Roger W. Brockett
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Roger W. Brockett is an American control theorist and applied mathematician known for foundational contributions to nonlinear control, differential geometry in control, and the theory of systems and robotics.
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| Roger W. Brockett canonical | 2 |
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| instanceOf |
American academic
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applied mathematician ⓘ control theorist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicAdvisor |
Bernard A. Friedman
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Bernard Friedman
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Case Institute of Technology
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Stanford University ⓘ |
| employer | Harvard University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
applied mathematics
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control theory ⓘ differential geometry ⓘ nonlinear control ⓘ robotics ⓘ systems theory ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasReceivedAward |
IEEE Control Systems Award
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IEEE Medal of Honor ⓘ Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award ⓘ Rufus Oldenburger Medal ⓘ |
| influenced |
geometric control theory
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modern nonlinear control theory ⓘ robotics and motion planning ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Engineering ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to the theory of dynamical systems
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contributions to the theory of robotic motion and control ⓘ foundational contributions to nonlinear control theory ⓘ introducing differential geometric methods in control ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Brockett’s condition for smooth feedback stabilization
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contributions to controllability of nonlinear systems ⓘ research on robotic manipulators and motion planning ⓘ work on Lie algebras in control theory ⓘ work on geometric nonlinear control ⓘ |
| occupation | professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld | An Wang Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Harvard University ⓘ |
| workLocation | Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ |
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