Robotics and autonomous systems

Department of Engineering Cybernetics

Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Dummy photo: snake robotThe research on robotics and autonomous systems covers a wide range of applications including mechanical systems, Lagrangian systems, robotics, marine craft, aircraft, satellites, compressors, automotive systems, integrated navigation systems etc.

The main fields of research are nonlinear control theory, optimization methods, parameter estimation, nonlinear state estimation/observer design, motion and path planning, robot perception, localization and mapping, as well as deep policy learning.

Applications

  • Guidance, navigation and control (marine craft, aircraft and autonomous vehicles)
  • Sensor fusion and robotic vision
  • Robotics
  • Automotive systems
  • Control allocation
  • Power and propulsion systems
  • Spacecraft and satellite control systems
  • Compressors control systems

Research activity