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A Computer Vision Line-Tracking Algorithm for Automatic UAV Photovoltaic Plants Monitoring Applications by Roggi, Gabriele, Niccolai, Alessandro, Grimaccia, Francesco, Lovera, Marco

“…In this paper, the authors propose an UAV-based automatic inspection method for photovoltaic plants analyzing and testing a vision-based guidance method…”
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Magnetic spacecraft attitude control: a survey and some new results by Silani, Enrico, Lovera, Marco

“…The problem of attitude stabilization of a small satellite using magnetic actuators is considered, a review of the existing approaches based on linear and…”
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Global magnetic attitude control of spacecraft in the presence of gravity gradient by Lovera, M., Astolfi, A.

“…The problem of Earth-pointing attitude control for a spacecraft with magnetic actuators is addressed and a novel approach to the problem is proposed, which…”
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Recursive subspace identification of linear and non-linear Wiener state-space models by Lovera, Marco, Gustafsson, Tony, Verhaegen, Michel

“…The MOESP class of identification algorithms are made recursive on the basis of various updating schemes for subspace tracking The problem of MIMO recursive…”
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Trajectory tracking control of thrust-vectoring UAVs by Invernizzi, Davide, Lovera, Marco

“…In this paper a geometric approach to the trajectory tracking control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) with thrust vectoring capabilities is proposed. The…”
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Comments on the paper “Global stabilisation of periodic linear systems by bounded controls with applications to spacecraft magnetic attitude control” by Lovera, Marco

“…This note contains comments on the paper Zhou (2015a), with specific reference to: the fact that the result in Theorem 3 of the paper is not new but actually…”
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Extended Kalman filters for close-range navigation to noncooperative targets by Gaias, Gabriella, Lovera, Marco

“…•A set of multiplicative extended Kalman filters for uncooperative relative navigation is developed.•Unit quaternions are used to represent the coupled…”
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Identification of Linear Models for the Dynamics of a Hovering Quadrotor by Bergamasco, Marco, Lovera, Marco

“…Accurate dynamic modeling of helicopter aeromechanics is becoming increasingly important, as progressively stringent requirements are being imposed on…”
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A projection-based controller for fast spacecraft detumbling using magnetic actuation by Invernizzi, Davide, Lovera, Marco

“…Magnetic control has been used for decades for spacecraft detumbling, i.e., to bring a spacecraft to a final condition with a sufficiently small angular…”
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Dynamic Attitude Planning for Trajectory Tracking in Thrust-Vectoring UAVs by Invernizzi, Davide, Lovera, Marco, Zaccarian, Luca

“…This paper addresses the trajectory tracking control problem for underactuated unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), with specific focus on vehicles with…”
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Optimal Magnetic Momentum Control for Inertially Pointing Spacecraft by Lovera, Marco

“…Inertially pointing satellites which use reaction wheels as main actuators for attitude control are subject to the problem of wheel saturation. This problem…”
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Global robust attitude tracking with torque disturbance rejection via dynamic hybrid feedback by Invernizzi, Davide, Lovera, Marco, Zaccarian, Luca

“…In this paper an approach to the design of robust global attitude tracking controllers for fully actuated rigid bodies is proposed. The challenge of…”
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Smoother-Based Iterative Learning Control for UAV Trajectory Tracking by Meraglia, Salvatore, Lovera, Marco

“…This letter presents a data-based control approach to achieve high-performance trajectory tracking with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). We revisit an existing…”
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Bootstrap-based estimates of uncertainty in subspace identification methods by Bittanti, Sergio, Lovera, Marco

“…The application of computational statistics provides simple algorithms for assessing model uncertainty in subspace identification. The problem of evaluating…”
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Fixed-Dynamics Antiwindup Design: Application to Pitch-Limited Position Control of Multirotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by Ghignoni, Pietro, Invernizzi, Davide, Lovera, Marco

“…In this brief, we present and validate an antiwindup (AW) control design suitable to deal with saturated discrete-time linear plants. Following the modern…”
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Comparison of Control Methods for Trajectory Tracking in Fully Actuated Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by Invernizzi, Davide, Giurato, Mattia, Gattazzo, Paolo, Lovera, Marco

“…In this article, recently proposed control methods, suitable for trajectory tracking in fully actuated unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), are reviewed and…”
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Identification for gain-scheduling: a balanced subspace approach by Lovera, M., Mercere, G.

“…The problem of deriving MIMO parameter- dependent models for gain-scheduling control design from data generated by local identification experiments is…”
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FAST-Hex -- A Morphing Hexarotor: Design, Mechanical Implementation, Control and Experimental Validation by Ryll, Markus, Bicego, Davide, Giurato, Mattia, Lovera, Marco, Franchi, Antonio

“…We present FAST-Hex, a micro aerial hexarotor platform that allows to seamlessly transit from an under-actuated to a fully-actuated configuration with only one…”
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Vision-Based Air-to-Air Autonomous Landing of Underactuated VTOL UAVs by Roggi, Gabriele, Gozzini, Giovanni, Invernizzi, Davide, Lovera, Marco

“…This article addresses the problem of air-to-air autonomous landing of a small underactuated unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on a larger one (carrier) in a…”
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Leonardo Drone Contest Autonomous Drone Competition: Overview, Results, and Lessons Learned from Politecnico di Milano Team by Roggi, Gabriele, Meraglia, Salvatore, Lovera, Marco

“…In this paper, the Politecnico di Milano solutions proposed for the Leonardo Drone Contest (LDC) are presented. The Leonardo Drone Contest is an annual…”
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