Research Output per year
Organization profile
Introduction / mission
The mission of the CST group is to develop new methods and tools in the area of Systems Theory, Control Engineering and Mechatronics. The research focuses on understanding the fundamental system properties that determine the performance of mechanical engineering systems, and exploiting this knowledge for the design of the high-tech systems of the future.
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We want an internationally leading role in research, combined with inspiring education, valorisation through spin-off companies, and direct co-operation with industry.
Organisational profile
Our overall research strategy is focused on performance-driven design and control. The performance of a controlled system is defined as the extent to which the actual behaviour of the system matches the intended behaviour, while being subject to disturbances acting on the system and variations in system dynamics. Performance requirements can be related, for instance, to the accurate tracking of a set-point (motion) or to the energy utilisation (hybrid vehicles). Fundamental properties that determine and possibly limit performance can be found in both external sources (disturbances acting on the system) and internal sources (system properties, controller properties, quality of sensors and actuators etc.). Only by an integrated design of both the mechatronic (hardware) system and the (software) controller the highest performance requirements can be achieved.
The engineering question underlying the design problem of high-performance systems is how to find the best combination of controller and system realisation such that the performance requirements are achieved for all prescribed situations (disturbances and system variations).
The scientific question is how to exploit (model-based) insights into the fundamental properties of the system for systematic analysis and design, leading to a significant increase in the achievable performance. It is clear that the engineering question has a strong interrelationship with the scientific question, in which the former has the role of validation and inspiration for new directions of research.
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Controllers
Engineering & Materials Science
Networked control systems
Engineering & Materials Science
Actuators
Engineering & Materials Science
Robots
Engineering & Materials Science
Motion control
Engineering & Materials Science
Linear systems
Engineering & Materials Science
Identification (control systems)
Engineering & Materials Science
Feedback
Engineering & Materials Science
Network
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Profiles
A.R.P. Andriën
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Control Systems Technology - Doctoral Candidate
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD), Student
Rick Baade
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Control Systems Technology - Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
Marco R. de Baar
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Control Systems Technology - University Researcher
Person: OWP : University Teacher / Researcher
Research Output 1966 2020
A comparison of low-load efficiency optimization on a heavy-duty engine operated with gasoline-diesel RCCI and CDC
Willems, R. C., Deen, N. G., Willems, F. P. T. & Somers, L. M. T., 1 Jan 2020, ASME 2019 Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference, ICEF 2019. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 12 p. V001T03A003Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
Gasoline
Engines
Nitrogen oxides
Ignition
Engine cylinders
1
Citation
(Scopus)
40
Downloads
(Pure)
Beyond performance/cost tradeoffs in motion control: a multirate feedforward design with application to a dual-stage wafer system
van Zundert, J., Oomen, T., Verhaegh, J., Aangenent, W., Antunes, D. J. & Heemels, W. P. M. H., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology. 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
File
Motion control
Sampling
Hardware
Costs
Feedforward control
Consistent event-triggered control for discrete-time linear systems with partial state information
Antunes, D. J. & Balaghi I, M. H., 2020, In : IEEE Control Systems Letters. 4, 1, p. 181-186 6 p., 8734856.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
File
Discrete-time Linear Systems
Linear systems
Partial
Scheduler
Control Strategy
Equipment
actuators
microscopes
stiffness
interferometers
heat
Automotive Engineering Science Laboratory
E. Meinders (Manager) & Sjoerd C.M. Knippenberg (Manager)
Dynamics and ControlFacility/equipment: Research lab
Constructions and Mechanisms Laboratory
P.C.J.N. Rosielle (Manager) & Sjoerd C.M. Knippenberg (Manager)
Control Systems TechnologyFacility/equipment: Research lab
Prizes
3E-Royal SMIT- De Kuyper Award
Elena Mocanu (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Other › Discipline related › Professional
ASML-award for the best fundamental Ph.D. thesis @ TU/e
W.P.M.H. (Maurice) Heemels (Recipient), 2000
Prize: TU/e › Other › Scientific
Automatica Outstanding Service Award (IFAC)
W.P.M.H. (Maurice) Heemels (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Activities 1992 2020
ICT with Industry
Michel A. Reniers (Member of programme committee)20 Jan 2020 → 24 Jan 2020
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Workshop, seminar, course or exhibition › Professional
The self-learning powertrain: towards smart and green transport
Frank P.T. Willems (Speaker)19 Nov 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
The self-learning powertrain: towards smart and green transport
Frank P.T. Willems (Speaker)31 Oct 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Professional
Press / Media
‘New paradigm’ in UV curing named to RadLaunch class of 2020
26/01/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
RadLaunch Announces Start-Up Technology Accelerator Class of 2020
24/01/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
RadLaunch Class of 2020 to honor key UV-EB technology developers at RadTech 2020 in Orlando
24/01/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Research areas
Automotive powertrains
Thomas Hafkamp (Content manager), Sjoerd C.M. Knippenberg (Content manager)
Impact: Research Topic/Theme (at group level)
Control of fusion plasmas
Thomas Hafkamp (Content manager), Sjoerd C.M. Knippenberg (Content manager)
Impact: Research Topic/Theme (at group level)
Cyber-Physical Systems and Systems Engineering
Thomas Hafkamp (Content manager), Sjoerd C.M. Knippenberg (Content manager)
Impact: Research Topic/Theme (at group level)
Student theses
A control-oriented model for breakdown and burn-through in TCV and its application
Author: Ravensbergen, T., 26 Jan 2017Supervisor: Felici, F. (Supervisor 1), Reimerdes, H. (External person) (External coach), Sinha, J. (External person) (External coach) & de Baar, M. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
A generalized model for the simulation of tomato crop yield
Author: Kuijpers, W., 29 Jun 2016Supervisor: van de Molengraft, M. (Supervisor 1) & Mourik, van, S. (External person) (External coach)
Student thesis: Master
A mechatronic force feedback device
Author: Weel, N., Aug 2007Supervisor: Steinbuch, M. (Supervisor 1), Serrarens, A. (External coach) & Damen, A. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master