Merit professor Lecturing: Discrete control systems, Identification, Computer control of processes, Computer aided design, Complex control systems (Postgraduate study), Modelling and identification (Postgraduate study) E-mail: drago[dot]matko[at]fe[dot]uni-lj[dot]si Tel: +386 (0)1 4768-252

B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering in 1971, 1973 and 1977 respectively, from the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia for work in the field of Adaptive control systems. I visited the Institute for Control Engineering Darmstadt, Germany several times, from 1980-82, 1984, 85 and 86 as a Humboldt fellow, from 1987-91 in the frame of the project Adaptive control systems sponsored by International Bureau KFA Jülich. I wisited the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science in Sagamihara Kanagawa, Japan as Foreign Research Fellow for 9 month in 1995-96 and for 6 month in 2003-04 . I have published 47 journal articles, more than 200 conference papers and four student edition books (in Slovene) and am also coauthor of two books published by Prentice Hall. I received the award of Slovenian ministry for research and technology for the work in the field of computer aided design of control systems in 1989 and Zois award for achievements in science in 2003.

Selected references:

• BLAŽIČ, Sašo, GEIGER, Gerhard, MATKO, Drago. Application of a heterogenous multiscale method to multi-batch driven pipeline. Applied mathematical modelling, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 864-877, 2014.
• BLAŽIČ, Sašo, MATKO, Drago, RODIČ, Tomaž, DOVŽAN, Dejan, MUŠIČ, Gašper, KLANČAR, Gregor. The design of observers for formation-flying control. Acta Astronautica, Vol. 82, No. 1, pp. 60–68, 2013.
• KLANČAR, Gregor, BLAŽIČ, Sašo, MATKO, Drago, MUŠIČ, Gašper. Image-based attitude control of a remote sensing satellite. Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, Volume 66, Number 3 (2012), 343-357, DOI: 10.1007/s10846-011-9621-1, 2012.
• Bošnak, Matevž; Matko, Drago; Blažič, Sašo. Quadrocopter Hovering Using Position-estimation Information from Inertial Sensors and a High-delay Video System. Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, Volume 67, Number 1 (2012), 43-60, DOI: 10.1007/s10846-011-9646-5, 2012.
• Bošnak, Matevž; Matko, Drago; Blažič, Sašo. Quadrocopter control using an on-board video system with off-board processing. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Volume 60, Issue 4, April 2012, 2012.
• G. Klančar, D. Matko, S. Blažič. A Control Strategy for Platoons of Differential-Drive Wheeled Mobile Robot. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Volume 59, Issue 2, February 2011, Pages 57-64, 2011.
• S. Blažič, D. Matko, I. Škrjanc. Adaptive law with a new leakage term. IET Control Theory Appl., 2010, Vol. 4, Iss. 9, pp. 1533–1542, 2010.
• Klančar, G., D. Matko, S. Blažič. Wheeled Mobile Robots Control in a Linear Platoon. Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, vol 54, no. 5, pp. 709 - 731, 2009.
• MATKO, Drago, GEIGER, Gerhard, WERNER, Thomas.. Neural net versus classical models for the detection and localization of leaks in pipelines. Math. comput. model. dyn. syst., Dec. 2006, vol. 12, no. 6, str. 505-517, 2006.
• Blažič, S., D. Matko, G. Geiger, I. Škrjanc. Mathematical modelling of pipelines transporting different fluids. Mathematical and Computer Modelling of Dynamical Systems, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 95-109, 2005.
• Blažič, S., D. Matko, G. Geiger. Simple model of a multi-batch driven pipeline. Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, vol. 64, pp. 617-630, 2004.
• Lepetič, M., G. Klančar, I. Škrjanc, D. Matko, B. Potočnik. Time optimal planning considering acceleration limits. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, vol. 45, pp. 199-210, 2003.
• Lepetič M., I. Škrjanc, H. G. Chiacchiarini and D. Matko. Predictive functional control based on fuzzy model : comparison with linear predictive functional control and PID control. J. intell. robot. syst., vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 467-480, 2003.
• Lepetič M., I. Škrjanc, H. G. Chiacchiarini and D. Matko. Predictive functional control based on fuzzy model : magnetic suspension system case study. Eng. appl. artif. intell., vol. 16, pp. 425-430., 2003.
• Blažič S., I. Škrjanc and D. Matko. Globally stable direct fuzzy model reference adaptive control. Fuzzy sets syst., vol. 139, no. 1, pp. 3-33, 2003.
• Škrjanc, I., S. Blažič and D. Matko. Model-reference fuzzy adaptive control as a framework for nonlinear system control. J. intell. robot. syst., vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 331-347, 2003.
• Blažič, S., I. Škrjanc and D. Matko. Globally stable model reference adaptive control based on fuzzy description of the plant. Int. J. Systems Science, Vol. 33, No.12, pp.995-1012, 2002.
• Škrjanc, I., D. Matko. Predictive functional control based on fuzzy model for heat-exchanger pilot plant. IEEE Trans. Fuzzy Syst. 8(6): 705-712 (2000), 2000.
• Mušič, G., D. Matko and B. Zupančič. Modelling Synthesis and Simulation of Supervisory Process Control Systems. Mathematical and Computer Modelling of Dynamical Systems, Vol. 6., No. 2, pp. 169-189, 2000.
• Matko, D., I. Škrjanc, G. Mušič. Robustness of fuzzy control and its application to a thermal plant. Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 51, pp. 254-255, 2000.
• Mušič, G., D. Matko. Combined simulation for process control: extension of a general purpose simulation tool. Computers in Industry, Vol. 38, pp. 79-92, 1999.
• M. Zele, Dj. Juricic, S. Strmcnik, D. Matko. A probabilistic measure for model purposiveness in identification for control. Int. J. Syst. Sci., Vol. 29, pp. 653-662, 1998.
• R. Kamnik, D. Matko, T. Bajd. Application of model reference adaptive control to industrial robot impedance control. J. intell. robot. syst., Vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 153-163, 1998.
• M. Atanasijevic - Kunc, S. Milanic, R. Karba. Expert - Aided Learning Procedure in Control Design for the Pressure - Level Plant. Computers chem. Engng Vol. 20, Suppl., pp. S931-S936, 1996, Esvier Science Ltd, Pergamon, 1996.
• M. Lepetič, G. Klančar, I. Škrjanc, D. Matko, B. Potočnik. Path planning and path tracking for nonholonomic robots. In: Liu, John X. (ed.). Mobile robots : new research. New York: Nova Science, cop. pp. 341-364, 2005.
• Mušič, G., D. Matko. Combined synthesis/verification approach to programmable logic control of a production line. IFAC World Congress 2005, Prague, Czech Republic, July 3-8, 2005.
• Matko, D., G. Klančar and M. Lepetič. A tool for the analysis of robot soccer game. International journal of control, automation, and systems, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 222-228, 2003.
• Mušič, G., D. Matko. Discrete event control theory applied to PLC programming. Automatika, Vol. 43, pp. 21-28, 2002.
• Matko, D. And G. Geiger. Models of Pipelines in Transient Mode. Mathematical and Computer Modelling of Dynamical Systems, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 117-136, 2002.
• Matko, D., G. Geiger and T. Werner. Modelling of the Pipeline as Lumped Parameter System. Automatika, Vol. 42, No. 3-4, pp. 177-188, 2002.
• Matko, D., G. Geiger, W. Gregoritza. Pipeline simulation techniques. Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 52, pp. 211-230, 2000.
• Matko, D., G. Geiger, W. Gregoritza. Verification of various pipeline models. Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 53, pp. 303-308, 2000.
• D. Matko, N. Yajima, M. Hinada. Adaptive stabilisation of lateral motion of baloon gondola. Control Eng. Practice, Elsevier, Vol. 5, No.6, pp. 763-769, 1997.
• Isermann, R., K.H. Lachmann and D. Matko. Adaptive Control Systems. Prentice Hall, London, 1992.
• Matko, D., B. Zupančič and R. Karba. Simulation and modelling of Continuous Systems: A Case study Approach. Prentice Hall Int., Oxford, 1992.
• Matko, D. and F. Bremsak. On the equivalence of parameter adaptive and model reference systems. Int. J. Control, Vol. 30 (1979), No. 2, pp. 203-211, 1979.

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