LIST OF PUBLICATIONS - Xavier BOMBOIS


Ph.D. THESIS

  • X. Bombois, "Connecting Prediction Error Identification and Robust Control Analysis: a new framework", Ph.D. Thesis, Université Catholique de Louvain, November 2000. PS file: 2393 Kb

CHAPTERS IN BOOK

  • [Ch.1] M. Gevers, X. Bombois, B. Codrons, F. De Bruyne and G. Scorletti, ``The Role of Experimental Conditions in Model Validation for Control'', in `Robustness in Identification and Control', A. Garulli, A. Tesi and A. Vicino eds., Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, Vol.245, Springer Verlag, 1999, pp. 72-86 (15 pages).
  • [Ch.2] X. Bombois, B.D.O. Anderson and M. Gevers , "Mapping parametric confidence ellipsoids to Nyquist plane for linearly parametrized transfer functions", in 'Model Identification and Adaptative Control', G.C. Goodwin ed., Springer Verlag, 2000, pp. 53-71 (18 pages).
  • [Ch.3] B.D.O. Anderson and X. Bombois, "Analysis of weight change in Hinf control design", in 'Control and Modeling of Complex Systems: Cybernetics in the 21st Century', K. Hashimoto, Y. Oishi and Y. Yamamoto eds., Birkhauser Boston Inc., 2002, pp. 113-130 (18 pages).
  • [Ch.4] M. Gevers, X. Bombois, G. Scorletti, P. Van den Hof and R. Hildebrand, "Experiment design for robust control: why do more work than is needed ?'', in `Control of Uncertain Systems: Modelling, Approximation and Design', B. Francis and J.C. Willems Eds., Springer Verlag, Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, Volume 329, March 2006, pp. 139 - 162 (24 pages).

JOURNAL PAPERS

  • [J.1] X. Bombois, M. Gevers and G. Scorletti, "A measure of robust stability for an identified set of parametrized transfer functions", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, pp. 2141-2145, November 2000
  • [J.2] X. Bombois, M. Gevers, G. Scorletti and B.D.O. Anderson , "Robustness analysis tools for an uncertainty set obtained by prediction error identification", Automatica, Vol. 37(10), pp. 1629-1636, October 2001, PDF file .
  • [J.3] M. Gevers, X. Bombois, B. Codrons, G. Scorletti and B.D.O. Anderson, "Model validation for control and controller validation in a prediction error identification approach - Part I : theory", , Automatica, Vol. 39(3), pp. 403-415, March 2003, PDF file .
  • [J.4] M. Gevers, X. Bombois, B. Codrons, G. Scorletti and B.D.O. Anderson, "Model validation for control and controller validation in a prediction error identification approach - Part II : illustrations", Automatica, Vol. 39(3), pp. 417-427, March 2003, PDF file .
  • [J.5] A. Lanzon, B.D.O. Anderson and X. Bombois, "Selection of a single uniquely specifiable Hinf controller in the chain-scattering framework", Automatica, Vol. 40(6), pp. 985-994, June 2004.
  • [J.6] X. Bombois, B.D.O. Anderson and M. Gevers, "Quantification of frequency domain error bounds with guaranteed confidence level in Prediction Error Identification", Systems and Control Letters, Vol. 54(5), pp. 471-482, 2005, PDF file .
  • [J.7] X. Bombois, G. Scorletti, M. Gevers, P. Van den Hof and R. Hildebrand , "Least costly identification experiment for control", Automatica, Vol. 42(10), pp. 1651-1662, October 2006, PDF file .
  • [J.8] S. Douma, X. Bombois and P. Van den Hof, "Validity of the standard cross-correlation test for model structure validation", Automatica, Vol. 44(5), pp. 1285-1294, May 2008. PDF file .
  • [J.9] M. Barenthin, X. Bombois, H. Hjalmarsson and G. Scorletti, "Identification for control of multivariable systems: controller validation and experiment design via LMIs", Automatica, Vol. 44(12), pp. 3070-3078, December 2008. PDF file .
  • [J.10] B.D.O. Anderson, A. Lanzon, A. Dehghani and X. Bombois, , "Quantitative effects of weight adjustments in H-infinity control", Optimal Control, Applications and Methods, Vol. 30, pp. 267-286, 2009.
  • [J.11] R. Bos, X. Bombois and P. Van den Hof,``Accelerating simulations of computationally intensive first principle models using accurate quasi linear parameter varying models'', Journal of Process Control, Vol. 19, pp. 1601-1609, 2009, PDF file .
  • [J.12] M. Gevers, A.S. Bazanella, X. Bombois and L. Miskovic,``Identification and the information matrix: how to get just sufficiently rich'', IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control Vol. 54(12), pp. 2828-2840, 2009, PDF file .
  • [J.13] X. Bombois, H. Hjalmarsson and G. Scorletti , ``Identification for robust H2 deconvolution filtering'', Automatica, Vol 46(3), pp. 577-584, March 2010 PDF file .
  • [J.14] P.J. van Overloop, I.J. Miltenburg, X. Bombois, A.J. Clemmens, R.J. Strand, N.C. van de Giesen and R. Hut , ``Identification of resonance waves in open water channels'', Control Engineering Practice, Vol. 18, pp. 863-872, 2010 PDF file .
  • [J.15] M. Gevers, X. Bombois, R Hildebrand and G. Solari . ``Optimal experiment design for open and closed-loop system identification'', Communications in Information and Systems, Vol 11(3), pp. 197-224, 2011. PDF file .
  • [J.16]A. Khalate, X. Bombois, R. Babuska, H. Wijshoff and R. Waarsing,``Performance improvement of a drop-on-demand inkjet printhead using an optimization-based feedforward control method'', Control Engineering Practice, Vol. 19, pp. 771-781, 2011 PDF file .
  • [J.17]A.S. Bazanella, X. Bombois and M. Gevers,``Necessary and sufficient conditions for uniqueness of the minimum in prediction error identification'', accepted for publication as a regular paper in Automatica, 2012 PDF file .
  • [J.18] X. Bombois and G. Scorletti,``Design of least costly identification experiments - the main philosophy accompanied by illustrative examples'', accepted for publication in the ``Journal Europeen des Systemes Automatises''

CONFERENCE PAPERS

  • [C.1] B.D.O. Anderson, X. Bombois, M. Gevers and K. Kulcsar, "Caution in iterative modelling and control design", IFAC Workshop on Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, Glasgow, pp. 13-19, August 1998.
  • [C.2] X. Bombois, M. Gevers and G. Scorletti, "Controller Validation for a Validated Model Set", 5th European Control Conference, paper 869 (CD-ROM), Karlsruhe, Germany, September 1999.
  • [C.3] X. Bombois, M. Gevers and G. Scorletti, "Controller Validation based on an identified model", 38th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 2816-2821, Phoenix, Arizona, December 1999.
  • [C.4] M. Gevers, X. Bombois, B. Codrons, G. Scorletti and F. De Bruyne , "Model validation for robust control and controller validation in a prediction error framework", 12th IFAC Symposium on System Identification, paper WeAM1-1 (CD-ROM), Santa Barbara, California, June 2000.
  • [C.5] X. Bombois, M. Gevers, G. Scorletti and B.D.O. Anderson , "Controller Validation for Stability and for Performance based on an uncertainty region designed from an identified model", 12th IFAC Symposium on System Identification, paper WePM1-6 (CD-ROM), Santa Barbara, California, June 2000.
  • [C.6] X. Bombois, M. Gevers and G. Scorletti , "Controller Validation for Stability and for Performance based on a frequency domain uncertainty region designed with stochastic embedding", 39th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, paper TuM06-5 (CD-ROM), Sydney, Australia, December 2000.
  • [C.7] B. Codrons, X. Bombois, M. Gevers and G. Scorletti, "A practical application of recent results in model and controller validation to a ferrosilicon production process", 39th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, paper WeP07-6 (CD-ROM), Sydney, Australia, December 2000.
  • [C.8] X. Bombois, B.D.O. Anderson and M. Gevers , "Frequency domain image of a set of linearly parametrized transfer functions", 6th European Control Conference, paper WeA07-1, pp. 1416-1421, Porto, 2001.
  • [C.9] X. Bombois, G. Scorletti, B.D.O. Anderson, M. Gevers and P. Van den Hof, "A new robust control design procedure based on a PE identification uncertainty set", 15th IFAC World Congress, Barcelona, July 2002.
  • [C.10] X. Bombois and B.D.O. Anderson, "On the influence of weight modification in Hinf control design", 41th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Las Vegas, December 2002.
  • [C.11] A. Lanzon, B.D.O. Anderson and X. Bombois, "On uniqueness of central H-infinity controllers in the chain-scattering framework", 4th IFAC Symposium on Robust Control Design, Milano, June 2003.
  • [C.12] X. Bombois and Paresh Date , "Connecting PE Identification and robust control theory: the multiple-input single-output case. Part I: Uncertainty region validation", 13th IFAC Symposium on System Identification, paper WeA01-02, Rotterdam, August 2003.
  • [C.13] X. Bombois and Paresh Date , "Connecting PE Identification and robust control theory: the multiple-input single-output case. Part II: Controller validation", 13th IFAC Symposium on System Identification, paper WeA01-03, Rotterdam, August 2003.
  • [C.14] S. Douma, X. Bombois and P. Van den Hof , "Validation test based parameter uncertainty versus assumption-based confidence bounds", 13th IFAC Symposium on System Identification, paper FrP03-03, Rotterdam, August 2003.
  • [C.15] A. Lanzon, X. Bombois and B.D.O. Anderson , "On weight adjustments in Hinf control design", 7th European Control Conference, Cambridge, September 2003.
  • [C.16] X. Bombois, G. Scorletti, P. Van den Hof and M. Gevers, "Least costly identification experiment for control. A solution based on a high-order model approximation", 2004 American Control Conference, pp. 2818-2823, Boston, June 2004.
  • [C.17] R. Bos, X. Bombois and P. Van den Hof, "Accelerating large-scale non-linear models for monitoring and control using spatial and temporal correlations", 2004 American Control Conference, pp. 3705-3710, Boston, June 2004.
  • [C.18] R. Bos, X. Bombois and P. Van den Hof, "On model selection for state estimation for nonlinear systems", 7th International Symposium on Dynamic and Control of Process systems, Cambridge, Massachusetts, July 2004.
  • [C.19] X. Bombois, G. Scorletti, P. Van den Hof, M. Gevers and R. Hildebrand, "Least costly identification experiment for control", 16th International Symposium on Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems, Louvain, Belgium, July 2004.
  • [C.20] X. Bombois, B.D.O Anderson and M. Gevers, "Frequency domain uncertainty sets with guaranteed probability level in Prediction Error Identification", 16th International Symposium on Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems, Louvain, Belgium, July 2004.
  • [C.21] X. Bombois, G. Scorletti, M. Gevers, R. Hildebrand and P. Van den Hof, "Cheapest open-loop identification for control", 43th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Atlantis, Bahamas, December 2004.
  • [C.22] X. Bombois, G. Scorletti and P. Van den Hof, "Least disturbing closed-loop identification experiment for control", IFAC World Congress, Praha, July 2005.
  • [C.23] R. Bos, X. Bombois and P. Van den Hof, "Designing a Kalman filter when no noise covariance information is available", IFAC World Congress, Praha, July 2005.
  • [C.24] S. Douma, X. Bombois and P. Van den Hof, "Validity of the standard cross-correlation test for model structure validation", IFAC World Congress, Praha, July 2005.
  • [C.25] X. Bombois, M. Gevers, G. Scorletti, "Open-loop vs. closed-loop identification of Box-Jenkins models: a new variance analysis", CDC-ECC'05, Sevilla, 2005, PDF file .
  • [C.26] A. Lanzon, B.D.O. Anderson and X. Bombois, "A Newton-Raphson algorithm for calculating the effects of changes in weights on an Hinf design", CDC-ECC'05, Sevilla, 2005.
  • [C.27] R. Bos, X. Bombois and P. Van den Hof, "Accelerating simulations of first principle models of complex industrial systems using quasi linear parameter varying models", CDC-ECC'05, Sevilla, 2005.
  • [C.28] X. Bombois and M. Gilson, "Cheapest identification experiment with guaranteed accuracy in the presence of undermodeling", 14th IFAC Symposium on System Identification, pp. 505-510, Newcastle, March 2006, PDF file .
  • [C.29] M. Gevers and X. Bombois, "Input design: from open-loop to control-oriented design", 14th IFAC Symposium on System Identification, pp. 1329-1334, Newcastle, March 2006, PDF file .
  • [C.30] M. Barenthin, X. Bombois and H. Hjalmarsson, "Mixed H2 and Hinf input design for multivariable systems", 14th IFAC Symposium on System Identification, pp. 1335-1340, Newcastle, March 2006.
  • [C.31] X. Bombois, B.D.O. Anderson and G. Scorletti, "Open loop vs. Closed-loop identification of Box-Jenkins systems in a Least Costly Identification context", European Control Conference 2007, pp. 4510-4517, Kos, Greece, July 2007, PDF file .
  • [C.32] A.J. den Dekker, X. Bombois and P. Van den Hof, "Likelihood Based Uncertainty Bounding in Prediction Error Identification using ARX models: a simulation study", European Control Conference 2007, pp. 2879-2886, Kos, Greece, July 2007, PDF file .
  • [C.33] G. Scorletti, X. Bombois, M. Barenthin and V. Fromion, "Improved efficient analysis for systems with uncertain parameters", 46th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp 5038-5043, New Orleans, December 2007, PDF file .
  • [C.34] A.J. den Dekker, X. Bombois and P. Van den Hof, "Finite Sample Confidence Regions for Parameters in Prediction Error Identification using Output Error Models", 17th IFAC World Congress, Seoul, South Korea, July 2008, PDF file .
  • [C.35] X. Bombois, M Barenthin and P. Van den Hof, "Finite-time experiment design with multisines", 17th IFAC World Congress, Seoul, South Korea, July 2008, PDF file .
  • [C.36] M. Gevers, A.S. Bazanella and X. Bombois ,``Connecting informative experiments, the information matrix and the minima of a prediction error identification criterion'', 15th Symposium on System Identification, Saint Malo, July 2009 PDF file .
  • [C.37] A. Khalate, X. Bombois, R. Toth and R. Babuska,``Optimal experimental design for LPV identification using a local approach'', 15th Symposium on System Identification, Saint Malo, July 2009 PDF file .
  • [C.38] X. Bombois and H. Hjalmarsson,``Optimal input design for robust H2 deconvolution filtering'', 15th Symposium on System Identification, Saint Malo, July 2009 PDF file .
  • [C.39] X. Bombois, A.J. den Dekker, M. Barenthin and P. Van den Hof,``Effect of model structure and signal-to-noise ratio on finite-time uncertainty bounding in prediction error identification'', 48th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Shanghai, China, 2009, PDF file .
  • [C.40] A. Khalate, X. Bombois, R. Babuska, H. Wijshoff and R. Waarsing ,``Optimization-based feedforward control for a drop-on-demand inkjet printer'', American Control Conference, Baltimore, July 2010 PDF file .
  • [C.41] A. Khalate, X. Bombois, G. Scorletti, R. Babuska, R. Waarsing, W. de Zeeuw,``Robust feedforward control for a drop-on-demand inkjet printhead'', 18th IFAC World Congress, Milano, 2011 PDF file .
  • [C.42] X. Bombois, A.J. den Dekker, C. Rojas, H. Hjalmarsson and P. Van den Hof,``Optimal experiment design for hypothesis testing applied to functional magnetic resonance imaging'', 18th IFAC World Congress, Milano, 2011 PDF file .
  • [C.43] A. Khalate, X. Bombois, R. Babuska, G. Scorletti, S. Koekebakker, H. Wijshoff, W. de Zeeuw and R. Waarsing,``Performance improvement of a drop-on-demand inkjet printhead: a feedforward control based approach'', International Conference on Digital Printing Technologies (NIP), Minneapolis, October 2011 PDF file .
  • [C.44] Ali Mesbah, X. Bombois, J. Ludlage and P. Van den Hof, ``Closed-loop performance diagnosis using prediction error identification'', CDC-ECC, Orlando, 2011 PDF file .
  • [C.45] A. Khalate, B. Bayon, X. Bombois, G. Scorletti and R. Babuska, ``Drop-on-demand inkjet printhead performance improvement usingrobust feedforward control'', CDC-ECC, Orlando, 2011, PDF file .
  • [C.46] A. Dankers, R. Toth, P. Heuberger, X. Bombois and P. Van den Hof, ``Informative data and identifiability for LPV-ARX prediction error identification'', CDC-ECC, Orlando, 2011 PDF file .
  • [C.47] S. Taamallah, X. Bombois and P. Van den Hof, ``Optimal Control For Power-Off Landing Of A Small-Scale Helicopter - A Pseudospectral Approach'', accepted for presentation at the American Control Conference, Montreal, 2012 PDF file .
  • [C.48] M. Forgione, A. Mesbah, X. Bombois and P. Van den Hof, ``Iterative Learning Control of Supersaturation in Batch Cooling Crystallization'', accepted for presentation at the American Control Conference, Montreal, 2012 PDF file .
  • [C.49] A. Mesbah, X. Bombois, J. Ludlage, P. Van den Hof, ``Experiment Design for Closed-loop Performance Diagnosis'', accepted for presentation at the IFAC Symposium on System Identification, Brussels, 2012 PDF file .
  • [C.50] S. Narasimhan, X. Bombois, ``Plant friendly input design for system identification in closed loop'', accepted for presentation at the IFAC Symposium on System Identification, Brussels, 2012 PDF file .
  • [C.51] A. Dankers, P. Van den Hof, P. Heuberger, X. Bombois, ``Dynamic network structure identification with prediction error methods - basic examples'' , accepted for presentation at the IFAC Symposium on System Identification, Brussels, 2012
  • [C.52] P.-J. van Overloop, X. Bombois, ``Identification of Properties of Open Water Channels for Controller Design'' , accepted for presentation at the IFAC Symposium on System Identification, Brussels, 2012 PDF file .

PAPERS SUBMITTED TO A JOURNAL

  • A. Khalate, X. Bombois, G. Scorletti, R. Babuska, S. Koekebakker and W. de Zeeuw,``Robust Feedforward Control for a Drop-on-Demand Inkjet Printhead'', submitted to IEEE/ASME Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, November 2011
  • D. Katselis, C. Rojas, M. Bengtsson, E. Bjornson, X. Bombois, N. Shariati, M. Jansson and H. Hjalmarsson,``Training Sequence Design for MIMO Channels: An Application-Oriented Approach'', submitted to IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, March 2012

PAPERS SUBMITTED TO A CONFERENCE

  • A. Mesbah, X. Bombois, M. Forgione, J. Ludlage, P. Moden, H. Hjalmarsson, P. Van den Hof,`` A Unified Experiment Design Framework for Detection and Identification in Closed-loop Performance Diagnosis'', submitted to CDC, Maui, 2012
  • M. Forgione, A. Mesbah, X. Bombois, P. Van den Hof,``Batch-to-batch Strategies for Cooling Crystallization'', submitted to CDC, Maui, 2012
  • A. Dankers, P. Van den Hof, P. Heuberger, X. Bombois,``Dynamic Network Identification Using the Direct Prediction-Error Method'', submitted to CDC, Maui, 2012
  • P. Van den Hof, A. Dankers, P. Heuberger, X. Bombois,``Identification in dynamic networks with known interconnection topology'', submitted to CDC, Maui, 2012
  • C. Larsson, H. Hjalmarsson, C. Rojas, X. Bombois, A. Mesbah, P. Moden,``Model predictive control with integrated experiment design'', submitted to CDC, Maui, 2012

MASTER'S THESIS

  • Xavier Bombois, Jean-Christophe Dewaele,``Compensation of roll eccentricity disturbance in cold rolling mills with hydraulic roll positioning system using repetitive control", Master's Thesis, Université Catholique de Louvain, June 1997.

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