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.
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)
Hadi Balaghiinaloo
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Control Systems Technology - Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
Research Output 1966 2019
A concept for accurate edge-coupled multi-fiber photonic interconnects
van Gastel, M. H. M., Rosielle, P. C. J. N. & Steinbuch, M., 17 Jan 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Journal of Lightwave Technology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
File
adhesives
photonics
shrinkage
alignment
fibers
Beyond decentralized wafer/reticle stage control design: A double-Youla approach for enhancing synchronized motion
Evers, E., van de Wal, M. & Oomen, T., Feb 2019, In : Control Engineering Practice. 83, p. 21-32Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Reticle
Control Design
Wafer
Decentralized
Subsystem
Beyond equidistant sampling for performance and cost: A loop-shaping approach applied to a motion system
van Zundert, J. & Oomen, T., Jan 2019, In : International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control. 29, 2, p. 408-432Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
File
Sampling
Costs
Feedback control
Frequency response
Equipment
actuators
microscopes
stiffness
interferometers
heat
Constructions and Mechanisms Laboratory
Nick Rosielle (Manager)
Control Systems TechnologyFacility/equipment: Research lab
Robotics Laboratory
H.C.T. van de Loo (Manager)
Control Systems TechnologyFacility/equipment: Research lab
Prizes
3E-Royal SMIT- De Kuyper Award
Elena Mocanu (Recipient), 2016
Recognition: Other › Discipline related › Professional
Best Pitch Award at PhD Business School 2017
Rolf Gaasbeek (Recipient), 25 May 2017
Recognition: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
business school
Best Poster Award
Rolf Gaasbeek (Recipient), 31 Oct 2014
Recognition: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Activities 1992 2018
Control Engineering Practice (Journal)
Frank P.T. Willems (Editorial board member)Oct 2018
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
Adaptive and Sparse Neural Networks
Elena Mocanu (Speaker)24 May 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
Self-learning engines:from on-line optimization towards flex fuel engines
Frank P.T. Willems (Speaker)6 Nov 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Professional
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Press / Media
UMCG Ambulancezorg wint Koploperprijs duurzaam ondernemen
15/06/18
1 item of media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
PAL Robotics at Automatica Fair: Industry moves towards collaborative robot
12/06/18
1 item of media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Studium Generale: Nuclear fusion: pushing the boundary 19:30 - 21:00
8/05/18
1 item of media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Research areas
Automotive powertrains
Control of fusion plasmas
Cyber-Physical Systems and Systems Engineering
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
An extended Duhem model for Shape Memory Alloy actuators
Author: Roijackers, R. & Gaasbeek, R., 2017Supervisor: Gaasbeek, R. (Supervisor 1) & de Jager, A. (Supervisor 1)
Student thesis: Master