Florian Bayer

• Model Predictive Control
  • Economic MPC
  • Robust MPC
• Trajectory Optimization

Journal Publications

[3] F. A. Bayer, M. A. Müller and F. Allgöwer.
      "On Optimal System Operation in Robust Economic MPC."
      Automatica, 2017, to appear.

[2] F. A. Bayer, M. Lorenzen, M. A. Müller, and F. Allgöwer.
      "Robust Economic Model Predictive Control using Stochastic Information."
      Automatica, vol. 74, pp. 151-161, 2016.

[1] F. A. Bayer, M. A. Müller, and F. Allgöwer.
      "Tube-based Robust Economic Model Predictive Control."
      Journal of Process Control, vol. 24, no. 8, pp. 1237-1246, 2014. Special Issue on Economic MPC.


Book Chapters

[1] A. P. Aguiar, F. A. Bayer, J. Hauser, A. J. Häusler, G. Notarstefano, A. M. Pascoal, A. Rucco,
     and A. Saccon.
      "Constrained Optimal Motion Planning for Autonomous Vehicles Using PRONTO."
      In T.I. Fossen et al. (eds.), Sensing and Control for Autonomous Vehicles, pp. 207-226,
          Springer Verlag, 2017


Conference Proceedings (peer-reviewed)

[12] F. A. Bayer, M. A. Müller, and F. Allgöwer.
      "Min-max Economic Model Predictive Control Approaches with Guaranteed Performance."
      Proc. 55th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control,
           Las Vegas, NV, USA, December 2016, pp. 3210-3215

[11] F. A. Bayer, F. D. Brunner, M. Lazar, M. A. G. Wijnand, and F. Allgöwer.
      "A Tube-Based Approach to Nonlinear Explicit MPC."
      Proc. 55th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control,
           Las Vegas, NV, USA, December 2016, pp. 4059-4064

[10] F. D. Brunner, F. A. Bayer, and F. Allgöwer.
      "Robust Steady State Optimization for Polytopic Systems."
      Proc. 55th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control,
           Las Vegas, NV, USA, December 2016, pp. 4084-4089

[9] I. Notarnicola, F. A. Bayer, G. Notarstefano, and F. Allgöwer.
      "Final-State Constrained Optimal Control via a Projection Operator Approach."
      Proc. 15th European Control Conference,
           Aalborg, Denmark, June/July 2016, pp. 148-153

[8] F. A. Bayer, M. Lorenzen, M. A. Müller, and F. Allgöwer.
      "Improving Performance in Robust Economic MPC Using Stochastic Information."
      Proc. 5th IFAC Conference on Nonlinear Model Predictive Control,
           Seville, Spain, September 2015, pp. 411-416 [Preprint]

[7] F. A. Bayer, M. A. Müller, and F. Allgöwer.
      "Average Constraints in Robust Economic Model Predictive Control."
      Proc. 9th International Symposium on Advanced Control of Chemical Processes (ADCHEM),
           Whistler, Canada, June 2015, pp. 44-49

[6] F. A. Bayer and F. Allgöwer.
      "Robust Economic Model Predictive Control with Linear Average Constraints."
      Proc. 53rd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control,
           Los Angeles, CA, USA, December 2014, pp. 6707-6712

[5] F. A. Bayer, M. A. Müller, and F. Allgöwer.
      "Set-based Disturbance Attenuation in Economic Model Predictive Control."
      Proc. 19th IFAC World Congress,
           Cape Town, South Africa, August 2014, pp. 1898-1903

[4] F. A. Bayer, G. Notarstefano, and F. Allgöwer.
      "A Projected SQP Method for Nonlinear Optimal Control with Quadratic Convergence."
      Proc. 52nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control,
           Florence, Italy, December 2013, pp. 6463-6468

[3] F. A. Bayer, M. Bürger, and F. Allgöwer.
      "Discrete-time Incremental ISS: A Framework for Robust NMPC."
      Proc. 12th European Control Conference,
           Zurich, Switzerland, July 2013, pp. 2068-2073

[2] F. A. Bayer and J. Hauser.
      "Trajectory Optimization for Vehicles in a Constrained Environment."
      Proc. 51st IEEE Conference on Decision and Control,
           Maui, HI, USA, December 2012, pp. 5625-5630

[1] F. A. Bayer, M. Büger, M. Guay, and F. Allgöwer.
      "On State-constrained Control of a CSTR."
      Proc. 18th IFAC World Congress,
           Milano, Italy, August/September 2011, pp. 6079-6084.


Theses

[2] F. A. Bayer.
      "Time-Optimization of a Raceline - A Projection Operator Approach."
      Diploma Thesis IST-84, Institute for Systems Theory and Automatic Control,
      University of Stuttgart, Germany /
      Department of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering,
      University of Colorado Boulder, USA, 2012.

[1] F. A. Bayer.
      "State-feedback Control Under Multiple Constraints."
      Student Thesis IST-126, Institute for Systems Theory and Automatic Control,
      University of Stuttgart, Germany, 2010.

Teaching Assistances

• Lab Course Einführung in die Regelungstechnik (SS 2017)
• Lab Course Einführung in die Regelungstechnik (SS 2016)
• Konzepte der Regelungstechnik (WS 2014/15)
• Model Predictive Control (SS 2014)
• Konzepte der Regelungstechnik (WS 2013/14)
• Model Predictive Control (SS 2013)
• Einführung in die Regelungstechnik (WS 2012/13)
• Model Predictive Control (SS 2012)
• Nonlinear Control (SS 2012)

Organizational Responsibilities

• Lab Course Einführung in die Regelungstechnik (SS 2016)
• Student exchange programs (May 2012 - August 2015)

Theses Supervised

• Robust economic model predictive control for periodic operation with application to supply chain networks
        (Master Thesis)
• Tube-Based Robust Nonlinear Explicit Model Predictive Control
        (Master Thesis together with Florian Brunner)
• An Approach to Nonlinear Explicit Model Based Predictive Control
        (Master Thesis together with Florian Brunner)
• Incremental Input-to-State Stability as a Framework for Robust Model Predictive Control
        (Student Thesis)
• Robust Model Predictive Control for a Solar Collector Model
        (Student Thesis together with Matthias Lorenzen)
• Robust Economic Model Predictive Control of an Otto Williams Reactor
        (Master Thesis)
• Numerical Methods for Final-State Constrained Optimal Control Problems
        (Master Thesis together with Prof. Giuseppe Notarstefano)
• Dynamical Exploration of a Driven Rolling Torus
        (Master Thesis together with Prof. John Hauser)

Education

since 03/2012	Research and teaching assistant at the IST.
06/2015-09/2015	Visiting researcher at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA, under Prof. J. Rawlings.
02/2012	Diploma in Engineering Cybernetics.
04/2011-12/2011	Research and thesis project at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA. Supervisor: Prof. J. Hauser.
10/2010-03/2011	Internship at Robert Bosch GmbH, CR/AEH, Schwieberdingen, Germany.
2006-2012	Studies in Engineering Cybernetics at the University of Stuttgart. Diploma thesis: "Time-Optimization of a Raceline - A Projection Operator Approach." Student thesis: "State-feedback Control Under Multiple Constraints."
06/2006	Abitur at the Otto-Hahn Gymnasium Ostfildern, Germany.