Michael A. Bolender

5.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
83 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Michael A. Bolender is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael A. Bolender has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 45 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 28 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Michael A. Bolender's work include Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems (34 papers), Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (26 papers) and Advanced Control Systems Optimization (25 papers). Michael A. Bolender is often cited by papers focused on Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems (34 papers), Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (26 papers) and Advanced Control Systems Optimization (25 papers). Michael A. Bolender collaborates with scholars based in United States and Australia. Michael A. Bolender's co-authors include David Doman, Andrea Serrani, Stephen Yurkovich, Lisa Fiorentini, Jason T. Parker, Michael W. Oppenheimer, David Sigthorsson, Steve Yurkovich, Trevor Williams and Jonathan A. Muse and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Access, Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics and Journal of Aircraft.

In The Last Decade

Michael A. Bolender

80 papers receiving 4.0k 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.

Control-Oriented Modeling of an Air-Breathing Hypersonic Vehicle

2007 628 citations Andrea Serrani, Michael A. Bolender et al. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics profile →
Nonlinear Longitudinal Dynamical Model of an Air-Breathing Hypersonic Vehicle

2007 572 citations Michael A. Bolender, David Doman profile →
Nonlinear Robust Adaptive Control of Flexible Air-Breathing Hypersonic Vehicles

2009 462 citations Lisa Fiorentini, Andrea Serrani et al. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael A. Bolender United States	30	3.1k	2.2k	854	367	336	83	4.1k
Andrea Serrani United States	35	4.7k 1.5×	2.0k 0.9×	630 0.7×	104 0.3×	389 1.2×	177	5.7k
I. Michael Ross United States	34	1.2k 0.4×	3.4k 1.5×	219 0.3×	239 0.7×	174 0.5×	140	4.3k
Ping Lu United States	39	1.2k 0.4×	4.8k 2.2×	229 0.3×	195 0.5×	90 0.3×	182	5.6k
Mark J. Balas United States	32	3.9k 1.3×	2.0k 0.9×	585 0.7×	47 0.1×	614 1.8×	245	5.7k
Francisco Palacios Spain	26	320 0.1×	777 0.4×	1.4k 1.6×	320 0.9×	340 1.0×	100	2.7k
Q. P. Chu Netherlands	29	2.1k 0.7×	1.8k 0.8×	91 0.1×	58 0.2×	232 0.7×	139	2.9k
William L. Garrard United States	22	1.6k 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	226 0.3×	71 0.2×	125 0.4×	99	2.2k
Brian Stevens United States	6	1.7k 0.5×	1.7k 0.8×	177 0.2×	31 0.1×	185 0.6×	17	2.7k
Maruthi R. Akella United States	27	1.7k 0.5×	1.8k 0.8×	234 0.3×	47 0.1×	60 0.2×	124	2.7k
Melvin Leok United States	21	1.4k 0.4×	883 0.4×	306 0.4×	24 0.1×	162 0.5×	75	2.3k

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Kumar, Manish, et al.. (2024). Decentralized adaptive controller for multi-drone cooperative transport with offset and moving center of gravity. Aerospace Science and Technology. 145. 108960–108960. 3 indexed citations

Annaswamy, Anuradha M., et al.. (2022). Adaptive Flight Control in the Presence of Limits on Magnitude and Rate. IEEE Access. 10. 65685–65702. 4 indexed citations

Annaswamy, Anuradha M., et al.. (2020). A Class of High Order Tuners for Adaptive Systems. IEEE Control Systems Letters. 5(2). 391–396. 16 indexed citations

Gibson, Travis E., et al.. (2019). Accelerated Learning in the Presence of Time Varying Features with Applications to Machine Learning and Adaptive Control..

Bolender, Michael A., et al.. (2018). Verification Challenges in F-16 Ground Collision Avoidance and Other Automated Maneuvers. EPiC series in computing. 54. 208–197. 30 indexed citations

Valasek, John, et al.. (2016). Enforcing State Constraints on a Model of a Hypersonic Vehicle. AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference. 6 indexed citations

Grant, Michael & Michael A. Bolender. (2015). Rapid, Robust Trajectory Design Using Indirect Optimization Methods. AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference. 6 indexed citations

Grant, Michael & Michael A. Bolender. (2015). Minimum Terminal Energy Optimizations of Hypersonic Vehicles Using Indirect Methods. AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference. 7 indexed citations

Annaswamy, Anuradha M., et al.. (2015). Adaptive Output Feedback Based on Closed-Loop Reference Models for Hypersonic Vehicles. AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference. 7 indexed citations

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Bolender, Michael A., et al.. (2012). HIFiRE 6: An Adaptive Flight Control Experiment. 50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition. 10 indexed citations

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Fiorentini, Lisa, Andrea Serrani, Michael A. Bolender, & David Doman. (2009). Nonlinear Robust Adaptive Control of Flexible Air-Breathing Hypersonic Vehicles. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics. 32(2). 402–417. 462 indexed citations breakdown →

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Serrani, Andrea, et al.. (2009). Combined Reference Governor and Anti-Windup Design for Constrained Hypersonic Vehicles Models. AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference. 52 indexed citations

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Bolender, Michael A.. (2009). An overview on dynamics and controls modelling of hypersonic vehicles. 81 indexed citations

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Torrez, Sean, James F. Driscoll, Michael A. Bolender, Michael Oppenheimer, & David Doman. (2008). Effects of Improved Propulsion Modelling on the Flight Dynamics of Hypersonic Vehicles. AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference and Exhibit. 32 indexed citations

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Sigthorsson, David, et al.. (2008). Robust Linear Output Feedback Control of an Airbreathing Hypersonic Vehicle. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics. 31(4). 1052–1066. 242 indexed citations

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Fiorentini, Lisa, Andrea Serrani, Michael A. Bolender, & David Doman. (2007). Nonlinear Robust/Adaptive Controller Design for an Air-Breathing Hypersonic Vehicle Model. AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference and Exhibit. 72 indexed citations

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Oppenheimer, Michael W., et al.. (2007). A Flexible Hypersonic Vehicle Model Developed with Piston Theory. AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference and Exhibit. 67 indexed citations

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Bolender, Michael A. & David Doman. (2004). Nonlinear Control Allocation Using Piecewise Linear Functions. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics. 27(6). 1017–1027. 56 indexed citations

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Bolender, Michael A. & Gary Slater. (2000). Evaluation of Scheduling Methods for Multiple Runways. Journal of Aircraft. 37(3). 410–416. 18 indexed citations

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Bolender, Michael A. & Gary W. Slater. (1996). Evaluation of scheduling methods for multiple runways. Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference. 3 indexed citations

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