Publications

2023

R. Ballaben, U. Sutulovic, D. Invernizzi, L. Zaccarian, A hybrid redesign for robust stabilization without unit input, IEEE Control Systems Letters.

D. Invernizzi, P. Ghignoni, L. Ticozzi, M. Massari, M. Lovera, P. Simplicio, I. Huertas Garcia, Robust Control of Free-Flying Space Manipulator for Capturing Uncontrolled Tumbling Objects, 12th International Conference on Guidance, Navigation & Control Systems (GNC), Sopot, Poland.

D. Invernizzi, Modeling and attitude control of spacecraft with an unbalanced rotating device , IEEE Control Systems Letters, Vol. 7.

S. Meraglia, G. Gozzini, S. Liu, D. Invernizzi, Adaptive control for high-performance trajectory tracking in multirotor UAVs, 9th International Conference on Control, Decision and Information Technologies (CoDIT), Rome, Italy.

2022

F. Marzagalli, P. Ghignoni, G. Gozzini, D. Invernizzi, Experimental validation of an anti-windup design trading off position and heading direction control performance for quadrotor UAVs, 22nd IFAC Symposium on Automatic Control in Aerospace ACA 2022, Mumbai, India.

F. Barbieri, C. Colicchia, M. Lovera, A. Creazza, Influencing Factors of Autonomous and Unmanned Systems Adoption in Logistics: A Multiple Case Study, ERS European Research Seminar 2022, Milano, Italy.

F. Barbieri, C. Colicchia, M. Lovera, A. Creazza, Do Drones dream of a Resilient and Sustainable Urban Distribution? A Literature Review, 27th Summer School Francesco Turco, Genova, Italy, 2022.

V. Donatone, S. Meraglia, M. Lovera, H_/infty-based Transfer Learning for UAV Trajectory Tracking, 2022 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

G. Gaias, M. Lovera, 6-DoF Relative State and Parameters Estimation for Close-Range Navigation to Noncooperative Targets, 11th International Workshop on Satellite and Constellations Formation Flying, Milano, Italy.

G. Gaias, M. Lovera, Nonlinear Filtering for Pose and Inertia Parameter Estimation applied to Active Debris Removal, 2022 EUCASS, Lille, France.

D. Invernizzi, M. Lovera, L. Zaccarian, Global robust attitude tracking with torque disturbance rejection via dynamic hybrid feedback, Automatica (accepted).

S. Meraglia, M. Lovera, Smoother-based Iterative Learning Control for UAV Trajectory Tracking, IEEE Control Systems Letters, Vol. 6.

G. Roggi, S. Meraglia, Leonardo Drone Contest 2021: Politecnico di Milano team architecture, 2022 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

R. Rubinacci, S. Meraglia, M. Lovera, Continuous time adaptive Higher Harmonic Control, 6th CEAS Conference on Guidance, Navigation and Control, Berlin, Germany.

U. Saetti, M Lovera, Time-Periodic and High-Order Time-Invariant Linearized Models of Rotorcraft: A Survey, Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 67, N. 1.

M. Ryll, D. Bicego, M. Giurato, M. Lovera, A. Franchi, FAST-Hex – A morphing hexarotor: design, mechanical implementation, control and experimental validation, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Vol. 27, N. 3.

2021

F. Branz, A. Francesconi, A. Cenedese, R. Antonello, P. Iob, Z. Pavanello, D. Vertuani, M. Massari, C. Colombo, M. Lovera, D. Invernizzi, P. Ghignoni, L. M. Ticozzi, G. Borelli, R. Opromolla, M. Grassi, G. Fasano, A. Nocerino, C. Lombardi, C. Vela, I. Huertas, P. Simplicio, Combined control and navigation approach to the robotic capture of space vehicles, 72nd International Astronautical Congress, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

G. Gaias, M. Lovera, Trajectory design for proximity operations: the relative orbital elements' perspective, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 44, N. 12.

P. Ghignoni, N. Buratti, D. Invernizzi, M. Lovera, Anti-windup design for directionality compensation with application to quadrotor UAVs, IEEE Control Systems Letters, Vol. 5, N. 1.

G. Gozzini, M. Lovera, C. Yábar Vallès, A Simscape library for flexible multibody spacecraft dynamics, 8th International Conference on Astrodynamics Tools and Techniques.

D. Invernizzi, M. Lovera, A course on adaptive and autonomous aerospace systems, IFAC Workshop on Aerospace Control Education.

D. Invernizzi, S. Panza, M. Giurato, M. Lovera, T. Parisini, Integration of experimental activities into remote teaching using a quadrotor test-bed, IFAC Workshop on Aerospace Control Education.

S. Panza, D. Invernizzi, M. Giurato, M. Lovera, Design and characterization of the 2DoF Drone: a multirotor platform for education and research, IFAC Workshop on Aerospace Control Education.

M. Passaro, M. Lovera, LPV model identification of a flapping wing MAV, 4th IFAC Workshop on Linear Parameter Varying Systems.

 

2020

G. Gaias, M. Lovera, Trajectory design for satellite proximity operations: a critical comparison between cooperative and noncooperative scenarios, 11th International ESA Conference on Guidance, Navigation & Control Systems, Sopot, Poland.

G. Gaias, M. Lovera, Safe trajectory design for close proximity operations, AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Lake Tahoe, USA, 2020.

P. Ghignoni, D. Invernizzi, M. Lovera, Fixed-Dynamics Antiwindup Design: Application to Pitch-Limited Position Control of Multirotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 2020.

M. Giurato, D. Invernizzi, S. Panza, M. Lovera, The role of laboratory activities in aerospace control education: two case studies, 21st IFAC World Congress, Berlin, Germany, 2020.

G. Gozzini, D. Invernizzi, S. Panza, M. Giurato, M. Lovera, Air-to-air automatic landing of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: a quasi time-optimal hybrid strategy, IEEE Control Systems Letters, Vol. 4, N. 3, pp. 692-697.

D. Invernizzi, M. Giurato, P. Gattazzo, M. Lovera, Comparison of control methods for trajectory tracking in fully actuated Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, Vol. 29, N. 3, pp. 1147-1160.

D. Invernizzi, M. Lovera, A projection-based controller for fast spacecraft detumbling using magnetic actuation, Automatica, Vol 113(2020) 108779.

D. Invernizzi, M. Lovera, L. Zaccarian, Hierarchical dynamic control for robust attitude tracking, 21st IFAC World Congress, Berlin, Germany, 2020.

D. Invernizzi, S. Panza, M. Lovera, Robust tuning and comparison of geometric control laws for attitude tracking in multirotor UAVs, Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 2020, Vol. 43, N. 7, pp. 1332-1343.

M. Lovera, F. Casella, Model building for control system synthesis, in Encyclopedia of Systems and Control, second edition, J. Baillieul and T Samad editors, Springer, 2020.

S. Panza, M. Lovera, M. Sato, K. Muraoka, Structured μ-synthesis of robust attitude control laws for quad-tilt-wing UAV, Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, 2020, Vol. 43, N. 12, pp. 2258-2274.

G. Roggi, A. Niccolai, F. Grimaccia, M. Lovera, A computer vision line-tracking algorithm for automatic UAV photovoltaic plants monitoring applications, Special issue on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for energy applications, Energies, Vol. 13, N. 4, 838.

A. Zangarini, D. Invernizzi, P. Panizza, M. Lovera, Closed-loop MIMO data-driven attitude control design for a multirotor UAV, CEAS Aeronautical Journal, (accepted).

 

2019

G. Bressan, D. Invernizzi, S. Panza, M. Lovera, Attitude control of multirotor UAVs: cascade P/PID vs PI-like geometric architecture, 5th CEAS Conference on Guidance, Navigation and Control, Milano, Italy.

N. Buratti, D. Invernizzi, M. Lovera, Experimental validation of LMI-based anti-windup compensators for attitude control in multirotor UAVs, 21st IFAC Symposium on Automatic Control in Aerospace, Cranfield, UK, 2019.

G. Gerosa, A. Zanoni, S. Panza, P. Masarati, M. Lovera, Augmented Rotorcraft Conceptual Design Driven by Handling Qualities Requirements, 5th CEAS Conference on Guidance, Navigation and Control, Milano, Italy.

M. Giurato, P. Gattazzo, M. Lovera, UAV Lab: a multidisciplinary UAV design course, 21st IFAC Symposium on Automatic Control in Aerospace, Cranfield, UK, 2019.

P. Giuri, A. Marini Cossetti, M. Giurato, D. Invernizzi, M. Lovera, Air-to-air automatic landing for multirotor UAVs, 5th CEAS Conference on Guidance, Navigation and Control, Milano, Italy.

D. Invernizzi, M. Lovera, Attitude stabilization of inertial pointing spacecraft using magnetic actuators, 21st IFAC Symposium on Automatic Control in Aerospace, Cranfield, UK, 2019.

D. Invernizzi, M. Lovera, L. Zaccarian, Dynamic attitude planning for trajectory tracking in thrust-vectoring UAVs, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, (accepted).

D. Invernizzi, M. Lovera, L. Zaccarian, Integral ISS-based cascade stabilization for vectored-thrust UAVs, IEEE Control Systems Letters, Vol. 4, N. 1, pp. 43 - 48, 2019.

D. Invernizzi, M. Lovera, L. Zaccarian, Integral ISS-based cascade stabilization for vectored-thrust UAVs, IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Nice, France.

M. Maccotta, M. Lovera, Reconfigurability analysis of multirotor UAV, 5th CEAS Conference on Guidance, Navigation and Control, Milano, Italy.

S. Meraglia, D. Invernizzi, M. Lovera, Active balancing systems for rotating orbital devices, XXV AIDAA, International Congress, Roma, Italy, 2019.

S. Panza, L. Vigano', D. Del Gobbo, M. Lovera, qLPV modelling of helicopter dynamics, 3rd IFAC Workshop on Linear Parameter-Varying Systems, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 2019.

V. Pesce, M. F. Haydar, M. Lavagna, M. Lovera, Comparison of Filtering Techniques For Relative Attitude Estimation of Uncooperative Space Objects, Aerospace Science and Technology, Vol. 84, pp. 318-328, 2019.

G. Roggi, M. Giurato, M. Lovera, A computer vision line-tracking algorithm for UAV GNSS-aided guidance, XXV AIDAA, International Congress, Roma, Italy, 2019.

M. Wu, M. Lovera, Time-domain vs frequency-domain identification for a small-scale helicopter, 5th CEAS Conference on Guidance, Navigation and Control, Milano, Italy.

M. Wu, M. Lovera, M. Chen, Application of PBSID and Structured H∞ Methods in the Unmanned Helicopter System Identification, IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Systems and Artificial Intelligence, Xi'an, China.

A. Zangarini, P. Panizza, M. Lovera, Closed-loop MIMO data-driven attitude control design for a multirotor UAV, 5th CEAS Conference on Guidance, Navigation and Control, Milano, Italy.

 

2018

G. Bressan, A. Russo, D. Invernizzi, M. Giurato, S. Panza, M. Lovera, Adaptive augmentation of the attitude control system for a multirotor UAV, Journal of Aerospace Engineering, December 2018.

S. Capocchiano, P. Panizza, D. Invernizzi, M. Lovera, Closed-loop data-driven attitude control design for a multirotor UAV, IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2018.

D. Del Cont Bernard, M. Giurato, F. Riccardi, M. Lovera, Ground Effect Analysis for a Quadrotor Platform, in Advances in Aerospace Guidance, Navigation and Control, Springer, 2018.

G. Gerosa, A. Zanoni, S. Panza, P. Masarati, M. Lovera, A Handling Qualities Oriented Approach to Rotorcraft Conceptual Design, 74th Forum of the American Helicopter Society, Phoenix, USA, 2018.

M. Giurato, S. Panza, M. Lovera, Robust filtering for very high accuracy attitude determination, 58th Israel Annual Conference on Aerospace Sciences, Tel Aviv and Haifa, Israel, (accepted), 2018.

D. Invernizzi, M. Giurato, P. Gattazzo, M. Lovera, Full pose tracking for a tilt-arm quadrotor UAV, IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2018.

D. Invernizzi, M. Lovera, Trajectory tracking control of thrust vectoring UAVs, Automatica, Vol. 95, pp. 180-186, 2018.

D. Invernizzi, M. Lovera, L. Zaccarian, Geometric tracking control of underactuated VTOL UAVs, 2018 American Control Conference, Milwaukee, USA, 2018.

 M. Lovera, Comments on the paper "Global stabilization of periodic linear systems by bounded controls with applications to spacecraft magnetic attitude control", Automatica, Vol. 90, pp. 321-323, 2018.

S. Panza, M. Sato, M. Lovera, K. Muraoka, Robust attitude control design of quad-tilt-wing UAV: a structured mu-synthesis approach, IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2018.

 

 2017

M. Bergamasco, N. Cortigiani, D. Del Gobbo, S. Panza, M. Lovera, The role of black-box models in rotorcraft attitude control, 43rd European Rotorcraft Forum, Milano, Italy, 2017.

M. Bergamasco, M. Lovera, Rotorcraft Model Identification: a Black-Box Time/frequency Domain Approach, 43rd European Rotorcraft Forum, Milano, Italy, 2017.

D. Del Cont Bernard, M. Giurato, F. Riccardi, M. Lovera, Ground effect analysis for a quadrotor platform, 4th CEAS Specialist Conference on Guidance, Navigation & Control, Warsaw, Poland, 2017.  

D. Del Cont Bernard, F. Riccardi, M. Giurato, M. Lovera, A dynamic analysis of ground effect for a quadrotor platform, 20th IFAC World Congress, Toulouse, France, 2017.    

D. Di Bacco, M. Giurato, M. Lovera, Accurate positioning of multirotor UAVs for civil infrastructure monitoring, 7th European Conference for Aeronautics and Space Sciences, Milano, Italy, 2017.  

R. Furfaro, G. Lanave, F. Topputo, M. Lovera, R. Linares, Waypoint-Based ZEM/ZEV Feedback Guidance: Applications To Low-Thrust Interplanetary Transfer and Orbit Raising, AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Stevenson, USA, 2017.

R. Furfaro, R. Ruggiero, F. Topputo, M. Lovera, R. Linares, Waypoint-Optimized Closed-Loop Guidance for Spacecraft Rendezvous in Relative Motion, AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Stevenson, USA, 2017.

F. Haydar, M. Giurato, M. Lovera, G. Sechi, Very high accuracy attitude determination for LOS steering, 10th International ESA Conference on Guidance, Navigation & Control Systems, Salzburg, Austria, 2017. 

F. Haydar, M. Lovera, H fitering on the unit circle, 56th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Melbourne, Australia, 2017.

D. Invernizzi, M. Lovera, Geometric tracking control of a quadcopter tiltrotor UAV, 20th IFAC World Congress, Toulouse, France, 2017.   

H. Leduc, D. Peaucelle, M. Lovera, C. Pittet, Robust adaptive magnetic control of satellites with uncertain parameters, 20th IFAC World Congress, Toulouse, France, 2017.  

N. Olivo, S. Panza, N. Cortigiani, D. Del Gobbo, M. Lovera, Atmospheric turbulence estimation for helicopter FCS design, 43rd European Rotorcraft Forum, Milano, Italy, 2017.

F. Riccardi, M. Lovera, Dynamic inflow and ground effect in multirotor UAV attitude dynamics, 43rd European Rotorcraft Forum, Milano, Italy, 2017.

A. Russo, D. Invernizzi, M. Giurato, M. Lovera, Adaptive augmentation of the attitude control system for a multirotor UAV, 7th European Conference for Aeronautics and Space Sciences, Milano, Italy, 2017.  

L. Viganò, F. Riccardi, D. Leonello, Development of Augmented Control Laws for a Tiltrotor in Low and High Speed Flight Modes, 43rd European Rotorcraft Forum, Milano, Italy, 2017.

 

2016

M. Giurato, M. Lovera, Quadrotor attitude determination: A comparison study, 2016 IEEE Conference on Control Applications (CCA), Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2016.

D. Invernizzi, P. Panizza, F. Riccardi, S. Formentin, M. Lovera, Data-Driven Attitude Control Law of a Variable-Pitch Quadrotor: a Comparison Study, 20th IFAC Symposium on Automatic Control in Aerospace (ACA 2016), Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, 2016.

P. Panizza, D. Invernizzi, F. Riccardi, S. Formentin, M. Lovera, Data-driven attitude control law design for a variable-pitch quadrotor, 2016 American Control Conference (ACC), Boston, USA, 2016.

S. Panza, L. Guastalla, B. Roda, M. Lovera, Tilt-rotor multivariable attitude control with rotor state feedback, 20th IFAC Symposium on Automatic Control in Aerospace (ACA 2016), Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, 2016.

G. Pin, A. Assalone, M. Lovera, T. Parisini, Non-Asymptotic Kernel-Based Parametric Estimation of Continuous-time Linear Systems, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 61, N. 2, pp. 360 - 373, 2016.

L. Trainelli, P. Cordisco, M. Gennaretti, R. Grassetti, M. Lovera, M. Redaelli, A. Rolando, E. Zappa, Innovative Rotor-State Measurements Enabling Helicopter In-Flight Noise Monitoring and Enhanced Attitude Control, 72nd International Annual Forum American Helicopter Society (AHS), West Palm Beach, USA, 2016.

L. Trainelli, M. Gennaretti, E. Zappa, M. Lovera, A. Rolando, P. Cordisco, R. Grassetti, M. Redaelli, Development and Testing of Innovative Solutions for Helicopter In-Flight Noise Monitoring and Enhanced Control Based on Rotor State Measurements, 42nd European Rotorcraft Forum, Lille, France, 2016.

 

2015

Du Ho Duc, R. Mura, L. Piroddi, M. Lovera, G. Ghiringhelli, Robust harmonic control: an application to structural vibration reduction in helicopters, IFAC Workshop on Advanced Control and Navigation for Autonomous Aerospace Vehicles, Seville, Spain, 2015.

M. Lovera, Magnetic satellite detumbling: the b-dot algorithm revisited, 2015 American Control Conference, Chicago, USA, 2015.

M. Lovera, L. Piroddi, F. Boi, G. Ghiringhelli, Black-box MIMO model identification for structural vibration reduction in helicopters, IFAC Workshop on Advanced Control and Navigation for Autonomous Aerospace Vehicles, Seville, Spain, 2015.

R. Mura, M. Lovera, Rotorcraft vibration control: adaptive vs LPV methods, 1st IFAC Workshop on Linear Parameter Varying systems, Grenoble, France, 2015.

P. Panizza, F. Riccardi, M. Lovera, Black-box and grey-box identification of the attitude dynamics for a variable-pitch quadrotor, IFAC Workshop on Advanced Control and Navigation for Autonomous Aerospace Vehicles, Seville, Spain, 2015.

S. Panza, M. Bergamasco, L. Vigano', M. Lovera, Rotor State Feedback in Rotorcraft Attitude Control, 41st European Rotorcraft Forum, Munich, Germany, 2015. 

S. Panza, M. Lovera, Rotor state feedback in the design of rotorcraft attitude control laws, Third CEAS Specialist Conference on Guidance, Navigation and Control, Toulouse, France, 2015.

S. Panza, M. Lovera, Rotor state feedback in the design of rotorcraft attitude control laws, in Advances in Aerospace Guidance, Navigation and Control, Springer, 2015.

F. Riccardi, Wind Tunnel Testing of a Variable-Pitch Quadrotor UAV Isolated Rotor, 41st European Rotorcraft Forum, Munich, Germany, 2015.

F. Riccardi, R. Possamai, Conceptual Design of a High-Speed Variable Configuration Compound Helicopter, 71st American Helicopter Society International Annual Forum, Virginia Beach, USA, 2015.

L. Trainelli, M. Lovera, A. Rolando, E. Zappa, M. Gennaretti, P. Cordisco, R. Grassetti, M. Redaelli, Project MANOEUVRES - Towards Real-Time Noise Monitoring and Enhanced Rotorcraft Handling Based on Rotor State Measurements, 41st European Rotorcraft Forum, Munich, Germany, 2015.

 

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