Control System Design
Programme Leader: Graham Goodwin
Deputy Leader: Maria Seron
Programme Goals
Control System Design is a mature discipline. Surprisingly, however, the existing methodologies tend to be limited to relative standard problems – e.g. linear, unconstrained and with centralized architectures. As soon as one departs from these settings one soon finds oneself faced with severe difficulties. Unfortunately many real world problems fall into these, so called, “complex” problems. These problems include such features as nonlinear and non-smooth behaviour, high state dimension and lack of convexity. This programme of research is aimed at addressing these issues using alternative theoretical tools and in the context of modern computational methods.
Projects
A.1 Implementation of Model Predictive Control
A.2 Analysis of Optimal and Constrained Control Systems
A.3 Cross Directional Control
A.4 Fundamental Design Trade-offs
A.5 Finite Alphabet Systems
A.6 Duality of Constrained Control and Estimation
A.7 Development of Virtual Laboratory for Control System Design
A.8 Automotive Power Train Control (General Motors, USA)