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“I hope you find my work a source of inspiration! We are all part of one system which needs optimization…”
Research profile
Pascal Etman is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Control Systems Technology group at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). His research field of interest is system design and optimization. Together with his co-workers he is developing methods and tools for model-based design and optimization of complex (mechanical) engineering systems. His scientific achievements include approximation methods for structural optimization, the Augmented Lagrangian Coordination (ALC) method for distributed optimum design, and the Effective Process Time (EPT) as aggregate modeling method for performance analysis of discrete manufacturing systems. His current research focuses on design optimization, design structure matrix modeling, and modeling concepts for systems engineering. Applications include infrastructure systems, mechatronic systems, and additive manufacturing systems.
Pascal has (co-)authored journal publications in Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Research in Engineering Design, IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing, and International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, among others. He teaches a graduate course on engineering optimization introducing numerical methods for design optimization, and a graduate course on design structure matrix modeling for analysis of integrated systems design. In the bachelor studies, Pascal is involved in a design project for third year undergraduate mechanical engineering students.
Academic background
Pascal Etman received his MSc and PhD degree in Engineering Mechanics from TU/e in 1992 and 1997, respectively. His doctoral work involved numerical techniques for design optimization of multibody systems combining elements of multibody system dynamics with approximation concepts from structural optimization. After his PhD, Pascal joined the Systems Engineering research group of the department of Mechanical Engineering, continuing his research on optimization but in a different domain. In 2015, he joined the Control Systems Technology group.
Pascal was a visiting scientist with Philips Semiconductors (currently NXP) Nijmegen in 1998, visiting professor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2001, visiting professor at the University of Pretoria in 2005, and visiting professor at the University of Stellenbosch in 2006. He was the advisor of six PhD students, and is currently involved in the (co-) supervision of five PhD projects. He guided over forty students during their master thesis studies.
Affiliated with
- HTSC, AM Systems, EM, ISSMO
Partners in (semi-)industry
- Rijkswaterstaat, TNO, Philips Lighting, VDL
Expertise related to 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. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Projects
- 1 Finished
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TKI PPS AGWWE: "Advanced GW Water Electrolysis
Etman, L. F. P. (Project Manager)
1/01/20 → 31/12/21
Project: Research direct
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Multi-level flow-based Markov clustering for design structure matrices
Wilschut, T., Etman, L. F. P., Rooda, J. E. & Adan, I. J. B. F., Dec 2017, In: Journal of Mechanical Design : Transactions of the ASME. 139, 12, 10 p., 121402.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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First-order sequential convex programming using approximate diagonal QP subproblems
Etman, L. F. P., Groenwold, A. A. & Rooda, J. E., 2012, In: Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 45, 4, p. 479-488 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Generating cycle time-throughput curves using effective process time based aggregate modeling
Veeger, C. P. L., Etman, L. F. P., Herk, van, J. & Rooda, J. E., 2010, In: IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing. 23, 4, p. 517-526Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Augmented Lagrangian coordination for distributed optimal design in MDO
Tosserams, S., Etman, L. F. P. & Rooda, J. E., 2008, In: International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 73, 13, p. 1885-1910Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Bridging the gap between requirements engineering and systems architecting: the Elephant Specification Language
Wilschut, T. (Corresponding author), Hofkamp, A. T., Schuijbroek, T. J. L., Etman, L. F. P. & Rooda, J. E., 28 Oct 2024, In: Design Science. 10, 37 p., e25.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open AccessFile24 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
- 3 Contributed talk
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20th ASME Design Automation Conference, September 11-14, 1994, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Etman, P. (Speaker)
14 Sept 1994Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
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Brite-Euram II meeting, Luik
Etman, P. (Speaker)
2 Dec 1993Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
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conference; Simon Stevin symposium, Kerkrade, 15-16 november 1993; 1993-11-16; 1993-11-16
Etman, P. (Speaker)
15 Nov 1993Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
Courses
Research areas
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Cyber-Physical Systems and Systems Engineering
Knippenberg, S. C. M. (Content manager), Hanselaar, C. (Researcher), Wagemakers, N. (Content manager), Heemels, W. P. M. H. (Researcher), Reniers, M. A. (Researcher), Etman, L. F. P. (Researcher), van de Mortel-Fronczak, J. M. (Researcher), van Beek, D. A. (Researcher), Guerreiro Tomé Antunes, D. J. (Researcher), Chong, M. S. (Researcher), Chanfreut Palacio, P. (Researcher), van Eekelen, J. A. W. M. (Researcher), Fokkink, W. J. (Researcher) & Wilschut, T. (Researcher)
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Thesis
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Some global and mid-range approximation concepts for optimum structural design
Etman, L. F. P. (Author), van Campen, D. H. (Supervisor 1) & Schoofs, A. J. G. (Supervisor 2), 30 Sept 1992Student thesis: Master
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