
制御工学(線形制御理論に基づくロバスト制御とゲインスケジュールド制御,およびそれらの実システムへの応用)と,航空機の誘導制御の研究を実施中
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- [Feb. 2026] A conference paper appears in ICARA2026.
- [Oct. 2025] An invited talk at Kumamoto-Jo Hall. link
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H. Shiroiwa, H. Ichihara, and M. Sato: Fault-tolerant control using recursive Gaussian processes and observer-structured robust output feedback controller, IET Control Theory & Applications, Vol 19, No. 1, Article No. e70058. (DOI: 10.1049/cth2.70058) link
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L. Chen, C. Edwards, H. Alwi, and M. Sato: Robust Online Control Allocation Based FTC with Aircraft-in-the-Loop Validation. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, Vol 61, No. 3, pp. 7293-7304, 2025. (DOI: 10.1109/TAES.2025.3538823) link
(European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme 「No. 690 811」および NEDO 「航空機用先進システム実用化プロジェクト No. 062800」補助対象)
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K. Hatada, M. Sato, and K. Hirata: Robust controller design with reduced conservatism for calibration-free visual feedback systems and its experimental verification, SICE Journal of Control, Measurement, and System Integration (JCMSI), Vol 18, No. 1, 2497612, 2025. (DOI: 10.1080/18824889.2025.2497612) link
(科研費基盤 B,課題番号 22H01512,「ゲインスケジュールド制御と適応制御の理論的融合とその実システムへの応用」補助対象)
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K. Muraoka, T. Yokoyama, N. Yokoyama, and M. Sato: Flight Verification of Automatic Flight and Transition System for Lift/Cruise Thrust Type VTOL Aircraft. Transactions of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences. Vol. 67, No. 5, pp. 285-294, 2024. (DOI: 10.2322/tjsass.67.285) link
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M. Sato and N. Sebe: Observer-Structured Controller for Linear Parametric Plant. Automatica. Vol. 163, Article No. 111569, May, 2024. (DOI: 10.1016/j.automatica.2024.111569) link
(科研費基盤 C,課題番号 22K04176,「ハードウェア依存を低減するオブザーバ構造型制御の理論構築と実証」,および科研費基盤 B,課題番号 22H01512,「ゲインスケジュールド制御と適応制御の理論的融合とその実システムへの応用」補助対象)
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S. Waitman, A. Marcos, and M. Sato: Design and aircraft-in-the-loop validation of structured-H∞ self-scheduled fault-tolerant controllers. Int. J. of Robust and Nonlinear Control. Vol. 34, No. 4, pp. 2405-2426, 2023. (DOI: 10.1002/rnc.7088) link
(European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme 「No. 690 811」および NEDO 「航空機用先進システム実用化プロジェクト No. 062800」補助対象)
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M. Sato, A. Marcos, and D. Akasaka: Design of Structured H∞ Flight Controllers: Passive Fault-Tolerant versus Observer-Based Structures, ISA Transactions. Vol. 143, Dec., pp. 20-37, 2023. (DOI:10.1016/j.isatra.2023.08.029) link
(European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme 「No. 690 811」および NEDO 「航空機用先進システム実用化プロジェクト No. 062800」補助対象)
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L. Chen, C. Edwards, H. Alwi, M. Sato, S. Nateghi, and Yuri Shtessel: Sliding Mode Observers for Robust Fault Estimation in LPV Systems. Int. J. of Robust and Nonlinear Control. Vol. 33, No. 15, pp. 9084-9108, 2023. (DOI:10.1002/rnc.6307) link
(European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme 「No. 690 811」および NEDO 「航空機用先進システム実用化プロジェクト No. 062800」補助対象)
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K. Hatada, M. Sato, K. Hirata, and Y. Masui: Synthesis of a calibration-free visual feedback controller for an inverted pendulum using a fisheye lens. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 69, No. 12, pp. 13348 - 13358, 2022. (DOI:10.1109/TIE.2021.3127034) link
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L. Chen, C. Edwards, H. Alwi, and M. Sato: Simultaneous fault and input time delay estimation for an actuator system: theory and flight data validation. IEEE Control Systems Letters, Vol. 6, pp. 1172-1177, 2021. (DOI: 10.1109/LCSYS.2021.3090654) link
(European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme 「No. 690 811」および NEDO 「航空機用先進システム実用化プロジェクト No. 062800」補助対象)
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M. Sato and N. Sebe: Conversion from Unstructured LTI Controllers to Observer-Structured Ones for LPV Systems. Frontiers in Control Engineering, August, Vol. 3, Article No. 804549, 2022. (DOI: 10.3389/fcteg.2022.804549) link
(科研費基盤 C 課題番号 22K04176「ハードウェア依存を低減するオブザーバ構造型制御の理論構築と実証」補助対象)
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L. Chen, C. Edwards, H. Alwi, and M. Sato: Flight Evaluation of an LPV Sliding Mode Observer for Sensor FTC. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 1319-1327, 2022. (DOI: 10.1109/TCST.2021.3096946) link
(European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme 「No. 690 811」および NEDO 「航空機用先進システム実用化プロジェクト No. 062800」補助対象)
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A. Marcos, S. Waitman, and M. Sato: Fault Tolerant Linear Parameter Varying Flight Control Design, Verification and Validation, special issue "High Fidelity LPV Systems under Constraints" in Journal of the Franklin Institute, Vol. 359, Issue 2, pp. 653-676, 2022. (DOI: 10.1016/j.jfranklin.2021.02.040) link
(European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme 「No. 690 811」および NEDO 「航空機用先進システム実用化プロジェクト No. 062800」補助対象)
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M. Sato: Dual Formulation of Causal Gain-Scheduled Output Feedback Controller Design Using Parameter-Dependent Lyapunov Functions. SICE Journal of Control, Measurement, and System Integration, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 196-205, 2021. (DOI: 10.1080/18824889.2021.1953304) link
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M. Sato and D. Peaucelle: Causal Gain-Scheduled Output Feedback Controllers Using Parameter-Dependent Lyapunov Functions, Automatica, Vol. 129, Article No. 109569, July 2021. (DOI: 10.1016/j.automatica.2021.109569) link
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S. Panza, M. Lovera, M. Sato, and K. Muraoka: Structured μ-Synthesis of Robust Attitude Control Laws for Quad-Tilt-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 43, No. 12, pp. 2258-2274, 2020. (DOI: 10.2514/1.G005080) link
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M. Sato and D. Peaucelle: Conservatism Reduction for LPV Control Design Facing Inexact Scheduling Parameters Illustrated on Flight Tests, Int. J. Robust and Nonlinear Control. Vol. 30, No. 15, pp. 6130-6148, 2020. (DOI: 10.1002/rnc.5037) link
(科研費基盤 C 課題番号 15K06159「実システムへの適用に適したロバストゲインスケジューリング制御器設計法開発と実証」補助対象)
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M. Sato: Robust Gain-Scheduled Flight Controller for an In-Flight Simulator, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, Vol. 56, No. 3, pp. 2122-2135, 2020. (DOI: 10.1109/TAES.2019.2943770) link
(科研費基盤 C 課題番号 15K06159「実システムへの適用に適したロバストゲインスケジューリング制御器設計法開発と実証」補助対象)
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L. Chen, C. Edwards, H. Alwi, and M. Sato: Flight Evaluation of a Sliding Mode Online Control Allocation Scheme for Fault Tolerant Control, Automatica, Vol. 114, Article No. 108829, April 2020. (DOI: 10.1016/j.automatica.2020.108829) link
(European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme 「No. 690 811」および NEDO 「航空機用先進システム実用化プロジェクト No. 062800」補助対象)
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M. Sato: One-Shot Design of Performance Scaling Matrices and Observer-Based Gain-Scheduled Controllers Depending on Inexact Scheduling Parameters, Systems & Control Letters, Vol. 137, Article No. 104632, March 2020. (DOI: 10.1016/j.sysconle.2020.104632) link
(科研費基盤 C 課題番号 15K06159「実システムへの適用に適したロバストゲインスケジューリング制御器設計法開発と実証」補助対象)
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M. Sato: Observer-Based Robust Controller Design with Simultaneous Optimization of Scaling Matrices, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 65, No. 2, pp. 861-866, 2020. (DOI: 10.1109/TAC.2019.2919811) link
(科研費基盤 C 課題番号 15K06159「実システムへの適用に適したロバストゲインスケジューリング制御器設計法開発と実証」補助対象)
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C. Nami, K. Oka, M. Sato, A. Harada, and K. Muraoka: H∞ Control Based Robust CAS Design for QTW-UAV via Multiple Model Approach with Particle Swarm Optimization, International Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Volume 2019, Article ID 9267059. (DOI: 10.1155/2019/9267059) link
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C. Nami, K. Oka, A. Harada, and M. Sato: H∞ Control-based CAS Design of QTW-UAVs Using Particle Swarm Optimization, Transactions of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences, Vol. 61, No. 5, pp. 226-229, 2018. (DOI: 10.2322/tjsass.61.226) link
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M. Sato: Gain-Scheduled Flight Controller Using Bounded Inexact Scheduling Parameters, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, Vol. 26, No. 3, pp. 1074-1082, 2018. (DOI: 10.1109/TCST.2017.2692750) link
(科研費基盤 C 課題番号 15K06159「実システムへの適用に適したロバストゲインスケジューリング制御器設計法開発と実証」および科研費若手 B 課題番号 23760398「デジタル計算機を有効活用した離散時間システムに対する外乱抑制制御則開発」補助対象)
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M. Sato: Simultaneous Design of Discrete-Time Observer-Based Robust Scaled-H∞ Controllers and Scaling Matrices, SICE Journal of Control, Measurement, and System Integration, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 65-71, 2018. (DOI: 10.9746/jcmsi.11.65) link
(科研費基盤 C 課題番号 15K06159「実システムへの適用に適したロバストゲインスケジューリング制御器設計法開発と実証」補助対象)
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H. Matsuki, T. Nishiyama, Y. Omori, S. Suzuki, K. Masui, and M. Sato: Flight test of fault-tolerant flight control system using simple adaptive control with PID controller, Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 90, No. 1, pp. 210-218, 2018. (DOI: 10.1108/AEAT-03-2016-0052) link
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M. Sato, K. Muraoka, K. Hozumi, Y. Sanada, T. Yamada, and T. Torii: Flight Demonstration of Simple Preview Altitude Control Algorithm for Unmanned Airplane, AIAA Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 54, No. 4, pp. 1570-1578, 2017. (DOI: 10.2514/1.C034244) link
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A. T. Tran, N. Sakamoto, M. Sato, and K. Muraoka: Control Augmentation System Design for Quad-Tilt-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle via Robust Output Regulation Method, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, Vol. 53, No. 1, pp. 357-369, 2017. (DOI: 10.1109/TAES.2017.2650618) link
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H. Totoki, Y. Ochi, M. Sato, and K. Muraoka: Design and Testing of a Low-order Flight Control System for Quad-Tilt-Wing UAV, AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 39, No. 10, pp. 2423-2430, 2016. (DOI: 10.2514/1.G001577) link
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M. Sato and K. Muraoka: Flight Controller Design and Demonstration of Quad Tilt Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 38, No. 6, pp. 1071-1082, 2015. (DOI: 10.2514/1.G000263) link
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M. Sato and D. Peaucelle: Gain-Scheduled Output-Feedback Controllers Using Inexact Scheduling Parameters for Continuous-Time LPV Systems, Automatica, Vol. 49, No. 4, pp. 1019-1025, 2013. (DOI: 10.1016/j.automatica.2013.01.034) link
(科研費若手 B 課題番号 20760287「実用的なロバストゲインスケジューリング制御器設計法の開発」および科研費若手 B 課題番号 23760398「デジタル計算機を有効活用した離散時間システムに対する外乱抑制制御則開発」補助対象)
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M. Sato: Gain-Scheduled Output-Feedback Controllers Depending Solely on Scheduling Parameters via Parameter-Dependent Lyapunov Functions, Automatica, Vol. 47, No. 12, pp. 2786-2790, 2011. (DOI: 10.1016/j.automatica.2011.09.023) link
(科研費若手 B 課題番号 20760287「実用的なロバストゲインスケジューリング制御器設計法の開発」補助対象)
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M. Sato and A. Satoh: Flight Control Experiment of Multipurpose Aviation Laboratory-α In-Flight Simulator, AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 34, No. 4, pp. 1081-1096, 2011. (DOI: 10.2514/1.52400) link
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M. Sato: Gain-Scheduled Output-Feedback Controllers Using Inexactly Measured Scheduling Parameters for Linear Parametrically Affine Systems, SICE Journal of Control, Measurement, and System Integration, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 145-152, 2011. (DOI: 10.9746/jcmsi.4.145) link
(科研費若手 B 課題番号 20760287「実用的なロバストゲインスケジューリング制御器設計法の開発」補助対象)
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M. Sato: Gain-Scheduled State-Feedback Controllers Using Inexactly Measured Scheduling Parameters: Stabilizing and H∞ Control Problems, SICE Journal of Control, Measurement, and System Integration, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 285-291, 2010. (DOI: 10.9746/jcmsi.3.285) link
(科研費若手 B 課題番号 20760287「実用的なロバストゲインスケジューリング制御器設計法の開発」補助対象)
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M. Sato: Gain-Scheduled Open-Loop System Design for LPV Systems Using Polynomially Parameter-Dependent Lyapunov Functions, Systems & Control Letters, Vol. 59, No. 5, pp. 265-276, 2010. (DOI: 10.1016/j.sysconle.2010.02.004) link
(科研費若手 B 課題番号 20760287「実用的なロバストゲインスケジューリング制御器設計法の開発」補助対象)
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D. Peaucelle and M. Sato: LMI Tests for Positive Definite Polynomials: Slack Variable Approach, IEEE Trans. Automatic Control, Vol. 54, No. 4, pp. 886-891, 2009. (DOI: 10.1109/TAC.2008.2010971) link
(科研費若手 B 課題番号 20760287「実用的なロバストゲインスケジューリング制御器設計法の開発」補助対象)
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M. Sato: Robust Model-Following Controller Design for LTI Systems Affected by Parametric Uncertainties: A Design Example for Aircraft Motion, Int. J. Control, Vol. 82, No. 4, pp. 689-704, 2009. (DOI: 10.1080/00207170802225948) link
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M. Sato and A. Satoh: Simultaneous Realization of Handling and Gust Responses: In-Flight Simulator Controller Design, AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 31, No. 6, pp. 1545-1560, 2008. (DOI: 10.2514/1.36713) link
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M. Sato: Design Method of Gain-Scheduling Controllers not Depending on Derivatives of Parameters, Int. J. Control, Vol. 81, No. 6, pp. 1013-1025, 2008. (DOI: 10.1080/00207170701691521) link
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M. Sato: Inverse System Design for LPV Systems Using Parameter-Dependent Lyapunov Functions, Automatica, Vol. 44, No. 4, pp. 1072-1077, 2008. (DOI: 10.1016/j.automatica.2007.08.013) link
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M. Sato: Flight Test of Model-Matching Controller for In-Flight Simulator MuPAL-α, AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 29, No. 6, pp. 1476-1481, 2006. (DOI: 10.2514/1.25685) link
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M. Sato: Filter Design for LPV Systems Using Quadratically Parameter-Dependent Lyapunov Functions, Automatica, Vol. 42, No. 11, pp. 2017-2023, 2006. (DOI: 10.1016/j.automatica.2006.07.001) link
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H. Tokutake and M. Sato: Controller Design Using Standard Operator Model, AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 28, No. 5, pp. 872-877, 2005. (DOI: 10.2514/1.12422) link
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H. Tokutake, M. Sato, and A. Satoh: Robust Flight Controller Design that Takes into Account Handling Quality, AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 28, No.1, pp. 71-77, 2005. (DOI: 10.2514/1.6405) link