Dr. Ilya Kolmanovsky

Professor

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Biography

Professor Kolmanovsky graduated from the University of Michigan with a PhD in Aerospace Engineering in 1995. After close to 15 years in Ford Research Advanced Engineering, he rejoined the Department of Aerospace Engineering as a professor in January 2010. His key research interests lie in control systems applications, specifically for advanced aerospace and automotive systems. His recent work addresses challenges in spacecraft orbital attitude control, and control of flexible aircraft and propulsion systems, along with applications in autonomous driving. Kolmanovsky is focused on the development of effective controllers for systems with constraints, a critical area as the trend towards downsizing in aerospace leads to increasingly stringent safety and operational requirements. His students work on various schemes for constraint enforcement, contributing to the field of model predictive control and real-time optimization of constrained systems. Kolmanovsky's work is recognized with numerous awards, including Fellow of the IEEE and the International Federation of Automatic Control, and he has issued 105 U.S. Patents.

Research Interests

Control Systems Autonomous Systems Control Model Predictive Control Advanced Aerospace Systems Automotive Systems

Experience

Collegiate Professor

2010-01-01 — Present

University of Michigan • Ann Arbor, MI

Rejoined the Department of Aerospace Engineering focusing on control systems for aerospace applications.

Research Engineer

— Present

Ford Research Advanced Engineering • Dearborn, MI

Addressed challenges and opportunities in control systems for advanced powertrain propulsion systems.

Awards

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Fellow IEEE

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Fellow International Federation Automatic Control (IFAC)

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Fellow U.S. National Academy Inventors

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Donald P. Eckman Award

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AIAA Mechanics Control Flight Award

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IEEE Control Systems Society Award for Technical Excellence

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Huebner Research Excellence Award

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Ted Kennedy Family Faculty Team Excellence Award

Courses

AERO 347/343 – Space Flight Mechanics AERO 470 – Control of Aerospace Vehicles AERO 573 – Spacecraft Dynamics Control AERO 575 – Flight Trajectory Optimization AERO 551 – Nonlinear Systems Control AERO 548 – Astrodynamics AERO 740 – Model Predictive Control

Requirements for University of Michigan

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:84
GRE General
Verbal
Required:155
Verbal Percentile
Required:50
Quantitative
Required:168
Quantitative Percentile
Required:50
Analytical Writing
Required:3.6
Writing Percentile
Required:50
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in engineering, physics, or mathematics Calculus Physics
Application Checklist
  • Rackham Graduate School Application
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  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
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Specialization Notes

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science