Publications

RESEARCH RECORD IN CONTROL AND MARINE AUTONOMY.

Publications connect nonlinear control theory, fuzzy/LPV systems, data-driven control, and autonomous marine system applications.

164+Total Published Papers
46+SCIE Papers
10+Papers in Progress

Publication Identity

Control Theory Translated into Marine Autonomy.

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Control Theory Foundations

Nonlinear control · sampled-data systems · input saturation · Lyapunov methods · residual compensation

02

Fuzzy / LPV / LMI Systems

T-S fuzzy systems · LPV representations · parameterized LMIs · digital fuzzy control · stability analysis

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Marine Autonomy and Path Following

AUV / UUV path following · underwater gliders · USV control · marine formation operation

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Data-Driven and Autonomy-Oriented Control

Hybrid model-based/data-driven control · autonomy algorithm validation · mission-oriented control design

Landmark Publications

Selected papers defining the research trajectory.

02Automatica · 2017

Further refinement on controller design for linear systems with input saturation

D. W. Kim

Input Saturation · Control Theory

A theoretical contribution to controller design under actuator saturation constraints.

03Automatica · 2009

Stability connection between sampled-data fuzzy control systems with quantization and their approximate discrete-time model

D. W. Kim and H. J. Lee

Sampled-Data Control · Quantization · Fuzzy Control

Establishes a stability connection between sampled-data fuzzy systems and approximate discrete-time models.

04Automatica · 2008

Theoretical justification of approximate norm minimization method for intelligent digital redesign

D. W. Kim, J. B. Park, and Y. H. Joo

Digital Redesign · Nonlinear Control · Intelligent Control

Provides theoretical foundations for intelligent digital redesign methods.

05Automatica · 2007

Effective digital implementation of fuzzy control systems based on approximate discrete-time models

D. W. Kim, J. B. Park, and Y. H. Joo

Digital Fuzzy Control · Approximate Discrete-Time Modeling

Early contribution linking fuzzy control implementation with approximate discrete-time models.

06IEEE TFS · 2010

Fuzzy stabilization of nonlinear systems under sampled-data feedback: an exact discrete-time model approach

D. W. Kim, H. J. Lee, and M. Tomizuka

T-S Fuzzy Systems · Sampled-Data Feedback · Nonlinear Stabilization

Develops sampled-data fuzzy stabilization using an exact discrete-time model approach.

07IEEE TCYB · 2014

Relaxed LMI conditions for local stability and local stabilization of continuous-time Takagi-Sugeno fuzzy systems

D. H. Lee and D. W. Kim

T-S Fuzzy Systems · LMI Conditions · Local Stability

Representative contribution to relaxed LMI-based stability and stabilization analysis for T-S fuzzy systems.

08IEEE TFS · 2023

Relaxed conditions for parameterized linear matrix inequality in the form of double fuzzy summation

D. W. Kim and D. H. Lee

Parameterized LMI · Fuzzy Summation · Fuzzy Systems

Recent IEEE TFS contribution advancing relaxed LMI conditions for parameterized fuzzy-system analysis.

09Ocean Engineering · 2025

Three-dimensional path-following control of nonlinear autonomous underwater vehicles with actuator saturation

M. H. Kim, D. H. Lee, and D. W. Kim

AUV Path Following · Actuator Saturation · Marine Autonomy

Extends nonlinear control and saturation-aware design to three-dimensional AUV path-following problems.

10MATCOM · 2026

Finite-time residual compensation for control-affine nonlinear systems under input saturation and unmatched disturbances

D. Kim

Residual Compensation · Input Saturation · Nonlinear Control

Recent theoretical extension toward finite-time residual compensation under input saturation and unmatched disturbances.

Selected Recent Publications

Recent theory and marine-autonomy extensions.

Finite-time residual compensation for control-affine nonlinear systems under input saturation and unmatched disturbances

Mathematics and Computers in Simulation

Three-dimensional path-following control of nonlinear autonomous underwater vehicles with actuator saturation

Ocean Engineering

Relaxed conditions for parameterized linear matrix inequality in the form of nested fuzzy summations

Applied Mathematics and Computation

Harnessing membership function dynamics for stability analysis of T-S fuzzy systems

Information Sciences

On the local quadratic stability of T-S fuzzy systems in the vicinity of the origin

Fuzzy Sets and Systems

Data-driven path-following control for unmanned surface vehicles

Scientific Reports · Recent lab direction

Publications by Research Theme

Control Theory Foundations

Automatica 2017 · Automatica 2009 · Automatica 2008 · MATCOM 2026

Fuzzy / LPV / LMI Systems

IEEE TFS 2010 · IEEE TCYB 2014 · IEEE TFS 2023 · Information Sciences 2024 · Fuzzy Sets and Systems 2024 · Applied Mathematics and Computation 2025

Marine Autonomy and Path Following

Automatica 2015 · Ocean Engineering 2025 · AUV / UUV / USV path-following publications

Data-Driven and Autonomy-Oriented Control

Scientific Reports 2025 · IEEE Access 2023 · data-driven control and reinforcement-learning-oriented control design papers

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