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Welcome to the website of the Advanced Control Research Laboratory (ACRL) in the Mechanical Science and Engineering Department at the University of Illinois. In the ACRL, we focus on open problems in mathematical control theory and we work with collaborators from industry and government laboratories on the transition of our solutions, to the extent possible, to real-world engineering problems.

Our work often involves interdisciplinary collaborations with other departments at University of Illinois and other universities in the US and Europe. We also intensively work with various industries and government agencies to facilitate the quick transition of our basic research results to application owners.

In our Research page you can learn more about our work in the ACRL.


Recent News

Naira Hovakimyan to give plenary talk at Midwest Workshop

March 28, 2013
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Naira Hovakimyan is invited to give a plenary talk at the 2nd Midwest Workshop on Control and Game Theory, University of Notre Dame. Read full article...



ICCPS Best Paper Nominee

March 28, 2013
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Former post-doctoral researcher Xiaofeng Wang and co-authors Naira Hovakimyan and Lui Sha are nominated for a best paper award at ICCPS. Read full article...



NASA Technology Days

December 6, 2012
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NASA showcases L1 Adaptive control at the NASA Technology Days held in Cleveland, OH. Read full article...



Dr. Hovakimyan honored with award at ICNPAA Congress

July 27, 2012
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Dr. Hovakimyan gave a keynote at ICNPAA in Vienna and was honored with a technical achievement award for her contributions to ICNPAA. Read full article...



Hexarotor with L1 Adaptive Control flies with loss of one motor

May 29, 2012
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Another successful flight conducted by unmanned-dynamics! This time a hexarotor is augmented with an L1 adaptive controller. The video below shows an outdoor flight with loss of one motor. It [...] Read full article...



Unsubstantiated and wrong claims about L1 Adaptive Control

May 3, 2012
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Recently, there has been a widely circulated article [1], co-authored by P. Ioannou, K. Narendra, A. Annaswamy, S. Jafari, L. Rudd, R. Ortega, and J. Boskovic, in which the authors [...] Read full article...



Quadrotor indoor flight with L1 Adaptive Controller

March 15, 2012
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A team from unmanned-dynamics successfully implemented an L1 adaptive controller on a quadrotor. Read full article...



Enric successfully passes his preliminary defense for Ph.D.

November 16, 2011
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On November 11th Enric had his preliminary defense of Ph.D. thesis on the topic “Time-Critical Cooperative Path-Following Control of Multiple Autonomous Vehicles”. Read full article...



Prof. Hovakimyan named University Scholar

September 28, 2011
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Prof. Hovakimyan named University Scholar at the University of Illinois Read full article...



Prof. Hovakimyan recipient of prestigious AIAA award

August 15, 2011
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Prof. Hovakimyan receives the 2011 AIAA Mechanics and Control of Flight Award Read full article...