My research focuses on theoretical and applied nonlinear and hybrid control.
Some main theoretical areas where I have contributed are control in the presence of saturation
constraints (see the book on anti-windup design published in 2011), nonlinear and dynamic input
allocation, reset and hybrid control systems. Among the many applications that I
addressed using nonlinear control techniques, we
may mention control of Tokamak plasmas, aerospace and mechatronic systems.
I invite you to take a look at my list of publications on
Google Scholar, or
Scopus.
For a more detailed narrative view of my research and my general ideas on systems and control, see my interview with the IEEE Control Systems Magazine in People in Control.
See also here the article (in French) that appeared in the internal journal "
La Lettre du LAAS" after I joined the CNRS.
[1] (PDF, Preprint) M. Maggiore, M. Sassano, and L. Zaccarian. Reduction theorems for hybrid dynamical systems.
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, to appear, 2019.
[2] - BrentariTCST18 - M. Brentari, S. Urbina, D. Arzelier, C. Louembet, and L. Zaccarian. A hybrid control framework
for impulsive control of satellite rendezvous. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 2018.
To Appear.
[3] (PDF, Preprint) M. Cocetti, A. Serrani, and L. Zaccarian. Linear output regulation with dynamic optimization
for uncertain linear over-actuated systems. Automatica, 97:214–225, 2018.
[4] (PDF) A. Bisoffi, M. Da Lio, A.R. Teel, and L. Zaccarian. Global asymptotic stability of a PID control
system with Coulomb friction. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 63(8):2654–2661, 2018.
[5] (PDF, Preprint) A. Bisoffi, F. Forni, M. Da Lio, and L. Zaccarian. Relay-based hybrid control of minimal-order
mechanical systems with applications. Automatica, 97:104–114, 2018.
[6] (PDF, Preprint) A. Alessandri and L. Zaccarian. Stubborn state observers for linear time-invariant systems.
Automatica, 88:1–9, February 2018.
[7] (PDF) S. Formentin, F. Dabbene, R. Tempo, L. Zaccarian, and S.M. Savaresi. Robust linear static
anti-windup with probabilistic certificates. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 62(4):1575–1589,
April 2017.
[8] (PDF, Preprint) A. Bisoffi, F. Biral, M. Da Lio, and L. Zaccarian. Longitudinal jerk estimation of driver intentions
for intelligent vehicle applications. IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 22(4):1531–1541,
August 2017.
[9] (PDF, Preprint) F. Todeschini, S. Formentin, G. Panzani, M. Corno, S. Savaresi, and L. Zaccarian. Nonlinear
pressure control for BBW systems via dead zone and anti-windup compensation. IEEE Transactions
on Control Systems Technology, 24(4):1419–1431, 2016.
[9] (PDF, Preprint) J.F. Trégouët, D. Arzelier, D. Peaucelle, C. Pittet, and L. Zaccarian. Reaction wheels desaturation
using magnetorquers and static input allocation. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology,
23(2):525–539, 2015.
[10] (PDF, Preprint) S. Galeani, D. Henrion, A. Jacquemard, and L. Zaccarian. Design of Marx generators as a
structured eigenvalue assignment. Automatica, 50(10):2709–2717, 2014.
[11] (PDF, Preprint) F. Forni, S. Galeani, D. Nešić, and L. Zaccarian. Event-triggered transmission for linear control
over communication channels. Automatica, 50(2):490–498, 2014.
[12] (PDF, Preprint) C. Prieur, S. Tarbouriech, and L. Zaccarian. Lyapunov-based hybrid loops for stability and
performance of continuous-time control systems. Automatica, 49(2):577–584, 2013.
[13] (PDF, Preprint) D. Nešić, A.R. Teel, G. Valmórbida, and L. Zaccarian. Finite gain 
p stability for hybrid
dynamical systems. Automatica, 49(8):2384–2396, 2013.
[14] (PDF, Preprint) F. Forni, A.R. Teel, and L. Zaccarian. Follow the bouncing ball: global results on tracking and
state estimation with impacts. IEEE Trans. Aut. Cont., 58(6):1470–1485, 2013.
[15] (PDF, Preprint) F. Forni, S. Galeani, and L. Zaccarian. Model recovery anti-windup for continuous-time rate and
magnitude saturated linear plants. Automatica, 48(8):1502–1513, 2012.
[16] (PDF, Preprint) L. Boncagni, S. Galeani, G. Granucci, G. Varano, V. Vitale, and L. Zaccarian. Plasma position
and elongation regulation at FTU using dynamic input allocation. IEEE Transactions on Control
Systems Technology, 20(3):641–651, 2012.
[17] (PDF) G. De Tommasi, S. Galeani, A. Pironti, G. Varano, and L. Zaccarian. Nonlinear dynamic
allocator for optimal input/output performance trade-off: application to the JET tokamak shape
controller. Automatica, 47(5):981–987, 2011.
[18] (PDF, Preprint) D. Nešić, A.R. Teel, and L. Zaccarian. Stability and performance of SISO control systems with
First Order Reset Elements. IEEE Trans. Aut. Cont., 56(11):2567–2582, 2011.
[19] (PDF, Preprint) L. Zaccarian. Dynamic allocation for input-redundant control systems. Automatica,
45(6):1431–1438, 2009.
[20] (PDF, Preprint) S. Galeani, S. Tarbouriech, M.C. Turner, and L. Zaccarian. A tutorial on modern anti-windup
design. European Journal of Control, 15(3-4):418–440, 2009.
[21] (PDF, Preprint) D. Dai, T. Hu, A.R. Teel, and L. Zaccarian. Output feedback design for saturated linear plants
using deadzone loops. Automatica, 45(12):2917–2924, 2009.
[22] (PDF, Preprint) L. Zaccarian and A.R. Teel. The 2 (l2) bumpless transfer problem: its definition and solution.
Automatica, 41(7):1273–1280, 2005.
[23] (PDF, Preprint) F. Morabito, A.R. Teel, and L. Zaccarian. Nonlinear anti-windup applied to Euler-Lagrange
systems. IEEE Trans. Rob. Aut., 20(3):526–537, 2004.
[24] (PDF, Preprint) G. Grimm, J. Hatfield, I. Postlethwaite, A.R. Teel, M.C. Turner, and L. Zaccarian. Antiwindup
for stable linear systems with input saturation: an LMI-based synthesis. IEEE Trans. Aut. Cont.,
48(9):1509–1525, September 2003.
2022: An
article that appeared on the web site of the INS2I of the CNRS about a recent paper published in the IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
2016: An interview that appeared in the IEEE Control Systems Magazine in the section People in Control, after I was elevated to the IEEE Fellow grade.
2012: An article that appeared on the internal letter of the LAAS-CNRS due to an interview that I had after I joined CNRS in 2011.