Ortega, R., Yi, B., Bobtsov, A., Pyrkin, A. A., & Sinetova, M. (2025). Adaptive state observers for a class of nonlinear systems: The non-triangular and non-state-affine case. Systems & Control Letters, 196, 106020 (7 pages).
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Bowen Yi (55)
- Journal articles (37)
- 2025
Journal article Journal article Yi, B., Ortega, R., Choi, J.-W., & Nam, K. (2025). A high performance globally exponentially convergent sensorless observer for the IPMSM: Theoretical and experimental results. Automatica, 174, 112138-112138.
- 2024
Journal article Yi, B., Wang, L., & Manchester, I. R. (2024). Attitude Estimation From Vector Measurements: Necessary and Sufficient Conditions and Convergent Observer Design. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 69(1), 511-518.Journal article Shi, Y., Yi, B., Xie, W., & Zhang, W. (2024). Enhancing prescribed performance of tracking control using monotone tube boundaries. Automatica, 159, 111304 (6 pages).Journal article Romero, J. G., & Yi, B. (2024). Immersion and invariance orbital stabilization of underactuated mechanical systems with collocated pre-feedback. International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 7467 (17 pages).Journal article Yi, B., & Manchester, I. R. (2024). On IMU preintegration: A nonlinear observer viewpoint and its applications. Systems & Control Letters, 193, 105933 (10 pages).Journal article Yi, B., Jin, C., Wang, L., Shi, G., Ila, V., & Manchester, I. R. (2024). PEBO-SLAM: Observer Design for Visual Inertial SLAM with Convergence Guarantees. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 3466874 (16 pages).Journal article Yi, B., Fan, Y., Liu, D., & Romero, J. G. (2024). Simultaneous Position-and-Stiffness Control of Underactuated Antagonistic Tendon-Driven Continuum Robots. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 3462958 (17 pages).Journal article Wu, D., Yi, B., & Rantzer, A. (2024). Stability Analysis of Trajectories on Manifolds with Applications to Observer and Controller Design. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 3395023 (8 pages).
- 2023
Journal article Shao, X., Hu, Q., Li, D., Shi, Y., & Yi, B. (2023). Composite Adaptive Control for Anti-Unwinding Attitude Maneuvers: An Exponential Stability Result Without Persistent Excitation. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 59(2), 1051-1066.Journal article Yi, B., & Ortega, R. (2023). Conditions for Convergence of Dynamic Regressor Extension and Mixing Parameter Estimators Using LTI Filters. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 68(2), 1253-1258.Journal article Wang, L., Ortega, R., Bobtsov, A., Romero, J. G., & Yi, B. (2023). Identifiability implies robust, globally exponentially convergent on-line parameter estimation. International Journal of Control, 17 pages.Journal article Yi, B., & Manchester, I. R. (2023). On the equivalence of contraction and Koopman approaches for nonlinear stability and control. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 69(7), 3319051 (16 pages).
- 2022
Journal article Romero, J. G., Gandarilla, I., Santibáñez, V., & Yi, B. (2022). A Constructive Procedure for Orbital Stabilization of a Class of Underactuated Mechanical Systems. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 30(6), 2698-2706.Journal article Bobtsov, A., Ortega, R., Yi, B., & Nikolaev, N. (2022). Adaptive state estimation of state-affine systems with unknown time-varying parameters. International Journal of Control, 95(9), 2460-2472.Journal article Shao, X., Hu, Q., Shi, Y., & Yi, B. (2022). Data-Driven Immersion and Invariance Adaptive Attitude Control for Rigid Bodies With Double-Level State Constraints. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 30(2), 779-794.Journal article Bobtsov, A., Yi, B., Ortega, R., & Astolfi, A. (2022). Generation of New Exciting Regressors for Consistent Online Estimation of Unknown Constant Parameters. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 67(9), 4746-4753.Journal article Yi, B., Jin, C., & Manchester, I. R. (2022). Globally convergent visual-feature range estimation with biased inertial measurements. Automatica, 146, 110639-110639.Journal article Yi, B., Wang, R., & Manchester, I. R. (2022). Reduced-Order Nonlinear Observers Via Contraction Analysis and Convex Optimization. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 67(8), 4045-4060.Journal article Wu, J., Wang, M., Jiang, Y., Yi, B., Fan, R., & Liu, M. (2022). Simultaneous Hand–Eye/Robot–World/Camera–IMU Calibration. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 27(4), 2278-2289.
- 2021
Journal article Ortega, R., Yi, B., Vukosavić, S., Nam, K., & Choi, J. (2021). A globally exponentially stable position observer for interior permanent magnet synchronous motors. Automatica, 125, 10-10.
- 2020
Journal article Yi, B., Vukosavić, S. N., Ortega, R., Stanković, A. M., & Zhang, W. (2020). A new signal injection-based method for estimation of position in interior permanent magnet synchronous motors. IET Power Electronics, 13(9), 1865-1874.Journal article Yi, B., Ortega, R., Siguerdidjane, H., Machado, J. E., & Zhang, W. (2020). On generation of virtual outputs via signal injection: Application to observer design for electromechanical systems. European Journal of Control, 54, 129-139.Journal article Yi, B., Ortega, R., Wu, D., & Zhang, W. (2020). Orbital stabilization of nonlinear systems via Mexican sombrero energy shaping and pumping-and-damping injection. Automatica, 112, 108661-108661.Journal article Ortega, R., Yi, B., Romero, J. G., & Astolfi, A. (2020). Orbital stabilization of nonlinear systems via the immersion and invariance technique. International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 30(5), 1850-1871.Journal article Yi, B., Ortega, R., Manchester, I. R., & Siguerdidjane, H. (2020). Path following of a class of underactuated mechanical systems via immersion and invariance-based orbital stabilization. International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 30(18), 8521-8544.Journal article Chu, H., Yi, B., Zhang, G., & Zhang, W. (2020). Performance Improvement of Consensus Tracking for Linear Multiagent Systems With Input Saturation: A Gain Scheduled Approach. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, 50(3), 734-746.Journal article Ortega, R., Yi, B., & Romero, J. G. (2020). Robustification of nonlinear control systems vis-à-vis actuator dynamics: An immersion and invariance approach. Systems & Control Letters, 146, 9-9.Journal article Yi, B., Ortega, R., & Zhang, W. (2020). Smooth, time-invariant regulation of nonholonomic systems via energy pumping-and-damping. International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 30(16), 6399-6413.
- 2019
Journal article Yi, B., Ortega, R., & Zhang, W. (2019). On State Observers for Nonlinear Systems: A New Design and a Unifying Framework. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 64(3), 1193-1200.
- 2018
Journal article Ortega, R., Praly, L., Aranovskiy, S., Yi, B., & Zhang, W. (2018). On dynamic regressor extension and mixing parameter estimators: Two Luenberger observers interpretations. Automatica, 95, 548-551.Journal article Yi, B., Lin, S., Yang, B., & Zhang, W. (2018). Performance recovery of a class of uncertain non-affine systems with unmodelled dynamics: an indirect dynamic inversion method. International Journal of Control, 91(2), 266-284.Journal article Yi, B., Ortega, R., & Zhang, W. (2018). Relaxing the conditions for parameter estimation-based observers of nonlinear systems via signal injection. Systems & Control Letters, 111, 18-26.
- 2017
Journal article Qiao, L., Yi, B., Wu, D., & Zhang, W. (2017). Design of three exponentially convergent robust controllers for the trajectory tracking of autonomous underwater vehicles. Ocean Engineering, 134, 157-172.Journal article Sun, Z., Zhang, G., Yi, B., & Zhang, W. (2017). Practical proportional integral sliding mode control for underactuated surface ships in the fields of marine practice. Ocean Engineering, 142, 217-223.
- 2016
Journal article Yi, B., & Zhang, W. (2016). A nonlinear updated gain observer for MIMO systems: Design, analysis and application to marine surface vessels. ISA Transactions, 64, 129-140.Journal article Yi, B., Qiao, L., & Zhang, W. (2016). Two-time scale path following of underactuated marine surface vessels: Design and stability analysis using singular perturbation methods. Ocean Engineering, 124, 287-297.
- 2025
- Conference papers (16)
- 2024
Conference paper Yi, B., Fan, Y., & Liu, D. (2024, May). A Novel Model for Layer Jamming-based Continuum Robots [Paper]. 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2024), Yokohama, Japan.Conference paper Wu, D., Yi, B., & Manchester, I. R. (2024, December). Control contraction metrics on submanifolds [Paper]. 63rd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC 2024), Milan, Italy.
- 2023
Conference paper Wang, L., Yi, B., & Su, H. (2023, January). An I & I Adaptive Redesign Approach for Asymptotic Stability without PE [Paper]. 12th IFAC Symposium on Nonlinear Control Systems (NOLCOS), Canberra, Australia.Conference paper Yi, B., Ortega, R., Choi, J., & Nam, K. (2023, July). A Novel Globally Exponentially Stable Observer for Sensorless Control of the IPMSM via Kreisselmeier's Extension [Paper]. 22nd IFAC World Congress, Yokohama, Japan.Conference paper Yi, B., Wang, L., & Manchester, I. R. (2023, January). Attitude Estimation from Vector Measurements: Necessary and Sufficient Conditions and Convergent Observer Design [Paper]. 12th IFAC Symposium on Nonlinear Control Systems (NOLCOS), Canberra, Australia.Conference paper Yi, B., Wang, L., & Zhang, W. (2023, January). Online Gyro Bias Estimation from Single Vector Measurements Using Regression Models [Paper]. 12th IFAC Symposium on Nonlinear Control Systems (NOLCOS), Canberra, Australia.
- 2022
Conference paper Fan, F., Yi, B., Rye, D., Shi, G., & Manchester, I. R. (2022, June). Learning Stable Koopman Embeddings [Paper]. American Control Conference (ACC 2022), Atlanta, GA, USA.
- 2021
Conference paper Yi, B., Jin, C., Wang, L., Shi, G., & Manchester, I. R. (2021, December). An almost globally convergent observer for visual SLAM without persistent excitation [Paper]. 60th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), Austin, TX, USA.Conference paper Yi, B., & Manchester, I. R. (2021, December). On the Equivalence of Contraction and Koopman Approaches for Nonlinear Stability and Control [Paper]. 60th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), Austin, TX, USA.Conference paper Yi, B., Wang, R., & Manchester, I. R. (2021, May). Reduced-order observers for nonlinear systems via contraction analysis and convex optimization [Paper]. American Control Conference (ACC 2021), New Orleans, LA, USA.
- 2020
Conference paper Yi, B., Wang, R., & Manchester, I. R. (2020, December). On Necessary Conditions of Tracking Control for Nonlinear Systems via Contraction Analysis [Paper]. 59th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), Jeju, Korea (South).
- 2019
Conference paper Yi, B., Vukosavić, S. N., Ortega, R., Stanković, A. M., & Zhang, W. (2019, August). A Frequency Domain Interpretation of Signal Injection Methods for Salient PMSMs [Paper]. IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA), Hong Kong, China.Conference paper Yi, B., Ortega, R., & Zhang, W. (2019, September). Regulation of nonholonomic systems: A smooth, time-invariant approach [Paper]. Joint 8th IFAC Symposium on Mechatronic Systems and 11th IFAC Symposium on Nonlinear Control Systems,, Vienna, Austria.Conference paper Yi, B., Ortega, R., Wu, D., & Zhang, W. (2019, December). Two Constructive Solutions to Orbital Stabilization of Nonlinear Systems via Passivity-based Control [Paper]. 58th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), Nice, France.
- 2018
Conference paper Yi, B., Ortega, R., Siguerdidjane, H., & Zhang, W. An Adaptive Observer for Sensorless Control of the Levitated Ball Using Signal Injection [Paper]. IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), Miami, FL, USA.Conference paper Zonetti, D., Yi, B., Aranovskiy, S., Efimov, D., Ortega, R., & Garcia-Quismondo, E. (2018, December). On Physical Modeling of Lithium-Ion Cells and Adaptive Estimation of their State-of-Charge [Paper]. IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), Miami, FL, USA.
- 2024
- Reports (2)
- 2025
Report Chacón Rivas, J. Á., & Yi, B. (2025). A globally convergent observer for estimating sphere structures with inertial measurements. (Technical Report n° G-2025-08).
- 2024
Report Fan, F., Yi, B., Rye, D., Shi, G., & Manchester, I. R. (2024). Learning stable Koopman embeddings for identification and control. (Technical Report n° G-2024-63).
- 2025