About Me

Biography

My interests include identification, estimation, and control for aerospace applications. My research has focused on active noise and vibration control, motion control, and spacecraft attitude control. My current interests are in the theory and application of nonlinear system identification, large-scale state estimation for data assimilation, and adaptive control. This research has been supported by NSF, AFSOR, NASA, ONR, DOE, and industry.

I was Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Control Systems Magazine from August 2003 to December 2011.

Specializations & Research Interests

Linear and nonlinear systems, identification, optimal, robust and adaptive control. 

Education

Ph.D. Computer, Information and Control Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (1982) 
M.S.E. Computer, Information and Control Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (1979) 
Advisor: Elmer G. Gilbert 
Sc.B., Applied Mathematics, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, 1977 

Society Memberships

Part-time Visiting Professor, Glasgow University, 2000-2003 
Member of IEEE, 1982-04 Fellow 2000 
Member of Conference Editorial Board, 1997 
Part-time Visiting Professor, University of Leeds, 1995-97 
NSF Review Panel Member, 1994, 1997 
NASA Review Committee Member, MIT Space Engineering Research Center, 1993 
Publications Chairman, Conference on Decision and Control, San Antonio, Texas, 1993 
Adjunct Professor, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida, 1990-91 
Part-time Visiting Engineer, MIT, 1989-90 
Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Control Systems Magazine 

Honors and Awards

Life Fellow of IEEE
Fellow of IEEE 
Honorary Doctorate, University of Glasgow, 2006 

Positions Held at Michigan

Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1997-present 
Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1991-97 

Resume

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Research Publications

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