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Nathan van de Wouw is a full professor at the Dynamics and Control group of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e).
Nathan's current research interest is in the field of ‘Dynamics and control of mechanical systems’ with a focus on the following application fields: mechatronics and robotics, smart manufacturing, energy exploration processes, cooperative and autonomous driving and networked (wireless) and embedded control systems.
Fundamental research focus is on nonlinear systems and control, modelling of dynamical systems, model complexity reduction, data-based control, networked and cooperative control.
Nathan’s teaching focuses on the modelling of dynamical systems, dynamics and control of nonlinear systems, robotics and networked control.
Academic background
Nathan van de Wouw (born, 1970) obtained his M.Sc.-degree (with honours) and Ph.D.-degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, in 1994 and 1999, respectively. He currently holds a full professor position at the Mechanical Engineering Department of the Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands. Nathan van de Wouw also holds an adjunct full professor position at the University of Minnesota, U.S.A and a (part-time) full professor position at the Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands. In 2000, Nathan van de Wouw has been working at Philips Applied Technologies, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, and, in 2001, he has been working at the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), Delft, The Netherlands. He has held positions as a visiting professor at the University of California Santa Barbara, U.S.A., in 2006/2007, at the University of Melbourne, Australia, in 2009/2010 and at the University of Minnesota, U.S.A., in 2012 and 2013. He currently is an Associate Editor for the journals "Automatica" and "IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology". In 2015, he received the IEEE Control Systems Technology Award "For the development and application of of variable-gain control techniques for high-performance motion systems". His current research interests are the modelling, model reduction, analysis and control of nonlinear/hybrid and delay systems, with applications to vehicular platooning, high-tech systems, resource exploration, smart energy systems and networked control systems.
Affiliated with
- Member of the European Network for Nonsmooth Dynamics
- Member of the European (COST) Network EU-MORNET for Model Reduction
- Senior member of the IEEE
Partners in (semi-)industry
- ASML
- Kulicke & Soffa
- Philips
- Thermo Fisher
- Oce
- Bosch Rexroth B.V.
- Oce
- VDL
- CCM
- Petrobras
- Shell
- Kelda Drilling Controls
- Tomax
- TNO
- IRIS
- FlandersMake
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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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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24PPS052 COMEDI: "Cost-effective Mechatronic Design for High-Tech Systems"
van de Wouw, N. (Project Manager) & Thijssen, R. (Project member)
1/01/24 → 31/12/29
Project: Third tier
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PPS23-2-03576607 MASC D&C "Modelling And Shape Control for lithography system applications"
van de Wouw, N. (Project Manager) & Subrahamanian Moosath, A. (Project member)
1/01/22 → 31/12/28
Project: Third tier
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TKI PPS Nanotube-based profiling
van de Wouw, N. (Project Manager), Hendrikx, J. G. (Project member) & Chaudhary, V. (Project member)
1/09/21 → 30/09/28
Project: Third tier
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22.0024 TKI "Learning in Motion" D&C
van de Wouw, N. (Project Manager) & Habboush, A. (Project member)
1/01/21 → 30/06/27
Project: Third tier
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22.0024 ThermOpt D&C
van de Wouw, N. (Project Manager), Goetz, R. (Project member) & Alferink, D. W. T. (Project member)
1/01/21 → 30/09/28
Project: Third tier
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Dynamics of a distributed drill string system: Characteristic parameters and stability maps
Aarsnes, U. J. F. & van de Wouw, N., 17 Mar 2018, In: Journal of Sound and Vibration. 417, p. 376-412 37 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Synchronization of impacting mechanical systems with a single constraint
Baumann, M., Biemond, J. J. B., Leine, R. I. & van de Wouw, N., 1 Jan 2018, In: Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena. 362, p. 9-23 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Fuel cell cars in a microgrid for synergies between hydrogen and electricity networks
Alavi, F., Park Lee, E., van de Wouw, N., de Schutter, B. & Lukszo, Z., 1 Apr 2017, In: Applied Energy. 192, p. 296-304 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Co-design of controller and communication topology for vehicular platooning
Firooznia, A., Ploeg, J., van de Wouw, N. & Zwart, H. J., 1 Oct 2017, In: IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 18, 10, p. 2728-2739 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Data-Based Settling-Time Optimization for Linear Feedback Control Systems Using Global Extremum Seeking
Weekers, W. (Corresponding author), Kostic, D., Saccon, A. & van de Wouw, N., Jan 2025, In: IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology. 33, 1, p. 343-353 11 p., 10720184.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Datasets
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I.AM. dataset containing box-toss experiments with Box006, Box007, and Box009 for validation of impact-aware object tracking
Jongeneel, M. (Creator), Dingemans, S. (Creator), Bernardino, A. J. M. (Creator), van de Wouw, N. (Creator) & Saccon, A. (Creator), 4TU.Centre for Research Data, 19 Aug 2024
DOI: 10.4121/51de87d3-1c8e-4849-96cd-8045c5e6ab7f.v3, https://data.4tu.nl/datasets/51de87d3-1c8e-4849-96cd-8045c5e6ab7f/3
Dataset
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I.AM. dataset containing box-toss experiments with Box006, Box007, and Box009 for validation of impact-aware object tracking
Jongeneel, M. (Creator), Dingemans, S. (Creator), Bernardino, A. (Creator), van de Wouw, N. (Creator) & Saccon, A. (Creator), 4TU.Centre for Research Data, 6 Nov 2023
DOI: 10.4121/51de87d3-1c8e-4849-96cd-8045c5e6ab7f, https://data.4tu.nl/datasets/51de87d3-1c8e-4849-96cd-8045c5e6ab7f and 2 more links, https://data.4tu.nl/datasets/51de87d3-1c8e-4849-96cd-8045c5e6ab7f/2, https://data.4tu.nl/datasets/51de87d3-1c8e-4849-96cd-8045c5e6ab7f/1 (show fewer)
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Press/Media
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-Eindhoven University of Technology : Making mechanical ventilators smarter through data-driven algorithms
Oomen, T. A. E. & van de Wouw, N.
4/02/22
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Making mechanical ventilators smarter through data-driven algorithms
Oomen, T. A. E. & van de Wouw, N.
3/02/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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-Eindhoven University of Technology: Improving respiratory support for COVID-19 patients with self-learning assisted ventilation; Increased performance of automatic ventilators in ICUs could be lifesaver for corona patients
Oomen, T. A. E. & van de Wouw, N.
31/07/20
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Thesis
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Nonlinear parametric identification using chaotic data
van de Wouw, N. (Author), van Campen, D. H. (Supervisor 1) & Verbeek, G. (Supervisor 2), 30 Sept 1994Student thesis: Master
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