Michael Thompson

Toyota Research Institute

Engineering · Physical Sciences

5h-index83citations16works4.82yr avg
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Research Topics

Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems(6), Advanced Control Systems Optimization(4), Reinforcement Learning in Robotics(3), Real-time simulation and control systems(3), Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms(2)

Publications16 total

Spatial Envelope MPC: High Performance Driving without a Reference
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
First, Learn What You Don't Know: Active Information Gathering for Driving at the Limits of Handling
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters·2025
Adaptable High-Speed Model Predictive Control for Autonomous Drifting: Koopman-Based Dynamics
2025
Task Decomposition for Learning Advanced Driving Skills
2025
Reference-Free Formula Drift with Reinforcement Learning: From Driving Data to Tire Energy-Inspired, Real-World Policies
2025· 2 cited
Risk-Averse Model Predictive Control for Racing in Adverse Conditions
2025· 1 cited
Control Barrier Functions for Shared Control and Vehicle Safety
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
First, Learn What You Don't Know: Active Information Gathering for Driving at the Limits of Handling
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024Open Access
Reference-Free Formula Drift with Reinforcement Learning: From Driving Data to Tire Energy-Inspired, Real-World Policies
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024Open Access
Risk-Averse Model Predictive Control for Racing in Adverse Conditions
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024Open Access
Gliding on Simulated Ice: Effect of Low-μ Emulation on Drift Training
2024· 2 cited
Safe Stability Envelopes and Shared Control for Active Vehicle Safety
2024· 6 cited
Drifting with Unknown Tires: Learning Vehicle Models Online with Neural Networks and Model Predictive Control
2024· 14 cited
Beyond the stable handling limits: nonlinear model predictive control for highly transient autonomous drifting
Vehicle System Dynamics·2024· 37 citedOpen Access
Adaptive Nonlinear Model Predictive Control: Maximizing Tire Force and Obstacle Avoidance in Autonomous Vehicles
IEEE transactions on field robotics.·2024· 9 cited
Adaptive nonlinear model predictive control: maximizing tire force and obstacle avoidance in autonomous vehicles
Field Robotics·2023· 11 citedOpen Access

Frequent Co-authors

John Subosits(13), James Dallas(10), Makoto Suminaka(8), Franck Djeumou(6), Thomas Lew(5), Jonathan Y. M. Goh(4), Marcus Greiff(4), Avinash Balachandran(3), Hiroshi Yasuda(3), Allison Morgan(2), Nan Ding(1), Izumi Karino(1), Brandon Araki(1), Steven Goldine(1), Yan Ming Jonathan Goh(1), Andrea Michelle Rios Lazcano(1), Jenna Lee(1), Tiffany L. Bhattacharjee Chen(1), Kazunori Nimura(1), John M. Talbot(1)