Engineering Cybernetics
Engineering Cybernetics is the interdisciplinary study and automatic control of dynamic systems like aircraft, marine craft, robots, automotive systems, electrical circuits, process plants, etc. and their behavior. Cybernetics is closely related to control theory and systems theory. This includes the principles of feedback control and associated stability analysis.
Methods that are central for the research at the department include:
- Optimization based control and estimation, including model predictive control
- Nonlinear control and estimation
- Identification, and adaptive control and estimation
- Modeling and analysis of dynamical systems
Main Research Fields
- Motion Control Systems (robotics, navigation, mechanical systems, marine craft, spacecraft, automotive systems, unmanned vehicles)
- Process Control Systems (oil and gas production, new energy systems, control of process plants)
- Industrial Computer and Instrumentation Systems (real-time and embedded system for automatic control)
- Automation in Fishery and Aquaculture (modeling, estimation and control of biological systems)
- Medical Cybernetics (ultra sound in medicine, instrumentation, image processing, robotics)
Research Programs
The department participates in several research projects. Some of these are:
- Knowledge-building Project with User Involvement (KMB) on Arctic Dynamic Positioning Systems
- Knowledge-building Project with User Involvement (KMB) on Next Generation Robotics for Norwegian Industry
Publications
The Frida research database is a nationwide database system for research results and documentation, housing journal articles, books and chapters, reports, conference submissions, as well as discipline based presentations, etc.