Research Interests

Aerospace flight control systems, nonlinear and robust adaptive control, autonomous systems, distributed optimization

 

Education

M.Sc. Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, 2002

 

Selected Publications

Journal Papers

1. Choe, Puig-Navarro, Cichella, Xargay, and Hovakimyan, “Trajectory Generation using Pythagorean Hodograph Bézier Curves,” accepted by AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, 2016
2. Choe, Xargay, and Hovakimyan, “L1 Adaptive Control for Uncertain Nonaffine-in-Control Systems,” in IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 61, No. 3, March 2016, pp. 840-846 [pdf]
3. Xargay, Choe, Hovakimyan, and Kaminer, “Multi-Leader Coordination Algorithm for Networks with Switching Topology and Quantized Measurements,” in Automatica, Vol. 50, No. 3, March 2014, pp. 841-851 [pdf]

Peer-reviewed Conferences

1. Choe, Puig-Navarro, Cichella, Xargay, and Hovakimyan, “Trajectory Generation using Spatial Pythagorean Hodograph Bézier Curves,” in AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Kissemmee, FL, January 2015, AIAA-2015-0597 [pdf]
2. Mehdi, Choe, Cichella, and Hovakimyan, “Collision Avoidance through Path Replanning using Bézier Curves,” in AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Kissemmee, FL, January 2015, AIAA-2015-0598 [pdf]
3. Puig-Navarro, Xargay, Choe, and Hovakimyan, “Time-Critical Coordination of Multiple UAVs with Absolute Temporal Constraints,” in AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Kissemmee, FL, January 2015, AIAA-2015-0595 [pdf]
4. Tekles, Holzapfel, Xargay, Choe, Hovakimyan, and Gregory, “Flight Envelope Protection for NASA’s Transport Class Model,” in AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, National Harbour, MD, January 2014, AIAA-2014-0269 [pdf]
5. Cichella, Choe, Mehdi, Xargay, Hovakimyan, Dobrokhodov, and Kaminer, “Trajectory Generation and Collision Avoidance for Safe Operation of Cooperating UAVs,” in AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, National Harbour, MD, January 2014, AIAA-2014-0972 [pdf]
6. Cichella, Choe, Mehdi, Xargay, Hovakimyan, Kaminer, and Dobrokhodov, “A 3D Path-Following Approach for a Multirotor UAV on SO(3),” in 2nd IFAC Workshop on Research, Education and Development of Unmanned Aerial Systems (2013), Compiegne, France, November 2013, pp. 13-18.
7. Vogel, Fichter, Choe, Xargay, and Hovakimyan, “Magnetic Momentum Control of a Satellite Augmented with an L1 Adaptive Controller,” in AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Boston, MA, August 2013. AIAA 2013-5092 [pdf]
8. Choe, Cichella, Xargay, Hovakimyan, Trujillo, and Kaminer, “A Trajectory-Generation Framework for Time-Critical Cooperative Missions,” in Infotech@Aerospace Conference , Boston, MA, August 2013. AIAA 2013-4582 [pdf][ppt]
9. Choe, Xargay, and Hovakimyan, “L1 Adaptive Control for a Class of Nonaffine-in-Control Nonlinear Systems,” in IFAC International Workshop on Adaptation and Learning in Control and Signal Processing, Caen, France, July 2013.
10. Xargay, Choe, Hovakimyan, and Kaminer, “Convergence of a PI Coordination Protocol in Networks with Switching Topology and Quantized Measurements,” in IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Maui, HI, December 2012. [pdf]
11. Stroosma, Damveld, Mulder, Choe, Xargay, and Hovakimyan, “A Handling Qualities Assessment of a Business Jet Augmented with an L1 Adaptive Controller,” in AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Portland, OR, August 2011. AIAA 2011-6610 [pdf]
12. Choe and Hovakimyan, “Perching Maneuver for an MAV Augmented with an L1 Adaptive Controller,” in AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Portland, OR, August 2011. AIAA-2011-6455 [pdf]
13. Choe, Xargay, Hovakimyan, Cao and Gregory, “L1 Adaptive Control under Anomaly: Flying Qualities and Adverse Pilot Interaction,” in AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Toronto, Canada, August 2010. AIAA-2010-7775 [pdf]