RESEARCH AREAS
and some related publications
and some related publications
The Positive Realization Problem
L. Benvenuti and L. Farina.
A tutorial on the positive realization problem.
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control,
49(5):651–664, May 2004.
ISSN 0018–9286.
https://doi.org/10.1109/TAC.2004.826715
B. D. O. Anderson, M. Deistler, L. Farina, and L. Benvenuti.
Nonnegative realization of a linear system with nonnegative impulse response.
IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Fundamental Theory and Applications,
43(2):134–142, February 1996.
ISSN 1057–7122.
https://doi.org/10.1109/81.486435
L. Benvenuti.
Minimal positive realizations: A survey.
Automatica,
143, Article 110422, September 2022.
ISSN 0005–1098.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.automatica.2022.110422
L. Benvenuti and L. Farina.
Eigenvalue regions for positive systems.
Systems & Control Letters,
51(3–4):325–330, March 2004.
ISSN 0167–6911.
Synthesis of Positive Filters
L. Benvenuti, L. Farina, and B. D. O. Anderson.
Filtering through combination of positive filters.
IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Fundamental Theory and
Applications, 46(12):1431–1440, December 1999.
ISSN 1057–7122.
https://doi.org/10.1109/81.809545
L. Benvenuti and L. Farina.
On the class of linear filters attainable with charge routing networks.
IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Analog and Digital Signal Processing,
43(8):618–622, August 1996.
ISSN 1057–7130.
https://doi.org/10.1109/82.532010
L. Benvenuti and L. Farina.
The design of fiber–optic filters.
IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology,
19(9):1366–1375, September 2001.
ISSN 0733–8724.
Hybrid Systems and Applications on Automotive Engine Control
A. Balluchi, L. Benvenuti, M. D. Di Benedetto, C. Pinello, and A. L. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli.
Automotive engine control and hybrid systems: challenges and opportunities.
Proceedings of the IEEE,
88(7):888–912, July 2000.
ISSN 0018–9219.
https://doi.org/10.1109/5.871300
A. Balluchi, L. Benvenuti, M. D. Di Benedetto, and A. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli.
The design of dynamical observers for hybrid systems: theory and application to an automotive control problem.
Automatica,
49(4):915–925, April 2013.
ISSN 0005–1098.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.automatica.2013.01.037
L. Benvenuti, D. Bresolin, P. Collins, A. Ferrari, L. Geretti, and T. Villa.
Assume-guarantee verification of nonlinear hybrid systems with Ariadne.
International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control,
24(4):699–724, March 2014.
ISSN 1049–8923.
Approximate Output Tracking for Nonlinear Non-minimum Phase Systems
L. Benvenuti, M. D. Di Benedetto, and J. W. Grizzle.
Approximate output tracking for nonlinear non-minimum phase systems with an application to flight control.
International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control,
4(3):397–414, May–June 1994.
ISSN 1049–8923.
https://doi.org/10.1002/rnc.4590040307
C. Tomlin, J. Lygeros, L. Benvenuti, and S. Sastry.
Output tracking for a non-minimum phase dynamic CTOL aircraft model.
In Proceedings of the 34th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control,
pages 1867–1872, New Orleans, LA, USA, December 1995
The Nonnegative Inverse Eigenvalue Problem
L. Benvenuti.
A geometrical representation of the spectra of four dimensional nonnegative matrices.
Linear Algebra and its Applications,
445:162–180, March 2014.
ISSN 0024–3795.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.laa.2013.12.019
L. Benvenuti.
The NIEP for four dimensional Leslie and doubly stochastic matrices with zero trace from the coefficients of the characteristic polynomial.
Linear Algebra and its Applications,
544:286–298, May 2018.
ISSN 0024–3795.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.laa.2018.01.016
L. Benvenuti.
The NIEP and the positive realization problem.
Electronic Journal of Linear Algebra,
36:367-384, June 2020.
ISSN 1081–3810.
Control of Systems with State and/or Input Constraints
L. Benvenuti and L. Farina.
Constrained control for uncertain discrete–time linear systems.
International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control,
8(7):555–565, June 1998.
ISSN 1049–8923.
https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1239(199806)8:7<555::AID-RNC329>3.0.CO;2-S
L. Benvenuti and L. Farina.
Linear programming approach to constrained feedback control.
International Journal of Systems Science,
33(1):45–53, January 2002.
ISSN 0020–7721.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00207720110069122
L. Benvenuti and L. Farina.
The geometry of the reachability set for linear discrete–time systems with positive controls.
SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications,
28:306–325, 2006.
ISSN 0895–4798.
Optimization Models
L. Benvenuti, A. De Santis, F. Santesarti, and L. Tocca.
An optimal plan for food consumption with minimal environmental impact: the case of school lunch menus.
Journal of Cleaner Production,
129:704–713, August 2016.
ISSN 0959–6526.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.03.051
L. Benvenuti and A. De Santis.
Making a sustainable diet acceptable: an emerging programming model with applications to schools and nursing homes menus.
Frontiers in Nutrition,
7, Article 562833, November 2020.
E-ISSN: 2296-861X.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2020.562833
L. Benvenuti and A. De Santis.
A design methodology for commercial aircraft formation flight plans with minimal fuel consumption.
IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems,
60(4):4157-4169, August 2024.
ISSN: 0018-9251.