Paolo Falcone（保罗·法尔康），于2003年硕士毕业于瑞典Chalmers University of Technology（查默斯工业大学）Department of Signals and Systems（信号与系统系），硕士论文题目为《Modello per la stima di coppia nei motori diesel（Stippi Di Coppia Nei柴油发动机的模型）》，这也是Falcone在谷歌学术上能检索到的最早的论文，可以视为他的“出道”标志。
2007年，Falcone于意大利Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia （摩德纳和雷焦艾米利亚大学）博士毕业，其博士论文题目为《Nonlinear model predictive control for autonomous vehicles（自动驾驶汽车的非线性模型预测控制）》。
Falcone是基于模型预测控制的无人驾驶车辆控制领域内的巨头之一，其在谷歌学术上的影响力如图所示：
Falcone的代表作（目前被引量前十）如下：
标题 | 引用次数 | 年份 |
|---|---|---|
Predictive active steering control for autonomous vehicle systemsP Falcone, F Borrelli, J Asgari, HE Tseng, D HrovatIEEE Transactions on control systems technology 15 (3), 566-580 | 977 | 2007 |
MPC-based approach to active steering for autonomous vehicle systemsF Borrelli, P Falcone, T Keviczky, J Asgari, D HrovatInternational journal of vehicle autonomous systems 3 (2-4), 265-291 | 311 | 2005 |
MPC-based yaw and lateral stabilisation via active front steering and brakingP Falcone, H Eric Tseng, F Borrelli, J Asgari, D HrovatVehicle System Dynamics 46 (S1), 611-628 | 284 | 2008 |
Linear time‐varying model predictive control and its application to active steering systems: Stability analysis and experimental validationP Falcone, F Borrelli, HE Tseng, J Asgari, D HrovatInternational Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control: IFAC‐Affiliated … | 217 | 2008 |
Design and experimental validation of a cooperative driving system in the grand cooperative driving challengeR Kianfar, B Augusto, A Ebadighajari, U Hakeem, J Nilsson, A Raza, ...IEEE transactions on intelligent transportation systems 13 (3), 994-1007 | 198 | 2012 |
A linear time varying model predictive control approach to the integrated vehicle dynamics control problem in autonomous systemsP Falcone, M Tufo, F Borrelli, J Asgari, HE Tseng2007 46th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2980-2985 | 187 | 2007 |
Predictive control approach to autonomous vehicle steeringT Keviczky, P Falcone, F Borrelli, J Asgari, D Hrovat2006 American Control Conference, 6 pp. | 157 | 2006 |
A hierarchical model predictive control framework for autonomous ground vehiclesP Falcone, F Borrelli, HE Tseng, J Asgari, D Hrovat2008 American Control Conference, 3719-3724 | 115 | 2008 |
A model predictive control approach for combined braking and steering in autonomous vehiclesP Falcone, F Borrelli, J Asgari, HE Tseng, D Hrovat2007 Mediterranean Conference on Control & Automation, 1-6 | 100 | 2007 |
Autonomous cooperative driving: a velocity-based negotiation approach for intersection crossingGR de Campos, P Falcone, J Sjöberg16th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems … | 94 | 2013 |
上述论文均与无人驾驶车辆相关，《Predictive active steering control for autonomous vehicle systems》、《MPC-based approach to active steering for autonomous vehicle systems》等汽车主动转向控制及《MPC-based yaw and lateral stabilisation via active front steering and braking》等侧向动力学控制方面的研究虽然并非直接意义上的路径跟踪控制，但是其控制目的相近，尤其是侧向动力学控制，其目的就是在使车辆沿着给定路径行驶时保持侧向稳定性。所以Falcone对于路径跟踪控制，乃至整个无人车辆控制领域，都拥有相当大的影响力。
Falcone目前的研究兴趣集中于交叉路口无人车辆协同控制、不确定环境中的无人驾驶等。
