- Choi, H.J., Jain, S., "A Unified Framework for Gaussian-Based Scene Representation and Reactive Robot Control", Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS) 2025 Workshop on Gaussian Representations for Robot Autonomy, June 2025.
BibTeX TR2025-096 PDF- @inproceedings{Choi2025jun,
- author = {Choi, Ho Jin and Jain, Siddarth},
- title = {{A Unified Framework for Gaussian-Based Scene Representation and Reactive Robot Control}},
- booktitle = {Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS) 2025 Workshop on Gaussian Representations for Robot Autonomy},
- year = 2025,
- month = jun,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-096}
- }
- Ma, H., Zhang, T., Li, N., Di Cairano, S., Wang, Y., "A Hierarchical Approach for Tractor-trailer Motion Planning Using Graph Search and Reinforcement Learning", European Control Conference (ECC), June 2025.
BibTeX TR2025-093 PDF- @inproceedings{Ma2025jun,
- author = {Ma, Haitong and Zhang, Tianpeng and Li, Na and {Di Cairano}, Stefano and Wang, Yebin},
- title = {{A Hierarchical Approach for Tractor-trailer Motion Planning Using Graph Search and Reinforcement Learning}},
- booktitle = {European Control Conference (ECC)},
- year = 2025,
- month = jun,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-093}
- }
- Giacomuzzo, G., Romeres, D., Carli, R., Dalla Libera, A., "Learning Positive Definite Inertia Matrices in Black-Box Inverse Dynamics Models via Gaussian Processes: a Constraint Learning Approach", European Control Conference (ECC), June 2025.
BibTeX TR2025-090 PDF- @inproceedings{Giacomuzzo2025jun,
- author = {Giacomuzzo, Giulio and Romeres, Diego and Carli, Ruggero and Dalla Libera, Alberto},
- title = {{Learning Positive Definite Inertia Matrices in Black-Box Inverse Dynamics Models via Gaussian Processes: a Constraint Learning Approach}},
- booktitle = {European Control Conference (ECC)},
- year = 2025,
- month = jun,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-090}
- }
- Vinod, A.P., "pycvxset: A Python package for convex set manipulation", American Control Conference (ACC), June 2025.
BibTeX TR2025-086 PDF Software- @inproceedings{Vinod2025jun,
- author = {Vinod, Abraham P.},
- title = {{pycvxset: A Python package for convex set manipulation}},
- booktitle = {American Control Conference (ACC)},
- year = 2025,
- month = jun,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-086}
- }
- Wu, J., Goldsmith, A., Liu, D., Wang, B., Zhou, L., Wang, Y., "A Unified Observer for Smooth Speed-Sensorless Drive Control of Induction Machines at Full Speed Range", IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference (IEMDC), May 2025.
BibTeX TR2025-060 PDF- @inproceedings{Wu2025may,
- author = {Wu, Jingjie and Goldsmith, Abraham and Liu, Dehong and Wang, Bingnan and Zhou, Lei and Wang, Yebin},
- title = {{A Unified Observer for Smooth Speed-Sensorless Drive Control of Induction Machines at Full Speed Range}},
- booktitle = {IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference (IEMDC)},
- year = 2025,
- month = may,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-060}
- }
- Shirai, Y., Raghunathan, A., Jha, D.K., "Hierarchical Contact-Rich Trajectory Optimization for Multi-Modal Manipulation using Tight Convex Relaxations", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 2025.
BibTeX TR2025-052 PDF- @inproceedings{Shirai2025may,
- author = {Shirai, Yuki and Raghunathan, Arvind and Jha, Devesh K.},
- title = {{Hierarchical Contact-Rich Trajectory Optimization for Multi-Modal Manipulation using Tight Convex Relaxations}},
- booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)},
- year = 2025,
- month = may,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-052}
- }
- Lin, C., Boufounos, P.T., Ma, Y., Wang, Y., Ding, Q., Sels, D., Chien, C.-C., "Time-optimal single-scalar control on a qubit of unitary dynamics", Physical Review, April 2025.
BibTeX TR2025-048 PDF- @article{Lin2025apr2,
- author = {Lin, Chungwei and Boufounos, Petros T. and Ma, Yanting and Wang, Yebin and Ding, Qi and Sels, Dries and Chien, Chih-Chun},
- title = {{Time-optimal single-scalar control on a qubit of unitary dynamics}},
- journal = {Physical Review},
- year = 2025,
- month = apr,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-048}
- }
- Turcato, N., Cali, M., Dalla Libera, A., Giacomuzzo, G., Carli, R., Romeres, D., "Learning global control of underactuated double pendulum with Model-Based Reinforcement Learning", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) - 3rd AI Olympics with RealAIGym Competition, April 2025.
BibTeX TR2025-046 PDF- @inproceedings{Turcato2025apr,
- author = {Turcato, Niccolò and Cali, Marco and Dalla Libera, Alberto and Giacomuzzo, Giulio and Carli, Ruggero and Romeres, Diego},
- title = {{Learning global control of underactuated double pendulum with Model-Based Reinforcement Learning}},
- booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) - 3rd AI Olympics with RealAIGym Competition},
- year = 2025,
- month = apr,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-046}
- }
- Greiff, M., Sinhmar, H., Weiss, A., Berntorp, K., Di Cairano, S., "Invariant Set Planning for Quadrotors: Design, Analysis, Experiments", IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, DOI: 10.1109/TCST.2024.3492813, Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 449-462, January 2025.
BibTeX TR2025-010 PDF- @article{Greiff2025jan,
- author = {Greiff, Marcus and Sinhmar, Himani and Weiss, Avishai and Berntorp, Karl and {Di Cairano}, Stefano},
- title = {{Invariant Set Planning for Quadrotors: Design, Analysis, Experiments}},
- journal = {IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology},
- year = 2025,
- volume = 33,
- number = 2,
- pages = {449--462},
- month = jan,
- doi = {10.1109/TCST.2024.3492813},
- issn = {1063-6536},
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-010}
- }
- Lu, Z., Zhang, T., Wang, Y., "Torque Constraint Modeling and Reference Shaping for Servo Systems", IEEE Control Systems Letters (L-CSS), DOI: 10.1109/LCSYS.2024.3509495, Vol. 8, pp. 2637-2642, December 2024.
BibTeX TR2025-006 PDF- @article{Lu2024dec2,
- author = {Lu, Zehui and Zhang, Tianpeng and Wang, Yebin},
- title = {{Torque Constraint Modeling and Reference Shaping for Servo Systems}},
- journal = {IEEE Control Systems Letters (L-CSS)},
- year = 2024,
- volume = 8,
- pages = {2637--2642},
- month = dec,
- doi = {10.1109/LCSYS.2024.3509495},
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-006}
- }
- Lu, Z., Tu, H., Fang, H., Wang, Y., Mou, S., "Integrated Optimal Control for Fast Charging and Active Thermal Management of Lithium-Ion Batteries in Extreme Ambient Temperatures", IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, DOI: 10.1109/TCST.2024.3498812, Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 714-728, December 2024.
BibTeX TR2025-005 PDF- @article{Lu2024dec,
- author = {Lu, Zehui and Tu, Hao and Fang, Huazhen and Wang, Yebin and Mou, Shaoshuai},
- title = {{Integrated Optimal Control for Fast Charging and Active Thermal Management of Lithium-Ion Batteries in Extreme Ambient Temperatures}},
- journal = {IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology},
- year = 2024,
- volume = 33,
- number = 2,
- pages = {714--728},
- month = dec,
- doi = {10.1109/TCST.2024.3498812},
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-005}
- }
- Shirai, Y., Jha, D.K., Raghunathan, A., Romeres, D., "Chance-Constrained Optimization for Contact-rich Systems using Mixed Integer Programming", Nonlinear Analysis: Hybrid Systems, DOI: 10.1016/j.nahs.2024.101466, Vol. 52, December 2024.
BibTeX TR2024-008 PDF- @article{Shirai2024dec,
- author = {Shirai, Yuki and Jha, Devesh K. and Raghunathan, Arvind and Romeres, Diego},
- title = {{Chance-Constrained Optimization for Contact-rich Systems using Mixed Integer Programming}},
- journal = {Nonlinear Analysis: Hybrid Systems},
- year = 2024,
- volume = 52,
- month = dec,
- doi = {10.1016/j.nahs.2024.101466},
- issn = {1751-570X},
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2024-008}
- }
- Raghunathan, A., Linderoth, J., "Stability Analysis of Discrete-Time Linear Complementarity Systems", SIAM Journal on Optimization, DOI: 10.1137/20M1387377, Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 419-444, December 2024.
BibTeX TR2025-004 PDF- @article{Raghunathan2024dec,
- author = {Raghunathan, Arvind and Linderoth, Jeffrey},
- title = {{Stability Analysis of Discrete-Time Linear Complementarity Systems}},
- journal = {SIAM Journal on Optimization},
- year = 2024,
- volume = 35,
- number = 1,
- pages = {419--444},
- month = dec,
- doi = {10.1137/20M1387377},
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-004}
- }
- Chakrabarty, A., Deshpande, V.M., Wichern, G., Berntorp, K., "Physics-Constrained Meta-Learning for Online Adaptation and Estimation in Positioning Applications", IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), DOI: 10.1109/CDC56724.2024.10886249, December 2024.
BibTeX TR2024-180 PDF- @inproceedings{Chakrabarty2024dec,
- author = {Chakrabarty, Ankush and Deshpande, Vedang M. and Wichern, Gordon and Berntorp, Karl},
- title = {{Physics-Constrained Meta-Learning for Online Adaptation and Estimation in Positioning Applications}},
- booktitle = {IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC)},
- year = 2024,
- month = dec,
- doi = {10.1109/CDC56724.2024.10886249},
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2024-180}
- }
- Greiff, M., Di Cairano, S., Berntorp, K., "Bayesian Measurement Masks for GNSS Positioning", IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), DOI: 10.1109/CDC56724.2024.10885938, December 2024.
BibTeX TR2024-172 PDF- @inproceedings{Greiff2024dec,
- author = {Greiff, Marcus and {Di Cairano}, Stefano and Berntorp, Karl},
- title = {{Bayesian Measurement Masks for GNSS Positioning}},
- booktitle = {IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC)},
- year = 2024,
- month = dec,
- doi = {10.1109/CDC56724.2024.10885938},
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2024-172}
- }
- Yin, J., Tsiotras, P., Berntorp, K., "Chance-Constrained Information-Theoretic Stochastic Model Predictive Control with Safety Shielding", IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), December 2024.
BibTeX TR2024-179 PDF- @inproceedings{Yin2024dec,
- author = {Yin, Ji and Tsiotras, Panagiotis and Berntorp, Karl},
- title = {{Chance-Constrained Information-Theoretic Stochastic Model Predictive Control with Safety Shielding}},
- booktitle = {IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC)},
- year = 2024,
- month = dec,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2024-179}
- }
- Nikovski, D.N., Zhong, J., Yerazunis, W.S., "Memory-Based Learning of Global Control Policies from Local Controllers", 21st International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics (ICINCO'24), November 2024.
BibTeX TR2024-158 PDF- @inproceedings{Nikovski2024nov,
- author = {Nikovski, Daniel N. and Zhong, Junmin and Yerazunis, William S.},
- title = {{Memory-Based Learning of Global Control Policies from Local Controllers}},
- booktitle = {21st International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics (ICINCO'24)},
- year = 2024,
- month = nov,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2024-158}
- }
- Suresh, P., Romeres, D., Dosh, P., Jain, S., "Open Human-Robot Collaboration Systems (OHRCS): A Research Perspective", IEEE International Conference on Cognitive Machine Intelligence (CogML 2024), DOI: 10.1109/CogMI62246.2024.00023, October 2024, pp. 103-110.
BibTeX TR2024-150 PDF- @inproceedings{Suresh2024nov,
- author = {Suresh, Prasanth and Romeres, Diego and Dosh, Prashant and Jain, Siddarth},
- title = {{Open Human-Robot Collaboration Systems (OHRCS): A Research Perspective}},
- booktitle = {2024 IEEE 6th International Conference on Cognitive Machine Intelligence (CogMI)},
- year = 2024,
- pages = {103--110},
- month = oct,
- publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
- doi = {10.1109/CogMI62246.2024.00023},
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2024-150}
- }
- Kosanic, M., Sun, H., Kawano, S., Raghunathan, A., Kitamura, S., "Sequentially Pruning Phase Rebalance Schedule: Load Profile Learning Approach", IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference - Europe (ISGT Europe), DOI: 10.1109/ISGTEUROPE62998.2024.10861894, October 2024.
BibTeX TR2024-143 PDF- @inproceedings{Kosanic2024oct,
- author = {Kosanic, Miroslav and Sun, Hongbo and Kawano, Shunsuke and Raghunathan, Arvind and Kitamura, Shoichi},
- title = {{Sequentially Pruning Phase Rebalance Schedule: Load Profile Learning Approach}},
- booktitle = {IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference - Europe (ISGT Europe)},
- year = 2024,
- month = oct,
- doi = {10.1109/ISGTEUROPE62998.2024.10861894},
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2024-143}
- }
- Mowlavi, S., Benosman, M., "Reinforcement Learning-Based Estimation for Spatio-Temporal Systems", Nature Scientific Reports, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-72055-1, Vol. 14, pp. 22464, October 2024.
BibTeX TR2024-134 PDF- @article{Mowlavi2024oct,
- author = {Mowlavi, Saviz and Benosman, Mouhacine},
- title = {{Reinforcement Learning-Based Estimation for Spatio-Temporal Systems}},
- journal = {Nature Scientific Reports},
- year = 2024,
- volume = 14,
- pages = 22464,
- month = oct,
- doi = {10.1038/s41598-024-72055-1},
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2024-134}
- }
- Giacomuzzo, G., Dalla Libera, A., Romeres, D., Carli, R., "A Black-Box Physics-Informed Estimator based on Gaussian Process Regression for Robot Inverse Dynamics Identification", IEEE Transaction on Robotics, DOI: 10.1109/TRO.2024.3474851, pp. 4820-4836, August 2024.
BibTeX TR2024-077 PDF Data Software- @article{Giacomuzzo2024aug2,
- author = {Giacomuzzo, Giulio and Dalla Libera, Alberto and Romeres, Diego and Carli, Ruggero},
- title = {{A Black-Box Physics-Informed Estimator based on Gaussian Process Regression for Robot Inverse Dynamics Identification}},
- journal = {IEEE Transaction on Robotics},
- year = 2024,
- pages = {4820--4836},
- month = aug,
- doi = {10.1109/TRO.2024.3474851},
- issn = {1941-0468},
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2024-077}
- }
- Vanfretti, L., Laughman, C.R., "Power System Modeling for Identification and Control Applications using Modelica and OpenIPSL", Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA), August 2024.
BibTeX TR2024-112 PDF- @inproceedings{Vanfretti2024aug,
- author = {Vanfretti, Luigi and Laughman, Christopher R.},
- title = {{Power System Modeling for Identification and Control Applications using Modelica and OpenIPSL}},
- booktitle = {Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA)},
- year = 2024,
- month = aug,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2024-112}
- }
- Bortoff, S.A., Qiao, H., Laughman, C.R., "Modeling and Control of a Multi-Mode Heat Pump", IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA) 2024, August 2024.
BibTeX TR2024-111 PDF- @inproceedings{Bortoff2024aug,
- author = {Bortoff, Scott A. and Qiao, Hongtao and Laughman, Christopher R.},
- title = {{Modeling and Control of a Multi-Mode Heat Pump}},
- booktitle = {IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA) 2024},
- year = 2024,
- month = aug,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2024-111}
- }
- Ma, J., Qiao, H., Laughman, C.R., "A Physics-Constrained Data-Driven Modeling Approach for Vapor Compression Systems", International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference at Purdue, July 2024.
BibTeX TR2024-102 PDF- @inproceedings{Ma2024jul,
- author = {Ma, JiaCheng and Qiao, Hongtao and Laughman, Christopher R.},
- title = {{A Physics-Constrained Data-Driven Modeling Approach for Vapor Compression Systems}},
- booktitle = {International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference at Purdue},
- year = 2024,
- month = jul,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2024-102}
- }
- Giacomuzzo, G., Cescon, R., Romeres, D., Carli, R., Dalla Libera, A., "Lagrangian Inspired Polynomial Estimator for black-box learning and control of underactuated systems", Learning for Dynamics & Control Conference (L4DC), Abate, Alessandro and Cannon, Mark and Margellos, Kostas and Papachristodoulou, Antonis, Eds., July 2024, pp. 1292-1304.
BibTeX TR2024-097 PDF- @inproceedings{Giacomuzzo2024jul,
- author = {Giacomuzzo, Giulio and Cescon, Riccardo and Romeres, Diego and Carli, Ruggero and Dalla Libera, Alberto},
- title = {{Lagrangian Inspired Polynomial Estimator for black-box learning and control of underactuated systems}},
- booktitle = {Learning for Dynamics \& Control Conference (L4DC)},
- year = 2024,
- editor = {Abate, Alessandro and Cannon, Mark and Margellos, Kostas and Papachristodoulou, Antonis},
- pages = {1292--1304},
- month = jul,
- publisher = {PMLR},
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2024-097}
- }