Overview

  • Received the B.S. degree from the University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA, in 1982, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees, all in electrical engineering, from the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA, in 1984 and 1988, respectively.

    • Selected Publications

    Articles In Academic Journals

    Year Title
    2018 Stability, performance and sensitivity analysis of I.I.D. Jump linear systems.  International Journal of Control. 1460-1472.
    2013 Stability Analysis of Stochastic Hybrid Jump Linear Systems Using a Markov Kernel Approach.  IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 3156-3168.
    2013 Tracking Performance of Distributed Recoverable Flight Control Systems Subject to High Intensity Radiated Fields.  IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. 521-542.
    2012 On Fliess Operators Driven by L2-Ito Processes.  Stochastics: An International Journal of Probability and Stochastic Processes. 507-532.
    2009 Bilinear System Interconnections and Generating Series of Weighted Petri Nets.  Systems and Control Letters. 841-848.
    2008 Output Tracking Performance of a Recoverable Digital Flight Control System in Neutron Environments.  IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems.
    2008 Performance Analysis of Digital Flight Control Systems with Rollback Error Recovery Subject to Simulated Neutron-Induced Upsets.  IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology. 46-59.
    2008 Stability of Digital Control Systems Implemented in Error-Recoverable Computers.  International Journal of Control. 1665-1681.
    2008 Tracking Performance of a Recoverable Flight Control System in Neutron Environments.  IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. 321-335.
    2002 Analytical Tools for the Design and Verification of Safety Critical Control Systems.  2001 SAE Transactions - Journal of Aerospace. 481-490.
    2000 A Modular Approach For Using Computer Technology For Education And Training.  International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing. 286-297.
    2000 A Modular Approach to using Computer Technology for Education and Training.  International Journal of Computer Aided Manufacturing. 286-297.
    2000 Stability Analysis of Digital Linear Flight Controllers Subject to Electromagnetic Disturbances.  IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. 1204-1218.
    1991 Internal Models in Regulation, Stabilization, and Tracking.  International Journal of Control. 411-430.
    1990 Hidden Modes of Two Degrees of Freedom Control Systems in Control Design.  IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 502-506.
    1989 Sensitivity Considerations in the Control of Generalized Plants.  IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 885-888.

    Conference Papers

    Year Title
    2016 LQ control for the NASA learn-to-fly free-to-roll project
    2011 Experimental Validation of a Performance Model for a Distributed Recoverable Boeing 747 Flight Control System Subject to Digital Upsets.  13-19.
    2010 High-Intensity Radiated Field Fault-Injection Experiment for a Fault-Tolerant Distributed Communication System.  4.E.3.
    2010 On the Absolute Global Convergence of Fliess Operators Driven by L2-Itô Processes.  280-285.
    2010 Performance Analysis of Fault Tolerant Control Systems with I.I.D. Upsets.  6197-6204.
    2010 Tracking Performance Analysis of a Distributed Recoverable Boeing 747 Flight Control System Subject to Digital Upsets.  548-554.
    2009 Growth Bounds for Iterated Integrals of L2-Itô Random Processes.  223-229.
    2009 On Fliess Operators Driven by L2-Itô Random Processes.  7478-7484.
    2009 Transformations of Markov Processes in Fault Tolerant Interconnected Systems.  227-232.
    2008 A Performance Model for a Distributed Flight Control System Subject to Random Upsets.  918-923.
    2008 Mean Square Stability Analysis of Sampled-Data Supervisor Control Systems.  37-42.
    2008 Towards a Metric for the Assessment of Safety Critical Control Systems.  Paper AIAA 2008-6804.
    2008 Transformations of Markov Processes in Fault Tolerant Interconnected Systems
    2007 A Black-Scholes Approach to Satisfying the Demand in a Failure-Prone Manufacturing System.  154-158.
    2007 Dynamically Colored Petri Net Representation of Nonlinear Sampled-Data Systems with Embedded Recovery Algorithms.  97-102.
    2007 Mean Square Stability Analysis of Hybrid Jump Linear Systems Using a Markov Kernel Approach.  3482-3487.
    2007 On the Bilinearity of Cascaded Bilinear Systems.  5581-5587.
    2007 On the Rationality of the Composition Product: A Survey.  238-243.
    2007 Stability Analysis of Hybrid Jump Linear Systems with Markov Inputs.  6280-6285.
    2006 A Measure-Theoretic Proof of the Markov Property for Hybrid Systems with Markovian Inputs.  328-332.
    2006 Markovian Statistical Data Analysis of Single-Event Upsets Triggered by High Intensity Neutrons.  349-353.
    2006 On the Markov Property for Nonlinear Discrete-Time Systems with Markovian Inputs.  899-904.
    2006 Towards a Theory of Sampled-Data Piecewise-Deterministic Markov Processes.  944-949.
    2005 Asymptotic and Mean Square Stability Conditions for Hybrid Jump Linear System with Performance Supervision.  569-574.
    2005 Asymptotic and Mean Square Stability Conditions for Hybrid Jump Linear Systems with Performance Supervision.  569-574.
    2005 Performance Analysis and Validation of a Recoverable Flight Control System in a Simulated Neutron Environment.  Paper 2005-6430.
    2005 Performance Analysis of Recoverable Flight Control Systems Using Hybrid Dynamical Models.  2787-2792.
    2004 Markov Jump-Linear Performance Models for Recoverable Flight Control Computers.  408-412.
    2004 On the Stability of Jump-Linear Systems Driven by Finite-State Machines with Markovian Inputs.  2534-2539.
    2004 On the stability of Jump-Linear System Driven by Finite-State Machines with Markovian Inputs.  2534-2539.
    2004 Stochastic Stability of Nonlinear Sampled Data Systems with a Jump Linear Contoller.  4128-4133.
    2004 Stochastic Stability of Nonlinear Sampled Data Systems with a Jump Linear Controller.  4128-413.
    2004 Stochastic Stability of Sampled Data Systems with a Jump Linear Controller.  256-260.
    2004 Towards Stability Analysis of Jump Linear Systems with State-Dependent and Stochastic Switching.  1893-1898.
    2003 Closed-Loop Performance Measures for Flight Controllers Subject to Neutron-Induced Upsets.  2465-2470.
    2003 Closed-Loop Performance for Flight Controllers Subject to Neutron-Induced Upsets.  2465-2470.
    2003 Neutron Particle Effects on a Quad-Redundant Flight Control Computer.  1.B.2-1–8.
    2003 Stochastic Stability of a Recoverable Computer Control System Modeled as a Finite-State Machine.  2240-2245.
    2002 An Instrument for Assessing Knowledge Gain in a First Course in Circuit Theory
    2002 Analysis of Design Tradeoffs in Rollback Recovery Methods for Fault Tolerant Digital Control Systems.  4801-4806.
    2002 Towards Hybrid Models of Recoverable Computer Control Systems.  13.C.2.
    2001 Analytical Tools for the Design and Verification of Safety Critical Control Systems
    2001 Knowledge Maps for Intelligent Questioning Systems in Engineering Education
    2001 Question Model for Intelligent Questioning Systems in Engineering Education
    2001 Stability Analysis of Electromagnetic Interference Upset Recovery Methods.  4134-4139.
    2001 Stability Analysis of Upset Recovery Methods for Electromagnetic Interference.  1.C.4-1–9.
    2000 Analysis of Memory Bit Errors Induced by Electromagnetic Interference in Closed-Loop Digital Flight Control Systems.  3.C.5.
    2000 Design of a Magnetic Suspension and Balance System for the Princeton/ONR High Reynolds Number Testing Facility.  675-683.
    2000 Stability of Digital Control Systems Subject to Jump Linear Random Perturbations.  1154-1159.
    1999 A Multi-Use Architecture for Technology-Based Delivery of Curricula.  12c2.
    1999 Digital Linear State Feedback Control Subject to Electromagnetic Disturbances.  3500-3504.
    1999 Stochastic Perturbation Analysis of Computer Control Systems Subject to Electromagnetic Disturbances.  1797-1802.
    1999 Stochastic Perturbation Models of Electromagnetic Disturbances in Closed-Loop Computer Controlled Flight Systems.  10.C.4.
    1998 EMI Models for Controller Analysis and Synthesis
    1998 Modeling Electromagnetic Disturbances in Closed-Loop Computer Controlled Flight Systems.  359-364.
    1996 Nonlinear Control of a Swing-Up Inverted Pendulum.  259-264.
    1994 Hinf Design with Two-Degrees-of-Freedom Controllers.  2421-2423.
    1992 Internal Models in Two-Degrees-of-Freedom Control Systems.  112-114.
    1989 Implementations of Two Degrees of Freedom Controllers.  269-273.
    1989 Internal Models in Regulation, Stabilization and Tracking.  1343-1348.
    1988 Hidden Modes of Interconnected Systems in Control Design.  2066-2071.
    1987 Sensitivity Considerations in the Control of Generalized Plants.  1151-1152.
    1987 Stability Parameterizations and Hidden Modes in Two Degrees of Freedom Control Design.  546-555.
    1986 Hidden Modes in Two Degrees of Freedom Design: {R,G,H} Controller.  703-704.
    1984 Compensator Structure and Internal Models in Tracking and Regulation.  634-635.

    Research Overview

  • Robust multivariable control systems, linear and nonlinear system analysis, analysis of stochastic systems, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligent applications in control design using neural networks and fuzzy logic.

    • Grants

  • Control System Design and Analysis Techniques for the Learn to Flight Project  awarded by National Institute of Aerospace 2015
  • Control analysis and synthesis methods for autonomous fault-tolerant control  awarded by National Institute of Aerospace / NASA 2014
  • Control analysis and synthesis methods for autonomous fault-tolerant control  awarded by National Institute of Aerospace / NASA 2013 - 2014
  • Design and Analysis of Recoverable Flight Control Systems for Harsh Environments via the SPIDER Architecture  awarded by NASA Langley Research Center Cooperative Agreement NNX07AD52A 2007 - 2012
  • Advanced Concepts for Recoverable Controllers in Safety Critical Systems  awarded by NASA Langley Research Center Cooperative Agreement NNL04AA03A 2004 - 2007
  • Further Developments of a Magnetic Suspension and Balance System (MSBS) for the Princeton/ONR High Reynolds Number Testing Facility (HRTF)  awarded by Office of Naval Research (ONR) No.: N00014-05-1-0724 2005 - 2006
  • System Level Effects of Neutron Induced Single Event Upsets on Recoverable Digital Control Systems  awarded by NASA Langley Research Center Cooperative Agreement NCC-1-03026 2003 - 2006
  • Hybrid Modeling and Analysis of Error Recovery in Safety Critical Flight Control Systems  awarded by National Science Foundation Grant CCR-0209094 2002 - 2005
  • Supplement to ODURF Project #101831  awarded by NASA Langley Research Center NCC-1-392, Supplement 2002 - 2003
  • Stochastic Dynamical Models for Digital Control Systems in Electromagnetic Environments  awarded by NASA Langley Research Center Cooperative Agreement NCC-1-392 2000 - 2003
  • Robust Stability and Performance of a Closed-Loop Computer Control System Subject to Electromagnetic Disturbances  awarded by NASA Langley Research Center Grant NAS-1-99093 1999 - 2000
  • Supplemental Funds for Characterization, Control and Commissioning of the Magnetic Suspension and Balance System for the Princeton/ONR High Reynolds Number Testing Facility  awarded by Princeton University Grant 150-67555-1 1999 - 2000
  • Characterization, Control and Commissioning of the Magnetic Suspension and Balance System for the Princeton/ONR High Reynolds Number Testing Facility  awarded by Office of Naval Research Grant N00014-99-1-0298 1998 - 2000
  • Stability Analysis and Augmentation of a Closed-Loop Computer Control System Subject to Electromagnetic Disturbances  awarded by NASA Langley Research Center Grant NAS-1-19858 1997 - 1998
  • Improving the Performance of Neural Generalized Predictive Control  awarded by Grant NAS1-19858-86 1996 - 1998
  • Development of a Microcontroller  awarded by Siemens/CIT 1996 - 1997
  • Control System Upset Due to Electromagnetic Radiation (HIRF)  awarded by Grant NAS1-19858-40 1995 - 1996
  • Generalization of Neural Network Controllers  awarded by NASA Langley Research Center, Grant NAS1-19858-39 1993 - 1994
  • Robust Two-Degrees-of-Freedom Controller Design for the Phase II SEM..  awarded by NASA Langley Research Center, Grant NAS1-19858-7 1993 - 1994
  • Design of Nonlinear Control Systems Using Neural Networks  awarded by NASA Langley Research Center, Grant NAS1-18584-147 1992 - 1993
  • Fuzzy Control Design for Linear Actuator  awarded by NASA Langley Research Center, P.O. L20278D 1992 - 1993
  • Fiber Optic Microphone Sensitivity and Noise Sources at 2000oF  awarded by NASA Langley Research Center, Grant NAS1-18584-143 1992
  • Identification and Design of Nonlinear Control System Using a Real-Time Neural Network  awarded by NASA Langley Research Center Grant NAS1-18584-140 1992
  • Robust Two-Degrees-of-Freedom Controller Design for Multipayload Space Platforms  awarded by NASA Langley Research Center, Grant NAS1-18584-133 1992
  • Portable Data Acquisition System for High Temperature Microphone Calibration  awarded by NASA Langley Research Center, Grant NAS1-81584-118 1991 - 1992
  • Implementation of Two Degrees of Freedom Controllers  awarded by Old Dominion University, Faculty Research Fellowship Program 1989
  • Performance Analysis and Validation of High Efficiency Error Recovery Algorithms for Safety Critical Systems  awarded by National Science Foundation 2005 -
  • The Role of Computer-Aided Interactive Feedback for Problem Solving in Engineering Education  awarded by National Science Foundation 2005 -
  • The Role of Computer-Aided Interactive Feedback for Problem Solving in Engineering Education  awarded by National Science Foundation 2003 -
  • The Role of Computer-Aided Interactive Feedback for Problem Solving in Engineering Education  awarded by National Science Foundation 2002 -
  • Center for Photon Engineering of Materials and Systems  awarded by National Science Foundation 2000 -

    • Keywords

  • Engineering : control systems, autonomous, fault tolerant and cyber-security systems

    • Education And Training

  • Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of Notre Dame 1987
  • M.S.E.E. in Electrical Engineering, University of Notre Dame 1984
  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Idaho 1982

    • Full Name

  • Oscar Gonzalez