Most cited papers in Guidance and Control Systems

Guidance and Control Systems

What are the most cited papers in Guidance and Control Systems?

The most cited paper in Guidance and Control Systems is "Reexamination of the perfectness concept for equilibrium points in extensive games" (Reinhard Selten, 1975), with 3,387 citations. Next come "Randomized Kinodynamic Planning" (3,309) and "Dynamic surface control for a class of nonlinear systems" (2,449).

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Showing 50 of 99 papers. Every paper with more than 403 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#	Paper
1	Reexamination of the perfectness concept for equilibrium points in extensive games Reinhard Selten · International Journal of Game Theory Open access	Mar 1975	3,387
2	Randomized Kinodynamic Planning Steven M. LaValle, James Kuffner · The International Journal of Robotics Research	May 2001	3,309
3	Dynamic surface control for a class of nonlinear systems D. Swaroop, J. Karl Hedrick, Pak Yip et al. · IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control	Oct 2000	2,449
4	Survey of maneuvering targettracking . part I: dynamic models X. Rong Li, Vesselin P. Jilkov · IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems	Oct 2003	2,404
5	Geometric tracking control of a quadrotor UAV on SE(3) Taeyoung Lee, Melvin Leok, N. Harris McClamroch Conference paper	Dec 2010	1,397
6	Global finite-time stabilization of a class of uncertain nonlinear systems Xianqing Huang, Wei Lin, Bo Yang · Automatica	12 Mar 2005	1,256
7	Estimating Optimal Tracking Filter Performance for Manned Maneuvering Targets Robert A. Singer · IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems	Jul 1970	1,241
8	A time-dependent Hamilton-Jacobi formulation of reachable sets for continuous dynamic games Ian M. Mitchell, Alexandre M. Bayen, Claire Jennifer Tomlin · IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control	Jul 2005	1,188
9	Quadrotor Helicopter Flight Dynamics and Control: Theory and Experiment Gabriel M. Hoffmann, Haomiao Huang, Steven L. Waslander et al. · AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit Conference paper	15 Jun 2007	1,118
10	Discontinuous dynamical systems Jorge Eduardo Zarur Cortés · IEEE Control Systems Open access	15 May 2008	1,110
11	Comparison of Parallel Genetic Algorithm and Particle Swarm Optimization for Real-Time UAV Path Planning Vincent Roberge, Mohammed Tarbouchi, Gilles Labonté · IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics	19 Dec 2012	1,068
12	Necessary and sufficient graphical conditions for formation control of unicycles Zhiyun Lin, Brian J. Francis, Manfredi Maggiore · IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control	2005	1,052
13	Adaptive antenna systems Bernard Carlos Widrow, Patrick E. Mantey, L.J. Griffiths et al. · Proceedings of the IEEE	1967	1,048
14	Adaptive nonlinear regulation: estimation from the Lyapunov equation Jean‐Baptiste Pomet, Laurent Praly · IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control	Jun 1992	1,039
15	Flocking of Multi-Agents With a Virtual Leader Housheng Su, Xiaofan Wang, Zongli Lin · IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control	Feb 2009	937
16	Adaptive maneuvering, with experiments, for a model ship in a marine control laboratory Roger Skjetne, Thor Inge Fossen, P.V. Kokotović · Automatica	11 Dec 2004	876
17	Real-Time Motion Planning for Agile Autonomous Vehicles Emilio Frazzoli, Munther A. Dahleh, Éric Féron · Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics	2002	832
18	Time-Varying Formation Tracking for Second-Order Multi-Agent Systems Subjected to Switching Topologies With Application to Quadrotor Formation Flying Xiwang Dong, Yan Jun Zhou, Zhang Ren et al. · IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics	21 Jul 2016	819
19	Stability theory for hybrid dynamical systems Hui Ye, Anthony N. MICHEL, Ling Hou · IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control	Apr 1998	818
20	Full control of a quadrotor Samir Bouabdallah, Roland Siegwart Conference paperOpen access	Oct 2007	809
21	Adaptive Sliding Mode Control Design for a Hypersonic Flight Vehicle Haojian Xu, Maj Mirmirani, Pétros Ioannou · Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics	Sep 2004	804
22	Impact-time-control guidance law for anti-ship missiles In-Soo Jeon, Jin-Ik Lee, Min-Jea Tahk · IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology	21 Feb 2006	790
23	Output feedback stabilization of fully linearizable systems F. Esfandiari, Hassan K. Khalil · International Journal of Control	Nov 1992	783
24	A Survey of Motion Planning Algorithms from the Perspective of Autonomous UAV Guidance Chad L. Goerzen, Zhaodan Kong, Bernard Mettler · Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems	16 Nov 2009	782
25	Coordinated target assignment and intercept for unmanned air vehicles Randal W. Beard, Timothy W. McLain, Michael A. Goodrich et al. · IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation	Dec 2002	775
26	Nonzero-sum differential games A. W. Starr, Y. C. Ho · Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications	Mar 1969	767
27	On the Stackelberg strategy in nonzero-sum games Marwan A. Simaan, Jose B. Cruz · Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications	May 1973	764
28	A separation principle for the stabilization of a class of nonlinear systems A.N. Atassi, Hassan K. Khalil · IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control	1999	741
29	Direct and indirect methods for trajectory optimization Oskar von Stryk, Roland Z. Bulirsch · Annals of Operations Research	Dec 1992	734
30	Design of Robust Adaptive Controllers for Nonlinear Systems with Dynamic Uncertainties Zhong‐Ping Jiang, Laurent Praly · Automatica	Jul 1998	734
31	GNSS Spoofing and Detection Mark L. Psiaki, Todd E. Humphreys · Proceedings of the IEEE	Apr 2016	710
32	Smooth second-order sliding modes: Missile guidance application Yuri B. Shtessel, Ilya A. Shkolnikov, Arie Levant · Automatica	22 Jun 2007	706
33	Convex Programming Approach to Powered Descent Guidance for Mars Landing Behcet A. Acikmese, Scott R. Ploen · Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics	22 Aug 2007	697
34	Unmanned Aircraft Capture and Control Via GPS Spoofing Andrew J. Kerns, Daniel P. Shepard, Jahshan A. Bhatti et al. · Journal of Field Robotics	10 Apr 2014	686
35	A Survey on Aerial Swarm Robotics Soon‐Jo Chung, Aditya Avinash Paranjape, Philip Dames et al. · IEEE Transactions on Robotics	Aug 2018	678
36	Formations of Vehicles in Cyclic Pursuit Joshua A. Marshall, Mireille E. Broucke, Bruce Allen Francis · IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control	Nov 2004	677
37	Nonlinear control design for slightly non-minimum phase systems: Application to V/STOL aircraft John Hauser, Shankar Sastry, George E. Meyer · Automatica	Jul 1992	662
38	Survey of advances in guidance, navigation, and control of unmanned rotorcraft systems Farid Kendoul · Journal of Field Robotics	18 Jan 2012	657
39	Automatic control of aircraft and missiles E. G. Rynaski · IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control	Jul 1966	655
40	Vector Field Path Following for Miniature Air Vehicles Derek R. Nelson, D. Blake Barber, Timothy W. McLain et al. · IEEE Transactions on Robotics	Jun 2007	649
41	Real-Time Stabilization and Tracking of a Four-Rotor Mini Rotorcraft P. Castillo, Alejandro Dzul, Rogelio Lozano · IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology	30 Jun 2004	649
42	Direct Trajectory Optimization and Costate Estimation via an Orthogonal Collocation Method David A. Benson, Geoffrey T. Huntington, Tom Thorvaldsen et al. · Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics	Nov 2006	645
43	Team decision theory and information structures in optimal control problems--Part I Yu‐Chi Ho, Kai-ching Chu · IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control	Feb 1972	644
44	Homing Guidance Law for Cooperative Attack of Multiple Missiles In-Soo Jeon, Jin-Ik Lee, Min-Jea Tahk · Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics	31 Dec 2009	634
45	Observer-Based Adaptive Fuzzy Backstepping Control for a Class of Stochastic Nonlinear Strict-Feedback Systems Shaocheng Tong, Yue Li, Yongming Li et al. · IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Part B (Cybernetics)	26 Jul 2011	609
46	Pigeon-inspired optimization: a new swarm intelligence optimizer for air robot path planning Haibin Duan, Peixin Qiao · International Journal of Intelligent Computing and Cybernetics	4 Mar 2014	608
47	Nonlinear inversion flight control for a supermaneuverable aircraft S. Antony Snell, Dale Enns, William L. Garrard · Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics	Jul 1992	601
48	Backstepping Control for a Quadrotor Helicopter Tarek Madani, Abdelaziz Benallegue Conference paper	Oct 2006	588
49	Planning Dynamically Feasible Trajectories for Quadrotors Using Safe Flight Corridors in 3-D Complex Environments Sikang Liu, Michael Watterson, Kartik Mohta et al. · IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters	7 Feb 2017	572
50	Nonlinear Robust Adaptive Tracking Control of a Quadrotor UAV Via Immersion and Invariance Methodology Bo Zhao, Bin Xian, Yao Zhang et al. · IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics	24 Oct 2014	568

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