Greg Droge
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Assistant Professor

Educational Background
PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering, (System and Control), Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014 Dissertation
Behavior-based Model Predictive Control for Networked Multi-agent Systems
Awards
Faculty Researcher of the Year, 2024
College of Engineering
Researcher of the year, 2024
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Teacher of the year, 2022
Electrical Engineering Department, USU
Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Brown, A., Droge, G., Gunther, J.H, (2024). A Position Allocation Approach to the Scheduling of Battery Electric Bus Charging. Frontiers in Energy Research
- Brown, A., Droge, G., (2024). A Simulated Annealing Approach to the Scheduling of Battery-Electric Bus Charging. Future Transportation
- Hansen, M., Droge, G., Kamineni, A., (2024). Graph-based Modeling and Optimization of WPT Systems for EVs. MDPI Electronics
- Cox, S., Droge, G., (2024). A Mission Planning Approach for Crosslink-enabled Earth Sensing Satellite Constellations. Acta Astronautica
- Smith, T., Akagi, J., Droge, G., (2024). Satellite Cluster Flight Using Guidance Trajectory and Model Predictive Control. The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences
- Mortensen, D., Gunther, J., Droge, G., (2024). A Bin Packing Approach to Minimize Charging Cost for Electric Bus Fleets. IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Transactions
- Mortensen, D., Gunther, J., Droge, G., Whitaker, J., (2023). Cost Minimization for Charging Electric Bus Fleets. World Electric Vehicle Journal
- Costley, A., Christensen, R., Leishman, R., Droge, G., (2023). Sensitivity of Probability of Radar Detection to Radar State Uncertainty. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
- Whitaker, J.W, Droge, G., Hansen, M., Mortensen, D., Gunther, J., (2023). A Network Flow Approach to Battery Electric Bus Scheduling. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
- Swedeen, J., Droge, G., Christensen, R., (2023). Fillet-based RRT*: A Rapid Convergence Implementation of RRT* for Curvature Constrained Vehicles. Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems
- Smith, T., Akagi, J., Droge, G., (2023). Model Predictive Control Switching Strategy for Safe Small Satellite Cluster Formation Flight. Aerospace Systems
- Christensen, R., Droge, G., Leishman, R., (2021). A Closed-loop Linear Covariance Framework for Vehicle Path Planning in an Uncertain Obstacle Field. Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics
- Costley, A., Christensen, R., Leishman, R., Droge, G., (2021). Analytical Aircraft State and IMU Signal Generator from Smoothed Reference Trajectory. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, doi: 10.1109/TAES.2021.3138037
- Droge, G., Kawashima, H., Egerstedt, M.B, (2014). Continuous-time proportional-integral distributed optimization for networked systems. Journal of Control and Decision, 1:3, 191--213.
- Costley, A., Christensen, R., Droge, G., Leishman, R., Swedeen, J., Path planning with uncertainty for aircraft under threat of detection from ground-based radar. Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation
- Smith, T., Akagi, J., Droge, G., Model Predictive Control For Formation Flying Based on D’Amico Relative Orbital Elements. Journal of the Astrodynamics
- Cox, S., Humble, J., Andrews, K., Droge, G., A Network Flow Approach for Constellation Planning. Space Mission Planning and Operations
- Cox, S., Stastny, N., Geller, D.K, Droge, G., Resource-constrained constellation scheduling for rendezvous and servicing operations. Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics
- Costley, A., Christensen, R., Leishman, R., Droge, G., Sensitivity of Single-Pulse Radar Detection to Aircraft Pose Uncertainties. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Other
Other
- Droge, G., (2014). Behavior-based model predictive control for networked multi-agent systems. Georgia Institute of Technology *
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Teaching
MAE, ECE 5340 - Introduction to Planning and Control for Mobile Robots, Fall 2024
ECE 5345 - Introduction to the Robot Operating System (ROS), Fall 2024
ECE, MAE 6320 - Linear Multivariable Control, Fall 2024
ECE, MAE 5330 - Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Spring 2024
ECE, MAE 5340 - Introduction to Planning and Control for Mobile Robots, Fall 2023
ECE 5345 - Introduction to the Robot Operating System (ROS), Fall 2023
ECE, MAE 6320 - Linear Multivariable Control, Fall 2023
ECE, MAE 7360 - Optimal and Robust Control, Spring 2023
ECE, MAE 5330 - Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Spring 2023
ECE, MAE 6320 - Linear Multivariable Control, Fall 2022
, Spring 2022
ECE 5330 - Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Spring 2022
ECE, MAE 5330 - Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Spring 2022
ECE, MAE 5340 - Introduction to Planning and Control for Mobile Robots, Fall 2021
ECE 5345 - Introduction to the Robot Operating System (ROS), Fall 2021
ECE, MAE 6320 - Linear Multivariable Control, Fall 2021
, Spring 2021
ECE, MAE 7360 - Optimal and Robust Control, Spring 2021
ECE/MAE 7360 - Optimal and Robust Control, Spring 2021
ECE, MAE 6320 - Linear Multivariable Control, Fall 2020
MAE, ECE 6320 - Linear Multivariable Control, Fall 2020
ECE/MAE 6320 - Linear Multivariable Controls, Fall 2020
ECE/MAE 5930 - Mobile Robotics, Fall 2020
Mobile Robotics Lab, Fall 2020
MAE, ECE 5930 - Special Problems, Fall 2020
ECE, MAE 5930 - Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Fall 2020
ECE 7360 - Optimal and Robust Control, Spring 2020
ECE, MAE 7360 - Optimal and Robust Control, Spring 2020
ECE, MAE 6320 - Linear Multivariable Control, Fall 2019
ECE, MAE 5930 - Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Spring 2019
ECE 7360 - Optimal and Robust Control, Fall 2018
ECE, MAE 7360 - Optimal and Robust Control, Fall 2018
Graduate Students Mentored
Dalton Adam Dayhoff, Electrical & Computer Engr, November 2023
Derek Douglas Redmond, Electrical & Computer Engr, November 2023
Timothy Dodge, Electrical & Computer Engr, May 2023
James Patrick Swedeen, Electrical & Computer Engr, December 2021
Mason Merritt Onkes, Electrical & Computer Engr, December 2021
Justin James Whitaker, Electrical & Computer Engr, December 2019 - May 2025
Alexander Brown, Electrical & Computer Engr, April 2020 - August 2024
Matthew Jeffrey Hansen, Electrical & Computer Engr, August 2021 - May 2024
Tyson Karl Smith, Electrical & Computer Engr, June 2019 - December 2023
Skylar Alan Cox, Electrical & Computer Engr, October 2019 - August 2023
Austin Daniel Costley, Electrical & Computer Engr, November 2021 - December 2022
Konnor Dee Andrews, Electrical & Computer Engr, September 2021 - October 2022
Emily Pitts, Electrical & Computer Engr, September 2020 - December 2021
Ryan M. Jacobson, Electrical & Computer Engr, September 2020 - December 2021
Ryan Joseph Goodman, Electrical & Computer Engr, September 2020 - December 2020
Brian Merrell, Electrical & Computer Engr, December 2018 - August 2020