Papers
16
Total Citations
245
H-Index
8
About
Daniel Simon is a robotics and control systems researcher whose work has fundamentally shaped how complex robotic applications are designed, verified, and implemented in real time. His most prominent contribution is the ORCCAD architecture — a computer-aided design environment for robotic systems that elegantly bridges continuous-time control laws at the lower levels with discrete-time logic at higher levels. First conceived in 1991 and refined through the late 1990s, ORCCAD provides integrated tools for specification, formal verification, simulation, and real-time code generation, earning over 100 citations and establishing itself as a landmark framework in safe robot controller design. Simon's research extends into formal verification methodologies for complex robotic applications, real-time scheduling co-design, and the management of timing constraints in periodic control systems. His work on Linear Parameter Varying (LPV) approaches demonstrates a sophisticated integration of robust control theory with computational resource management. His contributions to subsea robotics through the VORTEX experimental vehicle further illustrate the breadth of his applied research. Spanning three decades, Simon's body of work reflects a sustained commitment to making robotic systems both formally rigorous and practically deployable — an increasingly vital challenge as autonomous systems grow in complexity and safety-critical importance.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1The ORCCAD Architecture104 citations · 1998
- 2Reactive objects in a task level open controller25 citations · 2003
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8VORTEX: versatile and open subsea robot for technical experiment9 citations · 2002
- 9Orccad, a framework for safe robot control design and implementation8 citations · 2006
- 10ORCCAD : towards an open robot controller computer aided design system8 citations · 1991