Jan Swevers

Orcid: 0000-0003-2034-5519

Affiliations:
  • Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium


According to our database1, Jan Swevers authored at least 177 papers between 1989 and 2024.

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2024
PRIEST: Projection Guided Sampling-Based Optimization for Autonomous Navigation.
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2024

Learning from Visual Demonstrations through Differentiable Nonlinear MPC for Personalized Autonomous Driving.
CoRR, 2024

An Efficient Solution to the 2D Visibility Problem in Cartesian Grid Maps and its Application in Heuristic Path Planning.
CoRR, 2024

Time-optimal Point-to-point Motion Planning: A Two-stage Approach.
CoRR, 2024

ASAP-MPC: An Asynchronous Update Scheme for Online Motion Planning with Nonlinear Model Predictive Control.
CoRR, 2024

2023
PV-OSIMr: A Lowest Order Complexity Algorithm for Computing the Delassus Matrix.
CoRR, 2023

Finite element inspired networks: Learning physically-plausible deformable object dynamics from partial observations.
CoRR, 2023

IMPACT: A Toolchain for Nonlinear Model Predictive Control Specification, Prototyping, and Deployment.
CoRR, 2023

MPC-based Motion Planning for Autonomous Truck-Trailer Maneuvering.
CoRR, 2023

An Optimal Open-Loop Strategy for Handling a Flexible Beam with a Robot Manipulator.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2023

A Dynamic Programming-based Heuristic Approach for Unit Commitment Problems.
Proceedings of the European Control Conference, 2023

Iterative Switching Time Optimization for Mixed-integer Optimal Control Problems.
Proceedings of the European Control Conference, 2023

Continuous Optimization for Control of Finite-State Machines with Cascaded Hysteresis via Time-Freezing.
Proceedings of the 62nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2023

H∞ control design with D-unstable weighting filters and a D-stability constraint: Solution and applications.
Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications, 2023

2022
Example of the implementation of the SCQP method using the lin operator.
Dataset, May, 2022

Position and Orientation Tunnel-Following NMPC of Robot Manipulators Based on Symbolic Linearization in Sequential Convex Quadratic Programming.
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2022

Safe Imitation Learning of Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Flexible Robots.
CoRR, 2022

Evaluation of MPC-based Imitation Learning for Human-like Autonomous Driving.
CoRR, 2022

Vibration Free Flexible Object Handling with a Robot Manipulator Using Learning Control.
CoRR, 2022

MPC-based Imitation Learning for Safe and Human-like Autonomous Driving.
CoRR, 2022

Improved crest factor minimization of multisine excitation signals using nonlinear optimization.
Autom., 2022

Tasho: A Python Toolbox for Rapid Prototyping and Deployment of Optimal Control Problem-Based Complex Robot Motion Skills.
Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2022

A Simple Formulation for Fast Prioritized Optimal Control of Robots using Weighted Exact Penalty Functions.
Proceedings of the 2022 International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2022

A Feasible Sequential Linear Programming Algorithm with Application to Time-Optimal Path Planning Problems.
Proceedings of the 61st IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2022

2021
A Weighted Method for Fast Resolution of Strictly Hierarchical Robot Task Specifications Using Exact Penalty Functions.
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2021

A Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Problem Algorithm to Control Finite State Machines using Branch and Bound.
Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Systems and Control, 2021

Simplified Wheel Slip Modeling and Estimation for Omnidirectional Vehicles.
Proceedings of the 17th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Motion Control, 2021

ECOset-ILC: an Iterative Learning Control Approach with Set-membership Uncertainty.
Proceedings of the 17th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Motion Control, 2021

Shooting methods for identification of nonlinear state-space grey-box models.
Proceedings of the 17th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Motion Control, 2021

Development of a flexible link setup for an advanced linear control theory course.
Proceedings of the 17th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Motion Control, 2021

A Smooth Reformulation of Collision Avoidance Constraints in Trajectory Planning.
Proceedings of the 17th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Motion Control, 2021

Multi-stage Optimal Control Problem Formulation for Drone Racing Through Gates and Tunnels.
Proceedings of the 17th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Motion Control, 2021

Speed-Up of Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Robot Manipulators Using Task and Data Parallelism.
Proceedings of the 17th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Motion Control, 2021

2020
A proximal-point outer approximation algorithm.
Comput. Optim. Appl., 2020

Open Experimental AGV Platform for Dynamic Obstacle Avoidance in Narrow Corridors.
Proceedings of the IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, 2020

Real-time Robot Arm Motion Planning and Control with Nonlinear Model Predictive Control using Augmented Lagrangian on a First-Order Solver.
Proceedings of the 18th European Control Conference, 2020

Real Time Iterations for Mixed-Integer Model Predictive Control.
Proceedings of the 18th European Control Conference, 2020

Obstacle Avoidance in Path Following using Local Spline Relaxation.
Proceedings of the 16th IEEE International Workshop on Advanced Motion Control, 2020

Multi-System Iterative Learning Control: an Extension of ILC for Interconnected Systems.
Proceedings of the 16th IEEE International Workshop on Advanced Motion Control, 2020

Real-Time Model Predictive Control for a Parallel Hybrid Electric Vehicle using Outer Approximation and Semi-Convex Cut Generation**This work has been carried out within the framework of KU Leuven - BOF PFV/10/002 Centre of Excellence: Optimization in Engineering (OPTEC) and DrivetrainCodesign: Flanders Make ICON: Physical and control co-design of electromechanical drivetrains for machines and vehicles. Flanders Make is the Flemish strategic research centre for the manufacturing industry.
Proceedings of the 16th IEEE International Workshop on Advanced Motion Control, 2020

2019
Range Bias Modeling and Autocalibration of an UWB Positioning System.
Proceedings of the 2019 International Conference on Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation, 2019

An Input- Mapping Initialization Approach to Accelerate Iterative Learning of Similar Tasks.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics, 2019

Identification of Linear Parameter-Varying Systems Using B-splines.
Proceedings of the 17th European Control Conference, 2019

Combined H<sub>∞</sub> linear parameter varying control design and optimal sensor/actuator selection.
Proceedings of the 17th European Control Conference, 2019

2018
An Efficient Iterative Learning Approach to Time-Optimal Path Tracking for Industrial Robots.
IEEE Trans. Ind. Informatics, 2018

Distributed Coordination, Transportation & Localisation in Industry 4.0.
Proceedings of the 2018 International Conference on Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation, 2018

Introducing a Model-based Learning Control Software for Nonlinear Systems: RoFaLT.
Proceedings of the 16th European Control Conference, 2018

Learning Control in Practice: Novel Paradigms for Industrial Applications.
Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications, 2018

Flexible Multi-Agent System for Distributed Coordination, Transportation & Localisation.
Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and MultiAgent Systems, 2018

Linear parameter-varying system identification of an industrial ball screw setup.
Proceedings of the IEEE 15th International Workshop on Advanced Motion Control, 2018

RoFaLT: An optimization-based learning control tool for nonlinear systems.
Proceedings of the IEEE 15th International Workshop on Advanced Motion Control, 2018

Concurrent H2/H∞feedback control design with optimal sensor and actuator selection.
Proceedings of the IEEE 15th International Workshop on Advanced Motion Control, 2018

A toolbox for robust control design: An illustrative case study.
Proceedings of the IEEE 15th International Workshop on Advanced Motion Control, 2018

2017
Multi-objective iterative learning control using convex optimization.
Eur. J. Control, 2017

A generalized frequency domain learning control design with experimental validation.
Proceedings of the IECON 2017 - 43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Beijing, China, October 29, 2017

Iterative learning of time-optimal trajectories for robotic manipulators.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics, 2017

2016
Fixed-Order Linear Parameter-Varying Feedback Control of a Lab-Scale Overhead Crane.
IEEE Trans. Control. Syst. Technol., 2016

Robust Monotonic Convergent Iterative Learning Control.
IEEE Trans. Autom. Control., 2016

Experimental validation of a combined global and local LPV system identification approach with ℓ2, 1-norm regularization.
Proceedings of the IECON 2016, 2016

An LTI control toolbox - Simplifying optimal feedback controller design.
Proceedings of the 15th European Control Conference, 2016

Robust performance iterative learning control : Analysis, synthesis and experimental validation.
Proceedings of the 15th European Control Conference, 2016

A new gradient based approach for concurrent optimal plant and controller design.
Proceedings of the 15th European Control Conference, 2016

Path-following NMPC for serial-link robot manipulators using a path-parametric system reformulation.
Proceedings of the 15th European Control Conference, 2016

Conterweight synthesis for time-optimal robotic path following.
Proceedings of the 15th European Control Conference, 2016

Time-optimal motion planning for n-DOF robot manipulators using a path-parametric system reformulation.
Proceedings of the 2016 American Control Conference, 2016

A fast pick-and-place prototype robot: design and control.
Proceedings of the 2016 IEEE Conference on Control Applications, 2016

2015
Efficient Computation of Time-Optimal Point-to-Point Motion Trajectories.
IEEE Trans. Control. Syst. Technol., 2015

Sufficient LMI conditions for reduced-order multi-objective H<sub>2</sub>/H<sub>∞</sub> control of LTI systems.
Eur. J. Control, 2015

Offset-free energy-optimal model predictive control for point-to-point motions with high positioning accuracy.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics, 2015

An iterative convex approach for fixed-order robust ℋ2/ℋ∞ control of discrete-time linear systems with parametric uncertainty.
Proceedings of the 54th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2015

A combined use of the adaptive inverse plant modeling and iterative learning control strategy for service load simulations.
Proceedings of the 2015 5th Australian Control Conference (AUCC), Gold Coast, 2015

Offset-free Energy-optimal Model Predictive Control for point-to-point motions.
Proceedings of the American Control Conference, 2015

Robust analysis and synthesis with unstructured model uncertainty in lifted system iterative learning control.
Proceedings of the American Control Conference, 2015

Optimal motion planning for differentially flat systems with guaranteed constraint satisfaction.
Proceedings of the American Control Conference, 2015

Reduced-order ℋ<sub>2</sub>/ℋ<sub>∞</sub> control of discrete-time LPV systems with experimental validation on an overhead crane test setup.
Proceedings of the American Control Conference, 2015

A sequential log barrier method for solving convex-concave problems with applications in robotics.
Proceedings of the American Control Conference, 2015

2014
Optimal Path Following for Differentially Flat Robotic Systems Through a Geometric Problem Formulation.
IEEE Trans. Robotics, 2014

Gain-Scheduled Controller Design: Illustration on an Overhead Crane.
IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., 2014

Energy-Optimal Time Allocation of a Series of Point-to-Point Motions.
IEEE Trans. Control. Syst. Technol., 2014

Interpolated Modeling of LPV Systems.
IEEE Trans. Control. Syst. Technol., 2014

Time-optimal tube following for robotic manipulators.
Proceedings of the IEEE 13th International Workshop on Advanced Motion Control, 2014

2013
Time-Optimal Path Following for Robots With Convex-Concave Constraints Using Sequential Convex Programming.
IEEE Trans. Robotics, 2013

A Data-Driven Constrained Norm-Optimal Iterative Learning Control Framework for LTI Systems.
IEEE Trans. Control. Syst. Technol., 2013

Convex time-optimal robot path following with Cartesian acceleration and inertial force and torque constraints.
J. Syst. Control. Eng., 2013

Time-optimal path planning for flat systems with application to a wheeled mobile robot.
Proceedings of the 9th Workshop on Robot Motion and Control, 2013

Time-optimal path following for robots with object collision avoidance using lagrangian duality.
Proceedings of the 9th Workshop on Robot Motion and Control, 2013

Time-optimal path following for robots with trajectory jerk constraints using sequential convex programming.
Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2013

A new asymptotic tracking approach for robot manipulators with actuator saturation.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics, 2013

Classical and modern methods for time-constrained energy optimal motion - Application to a badminton robot.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics, 2013

Time-optimal parking and flying: Solving path following problems efficiently.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics, 2013

An efficient algorithm for solving time-optimal point-to-point motion control problems.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics, 2013

Optimal robot path following for minimal time versus energy loss trade-off using sequential convex programming.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics, 2013

Optimal iterative learning control design with trial-varying initial conditions.
Proceedings of the 12th European Control Conference, 2013

Time-optimal quadrotor flight.
Proceedings of the 12th European Control Conference, 2013

Moving horizon for friction state and parameter estimation.
Proceedings of the 12th European Control Conference, 2013

Robust optimal iterative learning control with model uncertainty.
Proceedings of the 52nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2013

Iterative learning control for optimal path following problems.
Proceedings of the 52nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2013

Reduced-order multi-objective ℋ∞ control of an overhead crane test setup.
Proceedings of the 52nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2013

An LMI approach for reduced-order ℋ<sub>2</sub> LTI controller synthesis.
Proceedings of the American Control Conference, 2013

Moving Horizon Estimation with a huber penalty function for robust pose estimation of tethered airplanes.
Proceedings of the American Control Conference, 2013

2012
Preview control of a constrained hydraulic active suspension system.
Proceedings of the 51th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2012

Experimental validation of nonlinear MPC on an overhead crane using automatic code generation.
Proceedings of the American Control Conference, 2012

Initialization of ILC based on a previously learned trajectory.
Proceedings of the American Control Conference, 2012

Optimal periodic control of power harvesting tethered airplanes: How to fly fast without wind and without propellor?
Proceedings of the American Control Conference, 2012

An experimental test set-up for launch/recovery of an Airborne Wind Energy (AWE) system.
Proceedings of the American Control Conference, 2012

A Smoothed GMS friction model suited for gradient-based friction state estimation.
Proceedings of the American Control Conference, 2012

Interpolated gain-scheduled controllers for an over-head crane.
Proceedings of the 12th IEEE International Workshop on Advanced Motion Control, 2012

A Smoothed GMS friction model for Moving Horizon friction state and parameter estimation.
Proceedings of the 12th IEEE International Workshop on Advanced Motion Control, 2012

Multi-ℌ∞ controller design and illustration on an overhead crane.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Control Applications, 2012

2011
Interpolation-Based Modeling of MIMO LPV Systems.
IEEE Trans. Control. Syst. Technol., 2011

Model-free iterative learning of time-optimal point-to-point motions for LTI systems.
Proceedings of the 50th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control and European Control Conference, 2011

Identification of linear systems using output measurements with only two possible values.
Proceedings of the 50th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control and European Control Conference, 2011

Fixed-order robust controller design with time-domain constraints.
Proceedings of the American Control Conference, 2011

Iterative learning control for nonlinear systems with input constraints and discontinuously changing dynamics.
Proceedings of the American Control Conference, 2011

Optimal input design for flat systems using B-splines.
Proceedings of the American Control Conference, 2011

Model-free iterative learning control for LTI systems and experimental validation on a linear motor test setup.
Proceedings of the American Control Conference, 2011

A reference free iterative learning strategy for wet clutch control.
Proceedings of the American Control Conference, 2011

Experimental validation of time optimal MPC on a flexible motion system.
Proceedings of the American Control Conference, 2011

2010
Embedded Optimization for Input Shaping.
IEEE Trans. Control. Syst. Technol., 2010

Identification of Contact Parameters from Stiff Multi-point Contact Robotic Operations.
Int. J. Robotics Res., 2010

Optimal feedforward controller design for periodic inputs.
Int. J. Control, 2010

Identification of nonlinear systems using Polynomial Nonlinear State Space models.
Autom., 2010

Pushing motion control systems to their limits using convex optimization techniques.
Proceedings of the 11th IEEE International Workshop on Advanced Motion Control, 2010

Iterative optimization of the filling phase of wet clutches.
Proceedings of the 11th IEEE International Workshop on Advanced Motion Control, 2010

Experimental validation of time optimal MPC on a linear drive system.
Proceedings of the 11th IEEE International Workshop on Advanced Motion Control, 2010

A two-level optimization based learning control strategy for wet clutches.
Proceedings of the 10th IFAC International Workshop on the Adaptation and Learning in Control and Signal Processing, 2010

2009
Identification of Contact Dynamics Parameters for Stiff Robotic Payloads.
IEEE Trans. Robotics, 2009

Friction Compensation of an XY Feed Table Using Friction-Model-Based Feedforward and an Inverse-Model-Based Disturbance Observer.
IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., 2009

Optimal Performance Tradeoffs in Repetitive Control: Experimental Validation on an Active Air Bearing Setup.
IEEE Trans. Control. Syst. Technol., 2009

Time-Optimal Path Tracking for Robots: A Convex Optimization Approach.
IEEE Trans. Autom. Control., 2009

Extended LMI characterizations for stability and performance of linear systems.
Syst. Control. Lett., 2009

On-line time-optimal path tracking for robots.
Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2009

Time optimal MPC for mechatronic applications.
Proceedings of the 48th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2009

Recursive log-barrier method for on-line time-optimal robot path tracking.
Proceedings of the American Control Conference, 2009

Optimal performance trade-offs in repetitive control: Experimental validation on an active air bearing setup.
Proceedings of the American Control Conference, 2009

Performant design of an input shaping prefilter via embedded optimization.
Proceedings of the American Control Conference, 2009

2008
Identification of Interpolating Affine LPV Models for Mechatronic Systems with one Varying Parameter.
Eur. J. Control, 2008

Robust high-order repetitive control: Optimal performance trade-offs.
Autom., 2008

On-line identification of contact dynamics in the presence of geometric uncertainties.
Proceedings of the 2008 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2008

Model predictive control of automotive powertrains - first experimental results.
Proceedings of the 47th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2008

Gain-scheduled H<sup>infinity</sup> -control of discrete-time polytopic time-varying systems.
Proceedings of the 47th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2008

Robust high-order repetitive control.
Proceedings of the American Control Conference, 2008

Design of dynamically optimal spline motion inputs: Experimental results.
Proceedings of the American Control Conference, 2008

Black-box identification of a continuously variable semi-active damper.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Control Applications, 2008

2007
Discussion on: "Design of Low Order Robust Controllers for a VSC HVDC Power Plant Terminal".
Eur. J. Control, 2007

Design of Robust Optimal Feedforward Controllers for Periodic Disturbances.
Proceedings of the American Control Conference, 2007

Dynamically Compensated and Robust Motion System Inputs Based on Splines: A Linear Programming Approach.
Proceedings of the American Control Conference, 2007

Optimal Design of Spline-Based Feedforward for Trajectory Tracking.
Proceedings of the American Control Conference, 2007

2006
Comparison of Different Multivariable Control Design Methods Applied on Half Car Test Setup.
Eur. J. Control, 2006

A gain-scheduling-control technique for mechatronic systems with position-dependent dynamics.
Proceedings of the American Control Conference, 2006

2005
Nonlocal hysteresis function identification and compensation with neural networks.
IEEE Trans. Instrum. Meas., 2005

The generalized Maxwell-slip model: a novel model for friction Simulation and compensation.
IEEE Trans. Autom. Control., 2005

Multivariable control for reference tracking on half car test rig.
Proceedings of the 44th IEEE IEEE Conference on Decision and Control and 8th European Control Conference Control, 2005

A model free control design approach for a semi-active suspension of a passenger car.
Proceedings of the American Control Conference, 2005

Average Speed Control of Reciprocating Machinery.
Proceedings of the Intelligent Control, 2005

2004
Optimal decoupling for MIMO-controller design with robust performance.
Proceedings of the 2004 American Control Conference, 2004

Design and experimental validation of a linear robust controller for an active suspension of a quarter car.
Proceedings of the 2004 American Control Conference, 2004

Comparison of model and non-model based friction compensation techniques in the neighbourhood of pre-sliding friction.
Proceedings of the 2004 American Control Conference, 2004

2003
Pole-placement vs. loop-shaping design for gain-scheduling control of machine tools with position dependent dynamics.
Proceedings of the 7th European Control Conference, 2003

Optimal decoupling for improved multivariable controller design, applied on an automotive vibration test rig.
Proceedings of the American Control Conference, 2003

2002
Modification of the Leuven integrated friction model structure.
IEEE Trans. Autom. Control., 2002

An Experimental Robot Load Identification Method for Industrial Application.
Int. J. Robotics Res., 2002

Maximum Likelihood Identification of a Dynamic Robot Model.
Int. J. Robotics Res., 2002

An Experimental Robot Load Identification Method for Industrial Application.
Proceedings of the Experimental Robotics VIII [ISER 2002, 2002

Improving the Dynamic Accuracy of Industrial Robots by Trajectory Pre-Compensation.
Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2002

Dynamic characterization of hysteresis elements in mechanical systems.
Proceedings of the American Control Conference, 2002

2001
Combining Internal and External Robot Models to Improve Model Parameter Estimation.
Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2001

2000
An integrated friction model structure with improved presliding behavior for accurate friction compensation.
IEEE Trans. Autom. Control., 2000

Experimental Identification of Robot Dynamics for Control.
Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2000

Modelling a pneumatic servo positioning system with friction.
Proceedings of the American Control Conference, 2000

1999
Design of a multivariable feedback control system to drive durability test rigs in the automotive industry.
Proceedings of the 5th European Control Conference, 1999

1998
Real-time enhancement of reference signals for feedforward control of random noise due to multiple uncorrelated sources.
IEEE Trans. Signal Process., 1998

Comparison of two feedforward design methods aiming at accurate trajectory tracking of the end point of a flexible robot arm.
IEEE Trans. Control. Syst. Technol., 1998

1997
Optimal robot excitation and identification.
IEEE Trans. Robotics Autom., 1997

A subspace algorithm for the identification of discrete time frequency domain power spectra.
Autom., 1997

1991
Implementation of Control Algorithms for Flexible Joint Robots on a KUKA IR 161/60 Industrial Robot: Experimental Results.
Proceedings of the Experimental Robotics II, 1991

1989
Limitations of Linear Identification and Control Techniques for Flexible Robots with Nonlinear Joint Friction.
Proceedings of the Experimental Robotics I, 1989


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