Francesco Cerrito

Research topic

Innovative Automated Driving functional architecture based on APF/MPC approaches for new sustainable mobility systems

Tutors

• Massimo Canale
• Carlo Novara
• Franck Guillemard

• Form PhD award Come da mail "Premi di qualità 2026 - Istruzioni / Quality awards 2026 - Instructions", Prof. Lamberti, 05/08/2026. (2026)

Master of Science

• Digital control technologies and architectures. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA (COMPUTER ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
• Digital control technologies and architectures. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA (COMPUTER ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
• Digital control technologies and architectures. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA (COMPUTER ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
• Digital control technologies and architectures. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA (COMPUTER ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
• Digital control technologies and architectures. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA (COMPUTER ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso

• Cerrito, Francesco; Menezes Morato, Marcelo; Canale, Massimo; Sename, Olivier (In stampa)
  Autonomous Vehicle Trajectory Tracking: An Integrated Longitudinal/Lateral LPV MPC Approach. In: 23rd IFAC World Congress
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Costa, David; Cerrito, Francesco; Canale, Massimo; Novara, Carlo (In stampa)
  Unifying Decision Making and Trajectory Planning in Automated Driving through Time-Varying Potential Fields. In: 23rd IFAC World Congress
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Punta, Elisabetta; Canale, Massimo; Cerrito, Francesco; Razza, Valentino (In stampa)
  An Original Sliding Mode Approach to Autonomous Driving Based on Super-Twisting and Artificial Potential Fields. In: American Control Conference (ACC), 2025, Denver (USA), July 8-10, 2025
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Costa, David; Cerrito, Francesco; Canale, Massimo; Novara, Carlo (2026)
  Unifying Decision-Making and Trajectory-Planning in Unsignalized Intersections Using Time-Varying Potential Fields. In: 2026 34th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED), Ancona (Ita), 23-26 June 2026, pp. 251-256. ISBN: 979-8-3195-4746-0
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Canale, Massimo; Cerrito, Francesco; Borodani, Pandeli (2024)
  Procedimenti e/o sistemi per la guida autonoma di veicoli. N. brevetto: 102024000027819, propr. brevetto: 3 - Politecn. di Torino et al
  Brevetti

Patents and other intellectual properties

• A safe automated driving approach using time varying potential fields for decision making and path planning. national Patent
  Inventors: Massimo Canale Francesco Cerrito David Costa Carlo Novara
• An Ego-Based Approach to Planning and Control for Automated Valet Parking Applications. national Patent
  Inventors: Massimo Canale Francesco Cerrito