Frank Permenter

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 665 citations indexed

About

Frank Permenter is a scholar working on Computational Theory and Mathematics, Numerical Analysis and Control and Systems Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank Permenter has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 665 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics, 8 papers in Numerical Analysis and 5 papers in Control and Systems Engineering. Recurrent topics in Frank Permenter's work include Advanced Optimization Algorithms Research (8 papers), Advanced Control Systems Optimization (4 papers) and Control Systems and Identification (4 papers). Frank Permenter is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Optimization Algorithms Research (8 papers), Advanced Control Systems Optimization (4 papers) and Control Systems and Identification (4 papers). Frank Permenter collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Denmark. Frank Permenter's co-authors include Hongkai Dai, Russ Tedrake, Twan Koolen, Robin Deits, Pat Marion, Andrés Valenzuela, Scott Kuindersma, Maurice Fallon, Pablo A. Parrilo and Xuchen Han and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Automatica and IEEE Transactions on Robotics.

In The Last Decade

Frank Permenter

18 papers receiving 639 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Optimization-based locomotion planning, estimation, and control design for the atlas humanoid robot

2015 564 citations Scott Kuindersma, Robin Deits et al. Autonomous Robots profile →

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Frank Permenter

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Michael Posa United States

Justin Carpentier France

Shishir Kolathaya United States

Kevin S. Galloway United States

Garth Zeglin United States

Nicolas Mansard France

Adrien Escande France

Leonardo Lanari Italy

Alexander Herzog United States

Edson Roberto De Pieri Brazil

Michael Posa United States

Frank Permenter

561 ×1.2

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575 ×1.9

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267 ×2.6

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110 ×1.2

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95 ×1.5

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Countries citing papers authored by Frank Permenter

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Fields of papers citing papers by Frank Permenter

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frank Permenter

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Frank Permenter. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Frank Permenter based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Frank Permenter. Frank Permenter is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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18 of 18 papers shown

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Zhou, Rui, et al.. (2025). Parametric-ControlNet: Multimodal Control in Foundation Models for Precise Engineering Design Synthesis. Journal of Mechanical Design. 147(12). 1 indexed citations

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Zhou, Rui, et al.. (2024). Bridging Design Gaps: A Parametric Data Completion Approach With Graph-Guided Diffusion Models. 1 indexed citations

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Permenter, Frank, et al.. (2024). A stability governor for constrained linear–quadratic MPC without terminal constraints. Automatica. 164. 111650–111650. 2 indexed citations

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Song, Binyang, Chenyang Yuan, Frank Permenter, Nikos Aréchiga, & Faez Ahmed. (2024). Data-Driven Car Drag Prediction With Depth and Normal Renderings. Journal of Mechanical Design. 146(5). 2 indexed citations

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Dai, Hongkai & Frank Permenter. (2023). Convex synthesis and verification of control-Lyapunov and barrier functions with input constraints. 4116–4123. 18 indexed citations

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Permenter, Frank. (2023). Log-domain interior-point methods for convex quadratic programming. Optimization Letters. 17(7). 1613–1631. 3 indexed citations

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Song, Binyang, Chenyang Yuan, Frank Permenter, Nikos Aréchiga, & Faez Ahmed. (2023). Surrogate Modeling of Car Drag Coefficient With Depth and Normal Renderings. 6 indexed citations

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Permenter, Frank, et al.. (2023). A Computational Governor for Maintaining Feasibility and Low Computational Cost in Model Predictive Control. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 69(5). 2791–2806. 5 indexed citations

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Permenter, Frank. (2023). A Geodesic Interior-Point Method for Linear Optimization over Symmetric Cones. SIAM Journal on Optimization. 33(2). 1006–1034. 1 indexed citations

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Permenter, Frank, et al.. (2022). An Unconstrained Convex Formulation of Compliant Contact. IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 39(2). 1301–1320. 17 indexed citations

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Permenter, Frank, et al.. (2022). A Computationally Governed Log-domain Interior-point Method for Model Predictive Control. 2022 American Control Conference (ACC). 900–905. 2 indexed citations

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Permenter, Frank & Pablo A. Parrilo. (2019). Dimension reduction for semidefinite programs via Jordan algebras. Mathematical Programming. 181(1). 51–84. 8 indexed citations

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Permenter, Frank, et al.. (2017). Solving Conic Optimization Problems via Self-Dual Embedding and Facial Reduction: A Unified Approach. SIAM Journal on Optimization. 27(3). 1257–1282. 16 indexed citations

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Kuindersma, Scott, Robin Deits, Maurice Fallon, et al.. (2015). Optimization-based locomotion planning, estimation, and control design for the atlas humanoid robot. Autonomous Robots. 40(3). 429–455. 564 indexed citations breakdown →

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Permenter, Frank & Pablo A. Parrilo. (2015). Finding sparse, equivalent SDPs using minimal coordinate projections. 7274–7279. 1 indexed citations

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Permenter, Frank & Pablo A. Parrilo. (2014). Basis selection for SOS programs via facial reduction and polyhedral approximations. 58. 6615–6620. 7 indexed citations

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Permenter, Frank, Charles W. Wampler, & Russ Tedrake. (2013). A numerical algebraic geometry approach to regional stability analysis of polynomial systems. 4. 2127–2132. 3 indexed citations

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Permenter, Frank & Pablo A. Parrilo. (2012). Selecting a monomial basis for sums of squares programming over a quotient ring. 1871–1876. 8 indexed citations

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