Marco M. Nicotra

71 papers A 2C 13Journal 47Unranked 9
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 J jnl
Moving On, Even When You're Broken: Fail-Active Trajectory Generation via Diffusion Policies Conditioned on Embodiment and Task.
CoRR
Gilberto Briscoe-Martinez, Yaashia Gautam, Rahul Shetty, Anuj Pasricha, Marco M. Nicotra, Alessandro Roncone
2025 J jnl
Compliant Explicit Reference Governor for Contact Friendly Robotic Manipulators.
CoRR
Yaashia Gautam, Nataliya Nechyporenko, Chi-Hui Lin, Alessandro Roncone, Marco M. Nicotra
2025 J jnl
Designing Control Barrier Functions Using a Dynamic Backup Policy.
CoRR
Victor Freire, Marco M. Nicotra
2025 J jnl
Designing Control Barrier Functions for Underactuated Euler-Lagrange Systems Using Dynamic Safety Margins.
IEEE Control. Syst. Lett.
Victor Freire, Sauranil Debarshi, Marco M. Nicotra
2025 J jnl
Energy-Optimal Attitude Control Strategies With Control Moment Gyroscopes.
IEEE Trans. Control. Syst. Technol.
Thomas L. Dearing, John Hauser, Xudong Chen, Marco M. Nicotra, Christopher Petersen
2025 J jnl
Virtual Mass Tuning of Overhead Cranes.
IEEE Control. Syst. Lett.
Zemerart Asani, Marco M. Nicotra, Emanuele Garone
2024 C conf
A Terminal Set Feasibility Governor for Nonlinear Model Predictive Control.
ACC
Terrence Skibik, Marco M. Nicotra
2024 J jnl
A Terminal State Feasibility Governor for Real-Time Nonlinear Model Predictive Control Over Arbitrary Horizons.
IEEE Trans. Control. Syst. Technol.
Bryan Convens, Dominic Liao-McPherson, Kelly Merckaert, Bram Vanderborght, Marco M. Nicotra
2024 J jnl
A constrained control framework for unmanned aerial vehicles based on Explicit Reference Governor.
Autom.
Gaetano Tartaglione, Marco M. Nicotra, Roberto Naldi, Emanuele Garone
2024 — conf
Building Robust Control Barrier Functions from Robust Maximal Output Admissible Sets.
CDC
Victor Freire, Marco M. Nicotra
2024 J jnl
Real-time constraint-based planning and control of robotic manipulators for safe human-robot collaboration.
Robotics Comput. Integr. Manuf.
Kelly Merckaert, Bryan Convens, Marco M. Nicotra, Bram Vanderborght
2024 C conf
Stability Analysis of Hypersampled Model Predictive Control.
ACC
Yaashia Gautam, Marco M. Nicotra
2024 J jnl
Using Dynamic Safety Margins as Control Barrier Functions.
CoRR
Victor Freire, Marco M. Nicotra
2023 J jnl
A Terminal Set Feasibility Governor for Linear Model Predictive Control.
IEEE Trans. Autom. Control.
Terrence Skibik, Dominic Liao-McPherson, Marco M. Nicotra
2023 J jnl
Analysis of Time-Distributed Model Predictive Control When Using a Regularized Primal-Dual Gradient Optimizer.
IEEE Control. Syst. Lett.
Terrence Skibik, Marco M. Nicotra
2023 C conf
Application of Quantum Optimal Control to Shaken Lattice Interferometry.
ACC
Jieqiu Shao, Liang-Ying Chih, Mantas Naris, Murray Holland, Marco M. Nicotra
2023 J jnl
Finite-Time Computation of Polyhedral Input-Saturated Output-Admissible Sets.
CoRR
Yaashia Gautam, Marco M. Nicotra
2023 J jnl
How to solve Quantum Optimal Control Problems using Projection Operator-based Newton Steps.
CoRR
Jieqiu Shao, Mantas Naris, John Hauser, Marco M. Nicotra
2023 J jnl
Stability Analysis of Hypersampled Model Predictive Control.
CoRR
Yaashia Gautam, Marco M. Nicotra
2023 J jnl
Systematic Design of Discrete-Time Control Barrier Functions Using Maximal Output Admissible Sets.
IEEE Control. Syst. Lett.
Victor Freire, Marco M. Nicotra
2022 J jnl
A Feasibility Governor for Enlarging the Region of Attraction of Linear Model Predictive Controllers.
IEEE Trans. Autom. Control.
Terrence Skibik, Dominic Liao-McPherson, Torbjørn Cunis, Ilya V. Kolmanovsky, Marco M. Nicotra
2022 C conf
A Lyapunov-based Shaking Function for a Class of Non-bilinear Quantum Systems.
ACC
Jieqiu Shao, Marco M. Nicotra
2022 C conf
A Nonlinear Predictive Control Strategy for Landing on an Asteroid.
ACC
Steven van Leeuwen, Terrence Skibik, Marco M. Nicotra, Ilya V. Kolmanovsky, Dominic Liao-McPherson
2022 J jnl
An Analysis of Closed-Loop Stability for Linear Model Predictive Control Based on Time-Distributed Optimization.
IEEE Trans. Autom. Control.
Dominic Liao-McPherson, Terrence Skibik, Jordan Leung, Ilya V. Kolmanovsky, Marco M. Nicotra
2022 J jnl
Attitude Trajectory Optimization and Momentum Conservation with Control Moment Gyroscopes.
CoRR
Thomas L. Dearing, John Hauser, Christopher Petersen, Marco M. Nicotra, Xudong Chen
2022 J jnl
Real-time motion control of robotic manipulators for safe human-robot coexistence.
Robotics Comput. Integr. Manuf.
Kelly Merckaert, Bryan Convens, Chi-ju Wu, Alessandro Roncone, Marco M. Nicotra, Bram Vanderborght
2022 J jnl
Safe, Fast, and Efficient Distributed Receding Horizon Constrained Control of Aerial Robot Swarms.
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett.
Bryan Convens, Kelly Merckaert, Marco M. Nicotra, Bram Vanderborght
2021 J jnl
A Projection Operator-based Newton Method for the Trajectory Optimization of Closed Quantum Systems.
CoRR
Jieqiu Shao, Joshua Combes, John Hauser, Marco M. Nicotra
2021 J jnl
Constrained Power Reference Control for Wind Turbines.
CoRR
Daniel S. Zalkind, Marco M. Nicotra, Lucy Y. Pao
2021 C conf
Feasibility Governor for Linear Model Predictive Control.
ACC
Terrence Skibik, Dominic Liao-McPherson, Torbjørn Cunis, Ilya V. Kolmanovsky, Marco M. Nicotra
2021 J jnl
Invariant Set Distributed Explicit Reference Governors for Provably Safe On-Board Control of Nano-Quadrotor Swarms.
Frontiers Robotics AI
Bryan Convens, Kelly Merckaert, Bram Vanderborght, Marco M. Nicotra
2021 J jnl
Low-Complexity Fast Charging Strategies Based on Explicit Reference Governors for Li-Ion Battery Cells.
IEEE Trans. Control. Syst. Technol.
Alejandro Goldar, Raffaele Romagnoli, Luis D. Couto, Marco M. Nicotra, Michel Kinnaert, Emanuele Garone
2021 J jnl
Stabilizing Formation Systems With Nonholonomic Agents.
IEEE Control. Syst. Lett.
Thomas L. Dearing, Xudong Chen, Marco M. Nicotra
2020 J jnl
A Feasibility Governor for Enlarging the Region of Attraction of Linear Model Predictive Controllers.
CoRR
Dominic Liao-McPherson, Terrence Skibik, Torbjørn Cunis, Ilya V. Kolmanovsky, Marco M. Nicotra
2020 A conf
Distributed Reinforcement Learning for Cooperative Multi-Robot Object Manipulation.
AAMAS
Guohui Ding, Joewie J. Koh, Kelly Merckaert, Bram Vanderborght, Marco M. Nicotra, Christoffer Heckman, Alessandro Roncone, Lijun Chen
2020 J jnl
Distributed Reinforcement Learning for Cooperative Multi-Robot Object Manipulation.
CoRR
Guohui Ding, Joewie J. Koh, Kelly Merckaert, Bram Vanderborght, Marco M. Nicotra, Christoffer Heckman, Alessandro Roncone, Lijun Chen
2020 C conf
Fuel-Balanced Formation Flight Control of Underactuated Satellites.
ACC
Thomas L. Dearing, Christopher D. Petersen, Marco M. Nicotra, Xudong Chen
2020 C conf
Mobile Sensing for Wind Field Estimation in Wind Farms.
ACC
David J. Pasley, Marco M. Nicotra, Lucy Y. Pao, Jennifer King, Christopher J. Bay
2020 J jnl
Sensitivity-Based Warmstarting for Nonlinear Model Predictive Control With Polyhedral State and Control Constraints.
IEEE Trans. Autom. Control.
Dominic Liao-McPherson, Marco M. Nicotra, Asen L. Dontchev, Ilya V. Kolmanovsky, Vladimir M. Veliov
2020 J jnl
Spacecraft Attitude Control With Nonconvex Constraints: An Explicit Reference Governor Approach.
IEEE Trans. Autom. Control.
Marco M. Nicotra, Dominic Liao-McPherson, Laurent Burlion, Ilya V. Kolmanovsky
2020 J jnl
Time-distributed optimization for real-time model predictive control: Stability, robustness, and constraint satisfaction.
Autom.
Dominic Liao-McPherson, Marco M. Nicotra, Ilya V. Kolmanovsky
2019 — conf
A Semismooth Predictor Corrector Method for Suboptimal Model Predictive Control.
ECC
Dominic Liao-McPherson, Marco M. Nicotra, Ilya V. Kolmanovsky
2019 J jnl
A Semismooth Predictor Corrector Method for Suboptimal Model Predictive Control.
CoRR
Dominic Liao-McPherson, Marco M. Nicotra, Ilya V. Kolmanovsky
2019 J jnl
Embedding Constrained Model Predictive Control in a Continuous-Time Dynamic Feedback.
IEEE Trans. Autom. Control.
Marco M. Nicotra, Dominic Liao-McPherson, Ilya V. Kolmanovsky
2019 J jnl
Explicit Reference Governor for the Constrained Control of Linear Time-Delay Systems.
IEEE Trans. Autom. Control.
Marco M. Nicotra, Tam W. Nguyen, Emanuele Garone, Ilya V. Kolmanovsky
2019 J jnl
Inexact Newton-Kantorovich Methods for Constrained Nonlinear Model Predictive Control.
IEEE Trans. Autom. Control.
Asen L. Dontchev, Mike Huang, Ilya V. Kolmanovsky, Marco M. Nicotra
2019 J jnl
Lipschitz Stability in Discretized Optimal Control with Application to SQP.
SIAM J. Control. Optim.
Asen L. Dontchev, Ilya V. Kolmanovsky, Mikhail Ivanov Krastanov, Marco M. Nicotra, Vladimir M. Veliov
2019 J jnl
Spacecraft Attitude Control with Nonconvex Constraints: An Explicit Reference Governor Approach.
CoRR
Marco M. Nicotra, Dominic Liao-McPherson, Laurent Burlion, Ilya V. Kolmanovsky
2019 J jnl
Technical Note for "A Geodesic Approach for the Control of Tethered Quadrotors".
CoRR
Tam W. Nguyen, Marco M. Nicotra, Emanuele Garone
2018 — conf
A Fast Reference Governor for the Constrained Control of Linear Discrete-Time Systems with Parametric Uncertainties.
CDC
Laurent Burlion, Marco M. Nicotra, Ilya V. Kolmanovsky
2018 — conf
A Semismooth Predictor Corrector Method for Real-Time Constrained Parametric Optimization with Applications in Model Predictive Control.
CDC
Dominic Liao-McPherson, Marco M. Nicotra, Ilya V. Kolmanovsky
2018 J jnl
A Semismooth Predictor Corrector Method for Real-Time Constrained Parametric Optimization with Applications in Model Predictive Control.
CoRR
Dominic Liao-McPherson, Marco M. Nicotra, Ilya V. Kolmanovsky
2018 A conf
Constrained Control of Robotic Manipulators Using the Explicit Reference Governor.
IROS
Kelly Merckaert, Bram Vanderborght, Marco M. Nicotra, Emanuele Garone
2018 C conf
Dynamically Embedded Model Predictive Control.
ACC
Marco M. Nicotra, Dominic Liao-McPherson, Ilya V. Kolmanovsky
2018 — conf
Explicit Reference Governor Toolbox (ERGT).
RTSI
Andres Cotorruelo, Marco M. Nicotra, Daniel Limón, Emanuele Garone
2018 J jnl
Explicit reference governor for linear systems.
Int. J. Control
Emanuele Garone, Marco M. Nicotra, Lorenzo Ntogramatzidis
2017 — conf
Computationally-efficient constrained control of the state-of-charge of a Li-ion battery cell.
CDC
Raffaele Romagnoli, Luis D. Couto, Marco M. Nicotra, Michel Kinnaert, Emanuele Garone
2017 J jnl
Embedding Constrained Model Predictive Control in a Continuous-Time Dynamic Feedback.
CoRR
Marco M. Nicotra, Dominic Liao-McPherson, Ilya V. Kolmanovsky
2017 J jnl
Explicit Reference Governor for the Constrained Control of Time-Delayed Linear Systems.
CoRR
Marco M. Nicotra, Tam W. Nguyen, Emanuele Garone, Ilya V. Kolmanovsky
2017 J jnl
Nonlinear control of a tethered UAV: The taut cable case.
Autom.
Marco M. Nicotra, Roberto Naldi, Emanuele Garone
2016 C conf
A robust explicit reference governor for constrained control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.
ACC
Marco M. Nicotra, Roberto Naldi, Emanuele Garone
2016 — conf
An Explicit Reference Governor for the robust constrained control of nonlinear systems.
CDC
Marco M. Nicotra, Emanuele Garone
2016 J jnl
Explicit Reference Governor for Constrained Nonlinear Systems.
IEEE Trans. Autom. Control.
Emanuele Garone, Marco M. Nicotra
2016 J jnl
Nonlinear Control of a Tethered UAV: the Taut Cable case.
CoRR
Marco M. Nicotra, Roberto Naldi, Emanuele Garone
2016 C conf
SOC and SOH estimation for Li-ion batteries based on an equivalent hydraulic model. Part I: SOC and surface concentration estimation.
ACC
Luis D. Couto, Julien Schorsch, Marco M. Nicotra, Michel Kinnaert
2015 — conf
Control of Euler-Lagrange systems subject to constraints: An Explicit Reference Governor approach.
CDC
Marco M. Nicotra, Emanuele Garone
2015 C conf
Explicit reference governor for continuous time nonlinear systems subject to convex constraints.
ACC
Marco M. Nicotra, Emanuele Garone
2015 J jnl
Sufficient conditions for the stability of a class of second order systems.
Syst. Control. Lett.
Marco M. Nicotra, Roberto Naldi, Emanuele Garone
2014 J jnl
Explicit Reference Governor for Continuous Time Nonlinear Systems Subject to Convex Constraints.
CoRR
Emanuele Garone, Marco M. Nicotra
2014 C conf
Nested saturation control of an UAV carrying a suspended load.
ACC
Marco M. Nicotra, Emanuele Garone, Roberto Naldi, Lorenzo Marconi
2014 — conf
Nonlinear control of an actuated tethered airfoil.
MED
S. Eeckhout, Marco M. Nicotra, Roberto Naldi, Emanuele Garone