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Dr. Bruno Adorno

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Dr. Bruno Adorno

Robotics

  • Mobile manipulation and loco-manipulation
  • Legged robots
  • Human-Robot Interaction
  • Cooperative Manipulation Systems

Dr. Joaquin Carrasco

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Dr Joaquin Carrasco

Absolute Stability and Robotics Applications

  • Zames-Falb multipliers
  • Convergence certificates for optimization techniques
  • Bilateral teleoperation
  • VR methods for teleoperation
  • Machine learning for teleoperation

Dr. Chao Chen

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Dr. Chao Chen

Nonlinear and Robust Control

  • Nonlinear Systems Analysis
  • Robust Control
  • Phase Theory
  • Neuromorphic Control

Dr. Xiaoxiao Cheng

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Dr. Xiaoxiao Cheng

Human Robotics Control

  • Human-Robot Interaction
  • Modelling and System Identification
  • Sensorimotor Augmentation
  • Autonomous Navigation
  • Nonlinear Control System

Prof. Zhengtao Ding

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Prof. Zhengtao Ding

Nonlinear Control and Distributed Algorithms

  • Analysis for Distrib. Algorithms
  • Distributed Optimization
  • Network Based Learning
  • Multi-Agent Sys. & Formation
  • Nonlinear & Adaptive Control
  • Apps to Robotics and Energy

Prof. Guido Herrmann

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Prof. Guido Herrmann

Intelligent Control in Robotics and Mechatronics

  • Robotics:
    • humanoid arm control
    • human-robot interaction in semiautonomous systems (e.g. teleoperation and automotive)
  • High-precision systems
  • Automotive parameter estimation & control

Underpinning Methods in Control Theory
  • Robust adaptive estimation and control
  • Control of/over networks
  • Constrained Control

Prof. Alexander Lanzon

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Prof. Alexander Lanzon

Control Engineering & Robotics

  • Robust & nonlinear feedback control
  • Robust control – incl. passivity, dissipativity, IQCs
  • Nonlinear control – via input-output methods
  • Control of negative imaginary systems
  • Fundamentals of feedback control theory
  • Applications to complex dynamics (e.g. robotics, UAVs, motion systems)

Prof. Barry Lennox

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Prof. Barry Lennox

Robotic Systems

  • Robots for Extreme Environments
    • Applications: Nuclear, offshore, mining
    • Mediums: Aerial, aquatic and ground
  • Robotic Systems Integration
  • Communications and Localisation
  • Sensing and Navigation
  • Fault Tolerant Control

Dr. Zhenhong Li

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Dr. Zhenhong Li

Human-Robot Interface and Control

  • Wearable robotics
  • Neuromusculoskeletal modelling
  • Brain-computer interface
  • Robotic exoskeletons
  • Human-robot interaction in rehabilitation/assistive robotics

Dr. Zhongguo Li

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Dr. Zhongguo Li

Distributed Optimisation and Autonomous Systems

  • Distributed control
  • Learning based control
  • Autonomous search
  • Control applications

Dr. Murilo M. Marinho

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Dr. Murilo M. Marinho

Robotics: Control, Simulation and Machine Learning

  • Robotic manipulators
  • Teleoperation and training
  • Image-based automation
  • Photorealistic simulation
  • Surgical, science, space, and nuclear applications

Dr. Ognjen Marjanovic

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Dr. Ognjen Marjanovic

Applied Control

  • Control of Power Systems
  • Control of Multi-Energy Systems
  • Navigation of Mobile Robots
  • Multivariate Statistical Process Control

Dr. Lanlan Su

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Dr. Lanlan Su

Robust control

  • Passivity and dissipativity-based analysis
  • Complex dynamical networks
  • SOS and LMI
  • Distributed optimisation

Dr. Simon Watson

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Dr. Simon Watson

Robotic Systems

  • Robots for Extreme Environments
    • Applications: Net Zero Energy Generation (Nuclear, Offshore); Urban Infrastructure (Road, Rail); Subterranean Mines
    • Mediums: Aerial, aquatic and ground
  • Robot Design
  • Mechatronic Design
  • Robotic System Integration
  • Cyber-Physical Systems

Dr. Long Zhang

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Dr. Long Zhang

Data-Driven Intelligence

  • Data-driven methods (Machine learning, System identification)
  • Complex systems modelling, control and condition monitoring
  • Renewable energy application
  • Condition monitoring instrumentation

Associated Members

Prof. Guang Li

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Prof. Guang Li

Control of Engineering Net Zero Problems

  • Control applications in Marine Energy, Offshore Wind

Control methods:
  • Model Predictive Control
  • Adaptive Optimal Control

Dr. Alessandra Parisio

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Dr. Alessandra Parisio

Control Engineering & Power Systems

Control Engineering
  • Model Predictive Control
  • Distributed Optimisation
  • Stochastic Constrained Control

Power Systems
  • Energy management systems under uncertainty
  • Modelling and control of multi-energy networks
  • Optimisation and control of distributed flexibility

Dr. Mahdieh Sadabadi

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Dr. Mahdieh Sadabadi

Robust control

  • Resilient control
  • Cyber-physical systems
  • Distributed consensus algorithms
  • Applications: Microgrids, Power electronics, Modernised power systems, and computational neuroscience.

Emeritus Members

  • Prof. John Gray
  • Prof. David Bell