Dr. Hanz Richter, Mechanical Engineering Department, Cleveland State University
The lab is dedicated to theoretical and applied research in the broad areas of control and dynamic systems. Projects usually comprise all stages of the control engineering cycle, from theoretical development to practical demonstrations, including modeling and simulation.
Research areas:
Control with computation and hardware constraints
Set invariance methods in variable-structure control
Computationally-efficient predictive control
Active structural control with limited computation and hardware
Hybrid control of rotorcraft drive trains
Biopolymer-based piezoelectric sensors
Robust attitude control with cold-gas thrusters
Students / Projects:
Anil Singaraju : Multiplexed Control for Computationally and Hardware-Constrained Systems
Julien Brousseau : Automated Modeling and Verification of a Smart Structure
Rachel Maynard (undergraduate) : LabView Real-Time Interfaces for Control
Jennifer Sanchez: Biopolymer-based piezoelectric sensors
Karthik Mellechervu: Estimation of Transient Thrust from Pressurized Containers
Kedar Karnik: Optimal Transfer of Open Containers with Slosh Constraints
Matt Milliren (undergraduate) : Modeling and Control of a Linear Positioning Stage
Rick Bozak: Biopolymer-based piezoelectric sensors
Facilities:
Vibration Isolation Tables
Non-Contact Position, Velocity and Acceleration Sensing (MTI Fotonic)
National Instruments M-Series Data Acquisition with LabView Real-Time Module
Networked Linux workstations with access to simulation and control software: Matlab / Scilab / Octave / Maple / 20-Sim / MS-1 / Modelica
Spectrum Analyzers, oscilloscopes and an array of benchtop electronic equipment.
Access to machine shop for large projects and mini lathe/mill for small models.
Research Grant Sponsors:
NASA Glenn Research Center, Dynamics and Control Branch (Cleveland)
CSU Established Faculty Grant Program