Marcio de Queiroz
ASME Fellow
Roy O. Martin Lumber Company Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Coordinator of the Robotics Engineering Program and Minor
3250C Patrick F. Taylor Hall
Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
225-578-8770
Innovation in Control and Robotics Engineering (iCORE) Lab Website
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Clemson University, 1997
- M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1993
- B.S., Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1990
Research Overview
My general area of expertise is dynamic systems and control. Within this general area, my primary focus is on the theory and application of nonlinear control systems. On the theory side, I am interested in the development of new nonlinear control algorithms as well as new stability analysis tools for nonlinear systems. Since control is fundamentally an application‐driven discipline, I am equally interested in pursuing real‐world uses for these design and analysis tools. Throughout my career, I have worked on a variety of control engineering applications, including robotic systems, biological/biomedical systems, active bearings, and aerospace systems.
I am currently interested in the concept of formation control of multi-agent systems using tools from rigid graph theory. We have developed a control design framework that is applicable to different agent models (single integrator, double integrator, and dynamic) and different formation problems (static and dynamic formation acquisition, formation maneuvering, and target interception). Our formation control algorithms were recently tested on UGVs in collaboration with Dr. Matthew Feemster of United States Naval Academy. Efforts are also underway to test them on UAVs for the purpose of creating mobile, remote sensing networks for agricultural and environmental applications.
Selected Publications
T. Liu and M. de Queiroz, “An Orthogonal Basis Approach to Formation Shape Control,” Automatica, Vol. 129, Paper No. 109619, 2021
T. Liu, M. de Queiroz, P. Zhang, and M. Khaledyan, “Further Results on Distance and Area Control of Planar Formations,” International Journal of Control, Vol. 94, No. 3, pp. 767-783, 2021
T. Liu, V. Fernandez-Kim, and M. de Queiroz, “Switching Formation Shape Control with Distance + Area/Angle Feedback,” Systems & Control Letters, Vol. 135, Article 104598, 2020
M. Khaledyan, T. Liu, V. Fernandez-Kim, and M. de Queiroz, “Flocking and Target Interception Control for Formations of Nonholonomic Kinematic Agents,” IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, Vol. 28, No. 4, pp. 1603-1610, 2020
M. de Queiroz, X. Cai, and M. Feemster, Formation Control of Multi-Agent Systems: A Graph Rigidity Approach, Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, ISBN 978-1-118-88744-8, 2019