Michael Vitus
michael dot vitus at gmail dot com

Phd Thesis

1. Michael P. Vitus
   Stochastic Control via Chance Constrained Optimization and its Application to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
   Stanford University, 2012. [bib +]

   @phdthesis{Vitus_PhD,
     title = {Stochastic Control via Chance Constrained Optimization and its Application to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles},
     author = {Vitus, Michael P.},
     school = {Stanford University},
     year = {2012},
     month = {March},
   }

Journal

1. Michael P. Vitus, Zhengyuan Zhou and Claire J. Tomlin
   Stochastic Control with Uncertain Parameters via Chance Constrained Control.
   IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, October, 2016. [bib +]

   @article{VZT_TAC_16,
     author = {Vitus, Michael P. and Zhou, Zhengyuan and Tomlin, Claire J.},
     title = {Stochastic Control with Uncertain Parameters via Chance Constrained Control},
     journal = {IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control},
     month = {October},
     year = {2016},
   }



2. Mac Schwager, Michael P. Vitus, Samantha Powers, Daniela Rus and Claire J. Tomlin
   Robust Adaptive Coverage Control for Robotic Sensor Networks.
   submitted to International Journal of Robotics Research, 2012. [bib +]

   @article{SVPRT_IJRR_12,
     author = {Schwager, Mac and Vitus, Michael P. and Powers, Samantha and Rus, Daniela and Tomlin, Claire J.},
     title = {Robust Adaptive Coverage Control for Robotic Sensor Networks},
     journal = {submitted to International Journal of Robotics Research},
     year = {2012},
   }



3. Michael P. Vitus*, Wei Zhang*, Alessandro Abate, Jianghai Hu and Claire J. Tomlin
   On Efficient Sensor Scheduling for Linear Dynamical Systems.
   Automatica, vol. 48, num. 10, pages 2482-2493, October, 2012. [bib +]

   @article{ZAHV09_Automatica,
     author = {Vitus, Michael P. and Zhang, Wei and Abate, Alessandro and Hu, Jianghai and Tomlin, Claire J.},
     title = {On Efficient Sensor Scheduling for Linear Dynamical Systems},
     journal = {Automatica},
     year = {2012},
     number = {10},
     volume = {48},
     month = {October},
     pages = {2482-2493},
   }

   
   *These authors contributed equally.


4. Jerry Ding*, Jeremy Gillula*, Haomiao Huang*, Michael P. Vitus*, Wei Zhang* and Claire J. Tomlin
   Toward Reachability-Based Controller Design for Hybrid Systems in Robotics.
   IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, vol. 18, num. 3, pages 33-43, September, 2011. [bib +]

   @article{DGHVZT_FORMAL_11,
     author = {Ding, Jerry and Gillula, Jeremy and Huang, Haomiao and Vitus, Michael P. and Zhang, Wei and Tomlin, Claire J.},
     title = {Toward Reachability-Based Controller Design for Hybrid Systems in Robotics},
     journal = {IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine},
     year = {2011},
     number = {3},
     volume = {18},
     month = {September},
     pages = {33-43},
   }

   
   *These authors contributed equally.


5. Jeremy Gillula*, Gabriel M. Hoffmann, Haomiao Huang*, Michael P. Vitus* and Claire J. Tomlin
   Applications of Hybrid Reachability Analysis to Robotic Aerial Vehicles.
   International Journal of Robotics Research, vol. 30, num. 3, pages 335-354, March, 2011. [bib +]

   @article{GHVT_IJRR_10,
     author = {Gillula, Jeremy and Hoffmann, Gabriel M. and Huang, Haomiao and Vitus, Michael P. and Tomlin, Claire J.},
     title = {Applications of Hybrid Reachability Analysis to Robotic Aerial Vehicles},
     journal = {International Journal of Robotics Research},
     year = {2011},
     volume = {30},
     number = {3},
     month = {March},
     pages = {335-354},
   }

   
   *These authors contributed equally.


6. Wei Zhang, Alessandro Abate, Jianghai Hu and Michael P. Vitus
   Exponential Stabilization of Discrete-Time Switched Linear Systems.
   Automatica, vol. 45, num. 11, pages 2526-2536, November, 2009. [bib +]

   @article{ZAHV09,
     author = {Zhang, Wei and Abate, Alessandro and Hu, Jianghai and Vitus, Michael P.},
     title = {Exponential Stabilization of Discrete-Time Switched Linear Systems},
     journal = {Automatica},
     year = {2009},
     number = {11},
     volume = {45},
     month = {November},
     pages = {2526-2536},
   }

Conference

1. Michael P. Vitus and Claire J. Tomlin.
   A Probabilistic Approach to Planning and Control in Autonomous Urban Driving.
   Proceedings of the 52nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Florence, Italy, December, 2013. [bib +]

   @inproceedings{VT_CDC_13,
     author = {Vitus, Michael P. and Tomlin, Claire J.},
     title = {A Probabilistic Approach to Planning and Control in Autonomous Urban Driving},
     booktitle = {Proceedings of the 52nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control},
     month = {December},
     year = {2013},
     address = {Florence, Italy},
   }



2. Michael P. Vitus and Claire J. Tomlin.
   A Hybrid Method for Chance Constrained Control in Uncertain Environments.
   Proceedings of the 51th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Maui, Hawaii, December, 2012. [bib +]

   @inproceedings{VT_CDC_12,
     author = {Vitus, Michael P. and Tomlin, Claire J.},
     title = {A Hybrid Method for Chance Constrained Control in Uncertain Environments},
     booktitle = {Proceedings of the 51th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control},
     month = {December},
     year = {2012},
     address = {Maui, Hawaii},
   }



3. Michael P. Vitus, Wei Zhang and Claire J. Tomlin.
   A Hierarchical Method for Stochastic Motion Planning in Uncertain Environments.
   IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Algarve, Portugal, October, 2012. [bib +]

   @inproceedings{VWT_IROS_2012,
     author = {Vitus, Michael P. and Zhang, Wei and Tomlin, Claire J.},
     title = {A Hierarchical Method for Stochastic Motion Planning in Uncertain Environments},
     booktitle = {IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems},
     month = {October},
     year = {2012},
     address = {Algarve, Portugal},
   }



4. Mac Schwager, Michael P. Vitus, Daniela Rus and Claire J. Tomlin.
   Robust Adaptive Coverage for Robotic Sensor Networks.
   Proceedings of the International Symposium on Robotics Research, Flagstaff, Arizona, August, 2011. [bib +]

   @inproceedings{SCRT_11,
     author = {Schwager, Mac and Vitus, Michael P. and Rus, Daniela and Tomlin, Claire J.},
     title = {Robust Adaptive Coverage for Robotic Sensor Networks},
     booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Symposium on Robotics Research},
     month = {August},
     year = {2011},
     address = {Flagstaff, Arizona},
   }



5. Michael P. Vitus and Claire J. Tomlin.
   On Feedback Design and Risk Allocation in Chance Constrained Control.
   Proceedings of the 50th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Orlando, Florida, December, 2011. [bib +]

   @inproceedings{VT_CDC_11,
     author = {Vitus, Michael P. and Tomlin, Claire J.},
     title = {On Feedback Design and Risk Allocation in Chance Constrained Control},
     booktitle = {Proceedings of the 50th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control},
     month = {December},
     year = {2011},
     address = {Orlando, Florida},
   }



6. Michael P. Vitus and Claire J. Tomlin.
   Belief Space Planning For Linear, Gaussian Systems In Uncertain Environments.
   18th World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control, Milan, Italy, September, 2011. [bib +]

   @inproceedings{VT_IFAC_2011,
     author = {Vitus, Michael P. and Tomlin, Claire J.},
     title = {Belief Space Planning For Linear, Gaussian Systems In Uncertain Environments},
     booktitle = {18th World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control},
     month = {September},
     year = {2011},
     address = {Milan, Italy},
   }



7. Michael P. Vitus and Claire J. Tomlin.
   Closed-Loop Belief Space Planning for Linear, Gaussian Systems.
   2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Shanghai, China, May, 2011. [bib +]

   @inproceedings{VT_ICRA_2011,
     author = {Vitus, Michael P. and Tomlin, Claire J.},
     title = {Closed-Loop Belief Space Planning for Linear, Gaussian Systems},
     booktitle = {2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation},
     month = {May},
     year = {2011},
     address = {Shanghai, China},
   }



8. Michael P. Vitus, Wei Zhang, Alessandro Abate, Jianghai Hu and Claire J. Tomlin.
   On Sensor Scheduling of Linear Dynamical Systems with Error Bounds.
   Proceedings of the 49th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Atlanta, Georgia, December, 2010. [bib +]

   @inproceedings{VZAHT10,
     author = {Vitus, Michael P. and Zhang, Wei  and Abate, Alessandro and  Hu, Jianghai and Tomlin, Claire J.},
     title = {On Sensor Scheduling of Linear Dynamical Systems with Error Bounds},
     booktitle = {Proceedings of the 49th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control},
     month = {December},
     year = {2010},
     address = {Atlanta, Georgia},
   }



9. Wei Zhang, Michael P. Vitus, Jianghai Hu, Alessandro Abate and Claire J. Tomlin.
   On the Optimal Solutions of the Infinite-Horizon Linear Sensor Scheduling Problem.
   Proceedings of the 49th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Atlanta, Georgia, December, 2010. [bib +]

   @inproceedings{ZVHAT10,
     author = {Zhang, Wei and Vitus, Michael P. and Hu, Jianghai and Abate, Alessandro and Tomlin, Claire J.},
     title = {On the Optimal Solutions of the Infinite-Horizon Linear Sensor Scheduling Problem},
     booktitle = {Proceedings of the 49th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control},
     month = {December},
     year = {2010},
     address = {Atlanta, Georgia},
   }



10. Michael P. Vitus and Claire J. Tomlin.
    Sensor Placement for Improved Robotic Navigation.
    Proceedings of Robotics: Science and Systems, Zaragoza, Spain, June, 2010. [bib +]

    @inproceedings{VT_RSS_2010,
      author = { Vitus, Michael P. and Tomlin, Claire J.},
      title = {Sensor Placement for Improved Robotic Navigation},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Robotics: Science and Systems},
      month = {June},
      year = {2010},
      address = {Zaragoza, Spain},
    }

    
    17% acceptance rate


11. Michael P. Vitus, Wei Zhang, Alessandro Abate, Jianghai Hu and Claire J. Tomlin.
    On Efficient Sensor Scheduling for Linear Dynamical Systems.
    Proceedings of the 2010 American Control Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, June, 2010. [bib +]

    @inproceedings{VZAHT_10,
      author = { Vitus, Michael P. and Zhang, Wei and Abate, Alessandro and Hu, Jianghai and Tomlin, Claire J.},
      title = {On Efficient Sensor Scheduling for Linear Dynamical Systems},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2010 American Control Conference},
      month = {June},
      year = {2010},
      address = {Baltimore, Maryland},
    }



12. Jeremy Gillula*, Haomiao Huang*, Michael P. Vitus* and Claire J. Tomlin.
    Design of Guaranteed Safe Maneuvers Using Reachable Sets: Autonomous Quadrotor Aerobatics in Theory and Practice.
    Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Anchorage, Alaska, May, 2010. [bib +]

    @inproceedings{GHVT09b,
      author = {Gillula, Jeremy and Huang, Haomiao and Vitus, Michael P. and Tomlin, Claire J.},
      title = {Design of Guaranteed Safe Maneuvers Using Reachable Sets: Autonomous Quadrotor Aerobatics in Theory and Practice},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation},
      month = {May},
      year = {2010},
      address = {Anchorage, Alaska},
    }

    
    *These authors contributed equally.


13. Wei Zhang, Alessandro Abate, Michael P. Vitus and Jianghai Hu.
    On Piecewise Quadratic Control-Lyapunov Functions for Switched Linear Systems.
    Proceedings of the 48th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Shanghai, China, December, 2009. [bib +]

    @inproceedings{ZAVH09,
      author = {Zhang, Wei and Abate, Alessandro and Vitus, Michael P. and Hu, Jianghai},
      title = {On Piecewise Quadratic Control-Lyapunov Functions for Switched Linear Systems},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of the 48th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control},
      month = {December},
      year = {2009},
      address = {Shanghai, China},
    }



14. Jeremy Gillula*, Haomiao Huang*, Michael P. Vitus* and Claire J. Tomlin.
    Design and Analysis of Hybrid Systems With Applications to Robotic Aerial Vehicles.
    Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium of Robotics Research, Lucerne, Switzerland, September, 2009. [bib +]

    @inproceedings{GHVT09,
      author = {Gillula, Jeremy and Huang, Haomiao and Vitus, Michael P. and Tomlin, Claire J.},
      title = {Design and Analysis of Hybrid Systems With Applications to Robotic Aerial Vehicles},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium of Robotics Research},
      month = {September},
      year = {2009},
      address = {Lucerne, Switzerland},
    }

    
    *These authors contributed equally.


15. Michael P. Vitus, Steven L. Waslander and Claire J. Tomlin.
    Locally Optimal Decomposition for Autonomous Obstacle Avoidance with the Tunnel-MILP Algorithm.
    Proceedings of the 47th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Cancun, Mexico, December, 2008. [bib +]

    @inproceedings{VWT08a,
      author = {Vitus, Michael P. and Waslander, Steven L. and Tomlin, Claire J.},
      title = {Locally Optimal Decomposition for Autonomous Obstacle Avoidance with the Tunnel-{MILP} Algorithm},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of the 47th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control},
      month = {December},
      year = {2008},
      address = {Cancun, Mexico},
    }



16. Michael P. Vitus, Vijay Pradeep, Gabriel M. Hoffmann, Steven L. Waslander and Claire J. Tomlin.
    Tunnel-MILP: Path Planning with Sequential Convex Polytopes.
    Proceedings of the AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, August, 2008. [bib +]

    @inproceedings{VPHWT08,
      author = {Vitus, Michael P. and Pradeep, Vijay and Hoffmann, Gabriel M. and Waslander, Steven L. and Tomlin, Claire J.},
      title = {Tunnel-{MILP}: Path Planning with Sequential Convex Polytopes},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of the AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference},
      month = {August},
      year = {2008},
      address = {Honolulu, Hawaii},
    }



17. Michael P. Vitus and Claire J. Tomlin.
    Hierarchical, Hybrid Framework for Collision Avoidance Algorithms in the National Airspace.
    Proceedings of the AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit, Honolulu, HI, August, 2008. [bib +]

    @inproceedings{VT08,
      author = {Vitus, Michael P. and Tomlin, Claire J.},
      title = {Hierarchical, Hybrid Framework for Collision Avoidance Algorithms in the National Airspace},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of the AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit},
      month = {August},
      year = {2008},
      address = {Honolulu, HI},
    }



18. Liam Pedersen, Chin San Han and Michael P. Vitus.
    Dark Navigation: Sensing and Rover Navigation in Permanently Shadowed Lunar Craters.
    9th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space, Los Angeles, CA, February, 2008. [bib +]

    @inproceedings{PHV08,
      author = {Pedersen, Liam and Han, Chin San and Vitus, Michael P. },
      title = {Dark Navigation: Sensing and Rover Navigation in Permanently Shadowed Lunar Craters},
      booktitle = {9th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space},
      month = {February},
      year = {2008},
      address = {Los Angeles, CA},
    }

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