Laboratorio Di Identificazione E Controllo Dei Sistemi .

Laboratorio di Identificazione e Controllo dei Sistemi DinamiciDipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale e dell'InformazioneLaboratorio di Identificazione e Controllo dei Sistemi Dinamici4 Professors G. De Nicolao, A. Ferrara, L. Magni, D.M. Raimondo1 Assistant professor C. Toffanin1 Lab technician G. De Felicihttp://sisdin.unipv.it/lab/Post-docs & Ph.D. students

ProjectsAutomazione: progettiFields- Industrial automation: robotics, diagnostics in semiconductormanufacturing- Energy production: control of power systems, microgrids, wind farms,batteries - Automotive: modelling and control of motors and vehicles- Pharmaceutics: modelling and simulation of pharmacological effects- Biomedicine: artificial pancreas, modelling of cell populations2

Collaboration with Companieso Fedegari Autoclavi S.p.A.:Identification of autoclave models forsimulation environment;virtualization of industrialprocesses including roboticsystems for simulation andassessment.o Brambati S.p.A.: Modelidentification for monitoringand control of roasting plants.o Stelar S.r.l.: magnetic field control formagnetic resonance devices3

Artificial PancreasGlucose control inType 1 diabetespatientsoo MPC controllero Clinical trialso Model identificationof real patientso Automatic adaptationof the controller4

Industrial, Mobile and Service Robotics,Robotics & Artificial Intelligenceo Collaborations with companies: Fedegari SpA and SINTA - Sistemi Integrati diAutomazione Srl (possibilities for thesis and internships)o Collaborations with Control Systems Technology Group, Eindhoven University ofTechnology5

Automotive Control, Autonomous Drivingand Road Traffic ControlTraction Control for racing cars,ABS, ESP, ADAS (advanced driver-assistance systems)Braking and Traction Control for motorbikeso Collaboration with CRF - Centro RicercheFIAT (possibilities for thesis and internships)o Collaborations with: Advanced VehicleEngineering Group, University of Surrey, UK,Centre for Mobility Transport, University ofCoventry, UK,KTH Stoccolma, Sweden,INRIA, Grenoble, France,TU-Delft, The Netherlands,University of Seville, Spaino Collaboration with Automotive Engineering Department, Ilmenau University ofTechnology, Germany (European Project ITEAM on control of multi-actuated vehicles inprogress)o Contacts in McLaren, Jaguar, Volvo, Skodao Former collaborations with Ferrari F1, Daimler-Chrysler (now Daimler AG), FIAT, MAN6

Power Systems e Smart Grids Controlo Power Systems state estimation and controlo Microgrids control: islanded microgrids (voltagecontrol and power flow optimization)o Microgrids control: grid-connected microgrids(current control)o Collaboration with University of Groningen, TheNetherlandso Collaboration with University of Exeter, UKo Collaboration with Università di Genova (SavonaCampus)o Collaboration with Scuola Politecnica e delleScienze di Base, Università degli Studi dellaCampania Luigi Vanvitelli (Control of DCmicrogrids in airplanes)7

Stochastic optimal power flowRenewable energy production is considered as a key step to create environmentally friendlyenergy systems and consequently less dependent on fossil fuels.However, the high penetration of renewable generators (wind, solar) into the grid ischallenging due to the intermittent availability of these sources.What we did: Stochastic Optimal Power Flow (OPF)Usage of Energy Storage SystemsLoads CurtailmentElectric load forecastingPossible activities: Implement the ability to shift the loads in time(demand response)Use more accurate battery models in thecontext of OPF.8

Model-based control of Lithium-ion BatteriesBattery Electric Vehicles are the future. The battery pack of a Tesla Roadster contains around7000 lithium ion cells, arranged into parallel and seriesconnections. Battery management systems are required to guaranteesafety, fast charging and slow ageing in Li-ion batteries.What we did:LIONSIMBA, a Matlab framework that numerically implements the wellknown P2D model equations, in order to simulate, design and control Liion cells.Collaboration with: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Imperial College of LondonFuture activities: Simulate and control the whole Tesla battery Aging modeling of the Li-ion battery pack Optimum experimental design for parameters estimationCollaboration with Imperial College of London and University of Konstanz9

Industry 4.0EU Project Power Semiconductor andElectronics Manufacturing 4.0.In collaboration withSelf navigation systemfor a robotic fleetActivities Optimal dispatching of several wafersamong several robots Advanced tracking control techniques Collision avoidanceOptimal energy Management of Heating,Ventilation and Air Conditioning systemsActivities Plant modelling and monitoringData extraction, analysis and forecastingOptimization and control strategies10

Laboratorio di Identificazione e Controllo dei Sistemi Dinamici Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale e dell'Informazione Laboratorio di Identificazione e Controllo dei Sistemi Dinamici 4 Professors G. De Nicolao, A. Ferrara, L. Magni, D.M. Raimondo . 1