regulators for Tracking SISO Positive Linear Systems", 2007 European Control Conference (2007 ECC), Zos, Greece, July 2007, pp 540 - 547.

Lam S., Davison E.J., "Control of Plants with Changing Dynamics Using Switching Model Predictive Control", 2007 IASTED Control and Applications (CA 2007), Montreal, May 30 - June 1, 2007, pp 134 - 140.

Aghdam A.G., Davison E.J., "Digital Control Design for Systems with Approximate Decentralized Fixed Modes", 2006 IEEE Control and Decision Conference, San Diego, Dec 2006, pp 4448 - 4453.

Khatir M., Davison E.J., "A Decentralized Lateral-Longitudinal Controller for a Platoon of Vehicles Operating on a Plane", 2006 American Control Conference Minneapolis, June 2006, pp 5891-5896.

Lam S., Davison E.J., "The Real Stabilizability Radius of the Multi-Link Inverted Pendulum", 2006 American Control Conference, Minneapolis, June 2006, pp 1814-1819.

Ching ShiNung, Davison E.J., "A Switching Approach to the Control of Jump Parameter Systems", 2006 American Control Conference, Minneapolis, June 2006, pp 5419-5424.

Milman R., Davison E.J., "Evaluation of Suboptimal Real-Time Control Results for MPC using Improved Initial Conditions", IEEE Conference on Control Applications, Toronto, Aug 2005, pp 1075-1080.

Milman R., Davison E.J., "Rejection of Extended Constant Disturbances Using Model Predictive Control", 2005 IFAC World Congress, July 4-8, 2005, Topic 2.4, Paper Code Th-E05-Tp/15.

Ching ShiNung, Davison E.J., "Control of Plants which Change using Switching Controllers", 2005 American Control Conference , Portland, Oregon, June 2005, pp 1181 - 1185.

Maziar E. Khatir, Davison E.J., "Decentralized Control of a Large Platoon of Vehicles Opertating on a Plane with Steering Dynamics", 2005 American Control Conference, Portland, Oregon, June 2005, pp 2159 - 2165.

Becerril-Arreola R., Aghdam A.G., Davison E.J., "Minimizing Interactions of Subsystems in Large-Scale Interconnected Systems using Generalized Sampling", 2005 IFAC Congress , Prague, July 2005, Topic 5.4, Paper Code Tu-E02-Tp/13.

Bozorg Mohammad, Sherali Hanif D., Davison E.J., Ali Delavar-Khalafi, Ali A. Dehghan-Nezhad, "Parameter Stability Margins for Polynomial Uncertainty Structures: a Polynomial Programming Approach", 2005 IFAC World Congress , Prague, July 2005, Topic 2.5, Paper Code Mo-A01-Tp/10.

Davison D.E., Milman R., Davison E.J., "Optimal Transient Shaping in Model Predictive Control", 2005 IFAC World Congress , Prague, July 2005, Topic 2.4, Paper Code Tu-E21-To/6.

Khatir M., and E.J. Davison, "Bounded Stability and Eventual String Stability of a Large Platoon of Vehicles using Non-Identical Controllers", 2004 IEEE Control and Decision Conference, Paradise Island, Dec. 2004, pp 1111 - 1116.

Milman M., and E.J. Davison, "Guaranteed Bounds on the Performance Cost of a Fast Real Time Suboptimal Constrained MPC Controller", 2004 IEEE Control and Decision Conference, Paradise Island, Dec. 2004, pp 2035 - 2040.

Ching ShiNung and E.J. Davison, "Spectral Unmixing of Classes of Arbitrary Nonsingular Matrices", IFAC Symposium on System Structure and Control , Oaxaca, Mexico, Dec. 8 - 10, 2004, pp 84 - 89.

Khatir M., and E.J. Davison, "A Nearest Neighbourhood Decentralized Controller for Controlling a Platoon of Vehicles", 12 th Mediterranean Conference (MED'04), Kusadasi, Turkey, June 6 - 9, 2004, Paper No. 1072 (6 pages).

Milman R., and E.J. Davison, "Disturbance Rejection and Observer Implementation Using Model Predictive Control", 12th Mediterranean Conference (MED'04), Kusadasi, Turkey, June 6 - 9, 2004, Paper No. 1071 ( 6 pages).

Khatir M., and E.J. Davison, "Robust measures for a large platoon of vehicles using non-identical controllers", 5th IFAC Symposium on Intelligent Autonoumous Systems (IAV2004), July 5 - 7, 2004, Lisbon, Portugal, Paper No. 227 (6 Pages).

Khatir M., and E.J. Davison, "Decentralized control of a large platoon of vehicles using non-identical controllers" 2004 American Control Conference , June 2004, pp 2769 - 2776.

Aghdam A., and E.J. Davison, An optimization algorithm for decentralized control of continuous systems which accounts for inter-sample ripple", 2004 American Control Conference , June 2004, pp 4273 - 4278.

Milman R., and E.J. Davison, "Evaluation of a new algorithm for model predictive control based on non-feasible search directions using premature termination", 2003 IEEE Control and Decision Conference, Dec 2003, pp 2217 - 2221.

Khatir M. and E.J. Davison, "Cooperative Control for Large Systems", Block Island Workshop on Cooperative Control , Block Island, June 10 -12, 2003.

Bozorg M., and E.J. Davison, Computation of Stability Domains for Uncertain Systems with Independent Time-delays", IFAC Workshop on Time-Delay ,INIRA, Rocquencourt,France, Sept 8-10, 2003, 6 pages presented in Technical Session TM2, Sept 9.

Davison D. and E.J. Davison,"Optimal Transient Shaping for the Discrete-Time Servomechanism Problem", European Control Conference (ECE2003), Cambridge UK,Sept 2003, 6 pages presented in Technical Session 8, Sept 4.

Aghdam A. and E.J. Davison," Application of Generalized Sampled-data hold functions in decentralized switching control", 2003 American Control Conference, June 2003,pp 1152- 1158.

Milman R. and E.J. Davison, "Fast Computation of the Quadratic Programming Subproblem in MPC", 2003 American Control Conference , June 2003, pp 4723-4729.,

Aghdam A. and E.J. Davison, "Maximizing SNR in DSL Networks: a Constrained Optimization Problem", 2002 IEEE Control and Decision Conference , Dec 2002 ,pp 4053-4059.

Liu W. and E.J. Davison, "Servomechanism Controller Design of Web Handling Systems", 2002 American Control Conference ,Alaska, May, 2002, pp 4914-4921.

Aghdam A.G. and E.J. Davison, "Application of Generalized Sampled-Data Hold Functions to Decentralized Control Structure Modification", 2002 IFAC World Congress, Barcelona, Spain, July 2002, Area Code 5a, Session Slot T-Th-A13.

Ben Jemaa L. and E.J. Davison, "Performance Limitations in the Ripple-free Robust Servomechanism Problem for Sampled LTI Systems", 2002 IFAC World Congress, Barcelona, Spain, July 2002, Area Code 2d, Session Slot T-Th-M21.

Quan-Gen Zhou and E.J. Davison, "Laguerre-Based Model Identification: an Indirect Approach", 2001 IEEE Control and Decision Conference , Orlando,Fl, Dec 2001, pp 2502-2507.

Quan-Gen Zhou and E.J. Davison, "Identification of Continuous Systems Using Markov-Laguerre Parameters", IEEE Control and Decision Conference, Orlando, Fl, Dec 2001, pp 4782-4787.

Timothy Chang and E.J. Davison, "The decentralized robust stabilization and regulation problem subject to gain and phase perturbation", American Control Conference, Arlington, VA June 25-27, 2001, pp 4052-4057.

Guangdi Hu and E.J. Davison, "A real radius measure for controllability", American Control Conference 2001,Arlington, VA, June 25-27, 2001,pp 3144-3148.

Ben L. Jemaa and E.J. Davison, "Performance limitations in the robust servomenchanism problem for discrete time periodic systems" 39th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control,Syndey, Dec 2000, pp 3708-3714.

Guangdi Hu and E.J. Davison, "A unified approach for stability robustness computation of quasipolynomials in a convex set", 39th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Syndey, Dec 2000, pp 4193-4194.

Zhou Quan Gen and E.J. Davison, "A simplified algorithm for balanced realization of laguerre network models", 39th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control,Syndey, Dec 2000,pp 4636-4640.

Ben L.Jemaa and E.J. Davison, "Performance limitations in the robust servomechanism problem for proper sampled LTI systems", IFAC Conference on Manufacturing,Modeling, and Control (MIM 2000), Patras, Greece, July 12-14, 2000, pp 13-18.

Guangdi Hu and E.J. Davison, "Robustness computation of real stability radii for linear time invariant discrete time delay systems", IFAC Workshop on Linear Time Delay Systems, Ancona, Italy, Sept 11-13 , 2000, pp 101-105.

Guangdi Hu and E.J. Davison, "Real stability radii for linear neutral delay systems",IFAC Workshop on Linear Time delay Systems, Ancona, Italy Sept 11-13, 2000, pp 106-110.

T.C. Chang and E.J. Davison, "Minimal control configuration for large scale descripter systems", American Control Conference 2000,Chicago,USA,June 2000, pp 1884-1888.

Guangdi Hu, and E.J. Davison, "Stability robustness computation of quasipolnomials with affine coefficient perturbations", American Control Conference 2000, Chicago,USA,June 2000, pp 3311-3315.

Guangdi Hu, and E.J. Davison,"Formulae for computation of real stability radii for linear differential equations of the retarded type", American Control Conference 2000 , Chicago,USA,June 2000, pp 1463-1467.

Ben L. Jemaa and E.J. Davison,"Limiting performance of optimal linear discrete filters", American Control Conference 2000 ,Chicago,USA,June 2000, 4174-4178.

Quan-Gen Zhou and E.J. Davison, "Balanced realization of laguerre network models", American Control Conference 2000, Chicago, June 2000, pp 2847-2878.

E.J. Davison, and H. Fathi, "Description of control laboratory multivariable experiment: 'MARTS' ", 1999 IEEE Control and Decision Conference,Phoenix,USA, Dec 1999, pp.813-818.

A.G. Aghdam, and E.J. Davison, "Decentralized control using generalized sampled-data hold functions", 1999 IEEE Control and Decision Conference,Phoenix,USA, Dec 1999, pp 3912-3913.

Q.G. Zhou, and E.J. Davison, "Construction of minimal realizations based on generalized markov parameters", 1999 IEEE Control and Decision Conference, Phoenix,USA,Dec 1999, pp 942-947.

Y.Z. Hu, and E.J. Davison, "An exact solution to the position/force control problem for constrained robotic manipulators", 14th World IFAC Congress, China, July 1999, vol B, Paper No B-1d-06-3, pp 191-196.

Ben Jemaa, L., E.J. Davison, "Performance limitations in the robust servomechanism problem for sampled LTI systems", 14th World IFAC Congress, China, July 1999,vol C,Paper No C-29-02-01, pp 37-42.

A.G. Aghdam, and E.J. Davison, "Decentralized switching control using a family of controllers approach", 1999 American Control Conference, June 2-4, San Diego, 1999, pp 47-52.

E.J. Davison, "Design of optimal controllers that work", World Automation Congress (WAC'98), 2nd International Symposium on Intelligent Automation and Control, Anchorage, Alaska, May 10-15, 1998 (keynote address).

A.G. Aghdam, and E.J. Davison, "Decentralized switching control", IFAC Symposium on Large Scale Systems, Petros, Greece, July 15-17 1998, Section WA1, pp 1-7.

E.J. Davison, "Adaptive control of third generation space structures using switching control", Yale Workshop on Adaptive Control, June 10-12, 1998, pp 141-146.

M. Chang, and E.J. Davison, "Reset windings in switching control", 1997 European Control Conference , Brussels, July 1-4, 1997, Paper ID497, pp 1-6.

E.J. Davison, "Intelligent servomechanism control", IFAC Conference on Control of Industrial Systems, , May 20-22, 1997, Belfort, France, (plenary paper), vol 1, pp 123-135.

A.G. Aghdam, and E.J. Davison, "A class of linear time-varying controllers for decentralized systems", IFAC Conference on Control of Industrial Systems, May 20-22, 1997, Belfort, France, vol 2, pp 49-54.

M. Chang, and E.J. Davison, "Adaptive proportional-integral-derivative controllers with control input constraints", IFAC Conference on Control of Industrial Systems, May 20-22, 1997, Belfort, France, vol 2, pp 25-30.

Y.Z. Hu, and E.J. Davison, "The stability radius of describer systems", 1996 IEEE Control and Decision Conference, December 1996, Kobe, Japan, pp 4256-4261.

E.J. Davison, "CAD of controllers for the servomechanism problem subject to specified real plant uncertainty", Proc 1996 IEEE International Symposium on Computer-A ided Control System Design, September 15-18, 1996, Dearborn, Michigan, pp 170-175.

E.J. Davison, "CAD of controllers for the servomechanism problem subject to control signal saturation constraints", IFAC World Congress, July 1996, San Francisco, CA, Paper 2A-13 vol D, pp 61-67.

Y.Z. Hu, and E.J. Davison, "The real stability radius problem for descripter systems", IFAC International Workshop on Robust Control, June 28-30, 1996.

L. Ben Jemaa, and E.J. Davison, "The perfect robust servomechanism problem for sampled LTI systems", 4th IEEE Mediterranean Symposium on Control and Automation, June 10-14, 1996, Maleme, Crete, Greece, pp 298-303.

M. Chang, and E.J. Davison, "Adaptive proportional-integral controllers with control input constraints", 9th Yale Workshop on Adaptive and Learning Systems, June 10-12, 1996, pp 161-166.

M. Chang, and E.J. Davison, "Robust adaptive stabilization of unknown MIMO systems using switching control", 34th IEEE Control and Decision Conference, December 1995, pp 1732-1737.

M. Chang, and E.J. Davison, "The adaptive servomechanism problem for MIMO systems", 34th IEEE Control and Decision Conference, December 1995, pp 1738-1743.

E.J. Davison, and H. Zhang, "Design of low order compensators for large scale decentralized systems", IFAC Symposium on Large Scale Systems: Theory and Application, July 1 1-13, 1995, London, pp 857-861.

E.J. Davison, H. Shimizu, and N. Naraki, "Traffic signal control algorithms of a traffic network", IFAC Symposium on Large Scale Systems: Theory and Applications , July 1995, London, pp 509-514.

H. Zhang, and E.J. Davison, "Direct calculation of infinite transmission zeros", 1995 ACC , June 1995, Seattle, pp 2534-2535.

M. Chang, and E.J. Davison, "Control of unknown MIMO systems using self-tuning PID controllers", 1995 ACC , June 1995, Seattle, pp 564-568.

M. Chang, and E.J. Davison, "Switching control of a family of plants", 1995 ACC , June 1995, Seattle, pp 1015-1020.

Chapters in Books

Davison E.J., Aghdam A.G., "Characterization and Calculation of Approximate Decentralized Fixed Modes", Advances in Statistical Control, Algebraic System Theory, and Dynamic System Characteristics , (ed: Won Chang-Hee, Schrader C.B., Michel A.N.), Proceedings of Workshop held Oct 27, 2007 at Notre Dame University Birhauser Press, Boston, 2008, pp 223 - 244.
Roszak B., Davison E.J., "The Servomechanism Problem for SISO Positive LTI Systems", in Recent Advances in Control and Learning (ed: Blondel V., Boyd S., Kimura H.), Proceedings of Workshop on Recent Advances in Control and Learning, held at Hyderabad, India Jan 7 - 9, 2008, Springer-Verlag Berlin Press, vol 371, 2008, pp.181 - 193.
Khatir M., and E.J. Davison, "Cooperative Control of Large Systems", in Cooperative Control , Springer-Verlag, (eds: Vijay Kumar, Nevomi Leonard, A. Stephen Morse), 2005, pp 119 - 136.
E.J. Davison, "Optimal controllers which `work' in presence of plant and controller uncertainty", Workshop on Learning Control and Hybrid Systems, Bangalore, India, January 4-8, 1998, (ed: Y. Yamamoto, S. Hara), Learning, Control & Hybrid Systems Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Control & Information Sciences, vol 241, 1999, pp 380-396.
M. Chang, and E.J. Davison, "Servomechanisms", in Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ed: J.G. Webster), J. Wiley and Sons Inc.,vol 19, 1999, pp 199-209.
D.E. Miller, M. Chang, and E.J. Davison, "An approach to switching control: Theory and application", Proc of Block Island Workshop on Control Using Logic-Based Switching, September 30 - October 1, 1995 (ed: A.S. Morse, P. Ramadge), Springer-Verlag, Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, vol 222, 1996, pp 234-237.
E.J. Davison , Chapter 3, "Linear Systems", in Modern Control Systems (ed: M. Masten), IEEE/EAB Press, 1996, pp 93-132.
E.J. Davison, "Robust servomechanism problem", The Control Handbook (ed: W. Levine), CRC Press and IEEE Press, 1996, pp 731-747.
E.J. Davison, and M. Chang, "Intelligent control: Some preliminary results", in Feedback Control, Nonlinear Systems and Complexity (ed: B.A. Francis, A.R. Tannenbaum), Springer-Verlag, 1995, pp 67-87.
M. Chang, and E.J. Davison, "New directions in industrial control: Intelligent control -- an experimental study applied to a multivariable hydraulic system", Control Problems in Industry (ed: I. Lasiecka, B. Morton), Proc of SIAM Symposium on Control Problems, July 22-23, 1994, San Diego, CA, Birkhauser Press, 1995, pp 65-95.

Lecture-Plenary Presentations

E.J. Davison, "The Theory-Practice Gap: Where Are We?", Plenary Paper, Joint IEEE Control and Decision Conference/ European Control Conference, Seville, Spain, Dec 12-15, 2005.
E.J. Davison, "New Results in Model Predictive Control" , The 1st COE Seminar 2005, Tokyo Denki University, Akihabara Branch, Japan, May 30, 2005.
E.J. Davison, "Control and automation beyond the kindergarden level", IEEE Control Systems Society Bode Lecture, IEEE Control & Decision Conference, San Diego, December 1997 (Bode Lecture for 1997).
E.J. Davison, "Future directions in control beyond the year 2001", ISA Expo 1998, Future Technology for Measurement of Control Theme, October 20-24, 1998, (plenary address).
E.J. Davison, "Control and automation beyond the year 2001", 1999 UKACC Plenary Lecture, Savoy Place, London, March 26, 1999.
E.J.Davison,"Control and Automation in Society - We Have Just Begun the Journey", Distinguished Lecture Presentation,, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,University of Western Ontario, Jan 26, 2012.