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Organisation profile
Introduction / mission
We advance science and engineering to design
intelligent, high-performance systems, educate engineers,
and enable solutions for the future of high-tech, mobility, and energy.
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Performance-driven design and control
Organisation profile
We have an internationally leading role in research, combined with inspiring education, valorization through spin-off companies, and direct co-operation with industry.
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 utilization (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 realization 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.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water
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Profiles
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Arash Arjmandi Basmenj, MEng
- Mechanical Engineering, Group Oomen - University Researcher
Person: OWP : University Teacher / Researcher
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Rick Baade
- Mechanical Engineering, Control Systems Technology - University Researcher
- Mechanical Engineering, Group Steinbuch - University Researcher
Person: OWP : University Teacher / Researcher
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Marco R. de Baar
- Mechanical Engineering, Control Systems Technology - Full Professor
- Mechanical Engineering, Group Heemels - Full Professor
Person: HGL : Professor
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Zorgrobotica over de grenzen heen
van de Molengraft, M. J. G. (Project Manager), Kuling, I. A. (Project member), Elfring, J. (Project member) & Kuijpers, W. J. P. (Project Manager)
1/04/26 → 31/03/29
Project: Third tier
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101100707 AI-matters; "AI MAnufacturing Testing and experimenTation network for EuRopean Industries"
van de Molengraft, M. J. G. (Project Manager), Senden, J. P. F. (Project member), Kolodko, I. (Project member), Deogan, A. S. (Project member), Bindels, B. H. T. (Project member), van den Brandt, G. (Project member), Steinbuch, M. (Project member), van Beek, F. (Project member), Torta, E. (Project member), Teurlings, P. (Project member), Meulendijks, D. (Project member), Hameeteman, D. (Project member), van Steen, J. J. (Project member), Saccon, A. (Project member), Arslan, Ö. (Project member), Elfring, J. (Project member) & Verhees, E. D. T. (Project member)
1/01/23 → 31/12/27
Project: Third tier
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Projection-based Control (PROACTHIS)
Heemels, W. P. M. H. (Project Manager), van den Eijnden, S. J. A. M. (Project member), Meijer, T. J. (Project member), Delimpaltadakis, G. (Project member), Bertollo, R. (Project member), Erlandsen, M. (Project member), Oomen, T. (Project member), Chu, H. (Project member) & Wisse, E. K. (Project member)
1/11/22 → 31/10/28
Project: Third tier
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Abstraction for Supervisor Synthesis: Industrial Application and Insights
Minkenberg, M. (Corresponding author), van Dal, H. J. W. & Goorden, M. A., 15 Jul 2026, 2026 18th International Workshop on Discrete Event Systems, WODES 2026. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 241-246 6 p. 11598209Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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Activated Semi-Coherent CoSi–Si2N2O Interfaces as an Efficient Toughening Pathway in Si3N4 Ceramics
Liu, J., Qiao, Z. (Corresponding author), Li, T., Tang, H., Ying, G. (Corresponding author), Dai, Q., Zhuo, F., Zhang, J. (Corresponding author-nrf), Giuntini, D. & Riedel, R., Apr 2026, In: Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 109, 4, 13 p., e70702.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Acyclic coupling control: Applied to interconnected mechatronic systems
Hulst, van der, M., Dirkx, N. J., González, R. A., Tiels, K., van de Wijdeven, J. J. M. & Oomen, T. A. E., 27 Feb 2026, p. 129.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Academic
Open AccessFile
Equipment
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Automotive Engineering Science Laboratory
Meinders, E. (Manager), Knippenberg, S. C. M. (Manager) & Hanselaar, C. A. J. (Manager)
Dynamics and ControlFacility/equipment: Research lab
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Constructions and Mechanisms Laboratory
Rosielle, P. C. J. N. (Manager), Knippenberg, S. C. M. (Manager) & Hanselaar, C. A. J. (Manager)
Control Systems TechnologyFacility/equipment: Research lab
Datasets
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Wiener-Hammerstein benchmark with process noise
Schoukens, M. (Creator) & Noël, J. P. (Creator), 4TU.Centre for Research Data, 22 Sept 2020
DOI: 10.4121/12952124
Dataset
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Hysteretic Benchmark with a Dynamic Nonlinearity
Schoukens, M. (Creator) & Noël, J. P. (Creator), 4TU.Centre for Research Data, 21 Sept 2020
DOI: 10.4121/12967592, https://data.4tu.nl/articles/_/12967592
Dataset
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LPML and LPMLE3 codes: local polynomial maximum likelihood estimator (semi-infinite and 3 point)
van Berkel, M. (Creator), Vandersteen, G. (Creator), Schneidewind, U. (Creator) & Anibas, C. (Creator), 4TU.Centre for Research Data, 20 Dec 2018
DOI: 10.4121/uuid:3e188459-4c0c-4bed-a3fb-0c804027a973, https://data.4tu.nl/articles/_/12692459/1
Dataset
Prizes
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10th International Conference on Modeling and Analysis of Semiconductor Manufacturing, Best Paper Award
Wilschut, T. (Recipient), Stokkermans, J. P. W. (Recipient) & Adan, I. J. B. F. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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2020: DISC PhD Award for one of my PhD students (Stefan Heijmans)
Heemels, W. P. M. H. (Recipient), 31 Mar 2015
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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2020 EurAgEng Outstanding Paper Awards
Kuijpers, W. J. P. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Activities
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18th Workshop on Discrete Event Systems
Goorden, M. A. (Organiser) & Reniers, M. A. (Organiser)
8 Jun 2026 → 10 Jun 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Conference › Scientific
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18th Workshop on Discrete Event Systems
Goorden, M. A. (Organiser)
Jun 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Conference › Scientific
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Deep Learning-Based Control of Hydrogen Dual-Fuel Engines
Willems, F. P. T. (Examiner)
17 Apr 2026Activity: Examination types › Examination › Scientific
Press/Media
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Self Learning Control: a breakthrough in efficient, low-emission automotive powertrains
Garg, P., Silvas, E. & Willems, F. P. T.
7/11/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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DENSO and TU Eindhoven report the first demonstration of a self learning thermal management system on BEV
Garg, P., Silvas, E., Puts, R., van Moergastel, B. & Willems, F. P. T.
24/05/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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GLOBAL ROUND UP SECTOR WEEKLY: UNIVERSITY NEWSLETTER OF WEEK-ENDED NOV 05, 2023
Baaijens, F. P. T., Steinbuch, M., Mulder, W. J. M., den Toonder, J. M. J. & Lüttge, R.
6/11/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Research areas
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Automated system architecture generation
Hofman, T. (Researcher)
Impact: Research Topic/Theme (at group level)
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Automotive & Mobility Systems
Hofman, T. (Researcher), Salazar, M. (Content manager), Hanselaar, C. (Content manager) & Wagemakers, N. (Content manager)
Impact: Research Topic/Theme (at group level)
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Student theses
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A Bayesian approach to yaw estimation using Gaussian processes and deep learning
van Esch, S. J. A. (Author), Guerreiro Tomé Antunes, D. J. (Supervisor 1), van Zuijlen, R. A. C. (Supervisor 2) & Paulussen, T. (External coach), 12 May 2025Student thesis: Master
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A Bayesian Framework for Electric Machine Geometry Optimisation in Powertrains
van Luenen, J. W. (Author), Lomonova, E. A. (Supervisor 1), Ilhan Caarls, E. (Supervisor 2), Bayazit, G. H. (Supervisor 2), Salazar Villalon, M. R. U. (Supervisor 2) & Borsboom, O. (Supervisor 2), 8 Nov 2024Student thesis: Master
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Aberration-Aware Variational Autoencoder for Automated Aberration Calibration in Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy
Rahman, A. (Author), van Hulst, J. (Supervisor 1), 13 Jan 2026Student thesis: Master
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