Applied Research

PATENTS

S. Monaco, A Pignatelli and G. Filaci: SACS - Spacecraft Attitude Control Simulator - a platform for attitude control experiments. Patent # 01302943 , october 2000, by ASI - Italian Space Agency -

PAPERS

Journal Papers:

P. Di Giamberardino, S. Monaco and R. Ronchini: Nonlinear Regulation for Tracking and Drag Compensation of a Two-body Spinning Satellite; Journal of Guidance Dynamics and Control, vol. 24, n.5, pp.939-952, 2001.

P. Di Giamberardino, S. Monaco and D. Normand-Cyrot: A Hybrid Control Scheme for Maneuvering Space Multibody Systems; Journal of Guidance Dynamics and Control, vol.23, n.2, pp.231-240, 2000.

...,S. Monaco, ...: Evaluation of a proposed test on the weak equivalence principle using earth orbiting bodies in high speed co-rotation: re-establishing the phisical bases; Classica and Quantum Gravity , vol. 16, pp. 1463-1470, 1999.

S. Di Gennaro, S. Monaco and D. Normand-Cyrot: Nonlinear digital scheme for Attitude Tracking; Journal of GuidanceControl and Dynamics, vol.22, n.3, pp.467-478, 1999.

A. K. Chelouah, S. Monaco and D. Normand-Cyrot: Digital nonlinear speed regulation of a synchronous motor; Automatika i Telemekhanika, n. 6 pp.143-158, 1997.

.. S. Monaco, ...: "Galilo Galilei" Flight Experiment on the Equivalence Principle with Field Emission Electric Propulsion; J. of the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 43, No. 3, pp. 219-242, 1995.

P. Di Giamberardino and S. Monaco: On HALO Orbits Spacecraft Stabilization: Acta Astronautica , Vol. 38, No. 12, pp. 903-25, 1996 (pdf file).

L. D'Antonio and S. Monaco: Microgravity conditions under Nonlinear Inversion Techniques: Microgravity Quarterly: v. 4, n. 3, pp. 137-45, 1995.

C. Gori-Giorgi, S. Monaco and G. G. Rizzo: An interpretative model for the school service demand; Ricerche di Automatica, vol.9, n. 2 pp.201-231, 1978 (pdf file).

Chapters of Books, Conference Papers with Book Edition

A. Gautier, J.L. Thomas, S. Poullain, S. Monaco, D. Normand-Cyrot: Commande non linèaire en temps discret de la machine asynchrone; in Commande des moteurs asynchrone vol. 2, pp 111-139 , C. Canudas de Wit ed, Hermes Science Europe Ltd – Paris, 2000.

J. P. Barbot, M. Djemai, S. Monaco and D. Normand-Cyrot: Analysis and Control of Nonlinear Singularly Perturbed Systems under Sampling: in Control and Dynamiv Systems: advances in theory and Applications, vol. 79, Leondes ed, Academic Press. Inc. pp. 203-246, 1996.

A. Isidori and S. Monaco: Present trends in nonlinear control, Nonlinear Problems in Engineering (C. Carmignani and G. Maino, Eds.) ,pp. 126-140. World Scientific, 1991.

S. Monaco and S. Stornelli: A nonlinear feedback control law for attitude control, Algebraic and Geometric Methods in nonlinear Control Theory (M. Hazewinkel and M. Fliess eds.), pp. 573-95, 1985.

Conference Papers with referee and Proceedings Publication

P. Di Giamberardino, S. Monaco and D. Normand-Cyrot : Why multirate sampling is instrumental for control design purpose : the example of the one-leg hopping robot, Proc. 41st Conf on Cont. and Dec., pp 3249-54, 2002.

P. Di Giamberardino, F. La Gala, S. Monaco and D. Normand-Cyrot: Experimental torque control of a wheeled robot under digital motion planning; IASTED International Conference Modelling, Identification and Control (MIC 2001) February 19-22, 2001 Innsbruck, Austria

C.Califano, J.P.Barbot, S. Monaco and D. Normand-Cyrot: Nonlinear torque control of an induction motor with input filter, Invited Paper, Proc. 9th Int. Conf EPE-PEMC, Kosice, Slovaquie, 2000.

P. Di Giamberardino, S. Monaco and R. Ronchini: Nonlinear Regulation for Low Orbit Tracking of a Spacecraft for a Scientific Mission; Intern. Symp. On Space Dynamics, CNES, Biarritz, France, June 2000.

P. Di Giamberardino, M. Djemai, S. Monaco and D. Normand-Cyrot: Exact Steering and Stabilization of a PVTOL Aircraft; Proc. 36-th Cont. and Dec .Conf., pp. 2049-54, 1997

A. Madani, Y. Bonnassieux, S. Monaco and D. Normand-Cyrot: Nonlinear digital control of a PMSM; Proc. SDEMPED 97, International Symp. on Diag. for Elect. Mac. Pow. Elect. Drives, pp. ,1997

P. Di Giamberardino, F La Gala and S. Monaco: A Prototypal Realisation of a Platform for Attitude and Configuration Control; in ESA SP-381, pp. 639-644, 1997

S. Di Gennaro, S. Monaco, D. Normand-Cyrot and A. Pignatelli : Digital Controllers for Attitude Manoeuvering: Experimental Results; in ESA SP-381, pp.439-446, 1997

P. Di Giamberardino, F. Grassini, S. Monaco and D. Normand-Cyrot: Piecewise Continuous Control for a Car-Like Robot: Implementation and Experimental Results; Proc. 35-th Cont. and Dec .Conf., pp. 3564-69, 1996.

P. Di Giamberardino, S. Monaco and D. Normand-Cyrot: Digital control through finite feedback discretizability; Proc Int. Conf. on Rob and Aut., pp. 3141-46, 1996.

A. Pignatelli and S. Monaco: An Experimental Framework for Attitude Control: ESA WPP - 071 pp. 411-18, 1994.

K. Chelouah, P. Di Giamberardino, S. Monaco and D. Normand-Cyrot: Digital Control of Nonholonomic Systems: two case studies; Proc. 32nd Cont. and Dec. Conf., pp. 2264-69, 1993 .

L. D'Antonio and S. Monaco: A Nonlinear Controller for Parabolic Flight: Proc. 32nd Cont. and Dec. Conf., pp.1513-18, 1993 .

G. Georgiou, A. Chelouah, S. Moanco and D. Normand-Cyrot: Nonlinear Multirate Adaptive Control of a Sincronous Motor; Proc. 31st. Cont. and Dec. Conf., pp. 3523-28, 1992.

P. Di Giamberardino and S. Monaco: Nonlinear Regulation in Halo Orbits Control Design; Proc. 31st. Cont. and Dec. Conf., pp. 536-42, 1992 .

S. Monaco and D. Normand-Cyrot: An introduction to motion planning under multirate digital control; Proc. 31st. Cont. and Dec. Conf., pp. 1780-85, 1992.

G. Georgiou, S. Di Gennaro, S. Monaco and D. Normand-Cyrot: On the nonlinear adaptive control of flexible spacecraft, In ESA S.P.- 323, pages 509-514, 1991 .

S. Monaco, D. Normand-Cyrot and S. Stornelli: Multirate three axes attitude stabilization of flexible spacecraft, Proc. 28th Cont. and Dec. Conf., pp. 797-802, 1989

C.I.Byrnes, A.Isidori, S. Monaco and S.Stornelli: Analysis and simulation of a controlled rigid spacecraft: stability and instability near attractors, Proc. 27th Cont. and Dec. Conf.,1988, pp.

S. Monaco and D. Normand-Cyrot: Minimum phase discrete-time nonlinear systems and feedback stabilization, Proc. 26-th Cont. and Dec. Conf., pp. 979-86, 1987.

T.A.W. Dwayer III, H. Sira-Ramirez, S. Monaco and S. Stornelli: Variable structure control of globally feedback-decoupled deformable vehicle maneuvers, Proc. 26-th Cont. and Dec. Conf., pp. 1281-87, 1987.

S. Monaco, D. Normand-Cyrot and S. Stornelli: Sampled nonlinear control for large angle maneuvers of flexible spacecrafts, ESA Sp. Pr. - 255,, pp. 31-38, 1986.

S. Monaco, D. Normand-Cyrot and S. Stornelli: On the linearizing feedbeck in nonlinear sampled data control schemes, Proc. 25-th Cont. and Dec. Conf., pp.2056-60,1986.

S. Monaco and S. Stornelli: A nonlinear attitude control law for a satellite with flexible appendages, Proc. of 24-th Cont. and Dec. Conf., pp.1654-59, 1985.

S. Monaco and D. Normand-Cyrot: On the sampling of a linear analytic control system, Proc. of 24-th Cont. and Dec. Conf., pp.1457-61,1985.

S. Monaco and D. Normand-Cyrot: Discrete time models for robot arm control; Proc. 1st IFAC Symposium on Robot Control, pp.293-98, 1985.

C. Gori-Giorgi and S. Monaco: Input-output decoupling and vulnerability in ecological systems, Proc. of II IASTED Conf. on Mod. Ident. and Cont., pp. 229-33, 1982.

C. Gori-Giorgi, S. Monaco and G.G. Rizzo: Local planning in agricolture: a decisional model; Proc. MECO 82, pp. .., Tunisie 1982.

Expository papers and teaching reports

S. Monaco: Un approccio sistemistico al controllo delle strutture flessibili; Report 80-10 'Istituto di Automatica', 1980.

P.E. Crouch,N. Carmichall, S. Monaco and A. Isidori: Application of linear analytic system theory to attitude control; Report to E.S.T.E.C. by Applied System Studies, 1981.