Journal and conference papers
Independent Reinforcement Learners In Cooperative Markov Games: A Survey Regarding Coordination ProblemsL. Matignon, G. J. Laurent & N. Le Fort-Piat, The Knowledge Engineering Review, 27:1-3, 2012.
A new aerodynamic traction principle for handling products on an air cushion
G. J. Laurent, A. Delettre, N. Le Fort-Piat, IEEE Transactions on Robotics (T-RO), 27(2):379-384, 2012.
Simulation to help calibration of a MEMS sensor network
E. Dedu, J. Bourgeois, and K. Boutoustous. International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications, 6(4), 2010.
Design and fabrication of a new two-dimensional pneumatic micro-conveyor
R. Zeggari, R. Yahiaoui, J. Malapert, J.-F. Manceau, Sensors & Actuators: A.Physical 164:125-130, 2010.
Distributed control architecture for smart surfaces
K. Boutoustous, G. J. Laurent, E. Dedu, L. Matignon, J. Bourgeois, and N. Le Fort-Piat, in Proc. of the IEEE Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2010.
A new contactless conveyor system for handling clean and delicate products using induced air flows
A. Delettre, G. J. Laurent, and N. Le Fort-Piat, in Proc. of the IEEE Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2010.
A New Two-Dimensional Actuator for Air Flow Micro-manipulation
R. Yahiaoui, R. Zeggari, J. Malapert, and J.-F. Manceau, in Proc of the IEEE First Workshop on Hardware and Software Implementation and Control of Distributed MEMS, pp. 11-15, 2010.
Distributed Discrete State Acquisition and Concurrent Pattern Recognition in a MEMS-Based Smart Surface
D. El Baz, V. Boyer, J. Bourgeois, E. Dedu, and K. Boutoustous, in Proc of the IEEE First Workshop on Hardware and Software Implementation and Control of Distributed MEMS, pp. 78-85, 2010.
FPGA-in-the-Loop for Control Emulation of Distributed MEMS Simulation Using VHDL-AMS
Y.-A. Chapuis, L. Zhou, D. Casner, H. Ai, and Y. Hervé, in Proc of the IEEE First Workshop on Hardware and Software Implementation and Control of Distributed MEMS, pp. 92-99, 2010.
Using SysML for Smart Surface Modeling
A. Giorgetti, A. Hammad, and B. Tatibouët, in Proc of the IEEE First Workshop on Hardware and Software Implementation and Control of Distributed MEMS, pp. 100-107, 2010.
Designing decentralized controllers for distributed-air-jet MEMS-based micromanipulators by reinforcement learning
L. Matignon, G. J. Laurent, N. Le Fort-Piat and Y.-A. Chapuis, Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, vol. 145, pp. 59-80(2), 2010.
A Framework to Calibrate a MEMS Sensor Network
K. Boutoustous, E. Dedu, and J. Bourgeois, in Proc of the Int. Conf. on Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 5585, pp. 136-149, 2009.
Tilted Micro Air Jet for Flow Control
J. Malapert, R. Yahiaoui, R. Zeggari, and J.-F. Manceau, in Proc of the European COMSOL Conference, Milan, Italie, 2009.
Design of semi-decentralized control laws for distributed-air-jet micromanipulators by reinforcement learning
L. Matignon, G. J. Laurent, and N. Le Fort-Piat, in Proc. of the IEEE Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 3277--3283, 2009.
Alternative approach in 3-D MEMS-IC integration usinguidic self-assembly techniques
Y.-A. Chapuis, A. Debray, L. Jalabert, and H. Fujita, Journal of Micromechanicals and Microengineering, 19, 105002 (9pp), 2009.
Distributed information management
K. Boutoustous, E. Dedu and J. Bourgeois.In Connecting Wome and Completing the Circuit of International Research Collaboration (WIRES). Barcelona, Spain, june 2009.
Multi-domain simulation using VHDL-AMS for distributed MEMS in functional environment: Case of a 2-D air-micromanipulator
Y.-A. Chapuis, L. Zhou, H. Fujita, Y. Hervé, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2008.
Using the profile UML4SoC for modeling a smart surface
A. Hammad, H. Mountassir, and B. Tatibouet, in Proc of the ICEEDT'08, 2nd int. conf. on Electrical Engineering Design and Technology, Note: Electronics proceeding, november 2008.
An exhaustive comparison framework for distributed shape differentiation in a MEMS sensor actuator array
K. Boutoustous, E. Dedu, J. Bourgeois. In Proc of the International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Computing (ISPDC), 2008.
A study of FMQ heuristic in cooperative multi-agent games
L. Matignon, G. J. Laurent, and N. Le Fort-Piat, in Proc. of the Int. Conf. on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, Multi-Agent Sequential Decision Making in Uncertain Multi-Agent Domains Workshop, 2008.
FPGA-based decentralized control of arrayed MEMS for microrobotic application
Y.-A. Chapuis, L. Zhou, Y. Fukuta, Y. Mita, and H. Fujita, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 54, pp. 1926-1936, 2007
Hysteretic Q-Learning : an algorithm for Decentralized Reinforcement Learning in Cooperative Multi-Agent Teams
L. Matignon, G. J. Laurent, and N. Le Fort-Piat, in Proc. of the IEEE Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 64--69, 2007.
PhD Thesis
Conception, modélisation et commande d'une surface de manipulation sans contact à flux d'air induitAnne DELETTRE, PhD thesis, FEMTO-ST, Université de Franche-Comté, 2011.
Micro-systèmes pneumatiques distribués pour la micro-manipulation et le contrôle des écoulements fluidiques
Julien MALAPERT, PhD thesis, FEMTO-ST, Université de Franche-Comté, 2010.
Organisation et gestion de l'information dans un réseau de capteurs/actionneurs
Kahina Boutoustous, PhD thesis, LIFC, Université de Franche-Comté, 2009.
Synthèse d’agents adaptatifs et coopératifs par apprentissage par renforcement : Application à la commande d’un système distribué de micromanipulation
Laëtitia Matignon, PhD thesis, FEMTO-ST, Université de Franche-Comté, 2008.
Modélisation VHDL-AMS multi-domaine de structures intelligentes, autonomes et distribuées à base de MEMS
Lingfei Zhou, PhD thesis, InESS, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg I, 2007.
Master's Thesis
Asservissement de la position d’un objet en lévitation sur un micromanipulateur pneumatiqueG. Picoron, Master's thesis, Université de Franche-Comté, 2010.
Commande en boucle fermée d'un micromanipulateur pneumatique
R. D. A. Cordeiro, Master's thesis, ENSMM, 2009.