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Biography

Avishai's doctoral research was on spacecraft orbital and attitude control. Prior to the University of Michigan, he studied at Stanford University, where he received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and an M.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics. Avishai's interests are in constrained control, model predictive control, and time-varying systems.
News & Events
- NEWS MERL makes a strong showing at the American Control Conference
  Date: July 6, 2016 - July 8, 2016
  Where: American Control Conference (ACC)
  MERL Contacts: Mouhacine Benosman; Scott A. Bortoff; Petros T. Boufounos; Daniel J. Burns; Claus Danielson; Stefano Di Cairano; Amir-massoud Farahmand; Abraham M. Goldsmith; Piyush Grover; Uros V. Kalabic; Andrew Knyazev; Christopher R. Laughman; Daniel N. Nikovski; Arvind U. Raghunathan; Yebin Wang; Avishai Weiss
  Research Areas: Multimedia, Data Analytics, Mechatronics, Business Innovation, Advanced Control Systems, Dynamical Systems, Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling
  Brief
  - The premier American Control Conference (ACC) takes place in Boston July 6-8. This year MERL researchers will present a record 20 papers(!) at ACC, with several contributions, especially in autonomous vehicle path planning and in Model Predictive Control (MPC) theory and applications, including manufacturing machines, electric motors, satellite station keeping, and HVAC. Other important themes developed in MERL's presentations concern adaptation, learning, and optimization in control systems.
- NEWS MERL researchers present 10 papers at the American Controls Conference
  Date: July 3, 2015
  MERL Contacts: Daniel N. Nikovski; Yebin Wang; Uros V. Kalabic; Stefano Di Cairano; Arvind U. Raghunathan; Avishai Weiss; Daniel J. Burns
  Research Areas: Mechatronics, Data Analytics
  Brief
  - MERL researchers presented 10 papers at the American Controls Conference, in Chicago, USA. The ACC is one of the most important conferences on control systems in the world. Topics ranged from theoretical, including new algorithms for Model Predictive Control and Co-Design, to applications including spacecraft control and HVAC systems.
MERL Publications
- Danielson, C., Weiss, A., Berntorp, K., Di Cairano, S., "Path Planning using Positive Invariant Sets", arXiv, March 2017.
  BibTeX Download PDFRead TR2017-046
  - @techreport{MERL_TR2017-046,
  - author = {Danielson, C. and Weiss, A. and Berntorp, K. and Di Cairano, S.},
  - title = {Path Planning using Positive Invariant Sets},
  - institution = {MERL - Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories},
  - address = {Cambridge, MA 02139},
  - number = {TR2017-046},
  - month = mar,
  - year = 2017,
  - url = {http://www.merl.com/publications/TR2017-046/}
  - }
- Danielson, C., Weiss, A., Berntorp, K., Di Cairano, S., "Path Planning using Positive Invariant Sets", IEEE Annual Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), DOI: 10.1109/CDC.2016.7799188, December 2016, pp. 5986-5991.
  BibTeX Download PDF Read TR2016-160
- Walsh, A.; Di Cairano, S.; Weiss, A., "MPC for Coupled Station Keeping, Attitude Control, and Momentum Management of Low-Thrust Geostationary Satellites", American Control Conference (ACC), DOI: 10.1109/ACC.2016.7526842, July 2016, pp. 7408-7413.
  BibTeX Download PDFRead TR2016-047
  - @inproceedings{Walsh2016jul,
  - author = {Walsh, A. and {Di Cairano}, S. and Weiss, A.},
  - title = {MPC for Coupled Station Keeping, Attitude Control, and Momentum Management of Low-Thrust Geostationary Satellites},
  - booktitle = {American Control Conference (ACC)},
  - year = 2016,
  - pages = {7408--7413},
  - month = jul,
  - doi = {10.1109/ACC.2016.7526842},
  - url = {http://www.merl.com/publications/TR2016-047}
  - }
- Weiss, A.; Di Cairano, S., "Opportunities and Potential of Model Predictive Control for Low-Thrust Spacecraft Station-Keeping and Momentum-Management", European Control Conference (ECC), DOI: 10.1109/ECC.2015.7330729, July 2015, pp. 1370-1375.
  BibTeX Download PDFRead TR2015-083
  - @inproceedings{Weiss2015jul2,
  - author = {Weiss, A. and {Di Cairano}, S.},
  - title = {Opportunities and Potential of Model Predictive Control for Low-Thrust Spacecraft Station-Keeping and Momentum-Management},
  - booktitle = {European Control Conference (ECC)},
  - year = 2015,
  - pages = {1370--1375},
  - month = jul,
  - publisher = {IEEE},
  - doi = {10.1109/ECC.2015.7330729},
  - url = {http://www.merl.com/publications/TR2015-083}
  - }
- Weiss, A.; Kalabic, U.; Di Cairano, S., "Model Predictive Control for Simultaneous Station Keeping and Momentum Management of Low-Thrust Spacecraft", American Control Conference (ACC), DOI: 10.1109/ACC.2015.7171076, ISBN: 978-1-4799-8685-9, July 2015, pp. 2305-2310.
  BibTeX Download PDFRead TR2015-062
  - @inproceedings{Weiss2015jul,
  - author = {Weiss, A. and Kalabic, U. and {Di Cairano}, S.},
  - title = {Model Predictive Control for Simultaneous Station Keeping and Momentum Management of Low-Thrust Spacecraft},
  - booktitle = {American Control Conference (ACC)},
  - year = 2015,
  - pages = {2305--2310},
  - month = jul,
  - publisher = {IEEE},
  - doi = {10.1109/ACC.2015.7171076},
  - isbn = {978-1-4799-8685-9},
  - url = {http://www.merl.com/publications/TR2015-062}
  - }
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Other Publications
- Weiss, Avishai; Kolmanovsky, Ilya; Bernstein, Dennis S.; Sanyal, Amit, "Inertia-Free Spacecraft Attitude Control Using Reaction Wheels", Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 36, No. 5, pp. 1425-1439, 2013.
  BibTeX
  - @Article{Weiss2013,
  - author = {Weiss, Avishai and Kolmanovsky, Ilya and Bernstein, Dennis S. and Sanyal, Amit},
  - title = {Inertia-Free Spacecraft Attitude Control Using Reaction Wheels},
  - journal = {Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics},
  - year = 2013,
  - volume = 36,
  - number = 5,
  - pages = {1425--1439},
  - publisher = {American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics}
  - }
- Weiss, A.; Baldwin, M.; Petersen, C.; Erwin, R. S.; Kolmanovsky, I., "Spacecraft Constrained Maneuver Planning for Moving Debris Avoidance Using Positively Invariant Constraint Admissible Sets", Proceedings of the American Control Conference, June 2013.
  BibTeX
  - @Inproceedings{weissDebris2013,
  - author = {Weiss, A. and Baldwin, M. and Petersen, C. and Erwin, R. S. and Kolmanovsky, I.},
  - title = {Spacecraft Constrained Maneuver Planning for Moving Debris Avoidance Using Positively Invariant Constraint Admissible Sets},
  - booktitle = {Proceedings of the American Control Conference},
  - year = 2013,
  - address = {Washington, DC},
  - month = jun
  - }
- Agarwal, K.; Weiss, A.; Kolmanovsky, I.; Bernstein, D. S., "Inertia-Free Spacecraft Attitude Control with Control-Moment-Gyro Actuation", Proc. AIAA Guid. Nav. Contr. Conf., August 2012, pp. AIAA-2012-5003-282.
  BibTeX
  - @Inproceedings{CMGGNC2012,
  - author = {Agarwal, K. and Weiss, A. and Kolmanovsky, I. and Bernstein, D. S.},
  - title = {Inertia-Free Spacecraft Attitude Control with Control-Moment-Gyro Actuation},
  - booktitle = {Proc. AIAA Guid. Nav. Contr. Conf.},
  - year = 2012,
  - pages = {AIAA--2012--5003--282},
  - address = {Minneapolis, MN},
  - month = aug,
  - note = {AIAA-2012-5003-282}
  - }
- Weiss, A.; Cruz, G.; Agarwal, K.; Rahman, Y.; Medikeri, M.; Xie, A.; Camblor, M.; Kolmanovsky, I.; Bernstein, D. S., "Inertia-Free Attitude Control Laws Based on Rotation Matrices for Spacecraft with Torquers, Thrusters, and Wheels", Proc. Itzhack Y. Bar-Itzhack Memorial Symposium on Estimation, Navigation, and Spacecraft Control, October 2012, pp. 322-391.
  BibTeX
  - @Inproceedings{Weiss2012,
  - author = {Weiss, A. and Cruz, G. and Agarwal, K. and Rahman, Y. and Medikeri, M. and Xie, A. and Camblor, M. and Kolmanovsky, I. and Bernstein, D. S.},
  - title = {Inertia-Free Attitude Control Laws Based on Rotation Matrices for Spacecraft with Torquers, Thrusters, and Wheels},
  - booktitle = {Proc. Itzhack Y. Bar-Itzhack Memorial Symposium on Estimation, Navigation, and Spacecraft Control},
  - year = 2012,
  - pages = {322--391},
  - address = {Haifa, Israel},
  - month = oct
  - }
- Weiss, Avishai; Kolmanovsky, Ilya; Bernstein, Dennis S., "Forward-Integration Riccati-Based Feedback Control of Magnetically Actuated Spacecraft", AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, 2012, pp. AIAA-2012-5042-137.
  BibTeX
  - @Inproceedings{firmag,
  - author = {Weiss, Avishai and Kolmanovsky, Ilya and Bernstein, Dennis S.},
  - title = {Forward-Integration Riccati-Based Feedback Control of Magnetically Actuated Spacecraft},
  - booktitle = {AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference},
  - year = 2012,
  - pages = {AIAA--2012--5042--137}
  - }
- Weiss, Avishai; Kolmanovsky, Ilya; Baldwin, Morgan; Erwin, R. Scott; Bernstein, Dennis S., "Forward-Integration Riccati-Based Feedback Control for Spacecraft Rendezvous Maneuvers on Elliptic Orbits", Proc. Conf. Dec. Contr, December 2012, pp. 1752 - 1757.
  BibTeX
  - @Inproceedings{forriccdc,
  - author = {Weiss, Avishai and Kolmanovsky, Ilya and Baldwin, Morgan and Erwin, R. Scott and Bernstein, Dennis S.},
  - title = {Forward-Integration Riccati-Based Feedback Control for Spacecraft Rendezvous Maneuvers on Elliptic Orbits},
  - booktitle = {Proc. Conf. Dec. Contr},
  - year = 2012,
  - pages = {1752 -- 1757},
  - address = {Maui, HI},
  - month = dec
  - }
- Baldwin, M.; Weiss, A.; Kolmanovsky, I.; Erwin, R. S., "Spacecraft Debris Avoidance using Positively Invariant Constraint Admissible Sets", Proceedings of AAS Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, 2012, pp. Paper AAS 12-250.
  BibTeX
  - @Inproceedings{ref:baldwin,
  - author = {Baldwin, M. and Weiss, A. and Kolmanovsky, I. and Erwin, R. S.},
  - title = {Spacecraft Debris Avoidance using Positively Invariant Constraint Admissible Sets},
  - booktitle = {Proceedings of AAS Space Flight Mechanics Meeting},
  - year = 2012,
  - pages = {Paper AAS 12--250},
  - address = {Charleston, South Carolina}
  - }
- Weiss, A.; Baldwin, M.; Erwin, R. S.; Kolmanovsky, I., "Spacecraft Constrained Maneuver Planning using Positively Invariant Constraint Admissible Sets", Proc. Itzhack Y. Bar-Itzhack Memorial Symposium on Estimation, Navigation, and Spacecraft Control, October 2012.
  BibTeX
  - @Inproceedings{ref:debrisBarSym,
  - author = {Weiss, A. and Baldwin, M. and Erwin, R. S. and Kolmanovsky, I.},
  - title = {Spacecraft Constrained Maneuver Planning using Positively Invariant Constraint Admissible Sets},
  - booktitle = {Proc. Itzhack Y. Bar-Itzhack Memorial Symposium on Estimation, Navigation, and Spacecraft Control},
  - year = 2012,
  - address = {Haifa, Israel},
  - month = oct
  - }
- Weiss, A.; Kolmanovsky, I.; Baldwin, M.; Erwin, R. S., "Model Predictive Control of Three Dimensional Spacecraft Relative Motion", Proceedings of the American Control Conference, June 2012, pp. 173-178.
  BibTeX
  - @Inproceedings{weisserwin,
  - author = {Weiss, A. and Kolmanovsky, I. and Baldwin, M. and Erwin, R. S.},
  - title = {Model Predictive Control of Three Dimensional Spacecraft Relative Motion},
  - booktitle = {Proceedings of the American Control Conference},
  - year = 2012,
  - pages = {173--178},
  - address = {Montreal, Canada},
  - month = jun
  - }
- Weiss, A.; Kolmanovsky, I.; Bernstein, D. S., "Forward-Integration Riccati-Based Output-Feedback Control of Linear Time-Varying Systems", Proc. Amer. Conf. Contr, June 2012, pp. 6708-6714.
  BibTeX
  - @Inproceedings{weisskolmbern,
  - author = {Weiss, A. and Kolmanovsky, I. and Bernstein, D. S.},
  - title = {Forward-Integration Riccati-Based Output-Feedback Control of Linear Time-Varying Systems},
  - booktitle = {Proc. Amer. Conf. Contr},
  - year = 2012,
  - pages = {6708--6714},
  - address = {Montreal, Canada},
  - month = jun
  - }
- Weiss, Avishai; Leve, Frederick; Kolmanovsky, Ilya; Jah, Moriba, "Reaction Wheel Parameter Identification and Control through Receding Horizon-Based Null Motion Excitation", Proc. Itzhack Y. Bar-Itzhack Memorial Symposium on Estimation, Navigation, and Spacecraft Control, October 2012.
  BibTeX
  - @Inproceedings{weissreaction,
  - author = {Weiss, Avishai and Leve, Frederick and Kolmanovsky, Ilya and Jah, Moriba},
  - title = {Reaction Wheel Parameter Identification and Control through Receding Horizon-Based Null Motion Excitation},
  - booktitle = {Proc. Itzhack Y. Bar-Itzhack Memorial Symposium on Estimation, Navigation, and Spacecraft Control},
  - year = 2012,
  - address = {Haifa, Israel},
  - month = oct
  - }
- Weiss, A.; Kolmanovsky, I.; Bernstein, D. S., "Inertia-Free Attitude Control of Spacecraft with Unknown Time-Varying Mass Distribution", Proc. 62nd IAC, October 2011, pp. IAC-11-C1.5.9.
  BibTeX
  - @Inproceedings{AviTVinertiaIAC2011,
  - author = {Weiss, A. and Kolmanovsky, I. and Bernstein, D. S.},
  - title = {Inertia-Free Attitude Control of Spacecraft with Unknown Time-Varying Mass Distribution},
  - booktitle = {Proc. 62nd IAC},
  - year = 2011,
  - pages = {IAC--11--C1.5.9},
  - address = {Cape Town, South Africa},
  - month = oct,
  - note = {IAC-11-C1.5.9}
  - }
- Cruz, Gerardo; Yang, Xuebo; Weiss, Avishai; Kolmanovsky, Ilya; Bernstein, Dennis S., "Torque-saturated, inertia-free spacecraft attitude control", AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, 2011, pp. AIAA-2011-6507-816.
  BibTeX
  - @Inproceedings{cruz2011torque,
  - author = {Cruz, Gerardo and Yang, Xuebo and Weiss, Avishai and Kolmanovsky, Ilya and Bernstein, Dennis S.},
  - title = {Torque-saturated, inertia-free spacecraft attitude control},
  - booktitle = {AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference},
  - year = 2011,
  - pages = {AIAA--2011--6507--816}
  - }
- Weiss, Avishai; Kolmanovsky, Ilya; Merrill, Walter, "Incorporating Risk into Control Design for Emergency Operation of Turbo-Fan Engines", Proc. AIAA Infotech@Aerospace, 2011, pp. AIAA-2011-1591.
  BibTeX
  - @Inproceedings{weiss2011incorporating,
  - author = {Weiss, Avishai and Kolmanovsky, Ilya and Merrill, Walter},
  - title = {Incorporating Risk into Control Design for Emergency Operation of Turbo-Fan Engines},
  - booktitle = {Proc. AIAA Infotech@Aerospace},
  - year = 2011,
  - pages = {AIAA--2011--1591}
  - }
- Weiss, A.; Yang, X.; Kolmanovsky, I.; Bernstein, D. S., "Inertia-Free Spacecraft Attitude Control with Reaction-Wheel Actuation", AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, 2010, pp. AIAA-2010-8297.
  BibTeX
  - @Inproceedings{weiss,
  - author = {Weiss, A. and Yang, X. and Kolmanovsky, I. and Bernstein, D. S.},
  - title = {Inertia-Free Spacecraft Attitude Control with Reaction-Wheel Actuation},
  - booktitle = {AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference},
  - year = 2010,
  - pages = {AIAA--2010--8297}
  - }
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