Automatic Control Laboratory

Open Opportunities

Control of an autonomous paramodel ETH Zurich Automatic Control Laboratory In this project an embedded controller will be designed and implemented on an adapted RC paramodel, allowing it to fly autonomously and safely in a wide range of conditions and loads. Classical Physics, Electrical Engineering, Flight Control Systems Applications (IfA), Bachelor Thesis, Energy (IfA), Lab Practice, Master Thesis, Semester Project

Optimizing the design of sum-of-squares programs for stability regions of nonlinear systems ETH Zurich Automatic Control Laboratory The aim of this project is to improve the performance of sum-of-squares programs used for stability region verification by rigorously assessing the effect of various objective functions on the obtained region and required runtime. Electrical Engineering, Numerical Analysis, Optimisation, Programming Techniques, Systems Theory and Control Master Thesis, Semester Project

Convolutional neural networks for billiard state estimation ETH Zurich Automatic Control Laboratory This project will use deep learning to recognise balls on a billiard table as part of the Automatic Control Lab's "DeepGreen" snooker robot project. We are building a robot able to take human-level accuracy shots, and this project will improve this accuracy further using reliable computer vision. Calculus of Variations and Control Theory, Computer Vision, Control Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Intelligent Robotics, Knowledge Representation and Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Genetic Alogrithms and Fuzzy Logic, Neurocognitive Patterns and Neural Networks, Robotics and Mechatronics, Systems Theory and Control, Systems Theory and Control Bachelor Thesis, Internship, Lab Practice, Master Thesis, Semester Project

Statistical analysis of virtual reinforcement capabilities through reactive power control ETH Zurich Automatic Control Laboratory Distributed generation and changing consumption will lead to under/over-voltages, which may force us to shed loads or to curtail generation. Control can mitigate these extreme actions. Using real data, we want to statistically analyze how modern controllers can virtually enforce the grid. Control Engineering, Systems Theory and Control, Systems Theory and Control Master Thesis

Modeling and identification of Limit Cycle Oscillations in thermoacoustic instabilities ETH Zurich Automatic Control Laboratory Thermoacoustic instabilities are nonlinear phenomena that arise when acoustic waves adversely couple with unsteady heat release, determining the onset of Limit Cycle Oscillations. The project aims at deriving models and system identification approaches for their investigations. Acoustics and Acoustical Devices; Waves, Dynamical Systems, Electrical Engineering, Harmonic and Fourier Analysis, Systems Theory and Control, Systems Theory and Control, Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics Master Thesis

Design, control, and testing of a travelling wave thermoacoustic machine for energy harvesting ETH Zurich Automatic Control Laboratory Energy harvesting with thermoacoustic engines has a tremendous potential for the development of sustainable and reliable energy systems. In this project, a new solution based on a controlled travelling wave device will be investigated and tested. Acoustics and Acoustical Devices; Waves, Control Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Heat and Mass Transfer Operations, Mechanical Engineering, Process Control and Simulation, Systems Theory and Control, Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics Applications (IfA), Computation (IfA), Energy (IfA)

Simultaneous model learning and control using Benders cuts ETH Zurich Automatic Control Laboratory The area of approximate dynamic programming seeks to compute near-optimal value functions for control problems, which can then be used to control the system. This project will implement a method for simultaneously learning the dynamics of a robotic system (a quadrotor) and controlling its flight. Calculus of Variations and Control Theory, Control Engineering, Dynamical Systems, Electrical Engineering, Flight Control Systems, Flight Dynamics, Knowledge Representation and Machine Learning, Optimisation, Process Control and Simulation, Systems Theory and Control, Systems Theory and Control Master Thesis