Publications

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  •  Pavlasek, N., Acikmese, B., Di Cairano, S., Weiss, A., "Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for High-Thrust Geostationary Station Keeping using Averaged Dynamics", World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), August 2026.
    BibTeX TR2026-117 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Pavlasek2026aug,
    • author = {Pavlasek, Natalia and Acikmese, Behcet and {Di Cairano}, Stefano and Weiss, Avishai},
    • title = {{Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for High-Thrust Geostationary Station Keeping using Averaged Dynamics}},
    • booktitle = {World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC)},
    • year = 2026,
    • month = aug,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-117}
    • }
  •  Shimane, Y., Isaji, M., Weiss, A., Di Cairano, S., "Scenario-Based Model Predictive Control for Station Keeping on Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbit", World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), August 2026.
    BibTeX
    • @inproceedings{Shimane2026aug,
    • author = {{Shimane, Yuri and Isaji, Masafumi and Weiss, Avishai and Di Cairano, Stefano}},
    • title = {{Scenario-Based Model Predictive Control for Station Keeping on Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbit}},
    • booktitle = {World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC)},
    • year = 2026,
    • month = aug
    • }
  •  Ghezzi, A., Nurkanović, A., Weiss, A., Diehl, M., Di Cairano, S., "A Comparative Study of MINLP and MPVC Formulations for Solving Complex Nonlinear Decision-Making Problems in Aerospace Applications", Optimal Control Applications and Methods, DOI: 10.1002/​oca.70033, Vol. 47, No. 1, pp. 4-23, February 2026.
    BibTeX TR2026-024 PDF
    • @article{Ghezzi2026feb,
    • author = {Ghezzi, Andrea and Nurkanović, Armin and Weiss, Avishai and Diehl, Moritz and {Di Cairano}, Stefano},
    • title = {{A Comparative Study of MINLP and MPVC Formulations for Solving Complex Nonlinear Decision-Making Problems in Aerospace Applications}},
    • journal = {Optimal Control Applications and Methods},
    • year = 2026,
    • volume = 47,
    • number = 1,
    • pages = {4--23},
    • month = feb,
    • doi = {10.1002/oca.70033},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-024}
    • }
  •  Elango, P., Vinod, A.P., Kitamura, K., Acikmese, B., Di Cairano, S., Weiss, A., "Continuous-Time Successive Convexification for Passively-Safe Spacecraft Rendezvous on a Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit", AIAA SciTech Forum 2026, DOI: 10.2514/​6.2026-2446, January 2026.
    BibTeX TR2026-016 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Elango2026jan,
    • author = {Elango, Purnanand and Vinod, Abraham P. and Kitamura, Kenji and Acikmese, Behcet and {Di Cairano}, Stefano and Weiss, Avishai},
    • title = {{Continuous-Time Successive Convexification for Passively-Safe Spacecraft Rendezvous on a Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit}},
    • booktitle = {AIAA SciTech Forum 2026},
    • year = 2026,
    • month = jan,
    • publisher = {AIAA},
    • doi = {10.2514/6.2026-2446},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-016}
    • }
  •  Kamath, A., Vinod, A.P., Elango, P., Di Cairano, S., Weiss, A., "Robust Optimal Control for Autonomous Precision Landing via Set-based Dynamic Programming", AIAA SciTech Forum, DOI: 10.2514/​6.2026-0970, January 2026, pp. 2026-0970.
    BibTeX TR2026-015 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Kamath2026jan,
    • author = {Kamath, Abhinav and Vinod, Abraham P. and Elango, Purnanand and {Di Cairano}, Stefano and Weiss, Avishai},
    • title = {{Robust Optimal Control for Autonomous Precision Landing via Set-based Dynamic Programming}},
    • booktitle = {AIAA SciTech 2026 Forum},
    • year = 2026,
    • pages = {2026--0970},
    • month = jan,
    • publisher = {AIAA},
    • doi = {10.2514/6.2026-0970},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-015}
    • }
  •  Tomita, K., Elango, P., Vinod, A.P., Di Cairano, S., Weiss, A., "Powered Descent Decision Making: A Reachability-Steering Approach", AIAA SciTech Forum, DOI: 10.2514/​6.2026-0328, January 2026.
    BibTeX TR2026-014 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Kento2026jan,
    • author = {{Tomita, Kento and Elango, Purnanand and Vinod, Abraham P. and Di Cairano, Stefano and Weiss, Avishai}},
    • title = {{Powered Descent Decision Making: A Reachability-Steering Approach}},
    • booktitle = {AIAA SciTech Forum},
    • year = 2026,
    • month = jan,
    • publisher = {AIAA},
    • doi = {10.2514/6.2026-0328},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-014}
    • }
  •  Vinod, A.P., Kamath, A., Weiss, A., Di Cairano, S., "Set-based lossless convexification for a class of robust nonlinear optimal control problems", IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), DOI: 10.1109/​CDC57313.2025.11312593, December 2025, pp. 1769-1776.
    BibTeX TR2025-160 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Vinod2025dec,
    • author = {Vinod, Abraham P. and Kamath, Abhinav and Weiss, Avishai and {Di Cairano}, Stefano},
    • title = {{Set-based lossless convexification for a class of robust nonlinear optimal control problems}},
    • booktitle = {IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC)},
    • year = 2025,
    • pages = {1769--1776},
    • month = dec,
    • doi = {10.1109/CDC57313.2025.11312593},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-160}
    • }
  •  Kamath, A.G., Vinod, A.P., Elango, P., Di Cairano, S., Weiss, A., "Set-based Optimal, Robust, and Resilient Control with Applications to Autonomous Precision Landing", arXiv, December 2025.
    BibTeX arXiv
    • @article{Kamath2025dec,
    • author = {Kamath, Abhinav G. and Vinod, Abraham P. and Elango, Purnanand and {Di Cairano}, Stefano and Weiss, Avishai},
    • title = {{Set-based Optimal, Robust, and Resilient Control with Applications to Autonomous Precision Landing}},
    • journal = {arXiv},
    • year = 2025,
    • month = dec,
    • url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.07043}
    • }
  •  Shimane, Y., Berntorp, K., Di Cairano, S., Weiss, A., "Autonomous Navigation and Station-Keeping on Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbits", arXiv, December 2025.
    BibTeX arXiv
    • @article{Shimane2025dec,
    • author = {Shimane, Yuri and Berntorp, Karl and {Di Cairano}, Stefano and Weiss, Avishai},
    • title = {{Autonomous Navigation and Station-Keeping on Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbits}},
    • journal = {arXiv},
    • year = 2025,
    • month = dec,
    • url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.01182}
    • }
  •  Shimane, Y., Ho, K., Weiss, A., "Optimization-Based Phase-Constrained x-Axis Crossing Control for Station-Keeping on Libration Point Orbits", Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, DOI: 10.1007/​s40295-025-00543-1, Vol. 72, No. 6, pp. 59, November 2025.
    BibTeX TR2026-004 PDF
    • @article{Shimane2025dec3,
    • author = {Shimane, Yuri and Ho, Koki and Weiss, Avishai},
    • title = {{Optimization-Based Phase-Constrained x-Axis Crossing Control for Station-Keeping on Libration Point Orbits}},
    • journal = {Journal of the Astronautical Sciences},
    • year = 2025,
    • volume = 72,
    • number = 6,
    • pages = 59,
    • month = dec,
    • doi = {10.1007/s40295-025-00543-1},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-004}
    • }
  •  Shimane, Y., Di Cairano, S., Ho, K., Weiss, A., "Revolution-Spaced Output-Feedback Model Predictive Control for Station Keeping on Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbits", IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, DOI: 10.1109/​TCST.2025.3614324, October 2025.
    BibTeX TR2026-003 PDF
    • @article{Shimane2025dec2,
    • author = {Shimane, Yuri and {Di Cairano}, Stefano and Ho, Koki and Weiss, Avishai},
    • title = {{Revolution-Spaced Output-Feedback Model Predictive Control for Station Keeping on Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbits}},
    • journal = {IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology},
    • year = 2025,
    • month = dec,
    • doi = {10.1109/TCST.2025.3614324},
    • issn = {1063-6536},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2026-003}
    • }
  •  Pavlasek, N., Di Cairano, S., Weiss, A., "Geostationary Satellite Station Keeping and Collocation under High-Thrust Impulsive Control", American Control Conference (ACC), DOI: 10.23919/​ACC63710.2025.11107882, July 2025, pp. 4947-4953.
    BibTeX TR2025-101 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Pavlasek2025jul,
    • author = {Pavlasek, Natalia and {Di Cairano}, Stefano and Weiss, Avishai},
    • title = {{Geostationary Satellite Station Keeping and Collocation under High-Thrust Impulsive Control}},
    • booktitle = {American Control Conference (ACC)},
    • year = 2025,
    • pages = {4947--4953},
    • month = jul,
    • publisher = {IEEE},
    • doi = {10.23919/ACC63710.2025.11107882},
    • issn = {2378-5861},
    • isbn = {979-8-3315-6937-2},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-101}
    • }
  •  Shimane, Y., Di Cairano, S., Ho, K., Weiss, A., "Station-Keeping on Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbits via Full-State Targeting Model Predictive Control", American Control Conference (ACC), DOI: 10.23919/​ACC63710.2025.11107827, July 2025.
    BibTeX TR2025-100 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Shimane2025jul,
    • author = {Shimane, Yuri and {Di Cairano}, Stefano and Ho, Koki and Weiss, Avishai},
    • title = {{Station-Keeping on Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbits via Full-State Targeting Model Predictive Control}},
    • booktitle = {American Control Conference (ACC)},
    • year = 2025,
    • month = jul,
    • publisher = {IEEE},
    • doi = {10.23919/ACC63710.2025.11107827},
    • issn = {2378-5861},
    • isbn = {979-8-3315-6937-2},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-100}
    • }
  •  Elango, P., Vinod, A.P., Kitamura, K., Açıkmeşe, B., Di Cairano, S., Weiss, A., "Successive Convexification for Passively-Safe Spacecraft Rendezvous on Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit", arXiv, May 2025.
    BibTeX arXiv
    • @article{Elango2025may,
    • author = {Elango, Purnanand and Vinod, Abraham P. and Kitamura, Kenji and Açıkmeşe, Behcet and {Di Cairano}, Stefano and Weiss, Avishai},
    • title = {{Successive Convexification for Passively-Safe Spacecraft Rendezvous on Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit}},
    • journal = {arXiv},
    • year = 2025,
    • month = may,
    • url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.17251}
    • }
  •  Vinod, A.P., Weiss, A., Di Cairano, S., "Projection-free computation of robust controllable sets with constrained zonotopes", Automatica, DOI: 10.1016/​j.automatica.2025.112211, Vol. 175, pp. 112211, March 2025.
    BibTeX TR2025-023 PDF Video
    • @article{Vinod2025mar,
    • author = {Vinod, Abraham P. and Weiss, Avishai and Di Cairano, Stefano},
    • title = {{Projection-free computation of robust controllable sets with constrained zonotopes}},
    • journal = {Automatica},
    • year = 2025,
    • volume = 175,
    • pages = 112211,
    • month = mar,
    • doi = {10.1016/j.automatica.2025.112211},
    • issn = {0005-1098},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-023}
    • }
  •  Greiff, M., Sinhmar, H., Weiss, A., Berntorp, K., Di Cairano, S., "Invariant Set Planning for Quadrotors: Design, Analysis, Experiments", IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, DOI: 10.1109/​TCST.2024.3492813, Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 449-462, January 2025.
    BibTeX TR2025-010 PDF Video
    • @article{Greiff2025jan,
    • author = {Greiff, Marcus and Sinhmar, Himani and Weiss, Avishai and Berntorp, Karl and {Di Cairano}, Stefano},
    • title = {{Invariant Set Planning for Quadrotors: Design, Analysis, Experiments}},
    • journal = {IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology},
    • year = 2025,
    • volume = 33,
    • number = 2,
    • pages = {449--462},
    • month = jan,
    • doi = {10.1109/TCST.2024.3492813},
    • issn = {1063-6536},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-010}
    • }
  •  Elango, P., Vinod, A.P., Di Cairano, S., Weiss, A., "Continuous-Time Successive Convexification for Passively-Safe Six-Degree-of-Freedom Powered-Descent Guidance", AIAA SciTech, DOI: 10.2514/​6.2025-1894, January 2025, pp. 1-13.
    BibTeX TR2025-008 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Elango2025jan,
    • author = {Elango, Purnanand and Vinod, Abraham P. and {Di Cairano}, Stefano and Weiss, Avishai},
    • title = {{Continuous-Time Successive Convexification for Passively-Safe Six-Degree-of-Freedom Powered-Descent Guidance}},
    • booktitle = {AIAA SCITECH 2025 Forum},
    • year = 2025,
    • pages = {1--13},
    • month = jan,
    • publisher = {AIAA},
    • doi = {10.2514/6.2025-1894},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-008}
    • }
  •  Vinod, A.P., Weiss, A., Di Cairano, S., "Inscribing and separating an ellipsoid and a constrained zonotope: Applications in stochastic control and centering", IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), DOI: 10.1109/​CDC56724.2024.10886451, December 2024, pp. 8125-8131.
    BibTeX TR2024-173 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Vinod2024dec,
    • author = {Vinod, Abraham P. and Weiss, Avishai and {Di Cairano}, Stefano},
    • title = {{Inscribing and separating an ellipsoid and a constrained zonotope: Applications in stochastic control and centering}},
    • booktitle = {IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC)},
    • year = 2024,
    • pages = {8125--8131},
    • month = dec,
    • doi = {10.1109/CDC56724.2024.10886451},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2024-173}
    • }
  •  Lishkova, Y., Vinod, A.P., Di Cairano, S., Weiss, A., "Divert-feasible lunar landing under navigational uncertainty", IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), DOI: 10.1109/​CDC56724.2024.10886637, December 2024, pp. 7497-7503.
    BibTeX TR2024-174 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Lishkova2024dec,
    • author = {Lishkova, Yana and Vinod, Abraham P. and {Di Cairano}, Stefano and Weiss, Avishai},
    • title = {{Divert-feasible lunar landing under navigational uncertainty}},
    • booktitle = {IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC)},
    • year = 2024,
    • pages = {7497--7503},
    • month = dec,
    • doi = {10.1109/CDC56724.2024.10886637},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2024-174}
    • }
  •  Shimane, Y., Ho, K., Weiss, A., "Autonomous Horizon-Based Optical Navigation on Near-Planar Cislunar Libration Point Orbits", 4th Space Imaging Workshop, October 2024, pp. SIW24-27.
    BibTeX TR2024-139 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Shimane2024oct,
    • author = {Shimane, Yuri and Ho, Koki and Weiss, Avishai},
    • title = {{Autonomous Horizon-Based Optical Navigation on Near-Planar Cislunar Libration Point Orbits}},
    • booktitle = {4th Space Imaging Workshop},
    • year = 2024,
    • pages = {SIW24--27},
    • month = oct,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2024-139}
    • }
  •  Shimane, Y., Ho, K., Weiss, A., "Optimization-based Phase-Constrained Station-Keeping Control on Libration Point Orbit", AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, August 2024.
    BibTeX TR2024-109 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Shimane2024aug,
    • author = {Shimane, Yuri and Ho, Koki and Weiss, Avishai},
    • title = {{Optimization-based Phase-Constrained Station-Keeping Control on Libration Point Orbit}},
    • booktitle = {AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference},
    • year = 2024,
    • month = aug,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2024-109}
    • }
  •  Di Cairano, S., Skibik, T., Vinod, A.P., Weiss, A., Berntorp, K., Okura, Y., "Parametrized Maneuvers Governor for Decision Making in Automated Driving" in Nonlinear and Constrained Control - Applications, Synergies, Challenges and Opportunities., June 2024.
    BibTeX TR2024-086 PDF
    • @incollection{DiCairano2024jun,
    • author = {{{Di Cairano, Stefano and Skibik, Terrence and Vinod, Abraham P. and Weiss, Avishai and Berntorp, Karl and Okura, Yuichi}}},
    • title = {{{Parametrized Maneuvers Governor for Decision Making in Automated Driving}}},
    • booktitle = {Nonlinear and Constrained Control - Applications, Synergies, Challenges and Opportunities.},
    • year = 2024,
    • month = jun,
    • isbn = {978-3-031-82681-8},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2024-086}
    • }
  •  Greiff, M., Weiss, A., Berntorp, K., Di Cairano, S., "A Robust Invariant Set Planner For Quadrotors", European Control Conference (ECC), DOI: 10.23919/​ECC64448.2024.10590943, June 2024.
    BibTeX TR2024-081 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Greiff2024jun,
    • author = {Greiff, Marcus and Weiss, Avishai and Berntorp, Karl and {Di Cairano}, Stefano},
    • title = {{A Robust Invariant Set Planner For Quadrotors}},
    • booktitle = {European Control Conference (ECC)},
    • year = 2024,
    • month = jun,
    • publisher = {IEEE},
    • doi = {10.23919/ECC64448.2024.10590943},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2024-081}
    • }
  •  Srinivas, N., Vinod, A.P., Di Cairano, S., Weiss, A., "Lunar Landing with Feasible Divert using Controllable Sets", AIAA SciTech, DOI: 10.2514/​6.2024-0324, January 2024, pp. AIAA 2024-0324.
    BibTeX TR2024-004 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Srinivas2024jan,
    • author = {Srinivas, Neeraj and Vinod, Abraham P. and {Di Cairano}, Stefano and Weiss, Avishai},
    • title = {{Lunar Landing with Feasible Divert using Controllable Sets}},
    • booktitle = {AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum},
    • year = 2024,
    • pages = {AIAA 2024--0324},
    • month = jan,
    • doi = {10.2514/6.2024-0324},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2024-004}
    • }
  •  Shimane, Y., Miraldo, P., Berntorp, K., Greiff, M., Elango, P., Weiss, A., "High-Fidelity Simulation of Horizon-Based Optical Navigation with Open-Source Software", International Astronautical Congress (IAC), October 2023, pp. IAC-23,C1,5,9,x78805.
    BibTeX TR2023-128 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Shimane2023oct,
    • author = {Shimane, Yuri and Miraldo, Pedro and Berntorp, Karl and Greiff, Marcus and Elango, Purnanand and Weiss, Avishai},
    • title = {{High-Fidelity Simulation of Horizon-Based Optical Navigation with Open-Source Software}},
    • booktitle = {International Astronautical Congress (IAC)},
    • year = 2023,
    • pages = {IAC--23,C1,5,9,x78805},
    • month = oct,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2023-128}
    • }