TOPICS

Proposed Areas (with proposed Chair)

● Modelling and identification of nonlinear systems (K. Schlacher)

o       nonlinear modelling and control of mechanical, electrical and process systems, smart structures, aerospace and marine applications, computer algebra based methods and tools, numerical methods, bilinear systems, system structure identification, experiment design, parameter estimation

●    Nonlinear systems optimal and predictive control (L. Magni)

o       optimal control, necessary conditions, time optimal control, feasibility and stability issues, robustness, computational efficiency, performance issues, disturbance attenuation, NMPC applications

●    Mathematical theory, stability and stabilization of nonlinear systems (W. Kang)

o       Stability, i/o stability, absolute stability, input to state stability (ISS), small gain theorems, dissipativity, passivity, stabilization, Lyapunov methods, dynamical systems techniques, bifurcation and chaos, fundamental limitation of control

●    Nonlinear systems complexity and networking (S. Celikovsky)

o       Computational complexity, computer network systems, computer network management, complex network, sensor network, river network, network routing, chaos control, anti-control and synchronization,

●    Nonlinear systems observation and observers (H. Shim)

o       Observability and observer design, filter design, state estimation and applications, adaptive observers, adaptive filters, observer and filter design by observer error linearization, Laypunov stability methods, I/O stability methods, applications of observer design, observer based fault detection,

●      Nonlinear systems feedback design methods (E. Aranda-Bricaire)

o       Algebraic methods, linear algebraic methods, geometric methods, backstepping, variable structure control and sliding mode, H¥ control, system inversion,

●    Nonlinear systems feedback design problems (A. Astolfi)

o       Feedback linearization, output tracking and regulation, model matching, disturbance rejection, decoupling, design problems by output/measurement feedback, trajectory tracking, robustness issues, servo

●      Nonlinear systems feedback design advances (ZP Jiang)

o       robust and adaptive control, optimal control, control of sampled data systems, discrete event and hybrid systems, quantized feedback and feedback with communication constraints, switching, invariance, stochastic control

●    Nonlinear process control and application (N. Kazantis)

o       Batch processing, chemical process, mining, mineral and metal, model based control, optimization and scheduling, process and control monitoring, Process Control Applications

●      Application and implementation of nonlinear systems and control (E. Boje)

o       Components and instruments, mechatronic systems, robotics, manufacturing, power systems, automotive systems, marine systems, aerospace, transportation systems, biological and biomedical systems.  

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