Anouck
Girard
Assistant Professor
Aerospace Engineering
1320 Beal Ave
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Office: 3049 FXB
Building
Phone: (734) 647-4692
Fax (unsecured): (734) 763-0578
Email:
Upcoming Travel
The best way to reach me
during travel is by email.
Fall 2007 Schedule
Teaching
AE345, Flight Dynamics and Control, MWF 11:30-1pm
and 2-3:30pm, 1012 FXB
Office
Hours Tu 2-4 and Wed 3:30-4:30
Previous classes
AE483, Space
Systems Design, UM, Winter 2007
AE740 Section 2, Autonomous Aerial Vehicles:
Cooperation and Control, UM, Fall 2006
MECE E3410 Engineering Design,
Columbia University, Spring 2005, Spring 2006
EEME E6612 Control of Nonlinear
Dynamic Systems, Columbia University, Fall 2005
ME
134 Automatic Control Systems, UC Berkeley, Fall 2002, Spring 2003,
Spring 2004
Research
Students
Current graduate students
·
Akansha
Aggrawal
·
John
Baker
·
Amir
Matlock
·
Mariam
Faied Abdel Moniem (Visiting Scholar)
·
Dongkyoung
Lee (Directed Study)
Journal Papers
- Anouck
R. Girard, Adam S. Howell and J. Karl Hedrick, “Hybrid
Supervisory Control for Real-Time Embedded Bus Rapid Transit Applications”,
Accepted for Publication, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2005.
- Anouck
R. Girard, João Sousa and J. Karl Hedrick, “A Selection of
Recent Advances in Networked Vehicle Systems”, Accepted for
publication in IMECHE Journal of Systems and Control Engineering –
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part I, 2004
- Anouck
R. Girard, Stephen C. Spry and J. Karl Hedrick, “Real-Time Embedded
Hybrid Control Software for Intelligent Cruise Control Applications”,
IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, Special Issue on ITS – Vol.
12, No. 1, March 2005, pp. 22-28.
- Anouck
R. Girard and J. Karl Hedrick, “Formation Control
of Multiple Vehicles using Dynamic Surface Control and Hybrid Systems”,
International Journal of Control, 2003, Vol. 76, No. 9/10, pp. 913-923
- Anouck
R. Girard, Daniel M. Empey, Stephen C. Spry, J. Karl Hedrick and William
C. Webster, “An
Experimental Testbed for Mobile Offshore Base Control Concepts”,
Journal of Marine Science and Technology, 2003, Vol. 7, pp. 109-118
- Anouck
R. Girard, João Sousa and J. Karl Hedrick, “A Hierarchical
Control Architecture for the Mobile Offshore Base”, Marine Structures
Journal, Vol. 13, No. 4-5, July 2000, pp.459-476
Other Papers
Un-Refereed Journal Papers
- Anouck R. Girard, Daniel M. Empey, João Sousa,
Stephen C. Spry, Gerald Stone, William C. Webster and J. Karl Hedrick,
“PATH’s Experimental Testbed for Mobile Offshore Base Control Concepts”,
Intellimotion, Vol. 10 No. 1, 2002.
Book Chapters
- Adam S. Howell, Anouck R. Girard, J. Karl Hedrick
and Pravin P. Varaiya, “A Real-Time Software Architecture for Coordinated
Vehicle Control”, To be published in Lecture Notes in Computer Science.
- Anouck R. Girard and J. Karl Hedrick, “Multiple
Sliding Surfaces and Dynamic Sliding Control”, Sliding Mode Control, To be
published.
Conference
Papers
2007
- Anouck Girard, Swaroop Dharba, Meir Pachter and
Philip Chandler, “Stochastic Dynamic Programming for Uncertainty Handling
in UAV Operations”, Accepted for Publication, ACC 2007.
- Anouck Girard, João Sousa, “Modeling team
adversarial actions in SEAD operations”, Accepted for Publication, NATO
RTO AVT 146.
- Stephen Spry and Anouck Girard, “Gyroscopic
Stabilization of Unstable Vehicles”, Submitted to IAVSD 2007.
- João Sousa, Jorge Silva and Anouck Girard,
“Underwater Vehicles Autopilots”, Submitted to OCEANS 2007
2006
- Anouck Girard and Stephen Spry, “Gyroscopic Stabilization
of Unstable Vehicles: Configurations, Dynamics and Control”, Proceedings
of IMECE 2006.
- Anouck Girard, Meir Pachter and Philip Chandler,
“Decision Making under Uncertainty and Human Operator Model for Small UAV
Operations”, Proceedings of AIAA GNC 2006.
2005
- ZhiboZheng, Anouck R. Girard, and João Sousa,
“Differential Game based Safe Controller Design for Intelligent Cruise
Control”, Proceedings of the IEEE CDC, Seville, Spain, December 2005
- Mike Kaplun, Christopher P. Simon and Anouck
Girard, “Mesh Stable Control and Position Assignment for Unmanned Air
Vehicles in Formation”,
Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical
Engineering Congress and Exposition, November 5-11, 2005, Orlando, FL.
- Justin A. Ruths, João Sousa and Anouck Girard, “Controlled
Vehicle Exchange and Allocation in Dynamic Teams”,
Proceedings
of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition,
November 5-11, 2005, Orlando, FL.
- Anouck R. Girard, and J. Borges de Sousa,
“Dynamic Teams of Networked Vehicle Systems”, Proceedings of iRobot 2005
- Anouck R. Girard, Stephen C. Spry and J. Karl
Hedrick, “Leaderless Formation Control using Sliding Control and Dynamic
Extension”,
Submitted
to the IEEE Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics Conference, 2005 – Accepted
and withdrawn
- Stephen C. Spry, Anouck R. Girard and J. Karl
Hedrick, “Convoy Protection using Multiple Unmanned Air Vehicles:
Organization and Coordination”, Proceedings of the American Control
Conference ACC 2005.
2004
- Anouck R. Girard, Adam S. Howell and J. Karl
Hedrick, “Border Patrol and Surveillance Missions using Multiple Unmanned
Air Vehicles”, Accepted for Publication, CDC 2004
- João Sousa, Anouck R. Girard and J. Karl Hedrick,
“Elemental Maneuvers and Coordination Structures for Unmanned Air
Vehicles”, Accepted for Publication, CDC 2004.
- João Sousa, Anouck R. Girard and J. Karl Hedrick,
“Safe Controller Design for Intelligent Cruise Control using Differential
Games”, Proceedings of the International Symposium of Mathematical Theory
of Networks and Systems, MTNS 2004, Louvain, Belgium, July 5-9, 2004.
- Stephen C. Spry, Anouck R. Girard and J. Karl
Hedrick, “Organization and Collaboration of Multi-AV Systems for Convoy
Protection”, Proceedings of the AINS and Swarming Conference, June 13-15,
2004, Washington, DC.
- Anouck R. Girard, Adam S. Howell and J. Karl
Hedrick, “Model-Driven Hybrid and Embedded Software for Automotive
Applications”, Proceedings of the 2nd RTAS Workshop on
Model-Driven Embedded Systems, MoDES 2004, May 22-24, 2004, Toronto, CA.
- João Sousa, Anouck R. Girard and Jorge E. Silva,
“Elemental Maneuvers for Unmanned Air Vehicles”, Proceedings of Robotica
2004, April 24-25, 2004, pp. 63-70, Portugal.
- Adam S. Howell, Anouck R. Girard, J. Karl Hedrick
and Pravin P. Varaiya, “A Real-Time Software Architecture for Coordinated
Vehicle Control”, Proceedings of the Future Generation Software
Architectures in the Automotive Domain Workshop, San Diego, CA, Jan.
10-11, 2004.
2003
- Anouck R. Girard, João Sousa, Daniel M. Empey,
Stephen C. Spry, William C. Webster and J. Karl Hedrick, “An Overview of
the Berkeley Mobile Offshore Base Dynamic Positioning Project”,
Proceedings of the Dynamic Positioning Conference, Houston, TX, September
16-17, 2003
2002
- James A. Misener, Anouck R. Girard and Michael C.
Drew, “Experimental Implementation of Cooperative Adaptive Cruise
Control”, Proceedings of the ITS World Congress 2002.
- Anouck R. Girard, Daniel M. Empey and J. Karl
Hedrick, “Lessons Learned from the Mobile Offshore Base Project”, Proceedings
of the Second IFAC Conference on Mechatronic Systems, Berkeley, CA,
December 2002.
2001
- Anouck R. Girard, João Sousa, J. Karl Hedrick and
William C. Webster, “Simulation Environment Design and Implementation: An
Application to the Mobile Offshore Base”, Proceedings of the 20th
International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering,
June 3-8, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- João Sousa, Anouck R. Girard, J. Karl Hedrick and
William C. Webster, “A Ship Maneuvering Control Framework”, Proceedings of
the 20th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic
Engineering, June 3-8, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Anouck R. Girard and J. Karl Hedrick, “Dynamic
Positioning of Ships using Nonlinear Dynamic Surface Control”, Proceedings
of the Fifth IFAC Symposium on Nonlinear Control Systems,
Saint-Petersburg, Russia, July 4-6, 2001, pp. 225-230.
- Anouck R. Girard, João Sousa and J. Karl Hedrick,
“Dynamic Positioning Concepts and Strategies for the Mobile Offshore
Base”, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Intelligent
Transportation Systems, Oakland, CA, August 25-29, 2001.
- Anouck R. Girard, João Sousa and J. Karl Hedrick,
“Coordinated Control of Agent Formations in Uncertain, Dynamic
Environments” Proceedings of the European Control Conference ECC2001,
Porto, Portugal, September 2001.
- Anouck R. Girard, João Sousa and J. Karl Hedrick,
“An Overview of Emerging Results in Networked, Multi-Vehicle Systems”,
Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2001, Orlando,
Florida, December, 2001.
- Anouck R. Girard, João Sousa, James A. Misener
and J. Karl Hedrick, “A Control Architecture for Integrated Cooperative
Cruise Control and Collision Warning Systems” Proceedings of the IEEE
Conference on Decision and Control, 2001, Orlando, Florida, December,
2001.
- Anouck R. Girard, “Relative Dynamic Positioning
of Ships and/or Offshore Platforms using Dynamic Surface Control”
Co-Winner, ASME OOAE Student Paper Competition, doctoral category, June,
2001.
- Anouck R. Girard, João Sousa, Daniel M. Empey,
Stephen C. Spry, and J. Karl Hedrick, “An Experimental Testbed for Mobile
Offshore Base Control Concepts”, Proceedings of the US Japan Natural
Resources Symposium, Marine Facilities Panel, Honolulu, Hawaii, November,
2001.
- Sergio L. Fraga, João Sousa, Anouck R. Girard and
Alfredo Martins, “An Automated Maneuver Control Framework for a Remotely
Operated Vehicle”, Proceedings of the OCEANS 2001 Conference, Honolulu,
Hawaii, November, 2001.
2000
- João Sousa, Anouck R. Girard and J. Karl Hedrick,
“Real-Time Hybrid Control of Mobile Offshore Base Scaled Models”,
Proceedings of the American Control Conference, June 2000, Chicago, IL,
USA, Special Session on Real-Time Applications of Hybrid Systems, Best
Presentation Award!
- Anouck R. Girard, João Sousa and J. Karl Hedrick,
“A Coordinated Control Methodology for the Mobile Offshore Base”,
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Mathematical Theory of
Networks and Systems, June 2000, Perpignan, France
1999
- Anouck R. Girard, James A. Misener, João Sousa
and J. Karl Hedrick, “Control and Evaluation of Mobile Offshore Base
Operations”, Proceedings of the SPIE, Vol. 3693, Conference on Unmanned
Ground Vehicle Technology, USA, April 1999
- Brian Kaku, Anouck R. Girard and J. Karl Hedrick,
“A Coordinated DP Control Methodology for the Mobile Offshore Base”,
Proceedings of the ISOPE, Brest France, June 1999, pp. 70-75
- Anouck R. Girard, João Sousa and J. Karl Hedrick,
“A Hierarchical Control Architecture for the Mobile Offshore Base”,
Proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Very large Floating
Structures, Hawaii, USA, September 1999, pp. 447-456
- João Sousa , Anouck R. Girard and Natalia
Kourjanskaia, “The MOB-SHIFT Simulation Framework”, Proceedings of the
Third International Workshop on Very large Floating Structures, Hawaii,
USA, September 1999, pp. 474-482
Posters
- Karl Hedrick, D. Lamberson, Anouck Girard, J.
Carlos Zavala, Pannag Sanketi, “Model-Based Real-Time Embedded Control
Software for Automotive Applications”, Poster, CHESS Review, May 10, 2004,
Berkeley, CA.
Ph.D.
Dissertation and Master’s Thesis
- Anouck Girard, “Hybrid System Architectures for
Coordinated Vehicle Control”, Ph.D. Dissertation, Interdisciplinary
Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, May 2002.
- Anouck Girard, “A Convenient State Machine
Formalism for High-Level Control of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles”,
Master of Science in Ocean Engineering Thesis, Florida Atlantic
University, May 1998.