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Manfredi Maggiore Associate Professor |
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10 King's College Road Toronto, Ontario Canada M5S 3G4 E-mail: maggiore (at) control.utoronto.ca. |
Bio and Research Interests |
| I received my Laurea degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Genoa, Italy, in 1996 and my Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Ohio State University, USA, in 2000, working with Kevin M. Passino. In September 2000, I joined the Systems Control Group at the University of Toronto.
I work in the area of nonlinear control, focusing on the basic open problems in this field. My research approach is mathematical in nature and relies on methods from dynamical systems theory and differential geometry. Recently, my research has centered on the set stabilization problem, and the investigation of its relation to path following. I also developed an experimental research program in collaboration with Jacob Apkarian at Quanser. Together with my students, we developed a high-precision, magnetically levitated positioning stage. See the graduate laboratory webpage. |
Teaching |
| ECE557 | Systems Control | Fall 2008 |
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ECE411
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Real-Time Computer Control | Spring 2009 |
| ECE1648 | Nonlinear Control Systems | Spring 2009 |
Current Students |
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| Mohamed El-Hawwary (Ph.D.) |
Passivity-based set stabilization
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| Chris Nielsen (Ph.D.) |
Geometric methods for set stabilization
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| Barry Rawn (Ph.D.), co-sup. with Peter Lehn |
Invariance kernels and the control of wind turbines
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Publications and Preprints |
Selected recent publications |
| C. Nielsen, M. Maggiore, On Local Transverse Feedback Linearization, SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, vol. 47, no. 5, 2008, pp. 2227-2250 |
| C. Nielsen, M. Maggiore, Output Stabilization and Maneuver Regulation: A Geometric Approach, Systems and Control Letters, vol. 55, no. 5, May 2006, pp. 418-427 |
| M. El-Hawwary, M. Maggiore, Global Path Following for the Unicycle and Other Results, American Control Conference, Seattle, USA, June 2008 |
| M. El-Hawwary, M. Maggiore, Passivity-Based Stabilization of Non-Compact Sets, IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, New Orleans, USA, December 2007 |
| C. Fulford, M. Maggiore, J. Apkarian, Control of a 5DOF Magnetically Levitated Positioning Stage, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, to appear |
| R. B. Owen, M. Maggiore, J. Apkarian, A High-Precision, Magnetically Levitated Positioning Stage: Toward Contactless Actuation for Industrial Manufacturing, Control Systems Magazine, vol. 26, no. 3, June 2006, pp.82-95 |
| Z. Lin, B. A. Francis, M. Maggiore, State Agreement For Continuous-Time Coupled Nonlinear Systems, SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, vol. 46, no.1, 2007, pp. 288-307 |
| Z. Lin, B.A. Francis, M. Maggiore, Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Formation Control of Unicycles, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 50, no.1, January 2005, pp.121-127 |
| Click here for a full list of publications and preprints |
Past Students |
Past Ph.D. students |
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Student name
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Thesis title and graduation date
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Current position |
| Zhiyun Lin | Coupled Dynamic Systems: From Structure Towards Stability, Nov. 2005 | Research Professor, Dept. of System Science and Engineering, College of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University |
Past Master students |
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Student name
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Thesis title and graduation date
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Current Position
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| Cameron Fulford |
Control of a High-Precision Positioning System Using Magnetic Levitation, June 2007
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Design Engineer, Quanser |
| David Langen (co-sup. with Lacra Pavel) |
Finite Dimensional Approximations to a Raman Amplifier Model, May 2007
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N/A |
| Payam Fakhri |
Application of Polytopic Separation Techniques to Nonlinear Observer Design, July 2007
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N/A |
| Brydon Owen | Implementation of High-Precision Positioning Systems Using Contactless Magnetic Levitation, June 2005 | Design Engineer, New Flyer Industries |
| Barry Rawn (co-sup. with Peter Lehn) | Wind Energy Conversion Systems As Power Filters: A Control Methodology, Sept. 2004 | Ph.D. candidate, Univ. of Toronto. |
| Chris Nielsen | Maneuver Regulation, Transverse Feedback Linearization, and Zero Dynamics, May 2004 | Ph.D. candidate, Univ. of Toronto |
| Mitch Levis | Nonlinear Control of a Planar Magnetic Levitation System, Aug. 2003 | Design Engineer, Quanser |
| Ali Rajaeesani (M.Eng.) | Robust output feedback stabilization, compressor stall and surge example, July 2003 | Deputy Managing Director, Asto Company |
| Rafael Becerril | Nonlinear Control Design for a Magnetic Levitation System, Apr. 2003 | Ph.D. candidate (starts Sep.08), UCLA |
| Atsuhiko Sakurai (co-sup. with Bruce Francis) | Sliding Mode Control of Switched Reluctance Motors, Aug. 2001 | Field Consulting Engineer, National Instruments Japan |
Past Events |
University of Toronto, May 3-4, 2006. Event photos.
Last modified on Mon, Sep 1, 2008