Manfredi Maggiore
Papers
14
Total Citations
794
H-Index
8
About
Manfredi Maggiore is a leading figure in nonlinear control theory and distributed robotics, with a focus on multi-agent coordination and bio-inspired locomotion. His seminal 2007 work on state agreement for continuous-time coupled nonlinear systems, cited over 500 times, established foundational results for consensus and synchronization in networks of dynamic agents. This work has profoundly influenced the study of flocking and rendezvous in distributed robotics, enabling autonomous systems to achieve collective behavior without centralized control. Maggiore is also renowned for pioneering the use of virtual holonomic constraints (VHCs) to design elegant motion controllers for complex robots. He has applied this framework extensively to planar snake robots, achieving precise maneuvering control—including path following and direction regulation—even in challenging environments with unknown ocean currents. His 2015 paper on snake robot maneuvering, with over 100 citations, exemplifies this impact. More recently, Maggiore has advanced the theory of VHC generation for underactuated mechanical systems, providing systematic tools for motion control of robots with fewer actuators than degrees of freedom. His work bridges rigorous nonlinear control theory with practical robotic applications, making him a key contributor to the fields of cooperative control and bio-inspired robotics.
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Top Papers
- 1State Agreement for Continuous‐Time Coupled Nonlinear Systems514 citations · 2007
- 2Maneuvering Control of Planar Snake Robots Using Virtual Holonomic Constraints101 citations · 2015
- 3Flocking and Rendezvous in Distributed Robotics69 citations · 2015
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- 6Models of Mobile Robots in the Plane14 citations · 2015
- 7Getting Mobile Autonomous Robots to Rendezvous14 citations · 2006
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