Books
"Robust Execution for Stochastic Hybrid Systems." L. Blackmore. VDM Publishing, 2008. ISBN 978-3-639-09800-6.
Journal Publications and Book Chapters
"A Probabilistic Particle Control Approximation of Chance Constrained Stochastic Predictive Control." L. Blackmore, M. Ono, A. Bektassov and B. C. Williams. Accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Robotics.
"Active Estimation for Jump Markov Linear Systems." L. Blackmore, S. Rajamanoharan and B. C. Williams. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Nov 2008, Volume 53, Issue 10, pages 2223-2236.
" A Combined Stochastic and Greedy Hybrid Estimation Capability for Concurrent Hybrid Models with Autonomous Mode Transitions." L. Blackmore, S. Funiak and B. C. Williams. Journal of Robotics and Autonomous Systems 56 (2008) 105-129. A persistent link to this article is here.
Conference Publications
"Convex Chance Constrained Predictive Control without Sampling. " L. Blackmore and M. Ono. In the proceedings of the AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference 2009.
"Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Attitude Estimation in Fractionated Spacecraft Systems. " L. Blackmore and F. Y. Hadaegh. In the proceedings of the AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference 2009.
"Decomposition Algorithm for Global Reachability Analysis on a Time-Varying Graph with an Application to Planetary Exploration. " Y. Kuwata, L. Blackmore, M. Wolf, N. Fathpour, C. Newman and A. Elfes. In the proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) 2009.
"Enhancements on the Convex Programming Based Powered Descent Guidance Algorithm for Mars Landing." Behcet Acikmese, Lars Blackmore, Daniel P. Scharf, and Aron Wolf. In the proceedings of the AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference 2008.
"Robust Path Planning and Feedback Design under Stochastic Uncertainty." L. Blackmore. In the proceedings of the AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference 2008. Best Paper in Session.
“A Probabilistic Particle Control Approach to Optimal, Robust Predictive Control.” L. Blackmore. In the proceedings of the AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference 2006. Best Student Paper Award winner.
Technical Reports
"Convex Chance Constrained Predictive Control without Sampling." JPL Document D-44784, 17th April 2008.
Academic Experience
Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 2008
Reviewer for European Journal of Control 2008
Reviewer for the AIAA Journal for Guidance, Control and Dynamics 2007, 2008
Co-chair, fault detection session, Control and Decision Conference 2006
Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Control System Technology, 2006
Co-chair, fault detection and accommodation session, Control and Decision Conference 2005
Teaching Assistant and lecturer, 16.412J Cognitive Robotics, MIT Spring 2006