Units

Department of control engineering and system analysis

The research activities of the SAAS group are essentially oriented in two directions:
- Supervision and fault diagnosis of technical systems based on mathematical models
- Advanced control of nonlinear dynamic system subject to constraints, with emphasis on reference governor methods
 
The developed methods are applied to a wide range of areas including:
- Electric energy production, distribution and storage
- Mechatronics (UAVs and robotics)
- Industrial processes

Projetcs

AMATS – ADVANCED MULTILAYER ADAPTIVE THIN SHELLS

The project is a collaboration between ULB, MateriaNova and the European Space Agency to manufacture and characterize a thermally stable piezoelectrically actuated flexible polymer reflector. The active material is envisaged to be used in deployable space telescopes for nanosatellites. The built-in active control will allow the reflector to correct disturbances from manufacturing, thermal loads, and stowage-induced creep. The result is the creation of small satellites carrying telescopes with apertures larger than the size of the satellite. Future applications include Earth Observation (EO), Laser Communication (FSOC) and Astronomy.